etrayalogs | OCTOBER MINGLE

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OCTOBER MINGLE

WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: October 25th - Early November
WHERE: Etraya
WHAT: The arrival of newcomers, and some holiday fun!
NOTES\WARNINGS: Supernatural elements, temporary physical alterations, mild horror and jump scares, spooky scary skeleton robots, mild suggestion of compulsion or loss of control, mild body horror.

⏵ arrival ⏴
Welcome to Etraya! Everything is fine now. 😊

Arrival goes expected - or it does for the most part. Aurora greets newcomers in the hospital as they awaken, offers a brief explanation and gives them their earpiece so they can communicate with one another.

Around the hospital and outside of it, Companion Bots are hard at work decorating the city for Halloween—complete with festive touches like pumpkins, cobwebs, and glowing ghost decorations. The atmosphere is fun, light-hearted, and maybe just a little spooky. 🎃👻

Some carry buckets of candy, and offer those they come across a trick or treat. Except both options are, in fact, treats. 🍬 Tricks are treats specifically wrapped in a green wrapper that very clearly declares that they are tricks. Treats are wrapped in orange, and labeled with treat! Companion bots will recommend that those who do want to take a trick take them when they're beside their friends. There won't be any permanent effects from these, nor will they be terrible tricks - just fun ones! All effects last roughly 24 hours.

Giggle Drops cause uncontrollable giggling that bubbles up randomly, even during serious conversations.
Beasty Bites cause characters to grow small fangs, and they will begin craving red foods - apples, cherries, etc.
Bat Gummies cause small, bat-like shadows to follow characters around wherever they wander. These shadows are harmless, and super cute.
Pumpkin Puff is a cotton-candy-like treat, that causes their voices to change dramatically. Either becoming significantly deeper or perhaps very high-pitched, as if they've recently inhaled helium.
Floating Fudge gives characters the ability to float in the air! Just a few feet off the ground, but it's still fun. Right?

⏵ getting spooky! ⏴
Etraya is embracing the season - and maybe even going a little overboard.

Around the hospital, a few small pop-up shops are manned by festively dressed companion bots. They offer samples to everyone - although sampling isn't really necessary. After all, everything here is free!

Candy Shops: Perfect for stocking up on sweets and treats for the upcoming trick-or-treating event. These will not stock the tricks the companion bots offer around Etraya, but instead only carry harmless sweets. They do take custom requests, too, and are happy to create the treats others want!

Costume Shops: Find the perfect costume for Halloween! But beware... rumor has it, if you wear a costume, you might become whatever you dressed up as for a few hours. Those who put on vampire costumes may find themselves suddenly craving blood and growing fangs - those with werewolf costumes may find themselves feeling a little wolfish. These effects may last a few hours, up to a few days.

⏵ masquerade ⏴

In the spirit of mystery, Etraya will be hosting a Masquerade Ball outside the hospital through the nights of October 26th and 27th. Dance anonymously with other attendees and make new friends under the cover of your disguise. Everyone receives a single rose they can exchange with someone else throughout the evening. At the stroke of midnight, the roses will reveal the true identities of your masked dance partners. 🌹

⏵ all hallow's eve ⏴

On October 31st, multiple companion bots set up shop along one of the walkways through the larger island towards the center. With chairs and small booths set up, they offer candies out to trick-or-treaters who wander around through the first part of the night. Some of them will request trick-or-treaters to do a trick for them, to earn a bigger treat! They may ask characters to dance, sing, or show a talent unique to them. Can your character bend themselves into a pretzel? They want to see it, and will offer them a nice bracelet in exchange! Can they whistle super loud? Maybe they'll get a nice piece of kevlar armor after showing off. This can be anything within reason - bike parts, small weaponry, armor pieces, toys, canvases for painting. Please request these items HERE.

Not everything is as light-hearted as it seems, however. Aurora issues a warning to the citizens of Etraya: Do not stay outside after midnight. Strange happenings have been reported, and those who disobey may start seeing visions of past loved ones. The visions are compelling—guiding people away from the safety of the buildings and into the mysterious mist surrounding the outskirts.

But be careful, these spirits may not be as friendly as they seem.

