Round 4 TDM

[foundationmods]

0. Calm Before the Storm

All of you have been given notice within the last week: new duties, ones that require you to temporarily relocate to a remote site in California. The actual Foundation site is about what you would expect from the Foundation: functional, but not exactly comfortable. For the week or two it takes for all the Agents to be relocated, you are at that site, waiting for further instructions. Nothing too terrible happens during that time, as this site is primarily for the containment of one large SCP, and any other SCPs at the site are Safe. There is plenty of time to enjoy the nearby forest or lake if you like, the local Agents don't seem to mind if you go outside so long as you're back by dinnertime. There are no towns nearby, though. The site is the only bit of civilization for miles.

Once the final Agents arrive the real work can begin. Until then, just relax and get to know the area, and possibly each other.


1. Meet and greet/ general info

All of the Agents involved in the 'final cut' are brought into a meeting room, where an Agent that may be familiar to some is waiting. He goes over the basics of SCP-6593 and how it operates. A couple dozen Agents will enter the house and live there for a few weeks, completing challenges and living out life in that strange house. He is quick to explain that not everyone present will be participants in the 'game' itself: those not picked as participants from the people at the meeting will be support staff working in the background, making sure everything runs smoothly and ready on standby should anything go wrong. But given the years that it has been since any fatal accidents have occurred, he doubts that this will be anything other than a rather boring containment procedure.

Everyone will have a couple hours to do a 'meet and greet' before heading out to the site to explore it. Say hi to your co-workers, everyone! You're going to be working in close quarters with them for pretty much the whole summer.


2. Site Exploration

The containment site, a short 20 minutes away by truck, consists of two buildings: a house and a large, enclosed studio. The studio is currently closed off- the Agent in charge will explain that final preparations are still being made there- but the house is open for exploration.

Feel free to check out the layout of the house and inspect anything you wish! Be careful though, as the mental effects of the house itself (as listed on the SCP page) will start to slowly affect characters as soon as they set foot inside the house itself.


3. Game Time!

As part of the final testing to see who will be the participants, on-site Agents have set up a trial game. For this game, characters are paired off and each given a small buzzer that attaches to their arm. One half is given a card with a 'password' on it, as well as five-ish related words that cannot be said. The Agent with the card needs to get the other Agent to say the 'password', but cannot say the word itself, nor any of the other listed words. If the Agent with the card says any of those words, their partner will receive a mild electric shock. If their partner guesses incorrectly, then the Agent with the card will receive an electric shock. Once the correct word is said by the partner, the roles will reverse and they will go again. When both sides have done both roles, the game ends.

The shocks are automatically set to be annoying, but not high enough voltage to injure someone. That said, this IS an SCP, and sometimes accidents can happen...


4. A Criminal is Loose

You're only exploring the site, and yet someone has already made a mess of things. Maybe someone destroyed the kitchen trying to make a milkshake. Or maybe they dropped some sensitive equipment into the pool. Or hell, maybe they took all the booze out of the rec room. Whatever the case, someone has committed a heinous crime, and you're tasked with finding out who did it. Someone's going to get reprimanded for the slip-up, and you really don't want it to be you. Not when the lead Agent is known for being a hardass on people.

Track down the booze-thief/kitchen-destroyer/criminal mastermind and make sure they take responsibility for what they have done.


5. Gacha Fun

There is a strange machine in the house. It looks like a vending machine, maybe? But when you put in a dollar, Weird Shit comes out. Sometimes it's booze, sometimes it's a shirt or sandals, sometimes it's pool floaties. Hell, sometimes you even get weapons! And there's these weird fortune cookies in there too.

What does your character get? And are they sharing their strange loot with any acquaintances?

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Threads from this TDM can be counted as canon for the game if you choose. ICly, these threads (except for prompt 0) will all take place on June 7th, 2019.

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Comments

[dereban]

That's the kind of thing that makes someone want to make an attempt.

[ Not that she would, though. ]

I haven't dealt with the tech for missions in a long time. There are people always better than it than I am because they're from the future or whatever. You know?

[numberedays]

You're free to try, if you'd like.

[It's totally incomprehensible, though.]

I can see how that would be a problem. What year are you from?

[dereban]

Hah.

[ She laughs a bit, even if she knows it's an exercise in futility. ]

2010. So a few years before our current year, although I've done a lot of research on the tech level here. But there's so many others that are better than I am, even on my site.

[numberedays]

I can see why you'd struggle. I'm from 2222 myself, so I'm ahead of the curve.

[Did Yoshi mention that year to her? He has to wonder.]

Not that I'm anything special, though. There are many others who are talented programmers here.

[dereban]

. . . Huh.

That's a pretty specific year.

[numberedays]

Is it?

[dereban]

Yeah. Like, all twos? Pretty specific.

[ 'Not to mention that Yoshi was from that year, I'm pretty sure... But I won't mention it yet.' ]

[numberedays]

Well, it can't be helped if that's the date, just like it couldn't be helped when this world went through July 7th, 2007.

[A similar effect, if not entirely the same.]

Unless you think there's something special about that year?

[dereban]

Or any other year between one and twelve.

[ She sighs, a little pathetically as she looks him over and shakes her head. ]

It's just a year that belongs to someone I know. Nothing that special.

[numberedays]

I see. That is a coincidence.

Does this person have BitPhones, too?

[dereban]

I'm sure there are people that would tell you that there aren't any such things as coincidences.

[ And she doesn't think this is one. ]

They do. So you are that person, aren't you? The one 'related' to Yoshi.

[ Emphasis on 'related'. ]

[numberedays]

[Smilesmile.]

In this world, I am Mikado Aisaka, the older cousin of Yoshi Nanase. But as you guessed from the start, I am Nanashi's future self.

It's nice to meet you, Inaba. [Since she doesn't seem to like her first name.] Unfortunately, given your dislikes, you aren't going to be very happy around me.

[dereban]

[ She groans already when he says her name even though she hasn't introduced herself.

And further on goes onto explaining-- ]

Well, you should stop doing that.

[numberedays]

That's like asking you not to read a giant sign right in front of you. As I am now, I am able to immediately comprehend most things I look at.

[dereban]

Shouldn't there be some sort of off switch?! I don't like when people read me like that!

[numberedays]

The only "off" switch is if my eyes are closed.

[Or removed. But, y'know.]

[dereban]

Then close your eyes?!

[numberedays]

I don't mind closing my eyes if it makes you feel better, but I already know everything about you.

[dereban]

That. . . worries me.

[numberedays]

I imagine it would.

[With the reads he got off of her and all.]

[dereban]

That's only normal for most people though?! Knowing someone in and out is-- it's--! I have a lot of personal shit in there?!

[numberedays]

I did say you wouldn't be happy around me.

[He is what he is, and there's just no hope of changing that now.]

[dereban]

I'm frustrated. You better not say anything.

[numberedays]

You don't have to worry about that. My desire is still to make as many people happy as I can.

I just fear it's impossible for someone like me to do anything for you, that's all.

[Given his entire existence is pretty much a point of frustration for her.]

[dereban]

Why are you like this.

[ just going to pinch the bridge of her nose ]