You exist.
This much, you are certain of, though perhaps you do not have the language to describe the feeling. Regardless, you are
alive.You do not know how you are alive. You were not aware before now; there is no concept of before. Then suddenly, there is; you percieve the flow of time, and you realise that you not only
are, you
were, though your were is very short indeed.
Your new mind rapidly tumbles over itself, trying to comprehend the sensation of
life. As it does, you find that you are not simply a thought; you can move. You have a body, and small, simple limbs, though they are a wonder to you. You try to wiggle one, then another, then all four, and suddenly you are moving - moving! You comprehend
space, and it is a joy. You skitter thoughtlessly, reveling in your discoveries, when suddenly you are different. You move down, and your body ... feels different. You comprehend
touch, and you understand that the area you have moved to in space is making your body feel different. When you move, it moves around you loosely and cooly.
Instinctively, you move your mouth to the stuff, and you comprehend
taste. The shock makes another part of your body activate, and you are suddenly dazzled by a million pinpoints of light - you can
see, and as your vision begins to adjust to being used for the first time, you gaze down at the stuff around you, and in it you see ... something. You jump out of - something new,
fear - and the thing jumps as well.
You watch it carefully, but after a long staring contest and a few tentative motions, your mind rapidly clicks into place this new concept - it is
you.You are a small, white creature with beady black eyes and nubby legs. Your skin is smooth and featureless. Your head is nearly part of your body, as you have a very short neck. You look around, and you can see that you are in a pool of water in a dimly lit cave; there are some different things scattered around the cavern, as well as some sort of green stuff coming through a hole in the ceiling, which is the source of light. The green stuff both hangs down near the center of the pool of water and climbs down one wall of rock.
You are alive, and you are
aware.As you gaze around and try to decide what you should do now, you feel as though something is missing.
Do you feel that there is something missing in your mind, body, or emotions?You Are Aware is a game of discovery. There is a story here, but you must discover what it is and what is going on. To make it more immersive, the mechanics and abilities you have will not be revealed until a relevant action is attempted.
I will document all known mechanics and understandings in this spoiler!
============================ UNDERSTANDINGS AND TRAITS
SIGHT: You can see. You can see the colored spectrum of light.
TOUCH: You can feel. All of your skin is receptive to touch.
TASTE: You have a mouth, and you can put things in it. You have a sense of taste.
LOCOMOTION: You instinctively know how to move around.
EMOTIONS: You have felt emotions. You can be frightened, and you can be happy. Other emotions will surely surface.
SELF-AWARENESS: You recognize yourself as being you, even in a reflection. You are aware that you are separate from your surroundings.
Minor Understandings
Walking in deep water does not work.
When there is no other life around you, you are alone.
============================ MYSTERIES
You created and absorbed a yellow orb after contemplating your EMOTIONS.
You have seen your reflection but you do not know what you are.
============================ ABILITIES AND MECHANICS
EVENT PROMPT: You may suggest any action at any time. However, event prompts must be answered immediately. Feel free to suggest an action and respond to a prompt in the same post.
UPDATES: I will try to update at least once a day, but I have a 'bad habit' of updating forum adventures many times a day if I'm not super busy. I will link updates in a separate post.
Author
Topic: You Are Aware [SG] (Read 3014 times)