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

[superblack]

"Merely." Something tells me you do that more than once or twice. [He sighs. He's too tired to really look defiant, especially to someone of her age, but what does it say that he's just tired and not annoyed?

He's seen too much in his time.]

That's going to piss someone off one day and while I have a feeling that you don't care, it won't end well at some point.

[adamance]

[Meanwhile, Lexa is perfectly aware of what her antagonism does to people, and doesn't care. It's not what got her killed, and it's made her enemies. But there's a balance.

And in her opinion, she's only gained more insight on Bruce.]

I've led my people into war. I know that a few barbs can be the cause of that war.

[It's an overly convoluted (unnecessarily so) way of saying "I know I piss people off."]

[superblack]

[Doesn't he know about it.

Of course. He's Bruce Wayne, not Batman. Batman took care of the war, made more enemies than friends, and summarily pissed off the entirety of the underworld in one fell swoop.

Bruce Wayne is just an eccentric businessman and a playboy.]

You run a gang or should I assume this is more of a civil war?

[Though "war" is an accurate descriptor of what happens in Gotham's worst places.]

[adamance]

A "civil" war would imply unity among the different clans. Unfortunately, that's not always been the case. Still, it would be the more apt descriptor ... I command a whole people.

[Even at her age. She may be in her early twenties, but there is still a great, great deal of youth on her side. All the same, there's the sense that while she can be caustic, she's not unaware of the fact. She utilizes it like a weapon to try to seek out weak points.]

[superblack]

[He has a lot to say on the matter, but he holds it back. Ask too much, and he suspects he'll be met with a level of hostility or lack of any real answers.]

Bad time to remind you we're not a whole people here, right? [He can only shrug. They're not to a point where they need to wage war and unite to that level, not yet. Stupid to assume they might not get there, though. Bruce had to be prepared for all possibilities, and if they do get to that point?

Well, he knows who to call.] You'll be the one leading us into fights, and probably out of them too. Don't start fights between yourself and the few people that are here. We're already short-handed as it is.