Kerrz
First Post
One day, a day like any other, you received a printed letter in the mail.
It claims that you sent your name in for some contest while you were at the mall one day. You probably didn't even remember doing it, but you did. Four months later, you received a glittering, gilded invitation telling you that You Won!!
After a bit more reading, you found out exactly what it is that you had won, and it turns out that you won an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, California.
Further proving that it was genuine, there was one plane ticket attached. You were allowed to tell whoever you want about the trip, but you could only go alone and you were instructed to pack light.
So, for whatever reason, you took the time off of work and got on the plane. As the plane pulled in for a landing, you noted that the earphones (if you were wearing them) were playing Audioslave - Be Yourself.
To Be Yourself is All That You Can Do
When you got off the plane, you were picked out of the crowd by a dashing young woman in bright purple business attire. She said, with a sweet smile, "Hello, my name is Emily and welcome to Los Angeles. I am with the prize comittee. I hope your flight was enjoyable. Come with me, we have a car waiting to bring you to your hotel." She cut off and turned around, expecting you to follow.
When you reached the front doors of the airport there was a low, black sedan waiting with a young driver in the front seat. Emily opened the door for you, putting chivalry on its head, and placed you in the back seat by yourself, with your bag in the trunk. Before she closed the door, she said to you, "This is Jim, your driver. He isn't much of a conversationalist, so just sit back and enjoy the ride. I'll see you in a few hours, we have more winners to collect."
As the car raced across the highways of Los Angeles, Jim remained true to Emily's word, and the radio played to fill up the silence.
To Be Yourself is All That You Can Do...
The route ran through highways that obscured the scenery, however the cool winter sun could be seen high in the sky our the back window as the car barrelled forwards. Slowly but surely, the trappings of civilization faded away. Asked any questions, Jim remained resolutely silent and you had no choice but to wait and see where things went.
Things went, as it turned out, to a dustball of a hotel several miles past the northern edge of LA's urban sprawl. The sign read, in flickering red neon:
Welcome to
the FRONTIER INN
NO Vacancies
Jim stopped the car in the parking lot and you were left with the distinct impression that he would wait there for the earth to end unless you got out of the car and got your own bags out. So you did. As soon as you were clear, Jim turned the car around and left.
A young man with spiky, gelled black hair waved you over from the front entrance to the hotel. He was wearing the same shade of purple, however in a more masculine cut of business suit. When you came closer, he introduced himself, "Hello, hello. Welcome to the Frontier. Congratulations on winning the contest. My name is Lucius and I shall be your chaperone here at the hotel along with Emily, whom you have already met. I apologize for Jim... he's a bit reserved, but he does good work. I think he's related to the boss or something..." Lucius winks conspiratorially, as if letting you in on a secret.
"If you'll just follow me into the conference room, you can help yourself to lunch. The other winners will be arriving throughout the day, and this evening we'll gather you all together for dinner and an itinerary," Lucius said, as his actions matched his words and you found yourself at a large buffet table.
The day passed on into evening, and dozens more people showed up, gathering themselves around the common areas of the hotel since no one had been given keys yet. Finally, a sighting of Emily announced that everyone was at the hotel who was going to be, and the gathered congregation met in the conference hall.
Standing at the front, resplendent in her purple jacket, Emily went about explaining what was going on, "Hello, and thank you for coming. It has been a pleasure to extend this invitation towards all of you, and I hope that you enjoy your stay." Meanwhile, Lucius remained at the back of the room, by the door, which he had just locked behind himself.
Emily continued, "Allow me to introduce your benefactors and hosts on this trip. Hopefully you will be as polite to all of them as you have been to us," she said with a flourish as the side doors opened up and several large black creatures bolted through the room. Bashing bewildered innocents up against the wall, they began to tear into the people with large black claws.
With a closer look... it appeared that giant spiders had taken into the room, as the beasts stood upon six large, chitinous black legs, and used two smaller fore-legs to attack the congregation. The bodies of the creatures were wedge-shaped, and housed a large, set of mandibles and a large yellow eye on either side of what could only be described as a head. The creatures made excited clicking noises, and Emily and Lucius could be seen together at the front of the room, making clicking noises as well.
You began to feel weak... even though you had not been attacked. You were confused in the rush of action, and you were unable to fight back, or even do anything. After a few moments you were unconscious entirely... which brings us to the present.
==
You wake up still clothed, but any personal effects from your pockets are missing. You are in a large barred cell inside what appears to be a rough-cut cavern. The cavern is almost square, but not quite. It is well lit, and a passageway leads off from one corner. Surrounding you are people you recognize from the conference room. Some are splattered in blood. Some are clean, but still asleep. No one, however, appears to be injured themselves.
For several hours people wake up, confused, asking questions... but there are no answers.
OOC: And there we have it. Make your introductions. When everyone has posted a rough description and a reaction to the activities, we'll move on with the plot.
