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

[pighead]

[He should probably stop her. On some level, Josh knows that. He has absolutely no idea where he is or what he's doing, where to go or what places might be safe - or dangerous. Ashley definitely knows more than him. He should stop her, he should - maybe apologize or something.

But he doesn't. He crosses his arms, letting her walk away, because it's clear she just doesn't understand. She doesn't appreciate what Josh did. She should. He worked real hard.]

Oh, come on. Don't be mad just 'cause you couldn't handle it!

[He shouts after her as she walks away, because he's not quite in the right state of mind to stop himself from making it all worse.]

You should be thanking me!

[cowardley]

[ That emotional part of her wants to turn around, and scream at him—to berate him for those things he did that broke some part of her. She wants to let him know exactly what she's doing, and why, but she keeps walking. She continues onward.

She turns a corner.

And then she runs.

As fast, and as far as her legs can take her. As far away from him as she can. A small part of her regrets it immediately. This action will have consequences, between herself and Josh certainly, but maybe even with the others. But what's done is done.

And as far as she's concerned, Josh deserves it. ]