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

[hashtaghelping]

boom, baby;
[So here you all are in an unfamiliar village. There is a horse trotting through the village, although it's a horse with wings and a horn, so like, there you go. That's weird.

You know what's weirder?

As you pass it, the horse turns to you and speaks.]

Well, this sure isn't how I expected to start my day.

wildcard;
[If you have something else in mind, hit me with it here!! Or hit me up on discord or plurk to plot.]

[compendiem]

[ Oh. Okay... This isn't how Minato had expected to end his night, to be honest, but a talking horse just sort of checks out, and he turns tilts his head to regard the horse. ]

Good morning. Did you manage breakfast, at least...?

[ An empty stomach always makes him grumpy, he gets it. ]

[hashtaghelping]

Not yet.

[and it SUCKS!!]

You don't happen to have any apples, do you?

[withsadness]

[Mary doesn’t seem at all perturbed about a talking horse. In fact, she beams, raising her arms to go and pet him. Weh!]

Pony!

[coastal]

[ I - PROFILES ]

[lili? she's in the main hall, walking through and reading every single scroll. her general expression remains unimpressed, but might occasionally veer into Confused or Disgusted. eventually, she'll comment to no one in particular]

So it's just a bunch of freaks?

[she's right but she didn't have to say it]

[ II - GATES ]

[pick a gate, any gate!! this is lili an and she's looking for a path out and will stop at seemingly nothing! she tries to push the gate open on her own, then tries to kick it, but naturally can't do anything.

so that means she's stopping literally any passerby:]

You.

[she points to the gate and i know you'll be shocked by what she wants - ]

Open this gate.

[ III - ICE ICE BABY ]

[she's been everywhere and is on her second round - you might've seen lili going through pretty much every single location (aside from the houses) and just arriving like a whirlwind, looking for a person that wasn't on the scrolls or any answers, and then exiting.

here she is again except -

she seems to be accompanied by some pretty cold winds?? the air around her is getting a bit frigid.

she doesn't notice, she's just mad - ignore that there's some frost collecting around her hair ornaments

maybe say something to her before she gives us all frost bite? or if she catches you looking in her direction, even if it's just to try to tell where the cold might be coming from, she'll pick the fight for you - ]

And what are you looking at?

[WILDCARD]

[JUST THROW ME WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR A WILDCARD ALSO!! i'll roll with it. plot with me at decals if you want!]

[specialdog]

[ Akane is visibly startled, but trying not to... Sound like it... ]

Me either.

[ for many reasons! one of them being you??? ]

[compendiem]

Hm...

[ There was some rancid gravy in his pockets at one point? But when Minato turns out his pockets, they're disappointingly empty. ]

Doesn't seem like it. Is there anything else you'd like?

[ That Minato cannot provide anyways. But also, he mumbles to himself ] ...Don't horses eat grass...

i

[compendiem]

[ Minato laughs, a soft chuckle that's barely more audible than a breath. ]

Yeah.

[ YEAH. They're all just a bunch of freaks. He scans the scrolls until he finds Lili's, and nods his head towards it. ]

There's yours.

[ Thanks ]

[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.]

[coastal]

I know myself, thank you. I don't need to see what some stupid other people have said about me.

[ . . . . . .

she does glance over in that direction briefly before

RESOLUTELY TURNING HER GAZE BACK TO MINATO BECAUSE SHE REALLY DOESN'T CARE

crossing her arms]

Shouldn't you be more concerned about being called a freak?

[SHE'S THE ONE THAT SAID IT]

[stillstands]

you all look lovely

[ The first place Miki ends up, once she wakes up and gets over the initial panic of being on her own and in a place she doesn't recognise, is the main meeting hall. It looks like one of the bigger buildings, so it's a logical step for her.

She doesn't make any comments as she circles the room, but once she's done one loop, she does another. Frowning this time. Finally, she stops in front of her own profile and clenches her fists at her side. ]

They're not here. They can't not be here??

[ Actually she looks... a little panicked. ]

They can't be gone, I was just with them...

nothing is wrong, at all, ever

[ After the initial... wake up, grab your clothes and put a little (makeup), confusion, and mild panic that one might go through waking up in a strange albeit very beautiful place, Miki manages to stumble her way into the library in record time.

Like it was calling her or something. Like it just sensed bookworm and went for it.

But, honestly, something about the library soothes her a little. Books, and paper and pens -- this is all familiar and good. And gives her some grounding. You might be quick enough to catch her on the ground floor, picking out random books and flicking through them before putting them back with an air of growing frustration. ]

This isn't the right place. I can't do anything with these.

[ ... Although she does tuck one under her arm. It sure looks unique, at least?.

But once she's upstairs - that's when things really get going. She's pulling out books, non-fiction, factual, geographical and piling them all on a desk towards the back of the room. Notebooks and pens are found and stacked around her, and with barely a pause, Miki sits herself down and... starts looking. And writing. Like something possessed.

