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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-03-15 06:25 pm

Intro Log.





Ding, dong, bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Thin.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To try to drown poor pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm,
But killed all the mice in the farmer's barn.




ou wake in knee-deep water, cold as ice and stagnant, in a space that is far too echoey and spacious. It feels like a massive cave, but looking up... there's only one small, circular opening that shows grey sky and shines any sort of light.

It looks like a long trip upwards, a small cylinder with walls of brick that's just a little too high to reach, even when jumping. Getting out is probably going to be a bit of a task, especially considering the water is more than cold enough to make limbs go numb.

The dark makes it impossible to see much further, but the space seems large, all filled with water, but with no other way out, stone walls the only thing for an intrepid explorer to find.

But most importantly of all... you're not alone.




Welcome to Awash's first intro log, everyone! Please review the FAQ and rules before playing. Characters have all woken at the bottom of the well in the middle of the town (which seems a lot bigger on the inside, somehow), and it looks like they'll have to put in some work to get out.

Once out, they'll be free to explore the various locations the Town has to offer at will. Just try not to die on any of the far-too-rickety walkways.

Further information can be found here at the OOC post, and don't forget to greet your fellow players here!

brightlyshines: (Estelle stare)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-16 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Joshua might not be able to see the look on her face from his spot clinging to the wall, but he's definitely getting the Estelle Stare™ at that.]

Uh huh. Right.... be extra careful then.

[His recent standards of careful leave much to be desired, in Estelle's expert opinion.]

Hopefully you can find something up there like a rope...
whereabout: it was really uncalled for. (he said a lot of nice things about me)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-16 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ It is a testament to the closeness of their bond that he doesn't even have to be looking at her to feel the Estelle Stare™.

He's not going to try and defend himself. He knows he'll lose. ]


That'd be the best case scenario. But I'll figure something out, if not.
brightlyshines: (Welllll)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-16 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Good man. Estelle's got every right to be concerned, ok!

But she also knows Joshua means it, when he says he'll be careful.]


Right... At the very least you can probably get help, right? If this is a well, there might be people around.
whereabout: and put its blood in my hair to warn the others off. (it looks like i murdered a care bear)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-16 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
If they're friendly.

[ Because of course that caveat probably wouldn't occur to Estelle, but who knows what any inhabitants of this area might be like? ]
brightlyshines: (concerned)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-16 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
If.....

[Of course, it was always a possibility they weren't, though Estelle would like to hope that any civilization they could find was friendly. Still, they had to end up here somehow.....

She grips her staff tightly, keeping watch on Joshua's slow ascent.]


Right... I guess I don't have to say it twice, but... be careful, ok?
whereabout: and we need a new garage door. (so i almost just died there.)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-16 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry.

[ He's got this. He's totally got this.

And with that, he turns his full attention to the climb. ]
brightlyshines: (erm)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-16 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Estelle will turn her full attention to watching his back and grip as he climbs, ready to brace his fall if he does in fact fall.

She has full faith in his ability to make it, though.]
whereabout: to you than when you threw up on my floor (honestly i've never been more attracted)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-16 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's slow going, but he doesn't slip - and eventually, finally gets high enough to get a hand on the top edge of the well, where he pauses for a moment to wait and see if anyone is out there to...see it? Yell? Grab his hand? Try to push him back in?

When none of that happens, he pulls himself up, climbs over the edge, and lands next to the well in a crouch, pulling his knives and taking a look around.

...still nothing happening.

Okay, that makes things easier.

And when he resheathes his blades and takes a look around, he notices something very promising, and leans to call down to Estelle below. ]


I'm up. Get ready for an incoming bucket.
brightlyshines: (chipper)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-16 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Estelle watches him disappear over the edge, and she tries to take the silence that follows as a good sign. If there was anyone guarding the top, surely there'd be a ruckus, right?

She beams up at him when he finally leans back in, nodding vigorously before calling out.]


Got it! Ready when you are.
whereabout: in your bed. i would check (there may or may not be knives)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-17 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He tests the rope the bucket is on, but it seems strong enough, so dooooown the bucket goes - though once he guesses it's about three-fourths of the way down, he slows up a bit on how fast he's feeding the rope.

