Kogfaw: You see some of the squares on the checkerboard rise out of the ground, spawning a few portals.

"These portals will help you navigate the expanse."

"Go through the green portal for the tutorial. Go through the red one for the puzzle room. Go through the white one to begin your adventure."

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Name: Gold Auros
Character in game: Gold Auros. He's not very creative. Has the potential to use all the things past-Gold was once known for, but right now, his greatest power is his unconventional fighting style. The arsenal will come later.
Backstory: What more is there to tell? Real-Gold is just a vaguely bored kid with a passion for RPGs. Avagram-Gold is... well. The slightly chaotic, generally well-meaning, vaguely otherworldly, sometimes-shapeshifting trickster that everyone (read: some people) love!
Primary assist character: The enigmatic Sterling Silverquill... except she's lost her memories, her powers, her arsenal, and basically everything. Retains her Alloy nature, but has basically been reset to zero. Probably will take a while to learn, unless, of course, there's some way to accelerate that.
Starting power: Light (temporary?) weapon/equipment enchantment. Versatility, ho!
Favorite weapon type: Lacks a clear preference. A fondness for weapons that blur the lines between categories (remotely-controlled blades acting as ranged, magical, AND melee for example). But we'll say Ranged to start off.

Kogfaw, Catherine: You two both go through the portal.

You two both enter into an elaborate training center, complete with a gym, range, armory, etc.

You see Mk (the character) at a booth, presumably a reception desk.

"Hello there. I guess I should teach you some of the quirks of this place. Follow me."

He takes you two to a small training room.

Gold: Added.

You spawn on the same checkerboarded floor that the other players started on. The three portals are still there.

Green -> tutorial
Red -> puzzle room
White -> enter main world

"Tutorials are for people with sense!"

To the main world!