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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayalogs2024-12-21 05:15 pm

DECEMBER MINGLE

WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: December 21st - Early January
WHERE: Etraya
WHAT: Newcomers, a surprise gift from Tatianna, and a visitor!
NOTES\WARNINGS:



⏵ arrival ⏴

Welcome to Etraya!

Arrival goes as expected - characters awaken on hospital beds and are offered an explanation of their situation: that they have arrived in the city of Etraya, and they are their world's only hope. They are welcome to wander the hospital if they would like to - the upper floors are mostly empty, full of pristine hallways and numerous rooms filled with supplies, cots, and things one would expect from a relatively average 21st-century hospital.

The lobby is filled to the brim with tables of freshly baked goods. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" banners are taped to the walls, and several other typical birthday decorations can be found in this area. A few of the baked goods tables are lined with massive cakes covered in unlit candles, just waiting for someone to grab a lighter and sing off-key. Is it anyone's birthday? Who knows! The companion bots seem to believe it's every new arrival's birthday and will greet them as such - with friendly waves and cheers as they make their way to the lobby.

A coat rack is situated by the doors leading out of the hospital, covered in warm clothing that fits the new arrivals just right - whether it's to their preferred style or not is something else entirely. Some of them appear normal enough. Others? Well. They can't all be perfect, now can they?

Outside the windows, the grass is covered in a couple of inches of loosely packed snow.

We hope you enjoy your stay.


⏵ an unexpected gift ⏴


Out by the hospital stands a tall, decorated tree covered in candles and golden pinecones with a handsome, red velveteen tree skirt. In front of it are a few oversized wrapped gifts for show- and atop one of those sits a familiar woman. Or unfamiliar, if this is your first time.

It's Tatianna in a slutty Santa outfit with a big ol’ burlap sack.

“Hey, I got something for you,” she says, digging into the bag and rummaging for a moment.

She produces a painted egg and holds it aloft.

“It’s your Winter Solstice Egg! This is the egg holiday, right? Wait, shit. I’m mixing them up, aren’t I? ...Well. It’s a little late to change it. Here you go!”

How one treats their egg is fully up to themselves. They can choose to ignore it entirely, or destroy it and leave the yolk and innards to rot on the ground. They can hand it over to someone else or care for it as if it were something precious. No one will prevent them from doing whatever they please with it!


⏵ naughty or nice ⏴
However, how they treat the egg will define how the egg treats them in return.

Those who keep the egg and tend to it will get the benefit of being able to watch it hatch seven days after they are handed the egg. Eggs that are treated with attention and love may yield a loyal companion, or a weapon of choice that always returns to its owner, while neglected eggs may yield a curious, cursed trinket or an animal who treats its new owner very much the same way its owner had treated it before it was born.

Please submit an egg request below for what items you would like your character's eggs to hatch into! Please note that these cannot be things that would be applicable in the game.

Those whose eggs are destroyed or forgotten will simply get the gift of... nothing!


⏵ free your spirit ⏴


With the winter chill gripping the air, a mysterious figure makes their presence known in Etraya - a towering, horned creature dragging a massive sack behind them.

𝓐 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖇𝖚𝖎𝖑𝖙 𝖔𝖓 𝖑𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖆 𝖜𝖊𝖆𝓴 𝖋𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓.


Regardless of a character's strengths or weaknesses, they will find that when Krampus raises his massive sack over their head, they are powerless to stop him from catching them. Those capable of great magical feats or other supernatural abilities will sense something... otherworldly about Krampus, but will not be able to place the source of that sensation.

Once within Krampus' sack, they are welcome to fight, but escape is impossible. It will feel as if Krampus is dragging them over every rock possible, dragging the sack in through the rivers to the point it soaks through and drenches them - potentially almost drowning them.

When the sack opens, they will find themselves in an impossibly dark space. Around them are others who have also been captured and dragged here by Krampus, trapped in small cages hanging from a massive, wiry tree.

Krampus will return often, banging clawed hands and birch rods on the walls of the cages and knocking them into one another.
𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖘𝖘𝖘𝖘𝖘.

