Intro Log

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Who: Everyone!
What: Your first magical day
Where: Progress City Tranport Center
When: Right now
Warnings: None planned!



[Today you found a ticket to a theme park. It seems relatively normal, except that it reads: Lifetime Parkhopper Pass to Progress City. ”The Most Magical Pocket Dimension in the Multiverse!” This is not a theme park you have ever heard of, if you live in a world where theme parks are of the norm.

For some reason you’re drawn to the ticket. There’s something… magical in this piece of paper, and you can practically hear it calling out to you, and you feel compelled to pick it up. It’s strange, but it’s a piece of paper, what’s the worst that could happen?

However, the moment you pick it up, you feel yourself being pulled. There is nothing pulling you but there is an overwhelming sensation that something is pulling you by the chest into the ground. You don’t have time to process what’s going on before you suddenly fall over, the strange feeling going away the moment you hit the ground.

It takes a few moments for you to regain your bearings, but as you look up you are suddenly hit with the fact that, wherever you were before, you certainly aren’t there anymore. It appears to be a transport station of some sort, and a very sleek and new one at that. Monorails pass by the station every couple of minutes, with small, slower moving vehicles consistently move in and out of the center.

The innermost wall, right behind where you stand, is lined with portals. It appears that you came in through this portal, but if you try to go back the way you came in, you’ll find that you are unable to enter it, no matter how hard you try.

While the realization that you are now trapped in this strange place, you will soon find that you also have a strange band strapped to your dominant wrist. No matter how hard you try to take it off, it seems like it’s stuck on there.

At least you’re not alone, along with a bunch of other people who arrived around the same time you did, there are humanoid people who seemed to be intrigued by your arrival. They’re all generally nice, but get confused if you ask them why you’re here and why you can’t leave. They will, however, happily tell you the name of the place you’re in if you ask:

Progress City.]

Comments

[keyofimagination]

I'll try my hardest. Hopefully it won't take more than a day, but we can make arrangements for those who stay longer.

And thank you, Ms...?

[derring_do]

Are we talking free arrangements, or...?

[Working at an amusement park isn't like her Top Career Choice or anything.]

Oh, I'm Della! Della Duck!

[keyofimagination]

It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Mayor Rod.

Oh yes, I can guarantee you the housing will be free.

... If this takes longer, however, I might need to assign jobs. The idea of making people who accidentally wind up in my city work against their will isn't ideal, but I'm not sure if providing unlimited access to everything without money might not be the smartest choice.

If it's any comfort, I might also let everyone attend the parks as much as they want once they open tomorrow.

[derring_do]

Right, I can see how that might not work out.

I guess you don't really have much of an estimate for when they'll be fixed, then... do you even know what went wrong?

[keyofimagination]

I can't say I know how, but...

[He pushes his arm through the portal without effort.]

There must be something unique about you that you can't make it through the portal on your own.

[derring_do]

Mmmm, no, that Marnie kid was slamming into it repeatedly earlier, too, and I think a couple of others have tried. We can't get these bands off, either.

You're the only one I've seen who can go through.

[keyofimagination]

I meant a general you.

... Oh, you're wearing a Magicband?

[derring_do]

We have been since we got here. They literally don't come off. [She tugs on it pointedly.]

[keyofimagination]

[He looks at the Magicband at back at the portal.]

... I think that's what's preventing you from leaving.

[derring_do]

[She also looks at the Magicband, then to the portal, then back to the band.]

Should we cut off our arms?

[keyofimagination]

... While that might work, I would rather no body cut off their limbs here if we can help it. Especially if we don't know for sure if cutting arms off would solve the problem.

[derring_do]

Right! Last resort and all. It's just an option to keep in mind. But I'm sure it won't come to that.

[If she's stuck working as a ride operator for over a month she might go for it anyways though.]

[keyofimagination]

Well I feel like there's no need to rush on your end. While you're here, perhaps you can think of this place as a vacation while you're here, we intend on making Progress City a relaxing place for everyone, intentional or otherwise.