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

[whiteas]

And yet they seem just as lost as we do.

[ Uncharted or not, Weiss isn't expecting them to have any kind of useful guidance. At least, she's fairly certain Tim won't. ]

That would work, but I believe it'd just end up being tinder and wouldn't burn for long.

[prettypurpleparlor]

Well, there's something reassuring in that, too, I suppose: it means we're not overreacting by being so confused.

[Muffet's sense of humor can be a little dry, sometimes.]

Likely, yes, but maybe it would burn long enough for us to hold some of the wood in it, and make a torch or two? Green wood isn't good for starting a fire, but wouldn't it still catch fire if touched to a flame that already burned?

[whiteas]

I'm not sure I'd care if someone said I was overreacting to being stranded on a foreign island whether I was in my world or not.

[ That's a big deal! ]

So far it's mostly just lit for a couple of seconds and smoked a lot.

[prettypurpleparlor]

True.

Hmm, there's got to be something around here that burns properly... dead leaves from around the bases of the trees, perhaps?

[whiteas]

For a short time. That's what I've been doing, but it really doesn't last long.

[prettypurpleparlor]

How terribly frustrating. Would driftwood work, do you think, if we could find some dry enough?

[whiteas]

I think it might be best to gather the wood and try to dry it out for later. For now, it really isn't that bad that the fire is small except that it's going to get very dark once the sun is completely down.

[ She would happily be a faunus right now if she could- that'd make seeing much easier. ]

[prettypurpleparlor]

That seems reasonable. Would you like some help with that? I think we've come at last to a point where I may actually be of some help- I do see better in the dark than humans tend to.

[whiteas]

It would certainly make me feel better when I hear something go bump in the night.

[ though asking a monster to help make sure there are no monsters is a little off. ]

Wrapping soon, you think?

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Well, you can't say she's not really experienced with monsters, at least?]

Then I'd be happy to help. This place has been frustrating enough as it is, the least I can do is help people get a little piece of mind.

Yep!

[whiteas]

Then you are welcome to share the world's saddest fire and whatever company comes around.

[ It's nice to see a familiar face, even if she has some questions about how a dream could become reality like this. ]

Think we're wrapped unless you've got more to add. :D

[prettypurpleparlor]

I look forward to it immensely.