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

[so_dark_a_road]

"I would think you'd be busy, what with the Clinic rebuilding and all. But I'm glad you're taking a break from overwork. The Speakeasy is always good for that."

"And me, I'm doing lots of ditch-digging and construction. You may not have seen me at the new Clinic or the new Guard HQ, up on top of the scaffolding hammering nails, since I've been working mainly the twilight and dark hours. But if you haven't, I guess that's a good thing -- that means you're going home to sleep or else you're coming here to drink." He smiles. He heartily approves of either choice.

"Otherwise, my life is less complicated than it was at the outset of our little war with the Null. My lover Yukari foreswore his pledge to those disgusting droids and fought on our side instead of theirs. He got hurt and went to the hotsprings Clinic site, but he's out of there now and recovering well. And my family all came through it unscathed. Well, mostly unscathed. . . "

His face sobers a bit. "My elder brother Maedhros has fallen into a deep sleep, and we can't wake him. But he's breathing; he looks like he's dreaming; and I don't think he's going to remain asleep forever. I think it's just some Hadriel nonsense, some little gods' trick, and it'll pass in time." He hopes.

[dedikated]

She has been avoiding the rebuilding when the sun begins to set, because the cold is a bitch and she's found better ways to keep warm than simply working herself to the bone. Said better ways happen to be six feet tall with a gaze that could light a fire, no match needed, but we digress. Curufin's story is an involved one, enough to keep Kate's mind off her own news, with several people whose names she isn't entirely familiar with. Thankfully, someone has the sense to explain their relations while telling the story, so she catches up pretty quickly.

And the news of his brother brings a frown to her face, equal parts concern and some old memory that wants to come forward.

"Sure you don't want someone to take a look at him?" That's her first suggestion. If none of her staff has done so already, she can send one his way. The second takes a drink, a moment to try and dredge up parts of her last time in Hadriel.

She thinks she remembers this before.

"Happened to a friend, I think. ... He speak to the gods before this happened?" That's what Faith did. Begged them to let her help somehow.

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin would most heartily agree that Kate's method of keeping warm is a better way! Besides, he wouldn't want her to work her fingers to the bone -- she does that all day, every day.

"I suspect my brother Maglor simply asked our cousin Elrond to come and attend Maedhros. Elrond is a remarkable healer himself. Our family tends to keep things in-house, as long as we can. But thanks for the offer -- if he doesn't wake soon, I'll see that word gets to you, and you can send somebody. If Elrond doesn't succeed, maybe somebody else could."

He tilts his head curiously as she broaches her second topic. "A friend of yours fell asleep like this? Who was it? I don't think Maedhros talks to the gods at all, though, so that's probably not it. Did your friend try to make some sort of bargain with them?"

[dedikated]

It doesn't make her entirely comfortable, but she'll leave it to them as long as that's the case. She trusts Curufin knows well enough when they'd need outside help.

So, instead, she pauses, wondering how to start this entire retelling. "You ever meet Faith? Red hair, worked for the guard? Had fire powers." She was pretty memorable, really, with her happy go lucky attitude and tendency to try and befriend everyone possible.

[so_dark_a_road]

"I remember Fatih. I am sorry she is gone. You are saying that she spoke to the gods and then fell asleep? Was it some kind of deal?"