[Game Opening, Part 1 - What Souls Here May Bring]

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The drawstrings cut,
my hollow ebony stained wood plomps to the floor—
THUD

Eyes open, souls recollect.
The new me, erect.

I make my own decisions, have my own priorities,
have my own thoughts.

No external force taps into me—
Freedom.
- Jana Bielecki
Who: (Everyone OPEN LOG)
Where: (City Hall)
Summary: (You've just arrived in the city. Welcome.)
Warnings: (Intro logs are pretty warnable.)
Style: (The text is in prose, but feel free to write back in action tags if you feel more comfortable.)

They always say the first day on a new job is always the hardest.

But tell me...did those tasks include being taken from your own homeworld, dumped into a city you didn't recognize, meeting a man dressed in the purest of whites with a butterfly mask, to be bestowed the power of Persona, and then having some Men in Black lead you to the city hall saying you were expected?

...

...at least your things are apparently safe in your new apartments?

...

...looks like you might be here for a while.


What a way to start the first of September...

As they usher the last of you in, you realize that they've been preparing this for quite a while. There is a small table with food on the right, mixed cuisine (although the main theme seems to be Japanese dishes). Some strange computer program appears next to you and seems to be translating what you are saying so those before you understand. Language barriers? Don't be silly!

Most of the men ignore you after that. You are expected to mingle amongst yourselves a bit before the main 'show' starts, it seems....

Comments

Link | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

[sky_child]

He...

...

...

...

...what?

It

Desert

City

Persona

Food???

Which is to say there's a pointy-eared teen in green standing around, looking very lost.

And also eyeing the food.

[the_voluminous]

"Pfah. Barely a snack!" There seems to be a furry mountain, showing great skill in piling the small table onto a plate. Actually, it looks like he might be considering picking up the table and just walking off with it.

In fact, after a moment, that's exactly what Volstagg does. He slips a hand under the table and hefts the entire thing, wandering back to an area where he can sit and think. And eat. There's a small moment of hesitation when he passes Link, and then he lowers it to offer the lad a plate. "Pick something, boy. You've the look of an adventurer, but you could use a bit more meat on your bones."

[sky_child]

wat

Link cautiously sticks his hand out and grabs the nearest plate, slooooowly pulling it off the table.

"Thank...you..."

[the_voluminous]

Volstagg beams at the little mortal, patting him on the head. "You are most welcome! The generosity of Volstagg the Voluminous is known all throughout the Nine Realms!"

...Though, apparently his small appetite is not.

Well, with that done, Volstagg will just. Wander back to his seat. And start picking up the little Japanese fish foods to examine carefully before tossing them into his bottomless cavernmouth.

[sky_child]

that

just

happened





Link's gonna

wander away now

(did he seriously just get patted on the head?!)

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

Apparently, someone already beat Link to the food table, someone with messy (really messy) black hair and wearing a weird-looking hoodie. It looks like he's busying himself with some of the more exotic-looking foods and he looks...pretty comfortable, considering everything that's happened.

Looks like he's on the lookout for someone else, though.

[sky_child]

Well, that's. Someone.

Cautiously, he approaches.

"Um. Hi."

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

He turns a bit, holding a plate of what looks like fried balls of....something and, since he's pretty tall, he kinda misses Link at first until he looks down.

...Oh gosh wow what a cutie!!

"Hey there. Some start to you day, huh?"

icon relevant i guess, but not the keywords

[sky_child]

"...have you been here before?"

dammit why is everyone taller than him

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

He isn't sure how to answer that!

"...I don't know. I haven't been to this city, but I guess it's in Japan?"

He...thinks? It seems like this should be in Japan or something because it feels like a really futuristic, steam-punky Tokyo, but he can't really put his finger on why.

i think i'm just gonna keep using these types of icons

[sky_child]

"Where's Japan?"

[onebattyknight]

Which Johnny finds hilarious, obviously. He laughs at the dumbfounded look on the kid's face.

"You're not the only one feeling lost. Don't worry so much."

[sky_child]

There's a flicker of annoyance on Link's face as he looks at Johnny. It's gone in a second. What's the point of getting angry here?

"...thanks," he says glumly.

[onebattyknight]

"Hey, the way I see it, we can stick together and try to figure this mess out. Or we can flounder around alone, with fewer resources."

He rummages for his pockets, but oops. He doesn't have his cigarettes with him. Go figure.

"...and fewer smokes."

[handshakegreeting]

"Are you alright?" There is a young masculine figure behind him, in a white dress shirt instead of the usual 'uniform' they always wear. Despite how strangely they seem to be dressed, they at least smile at the fellow newcomer. "You seem to be rather lost in thought, there."

Was that an unspoken offer of help?

[sky_child]

"Uh, yeah," he says, turning to face the young man. "I'm... I don't understand how I got here. Or what's happening."

his milkshake brings all the gods to the yard

[handshakegreeting]

"Isn't it obvious?" He smiles, waving it off to the side as though it were typical or commonplace for their world. "That man in white seems to have called us here for one reason or another."

damn right

[sky_child]

"I...have you seen him around? If that's true, then... He got me at the wrong time. I have something important to do."

[handshakegreeting]

"Unfortunately, no. He seems to be rather aloof, to be honest."

[sky_child]

"I still think I should talk to him," he says with a sigh. "Were you doing something important before you came here?"

[royalsheikah]

"Link!" So you thought you had personal space, Hero?

Not anymore. One Sheikah is suddenly very close and very intent on getting his attention.

[sky_child]

who in the hell

(Yeah so you got this short kid here who doesn't QUITE look like Sheik's Link and also the tunic is quite different and

yes he is confused

why are his eyes red)

[royalsheikah]

Wait just a moment --

With that hat, the sword, the blond hair -- Sheik takes a step back, brows furrowing. He had been certain at first glance, but now it seems he had been too hopeful.

For one, he has to look down at this boy.

Sheik pauses for a moment, uncertain whether he should say something or just disappear back into the crowd. He does not make mistakes like this very often.

Awkward.

[sky_child]

"...h-have we met somewhere before?" he asks. Taking a moment to observe the man's clothes, something springs to mind.

"...do you know Impa?"

Cause this conversation wasn't confusing enough amirite

[royalsheikah]

"...yes," Sheik admits slowly, surprised by the question. Was this a Kokiri? But they never got quite this old, did they?