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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That's the spirit. [ He nods. ] What an awesome story. I mean, not the... destruction part. That sucks. Just that you put your life back together and found new people. You're so cool.
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It's not as neat or lovely as I made it out to be but I think that goes for any of us.
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[ It's just... hard to look at Clark and not think he's so incredibly cool in every possible sense. ]
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I think that's enough about me.
[ And he's getting the feeling that this isn't the norm for Jim, so he does a cursory scan of his being. Something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint it. ]
Did . . . anything happen to you before you saw me?
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[ Jim looks thoroughly disappointed at that, but he doesn't say anything nor does he insist. Besides, if Clark wants to ask him any questions about himself, then he'll be all too happy to answer them. ]
You mean aside from waking up in one of those pods? [ He'd call that pretty eventful. ] Not much... I ran into a few people. Poked around a little. Found some weird plantlife. [ He shrugs. ] Why?
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I think the plantlife has . . . affected you in some way. I don't normally get some enthusiastic receptions.
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You know, the plant did act a little weird. It just jumped from the ground and started running around, and when I tried to catch it, it sprinkled some weird pollen on my face.
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[ Because as flattering as it might be, Clark is sure that Jim doesn't want to be fawning over him all the time (who would??) ]
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Why? I feel great. And I think you're great. Is that so bad?
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[ There are people who look up to him, but he's quite sure that nobody thought he was great. But then those are the perils of being a Superman. ]
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[ And he doesn't even know about the whole Superman thing. ]
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[ He glances at himself. Only his stature really stood out and Clark makes up for that in his non-threatening body language. ]
No, people easily miss out the big guy.
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[ Vague gesturing at Clark's... well, everything. ]
You're tall, good-looking, broad shoulders, all muscle everywhere, chiseled jaw and pretty eyes— the question is how would people even miss you? I'd definitely check you out in a crowded room.
[ And Jim has an eye for these things so just trust him here. ]
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[ And he usually leaves the minute he does. It's a reaction he's trying to put down even now. ]
Besides, isn't all of that superficial?
[ Not that he's knocking on it. Physical attraction is important, but when Clark usually displays his powers, people don't think about how good-looking he is. ]
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[ Jim can't imagine a guy like him going by unnoticed. Props for that, really. ]
A little, sure, but it's not irrelevant either. It's normal for people to like looking at pretty things. [ Eyes go down, then back up. ] Or pretty people.
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Lots of practice.
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Well you should stop every once in a while. Nothing wrong with getting a bit of attention sometimes. And I mean the good kind of attention. [ Wink. ]
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I think I got enough attention from the people I needed it from, but I appreciate the — [ He gestures vaguely to himself. ] — compliments.
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You're one of our newer arrivals. Do you need any help? Any questions?
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[ It wouldn't take much to scan the crowd. ]
But you might want to try the ship. Chances are, they were curious.
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I'll try that first, then. They would flock to any kind of ship so chances are they'd be poking around. [ He nods at Clark. ] I can always come find you if I need help? [ Or even if he doesn't. You know. Just to tell Clark he's awesome again. ]
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Always.