INTRO LOG: WELCOME TO THE BATCAVE

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for January.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: January 10th-15th
Warnings: Bats, but not Batman. Weird arts and crafts. Confused newbies.

You awaken on the hard-packed sandy floor of the colosseum. As you blink the sleep from your eyes and begin to try to get your bearings, you might hear the gentle, soothing sound of wind chimes tinkling through the air. It's a peaceful sound, a pleasant sound. As you look around, you'll find tall stands with curved hooks at the top here and there throughout the arena, each supporting a different handmade wind chime.

You could stay and enjoy the sounds, even if what they're coming from is a bit less than aesthetically pleasing. Or you could pause for a moment and wonder where the wind that's sounding the chimes is coming from, considering you're in a cave. There are breezes in Hadriel now and again, but what's causing this wind is something else entirely. Spend too long out in the open and you'll find out what.

Perching atop the broken walls of the colosseum, hidden in crevices and shadows, are a number of Ahools. These giant bats can have wingspans as big as 12 feet, and they're certainly strong enough to lift smaller and lighter people off their feet entirely, carrying them away to devour at their leisure. Don't think you can hide - their echolocation will find you as easily as a bat finds a moth in the black of night.

If you manage to escape the Ahools and get your bearings, feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies until your belly is as full as that giant bat's was supposed to be. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers January 10th-15th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well!
► All characters now arrive with phones that have network communication.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

Comments

[faithfulwolf]

[ That didn't sound like a bad idea. Better than Wolf's own (which only included hiding and hoping that He'll be back in Hell and under Jack's roof.)

After a while, he nods. ]

O..okay...

[casperdisaster]

Come on. It isn't far. It's that big building over there.

[Noah points to the closest spire while he very gently gives a tug to Wolf's hand to get the other to his feet so they can walk together.]

[faithfulwolf]

[ Weird. Really weird. It's also awkward. ]

Ah, alright..

[ That's a tall and twisted building. But at least it's a little familiar to home. Seeing something that's a little familiar actually helps calm him down just a little bit. ]

[casperdisaster]

[Noah leads the way to the spire, then, pointing out any interesting or notable things along the way. Where shops are to find food and clothing, things like that. Really he's just trying to keep the conversation going since Wolf doesn't seem like the talkative type and Noah wants to keep him comfortable, so. Well, there are worse ways to get a primer on Basically Everything?]

[faithfulwolf]

[ There are definitely worse ways. Although he doesn't say anything, he does nod once in a while to show that he is following the conversation, and he appreciates being told where to find things. ]

[casperdisaster]

[Most of Noah's conversation includes sighs as punctuation, he rambles a lot, though he does get more confidant with the talking when Wolf just kind of lets him go with it. Once they get to the spire...]

Here. I think they have like... one room, two room, and three room places. There's also houses if you've got a lot of people you know. I don't think there's any official way to like... sign a lease. You just find a room that isn't taken and start staying there.

[faithfulwolf]

[ That's a lot to take in. Wouldn't you sign at least something normally.. He thinks that even Hell has some sort of way of keeping track of where people live and work, at least on K.A.'s end. He nods though, after he's thought it over a little bit. ] O..kay..

[casperdisaster]

The good thing about this spire is the clinic isn't too far from here and there's a lot of landmarks so you can find your way easy, too. Bruce painted signs, I helped.

[faithfulwolf]

[ There are signs for the clinic.. Duly noted. He nods again. ] So if I.. anyone need help i-it's easy to.. to find. [ So if he accidentally bites someone a bit there's a place that can fix them.. ]

[casperdisaster]

[Not so much signs as 'CLINIC' written in a few languages in big red letters along with a red cross on sides of buildings, with arrows pointing the way. One has an inexpertly painted forest next to it (Noah did that part).]

Really easy. [Noah smiles.] And Bruce, he's really nice.

[faithfulwolf]

[ He supposed that worked too. He didn't really remember what language he used to speak before coming to Hell - everyone spoke the same language - but that was alright. ]

That's... um, good...

[ He'll still be scared meeting him because he's been so thrown out of the loop and he almost feels the same as he did when he first arrived in Hell. ]

[casperdisaster]

[Noah definitely understands being scared of people and things anyway. That's kind of his jam.]

Even if it's scary at first, it'll get better as time goes on. Promise.

[If nothing else, you can get used to anything. Ideally that's not what they'll be going for though and that isn't a particularly helpful thing.]

[faithfulwolf]

[ Yay, fearing-things buddies. ]

I ho-hope so..

[ But what if it didn't? It did in Hell but K.A. and Jack had been a big factor to that. They were not here. ]