Intro Log: A Stinging Letdown

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for May
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: May 10th-16th
Warnings: Monsters. Newbies. Disappointment.

You awaken rather unceremoniously, finding yourself on the hard ground of a large arena, a stone ceiling stretching high above you. Welcome to Hadriel, newcomer, we hope you enjoy your stay in our lovely cave city. This may be a little more difficult to do than expected, considering the monsters.

Yes, it looks as though a few manticores arrived along with you - and they woke up before you, because that's just how your luck is going today. These creatures are large, about the size and shape of a lion, and not very attractive. In fact, they're a bit like a collection of spare parts - the body of a lion, the wings of a bat, the face of a human, and the tail of a scorpion. And that tail's not just for show. If their lion claws don't get you, that tail might shoot a poisonous spine that will paralyze you, leaving you defenseless and all ready to be eaten. Good times!

But wait! There's more! Starting to feel like you might need a stiff drink? Throughout the arena, you can also find a number of very interesting-looking bottles of liquor. Give one a try, if you dare - or if you just really need to drink your misery away. And that'll be your very first lesson in the disappointment of Hadriel - because though they taste the way they're supposed to, each and every one of these bottles of liquor has become non-alcoholic. Yikes.

Hopefully you can recover from that heart-crushing disappointment. 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 May 10th-16th.
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Comments

[pocketspa]

Magnus, that's the roommate code, you have to listen while anybody bangs anybody. It'll be like, quiet, but not quiet enough, and you'll know. You'll just know.

[He follows Magnus out, collapsing the pocket spa once they're outside and stuffing it back into his bag. There's still a bunch of that shitty alcohol in there, but he'll deal with it later.]

Mostly it just means I can see you in the living room so you don't, uh, choke on a nail or something unsupervised. Also keeps the air flow choice so you don't clog everything up when you're making smoked meats and stuff.

[Priorities!]

[armcollector]

That's absolutely nightmarish. I'm the one that has the most to lose in this situation.

[Since he's likely never gonna bring anyone home with him. Or fuck a ghost.]

I mean, heh, we're making a lot of demands here. We're literally in a place that looks like several tornadoes hit it, who knows what will even be available. Oh man, but does that mean you'll be doing the cooking?

[For as long as they've been together, Magnus has barely had the chance to try any of Taako's cooking. He's always hearing about how great it is, but has mostly just seen some macaroons come out of it and that's it.]

[pocketspa]

Too bad, sucker! That's the price you pay for the privilege of livin' with Taako and his Taako Time. It's just what's up.

[He goes for another whitty quip when Magnus speaks, and he feels... almost like the air had been knocked out of him, for a moment. He had thought about finally doing something after Refuge-- it wasn't his mistake after all, he was blameless, but he still didn't notice the poison being slipped in. Whether it was trust or cockiness, he can't say. But there wasn't much time with the rounds the Director had been putting them through, a plenty good excuse for not confronting his demons, and he kept just saying 'well, tomorrow' until it rolled into... this.

And now there might not be a tomorrow.

On one hand, people said they could come back to life here, so even if he did... something, it wouldn't matter. But he'd still be responsible, this time. No one to pin it on if he doesn't notice, no one to shoulder the blame. On the other hand, he misses it dearly, and no one else is going to be prepping meals for them... and if he doesn't make something for himself, he can't eat either. And he doesn't think he trusts Magnus to not eat something raw that really shouldn't be.

He shoves down the moment of panic as soon as it came, in only seconds. It's fine. He's fine. He makes sure his face is pulled into his usual grin, going for a noncommittal shrug like he hasn't a care in the world. Because he doesn't. Taako doesn't worry about the small stuff. He can handle it-- not that there's anything to handle in the first place.]

Yeah, guess it only took getting kidnapped to another plane for you to finally get the chance. If I cook, you do dishes though, that's the rules. Gotta keep these hands lookin' nice.

[armcollector]

Oh man, yeah, I'll do the dishes!

[If Magnus noticed Taako's moment of shock, he doesn't make any move to comment on it. If Taako wanted to talk about it, he'd talk about it.]

I can't remember the last time a celebrity chef cooked my dinner for me. Oh yeah, never.

[He knocks Taako's shoulder with his own playfully.]

I mean, it's about time. Wanna start tonight? I could use some dinner.

[pocketspa]

Yeah, well, you're gettin' a real treat my guy. Only the best for two friends stuck in a cave overnight or whatever.

[There goes Magnus being too nice about everything, all the time. He pushes back, but not much.]

How 'bout we uh, start with finding a place with dishes? Also food that isn't rice. I mean, I could make rice, but it'd still just be rice, and I'm not letting the first meal I make you be something that just involves boiling water. I'd kill for a freebie spice cabinet right about now.

[armcollector]

Yeah, okay. Yeah. We'll work on this whole thing. We'll get you a good fucking kitchen packed fulla free stuff. Holy shit, I am so hungry right now.

[Taako's gettin' a side hug. You better believe it. The firmest side hug known to elfkind.]

We can get more stuff, just real quick. I really need to eat.

[pocketspa]

[Buddy don't make him emotional, it's hard to look cool and aloof like this. Gosh.]

Yeah, yeah, we'll get something together. C'mon, let's go kick a door in, steal someone's shit, and take a house or whatever.

[You know, like, good ol' times.]