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[strangerpeople]

WELCOME ABOARD


[The first sensation you feel is a headache. It's brief, slicing, sharp. It passes soon after you wake up, but it is there nevertheless, and the pain is not easily forgotten. Perhaps your eyes also blur as if roused from a deep sleep; perhaps your tongue also feels off, like you swallowed a bug. It's not pleasant.

More unpleasant, though, is the second sensation that dawns on you all-this is not your bed. This, in fact, is unrecognizable. It is not anywhere you recall coming to, willingly or otherwise. It's a room with a bunk, and there is a strange smell in the air that is hard to ignore.

No, you are no longer home. Any possessions you may have had on you are gone, save your clothing and a strange watch you can't get off, no matter how hard you try. And when you run into the hallway, well-you might find yourself running into others who might be just as confused and scared as you are as the area around you slowly sways, up and down, left and right.

What is this place? Why are you here? Who are all these other people?


What is going on?]

Comments

[superstylishsquid]

Plays are still a thing, but theaters with screens are more common. Don't need a full set of actors for each showing, after all.

[godspiousjasper]

Oh!! So both exist? How fascinating!!

[ He's learning so much about how far their technology has advanced and he loves it so, SO much! ]

[superstylishsquid]

Of course. With recordings, it takes months and a small fortune for each new performance. The little touches different casts bring to even the same script are worth enough to keep live performances around.

[godspiousjasper]

Oh, I can only imagine! I only wish I were able to witness these things for myself.

[ The unfortunate curse of being in the 19th century instead of the 21st, truly. ]

[superstylishsquid]

Wherever you're from might eventually figure it out, though I guess with human lifespans...well, maybe if you find someone who can teach you a Sage's art.

[godspiousjasper]

Hm? Just what exactly is a sage's art?

[ Now that's certainly VERY curious and he wanted to know more about that. ]

[superstylishsquid]

Contracting with angels and using light magic to keep the balance of the human world, alongside Witches' dark magic. Neither clan ages out of their prime, so they can rival the average demon for lifespan.

[godspiousjasper]

How fascinating! That does not happen to be something I've ever heard of so that truly must be something unique to where you come from.

[ Then he sighed, shaking his head and actually looking a little disappointed. ]

Which is a shame, because I would indeed love a chance to make contact with an angel!