trustfell | Induction.

It's been a long day.

Some of you have been exploring, but it seems that the foyer has been holding most people's attention fairly well; even if it hasn't been, however, even if you're somewhere else in the building, it seems that someone has a vested interest in making sure that you end up there eventually.

The public-address system speakerboxes that have been affixed to the wall offer a fair amount of feedback when they come to life for the first time; it's loud and grating, and it takes a moment before a voice can be heard under the electrical screeching.

"Okay, okay, I get it, you're upset, can you please work for me now..."

It seems more addressed at the system as a whole than it does anyone in the building, the sort of frustrated thing that one offers to electronics that aren't working properly; the voice is masculine and unfamiliar to any of you, and it falls into silence that lasts a little while before it comes back, this time clear and free of any interference.

"All right, that should be better, hello? Yeah. Come to the foyer within the next ten minutes. I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions; there'll be someone there who can answer them for you, and then we can get started."

Granted, those arriving within the allotted timeframe will be greeted by...well, the other thirty-four of you that are standing around in there; there doesn't seem to be any new faces present in the room. But as soon as ten minutes exactly pass, the door on the eastern side of the room clicks open, like it's being unlocked from the inside, and eventually, someone steps out.

She's short and small-statured, with grey eyes and long, straight brown hair falling well down her back; she's wearing the girls' version of the same school uniform that some of you have found in your closets by now – a white blouse and blue skirt that cuts off at the knee, with white socks and black shoes. None of you know her, but she seems fairly young to be doing this, somewhere between 20 and 25, and she's quick to shift a little once the door closes behind her, like she's just realized that there's one of her and many of the rest of you. She raises one hand to about the level of her mouth for a moment, fingers curling inward loosely while she tries to figure out what to do with herself, before she takes a deep breath – one that seems to course through her entire body, a very clear self-confidence-instilling gesture – before she lets her hand fall back downward to fold her fingers around those of the other, clasping her hands together in front of her and nodding a bit to herself.

"Hi."

The greeting is perhaps surprisingly calm, given the fidgeting she was just doing; it seems she's centered herself. Prepared for business, whatever "business" might be.

"I'm one of the Coordinators overseeing this exercise. It's good to meet all of you in person. If you have any questions about the rules or your situation, you're welcome to ask them, though I can't promise you any answers that you'll like."

[OOC: Bear in mind that Rule Five is in effect, even now! Threatening her is fair game, but any instances of actual violence against her will be punished immediately, and she has the IC means by which to do it - so unless you want to die within the first five minutes of the game, you might not want to do that. Just a thought!]

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I'm not going to kill you, I'm not that kinda guy! But we could all overpower you.

[He looks around to see if anyone else is on board for this kinda plan]

[nah.]

[wow thanks buddy]

...She left my son to die.

[She's on board.]

See, I'm not the only one with people depending on me!

[ She'd be on board but she kinda wants to see someone else do it first so she can see what the reaction to the rules is.

... So basically she's sort of stepping forward but won't leap in. ]

...

[Look he can't judge, he hasn't actually moved to do anything on his own either]

Do it, do it!

[ For everything else Terumi he's actually not moving forward, just here to invite a riot. ]

You could help, you know.

[though he IS getting all riled, bouncing from foot to foot]

Hanamura-kun, stop! You're acting too rash!

[WILL YOU PLEASE CHILL, BOY...]

But...

[He grumbles, looking frustrated but not exactly arguing with her either]

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Good plan. How about you show her who's boss so she and her buddy on the mic can show you what happens when you break the rules around here?

[She sets a hand on his shoulder. Really, it would be good to learn what happens when you break the rules, but she doesn't really want to watch someone find out, either.]

Step back and use your head.

[ Blue why. Him letting them learn this would be way more useful than him based on performance so far. ]

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I...

[Shit, she has that perfect tone to make him feel shamed. He grumbles, his leg jittering with pent up energy]

We can't just... roll over.

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[She isn't flinching at this. Just staring.]

And then do what, exactly...?

I dunno, toss you in one'a the rooms until your buddy decides to come on down too? Something like that.

[Just like him and Susan talked about: totally keeping his hands clean]

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[ Dude she's 4'3", what do you think. But if somebody else wants to do it go ahead. ]

[Someone could throw you like a dwarf at her]

[Luca's look is one of 'I'm not starting anything, but if enough people are on board then I'll join in'.]

[Look, she's irritated too but operating under the assumption these guys have access to some powerful sorcery.]

Are you an idiot? Anyone who has the means to bring us here can do much worse than kidnapping. Don't attack an enemy without first knowing what they're capable of.

...I...

[He hadn't really thought of that, honestly. How if they could just take them all so easily they might have other powers or backup beyond what they were seeing. It's clear on his face that it's just now sinking in]

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I don't think we should make an attempt to overpower her. Please, rethink harming her or else it could affect our stay here.

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[Hibiki looks kind of intrigued.

But she's on the "if everyone else does it, I'll help" train.]

Do you want to get yourself killed?

You can claim all you want we could overpower her, but there are too many unknown variables in our situation.

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...I do like your willingness to take action...

[what the fuck is this kid's name, just let him glance at the profiles quickly...]

...Yosuke, but being as we have no idea what other resources these two have waiting in the wings, I think it would be best to stay calm and analyze what we're actually dealing with before do anything that could be construed as breaking a rule.