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.
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Oh, of course.

[Now he's grinning even more broadly. As obvious as it all sounds, he kind of missed this sort of roundabout talk that's so important to the underworld.]

So this dentist guy gets people linin' up to pay and then just does enough to make 'em think he helped 'em out, right? That's gotta be a pretty good racket.

[Could the guys back home use that somehow? He'll have to think about it.]

[ Stan's pretty sure he likes this guy already. ]

Darn right it was. But it was a small town he was in, so eventually somebody saw through his disguise and he had to shut things down before the cops came sniffin' around. Was good while it lasted, though. The moral of the story is to operate where nobody knows you! But you didn't hear me say that.

[ Life advice with Stanley Pines. ]

Sure didn't.

[Firo can be discreet. Sometimes.]

I wouldn't think a small town'd be good at all. You get a lot more people all at once in the city.

[Meaning a lot more suckers.]

[ Stan shrugs. ]

True. But see, my friend was stuck in that town, so he didn't have much in the way of options. You gotta work with what you've got.

That's just too bad.

Stuck? Did he get run outta somewhere else with torches and pitchforks?

[Firo's never actually seen a pitchfork, but they have them all the time in movies. It seems like a thing people in a small town would have.]

Maybe. And they may or may not have been literal torches and pitchforks.

[ While he's not technically lying that this has happened to him (because of course it would), his real reason for settling down in the town is a pretty complex one; not something he can tell just anyone. ]

Sounds like a pretty exciting life. What's his racket gonna be in this place, huh?

[Firo doesn't quite relate to the constant need to have something going, but he knows it's pretty common in gangsters and run-of-the-mill thugs. Being stuck in a creepy underground town won't stop some people.]

That's the million dollar question! But he's heard money's pretty meaningless around here. Can you believe it? So if you write off money, what else is there for people to covet? I'll tell ya: goods. And whoever's got their hands on the best or rarest goods is on top, right? They have power and sway because they get to decide who they share their bounty with and who they don't. They're probably livin' a comfy life. So bein' that guy -- he's thinkin' that'll be he goal. As for the specifics, well. Can't have you stealing his ideas.

[ All that just to end up evading the question. Honestly, Stan. ]

[A pretty sound idea. Considering the very variable quality of what shows up in the stores, an early bird could corner the market on desirables.

Firo snorts.]

Relax, I'm not lookin' to steal any ideas. Without my Family here, there's really no reason for me to get into that kinda thing.

[If Hope stopped providing free food, he'd have to go back to his sticky fingers. But for right now? Things are just fine. Even if he could use a hobby to fill the time.]

Interesting.

[ Very interesting. Stan's done dealings with mobsters before. It... typically ended with him owing a sum of money he was incapable of paying back. ]

So you're on the straight and narrow now? How's that workin' out for you?

Not exactly. There's just nothing for me to do here without any orders.

[He may file away some ideas for if he ever gets home. Any leg up he can give his Family is important.

As for how it's working out... Firo sighs, plainly not very pleased.]

It's boring, but it's not like there's much else to do anyway.

Boring, huh? I heard it was kinda dangerous here. People dyin' and stuff.

[He waves one hand back and forth.]

Eh, that too, but not all the time. And they just come back anyway, I think.

Aside from the monsters, the big things to worry about are these people who say they're 'gods.' Sometimes their way of causin' trouble is just to have wild parties, so it doesn't mean people always die.

[ Wait, what did he just say? ]

Back up a second. People come back? ...As what, ghosts?

[ Or... ]

As themselves. Hope does it, I think.

[He shrugs. He's not sure of the details, but those don't really matter, do they?]

[ To Stan, this is mindblowing. ]

Who's that? One of those "gods" I've heard about? ...And what's the catch?

Yeah, that's him.

[He smiles a little--at least this guy's sharp.]

No idea. It hasn't happened to me, personally. I guess it's probably the same as a lotta stuff here--he's gonna act like we owe him. Who knows when he'll call it in?

[Firo would have a hard time denying that they do. It's an uncomfortable position to be in.]

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