Awaken...

[lockdownmods]

[ Everything still feels a bit hazy when you pull yourself out of bed this morning. Bed... not all of you may remember going to bed. It may take several long minutes for that feeling to die down. Several things may seem immediately wrong. But even if the basics are familiar-- there's a sort of uneasy feeling of wrongness that lingers as you come to. That feeling will probably never go away entirely.

Attached to your wrist is a small plastic wristband, almost like a watch, but without the numbers. Try as you might, it won't come off. For those of you who are familiar, it is designed with an uncanny familiarity to a Fitbit.

And then there's your current abode-- the room is fully furnished for one person-- and you are in fact alone, which may be a relief... or a great concern. The basics are all there: desk, lamp, bed, closet...

As the little things go though, it's almost completely bare of any personal flare. No personal effects at all...

With one exception.

On the desk sits a black tablet. And almost immediately after you find it, the thing starts going off one rapid fire 'ding' after another. Check it out and you will find several messages have popped up on the screen for you to scan through. The source and the content is... well. As questionable as everything else this morning I'd say. ]

meguman22922 ▼   X

meguman22922: mornin'! hope you slept well. meguman22922: orientation will be held in the main classroom in an hour. that's in the school building on the 1st floor meguman22922: but first you should introduce yourself. the others should be waking up about now too. meguman22922: you're in the dorms now, so dont forget to check the maps meguman22922: the tablet can help you with that. anything else, we'll get to at orientation. so! see you in an hour! :D

[ It would seem that you have much to investigate. Perhaps discussing it with these "others" may be the most beneficial way to proceed for now. At the very least there is a promise of answers in the near future. Whether or not they'll be to your liking though... highly doubtful at this stage, really. But who knows! Going back to school (or to school for your first time) can't be so bad, right? ]

Comments

[swordsinternally]

[ He didn't think of any of the sort, but he can't help but answer flatly: ]

Why?

[machrophage]

Beastmen don't associate with humans.

[That's the simple answer.]

[swordsinternally]

... I see.

[ At least the answer was simple, but it seems kind of sad, in his opinion. ]

But you said you're a 'beastmen'? What exactly is that? [ He can't help but ask. ]

[machrophage]

Beings created by Spiral King Lordgenome, mostly for military purposes but also as support infrastructure and society in the capital Teppelin.

[swordsinternally]

Huh.

[ He's very familiar with the idea of beings being 'created'-- after all, he knows homunculi. ]

I've never heard of that place.

[machrophage]

It's the only city that exists above the ground.

[swordsinternally]

Huh? The city I live in is above the ground.

[ Now he's confused. ]

[machrophage]

Yes, well... This place is, too.

[So you know, not the weirdest crap being pulled in this situation.]

[swordsinternally]

Well, obviously. Why wouldn't it be?

[???]

People don't usually have buildings underground.

[machrophage]

When people live entirely underground, where do you think they put their buildings?

[He doesn't say the 'idiot' but you can feel it tacked on at the end.]

[swordsinternally]

People have never lived underground as far as I know.

[machrophage]

Where I come from, all humans live underground.

[Some beastmen, too, mostly the kind that are, yknow, burrowing critters.]

[swordsinternally]

Wherever you come from must be... some different planet or something, because everyone back home, for the most part lives in buildings above ground.

[machrophage]

Considering that you've never even heard of beastmen, I think that's very likely the case.