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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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[ Shin seems like a soldier. If he fought and lost multiple times, especially with the involvement of Legions and not taking prisoners... ]
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[But his expression doesn't change from its usual indifference, nor does his placid tone waver.]
But that's just how it is.
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[ Maybe Shin is an expert escape artist. ]
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Even if you incur losses in the end.
[So less losing specifically and more Pyrrhic victory.]
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[ He puts each index finger on both corners of his own lips and raises them a little. No smiles allowed, apparently. ]
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...Is that really something you should be asking me?
[He's not the one who got hit with a rock and shrugged it off??]
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[ He fails to see the irony here. All the more so, since he's just as much of a lineface as Shin is. ]
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Because I could ask you the same thing.
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[ Legions wrecking things, people dying, and all that. ]
Because something like that would take a toll on someone, even if they don't realize it.
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That's not really... [He stops when he finds himself not really sure how to finish that sentence. It takes a few more moments before he seems to gather enough of his thoughts to respond again.]
There isn't a reason for me to smile right now. That's all.
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[ There's a bit of silence as Hien thinks about what he wants to do. He stops forcing the smiling expression on himself with his fingers and stretches his arms forward. ]
I lost someone who was like a son to me before I came here.
[ Despite Hien not looking all that old. He looks early to mid 20s. ]
But I don't smile that much in the first place anyway. That's why making others laugh in my stead is something I wanna do.
[ He looks at Shin with some interest. ]
You ticklish?
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Firmly, and without hesitation:] No.
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[ He wants to see him laugh somehow. Hm. He sounded so absolute in his answer that he wonders if he only said it like that as denial.
... ]
Okay, maybe next time.
[ ??? ]
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You'll never take him alive!!!]
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It's fine to relax a little, you know...
[ No more tanks! No more explosions! (Hopefully) ]
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That's not really the issue.
[Is he going to be any more specific than that? Apparently not...]
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[ He'll make him specify!! ]
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Apparently this is also the point where he's decided he's had enough, so he turns on his heel and starts walking off. Because this is the mature thing to do, clearly!!]
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