hadriel_logs | 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!

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.
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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I've been dead for some millennia now. Then I was... awoken, to call in in some way, but wasn't truly alive then, I was but a spirit. Actually... I'm not sure how's that I'm here.

「Oh, for sure, he understood sacrifice, he understood death. When he gave his life away in exchange for the safety and lives of all others, he knew there was no turning back, and he didn't mind; he willingly gave up himself for them, he gave up his chance to reach the afterlife with it. But as different as his circumstances had been, getting back to life wasn't just like getting up in the morning.」

You're really brave, Kain. Admiringly so.

What a strange predicament. It must have been disorienting, to be suddenly revived, in a time so far removed from your own... Was there any particular reason for this revival?

[Kain is curious, of course, as to what it might take to bring someone back after so long. He feels like he himself would be rather annoyed, being woken up from eternal rest after so long. It was hard enough when it had happened this time around, here.]

I was just doing what was necessary... but... thank you. I appreciate you saying that.

「Of course he'd assume that, there is no way he would know how complicated it truly was and why would he? But maybe he should explain a little better...? He's not sure, he's already told some people about it but it felt like if he were burdening them with the facts of his past. But it also is who he is. Cannot deny that part.」

It was time... I guess It was confusing, yeah, for a while, but, otherwise my soul would have remained trapped forever. I wasn't quite at rest yet.

「He still isn't. But he had chosen to remain that way, forever. He hopes that his little half told story isn't too daunting.」

It's just the truth.

I understand. I’ve often wondered if perhaps I’m not at rest, either, which is why… why I ended up here, instead of in some afterlife.

[He’s still not even sure whether or not he can return home, after dying in the gods’ war. They’d been told there was no hope for revival after a death by manikins… but whether or not it applies to home, he has no idea.]

Anyway, you ultimately must have some task yet to complete, something that must be done. A responsibility to see to. Rest must be earned, after all.

I guess...

「Kain's answer is honest, what he says, Atem had thought about several times before, that he was not done, that he needed to earn his rest... But, hadn't he done enough? He doesn't dare to explain to him how many perils and tests he had gone through in the modern world — it'd be depressing, since, apparently, it hasn't been enough, it would also not be the first time he wonders if it's something destined for him.

At this point... he figures it's not.

He gives his drink a couple of large gulps. Yeah, that's gonna have to help.」

[Yes, exactly. Now is as good a time as any to drink down some more... which Kain also does, realizing he's really needed that himself.]

I suppose there's no definite answer, though... it's something... something that you may never be entirely certain of. We just have to make of this new chance at life what we will.

「New chance at life...
Law had told him something similar, and it tears him up. It shouldn't be so hard to get behind that mentality, it's hard not to feel bad from not embracing this chance, it is, as they said, hard to get used to be alive again.」

Is that what you're doing?

[Sometimes, Kain wishes he hadn't woken up here. Sometimes. He questions a lot about what he's doing, and why. But he's had to tell himself that this second chance is worth it, and that he's earned it for a reason. Perhaps he's not redeemed yet, but maybe he'll be yet deserving.]

I'm trying. I'll admit it's no easy task. I'm not so sure I'm even doing the right thing, most of the time. I often fear I'll fail.

「It's not easy, no, it's not something he's been able to wrap his head around completely, this second chance thing. It's so conflicting, maybe one day he'll come to accept there is no other way around it anyway.」

Kain... no one has the answers, everyone will make mistakes, that's what life is all about, don't live in fear, that's no way to live. Just learnt, that's all you can do. And if you were to fail, just remember you're not alone, someone will help you stand again.

I couldn't ask such a favor of anyone...

[But on the other hand... maybe he's right, maybe he's on to something, after all. He certainly doesn't have any answers, or feel any closer to them, for that matter.]

...but I guess that would be the other person's choice to make, if they really thought me deserving of such help. [He's not so sure that he'd deserve it, that's for sure. People make mistakes, but do they make them as terribly as he had?] I once... I thought I would find those answers, so I went on a journey to find them. I'm still searching.

I hope you find them soon enough.

「Hoping that he finds them at all... People would keep searching for those answers for all their lives, never finding them.」

Thank you. I know... I realize it might be an impossible task. That won't stop me from trying, regardless.

[Despite how negative he often feels about a lot of things in his life... Kain is stubborn. Determined. He's not one to give up so easily.]

Intro Log: Rock This City

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