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 stumbles back, staring at the monster fight behind them. That looks pretty real, and also sort of awesome. But, you know. Terrifying and dangerous too. Josh turns then, and runs after Amos.

"What the hell is this place?"

[amos_moses]

"Fuck if I know," Amos pants, as he slogs again to a quick jog. "Other'n too damn dangerous to stick around in."

The longer they're in these tunnels, the higher chance they will be lunch. Amos is no statistician, but he knows that much. He grimaces and shakes head head a little as the fight behind them escalates into a feeding frenzy: it's a little like being physically hit in the head, between the mild disorientation and the 'overwlemed' feeling inside his skull.

It also makes it harder to pick out the quieter insect minds, those not so excited. He stops at an intersection and shakes his head again.

[pighead]

Josh, of course, can't hear anything. He has no idea what's going on, what monsters might be surrounding them. On the plus side, though, that means he can pay a little more attention to other things.

He points ahead of them. "Hey, I think there's light up there. That might be the way out."

[amos_moses]

"Sweet Mary, Joseph, an' Jesus, I hope you're right," Amos sighs, and reaches up with one hand to rub at a temple. It doesn't exactly help, but he can pretend. He pulls himself up a little straighter, and glances around before nodding. "Alright, let's see if we can't make it out of here."

[pighead]

He doesn't particularly want to spend any more time stuck in the walls of the arena surrounded by possible monsters than he has to, so Josh wastes no time heading for the dim light he can see spilling into the hallway further on. And they're in luck - it is an exit, heading out into the main part of the city.

Josh stops at the doorway, looking out.

"Think there are monsters out there, too?"

[amos_moses]

"If they are, they're the kind I can't hear," Amos answers, carelessly, and jogs out into the brighter light. He pauses long enough to look around, and spots the ruinous city not far off. He starts in that direction: buildings and streets mean places to hide and that is something he's definitely looking for.

[pighead]

He watches Amos go, considers following him. As usual, the man seems to have a goal in mind. But Josh doesn't, and now that they're away from the monsters he figures he might as well explore. So he takes off at an ambling pace, going nowhere in particular.