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hadriel_logs2018-01-10 08:54 am
hadrielmods) wrote in hadriel_logs2018-01-10 08:54 am
Entry tags:
- *intro log,
- alana,
- aren brosca,
- aric dominija,
- atem,
- curufin,
- daenerys targaryen,
- diana prince,
- dr. newton geiszler,
- dr. temperance brennan,
- elena fisher,
- ellie,
- elrond,
- evangeline greene,
- george lass,
- inquisitor trevelyan,
- jo harvelle,
- kiran anthony,
- kravitz,
- laura palmer,
- lup,
- lydia,
- merle highchurch,
- nick valentine,
- noctis lucis caelum,
- philip,
- prompto argentum,
- rey,
- richie tozier,
- sansa stark,
- seel har parasiel,
- swift har parasiel,
- terrence ephemera/sharkface,
- tim drake,
- tucker,
- will graham,
- will solace,
- yusuke kitagawa
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!
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!
cw: mention of suicide attempt
Not that I know of. I was relying on Wade Wilson back in Haven because he could regenerate but since I've gotten here, that's... [ Complicated. ] He's basically made it clear he wants nothing to do with me anymore and I can't blame him. Then it was Hope when I couldn't stand it anymore and, well. We know how that's going now, which is not.
[ Rose didn't want to rely on anyone. Even in Haven, she had hated asking Wade for help to the point that she almost killed herself just so she wouldn't be a burden to anyone anymore. ]
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Might've been for the best. [Blunt, but honest. That's Rey for you. She can see that being totally reliant on one person, on one source, for survival can be unhealthy. And she's been there herself.]
If there was someone who could reverse what was done to you, and not one of the gods, would you take that?
[Anything is better than being in a situation where you feel like a burden to others. Just dead weight.]
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Probably. The whole thing was... kind of fucked up. [ Especially considering Wade kind of seemed to get off on it. She's not gonna' go there though. ]
I don't know. It'd depend on what it cost them.
[ Rose doesn't want to owe anyone anything or have anyone go out of their way for her. She isn't worth that kind of trouble. ]
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Sounds like it.
[That's all she has to say about that.]
Don't worry about the cost. [Rey will work something out, somehow.]
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not one of her finer moments. ... Especially considering she was a little into it, too. ]
I'm going to, [ Rose says, not accepting that for an answer. ] If you're going to shoulder the cost then I owe you.
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If we're doing this, it won't be from the gods. So the debt is neither here nor there. That is only a last resort, anyway.
[The kettle whistles. And Rey turns her attention to that, pouring a couple mugs of whatever tea there is on hand up here.]
For nearly a century, I couldn't eat. Rather, couldn't enjoy eating. It was... a chore. Not because I was picky or anything. Food just didn't taste right to me. It was foul. Made me want to vomit. Used to dread the next meal.
Most people take that shit for granted. But I sure as hell wouldn't wish that on anyone else.
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[ Rose refuses to owe anyone anything. Not anymore. She curls her hands around the mug provided contemplatively, staring at the darkening water. She'll let it sit for a moment before trying but she already knows what the result will be. ]
That's exactly how it is for me. I remember what it tastes like, but when I actually eat it just... It turns to ash in my mouth and goes down just as terribly. Usually sits like a rock too and if I don't puke it up I'm miserable for days after.
[ She hasn't really talked about what a horrible experience it was, trying to eat at first and suffering through it all. ]
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[She shrugs.] Fine. Will accept rainchecks, until we can figure out something.
[That's about as much as she can say about that.]
So. What sort of food did you like the most, before all of that? [Rey finally asks after a quiet moment, thinking about the first time she had eaten anything herself after lifetimes of suffering the same way.]
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Cheeseburgers, probably. I miss animal meat especially because, y'know, wolf. But there's nothing that beats a really good burger.
[ It's now she finally takes a sip of her tea and
for flavored water, it's surprisingly terrible. Ashen, just as she'd expected. ]
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Might be hard to pull off cheeseburgers here, but wouldn't put it past some people. [They don't have a supply of cows to keep them stocked on beef, but there are the shops.] We had this amazing Chinese restaurant when I was staying in Chicago. Always loved their spring rolls. [Meat isn't always a necessity for Rey.
[She stops then when Rose sips her tea, expectantly, and then grimaces.] That bad?
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Me neither. People have done awesome stuff with the weird fruit in the orchard. Or so I've been told. Still, that sounds... good. I miss decent Chinese food too actually.
[ As for the tea, Rose glances down at it and sighs. ]
Yeah, pretty bad. It's just... so gross. It all is.
