intro log

[vellamods]

INTRO LOG ♬

Whether you were in the middle of battle, on a grand adventure, or simply relaxing somewhere comfortable doesn’t matter. Whatever it was you were doing is suddenly interrupted by time suddenly going still. Everything around you freezes. The rest of the world seems to come to a standstill. The only thing that appears to be in motion is you -- though any temptation to try and figure out what’s going on is suddenly interrupted by the presence of something...small. Something light, like a piece of paper, floating down right in front of you.

A closer inspection reveals that this mysterious piece of paper is actually a ticket of some kind. You can’t quite decipher what it says, but judging by the layout of the text and the clear image of an airplane on it, you can tell that this is a travel ticket.

Not that you have much time to inspect it anyway, because when you reach out and touch it, the world suddenly starts to warp.

Arrival

You blink, and the next thing you know, you’re falling. You aren’t falling quite as gracefully as that strange ticket was; no, you’re descending very rapidly towards the ground. You can make out that your body is...glowing...a bright shade of yellow, and the ground can either mean the sand on the beach or the ocean itself. Regardless of where you land, the impact is not painful. You can feel the thud or the splash depending on where you end up, but it doesn’t hurt whatsoever.

Those in the water are not far away from shore at all. A quick swim will get you to land! For those of you who can’t swim, well, you may want to consider calling for help, given that you aren’t alone. The glowing seems to have stopped, but you can clearly make out the figures of other people nearby under the moonlight.

The land above the sand is thick with grass and overgrown weeds. There are some bugs here and there (namely tiger beetles) that skitter about, but unless you’re willing to use your bare hands, you don’t have anything to catch them with. For a light source, you can try to make a fire on your own using some twigs lying about from the trees, both apple trees and non-fruit-bearing trees alike, if you wish. Nobody’s stopping you.

There are also assorted tents throughout this part of the island. Each tent has a number on it and a little mailbox to accompany it, and there are eleven total. There’s nothing inside, when you go in, however.

The only other notable thing here is that smack down in the middle of the area you’re in seems to be some kind of man made area. There’s a large rectangle of dirt, and sitting on top of that dirt are three things: A wooden bulletin board with nothing on it, a large green tent with a leaf-like emblem above the opening, and a tall speaker next to the tent. Seems like someone’s been here before. If you step inside of the tent, nobody’s there. It’s completely empty inside, too. Below that tent are two large red tents, one with a "Women's" sign over it and one with a "Men's" sign. There are so many tents.

The airport to the south is locked, and try as you might, the seaplane docked behind it will not start up.

But before you venture too far out, you might want to gather your bearings first and chat with those who’ve been brought here with you. Maybe try to figure out a way to survive the night...assuming help isn’t already on the way.

And maybe some of you might need the help, considering you might not be like how you were before…





The Nook

Some time passes into the night. You’ve met some of the others, maybe did a little bit of exploring and set-up; but moments later, there’s suddenly a little seaplane up ahead. You can hear the plane from wherever you are, and it starts to descend near the airport. It descends rather quickly; you can’t quite see who’s operating the plane, but the passenger door opens.

If you happen to be near the airport, raccoon-like figure emerges from the plane and looks at you expectantly. He’s wearing a white collared shirt with a turquoise leaf-like pattern on it; he also has some khaki shorts on. Finally, he’s got the same emblem on his shirt that the sign above the entrance to the large green tent had. He smiles and it reaches his eyes.

“Ah! You’re all here already, hm? Yes, yes, it’s nice to see you here.” He walks towards the rectangle of dirt, and from his pocket he produces a microphone. Then, he speaks into it, and his voice echoes through the speakers: “Please report to Resident Services near the airport. Thank you.”

Whoever does decide to gather around will be met with an introduction from the tanuki: “Let’s see… First things first, welcome, everyone, to your new island! My name is Tom Nook, founder and president of Nook Inc. This is our first ever Deserted Island Getaway Package experience, so please bear with us while we make adjustments to our program as needed. Now... Today is your first official day -- er, evening on the island. Nook Inc. will always be available to ensure your comfort and safety.”

He then goes on to do roll call. This may take a while, but at least you’ll start learning the names of the other people you’re here with!

“Moving on, I have some camping supplies for each of you that I’ll be delivering to your tents tonight. I do have some assignments for each of you, you see, to ensure that there aren’t some people who are without a place to sleep in…”

Tom Nook then proceeds to read out the tent assignments. Yes, you all have those now, apparently. Hope you get along with your new roommates!

“There will be more announcements for you tomorrow, after you all get a good night’s rest. Yes, yes! Please get to know each other, and I will see all of you at nine AM tomorrow morning.”

A pause, then: “Ah-! Before I get to distributing the supplies, if there are any questions that I can answer now, go ahead and ask them.”

Should you not have any questions, you're free to turn in for the night. Get to know your roommates, arrange your camping supplies when they're delivered to you, and enjoy the sweet tunes on the radio. Or...you can get up to mischief outdoors, too. Nobody's stopping you! This is your island now and you get to do whatever you want.

