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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"It's so weird thinking that elves and spider people are real. Back home we were all human. Besides gods like the Astrals. Or daemons, which don't really have intelligence."

He hummed thoughtfully to himself. "I do think I saw an elf person? I don't know what your buddy looks like, though." That gave him another momentary pause. "Buuut, even though there's got to be a bajillion humans in all the different worlds, for some reason some of my friends ended up here. And the same with other people. So, maybe it is your friend!"

Though his explanation might've been lacking, he did have a grasp of the astronomical odds of 2 random people who know each other being randomly chosen out of the hundreds of trillions that had to be out there.

"Oh, it's easier to show you! Come on!" He quickly jogged towards the mana pool.

He can't help but feel a smile pull at his mouth at Prompto's words, trying to force his shoulders to drop. His optimism is infectious, and if anything would make him feel better right now, it's the idea of seeing Taako. "Thank you. I appreciate the optimism, in such a confusing time."

Kravitz looks like he's ready to receive an instruction with Prompto just bolts, and his eyes go wide as he turns, immediately knocked off guard, but following. "I'm sorry, you don't-- have to, I mean, thank you?"

You'd think he'd be more used to people bowling him over by now, but he's still not.

Not thinking too much of it, he paused when he realized he had kinda left Kravitz behind. He was just a bit bouncy on his feet, but not impatient.

"Heh, sorry, figured it was best just to go, right?" He gave Kravitz as much time as he needed to join him and continued heading towards the mana pool. "It's kind of weird, but all you have to do is toss one of those flowers in and imagine where you want to go, and you can travel to other mana pools. It might be a bit hard if you haven't seen any of the other places... But I could just show you a pic!"

His walking pace was brisk, on the edge of jogging. It didn't take too long until they reached the pool. After all, he hadn't gotten all that far from it when he discovered Kravitz. He casually walked over to stand by it, leaning most of his weight on one leg. "Wanna give it a try?"

He catches up fairly easily-- it's still odd, feeling exertion, being much more connected to this body than his previous construct. But it's not impossible for him to keep pace, thinking along at Prompto's instructions. Alright, so it follows what the odd dream had said to him, before he woke up. Weird that he remembered that so well. He'll have to file that away for later.

Regardless, once they reach the pool he nods, looking carefully at the flowers and water. "Would a name work, perhaps? The name of another... island, I suppose?" He's familiar with this kind of transportation, the idea of imagining a space and being there. But if his portals won't work, this one will have to do. "Is there some sort of main island?"

"Not sure if the little islands we're staying on had a name... But, the big one is called Enso. There's some ruins there that tend to be safe enough, but most of us stay on the islets."

He took a step back. "Go ahead, I'll follow you wherever to make sure you got there okay!"

Kravitz can't help feeling a little smile pull at his mouth at the assistance, raising a hand to his chest and giving Prompto a small bow.

"Thank you. I appreciate all the help you've given me thus far." He looks down at the pool again, thinking that he might as well just go for it if he's come this far. He bends down, picks up a flower, and concentrates.

"Well then... Enso it is." Kravitz drops the flower in, and steps. And ironically, it's not as disorienting as he expects it to be-- though honestly, he's rather used to stepping through odd portals to places he doesn't know, so this isn't horribly different. Still, it takes him a few stumbles to get his footing again on the new island, looking around as he tries to take in the look of the place.

April Intro: The Flower Ripens in its Place

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