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

[twinsightful]

Awakening/Gate

[It's fairly seamless when he wakes up, sitting up in place and glancing around the village. It's a little too quiet for his tastes and he looks immediately to his left as though expecting someone else to be there. The frown of disappointment is too hard to miss. In the end, he rises to his feet and slips his hands in his pockets, immediately setting off down one of the paths until he hits a gate. Here, he stands and he waits, staring up at the gate with a questioning look.

...you know. Before he just kicks it? A few times. He kicks it a few times as though the gate will budge before he turns to whomever is nearby.]

Where's the key?

[Clearly there must be one.]

Everywhere. Like, literally everywhere.

[Upon realizing that the gates aren't moving anytime soon, Kaoru begins to wander the other paths and starts poking around the other buildings. Given his disposition and the way he doesn't linger for long, it seems that he's looking for something in particular rather than familiarizing himself with the place. The only areas he stays for long are:

The library. Here, he actually walks inside and begins to assess the collection of books in front of him, long fingers running along the spines of a shelf of books as he pulls out something of interest. Sorry if that means literally reaching over your head to do so.

The main hall. He's busy studying the profile scrolls, arms folded over his chest as he analyzes all of them before stopping at his own. It's only then that he speaks up.]

Who wrote these? [He doesn't even sound particularly mad. Just...bemused, maybe.

And finally the garden is of interest to him as he walks through the paths of flowers. Every now and then he'll pick a place to stop and look around, but at least he's occupying himself here.]

Houses -- And A Guest?

[At some point though for anyone who's busy passing by the houses...well. You'll see a whole lot of smoke and steam coming from one house in particular. And a lot of yelling? A lot of yelling can be heard from the house, the door slightly ajar and two voices drifting out into the open clearly arguing with one another.

...investigate?]

WILDCARD

[Hit me with whatever, Kaoru's around doing as he pleases! You can also plot with me at interpretively or on disco!]

houses

[unfriendliest]

[ Would you look at that. Smoke coming from the houses. Someone should really check on that.

...Why isn't there ever anyone else around when he wants them to be. With a small sigh, Ookurikara follows the trail of smoke, cautiously pushing the door open and poking his head inside. ]

Oi, what's going on? Are... you okay?

[ He's going to regret this isn't he. ]

[coastal]

[haha

yeah]

I am not okay!!

[it'll be apparent that the smoke and steam is just going to keep. billowing from the house?? loOKS LIKE THERE'S PEOPLE INSIDE AND the combination is being caused by ice and fire. literally.

lili's on one side of the room and kaoru's on the other and she looks like she's going to strangle him]

There's no way I can be expected to live in these conditions!!

[unfriendliest]

[ Ah.

Yeah, looking between the two of them? Ookurikara definitely regrets this. ]

Then don't. One of you can sleep somewhere else.

[ Seems simple enough. He doesn't understand the need to fight over it. ]

[twinsightful]

[Someone save Ookurikara tbh because it's not going to be these two. Instead, Kaoru's on the other end of the room with his hands balled into fists. He's not one to hit girls, but also. But also.]

See that? [A gesture to the newcomer here.] It's like he said. You can sleep outside. [There's a slightly devious grin but simultaneously he sure as hell isn't leaving.]

taking the bait--aka houses

[stillstands]

[ The smoke isn't a good sign. That's for sure. It's enough of a bad sign that Miki starts running, and doesn't stop to knock and wait. RIP door. ]

Are you alright in there??

[coastal]

[goodbye door]

Who's there?!

[IT MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE GIVEN UHHH EVERYTHING but there is definitely steam and smoke inside the house also.

there are two figures standing apart from each other.

lili and kaoru.

and there is one bed.

if that helps provide a clue for the problem]

[twinsightful]

[It's hard to see given he's surrounded by a cloud but at the same time he hears a voice and he turns his head, a hand waving away some of the smoke to get a better look.]

