Pleasant. It had been some time since he had woken up to the sun rather than to his alarm clock, and, as he felt the warm light carress his face, Darius decided to remain asleep a little while longer. The train was extraordinarily quiet. Was this the final stop? The final stop for a train that operated on a loop? How strange. The sun was up, but the train wasn’t moving, even though today should have been a Tuesday.

The foreigner opened his eyes, looked out the window, and found a verdant curtain instead of ad-plastered walls.

A low whistle passed through his lips, before his phone vibrated thrice. A prank then? Or perhaps…

[quote]Sorry~! I'm kiiiinda in need of some help here, so I dragged you and everyone else here to this world. Don't worry, I've handled all that messy stuff about possibly being missing, so could you please help me with some stuff? I know you're, like, not all strong or anything, but I've given everyone here a special ability~! The details are in the next message you'll get.
After you guys get your bearings straight, pop out of the train car and follow the road to get to the nearest town. You'll learn more there. Have a great adventure~![/quote]

Had he been spirited away by a God of the Land in order to serve as warriors meant to banish evil spirits from this sacred realm? Darius smiled, scratching the side of his cheek. He was taking this too well, huh? But then again, who cared? Peering over the plush headrest in front of him, he nodded with some approval. Two ladies still dozing off and a young man taking his first steps out of the door.

His phone vibrated again, and Darius made his decision. Hopping onto his feet, he finger-combed his messy hair as he exited the singular train car. A dirt road and sunny day, in a lush forest largely unspoiled by man’s touch. Birdsong wafted through the air, and a faintly sweet aroma danced by as the youth turned around, drinking in everything.

[b]“Looks pretty safe here,”[/b] Darius replied as the dark-haired man muttered darkly about dangers and priorities, [b]“And dunno why you’d ask the air if you could just check yourself, but there’s two girls still dozing off in there. Glasses and rock.”[/b]

The freckled youth thought for a moment, before smiling mischieviously.

[b]“If you’re in a rush to go down the road, feel free to wake them with a kiss.” [/b]