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I'm calling this Contract!verse. Basically, there are creatures known as beastmen, who are pretty much human, save for animal attributes. Not just ears and claws and eyes and stuff, but also senses and instincts, which makes some of them dangerous. They are kept under control by use of Contracts. A Contracted beastman must follow all orders given to them by their human, or Contractor. Uncontracted beastmen are seen as less than human, and are generally ignored by society.

Enter Kaito and Shinichi, twin brothers, who just so happen to be crow beastmen I love my twins and wings okay shut up yes this was influenced by youkaiverse. Circumstances have left them orphans, and they now steal to survive, and also for fun. They use their twin status to their advantage, and pretend to be a single person. It's a lot easier to get away when people are only trying to chase one person, after all.

Anyways, things happen, and they eventually wind up Contracted, just so they can survive and hunt down the people that killed their parents.

Also, this is probably going to wind up Hakuba/Kaito and ShinHei. Because why the heck not.

Also also? The setting? Totally steampunk alternate reality. Because I love me some steampunk.

So, I finally got around to playing Journey.

Oh my god.

The music. The art. The whole thing. HNNNNG

For the first few levels, I didn’t really know what to do. Wandered around, trying to get my bearings and figure out puzzles. I only realized later that there were other people that I could have met up with, but didn’t for lack of knowledge.

Then, I ran into someone, chirping happily because PERSON PERSON PERSON

We wandered around for a while before going sand surfing. I got left behind, but met up with them again in the underground level. We got halfway through before I was spotted by one of the sentinels. I attempted to hide, but it still attacked me and my companion, cutting both our scarves in half. I didn’t see them afterwards, no matter how much I chirped for them. I was heartbroken, and continued on alone, feeling that it was my fault they were attacked and they wouldn’t want to travel with me anymore. Eventually I reached the huge downhill slope with the two sentinels at the end. I made a mad dash to the finish line, barely managing to get away as a sentinel crashed into the barrier.

I met up with someone else in the next area; someone with a huuuge scarf. We danced and twirled around as we ascended the column, then braved the cold wind together. Again, I was left behind in the snow, my chirps barely loud enough to be seen over the protective stones. I last saw them being thrown by the first sentinel in the area.

Running from hiding place to hiding place, I came across someone else! The sentinel went after them twice, and they lost all of their scarf, but I waited, refusing to go on without them. Together, we braved wind and snow and cold as we climbed to the top. Sadly, I lost them in the final area. I occasionally landed and chirped, hoping they’d catch up, but they never did, leaving me to finish on my own.

I can’t wait to play it again, and see what sort of experiences I’ll have next time.