hadriel_logs | Intro Log: None Hadriel With Left Shark

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Nagato wasn't quite sure how he felt about being called dude but now was hardly the time to discuss nicknames when some sort of horrifying mutant was slowly climbing up the rubble to reach them. ]

You're welcome. [ Nagato winced a bit when he took step back, away from the sharktopus ] Half of the... building has collapsed. You should be able to leave by the other side.

[prompto finally pulls himself up to his feet, wobbly standing for a bit before gaining good balance of himself. he glances at the half being referred to, and realises with grim recognition that that's where he had been at before, except he fell off and was rescued to this point.]

[in dungeons, he's come to find through his adventure, that there's usually more than one exit.]

[it takes him a moment to reply, the weight of this man's words coming fully to him.]

What about you? Aren't you going to leave, too?

I'm afraid I would only slow you down.

[ Nagato didn't seem exactly bothered by that fact, leaning on a nearby wall to try and take some of his weight off his scarred legs. The situation was dire, but since Nagato was still half convinced he was in Hell so it wasn't exactly surprising. An eternity of death by sharks was an unusual punishment but it wasn't his place to complain, was it? ]

My mobility is severely limited. You would do better to leave me here and save your own life. I will be fine on my own.

[as the other explains the situation, prompto looks--at the sharks prowling about to nagato. he can see what he means by having limited mobility. albeit not being a trained warrior such as some here seem to be, prompto doesn't want to consider leaving someone behind as an option he takes.]

No.

[surprisingly firm]

I'm helping you out. Just as you helped me.

[who is to say that magic-thing this guy did didn't take up energy he could have used to help himself? if using magic costs noctis energy, it must work the same with other magic-users, right?]

There's gotta be other exits in this place! [at this point, prompto is forcing himself onto the other by grabbing his arm and putting it around his shoulders. lean on me, buddy.] We'll try the stairs.

[you're not getting out of this one, basically.]

I assure you, you have no debt to meeeeee-

[ Nagato squeaked a bit, surprised, when the boy just came and took his arm. It has been eight years since someone other than his best friend had even seen him, much less touched his body, and the ninja wasn't enjoying a stranger just waltzing up to him and putting him in a position that made defending himself even harder. ]

[ In short, red haired ninja wasn't a happy ninja, but given that Prompto was all but hauling him back to the stairs already, all he could do was flinch violently and tense as if the boy had just tried to hit him. ]

It's really unnessecary. You might be able to climb the rubble without me, you would be safe earli- Watch out!

[ Because OctoShark was done slithering up the destroyed stairs and was heading their way. Nagato threw a knife at it, but missed the eyes by a few inches. ]

[a flurry of crystals later, and prompto's got a gun in his free hand, and proceeds to shoot at the octoshark. it's one of his heavier artillery guns, so despite the fact that it doesn't do much in terms of damage, the recoil will force the octoshark to fall over back to the bottom of the stairs, tentacles twitching.]

That one's persistent... [a glance at nagato, readjusting his hold] Doesn't matter if I'll be out easiest or quicker on my own. I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing that I left you behind.

[stranger or not]

[prompto keeps his gun at the ready, taking a turn into one of the hallways the stairs leads into.]

This looks promising.

[he hopes, anyway.]

I think we can find some stairs that lead outside from within here. --are you hanging on alright?

[ The sudden use of jutsu, even worse ice-like jutsu, the kind that was extremely rare back home and always deadly, had Nagato jerking away from Prompto, half falling on his face in the process. He wasn't exactly helped by the fact that whatever the boy summoned was apparently a weapon. ]

I commend you for your integrity, but I feel obligated to tell you it might get you killed one day.

[ Whatever the strange weapon had done to the octoshark had been rather effective because the monster was struggling to get up: unfortunately, the noise had gotten the attention of a few sand sharks. ]

Do you think those things can swin through stone?

I'm fine, do not worry about me.

[--what's with that reaction? prompto frowns, and let's the man separate himself from him, creating some distance.]

I don't wanna wait and find out, to be honest.

[and stubborn, as prompto can be, he offers his hand--because he's realised he can't just force him to go with him. he hadn't reacted well to it, initially.]

Please, I don't want to repeat myself again.

... My apologies. Your... Weapon startled me. I have never seen anything of the sort.

[ And weapons made a ninja nervous, especially the ones appearing out of nowhere. Nagato carefully get back on his feet, leaning on the wall just outside the staircase they were heading for earlier. ]

You won't have to. I just greatly dislike physical contact, nothing against you. I'll follow at my own pace, don't worry."

Oh--

[he stares down at the gun he's holding, still, and in some form of shame pushes it behind himself, trying to get it out of sight]

Sorry.

[he feels even more so shame when the other mentions disliking physical contact.]

...then, let's go? [he asks, with a bit or urgency. it'd be nice to be the hell out of here]

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