Intro Log: August 2014

[highseasmods]

WELCOME NEW CHARACTERS!
Have an intro log for the month of August!

Who: Any and all new characters, as well as anyone hanging out on or around Isla Empieza!
Where: Near the fountain in the town center.
When: New characters will arrive around August 10th! The log is good for as long as you need it.
What: You've just been dropped on your head in a weird new world. Time to figure out what the heck is going on!
Status: VERY OPEN.

You wake up to a muggy, humid afternoon. Out of doors and in the heat is a purely miserable experience, complete with biting flies that seem to rise up in swarms, especially in the more ramshackle parts of the town. The locals however seem cheerful and will gladly help out where they can. The air is filled with chatter about some sort of race and what a lucky start to the year! There are various posters and sketches, and even small crude commemorative dolls of three men, each displaying a number. (#1, #2, #3) Some of these dolls will be burnt in effigy later, so make sure to get them while they're not hot!

Feel free to throw your characters here if you need a place for them to get situated and start figuring things out! Start new threads, tag into others, meet the people who might just become part of your crew! Older characters will be in and out, too, depending who is on the island at the current time.

HAVE FUN! And welcome to High Seas!

Comments

10th

[barb_notbabs]

Someone else had come to the fountain. Someone wearing a purple costume, and wishing very much that she had some civvies with her. She planned on covering her costume up as soon as she could, but finding this fountain had been priority one. Any hints would do.

Another person already there perked her curiosity. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to look like Batgirl right that second. "See anything interesting?"

[tactilelearner]

"Old poem," came the careful Southern drawl. Rogue glanced and -- Well. Not something she saw every day, that was for sure. Though not that different than what the X-Men wore when they had time to get into their uniforms. Definitely not an X-Man. Still, Angel had his own costume. As far as Rogue was concerned, the other girl was probably a mutant.

She managed not to even crack a smile at the ears. Far be it for her to judge, but... Logan couldn't pull it off and neither could she.

"Considerin' that, the book mentionin' it specific'ly, an' the fact that this place looks like a major Ren fair? I'm guessin' it's important."

[barb_notbabs]

Barbara thought they made her look dashing, thank you very much. Plus, they linked her with Batman. Her only power was gymnastics, though.

"You're not from around here, either, huh?" Barb was disappointed. "Any idea what it means?"

[tactilelearner]

Oh, she has plenty of ideas. It might be real, the legend it talks about. Might just be a story. A powerful gem shattered into pieces. But there are two more theories: it's a Key, like the rings... or it's a distraction. Something to keep anyone who comes here believing tall tales like that running around without really looking at anything else, too busy hunting for the quest, like life's really a storybook.

But, she shrugs. "None at all. Jus' seems like a lotta nonsense t' me."

[barb_notbabs]

Her eyes narrow, but not at Rogue. She's taking the tale at face value, for now, but more suspicions will begin creeping in before long. Particularly if she doesn't see some of this supposed magic.

"Seems like we're looking for something, to me."

[tactilelearner]

"Or it's jus' a story," Rogue muttered, rather unenthused. After all, some legends were real, some weren't. Some, even if true, were best left undisturbed.

[barb_notbabs]

"You got any better ideas?" She was open to other avenues, but looking for this might be the best hope of finding a clue.

[tactilelearner]

"I got here an hour ago. Y' think I'm sure 'bout anythin' here?"

She wasn't jumping to conclusions, that was for sure. She had a lot of questions. People who were obviously just as new as her? Weren't going to have the answers she needed. That'd take a lot more looking.

[barb_notbabs]

About the same time as Barbara, then. At least that was something. It must have happened in a group wave.

"I'm sure this is the only clue we've got."

[tactilelearner]

A clue? Rogue managed not to scoff or roll her eyes. She was proud of herself. The other girl wanted to be a detective, obviously, and Rogue wasn't about to point out that a faded carving into stone wasn't exactly an infallible source. Or that she might be falling into one of the most obvious traps.

She shrugged. "Whatever you say."

[barb_notbabs]

[Barbara narrowed her eyes, but left it. She was a detective; more or less. She wasn't stupid enough to swallow this hook line and sinker, but until something better came along...

She bent down to examine the statue, deciding to ignore the redhead for now.]