[center][b][@BCTheEntity] (Rick); [@Laue] (John)[/b][/center]

As John and Rick approach the large futuristic door, it smoothly and almost soundlessly slides open. As previously seen through the windows, a lush forest vista greets the two former humans, accompanied by the sounds and smells of the wilderness. However... After closer inspection, it quickly becomes clear that this is unlike any ordinary forest found on Earth. In fact, it's also more than clear that they're no longer on Earth at all.

The first and most immediate difference is the sky. Instead of the familiar blue, it is a shade of light purple, with the same hue as the symbol of the goddess found everywhere inside the building. Thankfully, the clouds are still white, as is the Sun, its radiance vaguely visible through the canopy. The trees themselves are also noticeably different, some of them bearing glowing fruits, others having slivers of glittering crystal seemingly embedded in their barks. Most of the trees still possess green leaves and brown trunks, but there are subtler hues of blue, purple, and even red interspersed among the earthen colors. Every branch and leaf is infused with an otherwordly energy, which the former humans can now seem to feel through something entirely separate from their ordinary five senses.

More interesting to John and Rick, however, is the large grizzly bear standing less than two meters away from the two men. For certain definitions of "interesting".

And of course, that's no ordinary [s]rabbit[/s] bear. Or, more specifically, it is an ordinary bear with what appears to be dark green vines wrapped around its torso and limbs, and a cape of leaves on its back. Oh, and it has bright, almost glowing green eyes too. From the way it moves, it almost looks like the bear is physically joined together with the vines, in a slightly disturbing display of symbiosis.

The bear's green eyes gaze upon John and Rick with a primal hunger. It opens its mouth, displaying a set of impressively sharp teeth, and... a tongue that is in fact a wriggling green vine. The bear takes an experimental step toward the humans, letting out a low growl as it does so; vines begin extending from its body and moving as though having wills of their own.

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[OOC: I'll do the intro post of the other group later.]