subdivided | INTRO LOG

Week Zero
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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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[ Let Minato find a four-leaf clover in the garden and then get a rash of bad luck.

She looks for his scroll, and her brows knit together even more. What are those abilities....? ]

Both, but I imagine you'd have a better grasp about how much truth yours holds.

[ I'll make this happen, as if I'm not bad luck enough for him. ]

I guess... I haven't been measured since the start of the year, though. Maybe I've grown since?

[ That is, of course, the only discrepancy he can find on his own profile. ]

[ let him live

She stares at him for a second. ]

Is that all that could be false about yours? Then, would you add anything to yours?

[ Would he add anything... Again, Minato looks to his scroll, and reads it over. After a length, he shakes his head. ]

I think they got all the important bits. What about yours? Accurate?

[ Four looks a little... disappointed, but she shakes her head, too. ]

I don't nag, and I don't understand why my age is listed as that.

The lifecycle of a flower... "Depends," right? Some last months, some only one night. Everybody's age "depends," though... or something like that?

[ Something like that. It depends on how much time has passed, whether time continues when you're pulled out of one place and set down in another. The whole Dark Hour thing already makes things weird, but he doesn't dwell on that. ]

But... why specifically a flower? It could have listed anything else. It doesn't make any sense.

[ She frowns. ]

Is time really that fickle?

Dunno. Looking around this place... maybe whoever wrote it is just more familiar with plants and flowers and nature. Time is weird, though. It's sort of...

[ He makes a vague gesture with his hand, before it goes back into his pocket. ]

[ She... has no idea what that gesture means. ]

Vague? Time has always been straightforward to me.

[ As far as she could tell, anyway. ]

[ Timey-wimey vague and weird, stopping and going and sometimes way too fast. Bedtimes are never long enough, and school tends to drag on. Weird. ]

Even here? No disconnect between before, and... here?

Is there something to say that time is different? What makes it different for you?

[ That's the feeling she's getting from his words anyway. Why would there be a disconnect.....

All technology is magic. ]

Because for me, it was night... then it wasn't night anymore. That sort of disconnect.

[ Sure, for himself, time is time, but there is a very distinct feeling of being removed and plopped back into it. ]

Also, it's warm.

[ She frowns. ]

It's usually cold where I live. I imagine it's just the environment of this place.

Environments can change, with the season. Where do you live?

[ Somewhere cold all year round... Minato would never leave his bed, in that case. ]

In the Land of Mountains. My citadel is situated high up.

[ So there may be seasons, but... living in the mountains kind of tempers that. ]

Citadel... You're the owner?

[ Someone of high status, like Lili. Definitely kidnap-worthy ]

This was something brought up before... Say somebody kidnapped you here. There would be somebody who would exchange land or money for your release?

It's mine.

[ Four takes a moment before she answers. ]

It'd be difficult to do back home. I wouldn't— [ She shakes her head. ] My sisters would come to my aid.

[ Sisters... So Four has family that would fight to bring her back. That's good, and sisters in particular are especially scary. ]

I hope they do. I'd like to meet them too... Maybe everybody else who's come is already on the other side of that gate, making negotiations.

I doubt you'd— [ Nope. ]

It may be harder to make negotiations than usual. I... don't feel quite the same as I usually do, and I hope my sisters aren't affected in the same way, if they are here.

[ Concern immediately pulls at Minato's face, furrowed brows and a downturn of the lips, however slight. ]

Are you ill? ...It's the pressure difference, right? Since you're used to high elevations.

[ That surprises her a little, and she shakes her head. She's touched(?) maybe. ]

No, that's not it. I simply don't feel... as strong or as fast as I could be. I don't think it has to do with the altitude. I didn't always live in the mountains.

[ Not being as strong or as fast as one could be sounds like illness to him. But maybe he can't talk, when he's always just sort of feeling down, so he rubs at the back of his neck and looks around.

Sunshine and fresh air... Way different from the city life. ]

Well... Any new place takes some adjusting. I feel a bit off every time I move somewhere new too. You get used to it, and this place doesn't look too bad.

[ Sometimes, your powers get nerfed and it means you're more human. Is that being ill? ]

I had to travel a lot when I was young. It's not that I'm unused to changing locations, but... I don't usually feel so powerless.

[ Yeah, that's valid. Being human is the worst illness there is.

But powerless is also a familiar feeling, especially when one's been uprooted and dumped somewhere else without any prior notice or any idea what to do. ]

That feeling will go away. The powerlessness. Once we figure things out, and know where to go from here, I'm sure you'll feel more like yourself again.

[ When you're a ruler of a whole country and get revered as god-like, getting kidnapped and having most of your powers stripped is a bit of a blow. ]

That's optimistic of you. Is this something you're used to, too?

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