lifeaftr | 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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A-ah?

[ She's much easier to startle without her Persona out. And startle she does, although thankfully she has enough a grip on the tree trunk that none of her shocked flailing sends her falling out of the tree. She's still a bit wobbly for a couple seconds though.

She's not as stunned by the talking spider thing as she could be. She's seen all kinds of weird things talk by now but uh. That still kind of raises the question of what this place exactly is. Some kind of dream still after all?? Finally steadying herself properly, she hesitates for a moment before responding ]

I... guess so?

[Muffet looks very concerned for the couple moments before Futaba regains her balance, wondering if she's going to have to try and catch this girl before she falls out of the tree entirely.]

Oh dear, I didn't mean to startle you, terribly sorry.

[She nods in understanding at Futaba's answer- newcomers do seem to show up on a regular basis, it was getting to be about that time again.]

Lovely to meet you, despite the circumstances. I'm afraid this place has a nasty habit of pulling people in from other worlds without any warning. Am I correct in guessing the same has happened to you?

Y-yeah, but-

[ Honestly she's dealing with this rather well? Maybe she's just in a state of weird shock? Hold on, does this mean the weird dream thing with the rabbit and the firefly things and... and everything was all real? ]

W-wait, so- [ What. ] Akira. Is Akira Kurusu here?

[ Thank you key item for being a source of stability even now. She remembers him vaguely from some of those dreams. If that was real, then- she can use that fact to get her bearings. She thinks. ]

[Muffet thinks back, briefly. Wasn't that the young man she'd spoken to about the rice...?]

I believe I recall someone by that name. Young human man, fluffy black hair, about this tall? [She gestures briefly with one hand to indicate the appropriate height.]

Y-yeah, yeah that's him.

[ Okay so there was something to that whole... weird dream place after all. She's just... gotta find him. And get her bearings first. And find shoes probably. Get back to the appropriate size too.

Speaking of which ]

Is the whole changing size thing normal here, or...?

Mercifully, no. Unfortunately, strange things happening on a regular basis is. It's some new nonsense every time, but we seem to run into some sort of ridiculous situation every month or so at least.

[Yes, Muffet has been keeping track of this.]

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