Intro Log: None Hadriel With Left Shark

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for February
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: February 10th-16th
Warnings: Shark week

Once more, new arrivals will wake up on the ground level of the ruined colosseum. There isn't anything particularly comforting about it, either- everything is a bit cold and impersonal and there is, of course, the fact that nobody remembers just how they managed to wind up here in the first place. That can all be explained in time, though- until then, you've got quite a bit on your plate already.

And why is that? Well, that may be because you're also surrounded by sharks.

Yes, on land.

It doesn't mean that they're totally incapacitated though- you still have your two headed sharks, your giant sharks, and your sharktopus that are more than capable of flopping in your general direction before taking you into a death roll. And don't forget the (far more dangerous) sand sharks, capable of swimming through the ground as if it were water itself. You might want to start to find a life raft high ground soon.

But hey, if you manage to get away from the sharks, feel free to help yourself to one of the odd food shaped blankets. These cozy comforters are perfect for your new bed, but they tend to carry a faint scent of the food they represent, so be sure not to sleep on an empty stomach!

Listen to the Jaws theme, grab a harpoon, and get cozy! On your way to safety, make sure to 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 February 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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Undyne | OTA

[astrongspearit]

[ colosseum ]

You may hear some loud, rambunctious laughter from the colosseum on this day. For this, dear friends, is the day that Undyne learns that she can fight a shark. A Sandshark-- completely different from what she'd seen in anime. Her red hair is thrown over her shoulder wildly. Both hands extend in front of her, and between her fingers a long, thin rod of blue materializes. The end curves into a point, and she holds it in front of her body.

Beneath her, the ground rumbles and trembles violently. A fin surfaces and disappears in the same split second. She looks around-- it's difficult to tell with the creature so close where exactly it is, until it jumps out of the ground. Undyne throws the spear into the air with both hands and impales the creature as it jumps out of the water toward her. Pupils small, grin wide, she lifts the giant, skewered creature on the spear and throws everything over her shoulder and into the ground behind her.

The spear is released, and she presses her hand against her forehead. Clammy.

"Heh, yeah," she says under her breath, that hand turning into a fist. "Anytime you want more!!"

The pile of sharks and sharktopus nearby would suggest that she's been at this for a while.

What a tired looking fish.

[ the streets. ]

[ the same fish is wandering the streets, checking into alleyways and being generally nosey-- but who wouldn't be when the place where they wound up is so foreign and??

Underground?

She can't help but watch the ceiling. Never felt trapped by it before, until she stood out under the beautiful expanse of the sunset. Felt a fresh breeze. Been kissed by natural sunlight. It makes the whole place feel a lot colder.

Despite that, she brushes her arm and marches forward, determined to find some answers. Determined to find her friends.

Determined to figure out what the hell is going on. ]

Hey, punk! [ she calls out, voice a bit harsh. Who wouldn't be, after showing up in a wonky place like this? ] Mind tellin' me where the heck we are??

[ or whatever you'd like to do with undyne! drop it here! ♥ ]

[ colosseum ]

[prazerbutterfly]

He whistles in an appreciative away at the pile of sharks behind her. Someone has been busy. It's loud and genuine as he takes a step forward. His expensive heels are equally loud as if to announce his presence. There's a lot of contenders for his attention and this one just drew the wild card in his extensive deck.

He hasn't seen her type of 'creature' before yet he's soaking in the role of the gentleman easily as he steps over a body and glances around at the way the corpses are just piled. He can take care of those later given the time and lack of distraction. His hands are out wide to either side as to lower his state of threat. There's not a drop of blood on him even if he did dispatch a few sharks earlier just for the thrill of it. It's just a shame they didn't give him much sport. He's smiling gently as his eyes take in whatever she's wearing.

"I take it you're a little new here, my lady."

[astrongspearit]

Lady?

It'd been a long time since anyone called her a lady. She's more familiar hearing it from a television. From a sparkling prince to his magic-girl princess. Like in the human history channels. Her nose scrunches up.

