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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[Reading his mind now, huh? Her mouth is going a mile a minute, which- isn't something he hasn't dealt with before, but it's been a while. Even longer since he's had to parse information smattered with terminology he doesn't understand.]

Okay, give me a second, here. [Holding up one hand and looking for all the world like thinking to hard is causing him genuine pain, Barry- exhales, roughly.] So- you have some kind of-- magic power that's not working? Are you just taking a shot in the dark that something's causing this on a widespread scale, or have you got some kind of experience with this?

[She did say that creepy dream place was practically a vacation...]

Not magic, more a mutation that grants me an array of abilities that aren't humanly possible and rely on my direct life force and not some well of supernatural power as seems common with magic users. [Ignis got mad when she called it a mutation. Oops.]

I do, actually. In a place I was trapped in they literally had the power to shut my abilities off. They made me as weak as an average human for a week, and it was terrifying and awful. Just tapping an app could make them give me more or dampen what I could do. They even limited my more deadly abilities, which was funny since we were trapped in a place where they intended for us to murder each other. So... I think I got plenty of experience. This doesn't feel as serious, but still not fun.

Huh. So a mutation that's reliant on lifeforce instead of a magical core? Sounds... not fun. [Honey are you okay.

No really honey Are You Okay because Barry is looking increasingly horrified.]

Holy shit, uh-

Well, at least we got less serious on our side? The rest we can sort out later, I guess. [Wiping his sweaty palms on his jeans, Barry offers her his hand once more- to shake, this time.] Name's Barry. Worse case scenario, I got your back, miss..?

It really isn't. But hey, that's what a 5,000 plus calorie diet is for, if there's even that much to eat around here.

[Hey, at least she's smiling. She only killed one person there. Who happens to be here...]

Nari Nishitani, but Nari is fine. [Have a overly warm handshake. She's a little nervous right now due to the situation.] Former Champion Dragon of Airlocked. And believe me, I can live up to that title.

There's gotta be something I'm not too bad at fishing? [That kid, Lance, had some line on him. Probably has no idea what to do with it, to boot. Barry grins as she introduces herself, title going completely over his head. Some kind of karate title? Judo?]

Pleasure. So...how's about we take a look around? Find some landmarks, couple of the people who woke up with us.

May Intro: We're Going Down, Down

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