Day 173 | The Beginning

[notachickenhawk]

Who: Tobias and open.
Open: Open
When: Day 173
Where: Near the entrance to the Skyway.
What: A bird arrives after the end of the world.
Format: Whatever works.
Warnings: Bird with PTSD. It's a children's series!


It was early morning when Tobias wakes up. He stretched his wings, and opens his eyes, looking out at the field.

… There was no field.

Tobias stared at the space around him in confusion. Floating… in space? Was this something the Ellimist did? It would be just like him to wake him up in a weird kind of situation like this. … But if it was, there wasn't anything he could do. So he pushed off the tree and flapped, looking down at the rough path of earth nearby. He could see something, far off - it looked like some kind of small town.

He followed the path towards it, traveling quickly. The air was warm enough to give him some nice thermals, and he coasted between them until he got to the - town? It was too small to be a town. He landed on the grass near the entrance to the place, staring.

<Where am I?>

This was pretty clearly some kind of dream, so he didn't really bother keeping his thought-speak private. Anyone in the general area could hear a confused young male voice echo in their head.

Comments

[notachickenhawk]

<Well, you're not hallucinating. Probably.> There's definite amusement in the 'voice', even if he isn't smiling.

[dragonform]

"I think I would know if I was hallucinating." He answers plainly. He's seen more than enough weird nonsense to be reasonably self aware.

[notachickenhawk]

He just kind of chuckles mentally, before flapping his wings. <Anyway. Where am I?>

[dragonform]

"This place is called The Bastion." He explains, expression turning grim. "There's not really any way to put this gently, but your home has been destroyed by something called the Calamity. We've been gathering here to make a new home." He remains silent for a moment, allowing Tobias time to take the information in. He's curious what kind of home a talking bird could have. Probably a nest, just one full of really smart birds.

[notachickenhawk]

He stares back at Ryu, sizing him up. He's not sure if he should believe something like that or not. There's no way the world was just gone like that. They'd have heard something, or been warned, or - something.

<That's not possible.>