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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[While Jack calls for Weiss, Yrel keeps an eye on their surroundings. She keeps her hammer close to her chest in anticipation of an attack. Should something spring out at them, she can deflect its assault and counter with a painful bludgeoning. Weiss' responding tone signals she isn't injured, reducing Yrel's dread. She maintains her defensive stance just in case something is out there.]

She sounds alright. I am glad.

[Jack exhales in relief]

That's the best news I've gotten today.

[He gestures then in the direction he believed the sound to be coming from]

I think she's just off to our left. [He casts one more glance over his shoulder to be sure he's not going to accidentally lose sight of Yrel again before turning back and yelling again]

WEISS! COULD YOU GIVE US A CLUE WHERE YOU ARE? MAYBE THROW SOMETHING? OR SHAKE SOMETHING?

[ Weiss had an inkling of something very easy to spot and considered for a moment. Jack and Yrel wouldn't get another response for a few seconds. She didn't have a standard also-a-gun weapon like most people in her world did, so the best thing to fire up would probably be lightning. That would involve wasting Dust, though, and a lot of it to shoot it straight up rather than just electrifying her blade or anything like that. In the end she decides to reserve her resources and elects to go with a vocal cue: singing scales. It's simple, but frankly, it's going to be a lot more likely to help than anything that isn't likely to catch the island on fire. She's also going to stop walking herself so that she's not accidentally going in the wrong direction. Someone actually is looking for her in this case, it makes sense to wait to be found. ]

That is unorthodox, but very useful. Let's find her quickly.

[Yrel smiles encouragingly in Jack's direction before making use of Weiss' singing. It is interesting, she thinks to herself, how easily it is for two beings from two different worlds to recognize a musical scale. The draenei keeps her amusing thought to herself and focuses on the task at hand: locating their lost friend. She initiates the march in Weiss' direction, twigs and roots grinding beneath her hooves. She is silent as they approach so that she may pay the other woman her full attention. Vegetation rustles as they near Weiss' position, alerting her to their presence.]

[It was certainly not what Jack had expected but it's unique ingenuity turns up the corner of his mouth in a small smile. He's half-inclined to stay and listen but of course it is no time for that. Thus he follows Yrel, following her lead and remaining silent until at long last Weiss comes into view.

Only then does he clap his large hands together in applause]

Very well done, Miss Weiss.

[He grins then]

And I must say I am relieved to see you remain in one piece.

[ She stops once she hears the clapping and turns toward the two of them. ]

At least it's not something that would've wasted resources. I was trying to find a decent place to set up a campfire for the night. A lot of people seem to be heading toward the ruins, but I'd rather not be surrounded by a bunch of other people when we find out that we've all been brought here for The Most Hazardous Game or some variation.

[ Look, she's established that they've probably been kidnapped, she's taking precautions of her own. ]

I.. clearly got separated and couldn't find my way back.

[Yrel listens to Weiss' explanation, and silently praises the other woman for her assessment of the situation. Whether they are participants in a death match or simply stranded strangers, sleeping in close proximity to so many unfamiliar people could be dangerous. They would be vulnerable to a surprise attack from every angle. Avoiding the ruins is the best idea.

Appreciative of Weiss' forethought, as well as her admission, the draenei smiles.]

What matters is that we are together again. If you are not injured, we will look for a place together.

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

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