The Billionaire Game

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  1. Doukuro Chaser

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    Welcome to The Billionaire Game!

    It's funny what rich people will do to entertain themselves, isn't it? Some throw over the top parties, others hunt extoic animals. However this one went a bit further than that and started a worldwide game! He, whose name I regrettably must omit for the time being, has sent strangers from across the globe some money. One million each!

    As one of the randomly selected Players you will find the money in your bank account. However, none of it can be spent until you reach the first playing field; Field A, a city created for the sole purpose of serving as the gaming grounds! Wow. Rich people can sure afford a lot!

    If you do not wish to play the game you may simply not show up. But if you don't then all that money will disappear! If you do, then the game starts as soon as you enter the town!

    Now, every game needs rules. Ours are simple.

    -Once you run out of money you lose the game.
    -You can buy whatever you can imagine. However some special items may need
    tokens to buy. Tokens being earned through events and other means.

    -You can trade purchases, exchange prizes, and give away or take money.
    -If you lose the game by any other means than running out of money or you quit all of your purchases and money will be given to the remaining Players through a roulette system.

    As for the goal of the game? Well that's up to you! So long as you are playing you may do as you wish. There will be events, hidden treasures, and so much more to keep everyone entertained! So relax and enjoy a peaceful life. Or have fun and go wild! The choice is yours!

    From your hostess, your caretaker, your medium to our sponsor and forever at your service,
    Liv

    the summary
    On January 1st this letter arrived to you one way or the other. Even if you were off the grid, hidden away from society. Even if you did not have a bank account you found the money as well, the account information included within the envelope.

    Some ignored it, threw it away, maybe even burned it. But you did not. You either want to live a luxurious lifestyle or you are curious about the man behind it. Or maybe you're just bored. No matter the reason you decided to go to a nearby location described in the letter where a driver took you to the nearest airport, no matter how far it was. From there you flew a private plane to your destination. Not a cent of your one million was spent for travel.

    It has been a week. You've been living in the town such as the letter said you would, however you desired. Well, mostly. The first week does have some limitations such as the housing. But it has been promised that once everyone who arrived is counted that you may move wherever you want!

    Now, on the start of the second week, there is an announcement of the first event! Today, at noon, you are asked to meet at city hall for more details. Be sure to check it out!
     
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    12:00. City Hall. Today. A meeting or something was going to happen then. For an event. For this game. A game. It's kind of funny, that their lives are literally games now after hearing 'life's a game!' so many times from his brother. Maybe that's why he came here, so he can finally see the world like his brother did.

    And, well. One million was a nice incentive too. But with just that
    Evan felt as if he would have slept in late and missed the meeting. But with his brother in mind he was attending it. Even got up early. Hours early. That gave him a lot of time to spare.

    So he showered, ate, checked the news, and soon found himself wandering the halls of the hotel which had been their home this past week. It had a gold and red theme. Red carpet with golden swirls, yellow walls, bright and large light fixtures. Basically, in his opinion, it was ugly. But man was the pool tight.

    He never swam in it. Didn't know how. But he would go out daily to watch its surface. Just to relax, mentally preparing him for the day. Without watching some form of water he would go through the day on edge. Didn't know why. But ever since he was a kid it somehow found its way into his habits. And now he just can't deal without it. Call him weird or whatever. He honestly couldn't care less what most people said.

    Thus we have a fully clothed boy, hands tightly wrapped around the strap of messenger bag as if he feared theft, standing about a foot away from the crystal clear pool. Thinking. Debating on what he could do to waste more time before the meeting, unsure of his choice still.

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  3. TwilightBlader Child of the Sun

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    A millionaire, such a rare thing and as if a dream come true. It was such a relaxing thing, but a stressful one as well. The amount was gigantic, but even so a fool could still lose it all in but a mere moment. Wallace Walker was no fool, at least thats what he wished to tell himself. To be given such money was amazing, but he feared being the fool that would lose it all. It was his big break, he couldn't afford to lose it all.

    Wallace didn't believe that money should be so casually given away and he knew that hard work was something that was needed. Desperate times called for this money that was so generously given to be accepted, but Wallace knew that there was more to this all. There was to be a meeting today and he would do his best to at least reach there on time and not sleep in.

