Intro Log: Please Remove Metal From Luggage

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for August
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: August 10th-13th
Warnings: New folks, metal falling apart, fun stuff

As you wake up on the sand of the colosseum, gazing up at cloudy gray skies, you might wonder what you're doing here. Where are you? How did you get here? You'll figure it all out soon enough, so try to clamp down on that rising panic, or you just might end up in a dangerous situation.

Because, of course, you're not the only thing that arrived. The Door has also chosen to pull in some rust monsters. These monsters may look a bit like insects, but they're much larger, with a rather vicious bite. You can fight them, but be careful - anything metal that touches them instantly begins to corrode. Your sword, a bullet from your gun, even your robot friend. Might want to keep a little distance.

And that's not all. Scattered across the ground of the colosseum can be found a variety of unique and delightful musical instruments. If you're the musical sort, maybe you can figure out how to play one - or maybe you already know. Hopefully no rust monster has wandered too close to the one you want to try, or you might find that it's missing important metal bits.

Once you've found a way to express the song in your heart, feel free to leave whatever bit of safety you've found. 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 August 10th-13th.
► 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

for rey;

[hasitsthorns]

Yo, barkeep. Give me your best Long Island.

[ Here's a face she probably hasn't seen in a while. It's a long story. (It's not, actually, she is just terrified of water still and boats are horrifying floating death contraptions.)

It took a little longer than she'd like to really admit to get over herself and hop onto one with Connor, but... She made it. Finally. She's missed this place, she realizes, as she settles into in front of the bar, leaning an elbow on it and smiling easily . ]

Been a while since I had a decent drink.

[circumitus]

Long Island is...

[No, wait. Not only does no one here really come from Rey's world, none of them know how utterly fucked New York is in her time. She snaps her mouth shut before she mentions how the island itself is a toxic wasteland these days because that's not what Rose meant at all. Of course.]

Right, the drink. Not the... [She makes a vague circle motion at the side of her head because there are more important things.] Been a while since you've been here at all.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Ah, right. The differences in worlds. She forgets sometimes still, honestly, how foreign some things are to others. Rey makes it especially easy to think she's just an average human from a place not so dissimilar to Rose's own home though she obviously is well-aware that isn't the case. ]

Yeah, tell me about it. I finally got over myself and on a boat thanks to Connor but I've been stuck over on the east island with the orchard since this shift happened.

[circumitus]

[At least Rey has been around long enough to know things most modern folks do. She remembers when the country was still divided and called America, when there were states that hadn't been completely decimated. Sometimes knowing this makes things even more confusing.

[She absent-mindedly begins making the drink too the best she can remember. It's been a while since she's heard anyone talk about Long Island, let alone the drink itself. Pretty sure it has a different name now... What was it...?]

Not that hard of a trip, but it's a pain in the ass even with the boats. Just been staying in the room upstairs since the move, myself.

[Where Firo used to stay. It's unfortunate that he left, but at least she knows he has a life to return to.]

[hasitsthorns]

It's, uh. It's kind of a hard one for me. [ A beat. If there's anyone here she trusts to say this to, it'd be Rey. Connor knows now just because he'd witnessed it first-hand but... ]

Water kind of freaks me out? I can't swim, so. And boats just feel like floating death contraptions.

[circumitus]

Oh.

[Funny, it's not a huge shocker to her or anything. A lot of people have their phobias and their reasons, and the waters are unkind. This one just makes Rey curious.]

Afraid of drowning?

[Who isn't?]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Got it in one. ]

Yeah. That's what kind of happens when someone tries to drown you.

[ Which isn't something she'd usually readily admit about this fear. ]

[circumitus]

[Squint.]

When did that happen? That wasn't here, was it?

[Is she going to have to punch someone's face to bloody dust? Probably not, but damn if she wants to. Rey knows what drowning is like, and it is not a great way to go. She almost wishes that she had already been dead from the hundreds of bullet wounds first.]

[hasitsthorns]

Nah, not here. It was back home.

My original home. When I was a kid.

[ It sounds kind of pathetic when she puts it like that, doesn't it? Three centuries later and she's still upset about what happened then. ]

[circumitus]

Ah.

[Her shoulders slump, almost disappointed. That's... sort of better, but also not really. Rey would rather have a face to the action so that she can smash it against a wall, not this. Not something that can't really be helped.]

Did they do it on purpose? They weren't just playing "Uncle" with you? [Because she has seen that happen before in watersides. Bastards.]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Trust her, Rey, she feels pretty much the same. Sometimes, she wishes she could see him again so she could smash his face in herself. Other times though, she's not so sure she'd be able to even now. ]

Considering he told me it should have been me and not my mom, yeah. Pretty sure my dad was serious.

[circumitus]

[Welp.

[This is going to be one of those situations, isn't it? Goddammit.]

