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

[tripartites]

[ sayo's own eyes fix on the barrier, and for a moment, it almost seems as if she hasn't heard misane. finally: ]

They're some kind of higher being than a mere human, I was sure of that much.

[cannotunravel]

[Huh. That's an interesting way of describing A...]

I'm not sure what you mean with that. Could you elaborate?

[She's truly trying to understand where Sayo is coming from!]

[tripartites]

It's difficult to explain. There was a... weight? To A's presence. Similar to something I had felt before.

[ ... ]

And they appeared to me in a place no stranger should be able to reach, without being noticed.

[cannotunravel]

I think I can more or less understand what you mean. It did feel like an unusual person.

[Although in Misane's case, there was nothing strange about the place she was contacted at. Perhaps if she had, she'd have fully understood what Sayo means]

[tripartites]

Mm, just so. [ a slight nod, and after a moment's hesitation, she bends down to chuck a small rock towards the veil. kind of just out of curiosity. ]

I didn't sense any malice from them, at least. I think they're earnest about their offer... even if it's hard to trust it completely.

[cannotunravel]

Do you believe their promise of godhood? That's the shadiest part of this offer.

[For obvious reasons]

[tripartites]

... Well, I believe it was made sincerely. [ not quite the same thing. ]

[cannotunravel]

The sincerity will be good enough for now. It's better than someone malicious, at least.

[tripartites]

Yes... I think I agree. [ ... a beat, then a chuckle. ] If I thought they were malicious, I might be more inclined to believe they can do what they've said. Though with more strings attached, of course...?

[cannotunravel]

I'm skeptical about that no matter what. I think it's best to assume they can't actually give godhood to anybody.

[Less expectations that way]