    A loud ringing rung out and immediately Wallace's eyes jolted open as he rose up and stared at the clock beside him. "EHH I'M LATE?!" Wallace yelled as he ran out. Being late was bad, but being unkempt was worse. He got himself ready for the day with great speed and before he knew it he was out of the door, running down the halls. "DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN" Wallace cried as he as ran and suddenly tripped upon reaching the stairs. Tumbling down Wallace let out grunts of pain until finally he reached the bottom and groaned as he laid upside down with his body resting on the stairs and head resting on the ground floor. Raising his arm to glance at the watch on his arm Wallace closed his eyes and groaned again. "thats right...my alarm clock held the wrong time..." Wallace said.
     
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    This was the third time she had wanted to go back to bed instead of starting her day. The first time she woke up she decided that it was too early to get up since the sun wasn't even up yet. Then the second time the the sun was shining to bright and she retreated under her covers. And finally now, the blond was just to lazy to get up. It wasn't like she was still tired, just that she was too lazy to get out of bed.

    After an internal battle Coco gave up and sat up so that she was sitting on the edge of her bed. It took her a while to shake off the sleepiness and collect her surroundings, to finally remember where she was. She had gotten a letter that awarded her one million dollars and invited her to play a game with random people and live in a town with them. Not entirely sure why she got it, she accepted the invitation anyway and decided to go to the city that she read about in the letter. That was how she got to this place. This hotel she was living in. There were other players here but she didn't really know any of them well yet. Though there might be a chance to get better acquainted at the meeting in City Hall that was going to happen at noon. Which was said to be important.

    Coco did all the normal stuff she did when she got up to start her day. Taking a shower, brushing her teeth. All the normal stuff. She slid on a pair of blue jeans and threw on a white hoodie. Looking at the clock in her room it appeared she had quite some time left before the meeting. She left her room to do some more exploring on the on the ground floor.Since that's the level her room was one.

    Skipping through the hall, her feet lightly bounced on the red carpet that lined it. She didn't put on any shoes or socks because she always felt more comfortable without them on. Even though she was told countless times that it was dangerous. But she didn't really care. Still not sure what part of the hotel to explore first Coco continued to aimlessly wander through the hall, until she heard what sounded like someone falling down then stairs.
    " Did someone just...?" She turned head in the direction of the noise, but then proceeded to shrug it off and continued down the hall.
     
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    Sophia moved effortlessly through the town towards the City Hall. She had decided to continue living in the hotel for the time being. The notion that she was now a millionaire was still a lot to process and her breezy lifestyle didn't require nearly that much funding. She had been taking the time to decide what to do with the money. They would most likely be required to spend a good chunk of it during this game or whatever it was, but after that, then what? Perhaps she would donate most of it. She lived a modest life and was willing to keep it that way. All those poor animals and homeless people needed it more than her. This could really get them a new start. Thinking about it brought a smile to her peach lips.

    The sun was bright and her green eyes were squinted, lashes filtering the light in. Perhaps her first investment would be a good pair of sunglasses. That seemed reasonable enough. She didn't need to arrive quite yet, but Sophia was still uncertain as to how many people were actually going to be playing this game. How many random strangers would a billionaire offer one million dollars too? She wanted to get a good spot in front so that she could see and hear well. Sophia never liked getting stuck in the back of a crowd due to her height. It made things difficult and she usually had to ask someone what was going on. This way, she could find a prime spot and spend some time looking around the City Hall.

    It was such a beautiful day out that she wondered if the meeting would be in a room inside, or on the steps outside the building. As she approached, the square seemed rather empty for now. She took a seat on a bench and pulled out her phone. This town was something else. It had to cost the man a fortune to buy up an entire city for this specific reason. He must have owned every shop and house in town. Who was this person? Her mother always told her not to except money from strangers, but it didn't seem like she had much of a choice in this case. The funds were just there.

    Sophia snapped a picture of a flower garden on her phone and whistled at some of the birds on the ground. This was her favorite thing, just soaking up the gloriousness that the world gave her. This money could be a very good thing. It would fund her future philanthropic lifestyle. She would need to figure out some way to supplement it, but overall, most would go to donations. She wanted to better the world in any way that she could.

