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!
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Comments

[ghostlocked]

[He pauses, thinking.]

Telling you it's going pretty shittily isn't an optimistic thing to say, is it?

[He's bad at this. Oh well.]

Yeah, she does. She'll be glad to see you again, too.

[requiemshark]

It's honest. That's a start.

[ Ephemera blinks. ]

....good. I know it didn't go well, when we met the first time. But I do like her. She makes sense to me.

[ghostlocked]

Honesty is nothing new for me.

[He hates lying on principle. It's a bad way to get things done.]

She makes sense to you?

[requiemshark]

[ Ephemera just shrugs. ]

Yeah. I get her. I don't get a lot of people.

[ghostlocked]

[Harlan can't help but laugh a little.]

I think I get her now too, but it took a long time. We're different people. You're more like her, I'm assuming?

[requiemshark]

[ Ephemera huffs, though he's grinning when he replies. ]

You mean, am I sometimes an asshole with blinders and a temper? Yeah.

[ghostlocked]

That's how you'd describe her?

[requiemshark]

On bad days.

[ Ephemera shrugs. ]

She's solid. Thinks quick. Makes a call then commits to it. Would've made a hell of a soldier in a different life.

[ghostlocked]

A soldier? You think so?

[It's an overall fair assessment, but Harlan's not sure he'd slot her into that particular career path.]

I can't see her following orders.

[But maybe the requirements for a soldier are different in Ephemera's world? Who fucking knows, honestly.]

[requiemshark]

[ Ephemera snorts. ]

Sure. Orders are only one part of it. You gotta be smart, gotta make decisions fast and commit to them no matter what. 'course, I never got promoted much. Was kinda bad at that part.

[ghostlocked]

[Alright, that's a fair enough assessment.]

There's nothing wrong with being best suited for the position you're already in. Kyna's the same, hah. I don't know that I can see her rising in the ranks much but she's good at what she does.

[requiemshark]

[ Ephemera nods, smiling a little. ]

She's kinda like me. Think that's why we fight so much.