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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!

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[The organs start to fail fast as the creature dies, giving Rey only a few seconds to act:

[From where Ellie is standing, the perspective might be almost comedic. Like something out of a terrible shark TV movie, if she were ever to see one of those, when the blade of the kukri juts out of the octopus-shark's flesh. Blood gushes out as a black and red figure slides out the open slash around the creature's throat.

[As it is, it's probably more disgusting and horrific than something to laugh at right now.

[The thick black layer, which had protected her from the digestive enzymes attempting to corrode her skin, immediately starts to shed in dark flakes.

[By the time she's climbed back to her feet, kukri on the ground. She's hunched over with hands on her knees, the black has peeled away around her feet, mixed with blood and the stuff covering her mere moments prior.

[She isn't dry by any means, but she's less soaked thanks to the protective, armor-like layer coating her entire body just then. More damp.

[Rey takes a few breaths, more out of adrenaline than being winded by the experience of being eaten alive. That sure was a trip, wasn't it?]

[Suddenly vomiting isn't just a threat, and Ellie is hunched over in a similar pose to Rey, emptying her guts onto the colosseum floor. She may have seen some shit, but a person emerging from a stomach covered in bile and blood is pretty new.

Ellie coughs and wipes her mouth clean, a little annoyed with herself- but a lot more annoyed with Rey now that she's realizing this was part of a plan.]

Don't think you could have given me a heads up? Hey, Ellie, girl I don't know, I'm gonna jump into this things stomach and be fine, so don't freak out!

[Her head is pounding so hard that she almost misses what Ellie says. Rey pushes herself into an upright position, wiping blood, gore, and black from around her eyes.]

Apologies. Didn't have much time. [Pause.] Plus, didn't want to announce any strategy in front of the enemy. Could have been an intelligent shark-thing for all we know.

[Okay, that's a bullshit excuse. But hey, anything is possible. Sentient fish capable of understanding human speech can totally happen!]

[Ellie stutters out something kinda similar to a bemused laugh, albeit a lot sharper.]

Okay! Okay. Sure.

[She's used to bullshit excuses, and kind of a master at brushing them off at this point. That said...she begrudgingly can't help but admit to herself that Rey no doubt just saved the both of them.]

That's stupid, but thank you. Now you've saved my ass twice.

And I guess what you did was pretty cool. Were you on fire? What the fuck was that. It looked awesome. And kinda gross.

[U n s u r e.]

Not sure if that's supposed to be flattery or an insult. [She shakes her head fast.] Doesn't matter, though. Probably shouldn't risk standing around talking about it here -- it'll be safer in the city.

[And then she steps around the fallen tentacled shark, not even careful to avoid the splattered gore as she heads for the way out. If Ellie doesn't want to stick around and attempt a similar (more likely to fail) stunt of what Rey just did, she figures the kid will follow.]

[She rolls her eyes. God. Ellie thinks she should have expected this shit- same as it always was in her world. Answers later, it's not safe. Oh, and I'm going to conveniently forget I said I'd talk about it. Whatever.]

Yeah. Okay.

[Still, she follows, sneakers coated in the gore as she treads through it at a light jog.]

[In Rey's defense, for a change, she does fully intend on filling Ellie in. She'd just rather be mobile at the same time.

[She's careful before proceeding forward, holding up behind an archway before taking a quick glance through the opening. Once the area appears to be clear of any interrupting sharks, she continues guiding the way to the main city.]

Wasn't on fire, by the way. [She doesn't look toward Ellie when she speaks. Just keeps moving forward, with the occasional glance to make sure the route is safe enough.] Only made enough heat to cause that thing to cook up from inside. Not a big deal.

[Says the woman caked in blood and black stuff and busted out of a shark corpse a few minutes ago. God. Shut up, Rey.]

Would, um. Appreciate it if you kept it to yourself.

[Pretty sure her roommate wouldn't enjoy hearing about the gamble she had just made.]

[As soon as they're clear, Ellie drags her feet, arms tucked up behind her head. She doesn't need to be following Rey anymore, not really, but she just... kind of does. It's what she knows.]

Huh. So it's like... A superpower?

[It's like in her comics.]

Um, sure. Least I can do in return for not being shark dinner.

[Once they're out in the open, Rey isn't sure what to do next. Most people try to find answers, get their bearings first. Maybe try and locate a place to seek shelter from the monthly critters that creeped in from the Door with them.

[The last time she allowed a kid to follow her home, he acted like he already knew her and started calling her his mother. Fortunately, she doesn't quite get that vibe from this girl, so this is already off to a good start.

[She blinks.]

Ah. Not really? [Pause.] Maybe. Sort of.

[Then, mutters:] Guess it's better than calling it "magic".

[Because get that fairy fantasy shit out of here.]

Thanks. If there's anything you'd like to know, you should find it on your phone. Should've come in with you when you arrived.

[Regardless of how they're meant, the words feel like a dismissal to Ellie, and jolt her back into place. Right. Holy shit. She needs to... figure out what the fuck just happened. Find a place to hide out.]

A phone-? I don't...

[She narrows her eyes at Rey (more with confusion than anything else) and slips her backpack off to unzip it and rifle through it. She holds the thing up, thrusting it out towards Rey.]

This is my fucking source of answers? What the hell.

[Rey arches a brow at Ellie's incredulity, not sure whether she's being serious or not. Judging by the way the kid looks and talk, she can't be from before smartphone and modern communications tech, so the response elicits some disbelief on Rey's part as well.]

Yes. That thing is like a mini computer.

[But, of course, Ellie should know that... right?]

[She has a vague idea of how phones work, and it's not as though she's never heard of them before. It's just that... well... how the fuck is she meant to use it to answer all her questions???]

That's great. Never used a computer.

You've never--

[Did kids go back to the days of hopscotch and hoola hoops to pass time or something? Is that what kids are supposed to do?]

What year are you supposed to be from?

[Ellie, well, kinda has a temper sometimes. She has shitty outbursts she regrets as quickly as they come, and she's a kid, as much as she tries to deny it. It's not hard to set her off. She takes the question as an insult. Rey thinks she's stupid, doesn't she?]

Does it fucking matter?

[Even Rey quickly realizes that she could have phrased that a little differently, but social tact was never her forte. As it is, she doesn't balk at Ellie's quip and just shrugs.]

Not really. Very few people here come from the same world. Even ones that seem similar are different.

[So maybe something happened in Ellie's world and computers are no longer a thing.

[Rey scoffs at the notion, herself.] To be honest, came from a place that would really benefit without computers. [Sort of. Rey herself wouldn't exist anymore, but is that so bad?]

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Intro Log: None Hadriel With Left Shark

oh so sorry ellie 8[

why do i not sense an ounce of sincerity- tw for emetophobia

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yeah this is so late I'M SORRY

IT'S ALL GOOD

<3

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