    Her back leaned against the bench and she shut her eyes with a content smile on her lips. The phone was clutched between her fingers and she rested her hands in her lap. It really was a nice day.

     
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    After a few moments of staring uselessly at the water Evan began heading back in. He was going to return to his room for a bit. However he didn't make it. Upon hearing a crash his mind changed. It was probably some partier. Drunk or seriously hungover. They were not fun to deal with. Annoying, really.

    So turning around.

    The weather had been fair ever since they got here. No cloudy days. No rain. Just sun, sun, and more sun. It was acceptable with the cool breeze balancing out the heat most days, but boring. Evan had always been a fan of rain. And storms were fun, though more relaxing for whatever weird reason. Hopefully it'd change, because he wasn't sure if his skin would handle this much sun well. He'd have to invest in sunscreen...

    Weather related thoughts oppuciped his mind the whole trip, making the strain on his legs forgotten until he reached City Hall. Man. He could use a chair or somewhere to sit down. Also a good exercise routine because he apparently he had been too lazy this past week. And just when he started looking for a bench or something of the sort a voice could be heard, sounding like it was coming from an intercom but no speakers were in sight.

    "Looks like we have some early arrivers!!"


    Arrivers...more than one... Looking around again and he spotted a female close by. Naturally he had seen her around and if they spoke he surely told her his 'life story.' Aka a new set of lies each time they talked. But he had trouble remembering names and just what he told whom or even how much he said. A horrible trait he needed to work on but didn't care to here.

    He did know the stories he told this week though.
    That his father was a pilot whose plane crashed on an island and he was stuck there, becoming a man of nature until rescue. His mother being a native. Or that his family were in a traveling circus, forced to rob people because they had nowhere else to go. That is until their parents couldn't take it anymore and took down the ringleader.


    Fun tales.

    "If you wish you may go inside to the set meeting room. Just follow the signs!"


    After giving the other lady a nod and waiting to make sure nothing else was said Evan headed inside. Surely enough there were signs leading the way. Out of curiosity, however, he did try a few doors along the way but each turned out to be locked. The only one he could open was one that led to a fancy court room. He didn't take a seat right away despite his weariness. Instead he decided to wait to see where the other would sit despite ignoring her up until now.

    location: city hall/court mood: calm/tired ooc: n/a
     
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    1 million dollars, so much that could be done. One could buy a fancy house, car, yacht even an island, probably not a super luxurious one, but an island nonetheless. There were many possibilities on what one might do with the money, unless your Allen White. What he's chosen to do with the money was nothing but keep all of it in the same place where he was given it. Why might he do this, it was simply because he had saw no reason to spend it yet.

    The envelope that he was given clearly stated that in this game, to run out of money was to lose. Because of this, he made sure that he would have some money left over. While this plan of his didn't include not spending any of it, that was simply how it ended up. Though Allen didn't regret that decision in the slightest.

    Right now he was making his way towards the City Hall for the first event and while he had spent a good fifteen minutes doing nothing at his home, he made sure that he wasn't going to be late. With the sun still being high in the sky and shining brightly, Allen tipped the hat on his head slightly down, so that the sun wouldn't get in his eyes too much as he walked.
     
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    If Jimmy could be described in a genre of music on this day, it was dubstep. Not because he was dropping things or being a variety of volumes, mainly loud. Instead it was because he felt like he had been repeating himself in an inhuman manner. He wasn't that good with directions it seemed, because he was certain he had asked "Excuse me. How do you get to the Town Hall from here?" way too many times.

    Jimmy didn't exactly want to go, but he knew he didn't need to sit on the side of the road playing guitar for change. But he was already confused about the circumstances of this game that he had been selected for. Why did he have to go through a game, why couldn't someone just be charitable and give him one million dollars. He didn't want to lose that kind of money, who knew what he could win with this chance. But still, he wished it wasn't a congratulations, you've won one million dollars. In the end it was like one of those ads with the asterisk next to it.. There is something that needs to be noted.

    Jimmy finally found the hall, which... he felt pathetic when he found out how easy it was to find and recognize. He acknowledged that it was in the past and entered the hall and was told to follow the signs to the meeting room. He stared in amazement at all the rooms and continued through it. He adjusted the guitar on his back so it was more comfortable to carry.

