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UKIMIYA mods ([personal profile] thecastle) wrote in [community profile] ukimiya2017-07-29 12:50 pm

Beginning

One moment you were elsewhere, surely speaking to your friends, fighting in a battle of your life, dying, or even in a state of non-existence in its entirety. It doesn't matter now, since when you open your eyes it’s become clear that not only is everything around you foreign and unfamiliar, so is everyone. And there seems to be a fair lot of you, at that.

It's easy to discern a few things upon a cursory glance, once you pick yourself up from the field of grass you're resting on. The place you've awoken in seems to be fairly tranquil, for the first few moments at least, and the view of a newly budded sakura tree is among the first that will greet you. In the distance, is a towering castle that manages to look all at once both imposing and welcoming at the same time. There's also an odd pendant around your neck, which you'll find won't come off despite your best attempts. In your pocket you'll find a room key, engraved with a number.

The weather is currently cool, with the sun brightly shining in the sky, though there are a few too many clouds to make it a completely clear day. While most of them appear rather normal, every so often you might spot one that looks just a bit off— like a storm cloud that's completely lost it's way. Lucky for you, it doesn't seem like you're going to have to worry about any inclement weather anytime soon, as they'll vanish from your vision as quickly as they came.

A large stone wall surrounds the entirety of the castle, though it's anyone guess why that is— maybe it's for your safety, maybe it's to keep you trapped, or maybe it's for another reason entirely. The only breach in the wall is a single gate that looks like it certainly led to the outside at one point, but that too has been cordoned off by solid stone.

Fortunately, there's nothing to stop you from entering the castle itself, where you'll find it's pretty grand all things considered. The lighting inside is provided not by electricity, but by magical flame that adjusts to the time of day or night. Actually, if you're looking for anything electronic anywhere, or even a simple power outlet, you'll be sorely out of luck.

For now, it might be best to explore and make some sense of where you are and why you're here— maybe one of your fellow travelers might know something? There are some plaques in the Great Hall that might catch your interest given their focus, in addition to one ridiculously large golden one that seems to bear rules.

Welcome, fellow warriors, to your very long stay.
presomnia: (so who's afraid to live? not i)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-30 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[congratulations on being the first person whose overdramatic reaction to things actually startles Tiki; she yelps and jumps back, her hand flying to the pendant on her neck—the one she arrived with, she realizes, not her dragonstone, and settles a little.]

I-I was just looking for someone! You don't have to yell!
fallenember: (>> talk)

[personal profile] fallenember 2017-07-30 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you should just wait around in the large hall instead. Everyone brought here is bound to cross there at some point.

[ Asch doesn't apologize for his yelling. As far as he's concerned, it's warranted. ]

It's easier than just knocking on every single door in sight and bothering someone.
presomnia: (liars look you in the eye)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-30 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[HUFFS!!! technically she knows that she was being rude first, but he was more rude so she's not apologizing for being a bother either!!!]

I was already waiting. And I asked people, and I looked almost everywhere, so now I'm looking here.
fallenember: (>> not that replica again)

[personal profile] fallenember 2017-07-30 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Looks like they're getting along swell. ]

Tch. Who is this person you're looking for?
presomnia: (but even so it's hard to walk that line)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-30 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Mar-Mar. [a pause, considering.] Or Caeda. Or...anyone who's not a stranger.

[But her chances keep seeming lower and she's just getting sad about that...]
fallenember: (>> facepalm)

[personal profile] fallenember 2017-07-30 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ He just gives a her a Look. ]

...Is 'Mar-Mar' actually a real name or is that a nickname?

[ ... You know what -- ]

No, nevermind. I don't want to know.

Chances are if you haven't seen any of those people by now, they're not here.
presomnia: (liars look you in the eye)

[personal profile] presomnia 2017-07-31 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[:/ :\ :/ :\]

I'm not done looking yet.

[she's got all of these doors to knock on still!!!]

It looks like they aren't here, though, so goodbye.

[and she's just...gonna leave...... and start knocking on the next door smh]
fallenember: (>> so?)

[personal profile] fallenember 2017-07-31 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe you'll find them when you stop being a nuisance!

[ Then he'll slam his door shut. Wow what an asshole. ]