Intro Log: Puddle Jumpers

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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.
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Comments

[toight]

That's the plan!

[ Jake bolts for the exit, careful to make sure he doesn't leave Daryl behind as they make their bid for safety with the ogre bearing down on them like an incredibly angry freight train. There's surviving and then there's not being a dick and ditching the guy who shot a monster on your behalf.

Jake throws himself through the archway and doesn't stop until there's a good amount of distance between them and then ogre trapped inside the coliseum. Oh god. Running. Running is the worst and even when it's the only form of exercise Jake believes in it sucks. He hunches over, hands on his knees as he tries to get his breath back before looking over at Daryl. ]

Are you okay?

[ He's going to ask about the blood eventually but for now... he's gonna hope it's ketchup. Like a lot of ketchup. ]

[dadyl]

[ Daryl hates what running means more than anything else - that there's something or someone stronger behind you that wants you dead - so it's with a hand on the wound in his side and a serious grimace on his face that he stumbles after Jake, gasping.

He slumps hard against the closest wall at the earliest opportunity, leaning double on his knees and shaking his head, gasping out something that almost sounds like a half-laugh. Almost. ]

Just fine. [ Sarcastic, a bit annoyed. ] Why d'you ask, Officer Flake?

[toight]

Uh, because you look like a horror movie and I'm not a sociopath?

[ Seriously? Jake has been called way worse than Officer Flake in his time. Sometimes by his own girlfriend. Daryl is going to have to try a lot harder to drive him off when he's looking like a few hundred miles of bad road.

But, hey, if Daryl wants to be a dick then that's his business. Once Jake has his breath back he goes over to offer Daryl a hand. ]

But, really, you look like crap and I'm pretty sure legally speaking we're besties after running from horrible monsters together.