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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.

🖊️
Pen

One encouraging pen of your choice. Blue ink!

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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.

🧶
One Crocheted Accessory

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

♡

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Comments

[ziosar]

[It can't be that simple. He's sure this guy says the same things people who have gotten lost in forests and the such have said before. Yeah, no, this can't go well]

I'm going with you.

[That's not a question, at all. It's a statement of fact. Not the most polite thing to have said, but oh well]

[dijun]

[ this hardly seems to bother him - the obvious skepticism or the statement, and he simply tilts his head to acknowledge it. ]

Young man, I would argue that you wouldn't know the way back any better than I would - but I can see you're the sort that's strong-willed once you've set your mind to something. [ it's said more as a compliment than to chastise him. ] Shall we?

[ziosar]

[Hell yeah, we shall]

Let's go. I'd rather not spend too long around here.

[dijun]

Nor would I, though I can't say what we'll find in the fog. It's better than remaining idle.

[ onwards! head up, one foot in front of the other, maintaining as straight a path as possible. ]

[ziosar]

[Akihiko sure tries to keep a straight line as well! Time to march forward and hope that, if some glass protrusion gets in the way, it won't lead to them walking in circles when trying to avoid it]

It's weird. There's no way this is anywhere close to where I was before...I don't know how to go back at all.

[And he really wants to go back to Tatsumi Port Island, even though he's also afraid of what he'll find out once he does]

[dijun]

[ it's going to be a long day... he gives his polearm a deft spin in one hand, bringing the point down to strike one such protrusion to see if it can be marked in some way - like leaving a trail behind them. but when nothing happens, and it's left unmarred, he frowns and resumes their trek. ]

... if this is meant to be an afterlife, I'm unsure of what path we would need to take back. But if there was a way to get here, then, surely, there is a way to return as well.

[ziosar]

In all stories I have heard before, you're supposed to go up and never look back.

[Because, you know, the underworld and what not. Akihiko stares at any obstacles like he's evaluating how good it'd be to climb them and deciding it'd be too risky. He doesn't want to just go and break a leg today, thanks]

[dijun]

Mm. In only special circumstances - in folktale and legends, as they stand - the hero of the story is able to return from the land of the dead. But we shall see what roles we play in this particular story.

[ especially considering what he knows he must get back to. he's sure there are many others who could say the same. ]

[ziosar]

[Takes a while, but soon it's clear walking forward won't do, because it's inevitable they'll find themselves back to where they started. Maybe they'll see the cafe again, or maybe they'll encounter one of the other new angels]

...but we were walking a straight line! What was it, a huge circle all along?

[Right? It sure felt like that, except for a few deviations that shouldn't have gotten them off track...!]

[dijun]

... curious, indeed.

[ to have the dense fog give way, zhongli thought for a moment that they might have found something - but when it turns out to be their starting point, his hand comes to his chin and he regards the now-familiar place they've found themselves in. ]

We corrected our course, when encountering something that could not simply be passed over. I know this for certain.

There are a number of situations that could lead to such a phenomena. This world, wherever it may be, could be small enough to facilitate such a trek becoming a "huge circle," or there are powers in play that would prevent us from leaving this designated area. Whether it be a person, or the powers of the location itself... I wouldn't be able to say.

[ziosar]

[Cool, no way out. They're stuck. This place sucks]

This is going to be a drag of an eternity, if all we have is a tiny transparent place with one fast food place.

[dijun]

[ there's a little huff of a chuckle, but it doesn't have much humor to it. ]

It's more akin to an in-between, a sort of waiting room, than a true afterlife. Ideally that truly applies.