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September Intro: The Fields Are Painted Gold

INTRO LOG: SEPTEMBER
Who: New arrivals, and you!
What: New souls arrive to the archipelago of LifeAftr
When: September 4th and onward
Where: Primarily Ensō, though Umui is also likely
Warnings: Mark as needed!

The Beach: And the Sun is Coming Through
When you arrive on the archipelago of LifeAftr, it is on the shores of Ensō - turquoise waves dragging through the pale sand of the beach. The breeze carries the tang of salt on the tropical sea spray. The sky overhead is a blue to rival the aquamarine surf. All told, the atmosphere is almost...pleasant. Not far from the cream-colored beach, the jungle beckons.

Above the treetops, however, something seems to be drifting overhead.

Bright spots of color drift on the wind like motes of dust. On further inspection, one might be able to discern what, exactly, is the cause of this lazily wafting, brilliantly colored confetti.
They are flower petals, being funneled up into the sky. Petals of every color and shape imaginable, thickening the air with golden currents of pollen, being lifted from one specific point. They are streaming freely from the Storyteller's Temple, as it happens, though this may not be clear to the newly arrived. The Temple has at last begun to shed the floral trappings that have ensnared it since the end of last month, and the breeze carries this out across the ocean skyline.

There's no mistaking it: it is very beautiful. Unless you have allergies.

Inland: The Trees Are Filled With Memories
This influx of flowers on the breeze, aside from being a potential source of unpleasant reminders to those who died choking on said flowers last month, have had additional consequences. The creatures rescued from Ziziphus flourish in such pollen-rich environments, which has led to a fresh budding of their young. Baby mosslings crawl like lumps of lichen over the trunks of trees, and the loud peeping of arboreali chicks can be heard in the branches above. Most of these creatures are not tameable, but some, such as flowccus, can be kept as livestock.

Just take care, when venturing into Ensō's verdant jungle. If Ziziphus's prey animals have begun to spring forth, then its predators have begun to reproduce as well. Young spindlanks and rootwyrms are not nearly as vicious as their adult counterparts, but you may have a bit of trouble getting rid of them without killing them - you did, after all, bring them here to preserve them.

Most notable, however, are the fresh litters of tigerlilies that have begun swarming all over Ensō.



Tigerlilies can be tamed and kept as pets, though despite their fearsome appearance, they not terribly vicious. They subsist in much the same way any other plant would; off of water and sunlight, primarily, though they might also graze like an herbivore from time to time.

If you're interested in keeping one for your own, bear LifeAftr's companion limit in mind - two per character, and no more. The process of trying to tame a tigerlily is not always successful, either. We recommend use of a d10, with the following guidelines:
Rolling a 10: Critical success! This tigerlily will follow you to the ends of the earth.
Rolling 6-9: Taming and training this tigerlily will be like educating a stubborn housecat, but will be nonetheless successful.
Rolling 2-5: Failure. You get sprayed with soporific pollen, which will affect you for several hours.
Rolling a 1: Critical failure. Not only do you get sprayed with soporific pollen, but the tigerlily in question decides that you're their new cat toy. Tigerlilies are not carnivorous, but their teeth and fangs are still very sharp, and not highly pleasant to contend with.
Bear in mind that these are only guidelines; you are free to predetermine successes or failures as you'd like, presuming your character can sustain the companion! Our discord channel has a room for dice-rolls, if that's your speed.



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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vagabone: (hold up there)

[personal profile] vagabone 2018-09-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
The mana pool is the only way to get off the islets where his shack is, so of course he'll pop out of it sooner or later. Several times, actually, and each time Kaworu is there, in the exact same spot.

Also, he's floating now, when he wasn't earlier. That's ridiculous, stop it.

Kaworu may be able to hear Héctor walking up, all those creaky bones and ribs clacking together. "What are you doing? Why are you just sitting there?"

In midair!! The nerve of some people!
deathfindsaway: (« [Questioning] ?)

