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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.))
visionem: (☪ veritate)

[personal profile] visionem 2019-06-25 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmn, I see. [ This is something he understands, but he continues to mull it over as he takes a sip of coffee. ] If not food, something else then. I'll think on it.

[ Did you think you escaped reciprocation so easily Sandy. ]
merirut: (ʀɪsᴛʀᴇᴛᴛᴏ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-25 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow!! What is this! Why don't people ever let this stuff go...]

Like I said, it's fine... it's not as if I'm doing anything particularly noteworthy.
visionem: (☪ menkar)

[personal profile] visionem 2019-06-26 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Blink, blink, smile. ]

You are willing to share your coffee with me—not many others would, or have in the past. For that reason, I consider this noteworthy, and worth repeating. And therefore, worthy of reciprocation.
merirut: (ᴇsᴘʀᴇssᴏ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-26 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
...

[Putting it that way makes it easier to swallow, because it's like repaying a debt of sorts. He still thinks it's a bit of an overreaction to a bit of coffee every now and then, but at this point it's probably easier to just accept.

He lets out a small sigh.]


...Something that you like, then. Whatever it may be.
visionem: (☪ phact)

[personal profile] visionem 2019-06-26 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He meets the sigh with an upturn of his lips, more stated than before. It doesn't last long as he moves onto the the conditions of their "pact", he has a lot to think about! ]

What I like...it may take a while, but I can do that Sandalphon. Now I have several things to look forward to.
merirut: (ᴄᴏʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴡ)

[personal profile] merirut 2019-06-26 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ganbatte Alcor!! He's already decided that he'll accept whatever Alcor makes, so the timing isn't a big deal to him.

So he nods.]


It's not as if there's a need to rush. Time is all we have, anyways.
visionem: coffee (☪ diadem)

[personal profile] visionem 2019-06-27 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Particularly for us. [ While it's not like Alcor knows Sandy well, the non-human factor has been pretty much a given from the start. Being in the Foundation may yet turn out to be an experience but it is good for one thing—finding some sense of camaraderie in the strangest of places. ]