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00 - prologue
PROLOGUE
It doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing – something strange begins to happen. There's a sudden burning sensation that wraps around your right wrist and part of your forearm. If you glance at the affected area, you'll find that it's...glowing. The glow is pale blue, and it's so bright that it hurts to look at. The burn itself isn't so painful that you feel like keeling over just yet, but it does hurt nevertheless.
But before you have time to try to soothe the pain, you start to feel lightheaded, dizzy. Perhaps some of you may attribute this to any injuries you may currently be sustaining. For those who were previously unscathed, however, there's quite possibly no explanation for this other than the sudden appearance of the mysterious burn on your arm.
There is no time to mull it over, though, because it is the last thing that you see before the world suddenly fades to black.
When you regain your senses, your vision is blurry; but when it starts to even out and you survey your surroundings, you find yourself sitting in a rather uncomfortable chair. Looking around you’ll see rows and rows of chairs, all facing the same way towards a desk, a podium, and an empty wall. A projector hangs from the ceiling and the lighting is bright and artificial... For some of you, it might be reminiscent of a college lecture hall. For others, you might have never seen anything like this before.
Your wrist, by the way, feels perfectly fine...though there’s now some kind of strange marking on it. It looks like a scar of some sort, and if you choose to touch it, it doesn’t feel inflamed or damaged in any way...but that doesn’t mean you don’t experience any pain. Perhaps the last thing some of you remember is a hard-fought battle, and the aches from your injuries still linger; some of you might not even remember getting hurt, and yet, your body aches like it has; for the lucky ones who feel fine, well. Pray that it lasts for a little while longer.
Because the moment someone gets hurt – emotionally or physically – there’s a small chance you’ll feel it, too. Where and who and what it’s coming from, though, is on you to figure out.
In front of you on the desk is some kind of device – a tablet, for those of you who are familiar. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be capable of doing much of anything right now, other than take photos and videos with the Camera app. There's also a translating app for those of you who need help reading some of the text around campus, as it is all in English. (Verbally, however, you can understand everyone in your own language. Tablets are also in characters' native languages.) It seems to be incredibly durable and hard to break, but you may want to be careful with it regardless.
Something shifts in your pocket (or...in your socks/shoe/what have you, if pockets aren't a thing) as you move around. Should you reach in and feel for it, you’ll find some kind of card – those who are familiar with modern technology will recognize that this is some kind of card you need to swipe. It has your name and a photo of you on one side, and the back of the card has the word "KEYCARD" on it.
There are also other people here, scattered throughout this mysterious classroom you’re in. In fact, there’re a bunch of you — 29 others, to be exact.
And now... you’re free to do whatever you want. Mostly anything, at least, given that once you step outside and explore, you’ll notice an ominous fog behind the various buildings within view. Still, this is a good time to get your bearings, check on what you have - and don’t have - and talk to the people around you until orientation starts.
( OOC: Welcome to your Intro Log! The partner system is in effect for the Intro Log, meaning that yes, pain share is happening! For some notes regarding the partner system, your character will not know who their partner is upon arrival. It’s entirely possible that they find out now if their partner gets or is already injured, or if they can pick up on their mood. Otherwise, they’ll find out later today...!
Anyone who tries to leave campus grounds will have to enter through the fog, but no matter what, they will mysteriously wind up back onto campus grounds. And for clarification, the keycards are what characters need to gain access to their dorms!
Finally, we will have an NPC Reveal at 6pm EST today! )
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[ which is to say that he'll follow the instructions given to him and sit up straighter and take nice long even breaths. ]
But I was referring to ending up in a strange room like this one. [ the whole closing your eyes and ending up in a totally different space isn't that usual for him. if at all... ] It's a classroom, isn't it?
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[His sister's illness taught him bedside manner at a young age, but that's not for discussing. He's also playing really nice until he figures out what's going on here.]
Yeah! It's like... it's preeeetty big for a regular old school, so this is more like a university. I think it is anyway. I haven't been in many.
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[ because favors are always good to win for yourself no matter what situation you're in, right? ]
But I see; I don't have an experiences with universities. [ he'll just give the space a look over just to take it all in and make note of anything important (or lack of anything important). ] I've been in plenty of classrooms and other places like it.
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[Honestly, but Madara is weird like that and doesn't keep score of favors when he's doing something this basic. There's always bigger issues out there than a little anxiety or pain.]
It's not a nice one, I'll give it that! It's pretty basic. Boring, maybe! I'm into a little bit nicer accommodations these days! Does that mean I'm spoiled? Oh noooo... Haha!
[Grinning. Just. He doesn't seem to deflate at all, this one.]
Where're you usually from, then?
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Whether you're spoiled or not is dependent on how you see things, isn't it? Even if someone is born with a silver spoon, they're able to be humble.
[ casually stated and he'll pause for a moment to think about the best way to describe what he's used to and well. hmm. there's really only one way, isn't there? ]
A lot of different places. I spend a lot of time traveling.
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Well, that's true. Saying you're humble sounds like a brag, doesn't it? So I'll just say I try to keep things kiiinda simple.
[Grinning still.]
Doubting this was a place you meant to travel to, though.
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As long as you don't take things for granted and understand where your fortunes extend while others don't is enough for most people. Well, it'd be a good place to start with me.
[ another pause as he taps his chin. ]
It's certainly not a place that I was planning on visiting and throws a bit of a wrench into my plans. [ especially since he was actively there and now he's here.... ] But it should be fine in the end.
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that I just can't figure out how to work in.]Taking things for granted makes you ungrateful, and taking people for granted makes you a villain, in my book.
[He says it breezily enough, par for the chipper extrovert course, really.]
I can't say I'm too happy to be here because I've got things to do myself, but maybe it's just temporary, you knooow?
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[ sabo definitely stands by that statement easily and gives his head a slight nod in approval. of course, the exceptions would be made for those who learn their lesson about taking things whether it be people or things for granted.
also just casually: ]
If it isn't temporary then whoever is responsible is going to have quite a mess on their hands.
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[There's exceptions to everything, of course. Madara lives in the gray parts of life, after all.]
Ahh, that's what I was thinking, too. Not like I'm threeeatening anybody! [He says that bit a little louder, like someone might be listening in.] But if this is less than temporary, I might just raise a liiittle fuss.