1 - [Action/Voice]

[fragileghost]

[Action]

[Here Luceti, have another New Feather. A young man with silver wings, wearing a strange mask and with only the thin pants of the newcomers to protect him from the world is currently just waking up in the forest not too far from the village. If you could see his face you'd see just how groggy and confused he is right now. He flinches a little as he realises there's a couple of new additions to his body upon coming to... wherever he is right now, and he reaches behind him to feel... feathers? Wings?

Thankfully it isn't long before he realises his clothes are piled up beside him, along with a book. Gin knows it's dangerous to be so exposed and doesn't hesitate to put on those clothes, strangely altered to accommodate those small wings on his back. Who did this to him? Where was he? He was certain by now this wasn't the forest of the Mountain God, unless he was trying to play some kind of trick on him.

Now for that book... Gin picks it up, taking a seat on the forest floor where he appeared and taking a moment to flick through the pages. The book was full of messages and pictures, presumably the ones who were trying to communicate. Some of the images moved as well and there were voices... the book was speaking to him.]

[Voice]

[After taking some time to try to get to know this odd journal and how it might work, Gin ends up trying to speak to the book himself.]

Hello? Can anyone hear me?

(OOC: Just a reminder and for those who might have missed it - if your character intends to touch Gin at all like taking his hand or something, please give me a chance to react before they make contact! Thanks~)

Comments

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

Loud and clear!

[Voice]

[fragileghost]

[Wait, this thing really did work? In a way he's glad he's not alone in this new environment, but he has to wonder exactly who he's talking to.]

Then this book really does record messages... Where exactly am I? And who am I speaking to?

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

You're right, it does! This place is called Luceti. It's a place that takes in people from other worlds. And my name's Aang! I'm stuck here, too, but I like to try to help new people around here.

[Video]

[spohkh]

[The Journal flickers to life as a stern figure appears.]

Greetings. Given your current apparel and your query, I can safely assume that you are new to Luceti.

I am Spock. May I inquire as to who you are?

[Voice]

[fragileghost]

[There's a long silence as Gin takes in this stranger and the information he's provided.

He has no idea who he can trust here right now. He doesn't answer that question right away, but decides since this Spock offered first he might as well let him know.]

Gin. My name is Gin.

Luceti... I've never heard of it. Do all people end up here like this? Do they all have these wings?

Re: [Voice]

[spohkh]

It is well to make your acquaintance Mister Gin. And in answer to your question, yes, all individuals who are brought here are given wings.

As to their purpose, there is much debate.

If you are amenable, I can come and collect you and guide you to the village.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Now that the weather is starting to get warmer, Emil is taking advantage of this fact to spend more time outside whenever he can, usually in the form of walks through the village and the surrounding forest. It's on one of these walks that he just so happens to wander past the mysterious masked figure-- that's DEFINITELY enough to get his attention.

Not that he wouldn't stop to assist an obvious New Feather anyway, but he can't help but be curious about that mask.]

... hello?

[Action]

[fragileghost]

[Gin stands as he hears the voice, not expecting to see someone else in the forest so soon. He notes that he too seems to have small wings. Was that common here?

Well, naturally he'll keep his distance, but he stands his ground and regards him with an almost unnerving stare since his mask betrays no emotion.]

Hey. Are you a native here? Maybe you can tell me a bit about this place. And... what I'm doing here.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[That mask is a little bit unnerving, but Emil has seen worse here, so he isn't going to make any comments on it. For all he knows, it's to cover up some horrible scar or something.]

Kind of... I've been here for more than four years now, so I guess that's about as close to a native as you'll find around here. Did you find a journal... um, a book near you when you woke up?

[voice]

[disastergirl]

No, none of us can hear you right now.

[And that was her smartass remark for the day. Hurrah!]

[voice]

[fragileghost]

[Oh, very funny...]

If you can't hear me, who are you talking to?

voice

[acuity]

We can hear you, sir.

A new feather?

voice

[fragileghost]

New feather? [Oh... maybe she was talking about his feathery new additions.] Well, these wings are definitely new if that's what you mean. What's going on? How did I get here?

[Voice]

[concasse]

Hn, you must be new.

[Voice]

[fragileghost]

It's that obvious?

[Come to think of it, if this happens to everyone who comes here, the responses are probably pretty similar. Wait...]

You mean I'm not the first one to end up here like this?

voice;

[skaterbrain]

Wassup?

[Because yeah, he figured everyone can hear the journals, but he is far too happy to have his voice back to let an opportunity to use it go to waste.]

Whatchu need, huh?

voice;

[fragileghost]

What do I... need?

[Give him a moment, he needs that at least.]

I need to know where I am, how I came here and why I've suddenly been brought here and given wings. That's all.

[voice]

[moehealer]

Yep, I can hear you!

[And it's probably safe to assume that...] Are you new here?

[voice]

[fragileghost]

...it seems that way. It seems I'm not the only one to go through this either.

[He realises just what's happening here.]

Then you really can talk to people with this book?

Written

[fourthgenerationprincess]

[ A written post appears shortly, as if the writer had made it earlier and was preparing for something like this to happen. ]

A Guide to Your Journal's Vocal Messaging System
1. To begin recording, simply press the icon of a speaker, adjacent to three curved lines, once.
2. Equilateral triangle rotated at a ninety degree angle commences auditory playback.
3. Pair of vertical lines corresponds to momentary cessation of previously noted auditory playback.
4. Square terminates playback permanently.
5. To send message to network, press the button labeled "POST".
Compiled by Twilight Sparkle

[Voice]

[fragileghost]

[It takes Gin a while to go through the strange written entry... to try and work out just what it means.]

Can you say that again in simpler terms? [He asks after a while, noting the symbols in his book, but... getting kind of lost halfway through.]

[voice]

[presumablyalone]

I can hear you!

[He beams]

[voice]

[fragileghost]

Hey. Well it looks like this book works well enough...

[But now what? He wasn't used to being this sociable, especially not with other... people.]

Can you tell me more about this place? Or... about yourself?

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[zeropoints]

[Since the flood of New Feathers, Tsuna's been wandering the forest in hopes of seeing someone from his world. So far, it's been no go, but he's too desperate for a familiar face to stop. Today marks the nth day of that desperation.]

Aaaaaah, it's no good, Nuts... [Cue seemingly crazy mutterings to his ring, AKA his pet Nuts' other form.] Still just you and me...

[He sighs and switches directions, suddenly coming face to face with a mask.]

GYAAAAH--[He backs up quickly in surprise, tripping over a rock and falling flat on his butt. H-hiiiiiii, no one told him there were yokai here!!!]

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[fragileghost]

[Having someone suddenly step out right in front of him is enough to startle Gin too and he flinches back a little as... the stranger falls back over a rock.

He might try and help him up but... well, he looks pretty human at first glance. So instead he just watches him, that mask betraying none of his emotions beneath the surface.]

Are you okay?