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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⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

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Yes.

[ one has to wonder if the basic laws of physics and the mathematical theorems that underpin it can be different between universes. well, anything is possible, isn't it? he's not omnipotent. from the people he's met, he's forced to assume that there are even higher powers at play that what he's knowledgeable in. it doesn't come as a massive shock — even he has never seen god, and neither have any of the other lower angels. what must god see, on his throne? what ether was the godhead fashioned from?

but the possibility makes this conversation potentially very confusing. are they just talking at cross-purposes? he's knowledgeable of the concept of the phenomenal and nominal worlds, he's knowledgeable of the theorems underpinning physical and nonphysical reality, but — do those concepts mean the same things to her? ]

Heaven is only one region of the immaterial world. Hell is its counterpart. And there's the Veil, that separates the material and immaterial worlds.

Dean's body is his own.

[ yes what are you eating, dean. castiel reaches out to steal some of his candy corn — he wants to taste it. ]

[ He nods along with Cas because he doesn't know what's going on anymore, and keeps eating the candy corn. He's arm candy right now, basically. Pretty but damn sure not on the same genius wavelength, here. ]

What he said.

[ He holds out the classic pumpkin bucket he's got in his hands that full of the sugary crap, offering it to both of them. ]

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. )

[ castiel watches the two of them while he chews on the handful of candy corn he shoved into his mouth. no manners on this one, that's for sure. his stare isn't polite, either.

but then the taste and texture both hit him and his face twists. he looks right at dean. ]

Dean, these are terrible.

[ why would you let them eat these, dean? ... and then he takes another handful. ]

OCTOBER MINGLE

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sorry dean's dumb

but he has food so why apologize

monch