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

B.

[myrealname]

[Jane is in the shop he's in, stuffing cans of fruit, vegetables, and SPAM into a bulging grocery bag. she notices the stranger pacing around and muttering to himself, but it's not like she never saw those in London. if anything, it makes this place seem more like home.

the slapping himself part does make her pause]

...yeah, tried that. Doesn't work. Time to face reality, you're stuck here.

[toight]

That's what you think, lady. I'm really good at not facing reality!

[ If he accepted reality he would probably still be in Florida with no way back to Amy and the rest of the 99. He scrubs a hand down his face and tries to keep himself together because if he doesn't he's going to just end up turning into a basket case.

Well. More of a basket case. ]

...In hindsight that sounds really bad, but I'm standing by it!

[myrealname]

The name's Alice. Not "lady."

[if he comes from a "normal" world, then Jane can relate. this is a particularly nasty reality to get used to if one's not dealing with monsters and magic on a regular basis. she'd offer advice on how to cope, but she still hasn't learned how to do it herself yet. and this is her. . . fourth month? fifth?]

All right. Whatever floats your boat. How're you planning on maintaining the whole not facing reality thing?

[toight]

Okay, Alice. Sorry.

[ Right, don't be a dick to strangers. The all-important rule when someone isn't actively trying to be a dick to you first. ]

Well, the slapping myself awake plan isn't working so I'm starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel as far as ways to wake up go.

[myrealname]

[she arches a playful eyebrow at him] Now would be your cue to introduce yourself.

[while she can be a dick, she's not actually trying to be one right now]

Have you tried reading something? I heard somewhere that you can't read in your dreams. So if you can read, it's proof you're awake.

[toight]

Of course. Manners. I'm Jake.

[ Reading? Whose first instinct after nearly getting bulldozed by monsters is to read? Right. His nerd girlfriend that he loves with all his heart, that's who. ]

I have not! Sorry, not much a reader. I only finished reading Harry Potter a few months ago. So this is normal for you, huh? The whole monsters and people showing up thing?

[myrealname]

Charmed. [she offers a hand for a shake.

her ex-boyfriend probably would consider it as a valid option. Jane had only heard about it listening to the radio. truth be told, she's not much of a reader, either]

They still had a couple of books to go when I came here. Of course my "when" was 2004. What year are you from? And yeah, I guess this is my new normal. Creepy monsters and people from wherever and whenever. My homeworld was completely average, though. No monsters or magic, just people.

[toight]

[ Jake shakes that hand and then you can see the moment it sinks in that Alice is from 2004. A good year, sort of. ]

I am from 2016 and you're a time traveler. Or I am. Maybe we both are? This is so confusing.

[myrealname]

[sort of? she spent 2000 through 2004 in London, but she's a native New Yorker. she knows it's been a rough few years there]

I think the fake gods don't really care about what year we're from, as long as we're able to dance to their beat on command. Did you have the chance to read the newbie guide yet?