Let's Play A Murder ([personal profile] letsplayamod) wrote in [community profile] letsplayamurder2025-07-06 02:51 am
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Arrival

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.
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[personal profile] cannotunravel 2025-07-07 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Alright. Regardless, I'm listening to you. That other people haven't listened to you matter little to me.

[A very straightforward response, but hey, she means it]
rockymountaindie: (then bundle up my coffin)

[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-07-07 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ For a moment, Alex just looks at her, waiting for her to pull the rug out from under him, but... It doesn't seem like she's going to. ]

...Thank you.
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[personal profile] cannotunravel 2025-07-07 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome.

[She's not sure it's something that warrants being thanked, but hey, you're welcome nonetheless]

I'm Misane Mikoto. I hope we get along.
rockymountaindie: (he left yesterday behind him)

[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-07-07 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ He clears his throat. ]

Uh, yeah, same. Alex. Alex Browning. That's me.
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[personal profile] cannotunravel 2025-07-07 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Quite the stilted introduction, bud!]

You can relax. No need to feel awkward.

[Like being told that will solve awkwardness, but oh well]
rockymountaindie: (✈ west virginia‚ mountain mama)

[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-07-07 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ A snort- that is actually more natural. ]

That's a lot easier said than done.
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[personal profile] cannotunravel 2025-07-07 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Am I that intimidating of a person?

[Hah, as if]
rockymountaindie: (✈ to carry on)

[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-07-08 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Wha- oh, no, it's not you. It's me.
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[personal profile] cannotunravel 2025-07-08 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
I see. You have nothing to worry about -- self-improvement is possible for everyone. It'll work out.

[thanks, misane]
Edited 2025-07-08 04:32 (UTC)
rockymountaindie: (⚡ to carry on)

2/2

[personal profile] rockymountaindie 2025-07-08 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ After a moment, Alex actually laughs. It's a short, clipped thing, but it's genuine. ]

Sure. Thanks.