INTRO LOG: A TAXING JOURNEY

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for December. Watch your step!
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: December 10th-17th
Warnings: Taxxon-related violence, teeth shoes, general unpleasantness, mass confusion.

You wake up in the dust of the colosseum with no shoes on, regardless of the state of your feet when you arrived. There's dust covering your clothing and in your hair, but other than that, there's no signs of injury or bruising. You're also not alone- nearby, there are others, either still passed out or just waking up like you are. Feel free to take solace in that fact. Or don't- some of you aren't human, and are clearly not great people either. No offense.

To your left, there is a door in the wall of the arena, supposedly leading to the halls which will then show you to your freedom. To your right, and scattered haphazardly on the ground, are a myriad of teeth shoes. These shoes might be better than going barefoot right now, but good luck finding a matching set, let alone one that fits you.

When you do eventually try to escape, be careful. The halls are crawling with Taxxons. Large and grotesque, these caterpillar-like creatures have circular mouths and multiple rows of sharp teeth. Their sense of smell is impeccable, and they will stop at nothing to feed when they scent blood. So, you know, try to avoid stepping on anything sharp on your way out.

All done with the horrible monsters and awkward greetings? Try your hand at exploring the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies until your little heart is content. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers December 10th-17th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well!
► Characters may find their own shoes scattered around with the teeth shoes if you like.
► All characters now arrive with phones that have network communication.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[themightykamina]

Hey hey, it's okay! Most people would probably be confused.

[He wasn't confused at all! Really! Not even a little! At least...no more than he normally was, which was usually a lot anyway, but that never stopped him from charging in headfirst before, right?

Kamina adds Koikawa to his yelling, but after a minute or so he stops. Nothing but echoes coming back to him.]

Man, this place must be bigger than Jiiha village. Normally they can hear me all the way to the outer caves. Have you done any exploring yet, Jinbee?

[imobouzu]

None the less, to think I would make such a blunder!

[ Jinbee takes some things way too seriously. It makes him endearing or funny to some, and really annoying to others.

Jiiha village? Was it perhaps where Kamina-dono was from? ]

Not much as of yet. I was momentarily distracted by the insects.

[themightykamina]

[The guy reminds Kamina more than a little of Rossiu. So serious! But hey, maybe he's just worried about his friends. Kamina's more than a little worried about Simon, himself, though he'd never admit it.]

Yeah, how 'bout those bugs?! They were huge! When they started eating each other, even I was freaked!

[imobouzu]

I was startled as well! However it is my duty to protect people from instects so it will not deter me!

[ His duty and his wish. ]

[themightykamina]

What, you guys have a lotta bugs that big back in your village?

[It's the first time Kamina's seen anything like that before. Animals that big are usually hairy, where he's from.]

[imobouzu]

Yes! They are all over the country, so the Insect Magistrate was made to protect people from them!

[themightykamina]

The Insect Magistrate?? That's some country. I guess you're from a really different part of the world, huh?

[The multiple worlds thing still hasn't really sunk in yet.]

[imobouzu]

[ If you think "the gods live in a different world" like he has been raised to believe it's not all too hard to believe in other worlds. But he has still not heard of that. ]

Yes, Japan can be impressive! It is a beautiful country even if it can be dangerous.

[themightykamina]

Never heard of it. But once we get back to the surface and defeat the Spiral King, there's no telling what I'll get to see! The surface is a world apart, you know?

[imobouzu]

[ He has no idea what the surface world is but he'll go with it. ]

If you say that it is I am sure that it is.