[personal profile] deathfindsaway 2018-09-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh no, he's new isn't he? Fuck. Kravitz can't just haul this stranger back to camp, the elves would kill him (even if he isn't thinking of it for the right reasons now, for sure). He could just leave him here. There are plenty of non deadly things around. It's fine.]

Not one. Fantastic.

[Look how hard he's trying to help. And you're being like THIS, Newt. Tsk tsk.]

Is this your first day here?
crosslaced: (don't interrupt me)

if anthy doesn't have anything else we can wrap! sorry for a short thread :c

[personal profile] crosslaced 2018-09-19 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
If you’re lost, there’s a structure up ahead.

[He points along the treeline, to where the Storyteller’s Temple rests under the limestone cliffs. This just about covers his duty as someone who lives here. The blonde turns away now, keen to cut off the growing Awkward and continue on his journey.

They’re so dang awkward. Let’s try again another time! ]

tuskenlancer: (I'm not making excuses for myself)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2018-09-19 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ God, he must think she's pathetic. She can't even hold a conversation with him without freaking out.

But he calls Leopold off, and CT just stays still for a moment, sitting back on her heels, face turned away and hidden by the fall of her hair as she tries to pull herself back together. Can he help? No. What could she even ask him that he could possibly give, that would fix anything?

Leave me alone.

Tell me I'm important to you.

Be someone else.


Finally, she looks up again, lifting her chin just enough to try and maintain a hold on her dignity. When she speaks, it's stiff and formal and tightly controlled. As if she's afraid that he'll say no. ]


Please give me my cat.
yourattention: (sincerely)

[personal profile] yourattention 2018-09-19 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
That would . . . require me to have strong feelings about you?

[There's probably a better way to word that, because he doesn't mean that he didn't care. It was more like . . . it happened? He cared for like two days and then a bunch of bullshit happened and now he doesn't have enough spoons on the daily to have Strong Feelings about a dude he pushed (1) time that went to the same school as him. He actually, like.

It's weird. Evan being here again is a reminder that he had a whole life before he got here. He never forgets that, exactly, but he stopped thinking about it. He's mostly not fucked up about it. Everything that happened before he got here seems like a weird, distant memory and not . . . it doesn't matter, not anymore.]


I didn't throw a fucking party or anything. I just took your fucking poncho back and that was that.
rosehecate: (The poison in this tea is delicious)

No it's okay! I am sorry she's so stilted and awkward.......

[personal profile] rosehecate 2018-09-19 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
...Hm. So there is. Thank you.

[She nods as he turns to go, inwardly a bit relieved. These absolute awkward disasters, gosh.]
everylittlesecret: (♫♫ Oh won't you come into my head)

[personal profile] everylittlesecret 2018-09-19 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm? Was he begging for something? No... wait, Roxy used to do things like this, except she'd be trying to feed her owner a rawhide toy. Nari laughs softly and shakes her head.]

I already ate earlier. These were just extra eggs I had around. So it's fine if you want more, ya know.
lesbeau: (« [Bored] you're very attractive)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[She can tell he's not backing down, which is more than enough to be cautious. Sadly for her composure, the sentence he says is only half comprehensible, and she has a retort all too quickly.]

A rock? You want me to talk to a rock?

[What the fuck is that gonna do?]

And what do you mean came in with? I didn't have some rock in my pocket when I laid down before all this.
lesbeau: (« [Smirk] yeah that was kinda dope)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[She watches along, really unsure of what to expect here. The first answer is easy- some kind of gestured language. That's fine. Plus they have writing if nothing else, so that's not as unusual. She nods along as they produce and hide again their various items, letting them know she's listening. And then they just... friggin void consume half a flower. Alright. Sure! Beau's eyes go slightly wider as she sees it come back out, staring at it for a few seconds.]

Huh. Well, shit.

[Well there that is fam! Sure! Why not.]

Alright, so. Cool. Guess you function fine then.

[She squints, gazing more at their mask.]