He is definitely not going to be the guy stupid enough to clonk his girlfriend on the head with a fast-moving bucket. ]
brightlyshines: (battle ready)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-17 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[That would be rather unfortunate, yeah-- mostly for the ear drums of everyone who's down here. Estelle reaches up, catching the bucket readily before tugging firmly on the rope. Seems secure enough--]

Alright, I think I can climb this!
whereabout: an actual functioning adult because why (fun fact: i don't want to be)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-17 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's pretty quiet up here, but I'm watching your back.

[ Or front, as the case may be, but the point remains the same? ]
brightlyshines: (SIGH)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-17 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Got it!

[Estelle shoots him a short thumbs up before rubbing her hands together and then grabbing onto the rope to heft herself up. She's no Joshua, but climbing at least was something Estelle was good at. She works her way up with a steady pace, thankful for the protection her gloves offer on the way up so she can wrap the rope around her hand in places.

Soon enough she's reached the top, and Estelle grips onto the stone edge, heaving herself up carefully.]


Phew. That is so not fun in damp clothes....
whereabout: to make you think of all the bad things you've done (nothing like a long car ride)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-18 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Joshua goes ahead and lowers the bucket again once she's up - he's not sure how well anyone else down there will do with it, but if anyone can handle it he wants it to be ready for them.

And, okay, he didn't really take a moment to react to everything before, because getting Estelle out was his first priority. But this place... ]


Estelle.

[ look at dis shit ]
brightlyshines: (upset)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-18 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Estelle shakes her wrists out once she's up and sitting on the edge of the well, but... well, it's hard not to notice the state of the town now that she's topside. The motion of her hand slows to a stop, red eyes growing wide as she looks around them.

It was....]


What in the world is this?!

[Someone stop her before she tumbles back down the well in shock.]
whereabout: it was stuck in my bedroom ceiling (i found your knife.)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-18 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ He grabs her wrist when he notices a waver in her stance, because what is he here for if not saving Estelle from herself. ]

I don't know.
brightlyshines: (paper tests are hard)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-18 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[A boon of his ninjahax: saving Estelle from breaking her neck since S.1197. She steadies herself, grabbing onto Joshua's arm and standing up quickly once she's regained her balance.]

But this.... how is this even possible? It's like the color's drained out of everything! And the buildings...

[No one's lived here in a long, long time, it looks like.]

The whole place looks abandoned.
whereabout: the hibachi cook if his knife was a hattori hanzo (you wouldn't stop asking)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-18 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Joshua saves Estelle from breaking her neck, Estelle saves Joshua from his crippling self-hatred. The give and take of a healthy relationship! ]

We're still in color, though. So it can't just be the light somehow behaving differently here; it really is the place itself.

[ However that works. ]
brightlyshines: (SIGH)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-18 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[the most supportive couple. Together they'll probably not die horribly. Probably.]

A-at least there's that.... though it's a bit freaky in it's own way that we're the only ones unaffected... This place looks like something out of a nightmare.
whereabout: and put its blood in my hair to warn the others off. (it looks like i murdered a care bear)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-19 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's quiet for a long moment, because when he considers what has the power to do something this weird...well, the only theory he can come up with seems doubtful, because the pieces don't really seem to fit right to blame this on something like the Aureole. An unknown factor with that kind of power, on the other hand, isn't exactly reassuring.

Putting that forward at this early stage doesn't seem productive, honestly. They have enough to worry about. ]


We should get a better look around.
brightlyshines: (turn)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah....

[Estelle would have thought the Aureole was behind this, too, if it wasn't for the fact that it was rubble at the bottom of the lake now. But the fact that there was something else out there that could do something like this.... well that was a bit unsettling.]

The houses seem like a good place to start, if they're open.
whereabout: in your bed. i would check (there may or may not be knives)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-19 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ haha. if only.

He nods. ]


Doesn't matter if they're open. Let's start there.

[ Yes, he is suggesting breaking and entering. Look, who's gonna care? ]
brightlyshines: (Huh really)

[personal profile] brightlyshines 2018-03-19 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't...? Oh!

[Right, Joshua can probably break in. Or Estelle can kick a door down, whichever works really.

There are two kinds of people]


Well, let's go then!
whereabout: is that i maced my shadow. (all i remember about walking back home)

[personal profile] whereabout 2018-03-19 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He glances around, considering a direction to start with, and settles for...north! Away they go... ]