The whisper resonates through the darkened area, regardless of Krampus' presence. Confess your secrets, and be freed. Otherwise? You'd better hope someone figures out where Krampus has set up base; those who refuse to confess may find themselves stuck here forever.

⏵ NOTES ⏴


Krampus' base is under Etraya! Deep within the catacombs, he has set up multiple cages to capture those who inhabit Etraya to punish them for their naughty habits. Fighting him is possible! Defeating him by means of combat is not, however, possible. Think of it like fighting a god: Krampus creates the rules in the space around him, including who can use what ability.

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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[personal profile] aimsforknees 2024-12-22 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
What kind of response would someone get if they ask Tatianna "what am I supposed to do with this?"
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[personal profile] definecat 2024-12-22 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
What is the response to "Can we eat this?"

What happens if they do?
Edited 2024-12-22 01:59 (UTC)
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[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-22 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Can they refuse the egg? If Vax is offered a dragon egg (of all the things that he hates...), he will tell her to go f- herself.
Edited 2024-12-22 01:59 (UTC)
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Kirk Langstrom | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | OTA

[personal profile] godsandbats 2024-12-22 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Arrival:

Kirk doesn't remember how he wound up in the hospital in the first place so he's on high alert after waking up and hearing Aurora's explanation. Her explanation doesn't help with those feelings so he leaves the room once he feels he's heard enough. The whole place sounds suspicious and he needs to find out if something else is happening.

Seeing the birthday decorations and food feel bizarre and reminds him of Alice in Wonderland. Maybe that's why everything feels so off-kilter at the moment.

If you're also at the hospital, you may see a unnatural pale man in a dark blue and white suit wearing red goggles. He's also got a pointy-eared helmet tucked under his arm. He could be found wandering the halls or perhaps near the coats and holding up a possibly appropriate one for him.

an unexpected gift:

Kirk takes the egg Tatianna offers and, despite how wary he is of his new prison, he's curious about his gift. Perhaps it's from all of his time studying living specimen but his first instinct isn't to reject the egg. Instead, he holds it up to the light and examines it.

"Interesting..."

free your spirit:

Despite Kirk's best efforts, he finds himself trapped by... whatever snatched him. Between being Gotham's vigilante and being a Justice League member, Kirk has had more than his fair share of bizarre fights. But this one was unnerving in terms of how quickly he was taken. He's not so ready to obey Krampus either. Why would he confess to anything?

"You first."

Wildcard:

((OOC: Feel free to hit me up if you got something else in mind! Please see here for potential content warnings. My contact info is in the journal profile and I'm the game's Discord server as well))
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[personal profile] aimsforknees 2024-12-22 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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[personal profile] aimsforknees 2024-12-22 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
How big are the eggs?
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[personal profile] aimsforknees 2024-12-22 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!
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Jason Todd | Batman: Wayne Family Adventures | OTA

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-12-22 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
an unexpected gift:

Jason looks over the egg, unsure on what he should do with it. He's been in Etraya long enough by now that sometimes, things aren't what they seem. Plus, being a Gotham vigilante means sometimes eggs just have a way of exploding and revealing something unpleasant, depending on the rogue who distributed them.

"So what are the chances?" He asks warily, mostly to himself.

free your spirit:

"Like hell," Jason says as he attempts to kick down the bars of his cage. The kidnapping was bad enough but confessing? Nope. He'd rather fight his way out somehow instead.

Wildcard:

((OOC: Feel free to hit me up if you got something else in mind! My contact info is in the journal profile and I'm the game's server))
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Re: egg requests.

[personal profile] cactusy 2024-12-22 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Attention and love" would probably be overstating it, but Shaw will be decently careful with her egg, and will keep it safe and warm indoors! I'd like her to get some sort of animal companion to be befuddled by.

Thinking about this more, if we're allowed specific requests - a kestrel or some other sort of large bird of prey (either mundane or fantasy-themed) would be cool!
Edited 2024-12-22 15:56 (UTC)
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free your spirit

[personal profile] furtitude 2024-12-22 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay, but, like, what kind of secret?" He thinks. "I used to stick my paws in my friend's mouth when he was sleeping so he'd cough up hairballs. Does that count?"

