Welcome.

[trustmods]

It doesn't matter where you last were or what you were doing. What matters is that you're waking up in a decently comfortable bed in a room that's completely unfamiliar. You may feel a bit groggy, like you've slept for too long, but that will fade in time. Welcome to Graceside Preparatory Academy. You may want to pick up the key to your room before you leave, though don't worry. Your door won't lock automatically so you won't be locked out if you've forgotten to pick it up. The hallway outside your room is most likely full of other confused students by now and should you turn around to look at the door of the room you just left, you'll find a nameplate with your name printed on it. There's a single word underneath it with no explanation. This is your title, but don't worry about that right now. Depending on when you left your room there may be a clock chiming in the foyer up ahead. It seems like it's seven, though it's difficult to tell if it's seven in the morning or seven at night. There aren't any windows, after all. Should you venture into the room with the clock, you'll find that the only exit is closed - there's absolutely no way to break down that steel bulkhead. It looks like you're stuck in here for the time being. The foyer also holds some very interesting information. There's a bulletin board with twenty-nine pictures on it. Beside each picture is some very specific and very familiar information. Feel free to examine it. The bulletin board is large enough for plenty of you to gather around and gawk. Don't try to get at it though, that glass in front of it is very thick. If you try to break it, you'll find out the hard way that it's shatterproof. Sorry about that. Perhaps even more of a concern than the glass is the list beside the profiles. It looks like a set of rules. You might want to examine those, though they're not providing much of an explanation for why you're here or how you got here. So relax and get to know your fellow students. You might be stuck here for awhile.

Comments

[announcemyvictory]

Unfortunately not. I don't even see any of my servants. Where are we? The old drunk was muttering something about dimensions.

[housenurse]

Servants... [wow, she's right next to a rich person! and she's not even being pushed to the side by a bodyguard or anything...!

... oh, but she asked a question, didn't she.] I have no idea, hon! I wouldn't know anything about dimensions...

[announcemyvictory]

Neither do I. I'm not even sure he's right, the man was raving and slurring and it's only morning. We'd better get answers soon. If we're going to be waiting to be rescued, it would do to not be so confused about it.

[housenurse]

... Rescued?

[/has not realized this is a situation from which one would require rescue.]

[announcemyvictory]

Well, we've been kidnapped, haven't we? This isn't my home, I can tell you that.

[housenurse]

... It isn't? [with the "servants missing" thing, she'd just assumed the location was normal for her...]

Oh no! That means there's even more rich people here!

[announcemyvictory]

...That's rather specific, madam. What exactly is going on?

[housenurse]

What if they're not as nice as you! It's one thing to get kidnapped, but to get kidnapped by rich people...!

I'm too old for slavery! [because that's clearly what this will end up being about.]

[announcemyvictory]

What's this business about slavery? Not only is it unlawful, though I'll concede that so is kidnapping, there's no reason to jump to that. If you're rich, you're rich enough to pay your staff!

[housenurse]

If you're rich, you can just buy people. That's how it always works!

This is a nightmare...

[announcemyvictory]

Are you meaning to say you come from one of those far-off countries you hear of in commercials where they tell you to give one gold a day to starving children?

[housenurse]

... No, I live in Japan.

[but, she also lives in Honnouji, so, yeah, actually, she does.]

[announcemyvictory]

...In where?

[what are real-world names of countries]

[housenurse]

Japan.

[says it much slower, as if that's the problem.]

[announcemyvictory]

Is that... anything like Silk Country? Or Sakura Country? I've done a lot of travelling, but I haven't -- I mean, it's not a name that comes up!

[housenurse]

We do have sakura... I think silk is more China.

Those are strange nicknames for countries! Do you have them for all the countries?

[announcemyvictory]

Nicknames? That's what they're called. Silk Country is a hot place, it's one of our major trading partners! And you haven't heard of Sakura Country? What about Ice Country? I'm not sure where else you'd find nicer gems than there.

[housenurse]

Ice Country...

... Maybe we're not from the same place. [which is not something she'd normally consider, but with how today has been going...]

[announcemyvictory]

You don't mean how the old drunk was rambling on about dimensions, do you?

[housenurse]

He might be onto something. It'd make more sense than all of us just... not knowing the right names for places, right?

[announcemyvictory]

Are you certain? I've never heard of that kind of thing happening in real life... I mean, have you?

[housenurse]

No... But, strange things happen all the time, don't they? That's just life!

[announcemyvictory]

Usually, that sort of thing would apply to... I don't know, finding money on the ground!

[housenurse]

If only...

It's the best explanation we have right now. Hopefully, it'll end up being something more reasonable.

[announcemyvictory]

I certainly hope so. It would increase our chances of being found much more quickly.