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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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Oh, the sun was strong and there was no breeze whatsoever!
[ He crosses his legs, the edges of his pants and shoes lightly singed, almost like he had stepped in acid. ]
Some pesky rain as well, despite the sun.
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( and it super isn't, but she's not about to go find out herself.
surprisingly enough, she does notice the singes- the movement had caught her eye as she'd glanced at the ground to try and avoid the fog and... well, it happened. frowning, shizuku glances up at the older man. )
Did something happen? Your clothes are burnt...
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It was that pesky rain! It was a little bit acidic, so it burned whatever wasn't covered by a protective cloak.
[ "A little bit" is an understatement. ]
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( IS HE OKAY?? don't mind her quietly fretting a little now, almost hovering like she's asking herself if she should check or not. )
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[ His smiles softens. ]
No need to fret over me. I promise I’m alright.
[ He can already see her gearing up to fuss over any potential injuries, so he needs to nip that in the bud. What a sweet girl. ]
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( not that they have a nurse! but still!!! )
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[ He really will do it to give her peace of mind. ]
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Good. With everything that happened, I'd hate for someone to get hurt here... other than these strange marks. I don't understand them at all.
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They look like some sort of spell to me.
[ He rolls up the sleeve of his shirt to look at his own. It’s a real shame he can’t feel any traces of magic coming from it. ]
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( oh no. she doesn't try to think about how the SEKAI work, but. it looks like she might be learning new things today. scary. )
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[ He knows not everyone is familiar with magic, though, so— ]
I wouldn’t worry about it too terribly much. I’m sure we’ll be fine.
[ Until it’s suddenly not fine. Then they’ll worry. ]
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( or maybe it just feels like that because of the terror of it all, because there's no easy way back or familiarity. the SEKAI was strange and scary at first, but it quickly became a second home. this... isn't like that. it doesn't feel like it was born from her feelings, or anyhting of the sort. )
Are you... familiar with magic?
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[ Only a partial lie, but it is mostly the truth. He hums softly. ]
I have no idea what sort of magic is going on here, though.
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I see... maybe if someone else shows up, they'll have some answers...
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[ Which might work! He thinks there should be a few smart cookies in their group. ]
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