VENDING MACHINE/REGAINS (R1)

[bathymetric]

What is this?

This is the vending machine, sometimes referred to as The Regain Hole! Located in scenic Area A of the facility, the Vending Machine gets a room all to itself, with it alone standing in the middle! Characters get coins throughout the week and put them in, and a couple times a week the mods will slide in and decide what they get out of the experience! Items range from things your character might recognize from home, things your character might recognize from someone else, and... mostly it's just weird junk.

Wait, coins?

Yup, coins! In character, there's no good explanation for why they show up, but every once in a while a number of silver coins, about the size of an American Silver Dollar, appear overnight, neatly stacked by a character's bedside table or windowsill. Out of character, these coins are your reward for meeting and going above and beyond the call of duty in terms of threads! For every five comments from your character in a thread (multiple increments in one thread for multiple coins ARE allowed up to five, or 25 comments), you can link that thread here and be rewarded with an appropriate number of coins!

Up to ten coins can be redeemed per comment, but not per regain period - multiple comments are allowed, more than ten just becomes a little unwieldy on the mod end. Please do not edit your comments to add more coins! Just make another, it's fine. Generally, regains will be processed twice a week, but if there are delays or changes we'll let you know.

Can I get stuff from home back here?

Why, yes you can! Every roll has a chance to drop a character regain, either from your character or from another - though most of the time it'll be from a unique pool of very special and very useful items chosen by... well, someone must have picked them.

What if my character gets a regain from someone else's character?

Well, in that case, do whatever your character would with it! You might want to let the other player know for courtesy, of course, and work something out if they would rather your character not like... eat it, but ultimately it's your choice.

Do coins expire?

Nope! You can keep backtagging a thread on Week 1 until the final week and turn it in then, it's your call.

What if I expire?

In the unfortunate event of your character's planned death, I highly encourage you to turn in coins anyway! Your characters final coins will be distributed as possible between their threading partners.

Are there threads that don't count for coins?

Yep! Any thread in an investigation, a trial, or Angel's office hours is disqualified from counting for coins, but most everything else is fair game! You can even use threads both for AC and regains!

Can I submit a thread again if I already got coins for part of it, but it got longer?

Yep! Just make sure to note so, and start the thread when you link it just after the last multiple of five - don't want any of your comments going to waste, after all!

Comments

[emberserker]

1) Therion (9)
2) Lif (9)
3) Nira (6)
4) Aela (15)
5) Rin (5)
6) Shelley (6)
7) Alice (7)
8) Jasper (6)
9) Mira (11)
10) Kirei (5)

[onefuture]

1. Aela (16)
2. Anna (11)
3. Birkin (11)
4. Piers (5)
5. Shelley (9)
6. Jasper (6)
7. Therion (9)
8. Mira (8)

[fivestagegod]

1. With Nira (12)
2. With Shelley (12)
3. With Rin (10)
4. With Aela (20)

[shieldsister]

1. Nira (10)
2. Therion (11)
3. Lif (18)
4. Birkin (17)

[bolderfell]

1. Anna (10)
2. Shelley (10)

[emberserker]

1) Ema (9)
2) Rhea (10)
3) Vincent (6)
4) Shelley (6)

[fivestagegod]

1. With Lif (12)
2. With Ema (10)
3. With Aela (21)
4. With Anna (10)

[philoxenia]

1. Therion (15)
2. Aela (25)
3. Rhea (15)

[archboxer]

1. Mira (15)
2. Therion (16)

[mouflon]

1. Jasper (6)
2. Shelley (8)
3. Birkin (10)
4. Anna (11)

[shieldsister]

1. Shelley (15)
2. Alice (12)
3. Anna (16)
4. Rhea (13)

[fivestagegod]

1. With Aela (16)
2. With Aela (25)
3. With Rin (12)

[precognit]

Anna (8)
Aela (12)
Shelley (9)
Therion (11)
Nova (5)

[hardnosed]

1. Anna (11)
2. Shelley (10)
3. Mira (6)
4. Aela (10)
5. Alice (11)
6. Ema (5)
7. Lif (7)
8. Rin (8)
9. Rose (5)

[shieldsister]

1. Mira (26)
2. Kirei (5)
3. Birkin (20)

[mouflon]

1. Ema (10)
2. Birkin (11)
3. Anna (11)
4. Kirei (10)
5. Lif (6)

[snackooed]

1) Anna (8)
2) Nova (5)
3) Jasper (5)
4) Della (8)
5) Vincent (6)
6) Mira (11)
7) Therion (18)
8) Lif (5)
9) Birkin (9)
10) Shelley (7)

[obstagoodboy]

