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📌 Welcome

Think for a moment. What's the last thing you remember, exactly? Were you with your loved ones? Were you fighting for your life? Whatever the case may be, the story ends like this: you died. Regardless of how important circumstances were, you have been eliminated from your own world. That's all there is.

Perhaps it will surprise you to wake up surrounded by the sky in every direction. What's above is reflected below in the shallow water that ripples beneath you without getting you wet. Strangely, what lies beneath this water is a mystery to you, and it feels more like walking on a glass surface, completely solid and clear underfoot.

Despite the fact you've perished, nothing hurts. Any injuries you arrived with have been neatly bandaged, and anything life-threatening has been mended enough that it no longer is. The warm sunshine probably feels good on your skin right now, doesn't it? The temperature is perfect, and you feel oddly comfortable considering the circumstances.

You aren't the only one rousing, however. Strangers around you also blink into consciousness, glowing halos flickering to life and floating over their heads. It might be hard to see the shape of your own halo looking up, but your reflection on the ground should help with that. Reaching up to touch it will prove futile. It's intangible, though your hand feels a little warm passing through it.

Your first instinct might be to leave. Can't blame you. You're in a strange place surrounded by strange people and no sense of direction. You might even try to use one of your powers from your home world to escape, but try as you might they don't appear to work. Worry not though; it looks like this place has bestowed some gifts upon you. Within your vicinity you have have one item from home. You have a gift box with your name on it. And, of course, you have the brand new sexy angel costume that you're already wearing! 😇

So what are you waiting for? Up and at 'em! The island has plenty of space to explore, though as you approach the edge it fades slowly into a thick fog. Pressing onward into the fog will disorient you and soon you'll find yourself completely turned around right back where you started. Probably best to stick to this area.

But hey, there's plenty to look at still! Instead of empty space, scattered around the island you'll see glassy, transparent protrusions from the ground. Most of them... well, you can't quite make out the shape. Could be buildings. Could be trees. Could be objects on the ground. Flowers, maybe? Their form doesn't seem to want to settle, and the light catching on their edges isn't really as illuminating as you'd like.

There is one exception to this. One shape seems to be more stable than the rest, less transparent and instead just... hazy. It's like you're looking at it through glasses with the wrong prescription. Even though it's blurry, you can tell that it's a cafe, and its door is wide open. Thoughtful, right? Whoever or whatever brought you here, at least they don't want you to starve!

Though no one is manning the counter, you can order your desired meal off of the slightly-clearer touch screen menu that offers up any kind of fast food you could want. There are also two restrooms in the back, with the keys hanging up on the wall beside them. That aside, there doesn't appear to be anything else open and you're left to your own devices.

We understand this is a lot to process, so take your time adjusting. And remember: everything is fine.

🎁 Gift Basket

As mentioned, each of you wake up with your item from home and a gift box with your name on it. There's a printed note attached to the fancy ribbon tying it off. It reads: Enjoy a welcome gift from us! For any questions, please refer to the informational pamphlet inside. ... but naturally, no such pamphlet seems to exist.

Each box contains the following:

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Cell Phone

A smartphone. Text and call to your heart's content. Just kidding! There's no service yet.
At least the camera and notes app work.

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Pen

One encouraging pen of your choice. Blue ink!

🥚
Egg

A large egg the color of your halo. About ostrich egg sized. Warm.

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Toy Lightsaber

A collapsible toy lightsaber! Lights up the same color as your halo.

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Squishmallow

A small squishmallow! Any animal or item that would suit your personality.

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One Crocheted Accessory

A cute scarf/mittens/hat/etc, handmade in a color that suits you.

♡

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Comments

[fried]

[ tiny tail wag. just the smallest one. ]

If I can navigate my jade abacus to some sort of app, I'd like to leave them a five star review for their trouble. [ he agrees, tilting his head a little. another ear flick. ]

I haven't yet tried them, but if there's a particularly spicy one without coriander, that would be my preference. [ he... slowly reaches for one, and carefully pulls it across the table so he can lean down and sniff at it. ]

[noirges]

Coriander... Hmmm, do you want me to sample them for you?

[ as he watches them get inspected first ]

Or I can serve our bowls and we can taste them together! With dueling rankings after every sip...

[ make a lil game out of it! ]

[fried]

[ this is cute ]

Oh, yes. Let's rank them. What will our rankings be - one to ten? Five stars?

[ he seems somewhat excited to make a game out of it, at least. y'all are so chill for being dead. ]

[noirges]

[ SO chill for being dead because what are the other options? causing burger avalanches?

yves will go to start serving small portions of the first container into their bowls then ]

Out of five! Let's keep it simple and straightforward.

