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

[darthvaderfanboy]

[He briefly wonders if he's changed the future by telling Anakin of what is to come. If things don't occur as they did in his own time, he might never be born. But such thoughts are pushed away easily. Thinking of the what-ifs doesn't matter when at the present time he has his grandfather right in front of him.]

He never did. He was able to train Luke before you killed him. [And was also responsible for Leia and Han meeting, so Kylo essentially owes his very existence to the old Jedi. Strange how things were connected in the galaxy.]

I'll show you plenty. [There's a spark of eagerness in his voice. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think he'd be dueling Darth Vader. He ignites his own lightsaber, holding it lower to the ground in a style different than most Jedi or Sith. It's immediately apparent that the blade is an unstable mess, crackling as if it's about three seconds away from exploding. The cross-guards take some of the pressure off the main blade, acting as vents to keep it from overheating. He raises it up high and brings it back down in a slashing motion, putting a lot of strength behind the motion.]

[prophesiedone]

[There are so many possibilities at their fingertips. Anakin can only see how to better his future for himself and - he assumes - his family. It's his duty to protect them. No one will interfere with that.]

...no wonder Luke is so confused. [Another mistake to rectify. He spins his lightsaber lazily, the blade humming as if it is eager for battle. The blue should be familiar to Kylo; this blade has been with him for years, but soon it will be traded out for another. One of red.]

That's the spirit! [His head cocks at the crackling and he observes the weapon critically. Well, well well - that is an interesting blade! It reminds him of Darth Maul's, except...enhanced.] You need to take better care of your saber.

[Easily, he deflects the blow, barely seeming to move his arm. Every motion is fluid - quick - as if he were born with the lightsaber in his hand. His mechanical arm is no hinderance to him, but he chooses to be on the defense - letting Ben show him what he can do.]

[darthvaderfanboy]

[There's a small ripple of surprise at how easily Anakin deflects his blow. He should have known that he would be a master of the lightsaber. He's not the most powerful Sith for nothing.]

Why does everyone assume it was poorly made?

[Well, it was, but the design flaws had been deliberate. The cracked kyber crystal, less so. He takes a step back, twirls the blade, and tries for a undercut, again putting a lot of strength behind the blow.

While it's clear he's got power behind his attacks, it's also clear that he's very untrained. He hasn't had many people to spar against, and even then, his technical knowledge of fighting with a lightsaber is piecemeal. Hell, Ahsoka had managed to beat him in just one swift movement when she was done putting up with him. But what he lacks in skill, he makes up for in potential. Like a rough rock, he just needs to be polished.]