Intro Log: Welcome to the Snave (snake cave)

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for March
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: March 10th-15th
Warnings: Snakes! Snakes! It's a snake!

Good morning, new arrivals! Or, well, it's probably morning. The sun is up, anyway. Okay - not the sun, but that ball of light at the top of the cave that functions as the sun, anyway. Whatever. The point is you've woken to find yourself on the floor of Hadriel's colosseum. You may be wondering where you are and what you're doing here, but what you should be wondering is how fast you need to run to get away from a three-headed snake.

You're not the only one who just woke up. Also to be found in the arena, angry and confused, are Runespoors - large three-headed snakes. Only one of the heads is venomous, but all of them are perfectly willing to take a bite out of you if you get too close - or if you annoy it. If you're lucky, an attacking Runespoor may distract itself via infighting between the three heads, giving you time to run. If not, well, let's just hope you can fight off all three heads at once!

But that's not the only thing you might find. Also scattered around the colosseum floor are what look like tasty snacks. Popsicles, cheese, even toast! Unfortunately, if you get hungry and take a bite, you will quickly discover that each and every one of these is actually soap. So that's great. Maybe the Door thinks everyone needs to shower more? You can also find a few that actually look like soap, and if you're really lucky, you might stumble across the rare and coveted 'pile of baby hands' soap.

With luck, you didn't get eaten by a snake or accidentally eat a piece of soap. 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 March 10th-15th.
► 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!

Comments

[liveasmyself]

[Smart! Ray only nods, saving her breath for the initial climb. It's only after they've made it a little ways up the stairs that she dares spare the air to ask:]

Have you seen anything like that before?

[quacked]

[ Duck shakes his head, look back every now and then as they climb. The snake seems to have mostly disappeared, but Duck's not sure he can trust it enough to slow down. ]

No... I've seen all sorts of monsters, but not snakes with three heads. I guess you haven't either?

[liveasmyself]

Never. The lingered back home looked human. Mostly...

[Ray cranes her neck to look up the stairs before them. How high up does this thing go? Will it be enough?

She glances over at him; this place seems different from home, so she's curious about any similarities between his experiences and her own.]

What were the monsters you saw like?

[quacked]

[ Duck gestures to one of the rooms nearby now that they're very high up - it seems empty, and he's quick to shut it tight behind them. ]

The walkers back in Georgia were humans too. Except they couldn't talk, and they ate people. But then I saw other monsters, ones that looked like weird mermen, and giant rats.

[liveasmyself]

[With the door shut behind them, Ray finds herself finally relaxing more. The lingered had never been able to get through doors, and she's sure a snake with no arms will have no more luck.]

They ate people?

[She grimaces at the thought; at least the lingered didn't do that.]

Where'd you see the other ones? Are they here?

[quacked]

[ Duck too is a little more relaxed now. Though he stands clear of the door, and keeps his gun out. ]

I don't think so... I was taken to this place called the Box, that's where the other monsters were. I thought maybe this was the Box, but changed. This place is different though...

[ He frowns. ] Did you wake up in that building back there too?

[liveasmyself]

The Box... never heard of it.

[Ray nods at his question, eager to speak to someone about the strange times they're sharing. She hasn't been able to do that much recently, and being able to talk about it lessens the burden.]

Yes. I've never been there before, have you? Though lately the part about waking up in a new place isn't that different...

[How many times did it happen in the hours (days?) before she came here? Three?]