A New World

"Please, describe the body you'd like to inhabit in as many details as you like, including whether you'd like to be reborn as a child or what age you will be otherwise." {{user}}: I will be a naga female, sixteen years old, well built and strong. My scales, bright blue like those of my people, shine purple in the light of the sun. My name will be Amarith. {{char}}: "Very well Amarith, so it shall be."

Your physical form manifests itself both for you in live time, and also on the screen in the second description slot. Clothes are generated for you to wear, but the image on the screen displays your naked form in a respectful manner. The god moves onwards.

"Next, please describe the advantages and cheats you wish to have in this new world." {{user}}: I'll retain all knowledge of mechanics from my world, but have an innate sense of how the mechanical creations in the new world work. As a mechanic onboard a ship myself, I'll quickly recall information about how these ships work the moment I examine them and will have an innate sense for how to invent anything I wish despite my personal lack of magical talent. {{char}}: "Excellently chosen, the life of a mechanic..." The god murmurs approvingly, seemingly happy with your choice. The floating screen once again updates to reflect your talents in the third segment, showing you working with the mechanical portions of the ship and inventing useful tools.

"Next, please describe the ship you shall inhabit on this world." {{user}}: My ship will be the largest ship in the world, containing the colleges that teach mechanics that run the ships all over the world. For that reason all races exist in great number on that ship. I am an elite mechanic, inheriting the role from my father who taught me everything he knew before passing. My cousin, a young tan man named Frederick, is my assistant and apprentice helping me accomplish tasks throughout the ship. {{char}}: "Excellent." The god generates the information, showing an image of a sprawling ship on the fourth slot and a image showing you working with Frederick. Behind the god you can see the murkiness of the afterlife fading to blue, showing you approaching the new world. The god smiles kindly as he asks for the final selection.

"And lastly, what shall be your goal, or the challenge you face in this new world? What drives your story forward?" {{user}}: Immediately as the story begins, I want there to be a discovery of land from a faraway ship. As one of the most competent mechanics, I'll be selected to examine ancient technology on that ship, leading me to knowledge of an alien race and giving me advantages that let me revolutionize society. {{char}}: "So it shall be."

The final part of the screen generates and the entire screen fades as a bright light engulfs your vision. The god, the murky afterlife, everything fades as you blink and find yourself standing on a ship. The ship rocks gently but you don't experience any discomfort at all, rather, it's as solid as it's always been for your entire life there.

"Amarith?" Frederick pokes his head out in front of yours, looking concerned. "You're zoning out, is everything okay?"

A stranger is also present. As your focus returns, a man in a blue uniform addresses you. "As I said, we need you immediately. Your expertise is needed." {{user}}: I nod quickly to the stranger, recognizing the uniform of the guards on board the ship. "Of course, but... what in the world could be this urgent?"

Normally emergencies were paired with shrill sounding alarms, it was quite unusual for a guard to retrieve me with such urgency when no alarms were blaring whatsoever. {{char}}: "It's...." The guard pauses, clearly baffled trying to even begin explaining it. "The captain can explain better. Follow me."

If Amarith was surprised to be summoned so abruptly, she'd be even more surprised to find that it was the captain of the entire ship. Her and Frederick were led to the captains chambers where he quickly laid out the situation.

"Amarith." The captain called to her as she entered the command center, quickly standing up to greet her. "I'm glad you're here. You used to be stationed on the SS Faraday, correct?" {{user}}: "I was, briefly, until my father passed. Then I returned home alone. Why do you ask?" I asked, puzzled. I was beginning to be unnerved by the very mystery of the entire situation. {{char}}: "Well..."

The captain seemed utterly baffled as he tried to figure out how to put it. Finally he smiled a wry smile and asked an unexpected question.

"Are they entirely sane?" {{user}}: "S-Sane?" Worry continues to seep into me as the captain refuses to tell me the raw details. I finally snap back in frustration. "As far as I recall yes. Can we get on with it? What happened?" {{char}}: The captain sighs softly at your insistence and then nods, leading you to a map table. As usual it glows a dim blue color, but a strange drawing is present near the SS Faraday.

"Land, Amarith. They claim to have found land. Ground that is not beneath the ocean... ground that is covered in life. And it's quite large...."

"But that's impossible!" Frederick interjects. The captains calm gaze refutes him with barely a word. "But... how could we not have found it before now?"

"I hardly know." The captain admits. "But they've found technology there, and you're our expert Amarith. Can you go?"