lifeaftr | July Intro: Upsy-Daisy!

INTRO LOG: JULY

Who: New arrivals, your lif᷆t̕i͗n᷅ģ f̧̞ͅr̡̦̃ḭ̅ͭe̩᷅̂n̟̣̤d̨̬̏, and you!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr, and everyone makes a new friend!
When: July 5th and onward
Where: All over Ensō
Warnings: Mark as needed!

Like a Bat Out of Hell
At this stage, the appearance of new arrivals to Ensō's shores is hardly a surprise to anyone but the arrivals themselves. Whatever mysterious force is responsible seems to have taken a vaguely nostalgic route this month, depositing the new and unconscious across the shoreline of the beach closest to the tumbled stone bastion of the Storyteller's temple. At first, that seems to be all there is to it. The arrivals stir to the smell of salt and the summer sea air, and the cycle of questions, searching, and settling begins.

For about five minutes. Perhaps ten.

Almost like an afterthought, something else shows up, plummeting straight out of the sky and landing with a veritable explosion of water some hundred feet from the shore. A large, rectangular shape breaches the surface after a few moments, bobbing, cork-like, in the foam-crested waves before ever so slowly beginning to sink into those aquamarine depths. For those familiar with such objects, it makes for a rather odd sight. That most certainly was an elevator, or you can be...fairly sure it was?

Give it another minute, and you'll be certain. The elevator streaks out from the ocean like a creature possessed. Maybe, in those split seconds prior to its approach, you'll be able to note the elevator's distinct features: a disturbingly smiling face on its doors, and a set of teeth framing a very organic mouth.

Meet Upsy, your lifting friend.

In case it wasn't obvious by now, Upsy is far from a conventional elevator by any standards. What's more, Upsy has not taken to LifeAftr as well as some others. Armed with the ability to move in any direction, the rogue contraption takes no prisoners - by which we mean, they take as many prisoners as possible. Upsy proceeds to swoop across the shoreline, combing the beach in the most haphazard and patternless path possible, scooping up anyone slow enough to be caught in their maw. Once you're caught up in their jaws, it comes down to the winds of fortune, in regards to wherever Upsy proceeds to spit out their cargo. While the journey itself will be rough and...sticky, it is not inherently dangerous.

Hopefully, the same can be said for wherever you end up Ensō hosts a great deal of predators, environmental hazards, and worse. Though you could always end up belched into the ocean. Hope you can swim!

When the Metal is Hot and the Engine is Hungry
Upsy’s reign of terror isn't restricted to mere adventurers. Those with livestock or animal companions may be in for a small shock or, perhaps more likely, a very large one, when flying elevator sucks up those cuddly critters with a grin and spirits them off into the great unknown.

Though your phoenix, chocobo, or tigerlily may not be where you saw them last, you can at least be assured that they are still on Ensō. All you need to do is round them up. And if this isn't good enough news, well...at least you don't keep bludrocs.

Whether you're out searching for an animal or not, be careful traversing Ensō for the next three days. If Upsy is empty, they'll most certainly snap you up. And if they aren't? You may find anything from birds to horses spat out at you.

The velocity of these organic projectiles tends to vary. Dramatically. Upsy's reign of terror will end on the evening of July 9th. At that point, the elevator will fly off to greener pastures...and our RNG spreadsheet for potential encounters in future. Sweet dreams.

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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[What the heCK is that elevator? She hates it? She hates it. Stop scooping up her cat!! Stop scooping her up!! This is horrible. This kind of technology should be limited to buildings or something. Not islands. Someone, please, wreck this thing already.

Which is to say, she was spat out awhile ago and decided to hide behind a rock ever since. Horrible. It shouldn't surprise her when someone else appears, presumably carried over here as well, even if she can't see it in the distance. Weird? Scary? She hates all of this. This girl's voice came out of seemingly nowhere and she peers over the stone to get a better glimpse of them, their surroundings, and quietly says-]

You should hide over here.

Oh...?

[Lillie looks up from Nebby to Ren and tries to smile reassuringly. It probably comes across as incredibly unsure and nervous because, well, she is. She wasn't entirely sure where she was before being warped, now she was just completely and utterly lost.]

I think we're safe here...I don't see that awful elevator anywhere, at least?

[Even as she says it, she walks over to the rock where Ren is hiding and tentatively crouches down. Just in case.]

[Did she not get tossed out by the elevator? That brings up 9000 more questions and she's not sure if she can handle another weird traveling appliance. Did she come here via toaster? No, it's fine. She's going to ignore that in favor of checking out the knocked out creature she's holding. That's easier to deal with. ]

We should wait here for awhile and then we can try to go home.

[Which may have a different meaning for this new girl.]

Is your friend okay?

Nebby is...it should be fine. It just exhausted itself. [Lillie sighs, holding the little cloud-creature closer despite the sweltering heat.] It's done this before...

[Nebby, she gets ya. This is a terrifying experience even for the most seasoned islanders and exhaustion can creep up in the midst of all that horror.

It's not helpful in any sense of the word, but she feels the need to do something for this weird thing, so she fans her hand its way. There's a breeze? At least?]

Good cloud, good cloud. It's okay.

[Despite herself, Lillie laughs a bit. It's...such a silly and lighthearted way to address the problem. And she kind of appreciates it, because to her it's so serious, but in reality? Nebby was okay before. It would probably be okay again.]

Thank you...I call it Nebby. And my name is Lillie, by the way.

[The girl's laughter is entirely unexpected and Ren perks up at the sound, taking her eyes off Nebby to look at her instead, though she doesn't stop fanning it. It's better now. If she's laughing, she's okay. If a smile can cross her face during this terrifying elevator nightmare, then Nebby might be okay too.]

I'm Ren.

[And, in case she needed to hear more comforting words.]

I'll hide you like this until we get somewhere safe. There are good trees and rocks-no one will see you or Nebby.

[It's such a sweet little gesture, the fanning and the offering to hide them, that Lillie actually feels a little guilty in some ways. Like she's imposing on Ren by not being strong enough to handle herself. That's just. How she is. Someone who imposes on others. Someone who can't handle herself. Lillie shakes off the thought and forces herself to stay smiling.]

[From the sound of it, Ren has been here a while. Long enough to know where to hide and what's a safe place.]

Have you been here for very long, miss Ren?

[The miss throws her off in the same way pumpkin and darlin' used to. It's another unfamiliar term that she can't place, but it seems like a nice word to use, so-]

Yes, a very long time, Miss Lillie. It's a nice place filled with kind people and-

[This naughty elevator!! From hell!!! She hates it and even knowing someone will take care of it soon enough isn't enough to shake that fear.]

It's scary sometimes, but you'll be safe if you hold someone's hand. That's how it is here.

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