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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!

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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.

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One Crocheted Accessory

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

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Well, to be fair, we can probably worry about a few things at once...

[ he tilts his head ]

What's your name, Mademoiselle? I'm Yves. I don't think we've ever met before...

Perhaps, but we won't know why they were left out until we get to speak to whoever provided them.

[just says "until" as though it's a foregone conclusion....... anyways, she nods.]

Neverah.

It's nice to meet you, Neverah.

[ a nod and a smile ]

Are you hungry? I'm happy to do more brainstorming, but I heard it can get frustrating on an empty stomach.

[thoughtfully]

Do you think we need to eat?

[ well,

he can guess the line of logic based on his own experiences: ]

Are you asking because you think we are ghosts?

[ or dead in general ]

That's not the word I would have used, but essentially, yes.

[nonchalant]

[ he smiles faintly, though it's without any real joy. rather just in acknowledgement of her preference ] I can say that we're dead, if you prefer.

Because dying is the last thing that I recall before waking, when I didn't ever expect to wake again.

I suppose it's a bit strange to fuss over terminology at a time like this... Which is to say - I had roughly the same experience.

[unbothered enough, before she sighs]

I hadn't expected it to be like this. I dislike things I don't understand.

A normal response, I think.

To be very fair, I don't think anyone expected eggs in the afterlife. At least, I didn't.

Did you expect one at all?

Maybe?

There's Hades, where souls can get ferried to in the afterlife. That's where the fire and brimstone is to repent for sins. Or there's Heaven, I guess. [ virche really doesn't talk about heaven ]

This hardly seems like brimstone or paradise, though. So perhaps there's an option neither of us have been told about.

Like a secret third afterlife?

[ a secret third thing.... ]

I mean, I don't know anyone who's come back from the dead to exactly give a report... so I guess it's not impossible.

Someone suggested that maybe the judgment's still coming, though.

[gives a little mirthless laugh]

If that's the case, they could have at least provided us with some wine.

That's what I said... Even churches have wine even if they don't call it that...

[ blood of CHRIST ]

You'd certainly think they could spare it! But at any rate... Well. Good luck with your upcoming judgment, if you're right.

Ah, well... I'm not too worried about mine. Whatever happens to me, I feel like I'll probably deserve it.

[ maybe a little blasé but. well you know,, ]

Are you worried about yours?

Well, I would hope that if you're right, then at least the idea is that we're all going to get what we deserve. We have a bigger problem if not.

If we're not getting what we deserve, then we'll just have to struggle and fight until there's a chance we will.

[ said so plainly and confidently okay you stupid posterboy ]

To be clear, when I referred to a bigger problem, I didn't mean it in a passive sense. I meant something to be swiftly dealt with.

[untold levels of confidence hi5]

[ wow!

he just laughs, but also plainly says: ]

I'm impressed! I feel like there's an awful lot of reliable people here.

I would hope nobody's satisfied with this situation, at least.

I think if it was just me then I could live with it...

But there's enough people here who deserve better that I can't just stand around and wait.

[makes a face.]

Why would you accept it if it were just you?

Like I said, I think I'll probably deserve whatever I get.

If it was just me, I probably would've been lonely... but that probably would've been the punishment?

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