INTRO LOG

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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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[compendiem]

[ It's impossible for Minato not to be dense in my hands; Lili's best bet would be to be as straightforward as possible. Even more than she is now. ]

Minato Arisato. You can call me whatever, though.

[coastal]

[HOW DOES SHE GET MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD THAN THIS

well

we'll see how that works out]

Good. Minato then - and you can call me Lili.

[and apparently making idle conversation as they approach the garden:]

Why don't you want to go home?

[compendiem]

[ Minato shrugs, a silent gesture that speaks magnitudes— and at the same time, nothing at all. He doesn't really know, to start. The ambivalence is there. He has to wonder if there's even a world to go back to, whether he can face it all again.

What he says is ]

Because I'm curious why we're here.

[ And that isn't a lie either. ]

[coastal]

[ . . . well, he makes a good point. lili is used to being targeted or kidnapped for political gain but - ]

You aren't a noble?

A notable scholar?

A particularly difficult rebel?

[you know

kidnapping criteria]

[compendiem]

Definitely not noble. [ Or a noble, for that matter. ] Don't think I'm a notable anything, either. A rebel... depends on who you ask?

[ He can be a rebel, but the difficulty isn't in fighting against him, it's in dealing with his personality. ]

[coastal]

Would there be anything to gain from abducting you and holding you for ransom? Anyone who might be able to pay a large sum or give up land in order to retrieve you?

[?????

why is minato so

mundane]

[compendiem]

[ He is the most mundane, and he doesn't even have to think about it before shaking his head no. ]

If I disappeared... [ If it were any time earlier, he could believe it. Removing him from the equation would have meant the Fall would continue and his team would have to fight Nyx. But it's too late. He's already killed Ryoji. ]

Nothing would change.

[coastal]

[ . . . . hm, that's depressing.

lili pauses and immediately frowns. it's not as if it's something she hadn't thought before, but... that doesn't mean that it doesn't frustrate her to hear someone say it aloud]

You don't have to say it like that, you know.

[compendiem]

[ He manages the faintest of smiles, but shakes his head again. ]

Life goes on.

[ The same thing, essentially, but worded differently. ]

Probably... there might be people who'd miss me. But I'm just me, in the end. There'd be no land or money to gain from taking me.

[coastal]

[she still doesn't like it!! her frown deepens, frustrated at the concept of someone who feels as if they don't matter in the grand scheme of things -

it feels a little too familiar??]

It could be used in a way to get revenge against those people but...

[it'd be hard to come up with that sort of explanation for everyone here?? there are like

animals??]

We may have been brought here for another reason then. Maybe they intend to use us for labor...

[compendiem]

[ There are like... animals. The horse, maybe, but why kidnap a bird? The poor thing would probably end up dinner, but there are also nonsentient birds around here so

???

Also, why Minato. He's a questionable choice to begin with. ]

Sounds like a pain... I guess digging will be a good warm-up, anyways.

[coastal]

Don't just agree to labor?!

[MINATO WHY]

[compendiem]

Why?

[ LILI WHY ]

[coastal]

You're a person, not a mule! You shouldn't be exploited like that?!

[why does he need this explained, she's going to clock him herself to save him from his mistakes]

[compendiem]

[ His entire past year has been exploitation after exploitation, so what's the difference now. ]

It's not all bad. Even if it's tough... something good might come out of it, too. You never know.

[coastal]

[what the fuck is this]

Out of being abducted for labor and then used at the discretion of the people who took you from your home?

Are you an idiot?

[she can't remember the last time that she encountered someone who had an ideology so wholeheartedly differently from her own]

[compendiem]

Yeah.

[ An idiot, a freak, a mix of optimism and pessimism, and somebody who can't seem to understand Lili's concern for herself- the people here- everybody back "home." ]

Good things already happened. I got to meet you.

[ Sorry ]

[coastal]

[card i'm going to fucking kill you

because the unfortunate thing is that unlike people who just say nice things to lili like that right out of the gate that she completely fails to believe, they're far enough in the conversation that she doesn't think minato is doing this just because she could be used

so she just gets surprised and flustered

the first tsun of the game]

Wh-What are you even saying?!

[compendiem]

[ get in line, Dana ]

Hm... [ Minato falls silent for a moment, thinking over his words, but in the end, he meant what he said. ]

It was a good thing that I met you. I'm glad for it. That's what I'm saying.

[coastal]

[this is horrible, she is so red because he's just saying the same thing over again how can he just repeat himself like that]

Please stop speaking.

[she can't do this]

[compendiem]

[ Because she asked him what he's saying and he took that to mean "clarify, please" and he has no idea how to clarify outside of just saying the same words in a different order.

He opens his mouth to say something, but catches himself and closes it again. Okay. No more words. ]