If you come into contact with these ghosts, you’ll feel a chilling cold, leading to hypothermia-like symptoms. The longer you’re exposed, the worse it gets. Treatment? You’ll need to be warmed up quickly.

⏵ skellys! ⏴

The Companion Bots wanted to join in on the fun, so they painted themselves with glow-in-the-dark paint to look like skeletons. But in the dead of night, for those already suffering from the chilling touch of the ghosts, seeing glowing skeletons approach from the darkness might not be the most comforting sight. 🤖💀

Stay safe, warm up, and enjoy the festivities!

⏵ NOTES ⏴

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I.. [ He starts, clearly still a little baffled. It's like Fabian's brain is still busy catching up with the rest of the situation in front of him.

Then it finally does, and the teen quickly shakes his head. ]

No, I'm not nervous! [ Please don't put emphasis on that word, Fabian, you will only make it sound as if you are actually nervous.. ] It's just-- I think you are severely misunderstanding the situation! I'm not here for a costume!

[ You know.

Said in the middle of a costume shop and all. ]

It was this...thing, this entity that wanted our despair, to feed off it. It infected some of us and made us help it spread around, put people through a rough time.

There were these shadowy things attacking another part of Etraya, in this big empty city. [ He waves a hand in a direction, but he can't figure out which direction Nova City is in currently. ] I was seeing stuff when that was happening, when the Im'mari was around. Everything started calming down after some of us with the infection got it out, but, I... I don't know that we got it all.

[ He doesn't even know if they all agreed that was a thing was happened. Then again, the details about that are kinda hazy. ]

I see...

[It definitely explains the shadowy figures he'd encountered when he'd first arrived at Nova City back when he first arrived at Etraya. Clearly there’s more to whatever's going on outside of the main objective of saving their respective worlds.]

Is there anything else I should know about?

Um...

[ Well, he's trying to think. What else is there to know about? ]

Do you know the kind of missions we've had?

There's really only one thing he can say to that. What Harold is offering is impossible. John isn't sure he could survive having Harold this close for so long. Having Harold's hand on his leg. He's already bursting from just this little.

Instead John finds something to count. He settles on the small dining table. He lets himself trace the shape of the legs, the chairs pushed up, going over the corners and counting them, thinking of the angles and lines. It's an easy trick he trained himself to do a long time ago. When he checks in again his breathing is back to normal and he's sure he can speak in his usual calm, sure tone.

"I'm fine, Finch."

Hmph! Then why are you here if not for a costume! Obviously, you need me to help you.

( there's no need to be afraid or worried, not even nervous because 37 will handle all the problems that he's having. it doesn't make sense to be here, but not hunt for something perfect even though all the costumes here are not up to par... shape wise.

she pouts only for a little until she calms herself down with a deep breath, and she's already placing the onesie into his hands. )

Or... it's a costume for someone else! You can still be of use!!

Can you?

( that's the thing about imaginary numbers, while not being able to enter the transcendental world, that doesn't mean they can't interact with the world. she's never seen an imaginary number attempt this though, and it's why she seems pretty expectant of him as she takes a step closer. )

As long as you do, in your rebirth, you will be allowed entry into the Transcendental World.

( something imaginary numbers have to work for unlike real numbers, but she only smiles because he sounds willing to learn. that's the most difficult part for imaginary numbers, they tend to reject what isn't normal to them because a world like that is beyond their imagination. )

But you must work hard this life— ( she glances at the prism in her hand before it breaks into fragments, disappearing right before his eyes. ) It was only an example of creating a familiar shape you should know. Sometimes, I can explain how to find the degrees, or even the vertex angle, or even the surface integral!

Dean.

( she turns to him once given his name, she seems almost disappointed, but maybe that's because it's always like this. )

You both use phonetic symbols, but I will try to remember. It helps in connecting you to the World of Matters, but do not get so attached. Outside of it, there is truth, and people tend to forget that. Are you Imaginary?

( the thing is... even with the bucket held out, she tilts her head to the side watching as castiel makes his way to take a few candy corn.

they're triangles!!! they look like... triangles!! which makes her expression light up and she follows suit taking one. )

How amazing! ( before she eats it, she is watching to see what castiel does since he is a real number, irrational probably, but his reaction will alert her if this is good. )

(he can dance, and he can lead. that part is hardly a concern, unlike the expression she gives to his excitement and interest - did he overdo it? the enthusiasm doesn't die, but instead of calling attention to her, he turns it towards himself through the steps of a shared dance.)

