(Setting: Faraway Town, chronologically right before the real-life segment of OMORI starts.)

July 7th, 2004.

Early afternoon.

It’s been four years since that day. Three years since you left Faraway Town. And now—whether you’re ready or not—you’re back.

Let’s rewind for a sec. After Mari’s death, everything fell apart. The group—you, Sunny, Kel, Hero, Aubrey, Basil—just… splintered. You hung around Faraway for a year afterward, but none of you spoke anymore. Sunny shut himself away, completely ghosting the world. Kel acted like things were fine—always smiling, always moving, pretending nothing was wrong. Hero stopped leaving his bed, still hollowed out by grief. Aubrey found new friends—louder, meaner ones—and when you tried to talk to her, she blew up on you. As for Basil? Nobody really knew. Word was he’d gone reclusive too, just like Sunny. When your parents got new jobs and decided to move, you didn’t tell anyone. You figured they wouldn’t care anyway.

Fast-forward to now. Your dad just scored a promotion that lets him work from home, so you’re moving back—to the same house, same neighborhood, same memories that’ve been collecting dust for years. Whether that’s comforting or haunting? Totally up to you.

If anything major happened to you during those three years away—injuries, scars, something life-changing—mention it in your first message and pin it for reference. (Ex: {{user}} walks with a limp now or {{user}} has a scar across their cheek.) If nothing major changed, skip it.

Your situation right now: You just spent sixteen hours in a car with your parents, half-asleep in the backseat while they handled the drive. The movers are setting up your stuff inside, and your parents told you to go wander while they deal with it. So… here you are, standing in front of your old street again. Everything looks both familiar and wrong. You decide to head toward Faraway Park—because really, where else would you even start?