INTRO LOG: FACE OFF

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for November. Don't get your face eaten!
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: November 10th-17th
Warnings: Monster-related violence, people lamps, general unpleasantness, mass confusion.

You wake up on the hard earth of the colosseum. By the state of things and the various aches and pains in your body, you've probably been passed out there for awhile. A few things should immediately become clear to you upon an initial assessment.

1. You're not alone
2. You're near other people who look to be in a similar state.
3. You're also near an assortment of human shaped lamps.
4. You're also near something that skitters off into the shadows of the colosseum.

Of all of these alarming things, the skittery object might be your largest concern. Be wary when turning corners or shutting out the lights: the Hunters work best when your vision is obscured, so their gelatinous form is even harder to spot. Their main goal will be to kill people of course, though they prefer to hide in corners and smaller rooms. Watch out when trying to work through the halls of the colosseum to find the outdoors- they're surprisingly quick, and they prefer to kill their prey by opening their face-flaps and wrapping their mouths around your head. Fun!

More information on Hunters can be found here!

Second largest concern? Maybe it's the people lamps. Maybe it's the actual people around you. Whatever it is, be sure to familiarize yourself with it quickly. The devil you know is better than the devil you don't, after all.

All done with the horrible monsters and awkward greetings? Try your hand at exploring the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies until your little heart is content. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers November 10th-17th.
► 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

[swill]

What? No, no, don't apologize. If I had lost them then I'd be thanking you for taking the time to- uh. To catch up with me wanting to return them. Actually, I should thank you anyway. Decency's a rarity. [And if someone else did want them-

then rough luck, Hawkeye figures. He clicks his tongue in thought and slows to a stop.] I've still got my dog tags, besides. I don't think I'll want to get rid of those. [Even if they're tucked under his shirt to keep from clinking like the hell bells they were. If it sounded like a confession, that's because it was one. He gives the kid a quick once-over and doesn't remember seeing the figure limping beside him, and he offers a steady hand.] I'm Captain Pierce. Doctor Pierce works as well. You... weren't in the Colosseum with the rest of us, were you?

[unknowable]

Adam Parrish.

[He shakes Hawkeye's hand, his own grip steady but not particularly strong. The name piques his interest a lot less than the job, all things considered, but he sets aside his immediate questions, at least for a moment.]

I wasn't there, no. I came last month. There were giant bears then. I've avoided the colosseum since.

[There's a sort of dry amusement to his voice when he says that. The newcomers got different monsters, he knows. No one wins here.]

You said you're a doctor?

[swill]

[His eyes widen a tad and he brings his hand back to his sides after the shake, and he mouths 'ah, bears' pretty clearly. Because of course there'd be bears, why not? Why not just jam them into that arena without the animals and monsters trying to tear them all apart? Question for the ages, really.] Right, right. I think I heard about that. [He hadn't, obviously.] Pretty grisly affair.

[Because if the boy can try for a lame joke then so can he.

Obviously. Hawkeye nods sharply.] Right. [And he crosses 'right' off his vocabulary for the day because three times in seven seconds? No, no, that's just grotesque.] So let's hope the bears don't give me too much work, right? [--goddamnit.]

[unknowable]

[That is awful, and Adam can't suppress a quick laugh, almost surprised-sounding, whether at the awfulness of the joke or the rarity of his own laughter.]

Let's hope. Injuries seem to be pretty common here. Have you met Dr Banner yet?

[Because, well, might as well get all the useful people in contact with one another. Who knows when the next monster or emergency or cataclysm might happen.]

It'll be good to have someone around who knows what they're doing.