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May Intro: We're Going Down, Down

INTRO LOG: MAY

Who: Everyone!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: May 4th and onward
Where: Ensō...and above
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Floating Islet: And Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging
While new arrivals may generally be expected at this time of the month, one factor that has continuously failed to maintain consistency is their point of arrival. And indeed, it appears that this month has once again exceeded even the Storyteller's expectations as to where arrivals may take their first steps on this world.

Those who were with us in February will most certainly remember the floating islands hovering far, far above the mainland. While they currently remain inaccessible, they are still steadily floating overhead, shifting appearance as if made of the clouds themselves. And so while waking up on top of the world may be a surprise, at the very least new arrivals will have a bird's eye view of Ensō to enjoy for a time...until they take notice of a rather sinking sensation.

In fact, that sensation would be the island itself, starting to sink out of the sky.

So that's nice.

On a crash course for the ground at F6, the Storyteller will eventually slow the island's progress to the ground below, though a rather profound impact is, simply put, inevitable. Characters with the ability of flight will find the island skimming low enough to reach on their own. Others may wish to utilize their resourcefulness to find an alternate means down.

Or, perhaps, you'll simply deal with whatever awaits you at the crash site.

F6 and Beyond: In An Earlier Round
Thankfully, the Storyteller's intervention will ensure that no one still on the not-so-floating island upon impact will escape with minor injuries at worst, the island itself crumbling to pieces and taking down more than a few thick trees. The pieces of the island will very quickly begin to blacken, crumbling underfoot as the floating island turns to dust. Anyone still aboard may wish to make a very quick departure.

The ripples of this impact, however, are far more significant than two pieces of land bumping up against one another.

Previously, visitors to the floating islands may have experienced some...oddities, during their time above the clouds. For the next few days, these oddities will spread across Ensō itself, leading to some rather awkward scenarios:

[ ♆ ] Some may find their weapons are... behaving oddly, though all are still functional. Weapons, in this instance, may also include fisticuffs, if the intent is to use your fists as a weapon.

[ ♆ ] Equally as irritating are those who find themselves coming down with a severe case of NPCitus: periods of time in which they find themselves incapable of saying more than one or two lines of the same, repetitive dialogue.

[ ♆ ] Equal parts nostalgic and irritating for some are the instances of lag (walking forwards, only to find oneself back where they started), Swimmer's Ear (incapable of movement unless swimming through the air), and clipping (suddenly stuck halfway through the nearest rock are all common, regrettable side-effects).

[ ♆ ] Other unfortunate side-effects may also transpire, as varied and wild as one's imagination.

Though many of these may be hindering or even dangerous in the right situations, they are, for the most part, passive. The Storyteller will assure anyone who asks that these oddities will disappear in the next few days.

You are free to create or utilize glitches you are particularly fond of, though keep in mind that any potential content warnings should be mentioned in your toplevel! You may peruse some of the past glitches here, or create your own along those lines! And a special thanks to our local Donn-mun, Jake (

venesection), for the first glitch on the list!

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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[Prompto did tell him that he was too old to take the girls Prompto wanted!]

They're like teleportation ponds. I guess it's like warping around sort of like Noct does?

[That part was easy. The next part, not so much.]

I don't know. He didn't seem like the Noct we knew here... Didn't talk about it at all. The Noct here was my age, so if he was the same Noct, he should remember, right? But... Someone was saying there's people who are like the people we know from very similar worlds, with slight differences. [He frowned.] That would mean that you might not even be the Gladio I know... And... If that's true... I'm not sure what happened to our Noct...

[Nothing against the new Noct. He was just worried about the well-being of the Noct they'd been staying with before. He didn't want anything bad to happen to him.]

Different versions of the same... [He blinked, raising his eyebrows. The implications of that were a little bit frightening. Especially with the expectations laid on all of them now, what he remembers.

Other versions... And did they all have to die?

It felt a little bit blasphemous just to think it. Surely things were what they were for good reason. By the Six it didn't feel like it sometimes, though.]

What if... they mess with our heads or something? So we don't remember. Can't be two of the same person... can there?

I don't know.

[He hung his head a bit. He knew more, but he didn't like this.]

...Someone else was from another place like this. Like, people from all over were just ending up there? He said that several of the same person would arrive sometimes. And that someone who had raised him was there, but wasn't the same person who'd actually raised him...

[Prompto just got here after realizing he was literally manufactured in the millions. The last thing he wanted was more clones. Even better clones. One who had the same history as him and who could take his friends.]

I... always thought Iggy and I were from the same place. Noct, too. Just... Just slight differences in the timeline. But now I'm not sure.