...

...

> Disturb her? ]

wildcard

[ Come at me, brah. For any other ideas, throw 'em at me, or hit me up on discord/plurk for some planning! ]

[quailvering]

shrine

[you know? this day is a lot for kazuaki. and so one of his first instincts is to run away, flapping his wings behind him in a pathetic (but adorable) show of panic. his pitter patter of anxious feet eventually leads him up to the shrine where he starts to feel just slightly better]

[still sucks tho]

[so, other people exploring the shrine will hear the faint sound of crying and sniffling. tracing that back to the source will reveal...!! a bird.]

[not a normal bird, like, it's definitely bigger than a normal bird. and it's got a little shawl on. but it's still definitely a bird that is definitely crying.]

Uwaaaa....!!

main meeting hall

[in some way yet to be determined, kazuaki has calmed down a bit.]

[in trying to get his bearings, he's looking up at the large scroll describing the elements and their powers. it's sort of comforting because, well,]

Eheh... it's like a role-playing game or something...

[nerd alert, nerd alert]

wildcard

[for all your borb needs]

[compendiem]

[ He falls silent for a second, not to have a crisis over whether or not he's a freak, but whether it's worth the effort saying that those 'other people' who'd put together the profiles are probably pretty smart, to know so much about him. He can do a great meow. ]

...Should I be concerned? [ In the end, he answers her question with another. ] I think... as long as it's true, it's fine.

[daibanana]

I. Houses

[So for anyone who chooses to approach the quaint little houses, they'll see a rather tall girl with her hair styled as bananas exiting one of them, holding a bunch of, well.

Bananas.

Of which she inspects every couple of moments before nodding in satisfaction. Perfectly ripe, not too spotted, good for both eating or cooking. If anyone approaches her, she'll lift her head with a chirpy smile and a gesture to her prize]

Are you hungry? Would you like one of my bananas before I cook them?


II. Kitchen

[It was only a matter of time before Nana found the kitchen.

She's thoroughly explored every area this village has to offer so far, but nothing feels like home except the place where she can roll up her sleeves and start on a meal. People like bananas, right? And there's plenty of other ingredients for her to use up.]

Mmm... I thinking... banana bread!

[Warm, tasty, good for the soul. She claps her hands in excitement before busying herself, fetching the rest of the ingredients]

III. Profiles

[The only area Nana doesn't linger in.

Because once she's finished staring at one scroll in particular, she has already twisted into a march to leave the area, expression a little pale.

Her apologies when she bumps into you, friend]

A-ah! I'm so sorry, I-- [Smiling in apology, lifting up her hands] I forgot to watch where I was going.

Wildcard

[ooc: hit me up with anything, I will follow your lead!]

I im not even reading the other prompts

[starstricken]

Excuse me?

[ Junna is properly offended. ]

You might want to reconsider that tone.

[specialdog]

Near Houses

[ Akane is just leaving one of the houses, turning around to take careful note of which house it is so she'll remember later. She's tapping at a cell phone despite its cracked screen... ]

No signal...

[ She's frowning, until she notices your character nearby, then she quickly brightens, forcing a chipper smile! She turns off her phone and slips it into her hoodie pocket. ]

... I guess it's good to cleanse from technology sometimes, right?

Amphitheater

[ After exploring for a little, Akane is resting her feet, sitting in one of the audience seats. She's even got her shoes off, and they're sitting on the ground by her chair. ]

Is whoever brought us here going to put on shows? Or are we supposed to?

Wildcard

[ I'm probably open to whatever but if you want to check first, you can hit me up with ideas at clionidae or Clione # 7898 on disc. ]

[hashtaghelping]

[Swift Wind leans down obligingly so the tiny human can pet him.

He looks pretty happy about it.]

[hashtaghelping]

How were you expecting your morning to go?

[this is perfectly normal.]

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]

ii

[specialdog]

[ Akane hesitates for a second, but at least she looks like she's not offended? ]

... I wish I could.

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?

[specialdog]

[ this is not normal!! ... but she is willing to pretend it is... she doesn't want to be rude to the talking rainbow horse unicorn pegasus. ]

Well, it's a school day... So I thought I would get to class early and finish up the homework I didn't do last night.

What about you?

[coastal]

I won't.

[VERY PLAINLY, why would she ever reconsider her tone

but she does look at junna and seems to recall her scroll - ]

You're a performer, aren't you? I suppose that makes you less odd than the rest. ... though your competition is a hyena.

[hashtaghelping]

What've you got?

[This horse is an equal-opportunity eater, or something.]

Grass is fine, but it's not very tasty. Wouldn't you get tired of eating the same bland thing over and over again?

[coastal]

[lili tilts her head at that]

Have you tried?