INTRODUCTION

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INTRO

Vault 113

You wake feeling groggy. You have the distinct sense of oversleeping, even if you may not recall ever going to bed in the first place. And this bed? Definitely not yours, no matter how comfortable it may be. And you'd probably not go to sleep in your street clothes*, right? Well, maybe it's time to smooth out your bedhead and get exploring!

(*or whatever else you were wearing at the last moment you remember)

The first thing you'll notice is the complete absence of windows - are you underground? Though you'll encounter quite a few closed doors, there are some rooms for you to look through and maybe catch your breath in. Maybe it's time for a slushie in the dining room? Impatience won't get you anywhere!

And what's better than a sweet drink to bring strangers together? After all, you're not the only one who's crawled out of bed a little late today. Mingle and don't worry too hard about your current predicament!

((The Mastermind will introduce themselves at 7pm EST real time.))

NAVIGATION

Vault 113: a short-run murdergame

RULES

GAME INFO

LOCATIONS

PROFILES

IC RULES

MURDER

PCs

CHECK-INS

code credit

Comments

[discodancer]

And you're working on it?

[ That is the inference, right? ]

[underinworld]

Sure am, but it's turning out harder than expected. Your smokes will have to wait...but that's still your best bet. Feel free to try sneaking in yourself, if you'd like.

[Alas, nobody will manage to get in before the kitchen is naturally opened, hah]

[discodancer]

[ Klaasje laughs, silvery and bemused. ]

Isn't that one of the things they say you need to watch out for with drugs? Committing crimes to feed the addiction?

[ She shakes her head. ]

I guess I'll wait.

[underinworld]

[Erin snorts a bit, amused, but she hides it behind a hand like she doesn't want to show she's feeling in good mood just from talking to Klaasje]

It's not a crime if you were brought here against our will. Any damages and trespassing would be fair retribution. No jury would convict us.

[discodancer]

Unless it's a jury the people who brought us here picked out.

[ Klaasje tilts her head, very so, drifting into thought. ]

But then again, that might be what's waiting for us all the same, and I wouldn't have even had a last cigarette.

[underinworld]

What even is the point of this whole place, that's what I don't get. Surely they don't expect us to just sit around doing nothing forever.

[In a few hours they'll find out that yes, that's exactly what you're expected to do if you don't kill]

[discodancer]

I mean, isn't that what you usually do in prison?

[ Which is what this is, right? ]

That, and write manifestos.

[underinworld]

Oh, is that something we're supposed to do? Great, I'll get my pen and ink. Finally, an use for my wordsmithing expertise.

[discodancer]

All the best revolutionaries got their start that way.

Some of the worst tyrants, too. Of course, almost half of them are the same people.

Either way, I understand it pays better than being an author.

[underinworld]

Take solace in the fact that if I'm ever a tyrant I will be a benevolent one aiming for epochs of relative peace.

[She dares to grin a little upon those words. Yeah, she's just joking.

Probably]

I wouldn't be sure of that. My sister is an author and she got stinking rich. No idea how, but it worked out for her.

[discodancer]

A regular Innocence of Larceny.

[ It is a funny idea. Klaasje smiles with her. ]

She must be very good - or very terrible. Those seem to be the only ways to make any real money out of it.

[underinworld]

Her first adventures into the world of literature was writing romance. Apparently it was too smutty to be published anywhere eighty miles around any church.

[Hah, okay, not really, but it's true her sister did fail at first because her books were too racy to publish]

After that she poured her whimsy into writing books for children, about a hedgehog with chicken legs. Apparently they're good -- I haven't checked her work.

[discodancer]

Scandalous.

[ Klaasje murmurs, amusement glittering off of her. That's a real turn of phrase - it seems like her sister isn't the only clever member of her family. ]

Hedgehog with chicken legs...it must get into all kinds of situations. [ Solid premise. ] No advance copies for friends and family?

[underinworld]

She and I got out of touch for a long time and even after we saw each other again, I live in...places she can't send books to.

[Very long story. Still, Erin doesn't seem bothered in the slightest, giving a very nonchalant shrug]

So, who are you? What's your life story?

[discodancer]

[ Ah. It's like that, then. Klaasje knows enough to drop the question. ]

Klaasje Amandou, Oranjese ex-bank employee, possessor of a useless literature degree, recently unemployed.

[ A shrug. There's not more more to it. ]

[underinworld]

Ah, relatable.

[A normal gal living a normal life, seems to be]

You're among peers.

[As if Erin was absolutely normal herself, hah]