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

[wantsnudes]

"Clawed Monet"... How ingenius! Why didn't I think of that?

[Bad puns are always a win for Yusuke. He'll accept it.]

No, no, it's nothing to do with your cognition. It's more that-- [How had Ann explained it...] Sometimes people are brought here from different times, as well as different places, and time moves differently here to how it does at home.

[Which doesn't really make sense, but Yusuke has just kind of accepted it, the same way he goes along with most things. He taps his chin thoughtfully.]

I don't remember anything about a van, however...

[codeoracle]

Because I am obviously the mastermind of names!

[She did have her codename ready almost from the start--and she was quick to nickname him Inari. Genius.]

...You don't remember the van...? [Hold up! The wheels in her brain are turning. Given what he had learned from Ann...She bites her lip, thinking of all the possibilities present here. She needed more info.]

What exactly do you remember happening last?

[wantsnudes]

Well, don't let the praise go to your head...

[This is Futaba, after all. It might have been a few months, but he can't start acting nice and complimentary around her, least of all when she gives him dumb nicknames!!! Nope.]

Before I arrived here? We'd carried out the heist in Niijima's Palace, and set into motion the ploy to fool Akechi. Do you remember all that?

[codeoracle]

[Too late, the compliment has been taken and she's already thinking up a dozen more brilliant names, Yusuke.]

Of course I remember! I designed the program to make it work in the first place...But that was months ago. It's March already for me...

[wantsnudes]

March...? So then, you're from the future?!

[...Never mind that it's literally what she just said, he's trying to wrap his mind around time-travelling Futaba.]

[codeoracle]

Kind of exactly the point, Inari.

[Deadpan delivery. Sorry for blowing your mind, Yusuke.]

For the record? Everything turns out okay. Mostly.

[wantsnudes]

I suppose that's reassuring...

[Not that Yusuke is one to worry about the future so far down the line, when day to day living is hard enough. Hadriel is little better in that regard. Still, it's one less worry to think about, given how bad things were back home.]

There's many questions I'd like to ask, but I'm sure you have far more pressing concerns about our current predicament. Ask, and I shall do my best to answer.