Isn't that swell?




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[turntoashes]

[So after that disastrous first meeting with Tom Nook, Lio is going to...

Well. Do things and kinda sulk.]

A

[First things first: food. It's been a few hours since he ate and while he'd really like something other than just apples...apples is food so he's not gonna be too picky. Hopefully you're not below him as he chucks apples down to be gathered later or as he climbs down from the trees to gather up said apples.]

B

[On the one hand: roasted apples.

On the other: being around people when he's annoyed is generally not the best idea so Lio will return to where the rest of the people are gathered and just sort of.

Chill off to the side by himself, eating apples, wishing he hadn't taken his shirt off before getting in the mech, and wonder how the hell to get home.]

C

[And eventually, Lio's wobbling on his feet because all of this nonsense is just...too much for one guy to handle in twenty-four hours so it is bed time. He stumbles off hopefully in the direction of tent three, yawning.]

B

[guideyouhome]

Ouch-!

[ An apple bonks off of Kairi's head. She rubs the impacted spot before bending down to grab the apple. ]

Hey you should be more careful! You could've damaged it, and then you wouldn't be able to eat it.

[turntoashes]

Sorry, I didn't see you down there.

[It is kinda dark.]

An apple's an apple, damaged or not, though.

[guideyouhome]

Ah it's okay.

[ She smiles at him and holds it out. ]

I guess we can't be too picky right now, huh?

[turntoashes]

[He gestures to where the other apple from this tree is lying.]

Exactly, though I really hope there's more than just apples here. We'd get sick of 'em pretty quickly.

B

[worldregeneration]

[ After awhile, Colette comes up to Lio, holding two roasted apples. ]

Do you want an apple? I thought one might warm you up, if you're cold.

[turntoashes]

Hm? Oh.

[He smiles and takes one of the apples.]

Thanks. I'm kind of wishing I'd kept my shirt before everything went down, but I didn't expect...

[He gestures vaguely to the everything that is the island.]

...this.

[worldregeneration]

It's okay, there's no way you could have known this would happen.

[ She sits down next to him, though not super close since it's pretty clear that he's not wild about being around people. ]

Were you changing your shirt when it happened?

[turntoashes]

[. . .]

N-not really. It's a long story.

[And he couldn't even tell you why he took his shirt off.]

C

[freckledarcher]

[Ashe is on his way back to tent three when he saw someone stumbling around. He jogged over to him and held out his hands in case he fell over.]

Hey, did you need some help? Do you know which tent you're going to? I'll help you get there.

[turntoashes]

[Lio stops, swaying a little and yawning.]

Tent...tent three? I think.

[freckledarcher]

[Ashe stifled a yawn of his own. There was a lot happening today.]

Oh! I'm going to tent three too! We can go there together! My name is Ashe, it's nice to meet you.

[turntoashes]

[Oh thank god, a roommate.]

Lio Fotia. [. . .] You don't have a problem with Burnish, do you?

( c )

[sunspark]

[ This late at night Jude has finally had a chance to settle, so settle he has. He's seated on the ground outside tent three, scribbling down notes with intent, tail swishing behind him lazily and ears twitching at each little sound.

No surprise, then, that he doesn't miss Lio stumbling around and yawning in the darkness. ]

Oh, hey.

[ He offers him a little wave. ]

You okay...?

[turntoashes]

[A wave.]

Mmm, just exhausted. Tent three?

[sunspark]

Yup.

[ He turns to point at the little '3' placard, then looks back to Lio. ]

I guess that makes us roommates, then.

[ ... ]

Or tentmates...? Anyway, I'm Jude Mathis.

[turntoashes]

Lio--[yawn]--Fotia. Nice to meet you.

A

[sugooooooooi]

Hi! You can climb trees too?

[Says someone clawing her way halfway up a tree that doesn't have any fruit in it.]

What kind of cat are you?

[turntoashes]

I'm not one, the ears and tail are new.

[sugooooooooi]

Does that mean you're a human? So many people are saying they're humans or they used to be! I wonder if this is what happened to them all.

[turntoashes]

Technically.

[He's not going to try explain Burnish right now. He's hungry.]

Are you not one?

B

[rupturingheaven]

[Byleth's been off doing her own thing for most of the evening, but when she takes note of Lio, off to the side and shirtless--goddess, in this night air?--she makes her way over, shrugging off her coat.

And she'll just... Wordlessly hold it out to him.]

[turntoashes]

[It takes him a minute, but when he realizes someone is handing him something Lio looks up.

Well, at least they're around the same height?]

Oh. Are you sure?

[rupturingheaven]

[She nods.]

You look like you need it more than I do. [She pauses.] May I join you for a while?

[turntoashes]

Sure.

[And yeah, he kinda needs the warmth. He's not used to being chilly at all.

So he takes the coat and drapes it over his shoulders.]

Lio Fotia.