But Krampus just moves along rattling cages. Apparently, it's not a big enough secret.

Cato first leans back again one side of the cage and sticks out his booted foot, hitting some kind of trigger near the heel. Since it's powerful enough to have enough thrust to let him fly, it shoots out a jet of plasma that exerts enough force it slams him against the far side of the cage but he holds his foot there, trying to melt the bars.

After doing it for a little while, he stops the jet and tries kicking the bar he was heating up, hoping it melted enough to weaken.

Nothing happens. It wasn't enough for this kind of metal. Or maybe there's something alien and supernatural going on.

Annoyed, Cato sees Jason in a cage near him and starts doing the same thing and just keeps kicking the bars. Clang clang clang clang clang.

He screams after Krampus as he does it. "You can't make me talk!"

Most teens his age would probably just share a secret right away. Easily. They'd probably have something harmless and silly, and maybe just a little embarrassing.

But Cato's secrets run too deep.
Edited 2024-12-22 03:09 (UTC)
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[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-12-22 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Jason pauses in his kicking and turns to where he's hearing Cato's voice. Great. Of course what looks like Krampus would have taken a whole load of people for the holiday spirit.

"You too?" He says.
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[personal profile] kidnappered 2024-12-22 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
He would grumble about it at first but then will take really good care of the egg! He is a softy at heart.

EDIT: He'll also be co-parenting the egg with Chu Wenshan. In light of that I am changing my request for it to hatch out a black dog (a chowchow).
Edited 2024-12-24 21:38 (UTC)
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Sameen Shaw | Person of Interest | OTA

[personal profile] cactusy 2024-12-22 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
arrival

Whoever allowed Shaw to keep her gun made a dubious choice at best, because she's walking around with it locked and loaded - and while she won't fire it without due cause, anyone she comes across during her first ten or fifteen minutes of awareness will absolutely find it pointed at them. Sorry, folks; this one hasn't had the best experiences with waking up in strange hospitals, and while she's not completely discounting the explanation she's been given, she's not fully believing it just yet, either. As she makes her way down the stairs and towards the lobby, she finds herself surprised every time she turns a corner and isn't confronted by guys in uniform trying to stop her.

She only lowers the gun when she reaches the lobby. Though she doesn't put it away, she at least isn't directly pointing it at anyone as she crosses the open space towards the unguarded doors, walking at a fast, steady clip. Screw this. She's out.

She grabs a brownie on the way - as well as a lighter, which she slips into the pocket of the jacket she snags.

an unexpected gift

No, I don't need one, she says, but the pain-in-the-ass woman is so insistent that Shaw finally takes the thing just to shut her up, sighing loudly as she stuffs it into her coat pocket (the coat pocket that isn't already holding the lighter). Hours or days later (after she finds John and Harold; after she starts coming to terms with the idea that, no matter how weird this place is, she doesn't need to actively be on the run) she can be found seated on a bench down an out-of-the-way side street, holding the dumb little egg in her hands and examining it sullenly. By all appearances, she isn't a fan - but in spite of that, the surface of the egg is still whole and unblemished.

free your spirit

"Hey--"

This is spoken in a low voice to the person caged next to her. Shaw is sitting up on her knees and rocking her body back and forth, doing her best to get her cage swinging.

"Try to knock yours into mine; I wanna see if we can do some damage."
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Bruce Wayne | Batman Beyond

[personal profile] knightowl 2024-12-22 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
arrival

The last thing Bruce remembers is Joker's smile.

It's always too many teeth, eyes wide and wild to match. Bruce saw it in his dreams and sometimes when he was awake. It's a smile that would never leave him, no matter how hard he tried to push it down and away.

The gas pulls his face tight, draws his lips up and exposes his gums in a grisly smile that matches the Joker's. He laughs and laughs and laughs at nothing until it feels like his heart might burst. He laughs at that too.

