INTRO LOG: BLACK CATS & WALKING UNDER LADDERS

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for February.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: February 10th-13th
Warnings: Fresh meat, creepy moving shadows, terrible luck, the screams of your loved ones.

Welcome to Hadriel, new friends. While waking up on the ground of a broken colosseum may not be the most pleasant arrival, you can at least find comfort in the fact that there's no giant monster immediately attempting to eat you. Plenty of the people already here will tell you that they weren't quite so lucky. But - wait. Is that something moving in the shadows, or is it just your imagination?

Of course it's not just your imagination. That would be way too easy. No, arriving along with everyone this time are wraiths, vengeful spirits that enjoy darkness, shadows, and misery. On the plus side, they won't try to kill you. On the minus side, their touch chills you and saps your energy, as well as inflicting a temporary curse of awful luck. Anything that can go wrong, will, including (and especially) things that might kill you. Wraiths are subtle and sneaky, so be sure to watch your back. That shadow isn't just a shadow.

Compounding the confusion the wraiths can cause, you just might wake up to the sound of chattering voices - only to be quite alone. A small flock of jabberjays has come through the Door as well. These genetically engineered birds are capable of mimicking entire human voices and conversations - as well as screams of terror and pain. Initially only in the arena and bringing only conversations from their world, they'll soon settle throughout the city and begin to learn the voices of those living in Hadriel. Your best friend screaming bloody murder just a street over? It could be them, or it could just be one of these lovely birds. Don't let it stress you out.

Once you've escaped the colosseum, hopefully without accidentally impaling yourself on your own weapon, feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies. Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers February 10th-13th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well!
► All characters now arrive with phones that have network communication.
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Comments

[pighead]

[Well, something definitely bit her. What, Josh can't be sure, and it's hard to believe in monsters. Or it would be normally, except for all the monsters he's already seen here.]

Whoa, that looks nasty. All right, I'll look for him, but don't get too pissed if he's not here.

[Though if Emily and Matt were parted in such a dramatic way, it's no wonder she wants to find him so badly. Josh can at least try to give her a hand, even if he sort of doubts whether Matt will turn up.]

I'll take you to the house first, then we can go look.

[unfollowing]

[Fucking typical. It takes seeing some skin -- even gross, wendigo-bitten skin -- to get a guy to listen to you at all. No wonder Jess is such a whore. It's a hell of a lot easier than working your ass off to get half the recognition some jerkoff like Mike does.

Fuck them both. All that matters now is getting out of this goddamn arena and looking for Matt. If he's not here, then... he's not here. That's all there is to it. For now, at least, she has hope.]

After you, then.