Intro Log: Rock This City

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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.
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Comments

[slapsyouback]

Heh. Yes, I guess a crazy day is one thing you could call it.

[She finds herself looking up at the sky at his mention of The Hunger, but of course there's nothing up there that indicates any danger. Hard to know if that's a good thing or not, over all. Certainly for them it is. Aaaaanywho. She should stop stalling. She needs to ask him, she needs to be sure. Get this out of the way and she can breathe a little easier.]

Um. Merle, are we...good?

[Very smooth. The smoothest thing she's ever done.]

I mean-- that is to say, I know I did some things, a lot of things, that affected you and I just want to make sure--are you--I'd be happy to answer any questions you-- or if there's anything you need to say, I'm just--dear god.

I think you know what I mean.

[weedbgon]

[ She's so smooth, wow. Merle lets her sorta fumble her way through that one until she sounds like she's done. He lets it hang for a few seconds after, juuust in case. ]

Look, I'm, I'm not gonna say I think it was right to do it. And I can't talk for anyone but me. I'm not gonna say I think you made the best call. And y'know, you go down that whole rabbit hole, maybe-- maybe I made some pretty crummy calls the past few years, too. Maybe I wouldn't've made 'em if I remembered everything.

[ It's weird fielding this kind of question again. From her again, even, from a time when she remembers everything she did. Merle shrugs. He doesn't sound mad. He doesn't sound pressed.

She spent those years just as lonely and as lost as the rest of them. ]

But it's, uh. It's a lotta shoulda-coulda-wouldas at this point. You know? Not like we're gonna change any of it. We've got everything back. I even got a couple things I never would've had otherwise! We all did what we all did, and we've got what we've got, and. Ahhh, I just don't see a point gettin' hung up on it. So I say we're good. I think we're fine.