... I've never heard of such a thing... I'm sorry, it's all just very new, so I'm learning a lot--

(not a lie, but he sounds awfully embarrassed about it.)

[ It's not necessarily easy to pull off an aghast look behind a mask, but Krouse is actually fairly good at emoting without most of his face when he wants to be. Looking aghast is a good cover for looking, briefly, deeply unsettled. ]

Yeah. I don't know that they could give you much on that front.

[ Or: embarrassing is only technically one of the words that applies to the stories they could tell about him. Another word that springs to mind is severely incriminating. And Krouse is eighteen enough that both prospects feel almost equally terrible. ]

Tell you what. I don't ask Finch about your embarrassing stories, you don't ask my fellow multiversal travelers about mine. Deal?

[ That's really going to make Vax worry about his chances here. ]

She's the goddess of death.

[ Well, he wonders what Loki's impression is of him now. Some of the Matron's followers are definitely kind of... cult-y? And strange in their worshipping practices. Vax didn't sign up for that. ]

( this person was interesting to say the least and his behavior seemed to indicate that despite his height, they must have been a similar age. at least that's what heather reasoned with how he adverted his gaze but held his hand out to her.

she shook it gently, lingering a bit more than she should as she took in how the texture of it felt. if she were more bold, she would have pressed it against her face out of sheer curiosity. instead she released it and watched as he finally locked eyes with her again. )

Gorgug? That's....unique.

( as if all of him wasn't. )

Diner? Bracelet beads? Where was this when I arrived. I found a weird tray of cookies and before I could even think, I was eating food from the free food trucks and my mind was being messed with hard.

"Fair enough!", she managed to say was they made their way onto the dancefloor once more. Their first dance had felt rather rushed and while she hated the term, it truly felt as if she had been seeing stars. It was nice to let loose and be free for the night-

in fact, Heather enjoyed it so much she couldn't help but feel sentimental about the whole thing. It was then that she realized she didn't even get this stranger's name.

"I'll hold you tightly when I dip you then, but only if you tell me your name?"

[ Unique? He tilts his head slightly, curious, but doesn't get the opportunity to ask or comment on it. Rather, his brow furrows with some confusions as she mentions food trucks. ]

Food trucks? There were food trucks? [ He's trying to think if he's seen any as of late, but he's grimacing as he's thinking about it, making his tusks protrude more from the lower sides of his mouth. ] I've really been out of it... I didn't know any of that. And they screwed with your head too?

[ He sounds offended for her, because what the hell? After the last couple of months, that's the last thing they need to be going through. Enough heads have been screwed with. ]

Obviously. Hence why I was flying while the sweets were in effect.

[ Linhardt had known what he was doing. It isn't his fault the giant oaf hadn't listened. ]

Who's to say I don't comment on the biological functions of my own species? Our esophagus is next to our airway. Intestines are absurd.

[ With another floating pass, Linhardt looks Manny up and down.]

What are you? I've never seen a creature like you.

[Jason starts to lead the way]

Hernan then.

[It feels strange to call anyone who isn't Clark Kent Superman]

You always were Superman or did that take some time to get into that?

[ The hatchling stares back with reproaching blue eyes, then huffs in clear annoyance. It's being perfectly clear! It struggles its way out of the depression and then rolls onto its back, panting in an exaggerated fashion, clearly mimicking the effects of overheating. Too warm. Do you understand now, giant feline? The demonstration only lasts a moment before the dragonling rights itself, then climbs back into the dragon shaped dent, once again looking at Sleeper with insistent eyes. Shallower, please.]

I have wings.

[ vax can't see them. but they're there.

he watches vax intently — it might be a little creepy, but he just wants to know if he likes the drink he chose. if he doesn't, he can get another. ]

( geez, wasn't this guy suppose to be here longer than she had?

she had to wonder just what the hell was happening at this place. the man from her world, vincent, who had arrived a month prior to her did mention something about fears being exploited. she wasn't sure what to make of that but it seemed this place was more of a challenge than she had been expecting. )

Well just be lucky you missed out on it. Free food is never free it seems.

