hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Death Comes

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!
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[ She does pick, darting whichever way her gut draws her toward with Chris right behind her. Hannah can hear the... thing's noises, its approach, and her heart pounds wildly in her chest as they go.

Could this thing be whatever that guy with the flamethrower was aiming for? ]

Hey-! [ She breathes, as a little light opens up at the end of this particular tunnel. We can make it, we can do this-- ]

[There's a literal light at the end of the tunnel, and though it doesn't mean they're safe it means their chances will be better. Once they're out in the open they have more options, more room to run, and more places to hide.

The monster is still right behind them as they emerge into the artificial light of the city, and they're not going to be able to keep outrunning it for long.]

There, Hannah, building!

[There's a cluster of shops directly ahead, and though he doubts a door or windows will stop the monster they'll have a chance to hide.]

[ He doesn't have to tell her. She follows his gaze and bolts, still, powered by athleticism and adrenaline. The noises behind them are only growing louder and it takes all her strength of will to not look around and see exactly what is chasing them.

Instead, she doesn't turn back. Hannah ducks into one of the nearest buildings and, when Chris follows suit, shuts the door and presses her back to it.

She doesn't speak, but she does catch her breath, eyes wide. ]

[Chris is really not sure about this leaning on the door idea, but at this point it's better to stay still and quiet and hope the monster just passes them by than to risk making noise moving around and attract it. So he just stays where he is next to her against the wall, ready to have to pull Hannah out of the way if the thing tries to come through the door, but for several long and terrifying seconds the monster's growls get louder and louder and then pass by, fading as it continues past them.

And then there's silence, and Chris dares a glance out the nearest window, and nothing.]

I-It's gone, Hannah. We're okay.

[He's just... Going to sit down now, because wow adrenaline rush. He might be able to handle monsters a lot better than before, but that's still terrifying and not even considering the shock of the fact that he's talking to Hannah. She's here, and she's alive, and despite everything part of him still can't believe it.]

[ "We're okay" is a relative statement, of course, but she's happy to accept it for now. Hannah heaves a sigh and slinks down against the door, leaning her head back and catching her breath for a while before speaking. ]

Thanks, Chris. [ She says finally, glancing over at him. ] I think I would've froze up if I'd seen that thing on my own.

[ And then died, she assumes, and shudders. ]

... Where'd you get a gun? [ Hannah asks weakly, because it's an easier question than most of her others. ]

Y-Yeah, it's no problem. I'm just um, glad you're okay.

[Somehow. Not just despite the monster and the situation, but everything that happened back at home--

Thinking about this won't help, though he really doesn't know how to answer her next question. Still, he's thinking the same as Hannah in that it's a lot easier a topic than pretty much any of the others, so...]

It's um, a long story. Short answer is Mike, who found it in an abandoned building or something.

[He'll just leave it ambiguous where that building was, because if she assumes it was here then all the better.]

Mike um, isn't here anymore, but uh... Josh is. Em and Ash too.

You, too. [ She agrees solemnly. Of course, she doesn't know the full implications of what he's said, and for herself, Hannah is only referring to Hadriel and its terrifying monster(s). ]

He would. [ She says lightly, though a little bitterness, maybe, seeps into it. Quickly, she adds: ] I'm glad you haven't just been here alone.

[ He's got to be happy to have Ash around and Hannah herself is glad to hear about Josh.

Emily is a little more complicated. ]

[He hears that hint to her tone but doesn't make any mention of it; she has plenty of reason to be less than enthused with Mike, even if it's a little weird to hear Hannah talk about him with anything other than adoration. But that's so not important at the moment, and he offers her a weak but hopefully reassuring smile.]

Yeah. Thanks. It uh... Isn't as bad as it seems?

[Yep. He's being so reassuring.]

I think um, the monster's passed though, and it's not super far to the house. We're probably good to go, and um... Josh will be really glad to see you.

[It's gonna be a shock and things will be super complicated, but that's all worth it to have Hannah with them again.

He gets to his feet again, taking a cautious look out of one of the shop windows before peeking out the door, and the coast is indeed clear. So then he glances back at Hannah.]

Ready?

Intro Log: Death Comes

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want to start to wind this one down? c:

yeees sounds good