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thefoundation2019-06-22 11:52 am
foundationmods) wrote in 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.))
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.))
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I lost my mother when I was six... I eventually wound up in the system, after that, and spent several years in an orphanage.
[ There's a forced kind of ease as he admits this - a very careful amount of practiced restraint. ]
Atsushi... All right. [ please hold - he pushes down the hint of something shy and awkward before smiling the tiniest bit brighter as he nods ] Then... you may call me Goro.
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[As horrible as he'd always been told his parents had been, he'd always been grateful he never knew them... for a variety of reasons. You can't miss what you never knew, after all. Parents were a foreign concept to him, and always had been.
When Goro finally responds, Atsushi returns that smile with one of his own, soft and grateful with a hint of understanding.]
Goro-san then.
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It was so long ago, I've- [ hint of some falter ] -managed to move on far more than before I joined the Foundation...
[ hahahaha... ha...
Goro's pausing to take another bite of the food. Goro-san... Very few have called him that, so it feels strange. Not that this shows, at all, of course. In fact, there's a pleasant smile managing to make its way onto his lips as he speaks again. ]
Do you mind if I ask how long you've been with them?
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[At least, a little bit. Not quite the parental part, but the moved on... well.
He won't poke that subject more though because it seems to make Goro upset, and he doesn't want to do that. Instead, he offers a slightly brighter smile.]
Ah, I've been with the foundation for about six months now. I'm still only D-class. What about you?
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He's finishing a bite of food as the question is returned. He gives a nod. ]
Until very recently, I was still D-class - I was promoted, just last month. [ a grim kind of smile ] I started working towards it, not long after I joined, two years ago.
[ A quiet laugh slips out. ]
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting my first big mission, after the promotion, to be among so many fellow C-class...
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Oh! Congratulations on the promotion, then.
[He smiles brightly, happy for Goro if this is something he's been working hard on.
Atsushi still wasn't entirely sure he'd ever get promoted, but he's not really sure he wants to, either.]
I wonder why they had so many come? It's strange, isn't it?
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Thank you! It certainly took a lot of hard work...
[ At the last part, he shakes his head, some genuine concern surfacing. ]
I... have no idea why, actually. It is very strange, assuming this really is a normal mission.