Soooo you're really not from Xhorhas yeah? I mean, you got the look for it. Though people are usually taller. You know Yasha?

[Worth a shot, maybe.]
counterblows: (϶ the rest of the proof)

[personal profile] counterblows 2018-09-20 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
You showed up here with a pack, right? There's a rock in it.

[You sound crazy.]

[Thought doesn't feel like it's his. It's his. It's his? Yeah, it's definitely his; no one else would be so scathing. It's fine. It's fine. He doesn't need to think about it - about the fact that he sounds like everything they said he was. Certified Article Twelve.]

[There's a rock in it.]


Among...other things.
ladytakamaki: (so i want to say thank you)

[personal profile] ladytakamaki 2018-09-20 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! I'm rooming with him and Damen for the time being. Are you friends with him?

[ she saw how you perked up there! ren is really adorable, and ann likes her a lot already. she follows her through the kitty jungle, looking up at the tigerlillies every now and then. ]

Do you have one, too? I'm curious as to how he got one of them to be his pet.
ladytakamaki: (Jw25coC)

[personal profile] ladytakamaki 2018-09-20 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
Nice to meet you, Anthy. Even if I wish it were under...better circumstances.

[ she sill offers a sincere smile, though. if they're going to be in this together, they might as well try to be friends, right?

but we can't forget about chuchu! ann grins at the monkey and waves back.
]

You too, Chuchu! You're a real cutie!

[ she looks back at anthy. ] So...what now? Do we explore? Look for help?
ladytakamaki: (X8pPK4r)

[personal profile] ladytakamaki 2018-09-20 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ their banter is pretty adorable, and ann can't stop smiling. she likes you both already. even if she can't live with them, she'll take damen up on his offer to show her around! ]

Cats, huh? I like the sound of that already.

[ because cats are cute and adorable. just like morgana! ]

Why cats, though? I mean, I'm not complaining, but is there some sort of significance?
ladytakamaki: (ChC5TdY)

the good girl!!!

[personal profile] ladytakamaki 2018-09-20 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ when pyrrha approaches, ann is immediately met with recognition. it takes her a moment to figure out just where she knows this girl from--tall, vibrant red hair that has to be dyed--and she almost misses what pyrrha says.

but she manages to come to her senses in time. still, her eyes are wide as she looks at pyrrha.
]

Well, I just woke up here, so I'm pretty new. [ there's a weak laugh that follows, then: ] ...Have we met somewhere before?
lesbeau: (« [Consider] okay mmmmaybe)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Y'know buddy, cow is the one you'd think ya might know. But Beau watches intently, waiting for some sort of reaction, until Dogmeat does his little sit and she sighs, running a hand through her hair.]

Well, fuck. Figures.

[Of course, she gets kidnapped to some weird haze universe. But hmm, there's one more person she could ask about. Because if she was outside the Sour Nest and was now nowhere she'd ever seen...]

Shit, this isn't Lorenzo's fuckin' chamber right? This isn't meant to make me some complacent idiot right? You're not in on that shit?
lesbeau: (« [Yell] and THEN he fuckign did THAT)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's braced for impact as soon as this wolf narrows it's eyes, ready for it to pounce or bite or anything wolves typically do. Whatever it is, she can take it. She has totally got this.

... Okay, nevermind, she does not got this.

Beau sputters, one hand immediately going to her eyes, making sure she still has vision or getting any gunk out of her face. She wipes downwards, flicking some of it off with her hand, and yelling to no one in particular--]


WHAT THE FUCK!

[She's looking accusatory towards the wolf, as soon as she can, wondering what the hell is going on in her life right now.]
lesbeau: (« [Thoughtful] ah shit idk)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Firbolg, you know, you got the. Big horns, and ears, and shit.

[Does he not know? That's weird.]

