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.

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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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[Bruce would not call it cautious optimism that pushes him forward. He is too careful about the checks and balances around him, to attentive to what leverage is possessed, what could be considered dangerous and how to account for it. He does believe that change is possible, there are some good minds here and a genuine willingness to see the cause through to the end, even if some motives are more selfish than others. This is not a new quality. Bruce has always been both stubborn and idealistic, perhaps it was only a matter of time before the two married.

As for the matter of 'why they're here' it's the kind of greater understanding, greater force in the universe question that he prefers not to ask. There are more immediate, more pressing concerns.]

I suppose it's only natural.

[It's true that a great deal of curiosity- of time, energy, and resources, has been spent on the spirits sharing this world with them. That's simply fact, whether Bruce agrees with the allocation (he doesn't) is moot.]

It's easier for people to try and understand or control something tangible- what they can see and hear. The spirits are an omnipresent force in a way that the World Eaters are not.

Harder to point fingers at something you can't really see.

[ some things are the same no matter where he goes. change takes time; some are more accepting of it than others, and some are quick to revert back when they don't get their way. peter doesn't know where the people here fall on the spectrum — maybe if he was more charismatic like charles or raven, he could rally everyone together, pull this meeting into something more structured and organized. building people up was never something he was particularly good at. ]

What about you, though? What's your perspective?

[It feels like something of a loaded question even when that isn't the intention; because there are plenty of things he could say that sound good- that cast the situation into a certain light. But Bruce doesn't feel judgmental about it. Fear and worry, attempts to understand and even control what's happening around them, to feel capable- it's very human.

Bruce looks out at the crowd with dark eyes, quiet and watchful.]

I don't think we have enough evidence for anything yet.

[More open collaboration might help, participation in the logbook, a unified effort to explore in some kind of systematic approach. He thinks these things might help but he suspects the buy-in to be small.]

It isn't really a matter of good people or bad people. A difference of motive or opinion is enough to stall progress.

I'm sorry. This isn't a very good welcoming talk.

You're good. I mean, the bird man is great and all, but I get the impression he's not the talkative type.

[ it's not his intention, but maybe it just comes off that way without him being really conscious of it. it's always been a struggle, the difference between what is human and what is mutant, the fine line that blurs only when it's convenient; the us versus them outlook that's never really disappeared even after the formation of the x-men. but that doesn't mean much in this town, where there are humans and spirits and everything in between, pushed together all in one place to coexist, or not.

but since they're on the subject of welcoming talk, he sticks out his hand over the cooling mug of hot chocolate. ]

I'd say nice to meet you, but, uh— [ he shrugs. ] I'm Peter.

[Another Peter.]

Bruce.

[This part, at lest, is familiar. Bruce has taken so many hands in his life thus far that he could be carried on muscle memory alone. The shake is firm and professional, missing only the suit he'd been perpetually dressed in, before he withdraws.]

But I'm not sure I can confirm or deny. I've never talked very much to Rastus. You can request items from him and he'll do his best to bring them on the next ferry, but accuracy can vary. Your odds are better with Pluto's crew when the night market comes around, but they barter.

For better or worse, I suppose you're not likely to be bored. Death isn't all that different from life.

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