Intro Log: The Forgotten City

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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!

Comments

[mobilized]

[why is his life like this]

Let me get this straight. You expect me to believe that whoever dumped us here brought along superhumans, robots, and schmucks like you? In what world does that make sense?

[Mostly he's just being mean as a default setting now. He's going to need a brain reset when all this is said and done with.]

[dateme]

It doesn't haha! I totally should have died on like, day one when all the pods blew up. A piece even got me right here in the head. [ Inui points, apparently NOT AT ALL BOTHERED by the fact that shrapnel (rocks, it was rocks) hit him in the side of the head.

Sure it smarted something fierce at the time (see: he had a mild concussion and bled everywhere), but now there's barely a scab, and the beginnings of a scar. ]

[mobilized]

[Fuyuhiko looks, because Inui's head is right there and also he's still kind of floored by this fucking guy. He makes a disgusted sound in the back of his throat.]

Hey, what're you so fuckin' proud of? "I totally should've died" isn't something you should be going around bragging to people, you know.

[dateme]

[ Oh Fuyu...that reaction is mild compared to the shit Inui usually provokes. He's only got one canon friend for a reason ]

What, you want me to be sad and depressed about it? Fear for my life and stuff? Want me to mope so you can make me feel better?♥ [ he leans in a little, grinning as he stuffs his hands in his pockets. ]

[mobilized]

[Fuyuhiko leans back to accommodate what he perceives to be a sudden encroachment of his comfort zone, even if it's just a small bit of actual, physical space.

inui suddenly reminds him of someone else, who is also just, like, The Fuckin' Worst.]

Wh-What the fuck is that supposed to mean? I'm saying you should be embarrassed, you bastard. Keep that shit to yourself!

[dateme]

[ Ohhh Fuyu, you have no idea how awful this guy can be ]

Embarrassed about being me? Why? [ Inui's lips spread into a grin as he watches the shorter teen back up, honestly? Kind of loving this, because it's so easy to rile this guy up. He's definitely going to need to make a habit of this. ]

[mobilized]

[Cards on the table, in terms of being easily riled up, Fuyuhiko is the jackpot, the never ending fountain, the gift that keeps on giving. And this is him having mellowed out.]

Because it's fucking pathetic, that's why! Is this whole thing just some big joke to you?! Have some fuckin' self-respect.

[dateme]

But taking yourself too seriously is weird isn't it? I mean, isn't it better to just accept the way things are? Me being all upset that I should be dead isn't gonna fix anything! [ Inui laughs, just the epitome of chill. ]

You gotta laugh when stuff's as crazy as it is right now. Otherwise you'll probably go crazy.

[mobilized]

Pretty sure you got that backwards, asshole. If you're doing nothing but laughing at shit like this, it means you've already gone off the fuckin' deep end.

[fuyuhiko "fun police" kuzuryu]

[dateme]

Only if you don't think there's a problem with all that stuff. I was pretty freaked out when it happened. That's normal right?

[ He'll fun your police, Fuyuhiko ]

[mobilized]

[Well— yes. Okay, fine. This guy has that going for him, but that's not saying a whole lot, in his opinion.]

Yeah? And what if it happens again? Like, I dunno, to the pods the rest of us just climbed out of? What, you're just not gonna give a shit, hope laser-eyes is around to protect you?

[dateme]

Well I'll probably try not to get blown up a whole bunch, and if I survive I'll go tell the guy who was banging one of those things around "I told you so", because I did totally tell him so.

After that I'll come see if you survived♥ How's that?

[ YEAH BULL HE'S GONNA PIN THIS ON YOU IF THEY BLOW AGAIN. ]