OCTOBER MINGLE

[etrayamods]

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 ⏴ For all questions relating to this log, please refer to the mod queries comment. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ. ⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

Comments

item requests!

[etrayamods]

please list the trick the characters will be performing, as well as what item they'll want!

[ornithologist]

Harold can recite something like the first several hundred digits of pi, could he do that in exchange for a small handgun?

[etrayamods]

A small, loaded handgun, yes!

[abstractly]

Math nerd number 2 here!

She can make a glowing triangle appear out of thin air and begin to explain how a triangle is a fundamental shape that covers most figures. If you join two triangles together you get a square, rectangle or a parallelogram, join three or four triangles together to get a pentagon, join six and you'll get a hexagon, with eight you can get an octagon! This is displayed by the triangle she uses that moves on its own, breaking it in parts to become many triangles to prove that they in fact can become these shapes. However, she finds that information not enough, and if the bots let her go on, she'll start reciting pages and pages out of Euclid's "Elements" without missing a beat.

She wants an item that will help her stay out past midnight safely.

[etrayamods]

She will receive a bright lantern that wards away night ghosties.

[nimbuster]

Cloud is going to breakdance for the companion bots in exchange for something nice for his cat. Cool toy, fancy water fountain, window shelf, comfy bed...whatever the bots come up with.

[etrayamods]

Cloud will get a human dog bed, it is very comfy!

[unaliveyourself]

dazai will perform some nifty sleight of hand tricks. he will want ... a metal file, something like this. for normal reasons, honest,,

[etrayamods]

Dazai will obtain his very normal metal file for normal reasons.

[aimsforknees]

John is going to completely disassemble and reassemble his gun with his eyes closed! He would like two walkie talkies.

[nitropowered]

Bakugo will grudgingly present a tiny but beautiful firework display on his palm. Kind of like a fireworks display for ants. Could he get this, a small round ram stuffed animal? It would be a non-powered version of Deku's plushie from the plushie event.

[balanced]

6 can reluctantly turn into a hawk with 37's encouragement. He wouldn't make any particular request if you'd like to hand out something random — otherwise, a ruler or a notepad or something works!

[redheadedstepdad]

Shanks will be playing the harmonica one-handed REALLY BADLY and would like some sake. In a flask if possible because he is a barbarian.

[hasitsthorns]

rosie will do a musical performance with solely inanimate objects ala STOMP! she'll be hoping for, in return, an actual musical instrument in the form of a guitar.

[ingestion]

heather will transform into a magical girl via magic tricks because it’s canon in exchange for a heavy duty flashlight.

[fullmeddle]

Ed will perform a transmutation; he'd take requests but maybe make a little figure of a companion bot? He'd like some supplies for automail maintenance, thinks like specialized wrenches, screws/small replacement pieces - nothing huge, just to help him keep his prosthetics in working condition.

[ambitiousblond]

Think of doing cool coin tricks but with a small knife- he can twirl it between his fingers, rolling it across the back of his hand with fast, precise movements.

Then there is the finale where he flicks the knife up a little- anyone could easily catch a falling knife by the handle but Rufus isn't just anyone and he manages to catch it with the blade flat between his fingers.

Don't try this at home kids. In return for nearly slicing off a finger or two, he would like a box or two of ammunition for his pistol, please.

[messenger]

Castiel will lift the companion bot over his head one-handed and balance it there until it asks to be put down for his trick.

He'll request a tie to replace the one he misplaced earlier.

[sleepfan]

Linhardt will be performing some slight of hand tricks using his teleportation magic - making things disappear and reappear, mostly. His stage presence and performing ability is non-existent, so it's pretty clearly magic, but the barest of attempts is made.

He just wants his coat back. He lost his coat when he was dumped into the river and he misses it...

[thinkerseven]

lisa will guess how old each companion bot is, if that's allowed! if it is, i'd like to request a polaroid camera for her, please.

[equivo]

Krouse will do some teleporting magic tricks he invented to hone his skills. He'd like a piece of body armour for his torso, like a Kevlar vest, but compressed to be thin enough to conceal under a hoodie like his old supervillain costume used to be. Still thick enough to be visible under a t-shirt, though.

[venatoris]

Dean's gonna do a lil dance for the bots! He'd love a case of bullets for his 1911 gun

Re: item requests!

[levelshift]

Accelerator will flick a random rock into the air hard enough to make it glow and vaporize it, similar to how a meteor lights up and burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere. He'd like some more ammo for his handgun!

[definecat]

Sleeper will happily change shape and size to match animals the companion bots suggest, providing they know them. What they really want is a good supply of chocolate (and/or brains, but they are too polite to mention that part)

[maoa]

sam will be singing and she would like a knife, please.