    When he finally got to the meeting room, he saw the other two people now in the room and shrugged, instead of chatting with them, he sat himself a seat in the far corner and just looked around. After a few minutes he finally spoke up,
    "I feel like we're going to have some sort of trail... just because it is in a court room." He looked over at the two and leaned a bit more forward so he was hugging the seat in front of him, "Unless that is the reason we are here. Legal stuff... oh boy. Hopefully we don't need to take some kind of oath." He held up his hand and spoke, "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"


    Afterwards Jimmy laughed and shook his head and spoke through, "So help you God..." he then knocked his elbow into his guitar case, which almost fell to the floor but he caught it just in time and his playful look quickly turned serious.
     
  9. Hyuge ✧ [[ Fairy Queen ]]

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    A voice chimed through speakers and Sophia of her lackadaisical trance - like state. She looked around for the source, but it sounded as if it were coming from speakers. Oddly, none seemed to be visible. If you wish you may go inside to the set meeting room. Just follow the signs! Sophia nodded to the voice and hopped to her feet. The dress billowed out around her and she dusted her lap off. There was some boy standing not to far away -- watching her? -- and she gave him a lazy smile before heading inside of the building.

    Just as the voice had said, there were signs pointing them in the right direction. She had an ethereal sort of movement that was more of a glide than an actual step forward. Her long blonde hair hung in waves around her shoulders and she pressed her hands to the door, pushing on it to head inside. The courtroom was larger than any she had ever been in and quite nice looking as well. Sophia stood at the back for a moment, pinpointing the perfect seat, then decided to head down the aisle stairs to a row near the front. Even with the elevated seating, she could never risk getting stuck behind some ridiculously tall guy that refused to move to another. She headed for the middle of the row, so not block anyone out in case they wanted to sit in the same one as her.

    She was facing forward in her newly appointed seat and hadn't bothered to look back to check on others that might have arrived. It wasn't until a voice started speaking that she realized she was being addressed. Sophia twisted her body in the chair to look back at the kid with his guitar and listen. I feel like we're going to have some sort of trail... just because it is in a court room. Well that was silly. Why would they have a trial? They were supposed to be hearing about one of the events that were required to have the money. They weren't here to persecute anyone for jail time. The boy leaned forward in his seat and Sophia nodded at him with her usual sleepy grin. Unless that is the reason we are here. Legal stuff... oh boy. Hopefully we don't need to take some kind of oath. He held up his hand and spoke, Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

    Now he was just being utterly ridiculous, but it seemed that his little shenanigan led to him almost knocking over his guitar case and to that, she let out a small chuckle. He seemed to laugh it off as well so that was good. So help you God...

    You're an odd duck, she said back to him in her sweet soprano voice, but I like odd ducks. My name is Sophia. You are? It couldn't hurt to get acquainted with them while they waited for everyone else to arrive.

     
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    For every new comer who didn't go inside City Hall or missed the signs the voice on the hidden intercoms would play, leading to the right path. It was not played in the courtroom, but if used they would hear it distantly.

    In the meantime Evan decided on a seat in the second row, trying to find a spot where he believed he'd be able to hear everything without the need to strain his ears or move closer. This included hearing the other people here, for their questions and comments could end up important. Or at least amusing, such as the guitar guy's just now.


    "Unless that is the reason we are here. Legal stuff... oh boy. Hopefully we don't need to take some kind of oath." He perked, opening his mouth near instantly. "I hope we don't have to deal with any legal stuff. My dad was a lawyer and that was all he talked about; I'm so done with that." At first it began as muttering, but upon realizing the others could probably hear it he raised his voice to a normal speaking level.

    After that the girl talked. He nearly introduced himself on the spot, but that wasn't towards him. So he was going to wait his turn, if it came.


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    Such a glorious day to awaken that he felt so refreshed and awake as he leaped out of bed. Life was truly a wonderful thing and he desired to live it to it's fullest. He got himself prepared for the day with a shower and immediately placed on his usual suit and smiled as he looked at a nearby mirror, pointing both his index fingers at it and winked at it before placing on his top hat and walked out of the room he was given. The day that belonged to Edgar LeBeau had just begun and already he was quite excited.

