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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! )
lecture hall
But getting hit by a truck hurts.
[ His voice sounds distorted and full of static, but at least it's a quiet voice. If that helps any. ]
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Duh! Still, if the basic premise is being reincarnated in another world then in order to reincarnate you have to die! Then again, I guess we could be in more of a worldslip situation, in which case,
[his shoulders unhunch a little]
if it's a slip then it's wholly possible this could end at any minute! Or, well, it'll happen at the most inopportune time when the protagonist realizes their feelings. You know? Eh, say, your mic quality is pretty bad, you should upgra-
[That's when he turns around and realizes, no, that's not a mic, that's a human person. The manic hope that was building on his face plummet back to nervousness.]
Eep!
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Sorry, my voice is forever shit quality.
[ He doesn't have an off button for it anymore... ]
I guess that means you gotta realize your love pretty fast, mister protag.
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That- it- [the flow of words immediately ends up in more of a pathetic drip]
This one, n- .... no, I'm surely not the protagonist here. [his tone becoming much more dull]
I'll gladly accept role of Villager C and leave that to other people.
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[ ... ]
Unless you wanna dye it?
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An ensemble cast?!
Well, uh, at least that's less pressure than being a main character, I mean, even in a cast as large as 20 characters or even an idol franchise with over 50, there will always be someone to decide even the most inconsequential character is their "fav"...
[And then only once he gets through that does he stop to realize the other question,]
... ah... it doesn't hold dye. [he says, matter-of-factly]
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[ ?????????????????
Also, he has no idea what an ensemble cast is, so he won't address that. ]
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But it's not like I can just show that off on a whim, I'm not people's on-request night-light. Do you know how irritating it is when people you don't even know want to come up and touch it?
[... m- maybe he's talking too much. The brief moment of nerd self-reflection.]
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I get it.
[ Despite that, he usually pets people regardless. He definitely understands when he's being petted though, since he doesn't like it when done by strangers. ]
So your hair is magical. That's pretty cool.
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[... cool...]
Well, it's more a part of me than magical itself, and, I- I mean, I am a mage, so...
[the very tips of those moving flames are tinged pink]
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Is it like emotive hair?
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It can flare up sometimes, I guess? Ah, but it can't ever get caught on anything! And it doesn't tangle!
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[ Seriously. This wild hair. Never getting tangled in anything. Amazing. Hien has a newfound appreciation for Idia's hair now. ]
You'd never have to use conditioner or anything.
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[or, like, class. when he goes to class.]
Right, right, it's convenient. [he repeats that, like he's taking it to heart, like the insight of a cool stranger has given him something to like about it, at least]
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[ ...
Hien stares at him for a moment. He doesn't look the part, but then again, neither does he. ]
Are you a mage idol?
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N- No way, no way, I'm a mage but when it comes to that world this one is just a humble fanboy. I go to the lives of my favs. If I had to get up on stage... ugh... my stomach hurts just thinking about it...
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[ Fans are the idols' lifeblood, after all.
... ]
Oi, you okay? Need some painkillers?
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Um... n- no, not that but, eh... possibly a dark room with fewer people would help...
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Sounds like it's time to explore and occupying the first place you find favorable. I hope you don't pick a supply closet.
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[He might pick a supply closet. He doesn't have shame. Either way, he'll shuffle himself out of the uncomfortable lecture chair.]
... eh. Some people didn't pick up their tablets?
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[ He looks over in that direction. ]
Guess not. From what I heard, they don't know what they even are.
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[This is a lie. Absolutely. Or, well, it's the truth that he's going to hold onto them, at least~!]
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Hope you have fun. I'll see you another time. I'm gonna go look around and maybe sleep somewhere...
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Right, right, see you around, M'lord Static~
[the problem being now he thinks hien is a Cool Guy... kyaa]