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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:09 pm
The Waiting Room. The Staging Room. In different circles a room such as this could have been known as a number of things. Whatever it was called, it was where Zenith Contestants were lead after completing their run of The Gauntlet-- those who managed to complete it, at least. Nine names had been announced as contestants who'd passed through the Qualifying Round and out of those nine it was anyone's guess as to who would make it here. Each run was conducted privately with no two players knowing anything beyond what had happened to them personally. Some players had seen things, whereas others? Others had completed a Perfectly Normal and Simply Average run of the Gauntlet. The Waiting Room was simple in design. It contained a sofa and a slightly smaller love seat that both looked to be a little bit worn, but comfortably so. A folding table had been set with a small array of snacks-- fruit tray, vegetables, lunch meat and cheeses-- and beside it sat a cooler with a few bottles of water, a bottle of Baja Blast Mountain Dew and a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade cans. The latter looked like it had been stuffed there, hidden away under a layer of crushed ice that had started to melt. There were two doors to the room. One door was the way that those lead here had come in. It opened from the outside and had no handle on the inside, presumably to keep up the air of suspense and secrecy as to what the final round entailed. The other door did have a handle, however. It lead to a bathroom complete with a shower stall for those who might want to clean up after their run. A cabinet contained towels and fresh clothes in an array of sizes-- black tees and muscle tanks that read ZENITH: CHALLENGE YOUR DESTINY across the front and black sweatpants intended to be loose fitting, all gender neutral. There were also socks; a variety of colors and sizes, some with individual toes like gloves for the feet and others with grip on the bottom to prevent sliding. Someone had taken a lot of time to make sure that there was a bit of everything on top of nothing at all... OOC THE WAITING ROOM Welcome to where time stands still! I mean.... Welcome to the Waiting Room. If you've been provided with a link to this RP you are more than welcome to post with your Zenith Contestant. You and the others present in this room are welcome to enjoy the food and the drink while speculating about what might happen next up until the Final Round begins! If you have any questions or would like to interact with anything specifically, please quote me! Otherwise, you dudes and dudettes are on your own!
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:24 pm
Towel in hand he had followed the blue haired man towards the waiting room and entered it as he attempted to dry himself off a bit. Man that water held a smell, he hoped there was a place to clean up.
Frankly Tristan was BEYOND thankful for the help he had been given by the man who had given him an arm out of the waters. There had been no way to watch the other contestants this time so he wanted to know who else had won and who might not have made it through the round. Also, what might have happened to them? Had anyone else fallen into the water her wondered.
First thing he did was take advantage of the shower and the cloths provided. He really didn't care if anyone else showed up, he was quite alright with who he was sexually that if anyone were to see him naked it wasn't going to be the end of the world. Everyone was naked when they were born. After getting cleaned up and into more relaxing cloths he returned to the main area.
Looking about the average waiting room he found the love seat to be quite inviting and quickly made himself at home in it's comfortable cushions. With a sigh he was glad to be sitting down for a moment, he might drink something from the table later. Just wanting a moment to himself and to relax he was all around glad to be here.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:40 am
Shane did his best to keep his fighting spirit up as the strange lady led him to the waiting room. He surveyed the spread: fruit, veggies, meat and cheese. That was all well and good, though he'd have to be careful what he ate if he wanted to keep his energy at a proper level. The water also made sense, and he immediately scooped up a bottle of that. Never enough hydration for a challenge like this, after all! But what was the hard lemonade doing here? This did not seem like the place to get even a little tipsy. Anyway, there was another guy here! After taking a swig of water, Shane waved at his co-competitor. "Hey, 'sup! How'd your round go?" Seemed like a good enough icebreaker for the time being.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:13 pm
Watching as another contestant came into the room, he waited until they noticed they were no longer alone to give a small wave as his other hand still held a towel to his semi damp hair. At least it wasn't crazy long so it would dry soon enough. "I want to say I did fairly well overall." Not wanting to mention he had fallen into the water, while it wasn't the most embarrassing thing to have happened he still wasn't sure what he had seen. Didn't want to come off as a lunatic. "What about you?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:38 pm