1) Nira (8)
2) Lif (5)
3) Rose (5)
4) Ema (5)

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 46. Hand Bra - Who the heck left this in here? It almost seems like it belongs in a whole other world.
2 - 28. Toy Laser Sword - A toy sword handle with a collapsible blade in one of several different colors! This one is red. Not affiliated with any existing multimedia franchise.
3 - 45. I Can’t Believe it’s Not Margarine! - A single stick of unsalted butter. Better refrigerate it.
4 - 22. Live Bait - A styrofoam cup just… full of worms. In case you want to go fishing, or pull a really mean prank!
5 - 56. Pin-Up Calendar? - A calendar for the year 2015, featuring lurid pictures of… wait, no, those are just normal janitors in full coveralls standing in exotic locations.
6 - Make up kit: A plastic travel tote with partially used make up. From the looks of it you could do an impressive stage look with these. Also there’s a large array of nail polish, most in black or stark hot colors.
7 - 05. Tea Variety Pack - An assortment of different teas, mostly green tea blends. If you find one you like, better hope another one of these drops, because there’s only one of each in here!
8 - 19. Stuffed Kangaroo - About a foot tall, and… it’s a kangaroo, what do you want from me?
9 - 26. Coconut - It’s a coconut. Secretly, as a food famous for floating, it’s suffering more than any of you while trapped at the bottom of the sea, but it refuses to complain…
10 - 48. Trust Exercises and You! - A thorough guide to conducting, coordinating, and adjudicating exercises from the classic trust fall to the more advanced. Be the self-made king of your workplace and transmit all your good vibes with this book from wordsmith and morale expert… the name seems to have been blacked out?
11 - 49. Tiger Stripe Suit - A fitted suit and pants in full orange-and-black tiger stripes. Somehow, putting in on makes you feel stealthy, but… that can’t be right, can it?
12 - 26. Coconut - It’s a coconut. Secretly, as a food famous for floating, it’s suffering more than any of you while trapped at the bottom of the sea, but it refuses to complain…
13 - Axe: A two-handed axe that looks a little heavy, but even a twig person can lift it if they have enough rage. Who put this in here?

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - Cell Phone: It has a cute cell phone case too. It miraculously comes with a charger.
2 - 54. The Dreaded Knarrevik - An IKEA-branded nightstand! Comes unassembled in-box with the instructions missing. Good luck!
3 - 60. “Personal Space Reminder” - A small handheld device that, when you press a button, generates an external current of electricity. Could be dangerous if you touched someone with the electric parts!
4 - 59. “Extra-Large Spice Grinder” - It’s. It’s just a full-on Medieval-style mace.
5 - 14. Waterfall Poster - A full-size wall poster with a beautiful photo of Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world. If you’re not into Rita Hayworth, this might be a useful tool to help you break out of here.
6 - 19. Stuffed Kangaroo - About a foot tall, and… it’s a kangaroo, what do you want from me?
7 - 10. Diamond - Literally just a raw diamond, about the size of a pea, that looks freshly dug up from somewhere.
8 - Combat Manual (Distant Counter): An odd book that doesn't seem to have any power here. It does hold instructions on how to teach ones self to counterattack from a distance, however.
9 - 01. Matryoshka Dolls - A series of intricately painted nesting dolls, meant for display rather than as a toy for children. At the center there’s… a stick of gum?
10 - 06. Hand-Made Paper - Just a loose stack of really fancy bespoke paper! To make those letters you write in case of your death really pop, you know?
11 - 55. Free Trial Disc - A CD advertising 2000 hours of free internet. Man, these sure have gotten desperate, huh?
12 - 24. Black Lotuss - Oh man, this is like the most expensive trading card in the… hang on now, it’s counterfeit! What a ripoff!

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 57. “Letter Opener” - A serrated combat knife that wouldn’t be out of place trying to survive in the wilderness.
2 - 61. “Landscaping Aid” - It’s just a really big rock. Man, if one of you used this to kill someone else here at the bottom of the ocean… that’d be fucked up, huh?
3 - 39. Bathrobe - A cheap deep red bathrobe, for when you want to look classy in your study but you just aren’t the kind of person with money for things like “a study” or “books” or “quality fabric.”
4 - 31. Wizard Hat - A big pointy blue and silver hat! For commanding mystical energies, or maybe just looking like a dork.
5 - 14. Waterfall Poster - A full-size wall poster with a beautiful photo of Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world. If you’re not into Rita Hayworth, this might be a useful tool to help you break out of here.
6 - 16. Marionette - An intricate and complex puppet that either looks creepy or cool, depending on your point of view.
7 - First Aid Spray: A can of medicinal spray, courtesy of the Umbrella Corporation. Its instant-healing effects don't work here, unfortunately, but it'll at least clean wounds out to keep them from getting infected. Ironically.
8 - 13. Air Tank - A tank of air suitable for diving. It would be a great help towards getting out of here… if you had a door, and if it weren’t empty.
9 - 17. Mango - A relatively high-quality mango, which might be surprising the longer into this whole thing you get one out of the machine. You could make a religion out of this.
10 - 07. Life-Sized Stuffed Penguin - A stuffed penguin about a foot and a half tall. Looks almost real, but is almost unbelievably soft.

