etrayalogs | 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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[ Sounds. And sounds that carry meaning. The hatchling clearly understands - it looks Sleeper in the eyes and tilts its tiny head in a charming imitation of a person - but it does not seem to care. It is indeed the cat's back. And the cat's back is warm and soft and perfect for napping upon.

The small dragon turns around several times, a very cat like thing to do, before re-positioning itself in the middle of Sleeper's back, laying its head on top of its paws. It is careful - it doesn't scratch the larger, warmer creature, but it doesn't seem to be in any hurry to move.

Message received. And ignored. The dragon's tail swishes back and forth and it lays its head directly on top of Sleeper's skin, eyes closing in the bliss of the warmth.]

[Sleeper huffs out a sigh of disgust, but the creature on their back might notice that a slight depression has formed of exactly the right size to contain it snugly.]

I always wanted to be a cat bed. [They say dryly. Never let it be said they can't find humor in indignity.]

[ The hatchling does indeed notice, trilling what is clearly a happy sound before moving around and around, appreciating the indent. Warm on every side! What pleasure! Rolling onto its back, the small dragon luxuriates in the feeling of warmth.

For a time. One problem with being cold blooded and small is that, just as it feels a need for heat quickly, it also feels too much just as quickly. After a few minutes, one small limb pokes out from the indent, seeking some air much in the way a person would stick a leg out from under the covers of a bed.

When that proves not to be sufficient, the fickle creature decides the clearest way to communicate it's no longer comfortable is to butt its head into Sleeper's skin. Several times. Hello?! It's too warm now! Fix it!]

What now?

[Confusion crosses the cat's face as they turn to look at the tiny creature.]

You're going to have to be more expressive, little one.

[ 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.]

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Thanks for your patience rough few days