Staff wrote:
The First Announcement
Danya's office, Day One, 8:55 PM
„.. and that's how the trial run goes so far.
„To be honest, I am pretty satisfied with how the kids are doing. Sure, some are still hesitant and have yet to even interact with others, but I am certain they will eventually come around. Plus some of the more active ones show exactly the kind of potential we are looking for.
„Yes, I know.
„...
„Honey, its going to be time for my first announcement soon. I can't promise when, but I will call you once I have time. Please tell Amora daddy loves her and is going to be back soon, so she has to endure the takeout food only a little bit longer.
„Love you, hun.“ With that, Victor Danya ended the call with his wife.
Almost instantly, a creepy shift occured.
His until then relaxed posture got stiff. All happiness evaporated from his face. His entire body language became more cruel and serious.
Danya was back in working-mode.
And there was a lot of work to do. While his position would have allowed him to lean back and only read through the reports of his crew, he had demanded a whole wall of TVs to be installed in his office, allowing him to follow almost all contestants at the same time. Seeing how the supervision guys were splitting up the work, he was most likely the only person watching the whole game unfold.
And he would remain the only one to ever watch the whole game. Because unlike what they planned in the future, this test run would not be broadcasted anywhere. The fate of the seniors from New York's Cory Baleson High (plus a few kids from other schools that had been thrown in to mix things up) would remain a mystery, only known to the AT and the survivor of the game. And odds were that no one would beliver the latter. At least not until the real first game started. This secret-keeping gave them a lot of wiggle room to try out concepts for the game. However, it also meant there would be no fanfictions, which was a real letdown in Danya's eyes.
But this were all things he could worry about later. Right now, he had an announcement to do.
Undisclosed location, Day One, 9 PM
As the day neared its end, all of the speakers around the island suddenly came to life with a crack. It didn't take long until the voice of Victor Danya became audible to everyone still breathing.
„Greetings, contestants.
„This is the first of many announcements I will do every 12 hours to bring you up-to-date on a few things. What I have to say is quite crucial, so I highly recommend all of you to stop whatever you are doing right now and listen up.
„So far, most of you punks still seem hesitant to join the fray. So let me tell you a bit about the ones of you who have done better than you, as well as their victims:
„Bob A. Fett decided that living is for chumps, so he removed what little brain he had with the gun we gave him. Well, on the good side, the gun landed in the hands of someone who might actually use it for its intended purpose.
„Not long after this drop-out we had the first actual kill when Whitney Avery Tyler decided that this island was too small for two people named Avery, so she made sure that Tyler Avery Whitney's participation in our game came to a quick end. To be honest, I am glad one of the two dropped so quickly. Having to differentiate between them would have been a pain.
„Duncan Clay appeared to be eager to play our game, but in the end he only proved that having the superior weapon means crap when you don't pay attention to your surroundings. Nigel Sullivan used the opportunity, and the bonus-damage for sneak-attacks did the rest.
„Tad Livingston tried a similar stunt but found out that his victim wasn't that easy to kill. However, eventually Adrian Carver ended up with a screwdriver in the head anyway.
„ A while later, Whitney Avery Tyler made history as the first double-killer our game ever had when she ensured Chloe Harper wouldn't get to see another day.
„But not everyone was so successful. Jonathan Vanhorne, for example, managed to remove himself from the equation by stumbling and falling to his death.
„After all this stabbing and smashing, Abel Mannings finally put one of the firearms we handed out to good use on someone else by shooting Alexis Williams, proving that you are never save on this island, no matter where you are.
„Finally, a cautionary tale: if you go to the beach, you will find a corpse that has been stabbed in the back and neck. This is Marty Freeman. Marty turned his back to Whitney Avery Tyler despite knowing about her earlier actions. Don't be like Marty.“
After this, there is a short pause. The sound of paper being put aside could be heard.
„So much to the casualties. As you see, a good number of you are playing our game. If you thought all of you would survive by refusing to play, I am not sorry to tell you that this is very unlikely to happen.
„And even if such a situation were to occur, we could just start blowing you up one after another until the survivors change their mind. Never forget that all of you are wearing bombs around your necks and that I have the red button.
„And I might use it very soon. Because you see we don't want you to hang around at the same spot all the time. That's why each announcement I will declare one or more places of the island to be Danger Zones. If you are in a Danger Zone for longer than five minutes, your collar will explode. If the area you are in during the announcement becomes a Danger Zone, you are given 30 minutes to pack up and leave.
„And for the next 12 hours, The Mountains are going to be such a Danger Zone. We already lost one punk by accident, and in the darkness of the night, we might lose more. But if you were looking forward to some climbing, don't worry: in the next announcement, I will re-open the mountains and create some new Danger Zones elsewhere.
"I would like to finish this announcement with some good news, at least for one of you. We from the Arthro Taskforce decided to hand out a prize for our favourite kill of the day, to give hopeful individuals an edge and inspire indecisive ones to give their best as well. There was a voting and the winner turned out to be none other than Nigel Sullivan. The prize is in front of the cabin in the mountains. Don't worry about the Danger Zone, we will make an exemption for you so you can pick up and enjoy your award without any interruption. You have four hours to collect your prize, which includes a fresh meal and a brand-new weapon. After that the Danger Zone will apply to you as well.
„And that brings us to the end of the first announcement. I am enjoying our little game so far and I hope you do the same. Those of you who manage to not get killed during the next night will get to hear my voice again at nine AM tomorrow. Look forward to it.“
Then, a clicking noise signals the end of the announcement, leaving the students to their own devices once more.
Staff wrote:Weather on Night 1
After the sunny day, the night cools down a lot. Around midnight, a cold wind starts blowing through any open fields, which makes finding shelter even more important. Thankfully, the coldest place of the island - the mountains - has been closed off anyways. Also the deeper parts of the forest are too thick for the wind to do much damage.
Furthermore, there are absolutely no clouds, allowing a free look at the beautifull sky filled with stars.
The second announcement will arrive on Day 2, 9 AM.