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

[completelycrazy]

[There's like a full thirty seconds of silence from behind Newt's rubble pile.]

No? I mean, that'd be awesome, but these things are just monsters that the Door pulled in with you guys. Assuming you're new here, and I'd bet money that you are.

[poisonprincess]

[She doesn't relax completely when he mentions that he wasn't the one that built the monsters. That he wasn't the one who was controlling them. However, she's still wary. What if he was like Arthur or Guthrie?

She shakes her head.]

I am. We should go before those things manage to break through the vines.

[completelycrazy]

Uh, yeah, good idea. [He pops up from behind the pile, scrambling over it to jog over to her.]

I came out here hoping the monsters this month would be good for studying, but uh, not sure I can do much with these guys. [Rocks aren't great for biologying.]

But I don't have any fancy magic tricks up my sleeve, so you're gonna have to play defense. My plan was to just, uh, wait it out. [He jerks a thumb back toward his rubble pile. He's a strategist.]

[poisonprincess]

[It's weird to be out here like this, protecting someone else. That's what this feels like. A mission to protect and it's something that she can do. Though she gives a bit of a nod to what he's telling her, even if it makes no sense. Why come out to study things that could kill you? This? It'd be a time for Lark's animals. Less likely to get killed.]

Just keep walking away until we're out of its reach and I'll keep putting a barrier up.