Intro Log: Don't Wake Tonberry

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for September
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: September 10th-13th
Warnings: Cute monsters, a way to pass the time, and plenty of newbies!

Waking up in Hadriel certainly has its down sides, but if this weird murdercave city is good at one thing, it's keeping people entertained. As you awaken on the hard ground of the colosseum, you might see a rectangular cardboard box lying near you. Ignore it for now, as you get your bearings, but if you get bored? Well, you'll find these exciting and unique board games will keep you entertained!

But how could you possibly get bored, when there are plenty of cute monsters around to keep you company? Sharing the colosseum with all the new arrivals are Tonberries. In addition to their natural cuteness defense, they also carry very large knives. They're slow-moving and look innocent and even friendly, but be careful - one strike from that knife and you'll be a bloody mess. They won't attack unless you get too close, but who doesn't want to hug a Tonberry? And of course, if you attack, they'll counter with extreme prejudice.

Managed to resist the urge to hug a Tonberry? Safely escaped from the clutches of the colosseum, new board game in tow? Awesome! 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 September 10th-13th.
► 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

[ushahin]

[Ushahin takes the device from her. His skin briefly brushes her's and the contact is enough to jolt him from wherever else his mind has been wandering. He looks up at Jasper as if he's finally processed what he's seen.]

Oh my. You are a large, fluffy one, aren't you?

[With a mind that he's delving into as well, but he's hardly going to mention that straight off.]

It is what some here call a phone. You may use it to show your face to everyone else with this button here. Or only use your voice. Or you may write out a response. The choice is yours. There is also several other features that some others have created for it, though I hardly use them myself. [Ushahin isn't exactly an emojis type of guy.]

[missionfail]

[His comment causes Jasper to bristle, face twisting into a scowl. Has he really only now gotten a look at her? And "fluffy" is hardly the term she'd use to describe anything about her. She doesn't like the description, even if her hair technically makes it true.]

I know what it does.

[Still, it's hard for her to manage it with her big hands and it's far below the level of technology she's used to, so she watches him closely.

Her mind isn't human, and may be odd to delve into just because of what she is. Her form is a physical manifestation of light created by the gem on her face. Right now, her thoughts are full of anger and frustration, at this place and at herself.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin rarely sees just one reality. He sees both the waking world and the dreaming minds, so he doesn't always see anyone as they truly are, only as they appear in their minds. He keeps glancing at her out of the corner of his eye as he explains. Such anger, it practically radiates off of her. She's not one of his, a broken one. Tanaros, his cousin so wrapped up in anger and betrayal, yes, she would have been one of his.]

Well, there you go then. Would you like a piece of advice? [He'll give it whether she wants him to or not.] Forget what has come before and don't dwell on the past. It shall make the transition to this new place easier.

[missionfail]

[The gem's eyes narrow at him. Where had this come from, and why did he think she wanted his advice?

The idea of forgetting her past and just living in this place, if that's really what he's inferring, is completely beyond her. She doesn't want to make this "transition".]

I think you should keep your "advice" to yourself.

[The words come out in a growl.]

[ushahin]

So I have heard before.

[He hears that frequently and has yet to heed the warning once. Someday, it'll be to his detriment. He looks off to the side.]

Ah, Tanaros! You would have liked this one.

[Doesn't everyone talk to their dead family? No? Well, he's doing it anyway.]

[missionfail]

[For a confusing moment, Jasper glances in the same direction Ushahin does. Seeing no one anywhere around, she's only further annoyed. The people in this place are odd and she's tired of not knowing what's going on.]

Who are you even talking to?

[Maybe a better question would be why she's still wasting her time talking to him.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin himself is a very odd one, his thoughts never quite his own and usually tainted by madness. The fact she's managed to go this long in a conversation with him is a triumph.]

Someone who is dead. He has yet to answer back, but I have hope.

[Ghosts have been known to rise in his own world, and considering what the gods are capable of here, who knows what could happen next?]

[missionfail]

The dead don't talk back. You're wasting your time.

[If only. If only.]

[She's beginning to think this one might not be all there.]

[ushahin]

Maybe not where you're from, but things are far different where I come from.

[He's seen far too much to discount the idea that he might see the dead rise up. However, Jasper's idea that he's a bit insane also holds some merit. Madness is a comfort to this one. He keeps it close to him.]

[missionfail]

That's the case with most people here.

[And it started getting on her nerves a long time ago. She hates being so confused and in the dark and the feeling isn't likely to go away any time soon.]

You could just be nuts, though.

[ushahin]

[Some might bristle at being called insane. It makes Ushahin laugh. She hit the nail on the head with that one.]

That, my dear, is definitely true.

[missionfail]

[Of course it is. Jasper rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.]

Why am I even still having this conversation?

[She needs to find something else to keep her occupied.]

[ushahin]

Your tolerance level for insanity must be higher than you think it is.

[Most people usually give up on him long before they reach this point in the conversation. He's a difficult one to grasp a hold of.]

[missionfail]

Ha. You have a point.

[Given all she's had to deal with over five and a half thousand years, she has no doubt about that. Though even after all that time it's still the most recent issues that have had the most effect.

Though if she lived in a completely sane environment she'd probably get bored out of her mind. There were many times working back with the gems on Homeworld that she did.]

We'll go with that.

[ushahin]

Good.

[He pats her on the hand, seeming completely oblivious to the fact of how she could probably snap his frail form like a twig.]

You shall do fine here, for it is hardly ever sane.

[missionfail]

[Any sense of amusement she might have had vanishes at the touch and she scowls, grabbing for his wrist. She doesn't intend to break it, but she also isn't going to have and human, or human looking creature, laying a hand on her whenever they feel like it.]

I'm sure.

[ushahin]

[Having his wrist grabbed makes Ushahin look up, a faint look of surprise stamped across his features. Then back down at the giant orange fist that's engulfing his wrist. Then back up once more.]

Let me go. [For the first time, his soft voice holds an undercurrent of steel. Ushahin is not one to let brute strength overwhelm him. He has his own talents and can make someone severely regret it if they fail to do as he wishes.]

[missionfail]

[The gem leans down, unaware of any danger posed by the much slighter figure.]

Keep your hands to yourself.

[But she does let him go, since she has no reason to mess with him otherwise. He's just some other strange occupant of this dull cave system.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin does as he pleases and normally he would argue the point. But Jasper is new, and she did let him go, so he shall humor her for now.]

I shall note that.

[missionfail]

Good.

[Foolish little human-like people, thinking she actually wants to be friendly with any of them.]

Do you actually have anything helpful to say?

[ushahin]

[She'll have to do far worse than that to dissuade Ushahin. He's got a high tolerance level for those who are otherwise prickly in their demeanor.]

Only this: relax a little. There will be plenty of time for fighting later.

[Another piece of advice she probably won't listen to, but it's better to try than to stay silent.]

[missionfail]

I don't think you know who you're talking to.

[She hates people who tell her to relax. She'll relax when she doesn't have anything to accomplish, and this isn't one of those moments.]

[ushahin]

A gem who clearly thinks she knows best.

[As for what he thinks of that train of thought, he'll keep to himself. No need for her to try and intimidate him with brute strength again.]

I shall leave you to find your own way then, Jasper.

[Never mind that neither of them has actually introduced themselves during this rather bizarre conversation.]

[missionfail]

[Jasper can't recall if she introduced herself or not. She's had so many of these strange introductions lately. Ultimately she doesn't think it's important enough to ask about.

What she does do is sneer and turn away from the man in a huff.

Back on Homeworld she usually had known best. None of the rules are the same anymore.]