World Log: Jungle Arrival

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone in the city
What: The event log for the Planet Transfer
Where: All over the city
When: March 28th
Warnings: None

One minute you're freezing your ass off in the middle of a light snowstorm, and the next you're suddenly boiling in the wet heat. Sunlight streams down through green- so much green, more green than you could possibly have imagined since coming to Hadriel- and it's beautiful in its own way, if you're into that sort of thing.

The more sensitive of citizens may feel some slight nausea from the move but otherwise everything is as it should be. Alien birds squawk in the trees, you can hear the local fauna rustling through the brilliantly-colored leaves. Everything is alien here, but a forest is universal. Luckily, a section of forest has been cleared away for the city, so you can still see the sky above and you can still move around without getting lost in the thick foliage that surrounds this place, but be careful when exploring! There's no telling what could be out there, and you want to be prepared for anything.

So what is your new home like? It's hot, for one- you might want to shed and burn all those winter coats and Christmas sweaters immediately! You'll be sweating buckets before the day is over, but at least we still have cold showers to help wash off the grime as you adjust to your new life in an alien jungle. Have fun, enjoy your stay, but don't forget: we may need to fight here soon. Be ready.

► This log covers March 28th-March 30th.
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► If you get bitten by one of the locals, please let us know here.

Comments

[outofthefire]

[she sighs and looks downcast anyway]

I guess. It's just that usually I'd been so good at resisting the worst of the god bullshit. And this was really fucking bad. [a bitter chuckle] It's a miracle I didn't kill you. Or anyone else.

[storyseeker]

It's a miracle any of us are still here.

[That they survived, and that they're still stuck. Miracles don't always have to be a good thing.]

So just try to go a little easier on yourself, okay? I don't know that you need to be forgiven, but if it makes a difference, I forgive you.

[outofthefire]

I guess. I mean, how many times have they brought in monsters that could kill us?

[she honestly doesn't mind being stuck here. she's found more real friends here than anywhere else.

and when Elena says she forgives her, Laura lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding] Okay. Good. Great. Thank you. [a pause] Is it okay if I hug you?

[storyseeker]

[Elena's not at all sure the monsters are really there to kill instead of harass and test, but it's not a debate worth getting into now.]

Yeah. It'd be okay.

[outofthefire]

[at this point, that debate never needs to happen.

and Laura goes in for a tight hug, tucking her head against Elena's shoulder]

Thank you. For--you know. For being you.

[storyseeker]

[Elena hugs back, giving her an extra squeeze. She can imagine what it's like to need it.]

Hey, back at you. Having friends makes a lot of the worst parts of being here more bearable.

[outofthefire]

[she squeezes back in response. she's done a lot of messed up shit in her life, but that event was one of the worst]

I know, right? I'm--really glad we're friends.

[storyseeker]

Me too.

[After a moment, she pulls back, and nudges Laura's side.]

C'mon. Let's go explore this place some more.

[outofthefire]

I'm glad.

[that doesn't stop Laura from slipping an arm around her waist with a friendly squeeze]

Sure, sounds good to me. This place--it's kind of beautiful.

[storyseeker]

It is. Better than where we've been stuck. For now, I'm okay with calling it home.

[outofthefire]

So am I. Though, I bet you're eager to get back to your normal life.

[storyseeker]

Sometimes, yeah. I don't love the high potential for death and dismemberment. Other parts of being here...aren't so bad.

[outofthefire]

[reflectively] Yeah. Yeah, it's not so bad. Not just the whole bringing me back from the dead thing. But the whole getting to know myself better thing.