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

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.

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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Home?

[That begs the question-where do mice call home? Couldn't he just stay in this building and be 'home'? She doesn't understand mice. Sorry, Mickey.]

It's too scary here.

[No dangerous ghosts or creatures have made an appearance yet, but this whole experience is enough to spook her. The raft, the lack of cats and the unfamiliarity of it all is enough.]

They might be hiding somewhere far away now.

Then we need to look for 'em! This kinda stuff doesn't scare me!

[... okay it scares him a little but MUSKETEERS NEED TO BE BRAVE]

This place is really big, there's lots to explore!

[They might not want to be found or they could be dead. It's a possibility.

She's curious about the island too, but it concerns her that unseen dangers could be lurking about. It's unfamiliar. Way different than Tokyo.]

You can look and if you can't find them, you have to turn around and come back so you don't get lost.

Right, of course! ... Then again, it's pretty easy to get lost in a place you've never been before.

[That's a good point.]

You can put marks on the ground when you leave and follow them back later.

Why, that's a great idea! Way to go!

You think it's good?

[A compliment?? That brings a smile to her face.]

I can show you how to do it.

[It's literally just marking the ground, but she seems proud of the idea. So.]

[Mickey can make any accomplishment feel FANTASTIC]

Would you really? That'd be swell!

[Okay but Mickey this is going to be a terrible demonstration.

Oh well, she'll do her best. From inside the building. She's not going back outside right now.

Ren straightens up, lifts one foot up and steps down, hard. She's barefoot, but doesn't look troubled smacking into the stone like this. She's used to it.]

Like that! You step down hard in the dirt when you walk.

[She would offer the far superior tracking tip of using crayon graffiti to get back, if there were any buildings to deface around here. For now, this will have to do.]

[Mickey cups his chin in thought, nods sagely, and then copies the action -

steps down hard!!!]

Like that?

Yes, you did it!

[What a good mouse!!!]

Just like that.

Great! Is there anything else I can do?

[What can they do? Seto is better at this. She usually wanders aimlessly and hopes her crayon art will guide her back home.]

You can make a map.

That's another great idea! Gosh, you're just full of smart plans.

[She can't take credit for that last one.]

That was Seto's idea. He's smart.

Seto? Is he a friend of yours?

Yes, he is my friend.

[There's a great deal of fondness in her voice as she says that. Really, her only friend. Which reminds her of the names he brought up earlier.]

Are Donald and Goofy and Pluto your mouse friends?

They're my friends, but they're not mice! Goofy and Pluto are dogs, and Donald's a duck!

Are they here?

[In this building, specifically, because she's going to leave before the dogs show up. They attack in her world and she doesn't want to be around to see what his friends do.]

[His smile is a little sad now, but still a smile.]

Naw, I don't think so... I searched high and low, but I think I'm the only one from home.

The ocean is big. They might be on the rafts?

[It's a thought. A couple dogs and a duck, floating out at sea.]

... I sure hope that's true. This is the longest we've ever been apart in all our lives.

[Poor Mickey. She's not brave enough to offer her help nor would she approach the dogs anyway, but she'll keep an eye out. From far away.]

They'll find you. When they land, they'll look for you.

[Aw, that gets a warm smile.]

Heh... that's true. They wouldn't rest for a single second. Donald would yell so loud, he'd knock over every tree!

Ducks can do that kind of thing?

[She's never seen one do that before!! What an impressive animal.]

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