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

@facelessgirl!

[ultimatums]

[ cont'd! ]

[ the crease in raylan's brow deepens into a furrow at that brief, telling flash of vulnerability, although it means more to him that she'd covered it up than the fact that it had been there at all. clearly, this is a girl who's spent a long time having to be stronger than people expect of her, and not only that, but having to prove it, time and time again. he relaxes in the doorway entirely, not because he thinks she's unlikely to lash out at him still, but because that's something he'd be able to deal with. ]

No. Not a one.

[ briefly, thinking of the afterlife, he'd entertained the possibility that his momma might be here, possibly aunt helen too. but the longer he's been here, the more he's starting to realise he wouldn't wish it on either of them. ]

You wanna come on in? Take a load off? [ it's not overt sympathy, just practicality. they're having this conversation out on the corridor and anyone could be listening, which isn't inherently a bad thing, but – that's not the point. sometimes conversations just don't need to be heard. ]

[facelessgirl]

Me either.

[ And that has her worried. She eyes him and his offer with a scrunched little scowl though, glancing between him and the hallway. If she leaves her room, or this room that she's chosen to stake out, she'll probably lose it. There are far too many people wandering around and not very many rooms. Perhaps he's just asking so she'll invite him to do the same, and she's not about to fall for that. She leaves her arms crossed, nonplussed look on her face. ]

I'm fine. Used to it. [ At least that's not a lie. Arya is used to training, long days spent without sleep, testing herself. Being tested. She hasn't truly failed one yet.

She's not completely in an unfriendly mood though, and she stays leaning against the door frame, gives him a glance up and down, clearly more comfortable than before. Even though she's not letting him in. ] What's the giant hat for?

i cant bELIEVE HOW LONG THIS TOOK ME IM SO SORRY

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[ well, if that's how she wants it. raylan shifts the leg onto which he's leaning all of his weight, tips his head to one side. it's a good question, actually, and if he thinks too long about why he wears it then he'll probably uncover something about himself he doesn't quite like. ]

Keeps the sun outta my eyes. [ ha ha. the irony isn't lost on him, which is why he's grinning like he just told a real christmas cracker of a joke. ]