auroraexpress | Event: A Prelude

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 8, evening
Where: around

[It's a beautiful evening in the jungle tonight. It's warmer than usual, and some new plants have appeared, black vines that climb up the trees near the Aurora, opening hundreds of tiny white flowers that glow in the darkness. They let of a sweet smell that's soothing like a chamomile tea, and are filled with a dew that, if consumed, leaves characters feeling relaxed and just a little more likely to act on positive impulses.

However, the vines of this plant aren't so harmless. When broken they drip a milky white substance which irritates the skin, leaving red welts that burn and last anywhere from an hour to a full day, depending on how long the substance is in contact. Eating this won't kill you but it'll give you really intense heartburn and nausea for a few hours.

Additionally, if you're walking around in the nearby jungle, you might trip over one of the small cracks that have appeared in the forest floor. Mostly they're not visible underneath the grass and underbrush, but the bigger ones have caused a slight unevenness in the ground that can catch careless toes. There doesn't seem to be any particular pattern or origin to the cracks, nor do they have any other affect on their surroundings. They're just there, suddenly, in a roughly 100-foot radius from the train.

But there's plenty of reason to ignore these natural phenomenon, because there are some new teammates waking up in your carriages! In response to this new wave of arrivals, existing players will hear a cute jingling ringtone come from their Chain. Upon checking, the screen displays... a silly animation of balloons and confetti and the words "WELCOME NEW HEROES", which goes away on its own after a few seconds or when characters tap it. The same display is shown on the big screen in the lounge, in which trays full of colourful drinks have mysteriously appeared. The drinks taste like Kool-Aid and change some part of you the corresponding colour -- pink hair, blue skin, purple eyes, or maybe just a literal green thumb!]

[[OOC NOTE: Newbies can review the arrival scenario on the navigation page if necessary. The drinks in the lounge come in any colour you want, and cause colour shift in whatever and however large an area you want. It could just be a strand of hair or it could be your entire body, whatever you feel like playing with.]]

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[So Hazel that fifth door is opening and there is one tall fellow leaning out of the doorway in his pyjamas.]

Helloooo? Anyone here?

Another new person...? When did you get here?

I dunno, depends on when you guys last checked this room? I can't say I know how long I've been out.

I don't think that I've ever been in there. Do you remember your name?

That's --

[

Hm. Nothing's coming to mind.]

...Nope.

[ BLINKING BACK AT... ]

... Hello?

Oh, so there are other people here!

Anyone care to explain the hero thing? And the apparent kidnapping thing. A lot of things, actually?

Um. As far as I understand it, we were kidnapped... to be heroes. ... That's all I really understand about it.

So I'm guessing no one knows what's up with the, ah, "restoring your body' bit mentioned in that...glowy thing...

[ shakes his head ]

I don't.

Well, that's just great.

I do know that, ah, you can regain your memories at least. Though I wouldn't call that 'restoring your body' but rather 'restoring your mind'?

Oh, that explains why I don't remember anything.

Yes, that's normal. At least for us. Some people still have their memories.

That seems pretty unfair, doesn't it?

[ What did they even do to end up losing their memories??? ]

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[ Hi, have a very similar looking face poking out of a nearby bedroom, looking back. ]

Yes, hello!

[He blinks, caught off guard for a moment by "that looks a lot like me???"]

Oh, hey.

...So is waking up with no memory of what happened before that point normal here?

[ Gosh somehow this man seems familiar looking. ]

Yes, unfortunately so.

Ssooooo, how's the 'hero' thing going?

[Assuming you are all also in the same boat.]

I'm not certain. It's a very nebulous task.

[ Magnolia is a helper. ]

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Oh.

...This is just a weird kidnapping, huh.

Yes, I strongly believe so. It's quite odd.

So what do people here do, then?

Most people seem to spend their day mulling about or exploring the region.

Or watching the moving pictures.

I guess exploring's as good as anything we can do right now.

Moving pictures?

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