Intro Log

[progressmods]

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

[evilette]

( evie's wary of the two men who show up and appear to know something about this place — but the third to arrive? the redhead? she's beautiful, and evie can't help but look at her admiringly from afar for a little while before finally mustering up the courage to approach her. )

Hi, I'm Evie — Princess Evie.

I think I'm a little too young to drink but I'd love a place to stay tonight. I'm great at cooking... cleaning... Oh! Or I can make you an outfit if you have any fabric here.

[wantstherum]

It doesn't have to be alcohol, my dear. I stock many things that aren't, for people that can't or don't drink. [Red smiles.] And if you'd like to stay at my inn, I'm sure we could put ya to work doin' this and that.

[evilette]

( evie's practically blushing at the response — because of course she'd jumped to the conclusion of adult beverages. could she be blamed? this beautiful woman's dialect reminds her vaguely of the likes of harry and uma and their pirate crew. she knows how much they like their rum (or at least talk about it, despite the fact that the isle's dry as can be). )

That would be — fabmazing, ( she practically gushes, relieved at the prospect of one good thing happening to her here so far. ) Thank you.

— I mean it.

[wantstherum]

It's no trouble, Princess Evie. The boys mucked this all up and I'm in the business of makin' sure people have what they need.

[Actually, she's the only member of this welcome committee who has any idea how to deal with people. It's not even because she's the only girl - it's because Bill and Rod are The Worst.]

[evilette]

( there are absolute stars in her eyes when the woman calls her princess, mostly because most people in auradon — ahem, audrey — don't really recognize her royal status. it makes genuine happiness curl onto her lips, head ducked as cheeks grow warm.

besides, how often is it that someone is so openly kind to a vk? )

That's more than I can say for some people back where I came from, ( she finally says with a sheepish shrug, looking back up at the woman. is that shade towards king beast? maybe, maybe not. there's a reason why she's one of ben's royal advisors now. )

Can I just ask — is this place safe? Some that I've met so far have talked about other places like this one that sound truly — terrible. I hate to admit it, but I'm a little afraid.

[wantstherum]

[Red pauses, biting her lip. She glances over at Rod momentarily, before turning her attention back towards Evie.]

Nothing like that will ever happen here. [The statement is firm, but Red's tone is gentle.] I can't say this place is a hundred perfect safe, but he would never let something like that happen again.

[evilette]

( evie simply nods, appreciative, sighing wistfully. )

I sure hope you're right. ( but there's a beat, in which evie suddenly looks even more serious than she already did. ) But if he does let something like that happen again, I'll do whatever I can to protect my friends.