logsinthenight | INTRO LOG: FEBRUARY

characters: everyone.
location: the harbor, as well as the rest of town.
date/time: february 1-3.
content: beacon's newest batch of residents arrives on the ferry. rastus gathers the town for a debriefing meeting.
warnings: n/a.

welcome to beacon.

It's dim, and the room won't stop swaying, gently rocking you back and forth. A loud sound startles you fully awake, a deep, moaning call: a foghorn. As your eyes adjust, you note faint red light streaking through the room from a tiny, round window.

You've found yourself in a private room, lying on a bed. The last things you remember are the events that led up to your death. Beside you is a folded tablet and a lantern glowing with a healthy flame.

You're on a ship. And that ship is docking.

Making your way to the deck, and eventually the pier, you find only moonlight to greet you, and a dark forest beyond. There are other people here, each with their own unique lantern, and many of them look just as lost as you are. On the ferry you've just disembarked from, the speaker system begins to play a song.

In the distance, across the waters of the lake, you can see the tall silhouette of a lighthouse, its red light slowly turning.

•••

On February 3, after the newcomers have had a chance to settle in, everyone's tablets will ping with a message from @rastus!

Come tob onfier squae.Pl eaas , we wikll disucss our orogress sincereeluy rastuaas I am th ebonfire keeeeeeepr.

...Followed by another message a few minutes later, this time from @keeper

Omg will everyone head down to Bonfire Square for Rastus' town meeting please? He wants to recap what you've all learned so far!!!

And can someone please teach him that he can record an audio message and then send it to everyone instead of looping the whole dang town in on a group text?? 😂😂😂😂

Assuming you do indeed head down to Bonfire Square after all that, what you'll find is this: a series of benches and tables have been set up surrounding the bonfire, and there's enough seating for all of Beacon's residents. As people take their seats near the fire, the barkeeper forest spirits from the Invincible toddle through the crowd with trays of hot chocolate and warm cider, along with a sampler tray of acorns and pinecones, if that's your thing.

Once everyone's here and settled, sipping on hot drinks and maybe busting a tooth on an acorn, Rastus hobbles forward to address the crowd:

"Crrk. Hello. I am Rastus. I tend to the bonfire. I have tended to the bonfire, mrawk, for years and years. You are doing, rmmm, well. Good."

He nods to emphasize the point. Yes, you are doing good.

"Talk. To each other. Share what you have learned. Yes. Crarrk. It is important."

He nods again, and then... shuffles back over to his post near the bonfire, waiting for anyone who might come by with an interest in torches. Seems it's up to you all to get each other up to speed?

Luckily for all the newcomers who may find themselves confused by their sudden arrival here, their tablets and the town have some resources available for getting acquainted with their new situation! In fact, as soon as they're prompted to enter a network username, an app containing all sorts of useful welcome information will launch. Newcomers can always check out the weekly bulletins and the records in town hall as well, and everyone's welcome to get in touch with the NPCs through their inboxes.

ooc.

Hey there, wonderful players, and welcome to In the Night! We're thrilled to welcome so many new faces into the community, and you've come at a great time! Alongside this intro log, we have our very first cat herd, which is essentially a recap of the plot thus far, as well as a rundown on a ton of great info to help get you started in the game.

But don't feel like you have to read it all right this second! ICly, Rastus will call everyone together for the town meeting on February 3 to give new characters (and players) a chance to get their bearings before smacking them in the face with all the plot. This log will cover both the ferry arrival and the cat herd meeting, so feel free to bounce around in time in your toplevels.

Remember, too, that all of the plot info available in the cat herd can now be considered common knowledge! Newbies and oldbies alike, feel free to assume that your character learns as much of that plot info as you like at this meeting, regardless of whether or not you thread it out.

And of course, go ahead and introduce yourselves on the OOC intro, as well!

DELIVERIES

The following packages can be found in the cargo hold:

The monthly store restock
For Sora: A gameboy(?), 3 CPR/AED kits, a dozen CPR/first aid training manuals, two packages of capiz shells, a set of candy molds, a caldero, and 3 gameboy games: 3-D World Runner, Decapathon VII, and Sheep It Up!
For Crowley: A variety of clockwork equipment, a large clock face, and the goods
For Jason G: 2 bulletin boards with materials for mounting, 3 packs of pushpins
For Lucius: A manual sewing machine
For Castiel: A dozen flasks of holy oil and a pillowcase-sized satchel of various natural spell components
For Duster: A double bass, complete with a case
For Prompto: A polaroid camera with enough film for 50 photos and a folding sword, which is cruder than the example he gave but roughly the same size
For Aziraphale: A large crate of snowshoes, jackets, and coats in various sizes, a bottle of wine, and a bouquet of red, white, and pink roses tied together with an elegant bow
For Javert: A large crate of various fencing gear and 3 fencing handbooks

If you submitted an item request last month and we've missed it here, let us know!

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[ Blinkblink. ]

Seriously? What, do you hold hands and sing songs with yours?

No. [He pauses.] Well, uh. One of them, yes, actually, but Jester's just like that.

[He gives Catra an openly curious look. Seriously, girl?]

I treat them with respect, and they do the same in turn. I listen if they think an idea I've got is something stupid or reckless, and if they've got ideas I let them try 'em out. I trust them.

[ Deadpan: ]

No wonder you're dead.

[ Pot, kettle, etc. ]

[Ooh, that strikes a nerve. Fjord gives her a flat glare.]

Trusting my friends isn't what got me killed. Sounds like you can't say the same.

[ Of course, that hits a nerve in return. Which Catra will do her damndest not to let on. She crosses her arms, shrugs, looks away. ]

Whatever. Do they have food around here?

[Subtle, cat girl.]

What, you mean you don't eat acorns? [He only lets the ridiculous words hold for a moment or two, before he continues.] Most of the inns around seem like they stock food, so you've got one guaranteed meal a day.

[He's gotten by on less, in the past.]

Wait, you can eat those things? I thought they were decoration or something.

[ Look, she's new to this. ]

[Blink blink.]

Do you... not know what an acorn is?

No?

[ Was she supposed to? ]

[Fjord frowns, and he's only half joking when he asks:]

Do you know what trees are?

[ Slowly, drawn out: ]

Y... e... s...

[ She just never paid much attention to them beyond how much of a pain they can be. ]

[See, he deserves that. Not the snide jabs about his friends being the death of him. That was all his own fault.]

Acorns are seeds. You plant 'em in the ground and take care of them, and they grow up into big-ass trees.

[ Huffs, unimpressed. ]

Great. So you know how trees are made.

And you didn't. I'd like to think we all have something to offer each other here, you know?

Wow. That's deep.

[ Her flat glare betrays her sarcasm. ]

[Fjord just snorts lightly.]

I'm just saying.

[But he knows he's not wanted; and hasn't been since he first approached her.]

I'll leave you be, then. But a word of advice, if I may? Things'll be a lot simpler if you at least pretend to care about folks here.

[ Great. Yet another place where you have to make yourself small to survive? Play nice so you maybe don't get tortured? Cool, that's great. ]

I didn't ask, so why don't you leave it to me?

That's why it's advice, not an answer.

[But with that, he'll take his final word and finally leave her alone. Hopefully she'll come around, but he doesn't expect it to be easy.]

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