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

[coastal]

[ . . . . . .

she falls quiet, thoughtful. she's not really focusing?

it's more like she's not sure what she can harness easily besides uh

righteous anger]

...

What do you think about?

[teach by example?? maybe???]

[leaberator]

[ he frowns a bit ]

I don't really use ... feelings? Emotions were kind of a no-no when I was really learning this stuff. [ because they weren't meant to have any, but let's not go into that ] I just kinda think "fire" and it happens.

[ he equips it to his magic slot ]

But that's not super helpful for you, so

[coastal]

Did you attend an academy...?

[are there books on this! what kind of place did he come from! other countries with magic access are important to know about!]

[leaberator]

... Something like that?

[ the academy of organization cultists. ]

I had pretty lousy teachers, though. Wouldn't recommend it.

[coastal]

Hmmm. For someone with no experience to say that, they must've been awful.

[she could've chopped off the entire first part of that sentence

but she'll at least look sympathetic]

At least you seem to have passed.

[leaberator]

[ no, it's accurate, and it makes him look wryly amused after thinking of the organization, double bonus ]

Speaking of, it's time to try and get you a passing grade. Just try and focus on how you felt the first time it happened.

[coastal]

Angry, then.

[IT'S WHAT SHE TAPS INTO MOST EASILY, UNFORTUNATELY -

but it's not hard for lili to feel angry. at least this time she does it on purpose, a sort of cold, chilling anger - which does manifest in the air getting a bit colder again. not quite as intensely as it did before, but.

it's something]

[leaberator]

[ ... huh... ]

Well, it's doing something, but it's not as much as before. Hmmm...

[coastal]

Am I meant to get angrier?

[admittedly that's not that hard for her either]

[leaberator]

Maybe... [ hmmm ] Or maybe you just need a better target? You're mad more 'cause of the situation than anything else right now, right? So it's not forming itself against something tangible.

[ he is completely guessing and probably wrong, here, and-- ]

Try and get angry with me, we'll see what that does.

[ WHY WOULD HE OFFER THIS??? ]

[coastal]

[ . . . ?

she tilts her head]

I can't do that.

[leaberator]

[ ?????? tilts his head right back ]

Why not?

[coastal]

You haven't done anything to deserve me being angry with you, obviously.

[so she can't get mad!]

[leaberator]

[ ... he shrugs ]

Alright, fair. But you seemed pretty angry with me when we started talking.

[ she can?? go back??? to that??? clearly???? ]

[coastal]

.... I was very angry at the situation and then you spoke.

[SO HE WAS JUST

A INCIDENTAL CASUALTY]

[leaberator]

So I was just kind of a bypasser casualty, is that what you're saying?

[ don't sound so amused by it?? ]

If anger's the way to get to it, we just have to find a way to tick you off. It can't be that hard.

[ is he trying to tick her off by saying that? mysterious ]

[coastal]

[that's what he was and she doesn't look sorry about it!

but also she does look annoyed]

I'd rather get mad at the people who actually deserve it. Point me to the people who took us here and that'll be simple.

[and then they'll show up and she'll be able to say nothing to them but it's fine]

[leaberator]

Alright, alright. Then we'll wait until those guys show up and just direct you right at them. Easy-peasy.

[ except that is called playercest, and so it won't happen, axel ]

[coastal]

[she's going to be conveniently interrupted before she can get her own question out]

You aren't mad at whoever they are?

[should she leave a piece for axel

is what she's asking]

[leaberator]

Kinda. But, until we know for sure who or why... I don't see a point in being too mad about it.

[ he's surprisingly easy going about it. or, well-- ]

So they're all yours.

[ there's the vindictive ]