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etrayalogs2024-10-25 01:34 pm
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Entry tags:
- !mingle log,
- baldurs gate: shadowheart,
- batman wfa: jason todd,
- dimension 20: gorgug thistlespring,
- ice age: manny,
- jl gods and monsters: hernan guerra,
- my hero academia: izuku midoriya,
- one piece: trafalgar d. water law,
- person of interest: harold finch,
- silent hill 3: heather mason,
- silent hill 3: vincent smith,
- supernatural: dean winchester,
- ✘ magic knight rayearth: hikaru shidou,
- ✘ supernatural: castiel,
- ✘ worm: francis krouse
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.
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.
 ⏵ 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!
 ⏵ 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! For all questions relating to this log, please refer to the mod queries comment. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ. |
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Whether she's had the opportunity to dance before is a mystery to her. Her mind is full of frayed edges and the tatters of lost memories, mere hints at experiences she may once have had or skills she may once have been taught but can no longer recall.
There's something familiar about this. Enough that she knows to slip her arm over his shoulder, not enough that she remembers the steps to any particular dance.]
Perhaps I was the belle of every ball back home.
[Her head tilts again as she regards him curiously, her eyes searching for his behind his mask.]
And where did a soldier learn to dance?
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Either way, not nice dancing conversation. And he has a question of his own to answer. John's arm goes around her shoulders and he picks up her hand in his other and beings swaying them back and forth with small steps. ]
I had a colleague who taught me. She said it was a good skill to have. Can't say I can argue with her right now.
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[Shadowheart falls into the rhythm with surprising ease, her feet starting to recall a pattern that her mind can't. Perhaps she has had occasion to dance before. Something stirs in the back of her mind: not any particular memory, merely a feeling of what it was like to be in a place like this, granted a rare opportunity to pretend to be anybody but Shadowheart for a little while, knowing she mustn't return empty handed yet desperate to lose herself in another life before focusing on the mission at hand.
She always did like pretending to be somebody else, she remembers.]
I need to thank you as well. I didn't expect to enjoy myself tonight, but I've been pleasantly surprised, thanks to you. [For a little while, she might just be able to pretend she isn't trapped here in Etraya, that she's some Baldurian aristocrat dancing without a care in the world.]
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So no, John hopes no one will ever see Kara again. Ever. Not that it's really something one says to one's dance partner. ]
The feeling is mutual. I didn't have any expectations for a masquerade party, especially in a place like this, but here we are. Not everything is as doom and gloom as I've been led to believe.
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The arm around his shoulders tightens, pulling him flush against her, the blunt snout of her wolf mask coming dangerously close to thwacking into John's chin.]
Have you been here long? [If they're going to be allies, and especially since she's planning to keep flirting with him, a little more information about him won't go amiss.]
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[ John doesn't mind the close contact. He's always been confident and comfortable in his body, has never minded physical contact. He also doesn't mind sharing that sort of information. He's heard a lot already (and researched the network extensively) but new perspectives are always welcome. ]
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[As they continue dancing, she grows a little more confident in her ability, even trying to lead John a little.
When had she learned to dance? There's something there, nearly gone, an older man nudging her feet around with his. But the more she tries to focus on the memory the more it slips away.
He was kinder than Mother, she thinks.]
As for advice, the best I can offer is to keep your allies close. [Genuine advice, as well as a little joke about how physically close they are just now.] And be careful who you trust.
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And which do you fall in? The former or the latter?
[ It's said lightly, teasing. He is genuinely curious but anyone who isn't worthy of trust is unlikely to say so outright; that's the sort of thing he'll have to find out for himself in time. ]
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[She smiles, knowing perfectly well that he must know that that's exactly what someone would say if they fell into the latter category.]
But what would you do, were you to discover that I'm untrustworthy? [She's being playful. But her curiosity is genuine. It's the sort of question that can teach one a lot about a person, even if their answer isn't truthful.]
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Nothing, as long as you don't hurt innocent people.
[ Really, that still is his line. There's a lot of kids here, he's discovered, and he's mostly thinking of them. They don't deserve to be caught up in this mess, and he's really not pleased that they've been put in such a high pressure situation. ]
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[It's... sweet, almost. And there's some sort of... something... that flutters in her chest every time she runs into someone who's so determined, despite the way the world works, to protect the innocent. Some soft reminder that the world is not, perhaps, as doomed as one might think.
Her hand slides from his shoulder, downwards until it's resting on his chest. She cocks her head to the side.]
Would you consider yourself an innocent person?
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Neither.
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But no need to worry, I have no intention of hurting innocents, or of betraying you. Unless you betray me first, of course.
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And I have no intention of hurting or betraying unless provoked, so I think we have ourselves an agreement.
[ This is his first explicit ally, the first person he's come to an open arrangement with. Everything else has been a careful dance, but he can't say he regrets this. Her abilities as a healer will be a great boon if the need arises. ]
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[Who can say what tomorrow, or even the rest of the night, will bring. But for now, she's perfectly content to have made an ally – a handsome one at that – and to enjoy a spin around the dance floor in his arms. The thrill of pretending to be some pampered aristocrat at an Upper City gala hasn't worn off yet.]
I'm sure you must have quite the entourage of admirers waiting for you. But. [For a little while, she wants to keep pretending.] Dance with me for a while longer, won't you?
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I would like nothing more.