Intro Log: Death Comes

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for July.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: July 10th-15th
Warnings: Deathclaws. That's all you really need to know.

As usual, the new arrivals in Hadriel will be waking up on the dirt ground of the colosseum, and as usual, they won't be waking up alone. This month brings coat hangers of all shapes and, uh, sizes strewn about the colloseum floor around all of the new arrivals.

Get up, get out, meet and greet, find some new exciting interior decorating options, but don't forget about the more prominent threat: the (newly) local deathclaws roaming about in the inner halls of the arena. These deathclaws are vicious bipedal creatures with long arms ending in curved talons, horns ripe for goring and, of course, teeth as long as fingers. These animals have been engineered to be as deadly as they can possibly be, so you might want to buddy up before taking one on.

Have you escaped from the deathclaws? Made a few friends? Not died horribly? 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 July 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

[somuchlove]

[They try to school their smile into something a bit more friendly. Something a child would wear.]

I do not know. Many people have come here that don't know, it seems.

[Chara looks down at their knife before looking back up at Hannah.]

I am fine. Are you?

[wendigoner]

"Many people?" [ She frowns intently, glancing past the child and around at the coliseum, trying valiantly (and failing) to ignore the gnawing sense of wrong. ] How... did they all get down here?

[ It doesn't matter. Their 'friends' will come get them out soon. She just has to find Beth, to keep moving-- ]

No. [ Hannah answers, voice fearful. ] I need to find my sister. Have you seen another girl down here? One who looks like me?

[somuchlove]

They say a door. Much the same way as you and me.

[They shake their head. Humans really did panic a lot. Or perhaps she went through something horrible before coming here?]

I have not. But we can look, if you wish.

[wendigoner]

[ "A door?" It's just so... strange and ridiculous that Hannah resigns to the fact that she's either hit her head and is tripping or she's just gone and died. The teen swallows the rising tide of panic, nodding slowly, figuring that questions aren't well-suited for this kid.

The mysterious, seemingly-carefree kid in the caves. ]

Um-- No, it's okay. I'll look. [ Something isn't right about that kid. ] But... have you seen any animals around here? I heard... shrieking, I think.

[ If you could call it that. It had been so strange and unearthly and surreal, not like any animal she'd ever seen or heard. ]

[somuchlove]

...shrieking? I have not heard any.

[They look nervous, which is hard when you're always smiling. You get unused to any other expression. Your face hurts after awhile.]

Maybe it was someone else. I hope.

[wendigoner]

Maybe it was-- [ But, she can't come up with another word for the noise that the animal had made, so she just shakes her head. ] I don't know.

[ Hopefully it wasn't a person. Is that what the kid meant? Creepy. ]

I should... [ Hannah trails off, but no matter how unsettling Chara is, she can't bring herself to leave them. ] Um... are you lost? Do you need help getting out of here?

[somuchlove]

I am lost. I was trying to look for Mother and Father, but...

[Well, it's not like they'll find Toriel ever again. Anyway.]

Can we look for the exit together?

[wendigoner]

... Yeah. Of course. [ Jesus, she can't abandon the kid in this place. Hannah chews briefly on her lip, looking around. ]

Have you seen anyone else? [ She asks, more gently. ] Are your parents down here, too?

[somuchlove]

They are not. I have met other people however.

[So they aren't completely alone, monsters aside.]

[wendigoner]

Really? [ Down here? That's... concerning. And really weird. ] Did you know any of them?

[somuchlove]

No.

[Well aren't they a lair. But anyway.]

Have you seen anyone you know?

[wendigoner]

No. [ Should she have? Hannah swallows, glancing around as she thinks about it, really hoping that one of her friends arrive soon. ] They... don't know that I fell, though, so it might be a while.

[ If ever. Don't think like that. ]

How old are you? [ She asks, trying to sound... not as worried as she feels. ]

[somuchlove]

[Fell? Perhaps not in the same context.]

I'm twelve. If you fell, are you okay? Falls can hurt a lot.

[wendigoner]

Um... yeah, I think so. [ No injuries to speak of (though, it's only because she'd been drawn in before hitting the ground). ] You're being really brave. I guess I should try and be more like you.

[ In the courage department. Because, right now, she's scared out of her mind. ]

[somuchlove]

[You don't want to be like them Hannah].

If you feel like it, we should find an exit to this place towards somewhere safer. This does not work.

[Chara holds up the Real Knife. Shiny yet dusty at the same time. Didn't do anything against these monsters.]

[wendigoner]

[ Oh, damn. That kid has a knife. Her heart flutters with fear, but she forces herself to breathe. To nod. ]

... Okay. [ Yeah, better to get out. ] Let's do that.

[ Wherever they are now doesn't feel safe, anyway, and she doesn't have a weapon for herself. ]

[somuchlove]

[Don't worry Hannah, it's not for you.]

Good. Let's go.

[They're going to start off in a direction that looks like it leads outside. Chara will go slow so Hannah can keep up. There could be use to keeping her around for now.]