hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Eat Your Veggies

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!

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[ If the child's lack of a smile bothers Lunafreya, she certainly doesn't show it. In spite of her injuries, Luna picks over the stranger's appearance for any wounds on their person, eager to assist in any way that she can; for all she knows, vicious monsters roam the entirety of this strange place, and the child could be running from something themselves.

Seeing that the stranger is supposedly whole and healthy, Lunafreya's attention is captured by the large broom in their possession. She somehow doubts that they're doing janitorial work, and it only serves to further fuel her suspicions of this place being dangerous even outside of the ruins. ]

... I am. [ Luna agrees, though she manages another smile. The child seems... uneasy, and she can scarcely blame them. ] But you... Needn't concern yourself with any of that. Are you alone? Surely you must have a companion, it is not safe here...

[ At the offer of help, Lunafreya's smile falters. It would be wrong to burden someone so young in such a way, but she hardly sees any other option. ] I would not stoop to inconvenience you in any way... and I fear that... my injuries will only serve to delay you from your destination...

[ She inhales, focusing on the way her lungs fill with air. While it doesn't allay her pain in any real capacity, it keeps her on task. ] Please, worry not for me. If you would be so kind as to... direct me to a place with adequate shelter, that would be enough.

[Where are your parents? The question steals a slow blink; a slight indication of surprise, as they realize how long it's been since anyone's worried about that. If they're alone.

It'-- a very human thing to ask about, they suppose.]

I'm okay.

[It's her that's not, though she is doing a rather good job of warding their attention away. She takes their offer as an indication that she'll burden them somehow- and that's how Frisk knows they won't be leaving her here.

She can barely stand as is.]

Maybe I can show you, instead. [That's not really going too out of their way. Perhaps, just perhaps, there's something close by that can help her. Someone they can call for help.

They think, as odd as it seems, of a hot dog sitting in the fridge of their apartment.

That could help.]

[ The stranger's slow blink makes Luna think that she asked something strange of them, but when they respond that they're fine, the Oracle can't really ask for more. The sight of a child wandering around by themselves is unsettling in a peaceful city, however, so the fact that this one is roving about on their own is cause for concern.

Still. Lunafreya doesn't pry, nor does she condescend. ]

Show... me? [ She asks, taking a breath. Luna knows that she doesn't really have any other options. It's with this in mind that she struggles to her feet, giving a soft cry as they bear her weight. ] You... You would have my gratitude, if you did.

[ If she knew that this stranger's mind was on a hot dog, Lunafreya would have likely found the sentiment to be bizarre. She'd had a hot dog, once, many years ago. Straight from the Crown City, it had been delicious... but she isn't entirely sure if that alone would be enough to cure a stab wound. ]

Please... lead the way. I will do my best not to hinder you.

[Good. Really good, that she said yes. They'll make of that what they can, taking a few slow steps- not away, but closer. It's one of the things about this place, and about where they came from; not everyone looked at a child and saw just a child.]

I'm Frisk. If you need to grab my shoulder, that's okay too.

[A quiet offer of stability. She doesn't need to trip up on herself, just to burden them less. They don't mean to take her far either way. She's not up to walking all the way to their apartment.]

[ Lunafreya can scarcely blame anyone for being suspicious, especially of a child on their own; Hadriel has proven to be unpredictable. While Luna doesn't doubt that Frisk has the best of intentions, she knows that if they happen to be another monster in disguise she's practically done for. ]

Frisk? A charming name. [ She smiles through the pain, though she doesn't take their offer just yet. ] I am Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Oracle of Eos... Though I suppose that such a title means very little here.

[ She does her best to walk in step with Frisk, though she struggles to do so. They are a bit shorter than she is, and it feels wrong to rely on a child to bear her weight. ] Have you... been in this place for overly long...?

[Slow and steady wins the race. Probably because slow and steady means enough pauses, slight deviations from the straight path, to ensure that Lunafreya can take a moment to stop and brace herself when needed.

Lunafreya. They can't help themself; she says their name is charming, and they duck their head down, a pleased smile tugging at their lips.] Not as pretty as yours.

[Maybe when circumstances are a little lighter, they'll uh. They'll use some better material than that.]

In Hadriel..? I think... six months? [They've seen the door open six times. Once a month, for new people and monsters alike.] A long time.

[ Lunafreya can't help the laugh she gives, the sound breathy and labored. The going is very slow, but she does her best not to keep Frisk from having to wait up for her too much. ] You flatter me, truly.

[ The material's a-okay for now, Frisk. Were she in better straits, maybe she'd even blush! ]

Half a year... [ Luna's expression clouds momentarily. ] That certainly is a while. Are there more monsters like the kind I encountered in that colosseum, or are they simply relegated to the ruins?

[ She figures there probably are dangers roving the rest of the area; Frisk likely wouldn't be carrying that broom if the streets were safe from danger. Luna figures that assuming anything about this new place would likely be in poor judgement.

As they walk along, Lunafreya catches sight of numerous buildings dotting the area, looming in the distance. She still clutches her wound closed with her hands, but uses the change in environs as a distraction. It works. ]

And I assume that nobody leaves Hadriel with ease...

[For the time being, Luna is excused from making physical reactions occur that could be waylaid by her health. It's a hard concession to make, of course, but Frisk will bear with it.]

Hope puts them in the tunnels- um, outside the city. But the city's safe.

[Which partially answers her next question. They seek some better words, glancing back at her from time to time, trying to take note of whether or not her energy is waning. It's...hard, when they don't really know her. Don't know just how bad it is.]

People don't leave very often. I don't think you can choose when you go.

Intro Log: Eat Your Veggies

i love them already

ah, well they are very LOVEable :')

and so cute, too!

ooh, miss Lunafreya, ooh

( the distant sound of spaghetti noodles being slurped )

( muffled hot dog being snarfed in the distance )

luna's heart is at risk of bein stolen here, sorry noct

but wait if luna doesn't marry noct when does fruks get to be a flowerchil