    Oh what marvelous fun he will have with this game. He was quite interested to see the many participants in this game and quite curious to see just how this was going to turn out. With gallant steps he began to walk down the stair until a groan reached his ears. For Edgar this was a cry of help! something that he could not ignore. Rushing down the stairway he soon came upon the victim of the woeful workings of fate. "Oh dear, my boy it seems you met with an unfortunate turn of events" Edgar said crouching beside the fallen boy "there is a meeting on its way, do you desire help dear boy?" Edgar asked closing his eyes with a bright smile


    Wallace, who had taken the time to at least recover himself from the fall was quite surprised to actually see somebody offer him some help. "Uh...sure I really appreciate it!" Wallace said happily. Of course he wasn't in any major pain and the help wasn't necessary, but surely it would hurt to accept it...............

    And so a big grin rose across the face of Edgar LeBeau...........

    "WHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAT THE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL"

    "Calm down my dear boy, we'll be there in any moment"

    "PUT ME DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN OH MY GOD WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE!"


    "Your quite the noise one, was it not you the one that asked for help?"

    "YOU OFFERED IT AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO JUST HELP ME UP TO MY FEET!"

    "Your quite the silly boy aren't you"


    And so Edgar continued to skip at a fast pace and in his hands was the fallen Wallace. Holding the poor guy by the back of his shirt and belt, Edgar continued to run as Wallace flailed about until they reached the meeting room.

    "OI...THOSE DOORS ARE NOT FULLY OPENED...HEY! WHY AREN'T WE SLOWING DOWN...NO..."

    "Alright my dear chap, here is our stop"

    "NO...NO NO...NONONONONONONONONONONO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

    Wallace could only cry out in anguish as he was tossed forward through the doors and landed on the ground with a groan "what...the...hell..." Wallace said weakly laying on the ground as Edgar walked in nonchalantly


    "Ah greetings one and all, my name is Edgar LeBeau, a pleasure to meet you all" Edgar said removing his hat with a bow.
     
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    Tripp had been walking leisurely behind a pair of guys that were rushing to the courthouse. One looked like he was being carried(?). Whatever. He shrugged at the oddity before continuing on his way. He had seen stranger things in life and Tripp was not one to question them -- like this whole million dollar event. It was definitely strange for someone to just hand out a bunch of checks for one million dollars and ask nothing of them, especially to host some sort of competition after the money has already been distributed. Normally, one would have to win a competition to earn money, not just enter it. Still, there was nothing wrong with a little extra pocket change, especially if that pocket change just happened to make you a millionaire.

    He walked into the city hall building with a bored expression on his face. This would be their first official meeting and he couldn't help but wonder if they were finally going to meet this mystery billionaire. The most they had gotten was messages from his assistant or whatever she was, Liv. What kind of name was Liv? Tripp had try coming up with what it might be short for on more than one occasion, but was always left stumped.

    There was a bit of commotion in the courtroom as he walked in. Some guy was shouting and when he walked inside, the one that had been getting carried was laying on the ground. He had a strange look on his face. Disbelief? Tripp shrugged his shoulders and walked over to the stranger. You should watch where you're walking. You could have fallen down these stairs. He pointed to the rows of stairs that divided the courtroom into different sections. They led down to the floor like a theater and he couldn't imagine falling that far. Tripp held out his hand to help the guy up and looked around at the others that were already in the room.

     
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    She had just made it out of the hotel and finished her exploring when she saw to people rushing toward what she assumed to be City Hall. One guy was carrying the other which caused her to wonder about the kind of people there would be when she got to City Hall. Coco didn't expect everyone to act the same, but by looking at the two guys in front of her she assumed she was part of ab interesting group of people.

    Coco continued to follow the two guys until she arrived at the City Hall. She didn't have to ask for directions that way, but it probably wouldn't have been that hard to find since it was located in the middle of the city, Hey, what's done is done. As she entered the building she strolled down the hall until she came to the only room that had it's door open. It was a courtroom and a pretty big one at that. Well it was at least bigger than the ones she had seen.

    When she scanned the court room for a seat. She nearly went over to sit in one of the jury seats but decided against it since she wasn't sure if she was allowed to. If she could she would have also tried to sit in one of the judges seats. Coco went to a row of chairs behind the others that wasn't occupied. She observed the others in the room as she sat there in the back.
    "Yep, this really is an interesting group of people." She whispered to herself with a smile.

