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Good morning.
Or perhaps it might be more appropriate to say good evening instead, considering how it is moonlight that will rouse you into consciousness. And what a bright moon it is, half-full and clear without contest in the sky as it outshines the stars and galaxies in the backdrop. But it’s all the better to emphasize that the buildings that speckle the landscape before you are all completely devoid of any light. And by the way—do you always sleep outside?
The lack of light can be something to deal with later though, at least when you've properly gotten up from the cold, unyielding stone below you. And that chill down your spine—no doubt that probably has something to do with combination of cool temperatures and poor sleeping conditions, but it’s odd how it seems to linger.
Checking your person for any items that should be in your possession yields disappointing results, but it seems you're not empty handed (or pocketed) because you are now the proud owner of one (1) small bundle of black cloth. Unwrapping it reveals a key imprinted with a roman numeral, along with a simple note.
“Come at 6PM to the place circled on this map:”
“Don’t be tardy, dear Survivors, that’d be a bad first impression. If you don’t want your stay here to be more unpleasant than it’ll already be, you’ll want to avoid seeming careless or disrespectful. You’ll want to listen to my opening speech~!”
Finally, after an empty space that may be simulating an intense pause, there’s one last line:
“I know what you’re thinking, so I’ll say it straight: if you don’t come, you’re as good as dead.”
The news likely isn't welcome, but it's a start. And it seems you're not alone in your plight, though whether company is within arm's length or a stone’s throw away is up to fortune’s whims. For now, you're free to explore the town square and the surrounding areas as best you can in the dim light.
For some reason or another, Krakow, Poland is now your new home. That much is clear from the sign posts that you can inexplicably read, as red and white flag posts with "Święto Niepodległości" flutter lightly in the wind. While the storefronts are dark, the street lamps that scatter the town provide some measure of light, providing some solace against the layer of fog that's begun to creep in.
( OOC: Welcome to Antumbra! This intro log occurs ICly Sunday. Your MM's will be around at 6pm EST to hear your complaints. )
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So do you, making it unnecessary to state.
[ He should have come up with a better alibi outfit. ]
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Anyway. ]
So, what religion is it? You said that was what some kind of religious leaders wear, right?
[ He's not too familiar with any of those spirit-worshipping cults anyway, so not recognizing it doesn't really guarantee that they're from different worlds, but it seems most likely given the pattern so far. ]
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It's the clothes of a Christian priest. Catholic, if I have to guess.
[ And since this place seems... weird.. with regards to what people know and don't, he'll even elaborate. ]
It's a far-spread monotheistic religion on the continent we're on.
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Not something I've heard of.
[ So good call on the preemptive explanation. ]
And what continent is that?
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[ Mikami believes in the supernatural to some degree, but parallel universes...? He still feels a little like this has got to be an elaborate prank. ]
I'm from the other end of the globe, though, so I've never personally been to Poland - this version or any other.
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And here I was starting to think there wasn't anyone here who was familiar with this world at all. You know what other major cities and countries border this one, then, correct?
[ Yes, you just said you're from the other side of the globe, but Rideaux's globe only has two countries, so he expects this to be basic grade school geography. ]
That much would usually stay the same in an alternate dimension. Or so I would imagine.
[ Not calling it "realm", btw. ]
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[ And luckily Mikami is very good at common knowledge. He's always liked memorizing facts. ]
It's adjacent to a number of countries, most notably Germany, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine and Belarus. I assume none of those names mean anything to you either...?
[ If not, he's really going to have to start explaining Earth from scratch. Not an experience he'd ever thought he'd have. ]
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[ If this conversation somehow manages to shift to Slavic mythology, though, he'll know plenty of those names??
Also, what. ]
Those are all countries?
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[ What's with the surprise? ]
Europe alone has around 40 countries. Globally, we are nearing 200.
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My world has two.
[ A pause, to make it clear that there will not be a "hundred" following. ]
Or, well, it was three, until the two on the Rieze Maxian side merged under one leader.
[ Though for most of that time the schism was in place so HIS world was just.
One. ]
Is this place we're in now the entire country of-- what was it, Poland, then?
[ because if not, how the fuck do you fit 200 on a planet ]
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Just two.
For a moment Mikami is simply speechless at the disparity. ]
... no. It's one town of many in the country. I am beginning to believe we may be dealing with entirely different planetary proportions here. What unit do you measure country size with in your home?
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What do you mean "country size"? We measure area in square meters or kilometers, if that's what you're talking about.
[ i have no fucking clue what measurement system they use tbh ]
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Japan, my home country, is around 350, 000 square kilometers large. It is a medium sized country, there are far larger than it out there.
Just to give you an impression of the scale of this planet.
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With Rieze Maxia merged into one, both of ours are larger than that, but certainly not one hundred times larger.
[ Seriously, what... the fuck. He wouldn't care that much if he wasn't apparently on this giant planet right now, but here he is. ]
It's difficult to even picture it, honestly. How many continents are there?
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There are seven, though one of them is at the pole and hardly inhabited. The vast majority of the planet is covered in ocean though.