[It took a moment for him to piece together why this specific thing amongst all the other madness of this place seemed to bother Prompto. He offered the blond a smile, or as best he could, slung an arm around his shoulders in an almost hug.]

So he doesn't remember. Maybe cause he was supposed to be in the crystal when he was here, who knows. Maybe that was the Six's idea...

What matters is we're all here together now and now that we are? There's no way they're splitting us up again. [No matter how much his own knowledge told him that wasn't true.]

[Existential crisis mode. Thankfully he wasn't alone. He slumped under the weight of Gladio's beefy arm, going ahead and heading onwards towards the ruins where the mana pool would be. It wasn't as if it was the first time he'd dealt with Gladio's size.]

I used to wonder if this was all some sort of weird crystal test. I don't know what's going on now. It's just weird. And Noct and other people have talked about totally different places that they've been whisked away to.

[He glanced up at Gladio, asking to confirm.]

So you're sure you saw Noct?

[Honestly, it was probably pretty familiar. For all his skirt chasing, he always stayed pretty intently focused on Noctis and making sure he was okay.]

I'm pretty sure if the Six were testing us there'd have been... some sort of contact by now, at least with how long you guys have been here.

[It's not like they were particularly shy when it came to talking to Royalty and, theoretically, their retinue? Wouldn't one of the dogs at least have made an appearance? something. Expecting them to achieve something with absolutely no direction just didn't seem like their style.]

Yeah. He was here. Told him to move so I could put the damn tree down safely, didn't mean for him to take off. jerk.

[For all his grumbling though he was a little concerned, things were a bit chaotic still, he needed to be with Noctis to make sure nothing else happened.]

No idea. They never took all that much interest in me.

[Ignis and Gladio, on the other hand, knew more about them. It wasn't the type of thing he could add a lot to, because the people around him were more well-versed in the lore. So, he allowed them to make those educated guesses.

Instead he took a few steps forward, put his hands around his mouth and shouted.]

Hey, Noct!

[They'd never really taken much interest in him either but the lore was something he had learned well and learned young.

Whatever he was expecting it was, stupidly, not for Prom to just start yelling after their wayward prince. Which... should have been exactly what he expected.]

He can't have gone far? Well... fuck if he decided to warp his ass outta the way who knows where he ended up.

If he's warping around he might've gotten tired. Magic doesn't work as well here.

[He sighed.]

There shouldn't be anything that bad right here. It's close to the ruins... But, the islands just fell. That might change things. You were on there?

Finally get him back and the idiot’s wandering off again

[Grumbled under his breath as he looked around. All that black should be easy to find in the jungle.]

Yeah, took a few to figure out the hell was going on. If his magic is limited though he’s probably maxed out. He warped down before we could get crushed or something.

I don't know what it is, but it's like stuff like that is at least partially blocked here. I can only shoot my gun so much, too. Couldn't even use it when I first arrived...

[And he was already headed in a direction he assumed Noct must have gone. Away from the tree.]

...Hope he didn't get himself stuck at the top of a tree somewhere.

It effected your gun?!

[That's odd and surprising and- whoa hey hold up Prompto. Gladio doesn't realize the blonde is walking away at first, tromping past him a few steps before falling in line beside him.]

Would serve 'im right for taking off

Yeah, Just got it back recently.

It's not just our magic, either. People from other places have different kinds of magic. Stuff that doesn't even seem to take a royal family. I guess they just have magic...? Either way, we're not the only ones.

[He figured Gladio would keep up. They'd been chasing after Noct for years, after all.]

You know, if we find him up a tree we have to get him down.

[Gladio's surprised by that. Only just got his gun back? Then why...?

Hyperion is still strapped to his back, his shield vanished back to the armiger now. So why didn't Prompto have his gun before now?]

Won't be the first time I've had to uproot a tree. [Shrug. Nbd.]

Why'd it take you so long to get your gun? I mean... [And he reaches up to wrap his hand around Hyperion's hilt by way of demonstration.]

Dunno. Just couldn't summon it when I arrived. I asked the Storyteller for it later.

Other people still had their stuff, so I don't know why I didn't have mine. Got it now, though.

[With that he twirled it comfortably in his hand. Still not quite what it used to be, but good enough for now.]

Gotta be careful not to waste bullets, though. They're limited to 10 per day.

Ten? [Gods that's not much. Prompto could go through that in a single fight, a short one even.]

You tried using a bow and arrow? Maybe... or spears. Throwing spears?

[A light punch to his arm.] Gotta put on a little more muscle for that, though.

Hey, I have muscles! They're just more compact than yours.

[He shoved back.]

Nah, haven't tried much in the way of spears, but if you're willing to show me how to make some I'll give them a try.

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