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

[ingestion]

I get it....I mean I don't expect everyone to know everything.

( in return to his own gaze, she offers an almost apologetic one in return. she hadn't meant to assume he would know everything that went on but she was genuinely curious-

it did make her more concerned over things here. she wasn't sure what happened to people here when they died [at least not yet], but she wasn't eager to find out herself. )

No it's alright-

( and almost defensively, she held her hands up and shook them a bit to show she was more than fine with hearing these things. she had seen and gone through so much worse. )

And thank you Fabian, I appreciate that. Do you...do you have a lot of friends here?

[maximumlegend]

[ There's practically no hesitation whatsoever before he's already answering with an: ]

Of course!

[ It's almost said too quickly, but please don't pay attention to that. Not like Fabian is desperate to convince anyone of that fact or anything, h-haha.. ]

I mean, look at me! [ He gestures at the semi-obnoxious large golden tattoo on his neck that reads 'maximum legend.' ] I am a maximum legend, after all. Those are known to be adored by all! There are at least two friends from my own world here with me, but I have had no trouble here with meeting many others!

[ Though, apparently there is still a moment in the middle of this weird peacock-like act for Fabian to deflate a touch, admitting: ]

.. though many of them have disappeared in the time between when I first found myself here and now, I suppose.

[ingestion]

( when he said to look at him, heather couldn't help but walk closer and take a look at the tattoo on his neck with a rather curious expression. she hadn't expected to see that on him but soon she moved back as soon as the tone of the conversation seemed to swing to a rather depressing topic. )

Oh...I'm sorry, at least you have two friends from your world?

These friends that disappeared though...were they also from your world or friends you had made here?

[maximumlegend]

[ He makes a vague gesture with his hand, though clarifies by speaking up with: ]

About half and half. One of them was a friend from my world, from the same adventuring party as the three of us left in this place. All the others I only got to know in this place though, so it's likely that I will never see them again.

[ .. another depressing statement, huh. Though Fabian says it relatively casually, making it hard to tell how exactly he feels about it, or how strongly he feels about it. He may be shoving something down pretty hard here. ]

Unless they weren't sent home, of course. I suppose we don't have any concrete proof that that is what happens to those who disappear from this place.

[ingestion]

( this....this was a lot for heather to take in and frankly, the more he spoke the more troubling all of this was for her to accept.

the thought of coming here, making connections, and having it ripped from her at any moment was daunting and it made her more bitter towards echo and aurora. so all she could do for now was take a deep breath and place her hand over her face for a moment. )

I hate to think what happens if someone does disappear, because you're right. For all we know, they could just be killed off.

( she didn't know this yet, but eventually she would learn that not everyone that was killed remained dead here. )

I think...I'm going to check out now and take some time to think about all of this. This is a lot of information to take in.

[maximumlegend]

.. yeah, I can imagine.

[ Fabian certainly doesn't fault her for that. He already felt overwhelmed too when he first came here - let alone arriving now, with all the extra information they have found out along the way.

So he just nods. ]

If you have any questions later, just contact me, alright? I'm fairly easy to find over the earpieces, just send a message to 'maximumlegend.' [ He gestures at his big golden tattoo as he says it - considering that reads exactly those two words. ] I really don't mind.

[ Especially when Fabian believes everyone should be as informed and prepared as they can be when it comes to this place.

It's never merciful towards them, after all. ]

going to end this one here! ♥

[ingestion]

( although heather was preparing to bolt off, wanting to take this information to the only other person she knew here- vincent, she did pause to take a look at the golden tattoo on his neck. amidst the haunting nature of their conversation and the seriousness of it all, she couldn't help but genuinely find some small ounce of comfort in how amusing this person was-

did the tattoo come first or did the nickname? it was a question she was going to make sure to ask him.)

Alright, I'll make sure to do that, Maximum Legend.

( there's a bit of teasing in her tone and a soft smile before she waved him off and began to head out of the store. he came across as rather nice, and she felt perhaps this could be someone she could be friends with. )