January Intro: I Know the Winter's Getting Colder

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INTRO LOG: JANUARY

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: January 5th and onward
Where: Chol and surrounding waters
Warnings: Mark as needed!

The Overview: New Lands
New arrivals will not be waking in the typical hub of activity; instead, they will find themselves coming to on the small island of Chol. While the island's fringes are little more than an unforgiving spread of craggy, canyon-like rock and coastal cliffs, the island dips down to form a fertile divot of edenic woodland in its center. The people living there will even be helpful and polite to you, should you inquire after them.

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

Icebreaker: This is the Winter of Our Youth
Unless you're someone with a fondness for the cold, you'll undoubtedly be waking with more than a slight chill in your bones. The appearance of the island of Chol has signaled a coming event of great import in LifeAftr, and unfortunately, the signs of that event's approach have already been set in motion. The temperature has begun to drop as the sun's rays begin to die, faster and faster, leading to an impressive cold snap in the ocean waters - particularly those surrounding Chol.

It is for that reason that you won't be waking on Chol, per se. Instead, you'll be waking on a thick crust of ice that's mantled itself over the ocean waters, freezing solid enough to bear your weight...for the most part. The ice won't hold forever; it isn't meant to. If you happen to be particularly vivacious in your waking, or especially active in general, thick cracks will start to spiderweb out from underneath those impacts with low, warning chunks and wrenches of fracturing ice. Better hurry to land soon, unless you care to take a little dip into those freezing cold ocean waters.

Mainland: When We Pick Over the Past
Should you make it to the land of Chol, braving the iced-over waters surrounding its craggy shores, you'll encounter something at least as startling - the people who have elected to set up a rudimentary encampment upon its lands. While a bit on the scalier side, the Jormun are nonetheless allied to you land-dwellers, and will welcome you to the island. Most will be preoccupied with preparations for an approaching siege, but many will comment idly that the cold is a sign of the coming battle. Some may point you to their leader, known to most as Munin, but others will venture hospitality based on the actions of those land-dwellers that came before you, who were successful in allying themselves to this sea-dwelling people.

Those who might have braved the cold a little too fiercely will quickly be offered some rather rough blankets - perhaps more on par with burlap sacks in terms of texture - as well as a hot brew that the Jormun call brrkshavak. Heated to a boil just prior to being served, the drink will be more than adequate in warming your weary bones, though it bodes mentioning that it is both scalding hot and made with a fleshy kind of undersea herb that is akin to crushed chili pepper in taste.

It'll warm you up, all right.

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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

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet looks pleased with their manners and extends one of her own hands to shake theirs gently but briskly.]

A pleasure to meet you, circumstances aside. Would you care for some help getting somewhere warmer? This cold came on terribly quickly for us all.

[lightlessfuture]

[ They look at the ice, then the knapsack, and then at Muffet; they tilt their head in obvious thought.

They're pretty sure they can get to shore on their own, but they're not sure how to communicate that. But then again, it's impolite to refuse....

Eventually, they give Muffet a nod, slowly. Though she's clearly a spider, she hasn't tried to eat or attack them yet, so it's probably fine to trust her. ]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[She smiles, glad that they're willing to trust her.]

Then may I carry you? Or at least carry your pack for you, if you'd prefer to walk. I'm sure you're quite capable of handling yourself, but my stride is longer and the weight is no trouble to me, so we'd make it off the ice much faster.

[lightlessfuture]

[ After a moment's consideration, they nod enthusiastically. They don't get to be carried often, but it'd be a lie to say they didn't enjoy the free ride. ]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet suppresses a giggle at their enthusiasm, finding it adorable but not wanting to seem insulting. She reaches down and scoops them up carefully, holding them comfortably in one pair of her arms as she heads steadily towards the mainland.]

[True to her word, they are getting there much quicker than the Knight was on their own. She makes idle small talk as they go.]

Ah, it occurs to me I should have introduced myself- my name is Muffet.

[lightlessfuture]

[ They've been called many things in their life; adorable is, not surprisingly, one of those many things. They're not offended by the labels other people give to them; in fact, it's almost pleasing to know that not everyone was scared by them.

They still have significant trouble with 'handsome', though. What had that been about anyway.

They give Muffet another nod, another little gesture that presumably means 'nice to meet you'. Then they point at their face, where a mouth would be, and shake their head. They'd introduce themselves, as much as they can, but they can't talk. ]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet nods in understanding, having already met more than a few people who couldn't or didn't speak.]

We can get you something to write with later, if you like.

[Soon enough, at this pace they reach the shoreline. Once they're on solid ground Muffet pauses and then, somewhat reluctantly, carefully puts the Knight down on the stony land. They're really very cute, but it would probably be rude of her to keep carrying them around like a plush toy.]