And maybe then they're mad because you don't have more food. If you found some they might leave you alone.
lesbeau: (« [Nervous] u fuckin sure m8)

[personal profile] lesbeau 2018-09-20 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Look, you should be way more worried about her hands, Ren. She's a martial artist first, and she is not above punching a child. (Please no one let her punch a child.)]

I mean, that's... good. Sure. But like, that's the entire world.

[There are lots of people everywhere. Non-hostile is good, but like, whatever.]

You seen, uh... little goblin girl? Ginger wizard, cowman with pink hair? Or a really buff goth girl, or somebody blue, or green or whatever? You know what, actually, what're just the weirdest people you've ever seen here. It's probably them.
yallstupid: (Yeah!)

[personal profile] yallstupid 2018-09-20 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aha, so the mutt here is pretty well trained after all, huh? Most, if not all pokemon can understand basic commands and their trainer's orders - words and attack names - so it's not exactly shocking, but Guzma's glad he's got something here that can actually listen to him without him having to work too hard. Guzma chuckles, scratching the gruff pup behind the ears.]

Att'a boy. C'mon, Houndour, I'm sure I can find something y'all can munch on.

[He'd love to keep this dog, but there's really not much room in his and the girls' hut, either. Now that Lillie's moved in, there's barely enough room for her. It's half the reason he got all those materials to begin expanding their home. Which, uh...he's been putting off. Guzma knows he'll need help with the endeavor, and he can maybe ask around for other to assist. Having half his home exposed isn't exactly safe... Maybe he can get a bandanna for him, though? Or a dog-tag with the Team Skull emblem? That would be dope as hell.

Tapping his side, he whistles for the dog to follow, muttering a soft 'heel' under his breath. Let's see how well trainer this doggo is.]
determinist: (wind up the gears)

[personal profile] determinist 2018-09-21 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, indeed?"

He's not unfamiliar with teleportation technology, and in fact, knowing they have that here is a welcome piece of news.

"I will have to explore in that direction directly, then."
determinist: (i feel the ice around me break)

[personal profile] determinist 2018-09-21 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
I was told about the temple, but I haven't had a chance to go and look.

[ He nods his head, more a bowing of his head. He's just been told this isn't the afterlife, that he has little chance of seeing Allison here, and although this isn't really a change to him, somehow it's more saddening than anything else he could think of at this time. So he's a bit melancholic. ]

I would appreciate it if you're willing to show me, yes.

determinist: (hoping for a ghost inside the shell)

[personal profile] determinist 2018-09-21 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Indeed?" he replies. "Well. You would know better than me. I'll take your word on it."
determinist: (all we are is ticks and tocks)

[personal profile] determinist 2018-09-21 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Good to know, good to know.

[ He isn't one to worry about whether he's living in the lap of luxury but having an intact roof over one's head is preferable.

He begins in the direction that's been indicated, glancing curiously at Hector. ]


Can you tell me how you came to be in your condition? If it's not too rude to ask, of course.
braceforimpact: (pic#10310730)

[personal profile] braceforimpact 2018-09-21 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Héctor isn't really putting those experience points into stealth, that's for sure.

Not that either one of them inhabits a genre that involves those as a concept. Either way, Kaworu definitely hears him. He doesn't really know what the hell he's hearing until Héctor is in range, though, and then he still refuses to turn around or acknowledge him in any way until after well he's spoken to.

"I can't see," is all the response Héctor gets, and if there is a maximum amount of annoyed that is possible in a human voice while remaining matter-of-fact, Kaworu is making a valiant attempt at it. "So I'm not going anywhere."
tokenflavortownie: (Explaining The Flavor)

two very good girls

[personal profile] tokenflavortownie 2018-09-21 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
[That vibrant hair stands out even more against her bright green eyes, almost too bright for someone from Ann's world to naturally have. But Remnant was nothing if not a world of wonders.

Once she hears that last statement, Pyrrha nods slowly, joining in on the weak laughter.
]

I'm sorry, but I don't think we've ever formally met. But... maybe we met each other, once upon a dream?

[She can be theatrical for this. Shut up.]

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