Have felt the same way about myself many times. Still, he's full of shit.

[Pause.] Um. Sorry about that hydrophobia thing. Drowning is a shit way to go.

[Rey would know.]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Kind of. Sort of. Sorry she's such a sad sack, Rey. ]

Yeah, you're not the first one to say that. [ Does that mean she believes it? Mm. Doubtful. ]

Nah, it's alright. I mean... It was a long time ago. Just kind of sucks I can't enjoy beach paradise while we got it.

[circumitus]

[It's okay, Rey isn't much better in the sadsack department.]

To be fair, this isn't much of a "beach paradise" anyway, so you're not missing much.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Maybe that's why they ended up getting along after all. ]

Yeah, it's... I mean, it's better than the cave but still kind of gloomy.

I was hoping for blue skies and sunshine. Maybe tundra planet will be better to me.

[circumitus]

[That very well might be. Not many people would stick around for Rosie or Rey's shit.]

Yes, well. If people wanted clear skies and sunshine, they should've appreciated the last planet more.

[She raises a curious brow.] Tundra? You mean the ice planet? Not many seemed too jazzed for that one.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Only seems fitting that they stick arounnd for each other's through it all. ]

Ugh, desert planet was the worst. Never again.

[ Sorry, Rey, she was not a fan. ]

Yeah, the ice planet- I mean, it might be boring but like... I'm impervious to cold so it'll be good for me. Won't be overheating every day or, like, scared out of my mind everywhere I go.

[circumitus]

[The desert itself never bothered Rey much, but the bizarre cycles was enough to throw her out of balance for a while. It's healthy to have a pattern, but that planet threw it all out that of whack. Not that Rey was concerned about a "healthy" pattern for a good long while...

[One thing she can say she's grateful for, it's the days and nights of these islands. It's better than nothing... Literally.]

Might not be so boring with those embassies, but... doubt most people would appreciate the weather conditions.

Doesn't bother me any. Don't feel cold all that much, either. And Tranquility promised that people wouldn't freeze to death if we ever get there. Hope one of them mentions that next time if there's a vote.

[Because Rey has seen enough jungles to hate them even more.]

[hasitsthorns]

Yeah, me too. It might make me think of home, but... I'd still rather go there than anywhere else at this point.

[ It's not that she dislikes the prospect of a jungle. Actually, another her across the multiverse enjoyed the equivalent of Jurassic Park when it showed up in one of these pocket dimensions. She'd probably get a pretty big kick out of it all. Still. ]

As long as the people that still matter are there though, I don't care where we go.

[circumitus]

[Who knows, it could be nice to explore some new flora and fauna as well. The city has been such a lifeless place if not for the monthly Door arrivals, and the tundra wouldn't help much. Still, the icy landscapes have always been more her scene.]

The people that still matter, huh? That sounds subjective.

[hasitsthorns]

I mean. Yeah. Kind of is.

[ She's not really so cold that she doesn't care about the general populace, honestly, but... ]

There are a few people I don't know I'd be okay with losing, mostly. I know it's kind of... out of my control but still. It'd suck to lose you. Or Alphys. I'd even miss Carlisle grumping at me or Atem's texts.

[circumitus]

[Well, Rey isn't one to judge -- she sure as hell is more choosy about who she cares about in this city. Some are absolutely more important to her than others.]

Ah, yeah. Those would suck.

[To say the least. Rey doesn't know what she'd do if Nick is ever taken away.]

Didn't really occur to me what might happen if I'm ever... just gone.

[hasitsthorns]

Things were alright for you, back home?

[ Rose realizes she never asked Rey much about back home. While she's gathered bits and pieces, it just seems to be something best left alone in a lot of cases. The blond doesn't mind talking about home herself but it's definitely not the easiest subject in the world to broach. ]

[circumitus]

[People don't usually ask, Rey realizes, and she doesn't usually offer. Her own situation was never relevant to her choice in how she feels about this place, and staying, and while she could use it as justification... really, it's more selfish than that. And she is apologizing to no one for it.]

No, not really. Things are pretty fucking shitty in my world. [She pauses, reluctant to continue.] Got a rebar through my chest by a crazy synthetic bitch and stabbed by someone I think I have feelings for. The latter had her reasons.

[And Rey still has the scars.]

[hasitsthorns]

Well. Shit.

[ Somehow, that last bit sound familiar.

Kind of funny, in a cosmic way. For Rose, vague feelings had come after the stabbing and that... says a lot about her that she doesn't want to think about. ]

I got shotgun blast in the chest and was bleeding out before I woke up here. I totally deserved it, if I'm being honest. Thanks to my condition before I had... not been kind to the woman that shot me. [ A beat. ] She's here, actually. Jo. Doesn't remember any of it though and I've avoided her because.