lifeaftr | November Intro: Red Sun Rises Like an Early Warning

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.

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.

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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[It's perfect.

That's a compliment that makes her beyond happy. Few others recognize the value in her awesome garbage treasures and if Ren had a tail, it would probably wag until she flew off the island.]

Okay! [And then-] I'll show you the best places to find them. I can do that for you.

[Honestly, if she could swim and didn't have a fear of drowning, she would probably drag him into the water right now to show him seashell locations. But eh-

She shoves the items back into her bag of garbage and points towards somewhere?? Whatever, she seems to know where to go.]

We can find special treasures for you to have on the islets.

[Right now, immediately. #priorities]

You can?! You are the best. Hey, if I sniff out any places that might be hiding some good stuff? You'll be one of the first to know.

[One good turn deserves another after all. And this good turn deserves one heck of a return to make up for all this treasure talk.]

Let's get to those islets then. You point the way and I'll... [What can he do to help out here... OH. IDEA.] Here, want a ride?

[If Ren can avoid the wagging tail, she is more than welcome to climb up on Keaton's back as he crouches down for her.]

[If he's not a cat, Ren will be highly disappointed. Not only does he appreciate treasure like one should, but he's even as kind as one.]

Okay. We'll find lots of good treasures together.

[Two pairs of eyes are all it takes. They'll be swimming in seashells and rocks in no time. Plus, she has a pirate he needs to meet. They'll take the island by storm.

And oddly enough, this isn't the first time someone has offered a piggyback ride. She can walk, but the rising water makes her nervous. If he can move quicker-if he's a kind-hearted cat trying to get her out of a bad situation, then it's okay.]

Will it hurt you if I do that?

November Intro: Red Sun Rises Like an Early Warning

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