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.]

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[in4apounding]

[And, as the digital displays on your electronic IDs changes over to 9:30, there’s the faint sound of a door opening from hallway leading to the kitchen and dining areas, and a few swift, muffled footsteps as your Assistant briskly makes her way into the Common Room with a cheery wave.]

SAL-U-TATIONS!

[A young, redheaded girl in a simple blouse and overall-skirt in light, cool grays, is addressing all of you.]

My name is Penny! I’ll be your Assistant during your time here, and it is a PLEASURE to meet you all. I know you must have questions, and I promise I’ll do my best to make sure they’re answered!

[ratecommentsub]

[Before Penny even has the chance to finish, there is yelling coming from the back.]

What the hell did you do with Ash you jerk?!

[Who tf is Ash.]

[in4apounding]

Hey! Hey. Hey. ...Hey. That kind of language is RUDE and NOT APPRECIATED. "Jerk"...

[Wow, no need for profanity, Emma?]

...And I'm sorry, who's Ash?

[thisass]

[ Looks this happy child up and down. ]

Alright, I definitely didn't call this part.

[in4apounding]

I'm sorry?

[What, like this is weird?]

Was there something you needed help with? That's what I'm here for, I promise.

[mightdoriya]

[... Out of all of the people Izuku was expecting to show up, this girl wasn't that. But he's on guard. Looks can be deceiving, and if you think it's too good to be true, it almost certainly is.] Did you bring us here?

[in4apounding]

[Oh thank goodness, someone asking a straightforward question.]

No!

[...She still sounds way too chipper for that.]

You were all carefully selected and brought here by the Researcher.

[Though at that, she stops and looks thoughtful for a second.]

Or a friend of his? I'm not completely certain who did the actual bringing, but he's the one in charge, if that's what you mean. That's what you meant, right?

[aragona]

[Sonia doesn't have her rapier so there's not much to threaten her with apart from a spooky glare-]

What did you do to me?!

[in4apounding]

Me? Nothing!

[She sounds a little offended at the suggestion? She would never? Jeeze.]

Or- do you mean in general? Because in that case-

[Penny thinks for a second, trying to summarize.]

You've been selected and brought here to be a Participant in a very important study, assigned teams and bunkmates, a-a-and had any extrahuman powers temporarily nullified for the duration? I think that covers it?

[finalvictory]

Did you make the food here yourself? It was good!

[ Her...priorities... ]

[in4apounding]

I didn't, but thank you! I'll pass that on to- ...well, to the Researcher, but I'm sure HE can pass it on to the people responsible.

[scratchitti]

...so are you the GM then?

[in4apounding]

No, I'm the Assistant. Because I'm here to Assist you all. And the Researcher. But you can call me Penny! ...What's a GM.

[maxout]

What the hell...?

[Okay, he was expecting someone more... mastermindy. This is kind of throwing him for a loop.]

You're just some kid!

[in4apounding]

What? No, no.

[Well technically yes, for all we know she might be like three months old, Rooster Teeth.]

I assure you I'm more than capable of handling my duties, Mister Maxwell!

[windowsexplorer]

[--cute!

No, no, that's not what matters here.]

Excuse me! Who are you exactly? As long as you're introducing yourself.

[in4apounding]

[Are you suggesting that murdergames aren't about trying to romance the NPCs in charge of making you kill each other.]

My name is Penny, it's a pleasure to meet you!

[Penny you already said that.]

But if you mean my role as Assistant, I'm here to act as an intermediary between you all and the Researcher, and help ensure that the program runs as smoothly as possible for everyone, and enforce the rules if necessary. If you need anything please don't hesitate to ask!

[deathroadtocanada]

[....It's a child?

That doesn't compute.]

I... font understand, are we in trouble?

[in4apounding]

What? No, no, no! Of course not, Miss Kara. You've just been selected to take part in a very important experimental study, it's almost the opposite of trouble, really!

[hyaku]

....eh?

[When Shigeo showed up to meet the person behind all the kidnapping, he expecting someone scary. A big, evil looking man with power unfathomable to anything he's seen before or something cliche like that. So to say he's surprised to see a cute, bouncy girl instead is an understatement.]

I don't think you're in the right building...

[clandestineideals]

[ So he hasn't yet had the chance to use his Quirk (or try to) yet but he thinks it's a good time to put his plan into motion. ]

What type of experiment are you forcing us to participate in?

[ It should be easy to generate a response of some kind, he figures. ]

[ryukendense]

[Someone that chipper...doesn't surprise Yaiba at all to be involved in all this.]

Fiend drenched in orange, what is your purpose behind this elaborate kidnapping?! What did you do with my Ryukenden?! Hence, furthermore, it is not a pleasure to meet you under these circumstances!

[BUT MAYBE ANOTHER TIME, PERHAPS.]

[doppelanger]

You are not scientist.

[ yeah she kinda said that ]

But I do have a question. Where is my knife?

[boxtrot]

[Spy considers this. There's a lot of questions he could ask, but he feels most people will already have "where are we" and "what's going on" covered.]

In order to capture me from my own base, did you happen to cause severe injury or permanent death to the rest of my team?

[As far as Spy's concerned, there's no way the base could've been infiltrated and him kidnapped without the rest of the team being alerted and fighting back. Either they're dead, injured, or trying to find him.]

[eudaimonikos]

Hey, fiend dressed in orange?

[Michael don't be a dick]

How long's this scheduled to take? Assuming it somehow doesn't descend into bloodshed?