INTRO LOG: JULY

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INTRO LOG: JULY
IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN

characters: everyone.
location: the harbor, as well as the rest of town.
date/time: july 1-3.
content: beacon's newest batch of residents arrives on the ferry. winters, will, and rastus introduce themselves and explain the situation.
warnings: n/a.

welcome to beacon.

It's dim, and the room won't stop swaying, gently rocking you back and forth. A loud sound startles you fully awake, a deep, moaning call: a foghorn. As your eyes adjust, you note faint red light streaking through the room from a tiny, round window.

You've found yourself in a private room, lying on a bed. The last things you remember are the events that led up to your death. Beside you is a folded tablet and a lantern that glows steadily with a healthy flame.

You're on a ship. And that ship is docking.

Making your way to the deck, and eventually the pier, you find only moonlight to greet you, and a dark forest beyond. There are other people here, each with their own unique lantern, and many of them look just as lost as you are. On the ferry you've just disembarked from, the speaker system begins to play a song.

In the distance, across the waters of the lake, you can see the tall silhouette of a lighthouse, its red light slowly turning.

•••
Winters and Will are waiting for you on the beach. Winters flags you down from where he's standing atop a large rock, surveying the gathering crowd. Will stands next to him, though he's monkeying with his tablet and looks rather bored. He barely looks up as Winters speaks:

"First thing's first: I'm sorry you're here. There's no easy way to break this news, so let's just get it over with, hm? You're dead. Or, ah, you've died. Call this the afterlife if you want, or don't if that ain't your thing, but point is, you're here 'cause you died. Those are the facts.

This world's dead, too. You've noticed by now it's pretty dark, yeah? That's 'cause there's no life here, not anymore. And that lantern you've got? That's your life, so to speak. The flame goes out, you die, and vice versa. Keep it close. Should be easy enough to remember on account of how the sun don't rise. You'll need something to see by.

This place is called Beacon, and that's Lake Red Jacket. Town's 'bout a mile down the road, and we've got a bonfire there, but that's the only other light you'll see in this place. Save for the moon and all, though the sky won't do you much good out in the woods. I'll let Rastus explain the bonfire to y'all.

Ah, right. I'm Ben Winters—Winters'll do—and this here's Will Ingr— What? For christ's sake, Dr. Will Ingram. Likes to think he's the brains of the operation, as you can see. If you've got questions about these tablets, he's your guy. Rastus tends to the fire, and you'll find him in town. He's married to his job in a way. And you may never've seen a person like him back wherever you came from, but don't make a big fuss over it. He's a nice fellow. Mind your manners.

The three of us are leftovers from past resets. We came here on that ferry just like you, but it's just us left now. 'Sides the Lighthouse Keeper, but it'll be a bit before you get to meet her. She's got control over the town, see, and if she ain't satisfied with a group's performance, they get the axe. Town gets reset. If she pulls a reset on you folks, a couple of you might end up like me and Will here, giving this speech to the next crop."

The red beam of the lighthouse pulses over the group, over the trees. Winters glances up to watch it swing out over the bay.

"But don't hold it against her. Ain't her fault we're in this mess, and we've all got a job to do, including you.

For now, concentrate on accepting your lot, yeah? We're here to answer your questions, but we ain't gonna tell you all there is to know just yet. Some things are best learned on your own, and some of it we just don't want to saddle you with yet. There's a limit to how long we can stay here safely, that's true, but thing is, we do got time. Time enough to play this smart. Do better than the folks before us did. Settle in, make peace, explore a bit if you're up for it. Use these first couple weeks to come to grips. You ain't gonna be any good to the town if you don't sort yourself out before worrying about what comes next.

So listen up: You're dead. You died. Whatever your old life was, it's done now. None of us can go back, so all we've got is forward. Welcome to Beacon. Could be worse, yeah?"

ooc.

Hey there, wonderful players, and welcome to In the Night! For this intro log, all three NPCs will be available for chatting with, whether your character wants to make casual conversation or ask questions about all this. The headers on each NPC toplevel are there for easy reference as to what each of them are responsible for, but you're welcome to go to any NPC for whatever reason. You're welcome to assume your character has overheard any NPC conversation to learn more about the game. After the NPC threads have died down, we'll compile the info learned ICly and add it to the game history page. If your character would contribute something specific to the game history records, let us know!

DELIVERIES

The following packages can be found in the cargo hold:

• The monthly store restock

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Comments

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[spitefullight]

[ He lets his eyes shut and on instinct foreign words begin to slip from his lips. The language of angels spills from his mouth as he begins reciting the words for the cure light wounds spell. He expected the light from his hand to glow and when the wound was bathed in, instantly knit and fix itself.

But, his face strains a bit, finding that the healing magic wasn't coming as easily as normal. The threads were there but they felt more tot and jumbled. Still, he repeats the words again, mentally pulling apart the threads of magic to turn into the usual healing light.

But, it's not light that comes from his hand. Heat seems to radiate from it like that from a hot poker that was just pulled from a fire, and gold lightless mist seems to begin to float and drift off the boy's fingers. The wound on his thumb soon begins to close, the blood flow stemming and receding back into the cut.

With a final repeat of the words he drops his gloved hand, the mist and heat vanishing as he opens his eyes to take a look at his thumb. The line of the cut was still there, and slowly mending. He doesn't say anything, but his brows furrow in confusion and concern. ]

[facelessgirl]

[ His comment about diamonds leads to Arya making a face, but she's confused enough about him that it just blends into the number of things about him she doesn't understand.

She also doesn't understand the language he's using, but it's so reminiscent of the chant she'd seen Melisandre use on the trench during the battle for Winterfell that she frowns, believing in this boy's story a little more. After all, the magic she had seen come from the red witch had been nothing to discount.

Similarly, Arya watches as the wound closes, blinking in surprise, thinking again of the time that Beric Dondarrion had been struck down by the Hound with a sword through his shoulder, only to rise again because Thoros of Myr prayed over him. She nods, as if to say, fair enough. ]

Where did you learn that?

[spitefullight]

[ Learn was the arguable word here. He's not really sure it's learn as given...well for the most part. He still gives his hand a good long look as the wound finally fixes itself, to look back to Arya. ]

A goddess gave it to me, so that's kind of how I came about it. [ Still, he frowns back at the cut on his thumb before finally putting the gauntlet back on. He'd keep the slow healing be an anomaly to himself for now. ]

So, if you were hoping for me to give you lessons I can't. Sorry. [ He means it as well. Because he'd be more than happy to have another person capable of healing around. Being the only solo healer...it's definitely hard. Still, he looks back to her knife, seeing that as a conversation changer;]

You're pretty good with that. Where did you learn?