[fried]

[ he would rather die again than waste more food!! the burgers!! the waste!!

anyway, he watches yves do this, or at least it seems like he does. we've got a brock from pokemon situation going on here. ]

Simple it is. [ he very carefully pulls his bowl towards him again once it's filled, delicately. ] Let's see...

[noirges]

[ don't worry jiaoqiu, yves will eat all the burgers off the floor (possibly not joking)

but he doesn't pay the brock from pokemon situation any mind. i just realized they're playing a soup version of Hot Ones. let's start with the light level.

yves will take the first sip without fear. if it's poisoned, he'll go down first! no problem ]

Oohh, it's a little bit tingly... Four stars! But I think it'd be just right on a nice rainy day...

[fried]

[ IT REALLY IS HOT ONES

he takes a sip of his, as well, and frowns thoughtfully. ]

Hm... a three, for me. The broth is full and hearty, but not nearly spicy enough. Filling, though.

[noirges]

Ohh, the Monsieur is very discerning...

[ teasingly, but he'll go to scoop the next soup into their bowls. as he does so: ]

Are you a chef? Or simply a connoisseur?

[fried]

[ a little huff at this, but: ]

I'm a healer! But my expertise is in food therapy. So... chef is acceptable.

[noirges]

[ he laughs a little at the huff, but helpfully: ]

I think food is one of the most healing things there is. You can't get better without having food in your stomach, along with the medicine.

My grandpa used to say that I should eat whenever I can, and remembering that has gotten me through some tough times. So... of course you're a healer!

[fried]

[ you are speaking his language, buddy, we are bonded now. soup brothers ]

Cooking is medicine, and making medicine is cooking. [ he agrees, pleased. ] Good food heals the spirit, and the spirit is about as important as the body when it comes to health. Your physical form will wither away into dust if you only eat to survive.

[ ear flicky. ]

Your grandfather sounds like a wise man, and you seem to follow in those footsteps.

[noirges]

[ with truly unabashed warmth and delight: ] There's no one I respect in this world more than my grandfather. You honor me.

[ hehe... he's so happy. they have truly soup bonded. but yves will just place the next round of Soup Hot Ones in front of them both ]

Let's make him proud! I wasn't even sick, Doc, but I'm feeling leaps and bounds better already.

[fried]

[ a little laugh. ]

That's wonderful to hear. Even death cannot stop good company, it seems. [ let's make grandpa proud by winning at hot ones

he will try this next soup!! mm... spicier... ]

[noirges]

[ spicier!! yves happily takes his spoonful and licks his lips afterward, nodding ]

Nice! I'll give it a four! It makes me think of something that would be fun to eat with friends with some drinks.

It's too bad I can't find alcohol around here...

[fried]

It reminds me a little of a place on the Luofu. The Delicacy Pavilion - their Chili Oil Beef Offal Stew was delicious. Much better than this, of course, but reminiscent.

I haven't had alcohol in such a long time, it feels like...

[ a hum. ]

You see food as experiences. I like that.

[noirges]

Oohhh... do you abstain? Should I give you juice instead of wine if I ever find enough to share?

[ he will be... respectful!! but he just smiles at the comment ]

I think my memories around food are pretty strong... People say that I have strange tastes, but I think there's a lot of heart and soul in every dish!

[fried]

Hah. Not necessarily out of choice. My General enjoys her drink, that's all.

[ and he is a babysitter at heart ]

In any case, I don't think that it's strange. I may try to do the same as you. Remember what I can.

[noirges]

[ okay well

yves will just thread his fingers together and rest his chin on top of them like a nosey curious lil guy ]

Maybe talking them out will help the memories flow.

What's your general like? What's your favorite memory with her?

[ yves is just a living, breathing embodiment of the questionnaire application ]

[fried]

[ he really is

there's a little twitch to jiaoqiu's expression. ]

Ah, that General. Stubborn woman, she never listens to a word I say. Isn't that disrespectful? You should always follow your doctor's instructions. [ but he sounds very fond, so this complaining has no heat to it. ]

... Hmmm. Once, we played a trick on our Crow together. We bought a Songlotus cake for him, and its laugh startled him so badly that a Cloud Knight nearly arrested us.

[noirges]

[ yves, a serial doctor ignorer, just laughs a little at the fond tone! oh no! who would ever disobey doctor's orders! ]

The cake laughs? Whoa! Ahaha, if we find any here, we should recreate that same little trick.

[ lucas would fucking punch through a wall it'd be funny listen ]

But that's really sweet. It sounds like you had a lot of fun together.