Intro Log: Puddle Jumpers

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for September
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: September 10th-13th
Warnings: Fresh meat, lots of rain and angry ogres

If the rain on your face isn't enough to wake you up in the colosseum, maybe the thundering footsteps and- well, thunder- is. The first thing that you may notice is that it's incredibly wet around here, with winds that could knock you over if you aren't careful and thunder that brings with it a torrent of constant rainfall.

That's all fine though, because the gods saw fit to help you out on your way in and now everyone will be waking up wearing a rain coat! These coats are a little odd, and some of them are downright silly, but we trust that you'll make do. Of course, a few of the raincoats have additional sleeves, neck holes, and entirely too many buttons as well- but hey, it's the best we could do.

Wait, what was that about thundering footsteps? Oh right, as you're navigating your new fashion choices, there are some monsters afoot who will want nothing more than to grind you into a pulp and eat you- well, if you're organic, that is. If you're not organic, then they still want to grind you to a pulp, but maybe not so much the eating part.

Ogres are from many fantasy stories, but these in particular are from the Dragon Age series. With incredible strength and stamina and massive horns, fangs, and a bloodlust for violence, these monsters won't stop until everyone around them is a blood smear on the ground. They're also not too happy about this rainfall either, so be careful not to slip in the puddles as you run away from them!

Once you've splashed around a bit, feel free to run off into the stormy abyss of our islands. 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 September 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

no phone reception

[unphase]

[Tinya has tried to use the communicator function of her Legion flight ring more times than she can count. every time, she gets nothing. she can only assume that she must be in another corner of the galaxy and perhaps a thousand years in the past to get no response. it's maddening and disheartening.

so she approaches the young man in--in his underwear? carefully with a neutral-edging-on-sympathetic expression on her face]

Whatever you're using, it won't work. Nothing works here except for the phones the aliens give to us.

[chemethtry]

[ By the time she's approaching him, Jesse has snapped his phone shut, pressing the edge of it against his forehead with his head bowed, eyes closed. His arm is still tucked around his middle. He looks like a guy utterly lost and despairing about what to do. He's trembling slightly - hard to tell if it's from the rain, clothes clinging to his skin, or if he's simply that keyed up.

He looks up, startled. A cagey up and down glance at the girl, his watery gaze mistrustful. ]

Th... The aliens?

[ Look, he's read the 'welcome message' thing, but has anything actually sunk in? Not really. ]

[unphase]

[she can't help feeling badly for him, seeing him in that pose. she's not sure she can help him, but it's in her nature to at least want to try.

what he'll see is what looks like your average fifteen year old girl, but even in this drowning downpour, she's dry. it looks as though the rain is going through her]

Yes, the aliens. Most people call them gods, but gods don't exist.

[she'll do what she can to help, but she's only been here a month herself]