August Intro: You Think...You Wink...You Do A Double Blink...

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INTRO LOG: AUGUST

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr.
When: August 3rd
Where: Ensō
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Part I: Get Wrekt
You rouse to a splash of sea salt drying on your skin. A haze of glass-white sand glitters in your vision, dappled by lush palms and thick, curling foliage that disappears into a jungle of deep jade. From behind, crackling wood and sawing rope groan from a mangled life raft ran ashore. A petering wash of tide over pebbled sand fills your ears as you struggle to gain your bearings in a vast portrait of tropical color…

No...no, no, that’s not precisely how this story starts.

Why don't we start over?

You rouse to a splash of sea salt, spraying across yourself and the wooden floor beneath you as it breaks across the edge of the platform. The light as it dances across the sea is blinding, dappling white spots across your vision as you slowly come back to consciousness and realize that - this is not where you last remember being.

The middle of the ocean is likely not a place most recall being at all. As you struggle to fully comprehend the new scenario in which you have found yourself, three things become quickly apparent. The raft you find yourself upon barely constitutes as something that should float, never mind a boat. In the distance, perhaps a few hours away at most, a large island beckons to you, a wide strip of beach surrounded by cliffs making it very clear where the most fortuitous of directions shall be.

Lastly, of course, you’re not alone. Hopefully your new companion(s) are just as keen to get ashore before nightfall as you, or voyaging together will not be the most positive experience. At your side you will find a knapsack, one to every member of your raft party, and upon inspecting its contents, you will discover any rewards you may have accrued - as well as a few other items to give you a fighting chance.

A note to those who participated in the Test Drive Meme: those threads, if all parties involved would like, can be game canon in the form of dream-like memories involving a place very much like this one, though the layout is considerably different.

Part II: Choose Your Own Adventure

By fortune (or misfortune, as it were), you eventually find your feet meeting sand, blessed shore to stagger upon as you shake off your newly found sea-legs. There are those that may find this place familiar, as though it appeared in a dream, though the expanse of shore certainly seems larger. The beach stretches off into the distance on both sides, curving around sharp ridges and cliffs, mist obscuring the view the farther along it goes.

So here you are. You’ve found land. Company. Supplies. The sun is now beginning to trek rather low upon the horizon…spending the night outside in such an unfamiliar land is unappealing at best and outright dangerous at the worst.

There is one silver lining in the midst of this mess. Directly ahead, the beach curves up a gentle slope until it meets forest, some manner of building visible through the trees. Further exploration of this area will reveal a dilapidated building of sorts; the architecture is indiscernible to even the most skilled eye. Despite looking as if it has seen better days, there are areas that offer some form of shelter...and who knows what else. Just because it appears uninhabited doesn’t mean you won’t wind up pleasantly, or unpleasantly, surprised.



So what shall you do from here, traveller? There is land to be explored, strangers to meet, friends to reunite with. Supplies to inspect and plenty of questions in need of being said aloud. Choose your path, make haste, and above all else: survive. And whatever you will, take heart.

Your story is about to begin anew.

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Feeling a tad adrift? Make sure to check the Locations Page, which has details regarding the starting areas and a handy map for those who feel better with a bird's eye view!

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Comments

[prettypurpleparlor]

[She'd had to do much the same when they first came to the Surface, monsters slowly getting humans to accept them. It'd been difficult, but she would say it was worth the effort in the end.]

Fishing it is, then.

[She looks curiously at the Pokeball, intrigued by the unfamiliar technology. When an unfamiliar insectoid monster pops out, she smiles warmly and gives him a brief, polite curtsy.]

A pleasure to meet you, dearie.

[yallstupid]

[While Muffet and Golisopod get acquainted, Guzma begins to remove some of his excess layers of clothing. His hoodie, shoes, and socks are tossed far up on shore (his socks tucked away safely into the depth of his sneakers), and he begins to roll up his baggy sweats, flicking down his sunglasses over his eyes. They're going out into the shallows, so he won't have to totally change, but...this ought to do. He can just hang his clothes out to dry later.

On the other end, Golisopod inspects Muffet quietly, tilting his head at her as she says hello. She's not a pokemon - none that he's seen or smelled before - but his trainer says she's alright, and...he doesn't feel threatened. With a low rumble, Golisopod lowers his head slightly in greeting. Hello there, strange one.]

Yo, Golisopod, if y'all's done saying hello, mind corralling them fishies up to shore? Get some big ones if you can, homeboy. Your boy is hungry, and we got a lady to feed too, yeah.

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet appreciates and acknowledges his greeting. She has to wonder about the kind of world where monsters will travel around with humans and follow their orders, but they all seem to be happy working with each other, so she's not concerned.]

I'm happy to feed him too, if we have enough. Do you see any sticks that would work well for spears, or do you want me to try using my threads for netting?

[yallstupid]

What, Goli? [Guzma waves his hand with a chuckles.] Nah, he can chomp up a few for himself. Big guy can hold his breath way longer'n you and me, so pretty sure he'll go fishing himself once we done, yeah?

[Wading out to the water, Golisopod goes first, diving in once the sandbar dips into deeper water and swimming around to sort of stretch out a bit first and get himself acclimated to the current and temperature of the water.]

Oh, hey, yeah! If y'all can weave a net, that'd be sick. I can get Ariados to help if y'all need it.

Wrapped.

[prettypurpleparlor]

I should be able to manage, but feel free to let her help if you think she'd have fun.

[Muffet smiles at him and turns to walk to the edge of the shore, hands weaving out a net as she goes.]

[She casts it out again and again. And while she's still got questions, still got more than enough to worry about... for just a little while, there's only working together, making sure everyone gets properly fed.]

[And just for now, it's enough.]