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!

Comments

[scarletcast]

There is little to say.

[ A people constantly at the mercy of others. No power to change that until recently. Even then. It was crumbling before Ultron got his hands on it, and ash makes soil fertile, doesn't it. ]

[ She's still grieving. ]

I am an Avenger now.

[prespangled]

[Steve knows that word, if only in an abstract sort of way. But it's still enough to make him smile at her.]

So we're teammates.

[scarletcast]

[ The smile is genuine, and Wanda mirrors it. ]

We will be.

[prespangled]

It's hard to imagine. You're amazing.

[Steve finds a baseball cap, frowning after he dusts it off. It says it's for the L.A. Dodgers and that's just...well that's just wrong.]

I gotta ask though, do I really wear tights?

[scarletcast]

[ She keeps smiling, softer this time. ]

That, I do not know. The uniform is very... distinct, we will say.

[prespangled]

Distinct. Right.

[Steve doesn't know exactly what she means by that - but he's got some ideas.]

So what're you gonna do next? Got a place to stay?

[scarletcast]

I don't.

[ She frowns. ]

Where are you staying?

[ Perhaps not in the same place, but she can be somewhere nearby. ]

[prespangled]

One of the apartments. There's no rent.

[Which was something that had troubled him a little at first.]

You're welcome to stay with us. We have an extra bedroom.

[It's the kind of thing that might be viewed as scandalous back home. But they're far from home.]

[scarletcast]

You would charge a prisoner rent?

[ It's funny. She smiles, wry, then it turns pensive. ]

I would like to be nearby, if possible.

[prespangled]

[Steve blinks, and his expression says it before he puts it into words.]

Never thought of it that way. [But she's right, and Steve smiles a little, amused despite himself.]

You're always welcome. Friends should stick together. If...if that's what you wanna be.

[He stammers at the last of it.]

[scarletcast]

Yes.

[ Without hesitation. She picks out a bomber jacket, and dusts it. ]

How do you think this will look on you?

[prespangled]

Guess there's one way to find out.

[He reaches for the jacket, looking down at it once he pulls it on.]

What do you think?

[From his voice, Steve kinda likes it.]

[scarletcast]

I think you'll grow into it.

[ She tucks a finger under the shoulder, straightening it out, and admiring it. ]

It's not too heavy?

[prespangled]

No, it's good.

[It is a heavier garment than he's used to, but that's also good. It means it'll last longer.]

You know, I think I've gotten stronger here.

[If only because the old 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' saying turned out to be true.]

[scarletcast]

It might be the food.

[ She wouldn't say he was always strong — but he was solid, in a way that would be reassuring if she wasn't mired by grief. It comes and goes, like the tides. He's right. It's easier with friends. ]

I think we have enough to distribute, don't you?

[prespangled]

Yeah, could be.

[It seems unlikely, until Steve remembers rationing, food that wasn't always so great. Hopefully they'll have their gardens soon, and then things will be even better.]

Enough to clothe a small army. We're gonna look like Santa carrying all this stuff out of here.

[Steve picks up one bag and throws it over his shoulder. It's better than having nothing.]

[scarletcast]

Ho, ho, ho.

[ She brings up the rear, carrying the bag they're keeping for themselves. ]