awashlogs | Intro Log.

Ding, dong, bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Thin.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To try to drown poor pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm,
But killed all the mice in the farmer's barn.

ou wake in knee-deep water, cold as ice and stagnant, in a space that is far too echoey and spacious. It feels like a massive cave, but looking up... there's only one small, circular opening that shows grey sky and shines any sort of light.

It looks like a long trip upwards, a small cylinder with walls of brick that's just a little too high to reach, even when jumping. Getting out is probably going to be a bit of a task, especially considering the water is more than cold enough to make limbs go numb.

The dark makes it impossible to see much further, but the space seems large, all filled with water, but with no other way out, stone walls the only thing for an intrepid explorer to find.

But most importantly of all... you're not alone.

Welcome to Awash's first intro log, everyone! Please review the FAQ and rules before playing. Characters have all woken at the bottom of the well in the middle of the town (which seems a lot bigger on the inside, somehow), and it looks like they'll have to put in some work to get out.

Once out, they'll be free to explore the various locations the Town has to offer at will. Just try not to die on any of the far-too-rickety walkways.

Further information can be found here at the OOC post, and don't forget to greet your fellow players here!

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[Charlotte considers this. On the one hand, she's never really dealt with dark magic and it's kind of creepy. On the other... well, look at this girl. She looks so cute and innocent...

So what's her angle? Surely she's not just doing this out of the kindness of her heart.

But on the phantom third hand, can Charlotte really afford to languish down here in this well? No, absolutely not.]

Okay, I'll trust you. I really hope this works!

[She offers a hand and tightens her grip on her axe. Just in case.]

[That's. A big axe. Please don't swing it in her direction.

But Naminé keeps her smile, because someone! Trusting her! Amazing. She squeezes Charlotte's hand and leads her into the portal.

And, well. It's a portal of darkness, an alleyway made of shadow. It's a physical force as much as anything else could be in the other world, draining any unsuspecting person of their joy and light. The weight of it would be enough to make people give in to despair-- but with Naminé there, gently shining white beside her, there's no affect at all on Charlotte.

Unless she's afraid of the dark, but that's a separate issue.]

Are you alright? We have to walk for a minute, but we'll show up on the other side as if no time passed.

[She's not afraid of the dark, but this whole thing feels super spooky. Charlotte doesn't feel anything off, at least, but man... that's creepy.]

Really? This is some advanced magic, I've never heard of anything like this... But I'm fine! You don't have to worry about me!

[She forces a smile and grips the girl's hand a bit tighter, just to be safe.]

[That tight grip tells her otherwise-- but her other words catch Naminé's attention, and she gives the woman a surprised look.]

Advanced? I. I'm not sure about that. It's something everyone like me can do, where I'm from. And I'm the weakest one of them.

[Physically, at least.]

Really? Where are you from?

[It doesn't sound like she's from Nohr, but it never hurts to check. Maybe there's some underground cult of dark mages she's just unaware of or something.]

I'm from a place called Destiny Island.

[Sort of.]

Have you heard of it?

[Similarly to Charlotte, Naminé doesn't think she will have. None of the people in the places Sora went to required such...intense armor.]

[it's okay, naminé, her "armor" is definitely stupid.]

I've never heard of it, no. There must be some pretty powerful mages there, though, if you all can do things like this!

[She brightens, and the glow around her seems to do the same. Give her a chance to talk about Sora and the others and she will definitely take it and run with it.]

Not all of them can use Corridors of Darkness, but they do have powerful magic, yes. They can use elemental and healing magic, they can summon friends to help them fight, and they can use one of the strongest weapons that exist where I'm from.

Oh wow, I've never heard of magic that can summon people to help you fight! What are the weapons that they use?

[Strongest weapons, huh? She can absolutely approve of that. Are they axes...??]

[Oops, and here's where she stops short. She knows it's a bad idea to talk about the Keyblade to people in other worlds-- in fact, it's not allowed. But surely the name itself is fine?]

Um-- they're called the Keyblades.

[Charlotte stops with her, tipping her head a bit at that.

Keyblades, huh... Shame they aren't axes of some kind.]

They sound like interesting weapons! Are they just called that or are they actually blades that can serve as keys?

[What would you even lock with a key that big??]

[THAT IS DEFINITELY SUPPOSED TO STAY A SECRET, time to try and steer away from the answer.........]

Some of them have blades? [A smile curves over her lips.] But my friend uses his to smack his enemies around instead of actually cutting them.

[It works for him, though.]

[Charlotte doesn't dwell on it, so you're in the clear!]

Oh, is he the sort of person to try to spare his enemies? I know someone like that.

[...Corrin's weird.]

[A shake of her head.]

He can't really do that, even though I think some part of him must want to. But if he did, a lot of innocent people would be in trouble.

Does he usually fight monsters? We've got some of those and there isn't anything else that can be done about them...

[A quick nod.]

Mostly monsters. And some enemies that look like humans and aren't...inherently monstrous, but tend to do monstrous things.

[It's an uncomfortable subject to talk about, the Organization 13, for many reasons. But they've walked to the end of the portal now.]

Here we are. It'll be a little bright once you walk out on the other side.

[Charlotte almost asks if they're just people, because people sure can do some terrible things, but thankfully she's stopped from such a blunt question by Naminé's next words.]

Oh, wonderful! Thank you for the warning!

[Let's go!]

[Stepping through the portal brings them out right next to the well, where some people are climbing out of the well through various means, and the voices of dozens of others are still ringing out at the bottom of it.

Naminé releases Charlotte's hand and gives her a small smile.]

Where will you go now?

[Ah, would you look at that. It really did work! Charlotte beams at that, though the lack of color in the rest of town is definitely concerning. She doesn't recognize this place at all, either. Hmm...]

I'm not really sure. I need to find my way back to Nohr quickly... Oh!

[She pauses and turns back toward Naminé.]

Thank you very much for helping me out of there. That really would have been troublesome otherwise! My name's Charlotte, what's yours?

My name is Naminé. I'm glad I was able to help you. Oh-- and I hope you can get back to Nohr soon.

[Though she somehow doubts that it will be so easy...still, she waves farewell.]

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