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    You watch as people file in one by one, either chatting among them or staying silent. Regardless what you do eventually everyone's here and once the last one arrives there is a faint click from the doors. It is so quiet that it will go unnoticed unless one was leaning against them at that very moment.

    Seconds later there is another click, however this one comes from the ceiling and echos throughout the courtroom. It would be near impossible not to hear it. Light then shines down, projecting an image above the judge's chair.

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    "Good afternoon." The voice is androgynous and has some static masking it. However if you listen closely enough you might be able to tell that it sounds emotionless. Or, rather, bored. "My name is Adia. I work alongside Liv and will be here to represent the host of this game from time to time."

    There is not much to tell from the image as it flickers in and out of focus. The most obvious fact is that they have long hair and you can see the outlines of their clothes. They also appear to be holding something; what it is comes into focus more as they move about and you might think it is a book. Whether you do or not is unimportant however and they continue their speech.

    "Normally games give you money after winning, so this one is weird. However there are still prizes to be won. You can even win everyone else's money." The speaker isn't adding many details as of yet. Is it because they do not wish to be here? Or is it just laziness? "But to gain the rewards and play this game you're going to be needing a few things. This is one of those things."

    As the last sentence is spoken you will hear a whirring sound. As it grows louder there is a sudden, sharp pain on one of your wrists. If you look at it there will be a sort of watch or band, the color being your favorite. On it is a digital clock, but instead of showing the time it is a large number. If you notice you will see that this number is your current bank balance. Aka the money given to you at the start of this game.

    There are three small buttons on it as well. They are to the right of the numbers and are red, yellow, and blue; in that order. You will also notice that there is no strap or any visible way to remove it. In fact it seems to be embedded with your skin.


    "These are your game controls. More can be added to it as you receive upgrades, but for now this is all there is." The speaker continues, ignoring any possible panic or shouts. "It is apart of you now so trying to remove it will be ill advised."

    By this point the sound has stopped. The pain depends on how tolerant you are to it, but it will simmer down with time. By the end of the day there shouldn't be any, however each person is different. You may find it bothersome, itchy, or just annoying. Or you may find it no problem at all. This is up to you.

    "Now... I should pause for questions, I guess..."

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    A loud kinda of click noise came from the ceiling. Coco's attention then shifted as a projection of a person appeared at the judge's chair. She couldn't see what the person looked like due to it only coming in as static, but the projection had introduced itself as Adia and that she worked with Liv. The blond wondered if they would ever be able to meet the mastermind behind the whole game. It didn't seem likely at the moment. The projection hadn't spouted any useful information as of yet, nonetheless Coco listened until the arrival of an odd sound,

    Pain pierced through the young woman's wrist as she cringed. She wasn't sure where it came from so suddenly. But when she looked to examine it she found what looked like a pristine white watch that read one million in digital numbers. There were also three small buttons – each one was a different color. Red, yellow and blue. Coco was confused on how it got on her wrist and why it hurt so much. She reach to find a way to take it off. Which seemed like a pretty obvious idea when she realized that there wasn't a way to take it off. Frowning, she saw that it was connected to her wrist. How the heck did they do that! The only way she could take it off was to cut off her hand right below her wrist. Except she liked her hand and didn't want to cut it off. She wasn't crazy (at least not that crazy). She had to admit, despite the whole not being able to take it off thing, it did look pretty cool.

    Coco now knew that the buttons were game controls. That really didn't help because the projection didn't explain what they did. But, it did ask for questions, so there was that. She wanted to ask what the buttons were for and why they weren't able to take the watch thingies off. Pretty obvious questions, right? But she kind of guessed that someone here would probably lose it wasn't attached to their wrists.


    She hesitated when it was time to ask questions. On the inside she had dozens of questions she wanted to ask, but she wasn't entirely sure if she wanted to draw attention to herself. Coco then decided to forget about the drawing attention to herself part and decided to ask a question anyway.
    “Since this is a game and you lose when you run out of money, what happens to the one left standing, the winner?” It wasn't the question she really wanted to ask, but she was curious.
     
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    “Since this is a game and you lose when you run out of money, what happens to the one left standing, the winner?”