James was led in from the Gauntlet by some young. blue haired kid -- or he looked young, at least -0- and so was still stretching after his run as he almost swaggered in, hair plastered from sweat as he walked into the waiting room with the gait of a man far too used to attention -- in fact, the Youtuber was well used to it. Still he didn't try drawing anyone's eye overtly, insyraf dytryvjiomha tad more to finish evicting the kinks from his system before grabbing a bottle of water. Selecting a chair, he turned, and plunked down roughly, looking around the room patiently as he studied everyone pouring in. He twist open his water as he did so, watcxhing others as he took a deep swig, before deciding to speak, an easy smile spreading across his face with a rather amused look. "Fun little jaunt if a bit trying, wasn't it, fellows~?" Quote: The ego is open to talking to and he won't bite.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:03 pm
"Good to hear!" Shane grinned and put his hands on his hips. "I had a few rough spots, but I made it through to tell the tale. I don't think I did too bad, all things considered!" He really COULD have done better; he had a feeling he was barely making it through, so he was going to have to really push himself for the fabled final round. A new guy came in, and Shane greeted him. "Hey there! Yeah, fun is one word for it." Would have been more fun if some quality checks had been run beforehand. "But the point is to be 'trying,' isn't it? Not everyone can be.." He struck a corny superhero pose. " Destined for Greatness, right?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 5:43 pm
Absolutely exhausted as he was, Gio had to save face. Two intense obstacle courses for a dude who mostly spent his days playing video games when he wasn't spending his time behind a counter selling them. Oof.
As much as he'd like to keep his sweat-stained clothes on to show that he was feeling the burn or whatever, a shower sounded real nice. After he got to dress up in swag, showing he belonged here, baby. Unfortunate that he couldn't wear sandals with these socks. Whatever.
He grabbed a hard lemonade because, hey, if no one was asking about age, he wasn't telling. Giovanni sat down, short, black hair still wet and dripping. He eyed the competition.
Some dipshit was using 'fellows' in the year 2018, and another dude posed. Gio snorted. This was his competition? Dorks? Okay.
He kept to himself for a bit, drinking some lemonade and contemplating chips. After a few moments of relaxation, he ran a hand through his hair and spoke up.
"Anyone see those wires? Some hardcore s**t." Really, he just wanted to see if anyone got cut.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:22 pm
No women made it through the course yet? Or was this all of them? Thinking about who all had been left when it came to the second round he wondered what might have happened to them if they weren't here. It was possible there were still some events going on and Tristan had been the first to finish perhaps. Though who was to say, maybe other's had gone before him? As he sat there he let out a small breath and watched as another entered and it was in that moment decided he should snag up some of the food perhaps. It was just that this love seat was so damn comfortable. "You two aren't going to shower?" Gio seemed to have the same idea as Tristan, he hated smelling for one, let alone being covered in sweat. To be fair he had just been drenched from the water but even still a shower HAD been necessary on any account. "That was an interesting course to say the least but that was one of the easier one's I tackled." Giving a small shrug he slouched back against the chair and leaned his head on the back and stared up at the ceiling for a moment. "What about that s**t in the water?" The fact he had almost been caught by it made him want to know if anyone else had seen it.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:19 am
"There's showers- oh. I guess that's it over there." Shane was kind of embarrassed by his total failure to clean up. A stench would be distracting, and, uh, he wasn't quite fresh right now. Not horrendously odorous, but not fresh. Double embarrassing. "I'll hop in in a bit. Was mostly trying to stay hydrated. I swear I don't fail hygiene this badly normally... guess I just got a little wrapped up in what was going on, haha." He flashed a winning smile at Gio, ignoring the seeming aura of grouch. "Yeah, pretty hardcore! I came close on that one, but I was able to trust my muscles and pull through. Thank goodness for that." Then something Tristan said caught Shane's attention even as he was edging towards the shower door. "There was s**t in the water? What...?" He laughed uneasily. "I dunno, I had this weird feeling that the water was specially timed to follow me in the pipe or something. Kinda creepy. But I didn't see anything really nasty in the water, mostly because I was trying not to look at it."
