The Real Anime Harem

[Knight Errant]

"Same here, Frank. And you can call me Sam." He smiles a bit, then returns his gaze to the shelves. "Nice library, isn't it? I'll probably spend most of my time here... as long as they didn't stock the shelves with trash, that is..."

[muffinstud]

[Just in time, just in time...]

"That's all of them. Welcome program initiating. Closing the facility. It's your show now." Dave flicks one last switch and turns to give the woman the go ahead. Even in the shadows, her grin is visible, hungry and vicious. "Then let the game begin..."

The dining room looks grand (despite the extra round it took for the textures to pop in) and is quite spacious. The table is a dark, rich cherry polished to a lavish shine. One wall is taken up completely by a bay window with a box seat. One wall displays a tapestry of Native American origin, perhaps Apache or Hopi or Navajo. The other wall has a painting of high desert mountains smothered with snow and lined with happy trees and brush. The size of the room, especially the table, would allow somewhere from 10 to 15 people to eat a classy dinner together.

The library is stocked with fitting titles. Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Austen, Dickens, Hugo... all the classics are there. Some of the newer authors fill a section as well, from King to Cussler to Clancy. One section is devoted entirely to an extensive encyclopedia, while the books around it seem to be similar reference books such as atlases and the like. Why, in one of the corners closer to the ground there is even a children's section. It's small, however, and mostly made of Dr. Suess books.

No swimwear is to be found near the pool or hot tub area. No sheds in sight either, but Ed would notice a ceramic panel made to match the texture of the concrete patio. Underneath are the workings for the pool and hot tub, from lighting to the filtration system. It's all there, and from what he can see, both use salt water rather than chlorine to maintain cleanliness. There is, of course, a net and the standard tools on hooks on the side of the house.

Upstairs, the rooms all seem rather plain, save for the one across from the bathroom. The normal rooms have a full sized bed, dresser, small walk in closet, and a door leading to each adjacent room directly. The master bedroom however, has a king-sized bed with bannisters and the works. The closet is spacious, and has all the dresser drawers one could need built into the walls. While the bed and the closet keep the room itself from being spacious, there is still ample room to walk about. Passing the bathroom reveals it has a laundry nook at the entrance.

The hurried Irishman will notice the gates swinging closed behind him. He is greeted by the expansive flower gardens, with the orchard and vegetable garden visible on either side of the manor. He'd entered by the skin of his teeth, and by the time the gates clanged shut, something crackled in the bushes of the garden. In fact, this same crackling is heard all over the grounds, and throughout the house. It's an unfamiliar woman's voice.

"Welcome all, to your new home. You'll be staying here for a fair amount of time, so do make yourselves comfortable. We started recording as the first of you arrived, and it won't end until you all leave. As for the game itself, every one of you will receive cash at the end of the game. However, there will only be two winners, and only they will get the grand prize. If you feel the need to vent, there is a confessional booth under the east staircase. Welcome again, and have fun!" The crackling dies off, and everyone save for Jonathan feels an itching sensation at the base of their neck.

[Maiden Miki]

"Well surely I am going to get this one. All the others look as plain as heck. Also how can I host a party here in this place if I don't have the space," said Micheal after reviewing the other rooms and walking around the master bedroom. He scratch around his neck and paused to listen to the voice. He liked the idea of money but Micheal had plans to win the whole thing. He knew that losers can get small deals but if he wanted to be taken care of for life then he needs to be one of the winners no matter what.

"Then I guess the winning pair gets to stay in this room," said Micheal as he sat on the bed and began to lay on it. "Then this must be my bed."

[Blindsense]

The Irishman idly itches the back of his neck as he tries to catch his breath. "Well, don't think I could've cut that one any closer if I'd tried," he chuckles, wandering towards the front door before being distracted by the orchards nearby. The trees were rather impressive, all perfectly trimmed and adorned with fresh green leaves. "Good thing I made it, too... Worst case scenario, this place is practically a paid vacation!" Another chuckle as he takes a seat on a nearby bench. He was in no big hurry to meet the others... He liked alone time, and in a place like this it was practically a crime not to sit for a spell and enjoy the sights and sounds of the orchard.

[Mendi-chan]

Matt frowns, itching a source of irritation at the base of his neck, before looking around at the crackling. "That's quite an expansive sound system... And we're being recorded even now, eh?" He frowns... Something wasn't right. Sure, he hadn't necessarily seen all of the contestants yet, but there was one rather glaring problem. "Excuse me! I'm afraid there has been a mistake. You see, I'm rather heterosexual in nature and this competition seems to be... well... Exclusively male. Perhaps I'll just let myself out."