"Don't call me that," Undyne barks, clearly not in the mood to be flirted with. Not by anyone, but especially this weird guy. This weirdo...a well dressed weirdo. She wonders if he's one of the little punk's friends.

She wonders if that little punk is even here.

"Where are we?"

[prazerbutterfly]

It's long ingrained mannerisms from a time no one really recognized anymore. It's a hard habit to break considering a lot of people here were from the modern age and more suspicious of charming men. In this world it was like being called a lady meant a woman was weak when before it had been a sign of great power and position. He doesn't understand it at all.

He doesn't even bow and instead just smiles a little with his hands lowering to his sides, "My apologies, Miss....?" Ah, maybe he shouldn't have called her Miss either while fishing for a name.

He turns to the side and gestures at the area around them, "The colosseum in a little town underground called Hadriel. As to where that is on Earth or if it even is Earth, I have no idea. None of us do."

the streets

[somuchlove]

[Chara freezes when Undyne calls out to them.

They remember her tone from various situation. The bombastic speech when she had been trying to capture Frisk, the enthusiastic nature when she taught them how to cook. The cool tone when they killed others and the hope in her voice when she became Undyne the Undying.

So. This certainly was going to be something. But Chara has a feeling that if Undyne did know them as the one who cut her down on the path of genocide, she probably wouldn't be asking about their current location. They take a deep breath and turn around.]

We are currently in Hadriel. I take it that you just arrived?

oh my hello

[astrongspearit]

[ Undyne catches up to them and-- wait. ]

Kid? Nah, you're not them. [ amazingly, she immediately decides that they're not the same. ] What do you mean 'We're in Hadriel'?!

What about the surface?!

[ she scratches her head with frustration!!!!! ]

hello =)

[somuchlove]

[If she had arrived a month or so after Chara did they may have tried to pick a fight with Undyne. But right now it's probably a good thing she doesn't know who they are.

But if Undyne means Frisk when she says 'kid' then it's probably a good thing? Hopefully. And she mentions the surface, meaning that she too also saw that ending.]

It seems that the Door had other ideas. This place brought you here, so you're back underground.

[...enjoy?]

colosseum!!!!!!

[skelebro]

[Undyne's about as subtle as a ballistic projectile. That's pretty much what you gotta expect from the Captain of the Royal Guard. He hadn't expected to see her around again, but the bright blue blaze of a spear pinioning a sharklike, many-fanged thing to the ground is unmistakable.

He glances sidelong until he lights on her. She's lookin' pretty beat, far as Royal Guards go. But she always does push herself to the last, don't she? She, uh...

She has that capacity.]

Is it just me, or are you startin' to lose some ef-fishency?

[astrongspearit]

[ her eye turns and catches that familiar, round frame. Finally. Someone who can explain something. His pun is like nails on a chalkboard, though...she'd never understand why Papyrus actually liked them. Big soft-boned guy.

The bottom of her white tank is pulled up and she dips her head down to wipe some sweat into it-- no one said anything about fighting like a dignified femme fatale, and Undyne is probably as opposite as that goes. But a shower does sound nice. ]

Sans! Where the hell are we??

[skelebro]

[Well, hey, if it nets you a win, it's a win, yeah? Never said you had to look good while doin' it. Which is great, 'cause Sans never looks good when he wins at anything.]

Place called Hadriel. Y'just get here?

[Judging by the carnage surrounding her, he'd wager "yes."]

the streets;

[hotspurred]

[As Henry patrols the streets, armed with his sword and shield and in full plate armour, that cry captures his attention. As it comes from behind him he turns to face the source, answering as he does so.]

Hadriel—

[But whatever else he was going to say is lost as he regards her. It's not that he's never seen non-humans before in this city, but she's certainly a new kind. It throws him off.]

Are you a mermaid?

[Not that she looks much like the legendary creatures are supposed to, but what else does one call a fish-woman?]

