📌 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.
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turboheaven2024-08-11 08:53 pm
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Oh-- no need to be so formal, Zhongli. Just Charlie is fine.
What have you looked at so far?
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Of course - Charlie, then. [ files away, before he considers his answer. ] The cafe and the surrounding... hm, structures, if they can be called that. Not much else, hence my interest in seeing if there's more out here. Yourself?
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About the same for myself! Though there is, ah, fast food kind of everywhere now.
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[ wonder who cleaned it up ]
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Then I hope that it will stay that way, and that the key is returned for the other one.
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[ everyone needs to be polite about it ]
I saw a young man walking into the fog earlier.... he seemed a little unwell after he did.
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[ we have ONE LOCATION, everyone needs to stop breaking it. ]
Hm... I'm still willing to investigate further, despite that possibility. Yourself?
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[ 40 people sharing a bathroom is truly torture ]
I'll keep going. I need to crack this case.
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[ the PRIVACY also the fact they can't break them. ]
Together, then. Seeing what's out here is better than simply wondering and never knowing, even if the end result is nothing more than fog and more of the formless shapes.
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I agree completely, Zhongli. Shall we, then?
[ she holds out a hand, if zhongli wants to hold it.... no pressure, though ]
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[ but - while he blinks at it for a moment, he does give her a small smile and will take her hand. very gentleman-ly. ]
We shall. Should we encounter trouble, would you like me to handle it, or shall we face it together?
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Let's face it together. I can handle myself, you don't have to worry about me.
[ she says with a terrible bruise on her cheek ]
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You look as though you've had a scrap or two, recently, so I would certainly believe it.
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Oh, no, nothing like that! But-- ah, I will fight if I have to. But I prefer to talk things out.