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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Noctis has been fighting for a long, long time. Training since he was a boy, actually. And the number one thing he had learned is to stay headstrong and remain vigilant. All forms of tactics must be shelved and used as needed, while not overdoing it. While it's a bit difficult to maintain one's self in a battle completely alone, he has enough confidence to get by. ]

[ It's before the child arrives that Noctis is able to toss his blade into the air and land above the Shambling Mound. He grips the handle, firm before striking it at the arm where it seemingly gets stuck. With a loud roar, it flings the prince off with ease. The force sends him slamming into the ground with a loud grunt, where he skids towards Frisk as he enters. ]

[ The Shambling Mound feels a thwap at its head, staring at the stick that lands on the ground after impact. It's visibly confused by the action, but it at least stops the creature from going for Noctis a second time. ]

[ As the prince looks up, he sees the small, finger-gunning kid with an emotionless expression. The joke isn't lost on him, and that isn't what confuses the living hell out of him. The pun's actually kind of hilarious, but he keeps that to himself. ]

What are you--

[ He hisses, realizing the dirt has effectively scraped and buried itself into a fresh skid-mark on his elbow from the impact. What does this place think it's accomplishing by throwing children into a coliseum?! ]

[ Noctis scrambles to his feet fast, taking his sword with him. ]

Appreciate the effort, kid, but I'm pretty sure a stick isn't gonna guarantee either of us getting out alive. Stand back!

[ He stands in front of Frisk, preparing himself for his second attack. ]

[It's possible; or rather, completely accurate to say that Frisk has not been fighting for nearly as long as Noctis. They weren't trained, they wouldn't know the difference between an offensive tactic, and a defensive one. But they have fought.

It's amazing, the types of things you pick up when you've got no other options. FIGHT or MERCY. Live or die.

Kill or be killed.

So it's very nice of this man to stand in front of them, really, but it's not what they want. They never said the stick was going to get them out alive; just that it was a good start.

You do you, mister sword man. They're going to do them, which doesn't include standing quietly by. It does include moving quietly by, at least until they've gained enough distance to call out, to continue circling round.]

Hey! Sorry to bother you, but I think you look really vine.

[The mound rumbles discontentedly.]

I cannot leaf you alone.

[And, in a true show of building anger, slowly turns their way.]

Intro Log: Eat Your Veggies

sorry this took. i'm notoriously terrible with fighting tags. ALSO YAY FRISK

no worries, I absolutely understand