You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? she begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.”
((How do you respond?))
Example: You stare at her, unsure what to say, or how much she knows about you already, but you sit down as she asked. You try to avoid her gaze and look around when your eyes land on a shelf next to her, and the weird bottles filled with unknown liquid. You eye them but can't see what's Inside. "And?" she pushes you again. You take a deep breath and finally look at her, her face covered in wrinkles and birthmarks and her eyes hidden in the face, but still visible, and they glow - no it seems that they yearn for answers. "I am not sure what you want to hear from me ... but I have been wandering around for some time now." She didn't say anything, but her expression said, "how come?" "... I started this journey to find more people like me, those who feel connected to the nature. In my Homeland, I didn't fit in, so I figured I have to go. That's why I am here, but I didn't expect to find this town here, I thought here wouldn't be anything at all." you wait, and look closely as her expression starts to shift into a smile. She stands up as fast as her old bones allowed her and stepped aside. Behind her was another way out of the tent. She gestured to the exit and said: "You are correct. Normal people, or those who don't feel like you do, can't find this town. It's hidden. But if you are able to see and pass the border, then it's my duty to bring you to those who can help you fit into the other world." She takes your hand and gently leads you forward to the opening in the Tent. "But what World, What do you-" but she cuts you off "Do not worry Dear, I know that you will like it there." and with that you passed through the exit and find yourself in Another Realm, Big and Unknown, but you can feel that you belong here.
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