ROUND 3 INTRO LOG

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Welcome to The Island. The Witch extends her greetings to you on this fine day, and is pleased to finally begin the game. Please, take a seat.

Though this game may be more difficult than originally expected, there are high hopes placed upon you. Fight well against what awaits you in order to reach a truly sparkling end.

The difficulty level is challenging, but also depends on you. Think deeply on your moves as you play.

You wake with a start - even if you don't remember falling asleep in the first place - and find yourself standing on the dock of what looks like an island. There's a noise behind you - and if you turn to look, you'll see a plain white boat taking off and leaving you all behind, not stopping for a second if you try to flag them down or scream at them.

It doesn't look like you can swim to shore, either - there's nothing but sea in all directions, and something tells you trying to swim out will end up badly. However, a small dip, if you were so inclined, would be fine. It's not like the weather is bad for it - it feels like it's summer, despite it having been firmly springish at the Foundation.

...Speaking of, what happened? The last thing you remember is being...wherever you were, and then seeing a yellow bird come towards you. Perhaps it was in the corner of your eye, or landed on your shoulder...regardless, all of you saw the bird before you were whisked away to this strange island.

Is it a new SCP? Something like this isn't outside the realm of their abilities, after all.

And there's something else. Your abilities are blocked, beyond those natural to your body. Try as you might, you just can't use any of your more supernatural or superhuman skills - though all of your physical abilities are intact, of course.

There is also a...letter? on your person, as if it was there all along - in your pocket or in your hand. It is...a remarkably plain envelope, and even the letter itself is plain parchment.

It reads:

'To the players in this game,

First and foremost, let me begin with an apology: for many of you, this is not a good time to bring you here, and forcing you to play in this game instead of asking nicely is quite rude of me. For that, you have my apologies.

However, as you will soon find out, this game is quite necessary. I hand-picked all of you because I felt you were the best for this task, strange circumstances notwithstanding, and I am sure you will excel beyond even my expectations. Please give me some consideration and play this game to your best efforts. Success will be greatly rewarded.

I will be watching, and I will intervene if needed. But I think all of you are up to this task. I am in your debt for this.

- The Witch of ██████████'

...hm.

If you decide to head up the path, you'll find Goat....men? waiting for you near the doors to the mansion. Despite their bright red eyes, they merely bow politely and wordlessly bring you into the mansion, showing you your rooms and then stating that they will prepare food for you or anything else you should need whenever you want, in surprisingly deep voices.

As they leave, you can't help but wonder...

Where are you now?

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Comments

[rikuchi]

[ Oh, Natsuno. Time for you re-learn the power of friendship, with friends who don't suck. ]

Think they'll have any problems with anyone wandering around at night?

[ Not that Riku believes it'll be much of a problem, just idle discussion in the event it might be. ]

[sotoshini]

If they won't let me inside, they don't have much of a choice. [ Speaking of considerations, though. ] Can your keyblade give us any direction?

[ Generally he means, cause that thing is capable of a lot more than being the weirdest sword he's ever seen. ]

[rikuchi]

...'May my heart be my guiding key'.

[ And since he had it with him this whole time which wasn't mentioned just yet but was in a previous thread that he did have it, here's Braveheart being hefted off from his shoulder he was resting it against and pointing it in a direction.

Annnnd he's not feeling anything yet or seeing a beam of light shoot from him but he waits. A little bit more to see if maybe there's a delay??? Because clearly that's what it is. ]

[sotoshini]

...how long does this usually take? [ Watching, waiting, somewhat skeptically. ]

[rikuchi]

Usually it's instant.

[ Then, he'll suddenly shout: ]

Firaga!

[ ...As you might expect, nothing happens. There's definitely a clear frown on his face. ]

We might have another problem on our hands here.

[sotoshini]

Your abilities don't work. [ Natsuno doesn't have a clear idea of how they function, but he doesn't need to. But what did that mean for him? ]

Try another one.

[rikuchi]

Aeroga!

[ Still a whole fat lot of nothing. Fannnnntastic. ]

...Didn't work. [ It's been awhile, but summoning a corridor isn't beyond his capabilities, so he tries his hand at that, raising his hand, and nothing still. He'll frown. ] You want to try and see if there's anything strange with your abilities too?

[sotoshini]

My visions weird, but that's because of the sun. [ Hm. He could ask Riku to stab him, but on the off chance his regeneration isn't working that seems like a terrible idea even to him. His other senses do feel muted, but it's not like they feel completely messed up.

There's another easy way to solve this. Closing his eyes, he focuses on the steady heartbeat in front of him. Opening them again, they're blood red, his fangs peeking from his lips. ]

Ha, not really.

[rikuchi]

...Someone must have something against Keyblade Wielders, clearly.

[ He's. Kind of sulking just a tad, admittedly, he's just looking mostly too stoic for it to be obvious. ]

[sotoshini]

You should check with someone else. Maybe it only affects the living. [ He lets out a huff, forcing his natural instincts back down. Brushing his bangs and shaking his head, his eyes goes back to violet and his fangs retract. ]

Or it might only be a seal on your weapon.