When he wakes up, it's not in the manor. He cannot hear Terry or Barbara or anyone and he wonders how he made it to a hospital. How did they have the means to treat the gas? The first question gets an answer. The second, he doesn't bother to ask. When Aurora leaves him, he takes his cane and makes his way out of the hospital. The food and drink are ignored.

Outside, he stops shy of stepping out completely into the town proper to take in where he's been dragged.

Bruce can see Wayne Tower in the distance, but it seems. Outdated? Old? Familiar and he makes his way toward it. Everything else is ignored until he gets there.

free Your spirit

Bruce Wayne is a paranoid man.

And that meant he took his personal security seriously. He remained aware of his surroundings - who was nearby and how long they lingered. Footsteps that seemed to follow his own. Entrances and exits and places for assailants to hide. After a lifetime of chasing the worst people Gotham had to offer, it was second nature at this point.

All this to say it's not easy to kidnap Batman. Even at his big age. So when he is unceremoniously dumped into a cage, he's sure there's something supernatural afoot. Because there'd been no indication he was being followed (and there's always something), not until the bag came down and swallowed him up in darkness.

Beneath him, the cage sways and Bruce grips his cane a little tighter so he doesn't lose his balance and when it stops, he takes a moment to examine the bars. Even in his prime, he would not have been able to bend them, not without something from his belt he could use for leverage; he left those particular feats of strength to Clark. That didn't stop him from testing it out with his cane. They held firm. Absolutely solid.

When the echoes began, asking for secrets, Bruce glares out into the empty space. No source of the voices that he could see. He had plenty of secrets, even some that might purchase his freedom. But there were none he was willing to share with disembodied voices. Or with anyone.

So he responds simply. "No."

wildcard

I'm easy, hit me with your prompt. You can PM me or message me on plurk @ [plurk.com profile] tapsters if you want to plot!
Edited 2024-12-22 04:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] furtitude 2024-12-22 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Yep." Him too.

He keeps kicking.

"Nobody. Gets. To put me. In a bag!" he says as he kicks, because the cage part is not the part he's most annoyed at. Being shoved in the sack had been very undignified.

But no luck on the kicking. If he had his gun he'd be better off, but he'd dropped it when he'd been grabbed.

"If I just had my gun, I could break out of here. I could pull off a shot at the bars easy." They're right there. Realizing someone here might have different types of guns at home - or maybe no guns at all - he adds, "It's particle-beam based. It'd melt right through."
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[personal profile] odinpusrex 2024-12-22 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Barnabas will take care of the egg with suitable attentiveness, what the egg requires in order to hatch, it will be granted. He isn't an overly emotional sort, but he is more fond of animals than he is of people. This likewise could very well be its own test of sorts, and he isn't going to under perform. As such, I would like for his egg to hatch into a magical 6-legged foal. He cannot have Sleipnir here, but maybe he can have something similar to dull the ache.
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Free Your Spirit

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-12-22 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Bruce isn't the only one who was caught completely off guard before getting dumped into cage. Thanks to the kind of childhood and training he's had, it's not easy to sneak up on Jason. It's even tougher to get Jason without him at least landing a few blows on the assailants.

So when he is dumped into a cage, Jason refuses to obey Krampus and attempts to kick one of the bars of his cage instead. Then he hears Bruce's voice and turns.

"You too, huh?"
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[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-12-22 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Jason whistles. It sounds like Cato has the kind of toys he would love to have.

"Yeah, I wish I had my gear too," He says. "Could've tried to at least weaken a couple of bars. Don't have particle beams though."

Jason gives the bars another futile kick, thinking.

"Did you sense the guy coming at all before the bag happened?"
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[personal profile] chtholic 2024-12-22 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Well, Enki could do a better job of taking care of the egg, but he certainly gets the job done. He's somewhere between "attentive" and "needs improvement", but the egg was not really neglected overall. That being said, what if we make his life miserable anyway? How about he gets Miasma, a cursed blade that is sentient enough to know it craves blood (but isn't an appable character by any stretch) and actively wants to take command of its owner's mind and body, so now he REALLY needs to pay attention to this thing and make sure it doesn't Become A Problem!