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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.
irrationalities: (♚ this is stupid.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-07 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[It's okay Rhoda. Live your life without worrying about giant, sentient trees...!

He'll wave off her condolences, though.]


Whatever, I'm used to weird crap happening by now.

Probably not. If it's just an ordinary kidnapping, at least it should be easier to deal with anyways.
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[personal profile] professionality 2017-08-08 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I get the feeling that whatever kidnappings you might consider normal would be quite abnormal to me, given the... tree appears quite impossible.
irrationalities: (♚ i don't really care.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-08 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Normal kidnappings as in an asshole just running around and nabbing people for ransoms or something.

[So technically not normal at all, but everything else is kind of normal when you have giant magic trees?? Relatively speaking.]
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[personal profile] professionality 2017-08-08 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think that can be it, at this rate.

Where I come from, trees are moved only by wind - and I traveled far over the earth. I think someone would have to do more to me than just kidnap me for it to be possible to meet people like you.
irrationalities: (♚ because it doesn't make sense.)

[personal profile] irrationalities 2017-08-09 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
It's only a phenomenon that's appeared recently. Most normal people wouldn't have a reason to know about it anyways, since the government likes to cover all that shit up.