[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

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?"

sounds about accurate

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"...It's an island? In the Pacific Ocean."

He pauses to gauge if the guy knows what he's talking about.

"...Next to the Korean Peninsula?"

...Still nothing.

"On...Earth?"

Is this ringing any bells or...?

[sky_child]

Look at that adorable face.

That adorable precious face.

That is saying, quite clearly

"NOPE"

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Uh. Where are you from?"

Let's just get that out of the way.

[sky_child]

"...Skyloft."

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Sounds neat. What's it like?"

He asks as he starts to work on his food.

[sky_child]

"It's...in the sky."

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Wow."

He says this as if it's the most revelatory and descriptive thing he as ever heard.

[sky_child]

"...it is pretty great, isn't it?"

shortcake wh

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Is it literally just hanging in the sky or what?"

Because he's gotta be honest. That sounds really cool.

[sky_child]

He nods.

"Our goddess put it there, thousands of years ago."

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Cool!" And he means it. If anything, it sounds like some kind of fairy tale place to him.

"Japan doesn't have anything like that, but it's still alright."

Or, well...it was.

That's what you get for starting the world over again, but. It can't be helped, can it?

"...Want some?" He holds his plate out to the guy so he can try some good food.

[sky_child]

"Ah...sure!"

Cautiously, he holds a hand out and above the plate. But, first things first: "...what is it?"

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"It's takoyaki. It's basically street vendor food but it's really good! Try it."

Seriously.

It's amazing.

[sky_child]

Okay. Okay he's gonna do it. He's gonna pick it up! He's gonna examine it! He's gonna put it in his mouth! HE'S GONNA--

"...huh."

Not too bad.

"Is this what you eat in Earth Japan?"

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

...Yes. Earth Japan.

He is totally going to remember you, dude.

"Haha, yeah. Well, not all the time, but yeah."

[sky_child]

"Wha elf do u ea--" Hold on.

Le gulp.

"What else do you eat?"

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"All kinds of stuff, but I guess seafood and rice and noodles if you're asking about traditional stuff. We eat stuff from all over, though."

He's...never had to think what kind of food he eats.

[sky_child]

"See food?" Yes, he does enunciate it "see" "food". "Why do you call it see food?"

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"Cuz it's...in the ocean? You know, the sea?"

That's what being an island means.

[sky_child]

Blink, blink.

"...there's food in the sea?"

The only sea he has seen is in the fucking desert, yo.

[awww_yeeeeeaaaah]

"...Yeah? You know, like fish, shellfish and clams, sea urchin. All kinds of stuff."

[sky_child]

does not compute

pls try again