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

[redheadedstepdad]

"I'm on my own." Which is very unfortunate for him, as he's not particularly reasonable and he hasn't spent any length of time by himself in decades. "But I met a kid called Fabian, his dad was a pirate."

So that's three of them. And he suspects he's the only one with enough experience to actually build something that float.

"I was thinking a simple sail boat to start. Just to see if we can go from one island to the next."

[tensibility]

"Me too--I mean, I don't have my crew. Another captain I know is around." Not that it counts for much. He and Law had their alliance, but it's not the same as having a crew. "I met him--didn't know his dad was a pirate."

Shanks, you just made Fabian someone for Luffy to definitely remember. Good on you for giving the kid some cool points with that tidbit of information.

"Probably wouldn't be able to take a larger boat out anyway...Easier to build too. Sounds better than staying on land and waiting around, anyway.

[redheadedstepdad]

There's another pirate out here? Shanks wasn't expecting that. He's not sure if that's good or bad news, but he's curious now.

"Who's the other captain?"

He'll have to go looking for them whether or not he knows them, he figures anyone used to sailing will want in on his little project.

[tensibility]

"Tora-o!" He says, without missing a beat, grin as wide as anything. Talking about friends (even if that consideration is very one-sided) always made for good, wholesome conversation.

It takes him a minute before he realizes the nickname wouldnt mean a thing to Shanks, who probably had no idea who this Tora-o was.

"Trafalgar Law. Heart Pirates." Surgeon of Death, one of his fellows among The Worst Generation. You know, someone who was definitely not friend-shaped to anyone but Luffy.

[redheadedstepdad]

The name doesn't ring a bell; in his own timeline Luffy's just started out and Shanks has spent a full decade being completely out of the loop. Beckmann would know, his first mate is the brains of his operation.

"Captain?"

That would be unideal, too many captains is about as bad as too many cooks.

[tensibility]

"Mhm. Strong too. We have an alliance--we're friends." Friends is likely not a word the other captain would toss out, certainly not with the weight Luffy does. Friends, comrades, nakama--it's all the same to Luffy,and it means Law is someone he can and does trust.

"He's a doctor, too. So he's good to have around. Likes his plans too much sometimes though." And he's torpedoed enough of them to know.

[redheadedstepdad]

Shanks uses the word just as freely. Buggy is a friend, Mihawk is one too— not that they'd agree, but that doesn't really matter to Shanks.

"Any friend of yours is a friend of mine." For now, in any case. An association with Luffy won't spare anyone back home, but here he needs allies.

It's also good that this captain is a doctor; Shanks can be as reckless as Luffy is, but unlike Luffy, he's not made of rubber. He'd rather not have to rely on the helper bots for medical attention.