Intro Log: DIY Survival

[hadrielmods]

What: The intro log for July
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: July 10th-14th
Warnings: Who's that Pokémon?

You wake up on an alien planet. All around you are things that might be familiar- rocky ground, stone columns of a colosseum, overcast and dreary clouds above- but there's a lingering doubt in the back of your mind that you're not where you should be. Nearby, there are a dozen or so other people going through the same thing, so maybe you can stop and say hello... or, if you're more of an antisocial type, you might sneak away before anyone takes special notices of you.

Be careful of sneaking too far though, because you may run across an unfriendly Kabutops! From the Pokémon franchise, Kabutops is a prehistoric creature with scythes for hands that can cut through the water (and human flesh) like it's nothing. Its skin is rough and difficult to penetrate with basic weapons, and contrary to what anyone canon-savvy may expect, they are impossible to tame- so you might try to run while you can.

If you manage to escape from the pointy dinosaurs, you may find some hip new ways to accessorize! Strewn about the ground with the new arrivals are an assortment of bedazzlers in various states of functioning! They may only have two stars on Amazon, but Bedazzlers are a cultural landmark, easily used to bling up your lifestyle! Alongside the various equipment are, of course, various studs, gems, sequins, rhinestones, and anything else that you could possibly attach to some clothing or hand towels or curtains or underwear with a Bedazzler kit. Happy crafting!

If you've finished collecting all you need for your new home decoration, 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 July 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

[circumitus]

That question is one that Rey asks herself often as well. What is there to do? There's only so much that the Speakeasy can provide.

"Well, there's the Game Room upstairs. There's no shortage of shit to choose from. We used to have a library, but the Null burned it down and Hope never reconstructed it like everything else."

Which Rey always wondered about. It wasn't the same case with Delight and her bar, as no one's really stepped up to rebuild a shitty library.

[smoketendrils]

"That is the opposite of Hopeful, I hope they realize that." Every time someone mentions the library, Percy's soul dies a little more. Even if it was a shitty library, he could have made some use of it. Maybe. Or maybe it just would've made him more depressed.

He doesn't know, because it's not here. "I would have loved to have seen it."

[circumitus]

Despite not frequenting the library all that often, Rey does miss the structure sometimes. The city needs more places for one to just go to that isn't all the same...

"Not sure why he never bothered to rebuild it, to be honest. He had the strength to fix up the entire city after we were attacked, but... Hadn't really thought to ask." She shrugs. "For all we know, he probably thinks we don't want it."

That sounds like the gods' way of thinking. Hope already gets enough flak as it is.

[smoketendrils]

"In my experience, gods are vague and unhelpful and have ways and means we mortals can't possibly understand." He takes another sip of his drink. The colors are a little brighter now and Rey seems to have a nice halo of lavender around her head now. Nice, nice. That buzz is coming along nicely.

There's a slight slur to his words when he speaks again, "I spoke to a god once. Terrible experience. I don't recommend it unless you're a cleric or a paladin and used to that sort of thing."

[circumitus]

Should've figured. Another person with gods that seem to meddle in the affairs of the lowly mortal kind. Rey scoffs.

"Don't think you need to be either of those in order to talk to the ones here. You'd just have better luck with some over others. Personally, Sorrow is the one least likely to be vague and unhelpful."

But that's probably her bias showing. She's Team Sorrow through and through.

[smoketendrils]

"That makes sense. Sorrow is extremely reliable. It has been a very- a very good companion to me over the years."

Something like that should not be said with a lopsided grin, but who cares? There's alcohol and there's these lovely blue spots now. Percival de Rolo is all out of fucks to give.

[circumitus]

Rey opens her mouth to respond at first, realizes what he just said, and then snaps her jaw back shut. Okay, he's talking about that sort of stuff, but he's saying them like that. All right, Rey gets it.

"Um, yeah. Sure. He's pretty reliable here, too. The more pragmatic one, really."

It's clear that that's not what he's talking about, but. Rey doesn't do the 'feelings' stuff with strangers very well.

[smoketendrils]

Deep down, sober Percy appreciates not turning this into a feelings pit or encouraging him to dig deeper into that hole. He will never get out and no one will have a good time.

"Mm. Pragmatism is an underrated trait, but very common in gods to an unexpected degree." Honestly, he doesn't quite understand godly pragmatism. He thought the Raven Queen denying his request and hurting him in that way was the least pragmatic thing ever at the time, but perhaps not. He's still pissed about it.

"But these ones are all emotions, so that's different." A beat. He blinks and then takes his glasses off. Are those drinking spots or smudges now? "Why are they all emotions?"