Last Summer

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Dale looks a bit alarmed by the one with the facemask saying "Hank Gribble"? Hank certainly isn't his name and kind of resents that. His actual name is Dale Alvin Gribble, but he's not about to let them all know that.

My name is.... uh.... Rusty Shackleford. Alterniia, huh? What's that planet like?

[Zanreo]

She turns towards the boy asking... might as well get to know the others here and introduce herself to everyone. "I"m Yuki Ito! I actually work at an arcade, but not this one..."

Wait... aliens... Alternia? Aliens were real, outside of video games? That was so cool!

[KungFuCutbug]

"A malformed politician," Sylvi declares smugly.

"... Okay, fine, it might be a murdergame."

"HEY! Like, keep the fourth wall breaking to like, a minimum, will you?! I'm like, toootally trying to keep that a surprise and you're like, ruining it!" [The woman crosses her arms, pouting.]

[MadameButterflyKnife]

As Ana makes that conclusion, an androgynous young adult with brown hair, dressed in a dumb t-shirt and jeans...falls out of the ceiling.

I don't want to go to school....wait, I'm not in school. Crap, is the arcade having an event? Fuck. Who are you people? Uh, happy birthday?

[wingedcatgirl]

Sylvi, having already forgotten that she accidentally said Dale's name wrong, rolls her eyes and decides to just go along with the "Rusty" lie.

[wingedcatgirl]

"HEY! Like, keep the fourth wall breaking to like, a minimum, will you?! I'm like, toootally trying to keep that a surprise and you're like, ruining it!" [The woman crosses her arms, pouting.]

Sylvi shrugs loudly. "I feel like there's a point at which you can't really conceal the fact that a murdergame is a murdergame, but all right. Also whomst?"

[PointMaid]

...Birthday? Is this a birthday gig? ...Then where's the rest of my band?

...Selen(ium)'s still a bit groggy.

[Guma]

After observing his surroundings, his eyes pop out slightly and face the Counselor.

If it doesn't bother you, Mx. (incomprehensible), I'd like to know where the food is.~

[LavenderDream]

"Birthday? Whose birthday is it?"

[IsThisAPikachu]

Sup Brahs! I'm Brad, this is Stephanie! You're gonna kill each other!
Some surfer dude stood beside the woman, contrary to her plump build, this guy was a fucking twink. At least you had some names to these... rather concealed faces.

[Kennifer]

alterniia ii2 pretty brutal, e2peciially for the lower blood ca2te2 liike miine. fortunately ii get 2ome neat p2ychiic power2 due two beiing a yellowblood, whiich come2 iin very u2eful.

Sollux pauses a moment.

what2 a murdergame?

[IsThisAPikachu]

Oh, and the voice you hear on the intercoms is Councey! But the rest of you can call her the Councelor!!

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Dale, or rather, "Rusty", lets out a bit of a high-pitched scream.

[color=yellow] K- k--- kill each other? [/yellow]

[IsThisAPikachu]

Oh, and the voice you hear on the intercoms is Councey! But the rest of you can call her the Councelor!!

THEM* FUCK

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

(Just pretend my last response is yellow...)

[PointMaid]

...I see.

...Okay, I don't.

...YOU WANT US TO MURDER EACH OTHER? What the hell?

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Sharles still seems to be out of it. Kill...is that some kinda fucked up way of doing pin the tail on the donkey? Or is this a cult meeting or something? Not that there's anything wrong with that, I mean. Just don't sacrifice me, I guess.

[Guma]

Slip up one more time, Brad, and you might just be the first to go, oh yes.~

Oh, and you can't fool anyone, Dale Gribble.~

His mouth doesn't even move as he speaks.

[LavenderDream]

"WAIT WHAT? We're killing each other?!" 

Lars runs off to a corner off the arcade, away from the group.

[Zanreo]

"Whaaat? Murdergame? Kill... each other? As in... actually kill kill?"

[KungFuCutbug]

[The woman—"Stephanie", apparently—hears Brad announce the killing game part and giggles.] "...Well. Guess there's like, toootally no hiding it now, huh? The Tempest system over there like, toootally got it right! This is a game about like, murder and stuff! So like, blame them for spoiling the surprise! I'll like, toootally explain things in a bit, once I've like, gauged all your reactions and stuff! The more terrified for your life you are, the better!~"

[Kennifer]

look, ii ju2t want two play 2ome earth game2, and probably reprogram one of the2e machiine2 or 2omethiing. ii dont want two kiill anybody!

[wingedcatgirl]

"Do we have to kill each other? Can't we just live in harmony?

"Depends, is this a Danganlike or a Mafialike?

"Fourth-wall breaking to a minimum, Stephanie said. Given context, she is probably willing and able to enforce that. Violently.

"... still depends."

[PointMaid]

Better for what? You sadistic locos...

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Sharles shrugs. Ah, so it's a test of fear. Unfortunately for you, I guess, I failed all my exams and the only thing I'm feeling right now is the coffee I stole from your break room, so like. Not that scared. Sorry bout that.