lifeaftr | April Intro: The Flower Ripens in its Place

INTRO LOG: APRIL

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: April 3rd and onward
Where: Ziziphus
Warnings: Mark as needed!

A9: Sow the Seed
Unbeknownst to new arrivals, the archipelago of LifeAftr has recently seen the appearance of a new island, as chosen via voting - and they have been unceremoniously placed there instead of upon Ensō, where most newcomers would typically appear. It's probably for the best that the island of Ziziphus is so outwardly peaceful.

There are worse places to find yourself, all things considered. The mana pool glimmers with a greenish light, the stone ring containing that peculiar fluid set firmly into the earth. The surrounding land fits neatly into that general aesthetic: rippling fields stirred by the occasional crisp breeze alternate between amber-golden and rich, verdant green in coloration, and irregular patches of color signify the presence of a great deal of flowers of all sorts.

It's a peaceful scene.

We're sure you're all about to make it go horribly wrong.

B9: Reap the Harvest
For the unluckier, or the more adventurous, something far less tranquil awaits. Perhaps you woke up on this particular map square instead, or you saw fit to journey a little farther, just to see what might happen. In any case, you'll quickly discover that this may not have been the best idea, when an ordinary grassy mound abruptly detaches itself from the ground, hauls itself upright on bristling legs, and starts scuttling near.

SPINDLANKS have now been unlocked in the bestiary.
What might initially appear to be a leafy hillock will very quickly prove to be something far more...mobile, if you get close enough. That clump of grass and red ferns will abruptly hoist itself up on six vine-like tendrils, crawling for its prey like a very large, mossy spider. While it's fully capable of swiping at its foes with its massive, leafy arms, the spindlank's favored method of dispatching its prey is simply to scuttle forth until it's positioned directly above you and drop down. If its weight does not crush you and choking on the clods of earth doesn't smother you, don't worry; the spindlank intends to eat you alive with a set of fleshy jaws set deep in its center, buried somewhere in its underbelly.

For despite their appearance, spindlanks are very much carnivorous. Their size can vary from anywhere between six and ten feet tall when their appendages unfurl entirely. They are, in essence, very large plants, and thus can be easily dealt with, if you can burn them.

Just try not to get overwhelmed.

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

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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

( one of the key rules to being in unfamiliar places is to always be aware of your surroundings. one must always be vigilant or otherwise take the risk of being caught unaware. this place, as well, is no exception. it's chip that shiro notices first, standing around awkwardly as they stare him down. were they trying to gauge whether or not he was supposed to be a threat?

that'd be wise. from what shiro can see from the corner of his eye, they look like they're just a kid. either way, shiro pretends not to notice them in hopes of avoiding startling them. or at least that was the plan until a bird swoops towards him and makes itself comfortable on top of the backpack he had woken up with. )

I hope he doesn't think I have food.

( a gentle smile at the light joke. )

Fresh out at the moment.

[Chip comes to a halt a few feet away from Shiro, their face screwed up into what is probably supposed to be an intimidating glare but mostly comes off as 'constipated and mad about it'. Sunny, for his part, chirps and pecks a few times at the helmet, attempting to figure out what's so interesting about it.]

He doesn't need do, idiot. He's a phoenix!

[Nevermind that Chip had been panicking for a week over the fact that Sunny refused any morsel of food and water when they first tamed him. Clearly if you can't figure that much out you're the biggest dolt in existence, right?]

April Intro: The Flower Ripens in its Place

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