[astrongspearit]

[ she gives him a weird look... ]

A mermaid? Nah!! But mermaids are pretty freakin' cool!! So thanks??

[ she'd just take that as a compliment. The last anime that Undyne saw with a mermaid in it was a mermaid that ate the hearts of men. Lured then underwater to finish them off. It was pretty sick. ]

[hotspurred]

[...All right. Henry is bemused for a brief moment longer, before he just banishes that line of thought. He pushes a hand through his hair.]

Evidently you are new. I am a guardsman. Require you assistance?

colosseum

[hasitsthorns]

Before, Rose might have thought Undyne was some kind of yokai. In fact, she still isn't convinced that the monsters of the Underground aren't somehow related to her people... But she digresses.

Have some applause, exhausted fish woman. Rose sits a safe distance away from any sharks. There are some on the fringes attracted by the noise that she might have to worry about. She can handle herself, however, and so can Undyne by the looks of it. Even if it seems she's running out of steam, the blond is sure she can pick up any slack in case things turn dangerous again.

"Super cool, dude! You show those sharks who's boss!" Looks like Undyne already has (1) fan in the cave.

[astrongspearit]

The voice takes her a bit by surprise, and she pumps her fist to her new fan. Not a stranger to having admirers, Undyne grins a big, toothy grin. What a weird human.

"Yeah!! Bring 'em all on, I'LL SHOW THEM ALL WHO'S BOSS!!"

A string of laughter escapes her. What a nice confidence boost that Undyne didn't need probably!!

[hasitsthorns]

Rose is an ever weirder human than Undyne probably realizes. Especially since she's not as human as she appears, but... That's another topic for another day.

"I don't doubt it!" Regardless of if she needs it or not, Rose is always happy to inflate egos. More people deserve to be confident. "Though you might wanna let someone else take over for a little bit. Wouldn't want to wear yourself out too soon!"

the streets!! :V

[sciencelizard]

[Alphys stays away from the colosseum as a point of fact, because the first thing she learned in Hadriel is that the Door brings in tons of monsters and, given the opportunity to Not Be Eaten, she is going to take it. But Sans always leaves, and she doesn't want to be alone in the apartment right now, so she's out, digging through old shops for more food and parts when she hears the yell.

It can't be. It can't be.

She abandons her current prospects, wheeling out around the shop, and ending up barely a foot away. It's... no. Remember. You've been tricked once before. Maybe it's more demons coming in, giving her false hope, and nobody's around to protect her now. She needs some way to be sure.

But god, she's never been so hopeful to be wrong.]

Undyne...?

Re: the streets!! :V

[astrongspearit]

[ that familiar voice sings through her ears. Lights a fire in her soul. Undyne swings around so quickly that the tip of her fiery hair hits her cheek, and her focus switches quickly to whatever it could be that made the same noise. That sounded like--

Sounded like... ]

Alphys?? [ she looks down at the little yellow lizard. A bit in shock to see her here. A little sad. The surface. She made it-- and maybe it would have been better for her up there, where the air was clear and the sun was warm and their hands were together and--

gods...Undyne smiles. ]

You doin' okay, nerd? [ a familiar nickname. Just seeing the scientist here makes Undyne feel about 120% better about everything, circumstances aside. ]

[sciencelizard]

[It's her. It has to be. Even if it is, maybe she's desperate enough to accept it, or so in need of help that she's willing to throw aside her inhibitions as she steps closer, hands pressed together. Smiling. Really smiling.]

O-Of course! I mean, uhm, I could ask you the same thing, since, uh-- you probably just got here, right? Has anyone explained to you, uh, w-where here is, or uhm-- you didn't get hurt or anything from the things in the Coliseum, right, you m-must've come from there, and, oh gosh.

[She's here she's here she's here she's here.

It takes everything she has not to just jump into her arms.]

colosseum

[save_theworld]

That sure is one tired looking fish; but hark. Someone's got her covered. Frisk has been watching from the sidelines for quite some time- or rather, they'd watched, left, and even come back again. There was a blanket to grab. A kid closer to their age to talk to. Octosharks to battle. Throw sticks at.

