GOOD MORNING NEW ARRIVALS
This time for real!WAKEY WAKEY.
As the storm finally peters out and characters can once again move above ground it becomes abundantly clear that the landscape has
changed. Where vast expanses of sand dunes once laid is now the half-buried remnants of what looks like some sort of...city? Full of structures. It stretches so far it's really hard to tell. But there is one thing characters will notice:
There are more stasis pods.
Revealed by the sandstorm, a whole new flurry of pods can be found scattered on the way to the city (curiously though, not
in it. Hurry and wake those guys up!
SPREAD THE LOVE. OR ACID.
With the departure of the storm there's even more new arrivals to be found besides those fellow travelers of yours! The
"Seedlings" and
"Cactus" are now both available, the former blown in by the storm and the former uncovered.
The Seedlings are generally pretty harmless. They like to burrow into the sand so only their "Leaves" plant-like leaves remain above ground, and they're quite happy to stay that way until surprised. Then they pop up and trip over themselves a little, before slowing down and wandering aimlessly. When they find a patch of sand that looks comfy they begin burrowing back down.
Pull or yank on their leaves though and you'll find yourself with
a face full of pollen that makes you want to just tell everyone
how super-cool they are. It lasts a while, and then you get a fever and vomit for two hours. Good times.
The Cacti are much less harmless and just...why would you eat them? Everything about this plant is poisonous, and cracking it open causes a corrosive acid-like substance to spill out. It'll eat through everything but...dirt, oddly. Metals and flesh are like hot oil on plastic.
DON'T GET LOST
And last but not least: The Forgotten City. Maybe you want to check out the Hull first for some loot, but maybe that's not such a cool idea anymore? Although it looks like the ship's definitely more powered after draining the suits of whoever went in, now it's started to spread and fill the sinkhole the ship's in. Suits can go from 100% to 0% in just ten minutes--not good!
Lucky for everyone else, it looks like
finally there's
some sort of civilization up ahead. Go on and check it out!
OR DO. THAT'S OKAY TOO.
Go nuts, have fun, and enjoy! (This is the wildcard option)
OOC
The
Flora, Fauna & Resources page has been updated with information on the seedlings, cacti, and crystals! These items are now all available for
Discovery, and The
Forgotten City will be available indefinitely from now on! Characters can take this time to settle & build up a foundation for themselves, explore the area, and of course, harass those poor little seedlings.
We encourage players to make their own open posts for this setting--you don't need to stick to just this intro log! But make sure to make our newbies feel welcome!
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[Not that he's doubting her, he's already run into another metahuman in the form of Jessica Jones, but it's the measure of her strength that he's unsure of.]
Are you sure it won't drain your suit?
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Not by much.
[ It'll charge up anyway, Kara's been rationing carefully, but she's not used to never doing anything. ]
Ready?
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[But he's. Not really sure what to do so he'll just wait on her cue.]
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Here we go!
[ leaping tall buildings in a single bound. She slows just before landing, but it still feels more like a meteor than a girl touching down on the ground, with the brief crater that forms as the sand clears. She lets both him and the safe go. ]
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Metahuman, huh?
[He grins a little at her as he catches his breathe.]
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Kryptonian, actually.
[ She smiles brightly. ]
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Kryptonian.
[As if he doesn't believe it. As if there are more than just Clark now.
And logically? He knows there are more. Or were more. Zod, chiefly, and those that came with him. Not whoever this girl is.]
There was only one, last I checked.
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[ It doesn't seem odd, people on Earth believed Kal was the only one around until she came along and Astra and her unit revealed themselves to the world. And here, there's only been one. ]
Oh, are you the Gothamite? From Kal's world?
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But it raises the question: how much does she know about him?]
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My name is Kara. Kal is my cousin. Nice to meet you.
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Yes.
[ It's not that she forgets he's Clark, it doesn't come to her first. ]
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[Looks like he's got to come to terms with more Kryptonians than he knew. One formerly dead, one a prodigal cousin.]
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My pod is a little... late. There could be others. I'm pretty sure he's not the only alien among you.
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That I have no doubt. Thanks for the lift. I definitely don't have anything like that at Wayne Industries.
1/? I'm sorry
2/maybe 5
3/5
[ She presses her mouth, gestures to him, then the gesture sort of... dissolves. ]
You're Bruce Wayne? The Bruce Wayne?
4/6 I LIED
5/6
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[ quickly adding, ]
Mr. Wayne. I'm sorry I didn't recognise you at first.
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I'd prefer it. I don't do much insisting.
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[ That sounded awfully firm, for the guy who doesn't do much insisting. If she slips up... hey. Not her fault. ]
Did you come here the same time as Kal, or recently?
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