No. [That's an answer to Miki before he turns back to Lili.] My things were here first.

[There's absolutely no way of knowing that, but it sounds great.]

[stillstands]

[ Oh.

Hi Lili.

Miki just stares for a moment, before... walking in and. Y'know. Don't mind her she's just going to crack a those whole two windows open and try to get rid of this smoke before one of you chokes to death and accidentally solves this whole problem with a death on day one. ]

There are something like 16 houses when I last counted and a lot more than 16 of us. Sorry, I don't think I can solve this for you unless you want to play jan-ken-po or something...

garden

[compendiem]

[ The garden is... eh... Minato knows nothing about flowers or plants or anything of that nature, but it's a nice and quiet place and Minato ruins that nice and quiet by whispering under his breath. ]

Do you know how to tell safe ones from poisonous ones...?

[ He wants to feed the horse flowers or something, maybe ]

[twinsightful]

[To his credit he doesn't jump, but he does turn to glance at Minato before there's a short nod. Card I hope you know I'm reading this as Minato wants to feed Swift Wind and I'm still laughing.]

Yeah, I think so. Some of these I'm not sure of but most of them are familiar. [He doesn't outright ask "why", but the note in his tone should be enough to indicate he's curious.]

[compendiem]

[ Minato absolutely wants to feed Swift Wind, don't doubt me, Ty. If Kaoru gives Minato a poisonous flower, it'll be on his head. ]

That's pretty impressive... I can tell them by color, and that's it, mostly. Do you know which ones are edible?

[ He will taste test these himself before feeding Swift Wind. ]

[twinsightful]

It was easier to learn to know which ones could be touched. [Well. Since Kaoru doesn't know who Minato wants to feed, he now thinks this weirdo wants to eat the garden, so...]

We have a kitchen. Why not just eat there?

library

[specialdog]

[ Excuse you, tall person.

Just kidding, Akane steps out of the way to make it easier for him to grab that book. ]

Find something good?

[twinsightful]

[He's doing his best? But he looks down, arm still hovering in the air with a book in his hand as he reviews the title.]

I think so. [He's busy turning the cover toward her. It's definitely some kind of collection of short horror stories.] But what's a library doing here anyway?

[specialdog]

[ She does not see the appeal of that book, but you do you. ]

Storing books, I guess. [ That... Was a joke, and she laughs lightly. ] It seems kind of modern for the rest of this place, huh?

houses

[lionharts]

[ honestly, after reading the profiles he's not that surprised that Someone is already setting the place on fire. ]

-- Do you need help?

[ he hopes the answer is no. ]

[coastal]

Yes!

[hey man

but if he chooses to open up the door, he'll see that the smoke and steam are uh. still definitely happening, and raising]

I've been housed with a mannerless jerk!

[twinsightful]

I'm not the one who's mannerless! [Except he totally is?] If you had any manners you would let me have first rights to the bed!

MAIN HALL

[tothemaxwell]

I'm not sure. Why do you ask? Is yours not accurate?

[was he looking to file a complaint]

[twinsightful]

It's not that...but you don't see anything wrong with yours?

[tothemaxwell]

[Her eyes dart back to her own profile, giving it another read.]

It isn't how I would have phrased it, but it doesn't seem necessarily incorrect.

But I'm not certain eating is much of an ability. After all, it's a very standard human function for everyday life. Perhaps someone is trying to be funny?

gate

[withsadness]

I dunno!

[Trotting up behind him, Mary looks up and up and up at the gate.]

Oooooh, it's so tall! I haven't found a key, but maybe we can climb over it?

[tOSS ME]

[twinsightful]

I don't know. [He's staring up at the gate.] That's pretty high to crawl, isn't it? I don't see anywhere to grab onto either.

[And there's a double-take suddenly because wow. This is a child.] ...are you lost?

[withsadness]

Uh-huh.

[So small, so child, wow!]

But we're all lost, aren't we? That makes it not-so-scary.