Welcome, Participants

[mockmods]

Good morning, Participants. The time is now 7:30 AM.

[Where were you before this? Doesn’t matter, you’re here now, in an unfamiliar bed, surrounded by unfamiliar people, with a slightly-too-cheerful automated voiced chiming over a PA system to wake you up. Your pockets are empty, save for an unfamiliar smartphone type of device that comes alive under your touch, displaying, among other things, a map, a series of profiles, and a list of rules.]

It is understood that you may have questions; please be patient, and gather back in the Common Room in one hour. The Assistant will be present at this time to answer your questions. In the meantime, please feel free to explore the Facility at your leisure.

[The doors to the dorm areas are freely open from the inside, though you’ll find that it takes your electronic id to regain entry once you’ve left. Otherwise, it’s as the voice says, and you’ve got an hour to explore your new surroundings and get to know your fellow kidnappees.]

[Welcome to the Facility.]

Comments

[aragona]

No, I understand that. Someone must have tampered with my memories, but I don't know how much time was lost...

[Her eyes widen. It could have been centuries. Izuku could have literally been awake weeks ago, seeing that he wasn't panicking about his physiology while Sonia, eternally in her 20's, isn't able to tell.]

Oh no.

[Sonia is fucking pissed and their kidnapper will hear about this.]

[mightdoriya]

What? What is it? [Or the better question is, what else is it.]

[aragona]

They wiped our memories.

[How much has she forgotten? Are the Invictus Alliance doing well without her? What's happening with the Prometheans? Who's going to take down Grace? What's become of her work in rebuilding her House's glory?]

We have to find the year.

[mightdoriya]

[Honestly...the idea had been in the back of Izuku's mind, but it wasn't one he'd really wanted to entertain. It would be simple for someone with a mind-wiping Quirk to make them forget everything...but he decides it's probably best he doesn't bring that up now. He just sets his jaw, trying to keep his expression schooled. It only sort of works to keep the nerves out of his expression. Wait, year? How far back does she think their memories might have been wiped...?] There has to be a something with a date on it somewhere in here. If everyone has a phone on them, then it's not too far to assume there are other devices in the building. Maybe even a calendar.

[aragona]

They can manipulate electronics to display whatever year they like.

[She's messed with her computer's settings before.]

It's a method of control - they hide crucial information from us so we remain confused.

[mightdoriya]

[He wants to ask why they'd need to go so far as to mess with the year, but...he's realizing that this woman is having some issues in regards to the actual time period.] I'm not sure how much knowing the time period is going to help us right now either way. The best I could think to do right now is survey the surroundings and see if there might be any possible openings or weaknesses that might allow us to be able to at least escape this building.

[aragona]

[She grunts in response. Yes, he's right, but she doesn't have to be polite about it.

...And she just leaves him to check out the other rooms for escape. Bye?]

[mightdoriya]

[OH WELL....BYE... Izuku almost stops her, but he decides to let her go. They'll likely cross paths again eventually.] Nice...meeting you...