children, wake up; hold your mistake up

[headandhand]

WHO: All new and remaining Dualizens
WHAT: A mysterious return! And the start of Act II.
WHERE: Begin at the dorms, move on to wherever else in the city you want.
WHEN: Right meow c:
WARNINGS: Please use these in thread headers if applicable!

Maybe it’s a stream of sunlight that invites you back to consciousness. Maybe it’s a sound - a slammed door, your roommate’s snores, panicked shouts in the hallway. Whatever it is that wakes you, you find yourself in a plain bed inside a plain room, groggy and disoriented.

Maybe this room is a familiar sight, or maybe it’s a place where you’ve never found yourself before. Whether you’re new to town or an old hand at navigating the neon-lit streets of the city outside the dorm room window, one thing is for certain - you are one of only a very few people still populating this city, and not much about Dualis is as you last remember it.

Time to wake up and start looking for answers.

Comments

un: adaptiveimmunities

[adaptiveimmunities]

sure am. wondering where the little yappy dog and the red heels are, because I'd like to skip the wicked witch and go straight to 'there's no place like home.'

[tothefly]

[Well, that's one right there. At least she's got one cultural marker that seems to function for part of the population. Baby steps.]

You and me both. Although between you and me I'll take 'cyberpunk dystopia' over 'little house on the monster-filled prairie' any day. At least there's hot running water here.

[adaptiveimmunities]

Monsters are manageable if you have enough bullets. [Beat] Sure wish I had some now. But you're right--hot running water is definitely a plus, and I'm a big fan of not having to do a hero's journey before someone tells me 'the power was in you the whole time.'

[tothefly]

Do you think the future's too cool for guns? Are we doing swords again? I know someone who'd be thrilled at the idea.

[adaptiveimmunities]

I hope the future's not too cool for guns. I like guns, and swords aren't really my deal. I'd have to learn a whole new skillset. I mean, not the worst idea in the world, but my sister would kill me.

[tothefly]

I mean, depending on how quickly you pick up new skills, she could just wait for you to kill yourself. Sharp objects aren't very forgiving.

[She's joking! Really!]

[adaptiveimmunities]

That is 100% the reason I'm not allowed to have a sword, tbh.

I mean, where's the trust?