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.
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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turboheaven2024-08-11 08:53 pm
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Now what did I do?! [ :yell: ] It's just a touch screen to order from! Chill out, dude!
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[have we terrorized this child enough? maybe so... mizu stares at him for a moment and then sheathes the sword, frowning.]
I don't know what that is.
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[ why does he sound unsure now. ]
This one's probably just to order the food. The phones are touch screens, too, but they do different things.
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i'm sorry but mizu is just staring at him blankly.]
... I see.
[DOESN'T SEE SHIT.]
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[ cautiously... approaches the touch screen... he kind of skirts around mizu like he expects to be attacked again. ]
I don't know if it'll even work now that you've broken it.
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[scoffs. you can practically hear the quotation marks.
laurence won't get attacked again, though. mizu just takes a step back to give more room, watching him with narrowed eyes.]
Try it.
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[ squints at the screen and pokes a few options. frowns, and pokes it again, a little harder this time - and there's the little beep! ]
Oh, good, it still works. We won't be stuck eating stale floor burgers forever.
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[making a face.]
Those "burgers" hardly looked edible in the first place, anyway.
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...Where are you from that they wouldn't be? Don't you even have phones?
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No.
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[doesn't sound sorry at all on account of not knowing what the fuck a phone is]
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Anyway, did you want something to eat or what?
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From the screen? No.
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It is very dumb.
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If we're already dead, one crappy burger won't hurt anything, anyway.
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