hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Don't Wake Tonberry

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.
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Hmph. That's a laugh.

[Humans doing supernatural things? Preposterous. They had to create technology to even begin to keep up and they were still incredibly far behind the gem homeworld.]

Though I keep seeing inhabitants here that look human and claim to be otherwise.

[Gems could look mostly human, save for a few telltale signs like their coloring and gemstones, but some of the people she'd seen wouldn't stand out in a crowd.]

I was human. I'm not considered human anymore, but I had magic before all this.

[It's possible... And complicated. But possible!]

What...do these other people claim to be, instead?

Various things.

[She waves a hand dismissively. Those others aren't important so why bother describing them all? Technically she doesn't think much more of this guy here, but he's at least the one she's currently talking to.]

How do you even start as human and become something else, anyway? That's not how things work.

[Well, this isn't exactly fair, but she is the one that could shatter his spine with a simple clap on the back, sooo... He's inclined to answer anyway!]

I, um. Cast a curse on myself for someone. It made me immortal, sort of, so I'm "non-human", now.

[Jasper makes an annoyed growl at the impossibility of it all. Humans don't work that way. They can't just wield abilities like that - unless they'd gotten hold of gem technology. But this boy claimed he didn't know what a gem was.

She really hates this place.]

That's nonsense, but so is everything here.

[It's not nonsense, it's his life... The curse had definitely been stupid, outside of the fact that if he hadn't cast it he wouldn't be walking and talking, but not nonsense.]

...Yeah. I guess so. I don't like it here much, either. I'm Warrick, by the way. Warrick Chopper.

I didn't ask for your name.

[But whatever. Continuing to be an asshole to everyone isn't going to get her far for long and she knows it. She's just holding off on admitting that to herself for as long as possible.]

... Mine's Jasper.

[And that's it. That's the whole name, unless someone asks for the number of her cut, which she has no reason to give.]

[Jasper. Jasper the fellow brightly-colored person in this hellcave. Jasper whoooo is really not super psyched to be meeting him, which is fair.]

...Since the phones are meant to be used with one another, it might be easier to test them out together. [So you don't have to squint at it and publicly make an idiot of yourself, like he was maybe going to do...]

If you want to look stupid, sure.

[Talking to someone on a device while she's standing right next to them will make her feel ridiculous, but he does have a point. It would make sense to test out how they connect while she's with someone else.

So despite her words, she looks back to her phone.]

Where do you find the names?

Uh... Hmn.

[Finally, he turns his attention towards his own phone and plunks around on it a bit. It was...really weird...]

Contacts. Should be here... I thought these were only for sending your voice over a long distance. It looks like these can do a lot more. [erm] Are you, uh. Able to hit the right buttons?

[She's trying very hard to be delicate. Jasper's face is scrunched up as she squints at the communicator, carefully angling the tip of her finger to no avail. Finally, she lets out an annoyed sigh that's half a growl.]

Irritating piece of garbage.

[A small, long, thin bump grows out of her finger, similar to the end of a stylus, and she uses that to more easily select the option. Resorting to shape shifting for something so small feels shameful.]

[wh]

Um.

[UM.]

...Okay. [why not... just why not] That works better than a stick, I guess. I guess I'll try calling you, first? Since that's the most normal option.

[So here he goes...making a call... This is dumb.]

[Very dumb. This sort of technology shouldn't be beyond her and the fact that she's having difficulty is angering her.

When it rings, she slams her finger down on the answering button a little harder than necessary, but thankfully the device doesn't break. She doesn't go so far as to actually speak into it. She's only willing to look so foolish.]

Alright. I got that.

[jasper calm down]

Okay. It looked like the other options could be accessed from the same contact list. Do you want to give it a shot, now?

[He's...hanging up. They really don't need to have that going on while they're right next to each other.]

No.

[Still scowling, the gem gives a sharp glance to the green boy. This is enough for her. She wants to believe she can figure out the rest on her own without standing here going over dumb simple things.]

I can handle this from here, can't you?

[o-kay, he's backing up now.]

Yeah. Um. I was just trying to help, but I'm good if you're good. [He's pushing his luck, but -- ] I'll be around, apparently, if you need help. So.

[The shoulders and bottom of his coat start to move a little, like ruffled feathers or almost ethereal tendrils, and he lifts off the ground.]

Bye, Jasper.

[For a moment, Jasper is torn between try to grab for him and letting him go. After all, she hadn't said she was done with him, exactly. He shouldn't leave until she gives the okay.

But asking him to come back would make it look as if she actually wants his company, and she can't have anyone thinking that.]

Yeah, fine. I can always contact you on this.

[She holds the phone between two fingers like she's disgusted by it. Yeah, real calls probably won't happen for a while.]

Intro Log: Don't Wake Tonberry

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