Intro Log: Eight Legs No Heart

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for June.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: June 10th-15th
Warnings: Spiders. Soooo many spiders. New people. Probably swearing.

For once, the new arrivals to Hadriel will not be waking up on the cold hard ground of the colosseum. Oh, sure, you'll still awaken in the arena - but this time the Door has been kind enough to ensure that you wake up comfortably arranged in a very nice chair. Or maybe not so comfortably. Some of those look pretty awkward - hopefully you didn't wake up with a crick in your neck! And hey, feel free to try to drag some of these super cool chairs to your new homes. They're probably not cursed or anything.

As you make your way out of the arena, be careful getting to close to the walls - well, except that's the only way out, so good luck! Chilling up on there waiting to get the drop on you are Skulltulas. These funky-looking spiders have squishy underbellies, but their upper exoskeletons are hard and very difficult to break through. They really just want to nibble you a few times, and maybe suck out all of your blood. No big deal, right? Have fun!

Have you conquered your arachnophobia and managed to escape? Great! Feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers June 10th-15th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► All characters arrive with phones that have network communication.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

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[ushahin]

Ushahin steps gingerly over the patch of goo where the latest spider had previously stood. He could grow to like this girl, or at very least her powers, quite immensely. "No better time," he says, soft voice never raising even in the middle of battle.

The next spider drops down in back of them. Ushahin turns to look at it, curiosity rather than fear crossing over his broken face. Will his powers work on it? No way to tell except to try. He focuses on going inside the creature's head, the only sign visible of his powers being his right pupil expanding. It's a simple mind, made up of base instincts and not much else. eatruneatattackmeatmeatmeat. It is a simple matter to switch its instincts to fear of death. dangerdangerdeathbadrunawayflee The spider makes a chittering sound before it crawls back up the wall, ready to seek out easier prey.

[scarletcast]

She gives him a sharp, scrutinising look — a marriage between curious and irritated — hand out ready to handle the spider, but its intent switches halfway. It couldn't skitter fast enough back into the shadows.

'Is that your magic?'

[ushahin]

"Yes. I have some gifts of my own." He shrugs modestly. Ushahin prefers having someone in front of him as opposed to being the first one into a fight. He was only able to work his strange magics if the spiders didn't get the jump on him first. They did seem to have a perchance for jumping out and surprising their victims.

[scarletcast]

The way is clear, and she sees the end of the tunnel. Wanda leads the way.

'Were you born with it? Or did it come another way.'

[ushahin]

Ushahin does breathe a sigh of relief as the exit draws closer. He will be glad to be out and away from all the spiders, even if he doesn't know what lays beyond.

"Born with it, though it came at a terrible price." His potential had always been there, but it took having his body broken and his sanity shattered to fully come into his own. The Were who had raised him had trained him in his strange, unusual gifts, and the dark god Satoris who had taken him in had completed it.

[scarletcast]

'I'm sorry to hear that.' She means it sincerely. HYDRA put her through pain but it was pain she asked for and knew to endure because there was something greater at the end of it. They are both tense crossing the threshold of the door to the outside, but once the air fills her lungs her shoulders drop with visible relief. 'Can you walk from here?'

[ushahin]

"Yes. You have my thanks, good lady." He bows to her, a courteous, old-fashioned movement. Ushahin does not forget a kindness done to him, and considering how infrequent that tends to be, his threshold for such an act is rather low. Saving him from a bunch of giant spiders has definitely set her apart in his mind.