Your New Life

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Another New Life

You wake up to the sound of surf, much, much closer than you've ever heard it unless you moseyed down to Puffin Pier back in the old days. What old days...? Why, the days when you had a body, of course. The memories are probably coming back by now, jumbled along with everything else you lost. What a wake-up call.

But at least the ocean is real, unlike your dubiously fragmented remembrances. This little island out in the middle of nowhere sports a crude sign reading DUCK DAMNED ISLAND that seems like it's really railing against whatever fate you've been left to. There are little seashells and sparkling fragments amongst the sand to the left of your face. If you look further, to the left and right, it seems you're not the only one who's woken up here; it's considerably less cushy than your last wakeup, but maybe that's not a bad thing.

Here, you're free, albeit... kind of incorporeal, as you'll soon find out. The island is covered in pretty little trees that don't quite form a forest, bowed over the really beautiful sandy beach that is way prettier than the one on the mainland. One, slightly rickety treehouse -- bare of anything, because incorporeal ghosts don't need furniture, of course -- peeks out from between the leaves. This is, apparently, your home away from home now.

Finally, there's a small bay-like area on the island that leads you to a strange-looking storm drain, marked with a symbol that's not-quite-an-apple. Stepping in will wash you alllllll the way back up to Puffin Pier, right where the sewers normally let out.

Oh, and once you step onto the mainland? You're now a duck. What kind of quacking afterlife is this.

((OOC: the tldr; about death is here!))

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[driftedaway]

[ The same day he has a run-in with Erika, Keito waits for Sampo and Otonashi at the entrance room to the treehouses.

In the meantime, he decorates the area with a bunch of blankets, cushions, and pillows for everyone to chill on. There's even a chalkboard on the wall now with a bunch of post-its and pens stored nearby. All of this was moved in with the help of other ducks, of course. Keito has zero qualms about giving the ducks puppy-dog eyes while asking them to help him carry everything.

At least doing all that gives him time to process everything that happened. ]

I have a question: Was there any time outside you just really thought you had to act like an actual duck?

[aurevoirx2]

No but.... I haven't been keen on interacting with everyone.... [ Since he's been condemned, and all that. ]

[driftedaway]

I see... Here's a warning then? Furudo asked me if I was always a duck, and I suddenly felt like I just had to be a duck.

[ It was pretty bad. He didn't actually want to attack her despite her grabbing him, but fight or flight instincts sure took over. ]

[aurevoirx2]

[ ...... Not going to lie, he's amused at that. He enjoyed her antics at the trial, but her acting like his mom on a tantrum against him at the end was something else. ]

Oh? What'd you do to her, then?

[driftedaway]

[ Keito lets out a loud sigh at the memory. You'd think she'd at least ask before threatening someone like that? It reminds him of someone he's trying to keep from taking over his brain! ]

Umm, I flapped my wings really hard and tried to bite her until she let me down.

[aurevoirx2]

As willful as ever, huh...

[driftedaway]

If you mean Furudo-san, then willful enough to yank me by the hood, yes.

[ He has mild question marks showing up over his head. The joy of being absent for investigation and trial due to a case of deadness. ]

[aurevoirx2]

.... Well... she found your, um, body. So I guess, she deserves some thanks? [ Not from him, but you know. ]

[driftedaway]

What? Uhh...shouldn't that be apologies? [ Still clueless puppy over here. ]

[aurevoirx2]

[ ? ] Why, it wasn't your fault?

[driftedaway]

I mean, it can't be pleasant to come across? But I guess she did introduce herself as a detective.

[aurevoirx2]

She was quite pleased with herself, though.

[driftedaway]

Because she wanted a case? [ How is he supposed to respond to this??? ]

[lovebombing]

Not especially...?

[hrmmmmmm]

Well, eating ice cream was a nasty surprise...

[driftedaway]

Uhh... What about eating ice cream?

[ He'll tell him about the Erika Incident for sure, but he wants to hear this. ]

[lovebombing]

Well, it's disgusting. Which is horrible! Like, what, food doesn't taste the same when you're a duck...? So unfair!

[driftedaway]

Whaaat!? That really is no fair! What if we wanted to eat gratin or something? Or croquettes? [ How heinous! ] I guess that means changes like that are part and parcel of being a duck...?

[ What is up with their duckification??? ]

[lovebombing]

Gratin or croquettes...? What are those...

[A little sigh.]

I guess its so. But why do we have to be ducks, of all things?

[driftedaway]

Some of my favorite foods!

[ After a moment, he tilts his head to the side, thinking. ]

Aside from being the mascots of this place? I was thinking our duck bodies were supposed to be some sort of soul container.

[lovebombing]

Soul container...?

[whoah]

I guess that could make sense. Like, our bodies are long gone, but we're stuck in those duckies, huh?

[driftedaway]

Yes... It makes me wonder if the ducks around here were made specifically for that.

[lovebombing]

...Kind of creepy, if you ask me. Undead ducks...sounds like something out of a horror story!

[driftedaway]

Now that you mention it, aren't we in one right now? One of the worst case scenarios I was thinking of is that we'll lose the ability to appear human like this. And that sure feels like a horror.

[lovebombing]

[...]

[He has a point.]

Let's not get too down! Sampo Koski will always look on the bright side of things, here.

[driftedaway]

[ He also has a point there. ] Okay, okay. It's only something to worry about if we can't solve our way out of this anyway!