Induction.

[andexecutioner]

Most people seem to have congregated near the foyer for now, but they come and they go; as such, it might take you a moment to notice that something isn't right. It might simply be a matter of looking around the room and noticing that there's someone there that you don't recognize, someone that doesn't have a profile listed along with the rest. Or perhaps the realization might come from taking a headcount, and realizing that you're consistently coming up with one too many. Count again. The result will stay the same. Twenty-nine, thirty. Thirty-one. Of course, there are those of you that haven't survived this long for nothing; there's something about the situation that's reading as wrong. Whatever seems to do it, you'll all become aware that there's someone else here with you, near that larger blocked-off area in the northeast quarter of the room; he's leaning up against the wall casually, his head tipped to the side in a manner that's almost delicate, birdlike, arms folded against his chest. And he just watches. His clothes are casual but well-kept, jeans and a black button-up that's got a couple buttons left undone at the collar; his dark blond hair is cut rogueishly short, along the lines of Luca's or Inigo's, falling in unkempt layers around his face, and his dark brown eyes are large and inquisitive. His expression is warm and open, and there's a small beauty mark near his mouth, on the lower left side of his face; he also looks young - not nearly as much so as Mozu, he's definitely over 18, but he's also definitely the sort of guy that gets carded in bars. He'll smile once he notices that he's been...well, noticed; he pushes away from the wall, his hands sweeping down to rest at his sides – palm-out as though to verify the lack of a weapon on his part. "You guys probably have some questions about what's going on here – I'm a busy guy, so you should probably re-read the rules again before asking some of them." He shrugs a bit, though, once that's out there; that open expression doesn't falter, but there's something cold creeping into his eyes as he speaks. "I'm the Adjudicator. Guess it's nice to meet you."

[OOC: Bear in mind that Rule Five is in effect, even now! Threatening is fair game, but any instances of actual violence against him will be punished immediately, and he 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!]

Comments

[gorira]

Easy on the eyes or not, aren't there more important things to worry about here? ...Besides, it's not like he's a ten, let's be real here.

[innocentloveholic]

He's more of a ten than most of the guys here! [ She's totally right about this. ] He's definitely like, at least an 8 or something...

[gorira]

...An eight sounds fair. I guess that's true, though. We didn't really do that well in the looks department, in terms of the guys, did we?

[ Don't be too offended, gentlemen, she's just biased towards beansprouts. ]

[innocentloveholic]

We didn't. [ It's like, kind of depressing, honestly. ] Hey, hey, who do you think's the hottest here?

[ this isn't the time, but. ]

[gorira]

Hm...as much as I hate to admit it, it's probably him. But I don't think Luca is too bad-looking, either, and he's certainly polite on top of that. I think Brady's kind of cute, too, so, I think that'd be my top 3. Yuri might be an honorable mention, because he'd be higher on the list if he got a bit of a haircut, honestly...the mane doesn't do it for me, you know?

[innocentloveholic]

[ Luca is... Inconspicuous. Brady is Nonchalant (ugh, minus points for that lazy title!!), and Yuri's Dependable, right? Hmmmmm. ]

I know what you mean. My picks aaare... [ Gosh, this is ~so hard~ guys this isn't hard. ] Adjudicator, Inconspicuous, aaaand Cunning. Like, Cunning's hair is long too, but it looks thin and manageable?

[seventhprogenitor]

It's as silky as can be, if you'd like to touch it. I have to agree with Luca and Brady, though -- and add on Inigo and Archie to that, really, the latter has a certain rugged charm that reminds me of an old friend of mine.

[...]

Rideaux, too. He has a sense of style that appeals to me.

[Pretentious and fancy.]

[innocentloveholic]

[ Oooh! ]

Yeah, Timorous is definitely up there for me too! Like, look at that smile... [ on his profile. ] Curtains isn't really my style though. He's like, too angular.

[ ..........EVERYONE GETS THEIR TITLE EXCEPT RIDEAUX. ]

[gorira]

Timorous...I guess if I was hard-pressed to pick a fifth, that'd be mine. Aside from that, though, I don't think any of the others break the list?

Don't get me wrong, um...Ferid? You're not bad-looking and all, but, the 2000 years old thing, assuming its true, sort of puts you in this ambiguous zone.

[passional]

[ Hey, Aligula, you're getting one of Inigo's smiles. And a wink. ]

[gorira]

Cunning is...

[ Ah. Well, if we get past the supposed age thing, which she's assuming is just a farce for now...she supposes being good with kids can be kind of attractive? ]

I think maybe his hair looks nicer because it's done up a bit, you know? Yuri's is all straight and flowing, but it's a bit everywhere, so maybe he'd look better if he put it in a ponytail or something, or maybe a braid..? But then, a guy with a braid...

...Well, it's the current year. If he can rock it, he can rock it.

[innocentloveholic]

[ You're talking to the (apparently) 1,549 year old here, Chitoge!! Age doesn't matter!!! ]

I'm pretty sure he'd look awful with a braid, but like, a ponytail might look nice on him... [ Hmmm. ] Think he'll let us play salon with him for a bit?

[gorira]

It depends on the braid! You never know. Sometimes you just have to be creative with how you do it! Maybe we should try asking.

[seventhprogenitor]

We really didn't. The women here are some of the fairest I've seen, even the ones with sour countenances, but the men...

[... Well.]

We can count ourselves lucky in a way, I suppose.

[gorira]

It's true, some of the girls here are definitely cute! You guys are gonna have to step your game up, I think, even though I definitely don't think this place is the best for dates...maybe if we all get out of here alive, we can all exchange e-mail addresses or something.

[seventhprogenitor]

Maybe. I'm sure there's only a few people here against that, and that's because they're sourpusses.

[gorira]

Sourpusses, huh...in a situation like this, though, I can't exactly say I blame any of them.

[notaccurate]

[EXCUSE YOU, LUCA IS A HANDSOME GUY]

Is now really the time for that kind of talk?!

[gorira]

Oh, come now, it's all in good fun. We need a way to ground ourselves from the situation somehow, don't we?

[notaccurate]

This is utterly ridiculous! We've all been kidnapped, locked away in this building, and the one person here that actually has any answers is playing mind games with us! Acting like a bunch of lovestruck schoolgirls is the last thing we need right about now!

[gorira]

You may be right, but he's not telling us anything and we can't beat him up or anything. Do you have any better suggestions? I'll wait.

[notaccurate]

How about we not look like fools in front of someone who is literally here to judge us.

[gorira]

I don't think his opinion of us is very high either way.

[seventhprogenitor]

You're an eight too, Luca.

[If it's an consolation, apparently.]

[notaccurate]

[Of course he is.

But that does get him to stop for a moment, and he speaks a bit nicer to Ferid.]

...alright then. But regardless of that, we still have more important things to focus on right now.