MidnightDaybreak
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From somewhere higher on the mountain, a strange noise repeated itself. The creature it came from pecked at the scattered grass on the cliff side with a rectangular beak. It hopped over a patch of grass and poked at a pile of seeds half-buried underneath another object. All was well, until the object in question squirmed where it lay, twitched in annoyance as the beak jabbed into it, and swatted at the bird with a hand. "Nnngh...ow ow ow! Quit it!" "Cluck-cluck-clu--bwaak!" The startled chicken burst into even noisier flapping and skittered away from the thing. Of course, being a chicken, it promptly launched its blocky body down the slope, clucking in alarm as it fell.
A yawn came from the object...which wasn't an object at all, but a person, who sat up and blinked groggily at the sun. The sun that had already passed its height and was marching toward nightfall. "Uh-oh, I overslept!" The girl jumped to her feet, eyes wide with alarm, and woke up enough to realize exactly where she was. There wasn't anything around but open wilderness - trees, rivers, and hills blended into a wonderful view - and no shelter anywhere. "This isn't good..." Her hands reached for something but grabbed only air. Her inventory was empty! "Ohhh no, this is bad!" Rina looked to the sun again and took a deep breath. This was no time for panic! She didn't know where she was, but there was no time to try and get back home even if she had known how to get there. Only the prepared or the brave stayed out alone at night.
At least there was a forest nearby for supplies...and animals, too! Nearby, a single chicken egg floated above the grass; she took that, not realizing there were seeds stuck to her head, and carefully started her climb down from the cliff. Before she got halfway, she spotted movement below and stopped. Two things - people? - were climbing the mountain too. It was too bright for them to be monsters, so...maybe they were friendly? "Helloooo down there!" She sat in the open, where they'd be able to see, and waved. Better not to scare them by jumping down unexpectedly. "Hi, do you know where this is? I kinda got lost somehow...!"
A yawn came from the object...which wasn't an object at all, but a person, who sat up and blinked groggily at the sun. The sun that had already passed its height and was marching toward nightfall. "Uh-oh, I overslept!" The girl jumped to her feet, eyes wide with alarm, and woke up enough to realize exactly where she was. There wasn't anything around but open wilderness - trees, rivers, and hills blended into a wonderful view - and no shelter anywhere. "This isn't good..." Her hands reached for something but grabbed only air. Her inventory was empty! "Ohhh no, this is bad!" Rina looked to the sun again and took a deep breath. This was no time for panic! She didn't know where she was, but there was no time to try and get back home even if she had known how to get there. Only the prepared or the brave stayed out alone at night.
At least there was a forest nearby for supplies...and animals, too! Nearby, a single chicken egg floated above the grass; she took that, not realizing there were seeds stuck to her head, and carefully started her climb down from the cliff. Before she got halfway, she spotted movement below and stopped. Two things - people? - were climbing the mountain too. It was too bright for them to be monsters, so...maybe they were friendly? "Helloooo down there!" She sat in the open, where they'd be able to see, and waved. Better not to scare them by jumping down unexpectedly. "Hi, do you know where this is? I kinda got lost somehow...!"