SETTING
SETTING
With the world's economy in shambles and prisons overflowing, a man named Rinichirou Hagire had a brilliant idea: Why not combine incarceration with entertainment? And so Deadman Wonderland was born: Japan's very first privately-owned prison, located in the remote village of Akagawa, formerly known for fishing and little else. DW receives funding from a number of private sponsors, but it receives most of its income from the public who come to watch the prisoners perform.
DW is also an amusement park open to the public. Unfortunately for its prisoners, it's only open to the public. Inmates must stay in the main building at all times, except for when they are escorted elsewhere for a performance. Any attempts to escape will be punished severely.
The main building consists of one central area and six cell blocks. The main area has two floors, and contains a cafeteria, lounge, library, computer lab, common room, and gift shop.
Cafeteria
Located on the first floor of the central area, the cafeteria is where all inmates can obtain fresh meals three times a day. Of course, without cast points, those meals will all consist of bland oatmeal-like slop with only water to drink. It's still nutritious, however, and will supply any inmate's dietary needs.
Common room
The common room is located on the first floor. There's not much to do there, but it is a place where inmates may gather and meet with one another, or go to just relax. It contains vending machines, and a few chairs and tables to sit at.
Gift shop
The gift shop is located on the first floor, in the center of the building. Here, almost anything may be purchased with cast points: Candy, food, drink, clothing of all sorts, as well as network devices to access the prison journal system. There are also many useless toys and souvenirs to waste CP on commemorate your stay at DW. The gift shop has two checkout desks -- One to purchase items from the store itself, and one to make special purchases: Special-ordered food and clothing, an upgraded room in the dormitories, a pet, a sentence reduction.
Library
The library is located on both the first and second floors, and is available for all inmates to use to enrich themselves and read books. Books on all ordinary subjects -- science, history, nature, social studies, reference, fiction, etc. -- are available. Up to three books can be checked out at a time, but they must be returned within one week or a late fee of 100CP per book per day will accumulate.
A private room on the first floor of the library is used for three hours a day to provide classes for any inmates under the age of 18, should they choose to attend. Students will be compensated for their time with a payment of 500 CP per day they attend class.
Computer lab
Located on the second floor next to the library, the computer lab contains, well, computers. Every computer has access to the prisonwide journal system as well as pages detailing the rules and regulations of DW, but each inmate is allocated only ten minutes on a computer each day.
Lounge
With a cover charge of 2000 CP in addition to the price of food and drinks, the lounge is a place where inmates can kick back, relax, and get plastered. It's located on the second floor.
Cell blocks
There are six cell blocks surrounding the main area, labeled A through F. Each cell block has fourteen floors, but with the exception of F block, only three are available on each. (More will become available if the extant floors are filled up.) Each floor has fifteen cells, all of which (except for in F block) are home to two inmates.
The A, B, and C blocks are the standard cell blocks all new inmates are initially assigned to. They are segregated by gender: A block is for male prisoners, B block for female prisoners, and C block for prisoners of other genders. Inmates are initially roomed according to their legal sex, but may request a transfer once and only once. (A major private sponsor of DW is an international organization for the rights of gender-nonconforming prisoners.) Each cell block has one shower facility on the first floor, with partitions between each standing space and curtains that can be drawn for privacy. There's enough room for 20 inmates to shower at a time.
The cells in the three standard blocks are drab and dismal. They have no carpet, the walls are bare, and there's only one window, set high up in the wall with bars covering it. The window has no glass, so it can get quite chilly at night. The bunkbeds have futon mattresses, flat pillows, and uncomfortable blankets. At least there's a partition in front of the toilet so that no one can see you using it from the hallway!
You're free to do whatever you like in your rooms, but keep in mind the entire front wall is open to the hallway, so there's basically no privacy. You can come and go as you like during the day, but between the hours of 9PM and 7AM the cell doors lock, and you had better be in your room.
The D and E blocks contain upgraded rooms with more comfort and privacy. They have actual doors rather than wide-open walls with bars, the bathrooms are separate and contain showers, the floor is carpeted, and the beds have soft mattresses and pillows and more comfortable sheets and blankets. Each cell has room for two inmates; in D block the cells are segregated by gender, with men on the first floor, women on the second, and others on the third. E block, however, is unisex.
A room in D or E block costs 100,000 CP per person per month. If one inmate is short on rent, the other may choose to cover their half, but they don't have to.
F block is for private rooms, and is also the only cell block where all fourteen floors are open. Rooms on the first floor are rented out on a nightly basis (7000 CP per night) and may be used for certain purposes. The rooms on the second floor and up are rented out on a monthly basis. The cheapest rooms, on the second and third floors, are single-person versions of the rooms in D and E block, and cost 100,000 CP per month; the most expensive rooms, on the top floors, are sprawling apartments with a balcony, enough room to hold a party, a kitchen, and even a jacuzzi; these rooms cost 5,000,000 CP per month. The other rooms vary in quality and price between these two extremes, getting more luxurious and expensive the higher the level they are on.
There is no curfew for inmates in D, E, or F block.
Courtyard
Surrounding the main building is an outer wall; within that outer wall is a courtyard in which inmates may relax, mingle, and purchase various snacks from vendors set up. Ice cream, cotton candy, and anpan are regularly available. There are six exits to the courtyard on the first floor, in-between each of the cell blocks.