Intro Log: Off my chest

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for April.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: April 10th-13th
Warnings: Newbies, explosions, and things that are definitely treasure chests and not evil monsters out to get you.

Welcome to your first day in Hadriel! Enjoy your surroundings, meet your fellow travelers, and be sure to start exploring so you can collect as much loot as possible!

On the ground around you may notice bang snaps, scattered haphazardly. Try not to step on any of them, or you might burn your feet! Feel free to gather them up and use these baby fireworks however you see fit; there are dozens strewn about on the ground. Popping them will emit clouds of smoke of various colors, and... well, not much else.

Is there anything else lurking around? Glad you asked! If you look around, you may find a few innocent-looking treasure chests. Which you know, normally means free loot- except, in Hadriel, nothing is quite the way it's advertised of course and the chests are actually dangerous mimics. Mimics- often disguised as treasure chests- are monsters with surprisingly quick movements and gaping maws filled with teeth. They exist to try and fool an unlucky traveler into thinking they've gotten something good... only to lunge at them in their moment of triumph and prove that life is actually terrible and nothing comes for free.

Good luck!

Once you've managed your daring escape from the colosseum, feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers April 10th-13th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well!
► All characters now arrive with phones that have network communication.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[kiddos]

[ hey. hey. hey! he doesn't expect to be running into a poor, lowly resident of Pandora when he turns that corner either. Jack is aware there is at least two Vault Hunters here in Hadriel along with him, but that doesn't mean he has gone and assumed the entire planet has joined them for the ride. ugh, how terrible would that be? that means Moxxi, Claptrap...

...Nisha. aw. ―wait, no, she was unfortunately killed, long before his own demise and unfortunately Claptrap's long-planned one as well. talk about a frown suddenly appearing on Jack's face. if he was actually thinking of any of this, of course, because why would he be. this woman is totally not from Pandora.

he's kind of just silent, surprisingly, quirked brow and tilted head inspecting Fiona's fumbling response. there's a low laugh, wanting really badly to instruct her to become more coherent for both theirs sake. apparently the reaction gauge for her response to him is pretty long on this one, because they go at this silent game for a good minute before some words roll off her lips that actually make sense. ]

That's cool, I guess. Don't really remember asking if everything was good, but... confirmation is always nice. [ he pinches at the bridge of his nose, gaze lowering to the items in her hand. still thinking this was a harmless-yet-annoying run-in, he points at them for a second. ] Those don't look harmful. Like, at all. And trust me, I've seen plenty of things that look deceptively cute but filled with murderous intent. [ like him! ] I'm gonna regret asking, but... what are they...

[ the funny part is that she has actually hooked him into this con of hers, or at least the start. will Fiona continue with it or just turn tail and flee the scene? ]

[bluffed]

[ There's no sadistic comments about Rhys or any sudden snapping her neck. Fiona's trapped between being the quickest thinker in Pandora (maybe the only one???) and stunned. Slackjawed, confused - man, she was every trope a Hyperion worker would have for the poor saps stuck on Pandora.

Her first thought was turning around and high-tailing it out of there, but when his words become more fluent and she's actually paying attention to him instead of running through some horribly devised plan to get out of this. This very moment! ]

These? I can't really say -

[ She says to Handsome Jack, THAT SHE STILL HASN'T freaked out on. The figure in front of her was real, physical and from what she could see - very much alive. There's some definite time shenanigans going on but Fiona knows nothing about that. ]

I don't want to cause a major panic. They're -

[ Nooo Jack just turn around and walk away... regret everything. No, she can't - ]

Ugh, this isn't working for me. Forget these stupid things.

[ She huffs under her breath, absolutely taking a few steps back to increase the distance between them. There's no way she can continue on with this kind of conversation when she very much remembers AI!Jack smacking Sasha's ass. ]

How long have you been here and what's the last thing you remember?

[ Answer carefully? Fiona's eyes are showing that there's a lot more behind this conversation than red bang snaps... ]

[kiddos]

[ imagine how entertaining this could be for Jack right now, had he known the strange, coincidental, ill-fated context of their meeting. imagine him learning that he has slapped this stranger's sister's ass via the body of another poor sap. just... imagine.

because unfortunately, Jack is not as omniscient as he would like to make himself believe. he is actually ignorant as fuck right about now, and it's more likely to assume this lady is a bumbling fool than to think she's in someway connected to him in a twist of fate. his ignorance leads to curiosity, though, and he doesn't allow his attention to wane like it would during most things. ]

Alright, alright, alright. Sweetie, can we get a full sentence formulated or what? You're leaving me on bated breath here.

[ she sure does get a full sentence out there. he reels back when she pulls a 180° on him. it would have been perfect if he actually closed in the gap that she's trying to create between the two of them, but she's actually successful in confusing him if that was her whole point in saying that. he opens his mouth to speak, tilts his head, and extends a finger. freezing in place for a moment there, he finally breaks to speak. ]

What― what is this, some kinda "Welcome to Hadriel" questionnaire you're rolling out for me? I'm obligated to tell you Jack shit about what I remember. [ he giggles. sorry, can't help it. ] Hehe. I fit my name in there. Did you see that? Probably not. You don't even know my name.

[ except she did and now she does regardless. hiya, baby. Jack's just introduced himself to you. what do. ]

Seriously, though. The hell are you asking something like that for.

[bluffed]

[ The only thing she's imagining is getting the fuck out of here. This was ten levels of awkward. Not only did she think Hyperion was a collective hivemind of fuckboys and jackassery, the King Jackass himself was standing in front of her. She's seen the trouble - hell, experienced the drama - Helios reigned down upon Pandora.

Is she noble in her cause? Hell no. At her core, Fiona's bitter at the problems Jack and his company caused her and Sasha. His little rambling makes her suck her teeth in anger. Mainly because how did Rhys idolize this guy? He was nerdy! ]

I'm the last person to give you the 411 on Hadriel or take any of your undoubtedly smart ass answers.

[ Fiona's breathing a bit heavier. This isn't for Rhys - man, if it was, she'd be joking along. The answers just don't make sense to her. Hadriel had the ability to bring this guy here? Pfft.... ]

Last I heard of Handsome Jack he was six feet under. Lots of guys run around with masks...

[ She kinda made them vaporize themselves, oops.

This... had to be some fanboy, right? ]

How the hell are you alive?