Intro Log: Rock This City

[hadrielmods]

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!

Comments

[evocation]

[Everything about that, from the way he moves to the way he lands so effortlessly, reminds her of Tucker, and she smiles.]

It's a phone. It'll let you talk to anyone you want to.

[She navigates to the contact list, then holds it up to show him as she scrolls down.]

Everyone here is already in it. See? There I am.

[othlir]

[ He watches her tap and move her finger across its surface, both amazed and perplexed at its face changes. This is... Gods, he wants Percy to see this. It surprises him to find that the words on the screen are in Common, reading quickly as she goes by — ]

Kyna? Is that you?

[ A brief grin, and then he remembers what she'd said about it. ]

Wait, this will let me talk anyone I want?

[ He perks up at that, eyes wide and heart skipping just a little. If it lets him contact anyone — Keyleth comes to mind first, then Scanlan. The lot of his friends, before it settles on one person. ]

Will it let me talk to my sister?

[evocation]

[Oh. Kyna frowns, shaking her head, voice a bit more somber now.]

No. Um... Only people who are here. Sorry.

[othlir]

[ He's going to try not too look too crestfallen at that, though admittedly he'd been more than a little hopeful at the idea of still being able to speak with her. Vax offers a small smile at that answer instead. ]

That's all right. it'd be a bit too convenient otherwise, hey?

[ He weighs the phone in his hand, studying it for just a moment and scrolling through the list again, mimicking the actions she'd used. And then, he realizes that it's about all he knows how to do with it. A little bit of a laugh. ] Would you mind terribly, if I asked you a favor? How exactly do I use one of these?