♪ Our house ♪ in middle of this tree ♪ our house

[npcsofmana]

Who: Everyone
What: The first morning of an adventure begins.
Where: Home
When: Day 1
Other: Be courteous and warn for any of the usuals in your thread subject title if it gets to that point.




You wake up to a serene and idyllic morning.

Outside, a pleasant glow from the sun fills the room including the small crannies in which the beds are tucked. All windows have been latched close, but it's easy to see a gentle breeze ruffling the leaves of branches which loom overhead. Faintly, bird song can be heard from outside. In this place, it'd be a simple matter to close your eyes again and drift back to sleep.

There's simply one problem: this is not where you last went to sleep.

Waking up properly will display not only how the picturesque and cozy little room stands out in stark contrast to where you should be, but that you are sharing this space with someone else. Depending on things, they might be very mundane or very... unusual. Either way, they seem just as bewildered as you are. The good news is that at least all the things you immediately had on you at the time are right nearby the foot of your bed along with what seems like a small gift- a small pouch of some sort of coin. (500 Lucre, although that might not be immediately realized anytime soon.)

Exploring the rest of the house shows it to be otherwise quite empty, except for some writing utensils and paper in what appears to be the study along with basic kitchen tools in, well, the kitchen. There's no food, however, and no decoration. Venturing outside onto the grounds reveals an expansive but not particularly well tended estate including another building that is fairly run down. Attempting to venture down the path from the front door out into the world reveals... well. Nothing. It's a fruitless endeavor.

However, not for long.

Hajime Iwaizumi will be the one to find what appear to be a few discarded children's toy blocks. The Colorblocks immediately seem off in some way, strange even as they should seem inconspicuous. Something about them will compel him to pick them up. The nature of this apparent toy will not be obvious until he ventures near the edge of Home himself. A sound, almost like distant bellchimes, will start to emit from the Colorblocks.

When exposed to the air, suddenly they emit a glow and shoot off into the sky with all the brilliance of a falling star. Its trail is both noticeable and easy to follow, curving an arc through the sky until it falls some distance away... and its impact bursts an aurora of colors through the distant and dimmer sky, encircling the site. As the whirlwind of color fades, what appears to be a town can be just made out...

That is the town of Domina.


Some OOC notes:
➸ Prior to the activation of the Colorblocks, the only books which will be filled out in the Study will be "Artifacts" and "Visitors".
➸ After Domina has been unlocked and some characters have explored the town, "People" and "Locations" will be filled out in the Study as well.
➸ To see who your character is initially rooming with, check the Home page. These rooming assignments are not permanent or mandatory by any means, and characters can change them whenever. Officially letting me know will be present and explained in the next mod post coming in a week's time, but for now we can play it relaxed and loose. Just don't burn down the tree in the meantime.

Comments

[coldlenny]

"Sure," Len said agreeably, moving to follow the cat. "So Fluffy, are you an alien, or what?"

[chattychat]

Casually, he glances back at him. “Well, considering that you are a creature of colorful disposition unlike that which I am used to, I could call you the very same. Still, I will say I doubt we are of the same universes, or that we are in that where we should be.”

[coldlenny]

"Well, the latter I definitely agree with. For what it's worth, I'm a human from Earth," he offered, thoughtful.

[chattychat]

“Oh, I had thought so! You seemed to fit the description of such, after all.” He stops over by the stairs landing. “For a human, I mean to clarify. ‘Earth’ is not a place which I am familiar with.”

[coldlenny]

"So you know humans, but not Earth?" Len asked with curiosity. "So you're not an Earth cat. My whole life isn't a lie after all."

[chattychat]

A rattling kind of purr that’s probably a laugh leaves him. “It would appear your life is as much of a truth as you think it is. Still, humans were a rare entity where I was from. The denizens that I once saw plenty of were… not as sturdy, would be the polite phrasing.”

[coldlenny]

He cocks his head, frowning. "What were they like, then?"

[chattychat]

Pausing, the Judge takes a seat and looks up at Len consideringly. “The passage of time has been quite steep since I have last interacted with human beings, so I find it necessary to find clarification on this matter, but… When under great stress, your race doesn’t warp certain body parts into a thick black substance and lose all sentience, yes?”

[coldlenny]

"Uh... not that I've ever experienced."

[chattychat]

“Then there is one way in which they differ from you!” The Judge seems quite pleased with himself. “Along with that, they were quite monochromistic in coloration, unlike the soft peach and brown skintones of humans.”

[coldlenny]

"Pretty sure those guys weren't human," Len said thoughtfully. "Unless we go through a lot of evolution by your time."

[chattychat]

“The Elsen were full of mysteries, and I myself am not a creature whose memory stretches to their conception.” Moving over to a nearby tablestand, he hops up and peers out of the window. “I wonder what manner of beings will inhabit this realm?”