[Knight Errant]

Sam looks pleased with the selections in the library, and is about to comment again when he hears the loud speaker crackle, the woman's voice coming over the air. He listens... rolling his eyes once its done.

"Confessionals... what a crock. Vent your inner feelings in a dark quiet place... with a camera." He sighs at the horrible taste of most TV viewers, and scratches the back of his head idly. "I wonder what she meant by 'grand prize'..."

[Harri-chan]

Leon was watching Ed when he nearly got bowled over by Harry. Even tough the other guy managed to flip over him, the urge to get out of the way combined with the suprised of the flip and facepalm sent him stumbling backwards as he lost his footing, "Watch where you're going!", he yelled, his arms flailing to try and regain his balance. He barely had time to notice the itching as he went right over the edge of the pool and with a splash landed backwards in the water!

[Zilla]

George doesn't waste time thoroughly investigating the bedrooms; there's people to meet! The intercom relays its message as he makes his way back down the stairs, and he bashfully recalls his own inglorious entrance to the manor. He scratches the back of his neck in embarrassment and wanders out the back door, onto a patio where a bunch of guys are gathered around a pool, one of them spilling into it ungracefully, another falling on his face. He can't help but laugh at the guys as he enters the scene... Not the most delicate of introductions here.

"Bad luck, guys!" he says with an apologetic smile. He offers hands to help Harry and Leon up. "I'm George, a pleasure to meet you," he offers to the pair.

[Brnin8r]

Ed made a note of the lack of shed, though it was nice to know the switches for the hot tub. He could only imagine how helpful that would be later on. He looked from the panel to see Leon tumble into the pool, "I'd be carefuly if I were you!" he said with a small smirk. People needed that sort of thing from time to time, especially when they made a fool of themselves.

As the announcement ended, Danner rolled his neck to rid himself of a faint itching, though as it continued he attributed it to the sun. He might have missed that spot with his sunscreen. It would have been that easy to rationalize it if he knew that he never missed a spot. His hand came up to his neck, fidgeting with the collar of his shirt, trying to fix it that way in case it was the tag.

When George approached the pool Ed raised his hand in a silent wave, though as it was clear his intent was for the other two he went about his business, scratching that itch.

[Victorious]

Cash for everyone? That was an interesting set-up...albeit, he supposed that the show might be liable for taking people out of work for so long. More importantly, two winners?

He reached his hand back idly, scratching his neck as he glanced over the rather lavish room, clearly impressed. Much fancier then most reality TV shows, in fact. Resting his suitcase on the table, he idly makes his way to the window.

[Mystic Mina]

Harry is about to berate Leon for getting in his way, since it was clearly the other man's fault for not watching where he was going, when he is suddenly hit by a splash of water! Damn it, now he has to pay for the cleaning of his new suit AND the repair of his motorcycle! How could this day get any worse?

"YOU should watch where YOU'RE going, you klutz!" He yells at Leon while waving a fist around in the air. "And now you got pool water on my suit! Do you know how much this cost me!?"

[Zilla]

George nods to Ed with a small "hey," then turns his attention to Harry. "Ah, dude, chill out. It's not like that guy tried to get you wet or anything, and complaining isn't going to dry the suit off. Come on, we'll take care of it." He renews his offer to pull him up.

[Blaze]

Frank smiles at Sam and nods, running his finger along the spines of the books, nodding in appreciation.

"Well... no need to worry about that. Looks like they have all the classics and them some."

He chuckles at his comment on how he would be spending a lot of time here.

"Same here. At the very least to stay away from those who were driven to come here by hormones."

[Zoey]

Jonathan looks around trying to find a PA system or something, but listens to the message curiously. "Wait, two winners? I wasn't told of this. I thought there was only going to be 1 Harem King" he said to himself a bit disappointed, still maybe by saying two winners they meant a harem king and queen? That would be nice. Anyways even if he lost worse case scenario is that he didn't get to be with girls, but atleast he still gets some cash.

After the announcement Jonathan takes his things and goes upstairs to find a room to settle in. Hopefully there's a room for everyone so he's going to look for an unclaimed one to settle in.

[Knight Errant]

Sam nods at Frank's comments. "Yeahhh... I haven't met everyone here yet. I'm hoping there will be a formal group introduction..." He pauses as he thinks of the loudspeaker. "Probably not... this thing seems to be poorly run." He sighs. "Or they just want to throw everyone in this place, start filming, and hope for entertaining results." He grumbles.