It claims that you sent your name in for some contest while you were at the mall one day. You probably didn't even remember doing it, but you did. Four months later, you received a glittering, gilded invitation telling you that You Won!!
After a bit more reading, you found out exactly what it is that you had won, and it turns out that you won an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, California.
Further proving that it was genuine, there was one plane ticket attached. You were allowed to tell whoever you want about the trip, but you could only go alone and you were instructed to pack light.
So, for whatever reason, you took the time off of work and got on the plane. As the plane pulled in for a landing, you noted that the earphones (if you were wearing them) were playing Audioslave - Be Yourself.
To Be Yourself is All That You Can Do
When you got off the plane, you were picked out of the crowd by a dashing young woman in bright purple business attire. She said, with a sweet smile, "Hello, my name is Emily and welcome to Los Angeles. I am with the prize comittee. I hope your flight was enjoyable. Come with me, we have a car waiting to bring you to your hotel." She cut off and turned around, expecting you to follow.
When you reached the front doors of the airport there was a low, black sedan waiting with a young driver in the front seat. Emily opened the door for you, putting chivalry on its head, and placed you in the back seat by yourself, with your bag in the trunk. Before she closed the door, she said to you, "This is Jim, your driver. He isn't much of a conversationalist, so just sit back and enjoy the ride. I'll see you in a few hours, we have more winners to collect."
As the car raced across the highways of Los Angeles, Jim remained true to Emily's word, and the radio played to fill up the silence.
To Be Yourself is All That You Can Do...
The route ran through highways that obscured the scenery, however the cool winter sun could be seen high in the sky our the back window as the car barrelled forwards. Slowly but surely, the trappings of civilization faded away. Asked any questions, Jim remained resolutely silent and you had no choice but to wait and see where things went.
Things went, as it turned out, to a dustball of a hotel several miles past the northern edge of LA's urban sprawl. The sign read, in flickering red neon:
Welcome to
the FRONTIER INN
NO Vacancies
Jim stopped the car in the parking lot and you were left with the distinct impression that he would wait there for the earth to end unless you got out of the car and got your own bags out. So you did. As soon as you were clear, Jim turned the car around and left.
A young man with spiky, gelled black hair waved you over from the front entrance to the hotel. He was wearing the same shade of purple, however in a more masculine cut of business suit. When you came closer, he introduced himself, "Hello, hello. Welcome to the Frontier. Congratulations on winning the contest. My name is Lucius and I shall be your chaperone here at the hotel along with Emily, whom you have already met. I apologize for Jim... he's a bit reserved, but he does good work. I think he's related to the boss or something..." Lucius winks conspiratorially, as if letting you in on a secret.
"If you'll just follow me into the conference room, you can help yourself to lunch. The other winners will be arriving throughout the day, and this evening we'll gather you all together for dinner and an itinerary," Lucius said, as his actions matched his words and you found yourself at a large buffet table.
The day passed on into evening, and dozens more people showed up, gathering themselves around the common areas of the hotel since no one had been given keys yet. Finally, a sighting of Emily announced that everyone was at the hotel who was going to be, and the gathered congregation met in the conference hall.
Standing at the front, resplendent in her purple jacket, Emily went about explaining what was going on, "Hello, and thank you for coming. It has been a pleasure to extend this invitation towards all of you, and I hope that you enjoy your stay." Meanwhile, Lucius remained at the back of the room, by the door, which he had just locked behind himself.
Emily continued, "Allow me to introduce your benefactors and hosts on this trip. Hopefully you will be as polite to all of them as you have been to us," she said with a flourish as the side doors opened up and several large black creatures bolted through the room. Bashing bewildered innocents up against the wall, they began to tear into the people with large black claws.
With a closer look... it appeared that giant spiders had taken into the room, as the beasts stood upon six large, chitinous black legs, and used two smaller fore-legs to attack the congregation. The bodies of the creatures were wedge-shaped, and housed a large, set of mandibles and a large yellow eye on either side of what could only be described as a head. The creatures made excited clicking noises, and Emily and Lucius could be seen together at the front of the room, making clicking noises as well.
You began to feel weak... even though you had not been attacked. You were confused in the rush of action, and you were unable to fight back, or even do anything. After a few moments you were unconscious entirely... which brings us to the present.
==
You wake up still clothed, but any personal effects from your pockets are missing. You are in a large barred cell inside what appears to be a rough-cut cavern. The cavern is almost square, but not quite. It is well lit, and a passageway leads off from one corner. Surrounding you are people you recognize from the conference room. Some are splattered in blood. Some are clean, but still asleep. No one, however, appears to be injured themselves.
For several hours people wake up, confused, asking questions... but there are no answers.
OOC: And there we have it. Make your introductions. When everyone has posted a rough description and a reaction to the activities, we'll move on with the plot.
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