[intro log] we're beary pleased to meet you!

[hadrielmods]

Who: New arrivals - everybody!
What: Welcome to Hadriel. Enjoy the bears.
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: October 10th-17th
Warnings: Bears, made of bear meat. Possibly bear attacks. General confusion.

You awaken on the sandy ground of the colosseum. Its half-ruined walls rise around you, stretching up to the sky - or what passes as the sky, as instead of blue sky and clouds you'll only see a rocky ceiling far above, with a bright source of light illuminating the cave.

Where are you? What are you doing here? Who are all these other people? Pressing questions, but far more pressing right now are the giant, hungry dire bears who seem to have appeared here along with you, and who are now waking up as well. And boy, do they not seem happy about it.

Once you've fought, run away, or successfully hid from the bears, you've got an entire city to explore. Sure, a lot of it is in ruins and it's totally empty, except for you, your fellow arrivals, and the bears, but there's things to be found and stuff to investigate. You can even find a house to live in if you're one of those fancy types who prefers not to sleep on the streets.

Unfortunately, one thing that can't be found at first is food. Hopefully you brought some with you or you managed to kill a bear or two, because the city is entirely empty of food until the 13th of October, when you will awaken to a gift of food on your doorsteps. Some of it might be strange-looking and alien, but hey, at least it's edible, and you didn't even have to kill anything to get it! Someone's feeling generous. After this, food and other items will be able to be found in the various stores around the city, though if you're looking for something specific, you might not have any luck.

Not long after, on the 15th, the electricity in the houses - and the rest of the restored parts of the city - will sputter to life. Hopefully you're not too near any lights or outlets when that happens, because there's a fair chance of exploding bulbs and sparks flying. At least you can turn the lights on now, though!

So now you've got food and electricity, the bears are all either dead or have fled into the caves around the city (you didn't go too far in there, right?). Things are looking up! Except for the whole 'trapped in an alien city, what the hell are we doing here' thing. But that's probably not important, right?

► This log covers October 10th-17th.
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Comments

[americanclassic]

Sort of. The architecture here is definitely... unique. If you want, when you've had enough here, I can show you the area, and you're welcome to bunk in the house I'm in if you want.

[He watched Bruce devour the food, giving him a small smile as he did.]

It's better than MREs, but not by much. And it's what's for dinner, too.

[zen_en_vert]

Tomorrow, I'm going to keep scavenging for anything even approaching greenery. Not that much will grow down here with the light, but maybe we can find some fungus or something.

[americanclassic]

Where is the light coming from? I've tried to find a source, but it just seems to be there. That's not possible, right?

[zen_en_vert]

'Possible' has sort of been flexible lately. I mean, since around the point the big guy with the hammer and the cape fell out of the sky, as they say.

[Bruce points out, with an almost-smile.]

I can speculate as to a few potential explanations, but the truth is, it'd be just speculation.

[americanclassic]

Considering my origins? I can't really argue with that.

[Hey, he liked Thor. Guy had character.]

Maybe we need to work on a few speculations, figure out what we can and pick at it until we find the truth from the maybe.

[zen_en_vert]

I'm wondering about turning the Other Guy loose on digging, but- I'm a little worried about the structural stability of this place, to be perfectly honest.

[There's no real way to point Hulk, not when Bruce himself is as tightly wound as he is right now, not in an environment as strange as this. Who's to say he wouldn't knock out a support beam or anything?]

[americanclassic]

I'd seriously advise against any tunneling right now. I thought about it, but we have no idea what's above or around us. We could be under a lake. Or an ocean. Or close to molten lava... We're too in the dark right now and I'm not exactly a geologist. I can't tell location via rock striation or... whatever they do.

[zen_en_vert]

You're right. Of course you're right. But if we're not breaking out, then we're settling in, and that feels like surrendering.

[americanclassic]

I never said that.

[And he wouldn't even think it.]

But we can at least find somewhere to hold up while we ferret out actually useful information. The worst thing we could do is just run off half cocked. We have no idea where we are or who brought us here. Until we figure that out, we need to take it slow. Especially if there's kids here.

[zen_en_vert]

You didn't.

[But he's been thinking it.

Still, he lets a breath out, and nods; he's right. Of course he's right.]

Fortification from bears, food, clean water, shelter, medicine.

[Easy priorities.]

[americanclassic]

Easy enough if we stick together, doc. There's housing close together and if we work on food and water storage, well... hey. Having an actual doctor around might come in handy if someone gets swiped at by those bears.

[zen_en_vert]

Good time to remind everyone I'm not technically that kind of doctor? Seems disingenuous though when I have actually removed the odd appendix.

[americanclassic]

You're the closest thing we've got, Banner. Think you can manage if it comes down to it?

[zen_en_vert]

A medical emergency is like a sinking boat. Use what you've got, and bail as much as you can. I'll manage as much as I can with whatever hits us- but in a place like this there's no telling what that'll be.

[americanclassic]

Let's just hope that it stays manageable. Until we figure out more of this? Find out what we're up against? We need to just... hell, I don't know. Try to keep a good face on, especially for the kids.

[zen_en_vert]

I agree with you there. I'm just going to prioritize medicine. Since I should try to stay off the front lines, at least for now.

[americanclassic]

For now? I'd agree with that. Let's consider code green for emergency situations only.

[zen_en_vert]

[He nods, and carries on eating, ready to get settled and get his breath back.

He'll stick with Steve, then.]