    "The game master is rich and powerful." As if that much wasn't obvious enough already. "However they are reaching their limits here. So a replacement is needed. This game has been designed to find that replacement, granting them all the power and money they have if they win." Short and to the point.
     
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    Sophia had been doing a good job paying attention to the projection of a man -- person. She wasn't really sure who this projection was. It felt eerie taking orders from someone they couldn't even see, which raised the question again as to why anyone decided to embark on this journey to the strange town in the first place. They were receiving money from a complete stranger and had to play some games to earn the wealth. Though, the had never even heard the sound of their Patron's voice, let alone been given his identity.

    Oww! She grabbed her wrist where the watch was now embedded. The faceplate was different than an average watch and the projection went on to explain it to them. Sophia inspected it as he spoke, noting all the features mentioned. It still hurt incredibly bad and the skin around it was tender. She poked at her reddened flesh and bit down on her bottom lip in pain. This was not cool. Why couldn't they have normal strange gadget watch things around their wrist?

    Now... I should pause for questions, I guess... said the voice.

    Since this is a game and you lose when you run out of money, what happens to the one left standing, the winner? one of the girls in the crowd asked.

    The game master is rich and powerful. As if that much wasn't obvious enough already. However they are reaching their limits here. So a replacement is needed. This game has been designed to find that replacement, granting them all the power and money they have if they win. Short and to the point.

    Sophia continued to rub her arm and her face contorted into a look of displeasure. She was usually so carefree, but this projection person just left her feeling more unsettled every time he spoke. She sat up straight in her chair, one hand wrapped around her forearm, and cleared her throat. Excuse me, she said in her hypnotically sweet soprano voice, why have we yet to even learn the name of our benefactor? If they are this wealthy to bestow all this money upon us, we must know the name from somewhere; and yet no one has told us who it is. comment Sophia coolly.

     
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    “why have we yet to even learn the name of our benefactor? If they are this wealthy to bestow all this money upon us, we must know the name from somewhere; and yet no one has told us who it is.”

    "I don't share their and Liv's idea on hiding that." The voice said, sighing. It then turns to you, or so it appears that way but it's hard to tell where exactly a static outline is looking. "It's bothersome... So I'll tell you; the name is Ava."

    This name is probably one you have heard before, Ava Industrial. What started out as a car company has expanded immensely after creating their first electric car. While doing so they merged with a computer software company, their name already written off as a footnote and it seems like everyone has forgotten it.

    Since the merge the company does almost everything now from TVs, computers, and watches. If you can recall you'll notice that their products are throughout the town down to the very alarm clocks used in the hotel.
     
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    Things had taken quite an interesting turn once the meeting had begun. First it seemed that a watch was embedded into their skin oppose to just giving them one. Since Allen didn't often wear watches and when he did he often messed with it a bit before leaving it alone, having it embedded into his skin would definitely be a nuisance to him.

    Next the static images took some time to pause for some questions, which some of the other people here took advantage of. At the end of the second question asked, they learned that the name of the person behind all this was Ava. That certainly made things interesting and brought up some more questions, one of which he went ahead and asked. "Why'd go to such lengths just to find a replacement?"

    While he had heard of the company, he knew nothing about the personal lives of Ava. So whether or not there was an heir to all this or not wasn't common knowledge. However if there was actually something like an heir, then weren't they screwing he/she out of the company or was there something more that he didn't know about.
     
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    After being helped up to his feet and thanking the stranger that helped him, Wallace moved over towards a nearby seat and began rubbing his arm in order to lower the pain he was feeling at moment. The sudden voice almost made him jump instantly and immediately he began to look around so see who was speaking.

    Looking over at the judges chair, Wallace raised an eyebrow as he watched the image, but didn't say much as the image continued to speak further. Needless to say he was quite surprised by this whole entire game, but found some interest in it. When told about the watch on his hand, Wallace nearly jumped in surprise at the notice of it on his hand "what the? how did that get on me?" Wallace said quietly.


    Question begun to be asked and Wallace listened to each of the voices, trying to understand the entire situation to the best of his ability. Crossing his arms, he stared up at the image once more. "And what happens to those that lose? do we go back to our normal average lives once your out?" Wallace asked.
     
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