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:08 pm
Maybelle’s presence was preceded by the stomp of her boots as she, with Stardust twinned to her side, arm vicelike around her waist, slapped the door open. She was a small thing, not even cresting five feet, but the aura of anger around her dared anyone in the room to test her right this minute; her arms were tensed and corded and ready to hit something other than a door. That woman. That b***h. “Ace, get over here,” she barked as she led Stardust to the nearest chair. “God, this is like a troll gone horribly wrong. You want water, darlin’?” she asked her girlfriend, her voice soft but still somewhat terse. “Food? A towel? There’s some showers...” No-one else seemed to matter yet.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:20 am
He hadn't meant to 'embarrass' anyone by the shower comment but he was just overall curious. "Oh, I didn't really see anything either? But I'm pretty sure there was something or someone in there." He put in the someone in the off chance there had been someone swimming in gear, but given how it had been moving he was leaning towards the something. Watching as two females finally joined the overly masculine group he stayed where he was seated and watched.
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:03 pm
"What I want," Star began, her rage twisting her mouth, "is to take all those damn wires and choke that b***h with 'em." She slapped a fist into her hand hard enough to sting. "Making their ******** jank-a** course like it isn't their problem…" She scoffed.
"And you, the ******** you lookin' at?" She greeted one of their onlookers with a single-finger salute.
She found the nearest chair — an oversized, stuffed number with nary a split seam — and fell into its grasp. Her arms opened out in silent invitation to Maybelle. "And where the ******** is Ace? Did that dumbass go and get himself booted off already?"
She looked to the rest of the room where contestants congregated. "Anyone here seen a jerkoff, yea high, calls himself Ace like he's worth something?"astoriafallen have a rude tol, feel free to insult back or punch her in the face or maybe throw her off the balcony heart Quote: Stardust is open to interaction!
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:01 pm
James listened thoughtfully, sipping at his water before motioning slowly in thought. "I might not. I'm gonna try gettin' some of this on my Youtube channel. Treat the viewers." James hummed, thinking as the others continued speaking. He leaned, grabbing a ddnsck before he glanced over to them again, gazing lazily as he yawned a bit. "There's definately some H.P. Lovecraft s**t or somethin' in the water. That has GOT to be special effect." James made a face in displeasure. "And Lovecraft s**t is the worst s**t, because you don't know what the ******** Cthulhu -- James worried more about the unknown, and the man remained making a face, taking a bite of his snack and chewing thoughtfully. He hadn't seen everyone o0ut, but... With that horrorwater? Good lord no.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:22 pm
Giovanni snorted into his can of lemonade. Partially at the personalities unfolding before him, but also because of the commentary on his question. The girls here seemed to be fiesty. Good. If they were girly and bubbly...it'd probably make him barf. He dealt with enough of that at work. But the raging girl, the one asking about some Ace, probably would clock him one if he made one wrong move. Would have to keep an eye out. He sipped his drink mulling other things brought up. Stuff in the water, huh? "Don't be a p***y," Gio said to James. "Whatever in there's just to psyche you out. It's all just a spectacle, you know how s**t like this is. Part to be a test n' part to draw in the rubberneckers. They wanna watch people get hurt," hence the wires, "and see people panic, like in a horror movie. Fear Factor crap. So it's probably like Jaws effects...looks scary, just to make you scream. Then you'll look like an idiot for thinking it's real." Gio ended with a shrug.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:24 pm
"Guess he did," she said after a moment, eyeing the refreshments with a sigh. "He's not gorgin' on the Mike's or schmoozin'." Maybe that was for the best: one of them had to leave completely unharmed to get the lawsuit ready, because one was a'comin'. She grabbed two water bottles before falling into Stardust's lap and offering her one.
She didn't have the energy to try and stop her from snarling at some of the other contestants. Maybelle herself was twitching with pent up anger in spite of the strain her body had gone through. So there was a Youtuber, huh? Maybe they could get some of that film for the suit.
"There were exposed wires when we went," Maybelle said to Gio in a curt tone. "This here's a shitshow, y'all, pardon my French. I'm gonna knock the producer into next Sunday next time she comes strollin' by." Half the bottle was empty in several big gulps.
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