November Intro: Red Sun Rises Like an Early Warning

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INTRO LOG: NOVEMBER

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

The New Arrivals: Hold My Hand
When you wake, it will be to the lapping of waves, frothed with foam...pulling at your hair, your skin, your clothing. The sand is soft and wet beneath you, but it's several inches submerged. And the longer you stay here, the more obvious it will be that the water level of the ocean ringing this strip of island has begun to to rise, and not merely because the tide has started to come in.

And what's more? You can tell that something else about this entire situation is horribly, horribly wrong.

Perhaps you've lost some special power. Perhaps some piece of your memory is freshly and disconcertingly blank. Perhaps you've just discovered that one of your senses is missing, or that you've been rendered unable to speak, or you've been struck by a debilitating fatigue. Not only are you stranded in some unfamiliar place, stuck on a rapidly flooding beach, but you aren't even doing it in full possession of all your faculties.
For those who agreed to put themselves at a disadvantage for a stranger, these are your consequences. If you're unclear as to the handicap your character has been assigned, if any, please check your initial acceptance notice!

All new arrivals will additionally awake with knapsacks, their names stitched to the front. The contents of said knapsacks can also be found in your acceptance notices!

For All: It's a Long Way Down
The water isn't a problem for the newest arrivals, either. It seems that the waters all over Ensō have started to rise, slowly at first, and then with a steadily increasing rate. At first, you might be forgiven for assuming the tide must simply be unusually high, or maybe that the island's begun to sink. But the longer it endures, the more obvious it becomes that neither is the case.

The water has begun to rise. Something is wrong with the island itself, or the being living on it, and now there is nothing preventing the water's inexorable approach as it steadily washes over and over the mainland. In fact, if you listen closely, you might even be able to hear a peculiar sound tearing over the cold rush of the coastal wind; something akin to a desolate wailing.

Either get to high ground - and quickly - or find out what's causing this. But either way, we suggest you hurry...because there are a great deal of newly arrived, very disoriented folk on the beach that could really, really use your help.

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As a final note to those who participated in the Test Drive Meme, bear in mind that 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.

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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

[onemanstrash]

[Sadly there's a creature following behind Guzma and his very interesting friend, and this creature isn't too fussed or food or finding other people right now.

Keaton had already been shown how to access the islets. The way back was fresh in his mind if he needed to get out quickly... He thinks. The wolfskin had returned to Enso to see what treasures he could find before the water became too much to handle. And by all the gods and dragons that be as his witness, he's found one heck of a treasure. Hello Golisopod.

As cool as insects are, ones that top him in height? Yeah, he's being a little cautious here. Following along slowly, he's shifting his feet through the water of the flooded field as silently as he can manage. When Guzma and Golisopod move, Keaton moves. Clearly he's putting all his hunting experience to good use to remain so quiet... That is until a dip in the land sends Keaton crashing into the water, a yelp just barely heard over the sound of splashing.]

Ugh c'mon, really?! That hole must've snuck up on me or-- Gah, it's in my eyes! Oh man it stings! [Stupid water stupid cool bug stupid everything.]

[yallstupid]

[Keaton is doing his kind proud - neither Golisopod nor Guzma notice the wolfskin stalking them. Probably a good thing, because had they felt they were being stalked...ah. Well, those huge, sharp claws and hulking mass on Golisopod aren't just for show, and he does know how to use the former.

Though the sudden splash and howl (perhaps literally) send both human and insect jerking their head up and around toward the source very suddenly. Golisopod flexes his arms and stands in front of his trainer, but Guzma puts a hand on the big bug's back and gives it a pat to ease him a bit before stepping forward. He splashes through the water and looks down at the wet, uh...dog? Person?? Dog-person??? It's like a Midnight Lycanroc, but mixed with a human...

A were-roc? Yeah. Nailed it.]

Homie, you real lucky you wasn't in arm's length otherwise you'd'a lost one'a yours. [A snort. Guzma isn't at all impressed he was snuck up on.] The heck you following us for?

[onemanstrash]

[Keaton quickly rubs his eyes and shakes his head a little, water dripping from his ears which causes them to twitch up and down briefly. Wuh oh, is this bad? This might be bad.]

Yeaaah. I wanna keep my arms, thanks. Speaking of, your buddy looks like he has arms to spare.

[Two giant claws, the smaller arms and two legs to walk on? That's an insect after his own heart right there.

Getting to his feet, Keaton does his best to show he's not intimidated by this tall guy, his big bug and the threat to his arms. He points to Golisopod with the most serious expression he can manage given the situation.]

That guy? Is the coolest looking bug I have ever seen in my whole life. Swear on my mother's tail. No lie. [That's a good enough reason for stalking a person, right?]