( she didn't want to embarrass herself further by divulging what she had been through. another person to look down on her, pity her, or be worried for her wasn't what she wanted. she wanted to make friends and be normal for once.

a bit ironic considering who she was speaking to. )

Forget about it, I'm fine now. How...how old are you anyways?

I'm pleased that I'm an integer. Imagine if I were 51/354ths. Or 31/1024ths. That would be distressing.

[ The mage knows not the complexities of the numerical system that this man's world uses to categorize magic-users, but he does know that he would much rather be an integer than a messy fraction. Real number or not. Integers are more satisfying in some way that Linhardt feels intuitively. He doubts he could explain his preferences any more than he could articulate why he prefers green to orange.]

6 is a very pleasing number, though I think it would also involve a great deal of pressure. I hope that I am a quieter number. Something such as 52. I would like to be even, I think. Even numbers have a certain symmetry to them that is pleasing.

[Because of course, even in this, Linhardt has preferences. Regardless of the system and its meanings, Linhardt has his own preferences and desires and will not quiet them.]

I have some virtues.

[False humility is only the mirror of ego, and Linhardt has time for neither.]

Hopefully, it does not come with a corresponding responsibility.

[Because that is usually the catch when it comes to systems of power.]

The wall punch makes Krouse snort again, sauntering lazily around the corner in more of a slide over the bricks than an actual walk. His shoulders never really leave the wall as he looks the growling blond over, and - he's definitely seen him around in the general milling populace, but can't put a name to the face.

For the time being, Krouse decides his name is Hyenalad. The aggression, the laughter, the spiky mane. It fits.

"That's exactly what I'd expect someone who got poisoned by a stupid robot to say," Krouse says, chipper and obnoxious, "Didn't your parents ever teach you to check your Halloween candy before you ate it? That's how you avoid raisins. Or poisoning."

[ Krouse is almost past suspecting that Dazai either has some access to the information database Aurora has on them, or some variant of a power like Lisa's. Almost. When Dazai picks those innocuous words in particular, the suspicion flares back up, but Krouse is even-keeled enough tonight to know that he's responding with a kneejerk surge from a raw nerve.

His hands curl up in his hoodie pockets all the same, his smile regaining and then losing its fixed quality as he makes himself relax. ]

No promises.

[ If Dazai does have Krouse's file, or he's just reading Krouse like an actual book, then Dazai will know what's not funny about that joke. If he's just a guy who happens to get very fucking lucky on Minesweeper, he'll just know he got a hit. ]

But if something tries to kill us out there, I'll doublecheck if you want it to eat you before I book it. Sound fair?

[ He frowns deeper, but he doesn't say anything about it; he'll have to ask Fabian if he knows anything about it, put a point of time to it if he could. It was pretty clear this girl didn't want to talk much about it.

(Food trucks though.... really?) ]

Uh, I was seventeen when I showed up here? I haven't been stuck here for a year yet, so.. I guess I'm still that. [ It's an odd thing to say, but Gorgug's noticed the season changing, and it's moving closer to what it was around his birthday. He doesn't know what that would mean for ages, and he doesn't want to think about it, either.

He thinks about her asking instead, and he looks at his hands and then back at her. ]

Am I the first time... am I the first half-orc you've seen? Is that why you asked? [ Or, maybe...he looks at himself again. ] Do I look seventeen?

"It's all right. Worse crimes." He chimes in return with the same amount of cheer and openness.

"Guess that means that you're still a kid at heart, huh?" But Vincent can't trust any of the food in front of him right now. He wants someone to test things first. Those food trucks upset his sensibilities and senses. It was only luck and experience that allowed him to realize the trick to what was going on.

Um...to be fair you're the first non-human I've seen that isn't trying to kill me...

( the monsters in silent hill were technically monsters, even if vincent had tried to mess with her and imply they were humans.

with a shrug, she simply offered an apologetic expression. she hadn't been trying to insult him or put in in a weird spot. however hearing they were the same age was at least comforting?

if they even aged the same way. )

Uh that's in human years right? You aren't like secretly 1,000 years old or anything?

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but he has food so why apologize

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Bless - sorry Linhardt's rude and Fodlan doesn't even have elephants...

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Thanks for your patience rough few days

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:D

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