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The Computer ([personal profile] thecomputer) wrote in [community profile] alphacomplex2014-11-01 09:59 am
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DAY 00

[Good afternoon, Citizens!

Your consciousness blurrily returns as the transport tube your comatose body was stored in opens up, admitting you access to an unfamiliar room. One wall is covered by vertical tubes, one occasionally sliding open to admit another confused person. The wall across from you has a sign saying "PROCEED TO CENTRAL HUB", with an arrow pointing at a red doorway in the corner. The wall to your right contains an unlabeled, dusty, and poorly-lit hallway with blue walls, floor, and ceiling. You can't see the end from here.

Somewhere on your person, you will find a thin, smartphone-sized object that wasn't there before. One side of it is lit up with a red background and a number of disabled menu items. Most of the screen is taken up by another message saying "PROCEED TO CENTRAL HUB".

What is this place, anyway? And who are these people stumbling in through the transport tube array?]

[[Beyond the three prompts below, anyone may start their own prompts to mingle or go off and do their own thing or whatever else they want!]]
staunton: (JUDGING ♞ doubled rooks)

[personal profile] staunton 2014-11-01 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
You've never seen a chessboard before?

[ Knightley will just be giving you a judgmental look because this is blasphemy ]
absolutejustice: (Did someone mention justice)

[personal profile] absolutejustice 2014-11-01 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. Is it some kind of game?

[ She thinks she might have seen Esdeath with something kinda similar, but this one isn't ringing any bells. ]
staunton: (THINKING ♞ kriegspiel)

[personal profile] staunton 2014-11-01 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's a strategy board game - the objective is to capture the opponent's king piece. [ He picks up the black king from the board as he explains, holding it between his fingers. ]
absolutejustice: (Yes they are robot hands)

[personal profile] absolutejustice 2014-11-01 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahh, so it's like a war game.

[ Definitely something the Glorious Commander would've liked. ]

Do you think you could teach it to me? It's not like there's much else we can do in this place...
staunton: (GLEE ♞ lucena position)

[personal profile] staunton 2014-11-01 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, little miss. [ A newbie won't be able to provide a challenge but like hell he's going to let someone live their life without knowing how to play this beautiful game. ]

Sit down and I'll explain the rules.
absolutejustice: (I don't want to talk to you)

SOME TIME LATER

[personal profile] absolutejustice 2014-11-01 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
...Wait, why can't I castle here? You castled on this side just a minute ago!

[She's... picking up the rules, at least. No particular latent chess talents awakening, though.]
Edited 2014-11-01 22:00 (UTC)
staunton: (CONFIDENT ♞ absolute pin)

[personal profile] staunton 2014-11-01 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
The square next to your king is threatened by my bishop. The king can't castle if he has to move through a square that's attacked by an enemy piece.

[ ...he's a massive stickler for the rules. One does simply not castle through a check. 8| ]
absolutejustice: (Did someone mention justice)

[personal profile] absolutejustice 2014-11-01 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
This game is more confusing than I was expecting it to be.

[ Seryu advances a pawn to block the bishop, painfully exposing her back line to attack in the process. She's still getting the hang of this okay? ]