Same thing.

What they do bring, on their approach (which is loud, feet purposefully scuffing against the ground and making as much of a clatter as possible, because Undyne isn't someone they want to sneak up one when they don't know...they don't know.) is a bottle of water, held up for inspection. It's from one of the many clerk-less stores; sealed and stamped with a brand they don't recognize- but still good. Way more than what the colosseum has on offer.

Hopefully she accepts it.

[astrongspearit]

Thankfully, Undyne does, in fact, hear the scuttling. While her initial reaction is less than promising, she recognize that blue sweater and purple stripe anywhere. That scruffy brown hair. And she definitely recognizes what a bottle of water looks like. Gratefully, she bends over to take it. A bead of sweat drips down the side of her face.

"Hey, punk!!" She greets the other with as much vim and vigor as if she hadn't just fought x number of sharks. How many are in the pile? A lot. After taking a long gulp out of the bottle, she wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and grins a big, toothy grin.

"I was lookin' for you!! Thought maybe you wimped out on us, but there's, uh, not really an 'us' right now! What's the big idea?! The surface is pretty crummy," she says. Looks too much like underground. Like a ceiling over her head. More restricted than before. Less sun...not as good a time.

Colosseum

[ushahin]

Ushahin had noticed the fish some time ago, but he felt it was polite to wait until she was done with her latest opponent before he approached. And on that note, Lord Satoris, that was a lot of sharks. He takes in her form with uneven, shattered eyes that seem to lack a little bit of sanity.

He knows her face. He's seen it before in Sans' mind. One of his friends from the other place he had come from before Hadriel. As for her name, he can't quite recall it, only that in Sans' nightmare, she died like all the rest of them had.

"You're a mighty warrior," he compliments her, his own shattered face speaking of injuries that had healed in a poor manner. "I know you," he says in a quiet, even-keeled way of speaking.

[astrongspearit]

Undyne turns quickly, eyes narrowed, summoning another spear of light to her aid, when...? Who is this? Taller than the punk, but kind of wimpy looking. Weren't all humans supposed to be kind of...beef-cakey? Like in anime? Ushahin calls her a warrior, and she can't help but feel a surge of pride.

"You're damn right," she agrees, leaning on the spear a bit. It got really hot in here. Undyne's eyebrow perks up a bit when he tells her he's familiar with her, and she leans in to examine him. Maybe she'd met him before?

"Nah," she mutters after a moment of contemplation. A big and toothy smile spreads across her face. "I'd remember someone as weird lookin' as you. What's your name?"

[ colosseum ]

[journalname]

Undyne!

[One can hardly be anywhere in Undyne's vicinity without knowing it. Asgore can be pretty loud too when he has a mind to be, and he's quite audible even from across the arena. He hasn't been inclined to battle the shark creatures himself, to the point that he isn't even armed, but he's quick to move to his Captain's side when he sees her.

(His armor is scuffed and dented, but that could just as easily be from what's happened here, couldn't it?)]

Undyne, are you hurt? Here - [He's already offering a paw lit with a few green fireball-bullets, though really she looks more exhausted than wounded.]

[astrongspearit]

Asgore?!

[ her head whips around-- THATS'S a familiar voice. Eyes widen as she moves to meet him halfway, standing close. Well, this makes it a little more complicated. But at least she can keep an eyeball on him. not even armed. How very like him. He offers her healing magic and she takes what he extends. No point in turning it down since he already offered. Energy flows through her body, and the tiredness fades into a better animated Undyne. She summons a blue spear for good measure, moving it around to get a good handle of her physical prowess. The scuffs are noted and she gives them a dangerous look. ]

You were attacked?? Did you fight back? [ Undyne, of all people, knows Asgore could very well crush any foe under his foot if it suited him, but the greatest trait of Asgore to anyone who knew him is his patience and his kindness. Hopefully he hasn't...hopefully. ]