mayfield_rpg | 01. Not a normal reaction

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01. Not a normal reaction

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[Upon waking up, Vincent quickly realizes two things: 1, he's not dead and 2, this isn't the Church. He's not laying in a pool of his own blood on a floor of metal and broken tile. Either this is the afterlife or Silent Hill decided to play a trick upon him (though the surroundings were much nicer than that of the Otherworld). Well, nevermind that. He's got living to do, after all. He doesn't look out of place in the clothing he's been given, but it's not nearly as nice as he's used to. He takes time to check out his surroundings, finding the pictures of his new "family" slightly disturbing...now he's a father of three?

...Including one Heather Mason. Maybe he is dead and she died, too. He would have to question her about it later. The other individuals in the pictures he didn't recognize from anywhere and that struck him as particularly strange. Just what's going on here? Instead of being bewildered, he's fascinated...Except when he encounters his drone wife. While her behavior's fascinating, her insistance and demeanor rub him the wrong way. He finds it entertaining that she actually goes away when he tells her to, though.

He takes the time to explore the house and any open rooms.]

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If there's anyone else out there, can someone tell me more about this place? Is there any information of its history...a library, maybe? I find it...fascinating.

The people that act so...strange here...What's wrong with them? And, one final question: does the name "Silent Hill" mean anything to anyone here?

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There is a library, but none of the books will help you at all.

[A beat.]

And the people who act strange? We call them drones! They're kind of like NPCs that are unimportant. ... I don't know about anything called "Silent Hill", but it sounds like some sort of creepy town or a video game.

None? Well, isn't that just a shame.

[He has no idea what that NPC comment means, but he ignores that.]

Unimportant? So they're not really...human, then?

I don't know, maybe they're semi-human? They seem more like androids, really.

What happens when someone...kills them?

They turn into one of them for a day.

But what of the drone? Do they just...come back?

They're only dead until the end of the day. Once it hits midnight, they'll be as good as new! Same goes to anyone who dies here.

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I'm afraid you'll find the library supremely uninformative. We've had to compile our own resources on what we do know.

Care to share those resources?

Of course. Has anyone given you a copy of the introductory pamphlet?

Considering I've been here less than a day and you're the second person I've talked to...No.

I can get you a copy, but I think Dist has resumed distribution. The short version is that you've been brought to Mayfield, a fascimile of a small American town in the 1950s.

[Brought here. It's not quite the same as how Silent Hill draws people to it, but it's similar.]

Well, that does explain a lot. Do...strange things happen here?

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Don't even bother with the library or the drones. Anything the town'll tell ya probably isn't true.

Never heard of Silent Hill before. Is it a place?

So there's no real...history to this place?

Yes, it is. An...interesting town I lived in.

There's a history, it's just... weird. Really weird. Ya can't trust the people in charge, they'll all tell ya this is the greatest place on Earth.

Bad interestin' or good interestin'?

Trying to lull residents into a false sense of security?

I found it to be a good sort of interesting.

Yeah, probably. It doesn't work for long, since there's always somethin' crazy happenin' every few weeks. People learn to stay on their toes.

This place is the bad sorta interestin', if you didn't guess that already.

So I've heard. Any specifics?

Oh, no, it's not a bad interesting at all.

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[ It doesn't take Rin very long to notice that there's another person in the house that seems to be in control of their own actions. For one, the drone of Archer always left the house at a certain time. A time she was rarely up for (she does enjoy sleeping in), but the noise in the house was unnatural.

She doesn't look for him until after she's stolen a glance at the now updated photographs throughout the house. Two new house members. Locating one quickly, there's not a moment wasted on pleasantries. ]

Who are you?

[So, it's one of the "children" now. He looks at Rin with a smirk.]

It's rude to ask that question before you've introduced yourself.

Great, out of all the people in this town, I get stuck with one who insists on proper manners. [ While she has half a mind to threaten to blow his head off, she'll refrain from it. For now. ] It's rude to just show up in someone's home after they've been here for so long. If you'd prefer to make this difficult on yourself, then by all means continue to annoy me.

[He puts a hand to his chest, looking offended.]

And now it's suddenly my fault that I showed up here? [He emphasizes this by pointing to the floor.] If you've been here longer than I have, you should be used to this by now, no?

And besides, it's...unbecoming of a girl like you to behave in such a way.

I really liked the one before you. [ Dismissing it with the wave of her hand, she'll give a sigh. ] I'm not in the mood to argue with someone I'll be stuck seeing at least twice a week.

[ Grumble, grumble. Stupid manners. And a difficult father figure meant there went her extra source of income. ]

Have you figured out anything on your own or do you need me to explain it to you? Fortunate for you, I'm good at handling this type of situation.

[Asking Vincent to give anyone money is asking for trouble.] I've been told most of the...basics, but nothing specific about the town's past.

[He really doesn't seem all that weirded out by being in Mayfield. In fact, he's downright calm.]

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