INTRO LOG

[cyclists]

Week Zero
32 in Competition

The transition from unconsciousness to the waking world is practically seamless. Though you're certain this wasn't where you meant to end up, for a few brief moments it's hard to grasp the situation and take in your surroundings.

A soft twilight lights your way, casting a glow over the sprawling village that fans out around you. Just outside of the large meeting hall you'll find yourself awakening among several others who have found themselves in this place. There's a sense of peace that looms over the area, the only sounds being the cheerful chirp of a stray bird or two and the babbling brook that runs through the village itself.

Stand up, dust yourself off and set out. There are plenty of places to explore and should you venture far enough you'll even find several little houses throughout the village. It may take some time, but as you check out each house you'll soon come across something that belongs to you...along with something that doesn't. It seems that this new residence is yours to share. As for the village itself, the other buildings appear open and well-stocked, providing you with a variety of amenities to utilize. The paths leading out of the village, however, are guarded by four ornate wooden gates. No matter how hard you try, they will not let you past. It seems that the time isn't right yet.

Speaking of, the only way to truly track the passage of time is by charting the movements of the sun but that can prove to be quite difficult as well. As the sun dips below the horizon and the night sky fills with stars, the bell at the shrine rings out to signal the end of your first day. No one else has arrived. It's only you and these strangers for now.

It seems as though you'll have plenty of time to get acquainted with your fellow companions. Make yourself comfortable; when the time is right, answers will appear.



Welcome to the soft intro of Subdivided! This is your intro mingle and the current conditions will last through the weekend until Monday, June 3rd at which point the weekly log will go up. Your characters will not know anything about the partner system, how powers work or any plot-relevant information until Monday. However, characters are free to discover their power through trial and error and will have access to their item from home immediately.

Please note that an additional top-level to introduce NPCs and Game Mechanics will go up on Sunday, 4 PM EST.

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Comments

[nonbelligerent]

any house except his own

[well. someone's figured out that items are showing up in these buildings, and he's really hoping he has one, because hm.

don't mind the guy in pink entering the house—he'll give an apologetic smile, at least. but, uh. he won't say anything, before he starts looking around, as if searching for something in particular.]

armoury

[yo. shess is standing in the armoury, holding a dagger and looking pensive. if you're wondering what he's thinking, the answer's about to become clear soon. maybe.

which is that he slightly slashes his own palm with it. and it sure is bleeding now??

???]

flower garden

[flowers! they don't make the situation much better, but anyway.

butterflies seem to be flocking to/perching on shess (it's probably all the pink), though when he sees another person approach, he takes out his tablet. with a stylus, he writes something down—and then a digital voice comes out from the tablet.]

Hello. You wouldn't happen to know which planet we're on, would you?

wildcard

[hit me up with whatever! you can reach me at lampyris or farant#4098 if need be.]

any house you say

[quailvering]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[sorry, home invader, a polite smile is not going to slow this bird's heartrate]

A- A- A- A break in!? I don't have any valuables! I promise! P-Please don't hurt me!

[... he's hiding under sheets]

[nonbelligerent]

[OH NO

shess frantically gestures for a bit except then the bird is under the sheets. we'll say shess has at least nabbed a notepad by now, so.

there's scritching as he writes something down, before he slips a note under the sheets...]

Not here to hurt you.

house!

[compendiem]

[ Minato's in his own house, and it's the one with... the nailbat... Essentially, a large wooden bat nearly as long as he is tall, spiked with bent and rusted nails, and covered with dry blood. It has been set up against the wall, and Minato- the first thing he does when he finds what's unquestionably his room, is to flop down on the bed.

He doesn't sit up when Shess enters, but at least tilts his head slightly so he's looking at his instead of at the ceiling. ]

Help you find someone?

[nonbelligerent]

[shess gives the bat a curious look but he doesn't seem hugely bothered by it, at least.

at the question, shess pauses. then, he shrugs helplessly, because the answer to that is no but also now that he thinks about it, yes?]

flower garden

[specialdog]

[ Ohhh, interesting text-to-speech app! No, wait, that's not what's important here. ]

Which...?

It would be Earth, wouldn't it?

[ Right???? Now she's not sure. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[...]

Is that what your planet is named?

[after the element?? earth the planet presumably does not exist where he's from, oops.]

armoury

[omegathree]

[Val has his three foot doll under an arm as he notices the blood and the smell.

Hm.]

That seemed entirely deliberate. Are you in the business of injuring yourself often?

[nonbelligerent]

[nice doll, val.

he just shakes his head. he doesn't exactly want to get blood on his tablet, so he's not taking it out just yet.

... except now he should find a bandage.]

armoury

[leaberator]

[ ok so. that happened. ]

... There were probably easier ways to check if that thing was sharp.

[nonbelligerent]

[...

he smiles wryly, before he shakes his head. not what he was testing!]

armoury

[unfriendliest]

[ What the fuck? Most humans don't like being cut and this one just?? Did that?? Catch Ookurikara frowning intensely from where the tools for swords are laid out - confusion over this somehow takes precedence over his relief that he can properly care for his own sword while he's stuck here. ]

Why would you cut yourself on purpose?

[ Not even swords do that?? ]

[nonbelligerent]

[oh dear. he should answer the question, but he also doesn't want to get blood on his tablet, so he just. kind of looks helpless for a few moments as he waves his bleeding hand a little.

you know what, he'll put his tablet on the ground and then write on it like that. as a digital voice comes out from the device:]

Sorry about that. I was testing something.

flower garden

[twinsightful]

[That. Is a lot of butterflies. He's about to comment on that alone but suddenly there's a tablet and it's talking. Kaoru blinks in surprise, looking from the tablet to Shess and back before his response is directed to the tablet itself.]

This looks like somewhere you'd find on Earth. Do you think it's really somewhere else?

[nonbelligerent]

[is ouran too behind the times for text-to-speech.]

I've never been to the planet of Earth.

armoury

[foodbin]

[This place doesn't interest her much, so she's about to leave - until she notices what Shess is up to. Immediately:]

What the hell are you doing?! Jesus, here, let me...

[She takes off the small black tie she's wearing, reaching out to see if he'll let her wrap it around his bleeding hand.]

[nonbelligerent]

[he will! thanks, emma.]

Armory

[liversandhyenas]

[Well that sure was a thing to see all of a sudden!]

...was there any reason for that?

[Should she be concerned? She's not sure if she should be concerned]

[nonbelligerent]

[he just nods, looking sheepish. he'd explain, but he needs to bandage his new cut first...]

HAUS

[tothemaxwell]

[She casually shuts the door behind him.

:)]

Looking for something?

[nonbelligerent]

[well.

shess can tell this is going to go downhill soon, although he doesn't actually seem particularly intimidated. anyhow, he just nods, while internally lamenting not for the first time that he can't speak human language...]

flower garden

[autocatalysis]

[ ohhhh now that's a neat application of- is it considered aspyrixis if it isn't anywhere nearly as invasive and likely doesn't come with the same side effects either? small, portable, not clunky at all; medical tech might not be his wheelhouse but this on the other hand,

well, that's probably not important right now. they asked a question. shame he'll have to answer in the negative. ]

Unfortunately not. I'd consider myself decently well-traveled, but I can't say I've ever been to another planet.

[nonbelligerent]

[hm.]

Is interplanetary travel possible where you're from, at least?

house!

[televised]

[Casually

blocks his path as he starts to look around.]

Can I help you?

[nonbelligerent]

[well, shess doesn't look too intimidated—though he does look a bit frustrated.

especially as he has to gesture via mimicking writing, because really, this is the best he can do.]