Intro Log: Eat Your Veggies

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for January
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: January 10th-16th
Warnings: Luscious greenery and confused newbies

As has become tradition within the good (well, okay) city of Hadriel, new arrivals will awake on the floor of the half-destroyed colosseum. Confused and disoriented, you may be wondering where you are and what you're doing there. Don't worry! Someone will probably tell you sooner or later, as long as you get out of the colosseum alive.

Oh, right. About that. Along with the poor, innocent, vulnerable new arrivals are a number of other new friends! Well, maybe less 'friends' than 'horrifying monsters', but are you really going to be picky? Wandering the arena are Shambling Mounds. These creatures are large, unattractive piles of vaguely humanoid-shaped vegetation. They hit hard, they can take a lot of damage, and if you're really unlucky they might manage to engulf you with their weird plant bodies. If that happens, you'd better try to get free fast - otherwise they'll just walk off with you stuck inside and kill you later at their leisure.

The Door appears to have cast a wide net for 'plant monsters', and while Shambling Mounds are the only ones that can actually hurt you, it's managed to pull in a number of smaller, less dangerous carnivorous plants. Some of them are even kind of cute! So if you were looking for a pet venus flytrap or a new pitcher plant, you're in luck. Scattered around the colosseum are carnivorous potted plants, just waiting to find a new home.

Make a new plant friend, or get eaten by one, or run screaming! Whatever you choose to do, once you find your way out of the colosseum there's plenty of other distractions. Feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, a new monster, a project to help with, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers January 10th-16th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► All characters arrive with phones that have network communication and the newbie guide installed.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[kingslight]

[A small smile settles upon the king's lips as he glances at the child.]

The pleasure is all mine, gentle Chara. You do me a great favor by leading me to safety. [Honestly, Regis probably would've fell prey to the fiends here if this child didn't volunteer to aid him.] Though, I must question as to why a child would venture anywhere alone in such depravity.

[The father in him is asking the hard questions.]

Are you without your loved ones, dear child?

[somuchlove]

It would not be fun to begin your first day here by dying.

[They're kidding, but it really probably wouldn't. At the very least it should set the tone Hadriel sometimes had. Things trying to kill someone, physically or emotionally. The best you can do however, is fight it as best as you can.

There's a pause at Regis's next question as they think before answering. It's a difficult question if one knows the context.]

No. However, I live with my Partner and my best friend.

[Who are both kids. It counts, Chara thinks, as family even if they don't say it out loud.]

[kingslight]

[A quiet chuckle likened to a gentle hum escapes the king. That morbid hint at jest wins a slight frown of disapproval but the child speaks true. It would be a tragedy for him to die here after being reunited with Noctis just earlier. It would honestly break his heart to be lulled away by Death once more.

Regis doesn't wish to die. He desperately wants to live.]

Ah, good. [He smiles once little Chara answers him.] It warms me to know you're not alone. I would hate for any child to be without a friend of some kind.

[Regis pauses in his steps once he notices just how odd of a city Hadriel truly is. His eyes are wide with such curiosity.]

[somuchlove]

[They'd say that he still didn't have to worry about dying either way. Hope just revives them all. But, hahaha, that's probably a bad joke.]

They both from the Underground. So that makes things easier for me.

[Didn't have to set lines, they already knew. Chara follows Regis's gaze and smiles a little bit.]

This city is rather old, although I am not sure what brought it to this state. There are also temples here for the Gods, but mostly they are used for safe places during events.