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The Fifteen Strangers Mods ([personal profile] strangerpeople) wrote in [community profile] 15corpses2017-12-02 02:07 am

WELCOME TO THE GAME.

[You have died. When you awaken, it's in your body back to the shape it was in before whatever it was that killed you - but not all is right. Nothing surrounds you but darkness as far as the eye can see. A girl's gentle voice speaks to you from seemingly nowhere. It is a voice you probably haven't heard before.]

It's all right...it'll be all right.

Please forgive me for this, but, you're in the True Game now. As you're now here, on this plane, I...took something from you. Something important. The thing dearest to you. It has to be taken, though, as it's your entry fee - it's one of your means of surviving this!

I promise, we don't mean to do anything terrible to you! But this Game is important, and you getting through it is, as well. You'll receive missions, and for the missions you complete, you'll be given points. The more points you earn, the closer you'll get to leaving this place. And then, when you do finally leave, perhaps you'll understand why you were brought here. You'll regain what you lost, and you'll know the truth.

So please...please survive! I have faith in you! You'll be all right!!


[Sure enough, as soon as she's done explaining and collects your fee, something important of yours is missing. It might be memories, an object, or even a person (that's not a Titled), but they are your collateral now. Your motivation for continuing your existence in this world. You black out, and when you wake again, you're back in the mall, in the bedroom you'd been assigned. You remember everything you'd forgotten while you were alive, although you might have re-forgotten it if that was your entry fee. At least everything here seems mostly the same.

However, there's a few new things to discover... your cell phone now lets you read the surface thoughts of everyone that's living, and imprint thoughts into their heads (except for Croix, The Chance. Maybe it's because she didn't have a power? Who knows.) You also have all the items and money you had when you were still alive, which will be useful, because you still get hungry and, we'll say you still need clothes, but that's actually debatable because you are invisible. Not to other dead people, no, but to the other people in the mall.

Yeah. That's a thing. This version of the mall is full of random people who are using the mall as a mall, and even working the registers - oddly enough, there's this one girl with pink hair who seems to work at all of the restaurants at different times. But no one can see you, except for the shopkeepers of food and clothing stores specifically. (Luckily, the Barcade counts as food.) The Titled can be seen going about their business as well, and you can follow them around and watch them, listen to their conversations. However, nothing you say or do can be perceived by them. Even using your powers goes unnoticed, no matter what you try to do with them. It's like you're in parallel worlds. So that's a little spooky.

Speaking of spooky things, there are also monsters in this version of the mall, though the living seem as able to perceive them as the Titled can perceive you, and even to you they are only barely visible unless you focus on seeing them clearly. But these monsters attack people - they attach to the mall-goers like parasites, however for now, they seem to be leaving the living Titled alone... they prefer to attack the dead Titled, and only the power you gained here seems to truly damage them. They also seem quite difficult to defeat on your own. If one of them happens to come for you, you'll need to find the others, fast. At least if you checked your phone, your first mission told you where to go!]
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COACH CONTACT: DEADLAND

[personal profile] lifecoach 2017-12-02 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[The Life Coach is still around in Deadland, though you might not recognize her at first in her true form. Then again, her mannerisms are pretty unmistakable, and she always greets newcomers like so:]


Hiiii! It's me, LC! I'm so totally glad you joined us! Make sure you do your best at the missions, k? I'm watchin' ya!

And don't hesitate to ask me for anything you need! Everything is totally the same as it was before, you're just on this side now.


[But it's not limited to that. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) she's available all the time.]
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[personal profile] udivlyat 2017-12-03 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
< Convene at Yotsukoshi >

[Sounds simple enough. Well... hah. One probably shouldn't underestimate it. That kind of attitude gets you killed. But I guess habits don't exactly die, even if you do. Listen. It's a mission for all of them. How bad can it be?]

< Behold, my Favorite Film in the Mall! >

[Watching a movie sounds nice! Time to get comfy and see what this is all about. There's plenty of room for company-- although if you come in late, be courteous and do it quietly maybe.

...or don't. That's fine too.
]

< Prevail in a Merry Competition >

[This is right up his alley. Close enough. He'll take on anyone in a cheerful spirit-- but that might be a little deceptive, considering how seriously he's actually taking this. Absolutely no mercy, he'll thrash you if you give him even the slightest opportunity. But it's still fun right?]
Edited 2017-12-03 05:48 (UTC)
semperperatus: (WHY THE HELL AM I IN SPACE???!!)

[personal profile] semperperatus 2017-12-03 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Convene at Yotsukoshi]

[Shepard hesitates before he enters. All things considered, he wasn't sure this was the best idea. Especially since...well, given what one of them did....

Then again, he was hardly in a position for a moral high ground. Taking a deep breath, he takes the first step. Hopefully, he can at least give these newcomers what they need. Maybe even shake some sense into Dio. If he even runs into him.]



[Mad Libs]

[Don't be juvenile don't be juvenile don't be---]

Crap.

[Wait WAIT WAIT THAT WASN'T WHAT--DAMNIT THEY'RE WRITING IT DOWN--]


[Sharks]

[There is a very loud shout from Shepard as he sees the giant goddamn shark trying to jump out of the pool to eat him.]

Seriously!?

[Why does it have to be sharks of all things...!?]
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Othello

[personal profile] semperperatus 2017-12-03 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey skating friend, he's coming in, sword on his back as always. He rolls his shoulders as he spots Victor.]

Mind if I take a seat?
kumogashira: (Come...)

