INTRO.

[ultrapenumbramods]

You wake up feeling like you’ve had a rough night’s sleep… maybe a bit jet-lagged, if you’re familiar with the feeling, or perhaps like you, uh, had a little too much to drink last night. Either way, you’re probably not expecting to wake up in a forest clearing, so that might be even more disorienting. It’s not an unpleasant place to wake up, mind. It’s sunny, and there’s a pleasantly cool breeze blowing through. The grass isn’t tall enough that you could get lost in it or that someone could be hiding in it… or something.

There are, in fact, a lot of somethings surrounding you--a veritable menagerie of creatures, some of them adorable, and some of them intimidating… but they seem to be as disoriented as you are. And then, well… you realize something’s a little off about yourself. There’s no pond to look at your new appearance, but… maybe the ground’s a little closer. Maybe you don’t actually have arms and legs at the moment. Maybe you don’t have eyes anymore?

Regardless, something’s definitely up. Fortunately, there’s a path leading out of the clearing, so once you get your bearings and speak with some of the other weird critters you’ve woken up with, you can find… somewhere you can get answers. Well, hopefully, anyway.

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[grantmeamiracle]

[Man, it sure is a good thing Jigglypuff are light, pulling Natsuki to her feet isn't too much of a problem.]

There... are you okay?

[becauseyou]

Uh-- no, I'm not okay! I'm a-- [ She holds her pink nubby hands out in front. ] I-I'm a pink ball! I'm not supposed to look like this!

[grantmeamiracle]

[O-okay, maybe that was the wrong question--]

Well, that makes two of us who aren't supposed to look like this... [So it's possible that goes for everyone here, she guesses?] Um... I'm MOMO. What's your name?

[becauseyou]

[ ...Okay Natsuki just got a good look at MOMO and wow, she looks adorable-- I MEAN-- ]

I-I'm Natsuki...

[grantmeamiracle]

[At least MOMO will admit the form's fairly appropriate, all things considered... you know, when she actually sees it in full.]

I'm guessing this isn't where you're supposed to be either?

[becauseyou]

Obviously not! I'm not supposed to be... wherever this place is! A-And I'm supposed to be human, too!

[grantmeamiracle]

It kind of looks like everyone around here's in the same situation...

[No comment on being human, specifically, from MOMO though.]

Maybe we can get some answers if we find our way out of here?

[Though that might be a little easier said than done at this point...]

[becauseyou]

So it's not just us... [ Welp. ]

I certainly hope we can get some answers! Because I have so many questions!

[grantmeamiracle]

I do, too.

[Chief among them where her friends are. She wonders if some of them got transformed, too, if they're here...]

Well, we should probably stop standing around, in that case. Though, I'm not really sure which way is the way out of here...