hadriel_logs | Intro Log: Bird Brains

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for June
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: June 10th-16th
Warnings: Harpies, newbies, oddities!

You wake up on the floor of an old and crumbling structure, with nothing but open air between you and the odd cave ceiling far above you. Unfortunately, this means that you're in Hadriel, a lovely cave city with lovely inhabitants- some of whom you'll probably be meeting in a few minutes! Around you are others who have woken up at roughly the same time as you, who are probably just as confused as you are- but you might want to team up with them, because there are dark shapes lurking ominously above you...

These dark shapes just so happen to be harpies, half-bird, half-women monsters who definitely have more emphasis on the 'monster'- you'll find no beautiful women here, unless you're into razor sharp claws and teeth that hunger for human flesh. Maybe that's your thing!

Alongside you on the ground are also a strange assortment of finger puppets, some of which may have faces that look like yours! What a novelty gift!

After you've got a puppet on each finger, you're free to start heading outside!. 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 June 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.
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Fuckin' nothing my dude. Magnus and I, uh, talked about it, but I'm pretty sure that thing back there wasn't real and now we're stuck somewhere entirely different. Plus Barry's gone from the spa and the coin hasn't said a thing since I got here, so.

[It's annoying at best and really, really fuckin aggravating at worst.]

Apparently this place is like, some gods realm? Where they grab people to, uh, give them power through feelings or whatever. Mags and I have been stuck for a month. Kinda figured maybe your Pan connection had, uh, sprung you outta here, but guess not.

Guess not.

[ Barry the bailing lich. Who doesn't want to hang around a pocket spa for a while? Who doesn't take the opportunity to bring in two for the price of one? These gods, apparently. Not that they're sounding super godlike. ]

Decades of service, and what do I get to show for it? A wood arm and no vouchers for political favors.

[ Listen. When in doubt, or when just hanging around talking about the serious situation you and your friends are in, complain like a big baby. ]

Hey, you're tellin' me. We sign deals with the goddess of fate and all I got was a bag I can't open.

[And still can't. And who knows when he'll get to use that now, too, seeing as this was probably not Itsus' plan for the three of them.]

Guess that means we're off the god hook now, though. You can really go off the grid. Rogue cleric on the run!

[When in doubt, knock all of your earthly bonds and run into the void!]

'Sides, I guess this is easier than having to confront the Director on her big drama or whatever. Like, we're totally not responsible for any of that for at least a while.

[ Taako loves being off the grid so much. Good for him. Maybe that enthusiasm can be infectious. To heck with earthly bonds.

And honestly, Merle feels zero shame in pouring some of his own enthusiasm into this confrontation avoidance. ]

Heyyy, you're right! I didn't think of it that way. And honestly speaking? It kinda sucked having to be responsible for that in the first place. What do we look like, conspiracy breakers? I just wanted to make some good money.

[Taako loves REVOLUTION and also obeying no motherfucker's word against him, both of which he's kinda got going for him right now, so.]

Exactly! Like, miss me with that magical destiny shit, right? We got our loot, it's over now, we can chill wherever this is for a while with their weird-ass gods.

It's practically a free vacation.

[ He nods approvingly. ]

And I mean, we've earned a little break, right? Even if this place does look kinda shabby for having all those gods around. Classic bureaucracy.

[ Organization is dumb, just wander around solo worshiping a chill-ass party god your whole life. ]

I mean, not gonna lie, it's a shitty fuckin' vacation. But nobody's asking us to spark some revolution around here so I guess we can chill.

[Honestly, it does just... feel better to have Merle here. To have all three of them around. If it was just him, this whole thing would be a damn lot harder.]

So, you want the, uh, rundown or whatever here? Mag and I got a three bedroom so there's space for you or whatever.

I'll take the rundown if it's not on paper. And- you know what, same for the room, too. If I gotta sign a lease, just hide me in a cabinet whenever the landlord shows up.

[ Hanging out with Taako is easy and great because neither of them has to say things like "I'm glad you're okay" or "let's stay close to each other" or "good to see you". Not so much because that trust always exists or goes without saying. Just because neither of them wants to be within ten feet of that emotional commitment shit. ]

Nah, man, there's no landlord, we just took it. No property laws no masters. Not that we won't put you in the cabinet just for fun.

[See, no emotional intimacy, don't @ him, alright.]

Oh man, I can't wait to see you figure out all the box bullshit they have going on around here.

I think I can handle boxes. What, are they stacked up taller than I am or somethin'?

[ Merle's first in game death to come in an hour: when he falls into the fucking washing machine like an idiot. ]

Naaaah. You'll figure it out.

[This is going to be Taako's entertainment for the rest of the day, possibly the rest of the week. Maybe he'll even rush in and remove all the trappings on the Fire Box until Merle really fucks that one up too. God, the possibilities are endless.]

C'mon. At least Magnus'll be happy to see you.

Intro Log: Bird Brains

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