Arrival

[letsplayamod]

The moment is a bit different for everyone. Perhaps you were just minding your own business somewhere, others may have been in more... dire circumstances. Regardless, you were approached by a figure you can't quite picture, and they offered you an accord; in exchange for aiding them in the healing of a world lost to chaos, you would be granted something almost unheard of. Godhood.

And each of you said yes, more or less.

A blurry hand, shifting and rippling, reaches out to you. You feel a glow of warmth, unlike anything you've known before. As soon as you think you can describe it, you wake up.

The room you're in is plainly furnished, but it's about the size of a small flat. Plenty of room to stretch your legs. Don't get too comfortable, however. On the bedside table each room has is a letter; handwritten, it's wrapped around a bronze key. The lettering could only be described as the platonic ideal of 'neat and precise'.

If you are reading this, than our deal has been made. You've awoken in a place that will surely feel strange, so I want you to take some time to acclimate. Meet with the others. Breathe. I shall be along shortly.

-A

Whatever that means becomes more apparent as you step out of your housing and behold the world around you. The building you were in, and every piece of architecture you happen across, is blatantly pre-modern. Yet, something about it is otherworldly. Stone and iron and glass as far as the eye can see.

But above you was where the real questions were. It wouldn't be right to say the sun was shining on you now, nor would it be right to say it's the dead of night. Instead, the sky is a hazy mixture of both, wrapped in suffocating storm clouds that are threatening rain. Everywhere you look, into the horizon, it's the same.

Welcome home. Take your time and explore. Nobody ever said godhood was easy.

Comments

[mygoodbye]

The feeling is mutual. It isn't often I find mortals who are so keenly adept at handling the rules of negotiation. [She's happy to have the company.] If there's anything in need of amending, please bring it back to me.

[latinumsbetter]

Now that's a shame, not finding enough mortals around for a good negotiation. [he leans in a little] Y'know, after this place is all cleaned up, you should come visit Ferenginar with me. The whole planet is full of fantastic negotiators. It's our way of life!

[mygoodbye]

Hmm, perhaps I'll take up that offer. [She smiles a bit forlornly.] I've been meaning to do a bit more traveling outside of the norm. Expanding my mind, if you will.

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark's smile widens at that]

Athena, it would be my absolute pleasure to show you around my universe. I think it'd give you plenty of ways to expand your mind, between all the different planets and galaxies and people...it'd be a real treat, I can promise you that!

[mygoodbye]

It's not often that I take up the offers of mortals, but I guess a lot of things have changed recently.

Never did even I consider visiting alternate realms to see what wisdom they had to offer.

...But that's not what's crucial at the moment.

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark nods quite deliberate and demonstratively in agreement]

No, no, of course. What's crucial right now is getting this place all fixed up and renewed! That's what you brought us here for, after all.

[he leans in just a little bit, head still tilted back so he can talk to her, though that doesn't stop him from giving her a cheeky, conspiratorial grin]

But in the meantime, there's no reason you can't start considering. After all, there's a first time for everything, and no time like the present!