slipcaretakers | (PREMISE)

"Welcome home."

You wake up, feeling rested and peaceful. Maybe it's the first way you've felt like that in a while. "Before you leave the room, please read the welcoming letter left by the Caretaker. The Caretaker and all those working here in the Home Realm hope you enjoy your stay."

The voice, calm and assuring, seems to be coming out of the very walls. Everywhere, really. Nothing is trying to hurt or kill you, so what's the harm in following the voice's advice? Maybe it'll give you a clue on how you got here. When you sit up, you notice a couple things: the comfortable bed you're on, the cleaness of the room you're in, and the clear, blue sky outside of glass double doors in front of you. The strangest thing? There isn't a horizon outside the room. The sky seems to stretch on in all directions. You take the letter in hand, the carefully folded paper laying next to your bed almost blending in with all the white, sharp lines.

"Dear resident,

Before I tell you about your new home, please let me introduce myself: I am the Caretaker. I will be your main point of contact while you are staying with us in the Home Realm and I will be able to answer all your questions about this new place you find yourself in.

Please do not be alarmed or frightened. You have been chosen to participate in a social experiment with the single goal of creating a perfect environment for social harmony amongst masses. You will be here for some time, but do not worry: eventually, you will be released to go home. I know you must have many concerns and questions, and I will be happy to address them. Please come downstairs and I will explain all that I can.

In the meantime, please refer to ELI, the AI who has just spoken to you, about anything else. I do hope you enjoy your stay.

Welcome home,
The Caretaker."

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You've heard it all before: you wake up in a strange place and maybe you got kidnapped, maybe you fell through a hole, or maybe you're just dreaming the whole thing. Whatever the reason, you're here in a place the guy in charge likes to call the Home Realm. The whole reason the Caretaker decided to take you on an impromptu vacation? To watch how you interact with people and creatures that are outside of your comfort realm.

Along with your confused neighbors, a couple of glitchy robots, ELI the AI, and the Caretaker himself, your goal is to survive the horrors of being away from home and having to socialize. Real terrifying, right? Don't worry, though, there's plenty of places to go if you'd rather tear out your eyeballs that actually talk to people. You know, just in case the fact that you're essentially living in a hammer space didn't interest you enough.

You can always try, fruitlessly, to find a way home or you can just give in and take things as they come. Although, even the most laid back person might experience some slight discomfort when the Home Realm suffers from some haywire hijinks. If you wake up tomorrow not able to speak or a different gender or with the sudden urge to shout the truth about horrible things you've done, well, don't say I didn't warn you.