Chatterbox: Inkwell

Level Up [Solo Write]

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You wake up startlingly. It's sudden, like you've been drenched in a bucket of ice water. The colors are too vivid, the air is too cold, and the wind is much, much too loud. 

The wind?

Groaning, you sit up. Even the slightest movement makes your head pound, your limbs ache. It feels like stepping on shattered glass. You squint, trying to get your eyes to adjust to the blinding light. After a few moments, it begins to fade into a color you recognize.

Blue.

It's the sky.

You open your eyes wider, the biting wind drawing tears from them, and glance around. You seem to be on a floating metal cube, the surface cool beneath your fingers. You look over the edge and gasp.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of other metal cubes float beneath and above you.

Where am I?

Down below, you can see that the other cubes have people, waking up, just like you. You look around, trying to remember. Who are you? Where did you come from? Why are you here?

You draw a blank on every question.

Suddenly, there's a crackle of static, and a green holographic screen pops up in front of you. You're too stunned to even react.

The screen reads:

[Current Objectives]

1. Enter the [PORTAL] in the center.

2. Level up. 

It reminds you of a video game. You're not sure how you know what a video game is, or what video games you've played before, but somehow you know how to play this one.

You squint and yes, right there in the center, there's a ripple of green in the air, something that seems to defy physics and warp the very space around it. You're sure of it. That's the portal. 

Then how do you get down there?

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Welcome, one and all, to the Level Up [Solo Write]! This is a solo write with some interactive elements, to take you on the journey of a lifetime. But be warned—the portal will only accept four people, so make you way there quickly!

To enter the portal, it's simple! Just fill out the sheet below:

[NAME]:

[PRONOUNS]:

[MBTI TYPE]: 

[APPEARANCE]:

[SPECIAL POWERS]: 

And with that, zip, zap, zop, you're ready to go! Be as wild or wacky as you want to in your character sheet, because remember—this is a game. The only limitation is your imagination!

You may also try to guess who I really am, other than the lovely developer of said game, because I promise you—you won't be able to.

So without further ado, welcome to:

Level Up!