ORIENTATION

[allforevil]

[When you start to stir from your slumber, you awaken to the smell of dust and rotted wood. Your bed is far from comfortable -- lumps in the mattress, a tattered blanket that barely keeps you warm and a pillow almost as hard as a rock-- and you'll immediately see there are others in your room with you.

All of you are confused, surely. "Where am I?" "What place is this?" Questions like that stir through your mind while you take in your surroundings. Something might catch your eye before anything else, though. A coloured chest tied with a bow, a large gift tag is attached to it with your name on it. There's one for everyone in each dorm, and if you open it you'll find:

An old, worn school uniform.
A colourful costume.
And a pamphlet with information about you, about your stay in this Academy, and a map of the layout of the school and the training grounds outside. The descriptions are vague, leaving out important details about your new super powers called "Quirks", a bland description about how you were selected to join the Academy called "VA" (no explanation what it means), and even the map has lame descriptions of locations that don't really give you a good idea of where you're staying.

Before you can start exploring, or chatting away with your neighbors, a voice rings over old intercoms. It sounds low and comforting, like a long lost friend. But there's something about that that feels.. unsettling. A feeling in your gut that this voice was anything but friendly.

"Welcome, students. You must be very confused, but I assure you I'll be able to answer all the questions you have in just a few minutes.

For now, relax, explore, and meet your new classmates who will be staying with you during this semester.

Oh, but..... whatever you do, don't enter the dining room."

The intercom cuts off, leaving you with a cryptic message to think about on top of.. everything else you're dealing with right now.]

Comments

[zukocopy]

Dorm Life

[Everyone is definitely a little uh... perturbed by all of this. But one kid seems particularly put off by all of this to an... extreme extent. One of his hands is pressed to the side of his face, the scarred side of his face, and he looks extremely disturbed. You can probably hear him mutter "my father's Quirk" or something like that. When he notices you. He'll drop his hand, quickly regaining control, and go over to you.]

You. Your Quirk. Is something wrong with it too?

Outside the Dining Hall.

[Later, Shouto will be outside the dining hall. You know, the place they were told not to go. For a few moments it seems like he's just contemplating the situation and isn't going to do something brash.

Just kidding. He's reaching for the door handle to see if he can just yank it open.]

So, they don't want us going in here, huh?

[Maybe catch him before he like gets himself killed.]

dining hall

[hebibara]

[ wow finally

Ibara perks up and comes over a little closer to see How This Goes. ]

Oh, I admire your bravery and utter disregard for the rules! Salute~! ☆

[ and he does indeed salute ]

i MISSED THIS IM STUPID

[zukocopy]

...Do rules really matter if someone kidnapped you?

[Which is basically his thought process.]

[hebibara]

As long as they're in the way, I don't know that they ever matter.

[lemirio]

[Is that an underclassman he spies? Not one he's worked with personally, but someone he's very familiar with for other reasons...

A hand descends onto Todoroki's shoulder from behind.]

I wouldn't, Todoroki-kun.

[hebibara]

[ wow let the kid live and learn

and possibly end up doing neither ]

[zukocopy]

[Shouto tenses and whips around with almost inhuman reflexes that don't seem to be a result of any sort of formal training. Once he sees the familiar face of a still unfamiliar person, he relaxes.]

Togata. [NO SENPAI FOR YOU.] You're here? Is Midoriya here too?

dining hall only not

[bianyifang]

[popcorn]

dining hall

[ninehilist]

[Oh hey it's that guy who looked pretty upset in the dorm! Let's go--

Welp.]

Maybe don't, just in case--!

[zukocopy]

They told us to avoid it, which means there's something here. Are we just going to keep endlessly avoiding this room and any information that it might hold?

[YEAH 9S WHAT HAVE ANSWERS EVER DONE TO ANYONE]

[iseedollpeople]

[She's been hanging out here and possibly failing to explain basic technology, but when some dude goes for the door handle she doesn't bother to stop him. She'll just step aside to the back of the pack and keep watch.]

Dining Hall

[allforevil]

[So you're curious what's inside, are you?

Do you want to open the doors? Or are you going to change your mind last minute?]

[zukocopy]

[Well maybe....

No, just kidding, it's Todoroki. He's gonna try and open the door.]

Dining Hall

[tokencanadian]

[Just

just watching, with concern.]

It... is part of the rules...

[zukocopy]

Are you really gonna follow the rules of someone who kidnapped you and brought you here against your will?

dining hall

[chorochoroski]

[ well shit ]

Wait-- What are you doing?! Don't open that you idiot!

[zukocopy]

...How else are we going to find out what's in here?

dining hall;

[lacampanella]

Good luck~

[ This should be entertaining.

He stops and watches to see what'll happen. ]

[zukocopy]

Hm.

Stay back just in case.

Dining Hall

[onemolife]

Makes you really curious as to what's inside, huh?

[ If by catch you mean encourage him... ]

I'll pretend I didn't see anything if you tell me what's in there.

[zukocopy]

If you want me to tell you what's inside, doesn't that mean you are too?

[His hand is still on the handle, but he's cautious. Not out of concern for himself but just incase that there's something in there that these people can't handle.]

outside the dining hall

[bloodpressured]

Really? You're just going to walk right in there?

[I mean, he's not moving to stop him. Though he looks like he might try any second now.]

You do realize that's clearly what they want you to do, right? Hey, welcome to my school prison for magical children. I'm clearly powerful enough to bring you all here against your will, but I can't stop you from going in the Dining Hall! Please don't, though! It's the one place you can't go! I'm asking nicely!

Bullshit. They're goading you.

[zukocopy]

[Just... stares?

That's so many words. It's like what Midoriya does except more direct and less under his breath. Shouto doesn't disagree with any of what the kid is saying. But at the same time, he doesn't see any other choice.]

And? Does it matter either way if we'll find more answers in here?

DORK LIFE

[timeframes]

[I mean that's kinda rude, bro.]

Don't really think there's anything wrong with being quirky or, you know, whatever.

[zukocopy]

...What?

[JUST WHAT.]