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[She's grateful that Sorrow provided them with the means to produce the alcohol they make for themselves, seeing that they'd be screwed many times over if he or Delight were providing any still.]
Would plain water be any better? Not sure if dehydration works the same way as starvation does for you. [But she's trying, for now.]
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[ For more personal reasons than just how resourceful it is, Rey can likely gather. ]
Plain water is fine. Just anything with flavor, it basically all tastes the same. And it's gods awful.
[ She is trying, at least, and Rose appreciates that a lot more than she can properly express. ]
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[At least that's over for now.]
Mm. Will get you some water, then.
[Rose is free to do whatever she wishes with the tea. Not like Rey will take offense if she decides to dump it down the drain.
[While Rey goes to get a glass, she adds:] Why is it that your kind eat human meat?
[She isn't exactly well-read on Asian folklore, so that stuff is totally lost on her.]
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Ah, it's- Complicated. Uhm. [ Rose knows, but it can always be a little tricky explaining to other people just what yokai are. What that means. ]
In my world, ki is life energy. Everyone has it. Us yokai are made of it, actually, but ours is tainted by negative human emotions. That's what makes us demons. My people are born of fear. Specifically, the fear of walking alone in mountain passes at night. If someone trips, we eat them. It's just... what we were born to do. [ Not the most fun of existences. ] In some weird roundabout way, it's almost like keeping people safe? Enough of them get eaten, they invest in better shoes or walk in groups.
We don't have to eat them to survive though. We used to hunt sheep, I was told, but then... people hunted us almost to extinction because of us eating their livestock. So we went into hiding but then continued to eat people as a kind of 'fuck you' to them, I guess. My parents hated humans. I never really got it though.
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[She's more thoughtful as Rose explains, only making the comment of:] That's a... very specific fear.
[But cultures are weird, and Rey's never lived in the mountains before to know what sort of superstitions might come from there. Her mouth tightens into a thin line, processing it.]
You know, a couple years ago that all would've sounded like complete horseshit to me. Maybe it's a sign that you've been here too long when that stuff almost makes perfect sense. [She sighs. That's not necessarily a bad thing, really.] So, you're demons that could also live off animals. Guess it's not an option to hunt some of the more palpable creatures that come from the Door, is it? It has to be human?
[Otherwise she figures Rose would have done so by now.]
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[ Japanese mythology is a trip, Rey. ]
I... tried, in Haven, to eat the monsters in the tunnels there.
[ It worked for a boy there who was something called a Ghoul. He said it didn't taste quite the same - a bit disgusting, but digestible. Rose had hoped, but- Guess it wouldn't be that easy, would it? ]
It didn't work. I think it's because I'm born specifically of human fear that it has to be human.
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[She doesn't get it, but it's... Welp, it's something.]
You were born from the fear, but you're still able to have a family?
[Grimacing, Rey finally retrieves a glass of water from the sink for Rose. She's still trying to wrap her head around it, but it's easier to do so now than it would have been a long time ago. She pauses.] Um. You can at least stay hydrated from water, right? You don't need the blood of your enemies or anything?
[Sorry, Rose.]
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[ They're creepy little weird-os but don't really mean folks a lot of harm. Just... odd. ]
Well, the first of us were born from that fear. It's the fear that sustains us but- We're wolves, too. In a sense. So, yeah, we have families and stuff. Pack.
[ That actually gets the woman to crack a smile, so. Good going, Rey. ]
Nah. I only drink the blood of my enemies from a chalice made of their skull when I'm feeling especially extra.
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[Because that sounds normal.
[And EYYY, success!]
Sounds very "grim fairytales". [You know, when that shit was actually grim.] Actually, all this sort of reminds me of one.
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The difference is Rose doesn't hate them for it. She just wants to find a way to coexist. ]
Yeah, I guess they're kind of similar... Japanese mythology is pretty fucked up sometimes, can't even lie.
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Guess every culture has their dark sides. Did you know that the original Red Riding Hood was a cannibal? Not on purpose, but...
[MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST WAY TO MAKE ROSE FEEL BETTER ABOUT HER PEOPLE EATING but you know.]
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[ But she hadn't looked too deeply into them. Thankfully,
Rose is pretty desensitized and able to take things in stride. ]
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Yes. In the very first version of the story, she was tricked by the Wolf into eating her grandmother's flesh and drinking her blood, thinking it meat and wine. In the end, she was gobbled up herself. No woodsman to save her.
[A much more somber ending compared to the one many children grew up knowing. How Rey even remembers any of this... She can thank her old lives for that.]
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That sounds truer to life. Even as fucked up as it is. But I can see why that isn't the one you'd want to tell children these days.
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