[personal profile] kumogashira 2017-12-03 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Convene at Yotsukoshi

[ Naraku is not an individual who could be quantified as a socialite, though he can very much pretend as if he were. Acting as if one were something they are not is a mandatory quality for someone well versed in the art of manipulation. So, here he is, waiting in his dark kimono, and should someone come on by he will give them a smile that is falsely unassuming. ]

Hello. If you have but a moment, may I interest you in some idle conversation?

Bequeath the fears of the past upon a poor stranger

[ It was rather simple, of course. He had already had his fun with Torri, so perhaps it's time for new prey. His red irises floated from individual to individual, before finally settling on a fitting target. ]

...Perfect.

Behold, my favorite film in the mall!

[ ... Why is he here? Well, whatever, the things he does in order to make sure that he comes out on top can be rather variable, but it is not too much of a grand sacrifice.

The story does have merit due to its showing of suffering, however... ]
kumogashira: (And don't sow your seeds.)

Mad Libs;

[personal profile] kumogashira 2017-12-03 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? What's wrong, did you bite off more than you can chew?
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[personal profile] semperperatus 2017-12-04 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Uh--

[Wh--ok, he want's something funny, ok.]

Purple...uh........

jacket?

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)


[Dio wakes up to a blinding pain in his feet. How strange; that part wasn't stomped disproportionately. For some reason, his boots don't fit right... was the material damaged? A shiver runs down his spine as he catches sight of his own hands tugging the shoes off; the appearance of his arms and legs is strangely compatible with the bizarre theory that his own body has grown so the kicks no longer fit. His accessories are still there and still tacky; his "loose" shirt and "baggy" pants suddenly just barely unite to cover his waist. At length his hand gets a good feel for his face and--]

You have... seriously... got to be fucking kidding me...!

[He's just going to be here, laughing, hollow and manic and indefinite. He looks like this now; taller and broader and dark-haired. Also, he is now voiced by Troy Baker or if you prefer Kosuke Toriumi. It's really bad. Des drew a reference because she is the greatest person on Earth.



At length Dio dusts his knees off and stalks off in search of new shoes and a mirror.]
They still make us buy and sell shit...
Edited 2017-12-04 18:49 (UTC)

Convention

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)


[Everyone's favorite prick in a top hat has wandered into the store awkwardly. Dio raises a hand.]

Soooooooo... you can see me too, right? [Victor looks like he's waiting for someone other than the weird living customers.]

Yes, Sharks

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)


[Oh, hey, it's a giant shark, like the missions told him to find and fight. Dio telekinetically flings it all the way out of the pool. Wow, the range of his ability has increased so much! Maybe he could have used it to make the death wire trip in a manner more similar to the decoy wire... Well, too late now. He offers a snarky remark to the suffering man.]

Hey, it could have been worse. Giant worms in the gardening section dirt.

Bequeath the fears of the past upon a poor stranger

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)


[Dio is walking along and pauses before he comes too near this guy, wondering what the hell he's chuckling about. Apparently it's not possible to read his surface thoughts, which implies that he's one of "them", not that Dio has come up with a coherent mental categorization for "them". Are they also dead? Who knows. At any rate, Dio is only going to find out what the man was thinking by asking, and therefore calls out to Naraku.]

...perfect for what?

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[As if he saw a mouse, Dio shrieks more than he would like to admit when he retells this story. He retreats to the nearest higher ground he can find, in this case a chair, and stomps down on the floor right in front of the approaching fin, because surely his foot is going to sink through the grouted tiles towards where the Noise's nose should be.]

Motherfucking--!

[No. No, it doesn't work like that.]
semperperatus: (SHARRRRRRRKS)

[personal profile] semperperatus 2017-12-04 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey!

[Ok, time to use his power. He starts to glow, luring the shark towards him]

You can't kill these things like that! C'mon, you have to use your power!
Edited 2017-12-04 21:37 (UTC)

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)


[As much consternation as Shepard puts into the entirely valid warning, Dio puts even more ire into his reply, frustrated with the seemingly arbitrary command from a significantly older man.] Why?

[Dio dismounts from the chair, in a reasonably limber manner that dovetails well with his casual demeanor about violence - though not being used to his heavier alternate body, he briefly looks surprised when the chair falls to its side. At any rate, that result was almost sort of the point; once the shark is decisively turned around and headed towards the mysterious Titled, Dio begins pummeling it right behind its fin with a telekinetic barrage of chairs.]

later prompt

[personal profile] lifecoach 2017-12-04 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that, like, a bad thing? You didn't totally seem to mind it before, Bodacious.

[There's a familiar voice. At least it's someone who recognizes you even though you look like that, but...]

[personal profile] notgentle 2017-12-04 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)


[He rubs his forehead at first, like, "Oh, god, it's still her, of course she won't go away." Then he points at her.]

That was just me pretending to not be disgusted by the excesses of, of, [isn't there a fancy word for the specific earthly corruption that results in different goods having different values? he points harder when he realizes it] capitalism. It was a cover. A facade. Don't you know the truth about me? [He remembers too late after saying it that she said her boss was the one who wrote the profiles, and she just read them, but whatever, it's just a question, he can let it stand.

He doesn't know that she might have been able to read his surface thoughts to the contrary...]

[personal profile] lifecoach 2017-12-04 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Don't point at her, she'll point back!]

Nope, but I know, like, what you were thinking at that time! You were totally interested in trying all that new stuff! Like the crab. [She giggles.]

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