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 57. “Letter Opener” - A serrated combat knife that wouldn’t be out of place trying to survive in the wilderness.
2 - Sökkvabekkr: A large, glowing purple sword. Outside of looking intimidating, it (thankfully) seems to just be a normal sword.
3 - 18. Bucket of Bricks - A plastic bucket with a lid full of small, colorful, interconnecting blocks. The only limit to what you can build is your imagination! No minifigures included.
4 - 10. Diamond - Literally just a raw diamond, about the size of a pea, that looks freshly dug up from somewhere.
5 - 10. Diamond - Literally just a raw diamond, about the size of a pea, that looks freshly dug up from somewhere.
6 - 16. Marionette - An intricate and complex puppet that either looks creepy or cool, depending on your point of view.
7 - 32. Velvet Cape - A full velvet cape, perfect for swishing around and pretending you’re either an old-timey aristocrat or a vampire. Also useful if you wanna get a LARP started in here.
8 - 58. “Almond Flavoring” - A tightly-sealed vial of some kind of powder with a skull and crossbones on it and a very direct warning label informing the reader that it’s Literally Just Cyanide.
9 - 62. “Social Distancing Device” - A six-foot-long staff, with a pointed blade at the end. Yep, it’s a spear! Has all the powers of a spear, too. Like stabbing.
10 - 34. Blobfish Kigurumi - No one asked for this. No one needed to bring this into the world.

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 29. Monopoly - An obscure version of Monopoly based on a cartoon you’ve never heard of called “The Rocket Kids.” But hey, it’s still Monopoly, everyone’s favorite game for building closer bonds with your friends and family!
2 - 49. Tiger Stripe Suit - A fitted suit and pants in full orange-and-black tiger stripes. Somehow, putting in on makes you feel stealthy, but… that can’t be right, can it?
3 - Firewood: It's a pile of chopped firewood, if you're tempted to set the fire alarm off. Actually, don't do that.
4 - 19. Stuffed Kangaroo - About a foot tall, and… it’s a kangaroo, what do you want from me?

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 08. Water Bottle - A bottle of delicious spring water. Refreshing!
2 - 40. Distinguished Dress - A beautiful, beautiful… article of clothing.
3 - 53. Origami Instructions - A book of instructions on how to fold paper into cool things! Unfortunately, it doesn’t actually come with any paper.
4 - 28. Toy Laser Sword - A toy sword handle with a collapsible blade in one of several different colors! This one is blue. Not affiliated with any existing multimedia franchise.
5 - 45. I Can’t Believe it’s Not Margarine! - A single stick of unsalted butter. Better refrigerate it.

CONGRATULATIONS

[bathymetric]

1 - 02. BBQ Sauce - A bottle of… barbeque sauce. Might be cool if you had, like, a barbeque!
2 - 49. Tiger Stripe Suit - A fitted suit and pants in full orange-and-black tiger stripes. Somehow, putting in on makes you feel stealthy, but… that can’t be right, can it?
3 - 25. Box of Chocolates - Wow, it’s just like life! Careful not to grab the one that just kinda tastes like it’s full of shampoo.
4 - 26. Coconut - It’s a coconut. Secretly, as a food famous for floating, it’s suffering more than any of you while trapped at the bottom of the sea, but it refuses to complain…
5 - 45. I Can’t Believe it’s Not Margarine! - A single stick of unsalted butter. Better refrigerate it.
6 - First Aid Spray: A can of medicinal spray, courtesy of the Umbrella Corporation. Its instant-healing effects don't work here, unfortunately, but it'll at least clean wounds out to keep them from getting infected. Ironically.
7 - Locket: A circular gold locket with a simple, generic design etched into the cover. Contains a family portrait inside.
8 - 34. Blobfish Kigurumi - No one asked for this. No one needed to bring this into the world.
9 - 03. Donut - These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite! Which is to say yes, this is a single jelly-filled donut. It doesn’t even look suspiciously like any other kind of food.
10 - 20. Wooden Flute - Hand-carved and actually really nice. There’s not even really a drawback to this one.