INTRODUCTION

[vault_tech]

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

[ironmaid]

[ Vigorous nodding, which makes the robot body's neck creak a little... ]

Totally. I mean, if there isn't anything fitting, I'm just going to have to improvise. I'm getting pretty good at that. We definitely have enough power, it's just a matter of connecting it!

[modularized]

If you need any help I can try to lend a hand! It'd be pretty bad if we ran out of fresh air or something down here, after all!

[ironmaid]

[ Well, thanks for painting a horrifying picture there!! Kanon cannot emote with her face, but she does raise a hand to her mouth area in a gesture of shock. ]

Thank you for the offer, but... I am pretty certain the air supply is safe. There's no reason to assume it's not!

[modularized]

Oh, have you already figured out how everything here works?

[ironmaid]

Enough to operate it, for sure. It's been tough, but I surprised myself with my own persistence.

[ She sounds proud. ]

[modularized]

You sure can find out a lot about yourself in tough situations, huh ...

[ said in the tone of someone who's perhaps not too far off from a little nervous laughter. that sounds sad? has she had to do this all by herself? ]

Have you two been all alone here?

[ironmaid]

[ Kanon briefly turns her head to Ianthe, who is talking to someone else, but then nods. ]

Two isn't a bad amount of people to be. She certainly knows how to make things interesting.

[modularized]

Games are a good way to make your own fun, I agree!

[ even if the amount of fun to be had by all parties can be and is very variable, ]

But is that why you two are doing this? Because you were bored and it was too quiet here?

[ironmaid]

Oh, come on. Why would I be entertained by killing and dying?

[ She sounds genuinely offended at the suggestion, despite having not much room to talk with the way this situation is set up... ]

Pretty much anything else ranks higher on the fun scale than that.

[modularized]

But... Then why decide on a game like this? If you wanted friends you could have just said! Or if it was an accident you couldn't control I'm sure you could explain and people would understand!

Or does this SNART machine need some weird and convoluted process to re-power up or something?

[ironmaid]

... you're suggesting we're making you all kill each other because we're embarrassed about an accident?

[ Just... making sure she got that right. Now she's not offended so much as baffled. ]

It's not-- The reasons of this are Ianthe's to complain, but it's nothing so silly. I promise!

[modularized]

That's not what I meant! I meant if there's something like, 'oh, the machine wasn't supposed to bring this many people here, and this place can only support so many people before we all start dying,' or something like that! Or even 'the SNART thingie can only send back so many people'!

... but miss Ianthe does have a reason for it, huh?

[ironmaid]

She does.

[ Kanon puts all the weight she can into that statement. ]

I won't tell you her secrets, but if she didn't have a reason I would not be following her.

[modularized]

[ she settles back at that, cocking her head and looking between kanon and ianthe. fine, kanon actually likes ianthe. huh... ]

Plenty of bad guys have reasons too. But sometimes people end up in hard situations.

Am I supposed to think of you two as my enemies, then?

[ironmaid]

Hmm... that's up to your own moral code, no? But...

[ Kanon wishes, very fervently, that her robot body had a mouth that could smile. ]

I won't blame you if you do.

[modularized]

That sort of thing is too much for me.

[ what do morals have to do with deciding whether the people keeping you here are enemies or not? big, sweeping philosophical debates, lofty ideals and clear minded justice— that's someone else she knows.

ro would know a better answer. but ro's not here, and sopmod doesn't like being on her own. ]

You took me away from my friends. They probably think I left without saying goodbye. But if it's not you and some stupid machine did it instead...

I'm still mad at you, don't get me wrong! But there's a difference between being mad at you, and knowing you're the enemy.

[ironmaid]

We didn't choose you specifically, if that makes it any better? The machine selected at random, we had no idea who we'd get.

[ Though then she pauses and tilts her head. ]

Maybe I shouldn't tell you that and make it more complicated. I mean, if we're the enemy, that makes matters a lot more clear-cut for you.

[modularized]

I don't want you to tell or not tell me things just because it'd make things easy! I might not be the smartest, but I still know that easy isn't always right!

Besides! You still told me that you did it on purpose. Maybe you didn't mean to get us, but you still said you meant to do it to someone. So now—

[ she deflates a little, the fire going out of her as quickly as it'd come. ]

Now I just wanna know why.

[ironmaid]

[ There's a long moment of silence here. Ultimately, Kanon turns away. ]

To make sure this all runs smoothly, I can't tell you that.