hadriel_logs | It's Sushi Time!

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for August
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: August 10th-16th
Warnings: Murdercrabs for the murdercave. A delicacy!

It's early in the morning when you feel the telltale thud of hitting hard-packed earth. Whether you're used to the feeling or not, you'll probably have a bruise or two from hitting the ground, which is another way to say Welcome to Hadriel!

In our beautiful city of Hadriel, you can find many treasures and wonders, like the creepy cat clocks, or the baby face cuckoo clocks, or some dali clocks, or... well, they're all clocks, and lucky for you, they all have different times set on their hands!

Be careful not to spend too much time lingering around with the timepieces, as there are monsters afoot! You should be careful or you'll be overrun by war crabs! These mollusk-like creatures are several feet in diameter and a few hundred pounds, so be careful when dealing with them! They're also capable of utilizing their steam-powered machinery to launch rusty grenades and musket bullets at you- don't think that close range is a good idea either, as their sharp pincers can amputate entire limbs, and they're quicker than they seem.

You might want to get out of this place as soon as possible- maybe one of the other folks around you can lend a hand? Sure, they might be just as confused as you, but there's strength in numbers, after all!

After you've find your way out of the colosseum there's plenty of other distractions. Feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, a new monster, a project to help with, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers August 10th-16th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► All characters arrive with phones that have network communication and the newbie guide installed.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Lup's only experienced one of these colosseum encounters since her arrival into Hadriel the previous month, but she's pretty confident she's got the whole timeline of it down. Newcomers arrive through the door, flavor-of-the-month monsters pop out right after them, then it's an all out beat-em-up fest until the last of the creatures is gone. Pretty basic shit.

When Kyna slams into her, Lup's hand was already reaching out to grab her shoulder, keeping the half-elf from stumbling to the ground as the second giant crab skittered forward towards them. It's not much in the way of reassurance, but Lup shoots the other woman a quick grin, curling and devious, and winks.] Think they're feeling crabby?

[Lup's free hand rises, already crackling with electricity, before she lets loose chain lightning on the crabs. Three bolts of lightning arch from creature to creature, momentarily shocking any enemies near the pair.]

[Kyna has time to register two things—that the person she's run into is an elf and that she's just made a pun—before Lup uses chain lightning and it is the coolest thing Kyna has ever seen. Luckily for her, Lup's bought them enough time that Kyna can afford to be super impressed.]

Oh my god, that was so cool.

[It isn't until she turns to find Kyna looking at her with slight adoration that Lup's interest immediately perks up at the younger woman, her gaze catching the sharpness of her ears. Oh. Well. That's quite a surprise.

Unfortunately, as powerful as that sixth level spell was, it doesn't keep the crustaceans down for too long, their attention now decidedly focused on the two elves after being attacked. Lup opens her mouth to make some kind of witty comment back, but ultimately decides it isn't the time, the hand on Kyna's shoulder moving to her hand, where Lup grabs her and immediately launches forward to run past the lumbering beasts.] Okay, so they don't like puns. Noted!

[Kyna is quick to follow, letting Lup drag her. She still has no idea what the hell is going on, but at least there's someone competent willing to help, right?]

They're just jealous. Duh.

[Okay, running to avoid angry-ass crabs or not, Lup laughs, loud and unrestrained, throwing a hand up just in time to cast a quick lightning bolt at another crab that tries to cut them off. It's just enough to give them time to race around it, Lup making a beeline for the edge of the arena. As she learned last month, taking even a single step outside of the colosseum means that none of the monsters inside follow.]

Natch! I like the way you think, sis!

[Lup is hitting every single spell perfectly, and suddenly Kyna feels the need to show off a bit, because she's the worst. She shoots her a grin, pausing just for a second to cast fireball, which is probably way overkill, but hey. She wants to look cool.]

What the hell is even going on? Where are we?

[Lup whoops when Kyna's fireball hits, going so far as to thrust her free fist into the air for added effect before dragging the girl to the edge of the arena, where the creatures attention seems to drop away from them. Unfortunately, there's more than enough people further inside to distract them, but the rest of the newcomers seem to be holding up on their own just fine so far. If anyone really needs help, Lup's there.

Now that they are out of immediate danger, Lup shoots the other woman a grin, looking a little breathless, but otherwise just bubbling over with excitement.] Half-elf? [she guesses with a vague gesture at the Kyna. The ears and her generally attractive features give it away.]

So, this is Hadriel. It's, well, it's kind of shit, but it's where we are.

[Kyna nods, smiling back, although it's a little uncertain now that they're out of the arena. The adrenaline is already starting to ebb.]

I'm Kyna.

[The rest of that sounds awful, though.]

Okay. Hadriel. So how the hell do I get back?

Lup! [comes the easy response, Lup's own grin still strong even if Kyna's is fading slightly.] Yeah, that's what I thought. Haven't seen too many non-humans around this place, so hell yeah.

[She holds out a fist for Kyna to fist-bump in return if she likes.]

Now, that's the hundred gold question. If you find out, feel free to share it with the rest of us. We're stuck here as long as the shitty gods who run this place want us here. They bring in and let people out at their own speed.

[Kyna fistbumps back, although it's not incredibly enthusiastic. There aren't a lot of non-humans here? That's... weird. It the mention of gods that really throws her off, though.]

Wait, gods? Are you serious? How long have you been here?

[Yeah, tell her about it. Lup's definitely used to a hell of a lot more variety than just humans overrunning the place. It gets boring quick.]

Yeah, [the elf sighs, rolling her eyes at the thought.] Cocky bunch of assholes. Keeping us here for their own amusement, I guess. I've only been around a month or so, but my brother's been here for about three now.

They brought you both separately?

[That's... weird. And wow, she really does not want her brother to be stuck here. Thanks for the new concern, Lup!]

The gods haven't told you guys what they want?

[It's not Kyna's fault but Lup lets out an unexpected bark of a laugh at that question. Oh gods, if the poor girl only knew how fucked up it all was. Bringing Lup and Taako separately into this place was about the least of their worries.]

Yeah, it bites. Believe me.

[Lup shrugs a little noncommittally at the question. Honestly, her interaction with the gods has been fairly limited so far. She's, uh, had enough to worry about without getting into fights with them yet.] Not really that I know. Something about sucking out our emotions to strengthen themselves. My brother likened it to turbo liches.

Ohhh my god.

[Kyna shakes her head, then covers her face, utterly exasperated.]

Liches fucking suck. This sucks.

...Can't argue with you there. [To be fair, she hasn't yet met a lich that she likes.

Besides, y'know, her future self, but whatever, they can cross that bridge another time.]

Hey, we're going to find a way to kick their asses and get out of here, alright? One elf to another, they don't stand a chance.

It's Sushi Time!

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