hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Rock This City

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for January
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: January 10th-14th
Warnings: New folks, rockin' dudes made of rock, and collectible friends!

This time, it's different.

There's no cave, no stone walls looming up around you and overhead, no stifling air or artificial light- not that you'd appreciate it, seeing as to how you've probably never been here before. And still, when you land facefirst on the dirt ground of the colosseum, you may not quite appreciate all the improvements and steps we've had to take to get here- after all, you're still surrounded by strangers in a crumbling city on an alien planet in the middle of nowhere.

Oh, and you're being attacked by Earth Elementals. These creatures are tall, between seven to ten feet, and made of solid rock, capable of punching through all the squishy bits of you- and for whatever reason, they definitely want to start punching. They're incredibly strong and, seeing as to how they're enchanted alive and have no internal organs, they're very difficult to kill.

But don't let that scare you off. For all the collectors in you, you can also find a very special array of beanie babies all scattered at the ground at your feet. Do you know that some of these things will be worth a lot of money someday? Better find the rarest one and stockpile it while you can! You might run into the rainbow crab, the platypus, or the sought-after bald eagle, or many more! Be sure to never take the tag off and never ever let anyone play with them so they don't lose value.

Once you've got your kids' college fund squared away, it's time to start exploring! You can 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 January 10th-14th.
► 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!

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[Though less prickly than her brother, Lup's not usually approached by complete strangers. The elf's ears prick up when the boy addresses her, but she manages a grin in his direction when her gaze follows his pointing. Ah, she gets it immediately.]

Another newbie, huh? Welcome to Hadriel, my guy. That over there is one of the housing units. You searching around for anything in particular?

[... oh. Ears? Those. Sure are ears! Very long ears? His first instinct is professional make-up, but they... move?

He blinks, politely letting his gaze draw to the woman's eyes, instead, a polite smile forming on his face.]

No, I'm merely familiarizing myself with my surroundings. And the housing units, hm? Exactly how do those work?

[It's cute that he tries to not stare, but Lup's used to it. Hadriel is full of humans. There's not much in the way of diversity in this place.

His polite smile draws a curling grin of her own, the elf reaching out to grab at his arm, dragging him forward right towards the building in question.]

It's pretty easy, I'll show ya! [Just go along with her, son, it'll be a lot easier.] Basically, if it's unlocked and empty, it's up for grabs. People can take whatever place they like most. These are the spires, lots of apartments all stacked on top of each other, but there are actual houses across the river too if that's more your scene.

—oh!

[He's a little startled at suddenly being grabbed?! He's only awkwardly tugged along a couple of paces though before he hurries to catch up.]

Um— [Maybe you could— less?? With the grabbing? He coughs and tugs a bit on his arm. If you would PLEASE.] It's a free-for-all? Seems a bit uncivilized, but I suppose if it works, it works.

...I'm not supposed to go and individually knock on doors until I find a vacant apartment, am I?

[That hint is way too subtle for this elf. She doesn't seem to notice the tug, still clinging to his arm.]

Yeah well. [Lup shrugs, skinny shoulders raising. He's not wrong, of course, but honestly, she's just had so many other things to worry about here, the state of how free housing was given out hadn't been at the top of her list.] If you're that passionate about shit, feel free to start a HOA or whatevs. Might help in keeping the place a little more presentable, at the very least.

Knocking is overrated. Most folks just try to find what units are locked or not. Lucky for you, I happen to know of a nice unit that's super open right now.

[WHY... augh... fine, he'll tolerate this for now...]

Ah. I'm afraid my passion for managing houses falls just short of starting an association for it. [He's full of shit.]

...do you, now? [He hardly wants to have even a semi-permanent residence here, but he can't argue the fact that he does at the very least need a place to sleep, even if only for a couple of nights...]

[Lup gets that a lot.]

Fair. If the job's been open for so long, no one must want the responsibility. Which, like I said, totally fair. If I'm forcefully trapped in this place, I don't want to be bullied into workin' too. Let me work on my tan a bit longer.

And sure! Most of the one bedroom apartments have all been scooped up, but there's a handful of three bedrooms that are open. You can look for a couple of roomies.

[Trapped. The word feels like ants crawling over his skin, and he discreetly flexes a fist. For being "trapped", she certainly seems rather unperturbed. Carefree, even...

It grates against him. But he retains his pleasant facade.]

A three bedroom apartment, all to myself? Goodness, what a luxury. Indeed, I think that I should find some others to share it with. One's a lonely number for such a roomy abode.

Intro Log: Rock This City

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