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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Well, I mean, [ peter pauses, makes an uncertain sound as he chooses his words. ] It was a rescue mission, right? And we rescued everyone, but it just... didn't really go as planned.

[ sometimes he thinks if they didn't take that mission, maybe jean wouldn't have had to take that solar flare into herself. she would have been fine and none of rest would have happened. but it's too late for that now, even if he wishes things were different. ]

Kinda, yeah. But the book there was pretty helpful, and I'm sure I'll feel the same about this thing [ he points to his tablet ] once I get the hang of it. So maybe I can get a rain check on those questions once I, you know, get my afterlife legs under me properly.

But, for now, [ he holds out his hand. ] I'm Peter.

[ At first Riku watches Peter out of the corner of his eye, but he talks about a rescue not going as planned and he cuts his eyes away before closing them. ]

I'm sorry. [ What he doesn't say is he can relate, thinking of how winning the day wasn't enough until he could find Kairi and bring her home again. And everything that happened afterwards... ]

Peter? [ He looks at him, the corner of his mouth lifting a little. ] We already have one of those. Last name isn't Parker, is it?

[ He takes his hand, shaking it. ] ...Riku.

Nah, it's— [ he pauses and blows out a breath. it's not good, but, ] it happened and we're here now, so... you know. Crossing bridges as we get to them.

[ this isn't a very good topic of conversation. then again, what's a good topic when you're dead and stuck in a town with other people in perpetual darkness? things he'd never thought he'd ever have to consider. ]

It's Maximoff, actually. [ handshakes are good, handshakes are great. it makes for a nice segue into something a little less depressing. ] Guess now you know two. I'm the cooler one, but you didn't hear that from me.

[ Maximoff? Riku met Wanda like six or more months ago and hasn't kept in touch; Riku lost Kairi, Dawn and Sora not long after. So the name might sound a little familiar but it doesn't really ring any bells. He's met a lot of people. ]

I don't know... Parker does like horror flicks.

[ Hardly a basis for who is cooler, especially since it means he likes films like one called The Fly. On the other hand, this Peter's confidence seems to have lightened the mood a little. ]

[ it's what he does best; it's easy to play up the confidence at his own expense because he has never cared enough about himself to really believe in it. but it's enough when he's able to get a laugh, or even just to ease the tense line of their shoulders.

it's not much, but sometimes it's enough. ]

Yeah? I like horror flicks, too. Ask him if he's ever seen The Poltergeist. Weird stuff, man.

[ Everyone deals with the situation differently. Some embrace the second chance, however small or brief, some can scarcely breathe or see around the pain of what they've lost, there's a whole range in between, and the things that keep them going here are as disparate.

Riku can't promise he'll remember to ask the other Peter about The Poltergeist, but it seems like the two of them would get along. ]

Guess you two will have to meet. Can't judge which one's better like this.

[ Not that he'd actually go comparing them, but he's carrying a subject along to the finish. ]

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