Dreamland Host Post

[sparklyrichbastard]

[Once Tamaki is sure that he's assembled all of his friends that there are to be found, he drags them back to his room for an emergency meeting of the Host Club.]

Are any of you hurt? Have the kidnappers made any demands yet? Let's all stay calm and make a plan!

[He might be looking at Kyouya for that last part.]

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[cakelover]

I found a candy shop!

[ #important contributions from the eldest person in the room ]

[sparklyrichbastard]

. . .

Yes, thank you, Honey-sempai.

[Because you know what, now is not the time to question Honey-sempai's sweet tooth.]

[cakelover]

Also, going near the fences makes your wrist thing beep! Like a warning. I could get over the fence - Takashi too - but, I think trying it might be a bad thing. Kyo-chan agreed!

[ That's...more on topic, right?

But that's really all he's got...SORRY, KING. ]

[sparklyrichbastard]

I think that was a wise decision. If manga has taught me anything, it's that you should never ignore that sort of ominous beeping!

[dotdotdotstare]

[Mori agrees.]

Good job.

[as for the rest:

injuries - obvious, nothing needs to be said.
kidnappers - no
plans - no
staying calm - THIS HE CAN DO.

.... silence.]

[cakelover]

[ OH, PRAISE. Mori gets a sunny smile, as he kicks his legs off the side of Tamaki's bed, idly waiting for someone to come up with a Brilliant Plan. ]

[glasshole]

You know, it's not really standard for the victims of a kidnapping to also receive the demands.

[God. No, this was expected. Expected enough for the following to have accompaniment from handwritten charts.]

From what I can tell, we've already been missing for several days. The amount of rations available suggest that we're expected to remain here somewhat longer which certainly suggests a ransom kidnapping. I would say I expect rescue to be imminent, however...

I think it's almost to a certainty that we're no longer in the country. Given the size of this park and the lack of any satellite reception... Well, that's going to delay any sort of armed response.

The plan is fairly obvious. Acting recklessly and drawing unwanted attention to ourselves is only going to make matters worse. Our aim is to avoid attracting attention until my security team manages to find us, or until whatever demands are met. But it also wouldn't be a bad idea to look for information that might lead us to learn where we are being held.

[sparklyrichbastard]

I suppose that's a "no" to organizing the rest of the hostages into a revolution against our captors, isn't it...

Say, Kyouya, why do you think there are so many hostages here? If it were money, I should think that one or two of us would be enough for even the most ambitious kidnappers.

[cakelover]

That announcement said something about a medical condition, right?

[ no idea what that meant, just bringing it up again ]

[glasshole]

It really was rather inane. A medical condition, really? I guess that explains the bandages.

[He sort of slept through most of the message.]

Though I do know a few people who regularly have trouble adjusting to reality.

[sparklyrichbastard]

It did... ugh, it really gives me the chills.

[glasshole]

Once we've exhausted our other options, I still don't suggest you mention that plan again.

Now, the composition is interesting, isn't it? There are a lot of us, and no one else is anyone of note as far as I can tell. I assume whatever organization is behind this has some other purpose in mind for those people. I would put them out of your mind, as it isn't really relevant to our situation and getting involved won't do us any good.

Whatever they're up to, it's certainly going to be expensive. Even with cutting costs on food and supplies, a massive operation like this can't survive without a source of income. Though taking all five of us was certainly overkill, or at least excessive confidence.

[sparklyrichbastard]

Okay, I won't...

[Don't worry, Mom, he'll stay out of trouble. We'll, he'll try to stay out of trouble, probably. That's got to be worth something.]

But I can't just put all those other people out of my mind! Shouldn't we at least reassure them that help is coming?

...and wait a second. Does that mean we're just the funding?

[crueltobekind]

My head hurts and Hikaru isn't here and I haven't seen any kidnappers at all yet!

[He may have missed that last part about staying calm and having plans.]

[dotdotdotstare]

[Without his twin, they're an uneven number when it comes to people who can look out for each other. Honey's a full time job, but he'll offer a little solidarity from one super devoted guy to another.

Mori is just gonna scoot over here, stare, and... shoulder pat. Just gonna attempt to transfer some of his chill here.]

[crueltobekind]

[Mori's chill is always soothing (at least in upsetting situations like this). Kaoru draws in a few deep breaths, focusing on just doing that to try to bring himself under control.]

. . . Thanks, Mori-senpai.

[sparklyrichbastard]

[Scoots over on the other side and pats his other shoulder.]

If Hikaru's not here, it means that he's still safe. He'll be leading the rescue charge, no doubt.

[crueltobekind]

He's going to make himself sick worrying too.

[sparklyrichbastard]

He'll be all right. He has Haruhi and your parents there to support him.

[crueltobekind]

[Following the announcement about rules and roles, Kaoru's making his way back to the Ultra Secret King's Meeting Room (or whatever ridiculous name Tamaki has given the meeting room). He's pretty pale and unsettled, obviously not dealing well with the situation.]

Hey . . . ah. We should tell each other if we have a buddy, shouldn't we? If we don't know and wind up voting out someone's partner— We don't want to risk that.

. . . I've got one.

[sparklyrichbastard]

Kaoru...

[crueltobekind]

His name is K and I'm pretty sure he's some kind of robot. I wish I could be excited about it.

[sparklyrichbastard]

So he really is a robot? Not just a guy in a robot suit?

[cakelover]

Kao-chan...?

[ THAT'S...not good news. ]

[crueltobekind]

[Tries to muster up a smile. It's not very effective.]

Hopefully he's good at this . . . "game".