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foundationmods ([personal profile] foundationmods) wrote in [community profile] thefoundation2019-06-22 11:52 am
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Round 4 intro post

The last checks have been made. The support staff is pulling back to site 4 proper. Everyone not staying on-site at the containment area is saying their goodbyes and their 'see you soon's. It's all supposed to be business as usual, after all. Nothing really bad ever happens during this containment procedure, so everything should be alright. But despite that knowledge, there is a sense of anxiety in the air. Nobody expects anything bad to happen, but after the last year of chaos even a safe SCP like this has become 'I'll breathe more easily when it's over.'

Gabe is there too, giving his final instructions to everyone staying at the house. He looks almost bored with the proceedings, and he keeps looking back to his clipboard to make sure he has covered everything. One last run-through of how the 'game' will work, one last reminder of where to meet the retrieval team once someone has been eliminated from the game, one last warning to stay on-site until you have been eliminated. "We can't contact any of you directly during the game," he says at the end, "But we'll be watching. It should be smooth sailing, barring a bit of personal drama here and there, but all of us back at the main site will be watching carefully. If something goes wrong, we'll extract you guys."

At the very least, those familiar with Gabe will be able to tell he means what he says. So maybe his words can be reassuring?

Once everyone has left and the 24 contestants are left to their own devices, they will find a note in the living room:

Welcome!

Meet me in the studio at 2 pm. Until then, say your hellos and get to know each other.

- The Host


It looks like everyone has some time to get acquainted with each other. Some finger foods (fruit and veggie trays, sandwiches, cans of soda) have been left in the kitchen for people to have for lunch.

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((Welcome to SCP Round 4: Friend or Foe? This first part is for mingling. Part 2 will go up at 2 pm EST.

If you haven't done so already, go here and do the mass-adding for private conversation posts.))
scarsnstripes: (why this)

[personal profile] scarsnstripes 2019-06-22 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh thanks Sandalphon, just what he needed. Something to be anxious about.]

W-Well, it doesn't taste off, at least.

[Or smell off. He might have sniffed it earlier with the tiger's sense of smell, but he hadn't really expected... well.]
merirut: (ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴡ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-22 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[You're welcome, he'll be here all week.]

It doesn't need to. [Dryly:] But I'm glad to know that we'll have a taste-taster during our stay.
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[personal profile] scarsnstripes 2019-06-23 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Why this.]

Good thing I heal fast.

[Said in a deadpan manner. What was this guy's problem?]

I really don't see why they'd set out food just to poison us though. There would have been lots of other ways to kill us, if so.
merirut: (ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴡ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-23 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Everything. Everything is this guy's problem.]

I wasn't necessarily suggesting poison. But it's not as if it's unheard of for the Foundation to drug its agents.
scarsnstripes: (9li3QK2)

[personal profile] scarsnstripes 2019-06-24 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'm well aware.

[Does he sound annoyed? He definitely sounds annoyed. His appetite has been ruined, for the moment.]
merirut: (ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴡ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-24 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Success??? Well, not really. He's actually pretty indifferent about this, but.]

...If you're that determined to indulge, why not cook something yourself?
scarsnstripes: (unsure)

[personal profile] scarsnstripes 2019-06-24 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
And waste this food? Not a chance.
merirut: (ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴡ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-25 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
...

[And then he's just going to kind of look over Atsushi for longer than might be strictly comfortable because you never know. Maybe there's other physiological signs that might show that something's off!!

Or he could just be making things awkward because there's nothing to see.]