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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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twin_blade: (37)

[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-27 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
A warm box might do just as well.

[ But the idea of Castiel sitting on the egg is pretty funny. ]

What if it hatches into a monster?
messenger: looking down, lips parted (❝ that god has ever made ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-27 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
How would you warm it?

[ it's a little funny. ]

If it's dangerous, I'll kill it.
nobraincell: (don't offend me)

rescue time!!!

[personal profile] nobraincell 2024-12-27 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Chu Wenshan was spared from the Krampus, probably because he has no secrets to hide and is basically incapable of lying; this is not a good thing, however, because it would've been easier to find his missing brother if he'd been taken along with him.

Luckily! Gege is a hunting dog! It might take a few hours, but following Ouyang Duyu's scent, he does eventually manage to find his way into this strange underground area with cages and stuff in it, wielding an umbrella instead of a sword, and with sticks and dirt sticking out of his hair.]


Wuyou! Are you okay?
ascarylady: (113;)

s2 spoilers

[personal profile] ascarylady 2024-12-27 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ In his coat, which is missing. Similarly, she suspects it's gone into the river, same as everyone and everything else that's dead and gone. Figured. That was the luck Zaun had. If she had a copy, maybe she could still push it through, and then there'd be no need for her to sit on a council that didn't want her there.

Was there a copy in the Council's records? Could she go digging for it without anyone raising a fuss? Not that it matters, here and now. If she ever even sees either city again—
]

That's the way it always is, isn't it? They dangle the prize just out of reach.

[ Sevika muttered before lifting her beer glass of whiskey to drink. ]
twin_blade: (33)

[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-28 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ At least Castiel has enough sense to kill the thing if it's dangerous. ]

Like I said. In a box. Just slightly bigger than its size and surround it with wool so it retains the heat.

[ A small box and insulation keeps the heat concentrated in one spot. ]

Some animals might bury their eggs, but not in the winter. Ground's too cold. Most lay their eggs in the spring when the earth starts to warm.
kidnappered: (dere | surprise)

[personal profile] kidnappered 2024-12-28 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Do I look okay?

[He says it before he's like hold on.

He sits up from where he was leaning against the cage, scrambling so he's at the front.]


Chu Wenshan? [Somehow, no matter how dire a situation was somehow when Chu Wenshan was there he couldn't help but feel reassured. He used to not want to acknowledge it but well. He has no reason to hate Chu Wenshan now, apparently.] What are you holding?
messenger: looking down, lips parted (❝ that god has ever made ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-28 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
I am. But I'm taking the materials to my room.

[ it's just too cold outdoors. ]
messenger: mild shock, lips parted (❝ ok ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-28 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Are you bringing it indoors and hoping the ambient temperature of the building itself will be enough?

[ castiel blinks and looks down at his dirt-filled pockets. ]

That's why I'm taking all this to my room.
twin_blade: (57)

[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-28 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Vax sighs. ]

I didn't take one of those dumb fucking eggs.

[ He's not about to trust a weird gift like that. ]

You asked what I would do. That's all. But they have machines called heaters here. I've seen them in some of the stores. You can take one back to your apartment.
messenger: squinting, head tilt, brows furrowed (❝ uhhhhh fuck ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-28 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
You didn't?

[ huh. ]

A, um... heater? I understand that most humans heat their homes using some form of controlled combustion, or electricity... but I'm not aware of anything sensitive enough for the purpose of incubation.
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[personal profile] godsandbats 2024-12-28 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"True. It's worth a perspective," Kirk calmly says. Demoralizing or not, Kirk is used to having to consider all possibilities given his time as a scientist and a vigilante.

He looks at his egg. He'll need to take it to a lab.

"Do you recognize it?"
twin_blade: (41)

[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-28 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Vax chuckles a little. ]

They don't even have heating machines where I come from. If you're cold you light a fire or cast a spell.

[ He shrugs. ]

I may serve a Matron of Ravens, but I don't know how else to hatch an egg than keep it warm. If you're lucky, it won't hatch at all.
leastdramatic: (Kind of)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2024-12-28 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Given the man's attitude so far, Jason is tempted to smirk at the state of the man's outfit. But he still has some level of decency for now]

Yeah, you're not special. Seems like we get new arrivals on a monthly basis.
messenger: neutral, profile (❝ stop kidnapping children ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-28 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
They didn't have heating machines last time I spent any time on Earth, either.

[ ravens? no wonder he's so opposed to the reptilian method. castiel blinks. ]

That's why I'm using decaying plant matter to incubate it. Indoors.

You seem very hostile toward this assignment.
twin_blade: (78)

[personal profile] twin_blade 2024-12-28 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't like any of their assignments.

[ What does any of the things they're made to do prove? Why should they even believe their worlds are in danger? ]

We can't trust what they say, and I can't contact my goddess.

[ Hm. Speaking of.. ]

You're a celestial, right? Can you contact your god?
messenger: shrugging, side-eye, exasperated (❝ shut the fuck ❞)

[personal profile] messenger 2024-12-28 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
My Father and I aren't currently on... "speaking terms".

[ his delivery has gone completely flat. it's his turn to disapprove. ]

But if we truly are in another universe, which I suspect we are, then it's no wonder you can't contact your goddess.
nobraincell: ((•ิ_•ิ) ?3)

[personal profile] nobraincell 2024-12-28 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, it's me.

[Chu Wenshan comes over to stand somewhere under Ouyang Duyu's cage, looking up at him as he tries to figure out how to get him down from there.

There's a short pause as he looks down at the object in his hand, then back up again.]
An umbrella.
nobraincell: ((•ิ_•ิ) ?2)

[personal profile] nobraincell 2024-12-28 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Wait, if he's burying it in his room, does that mean the guy's gonna dig a hole in the floor? Strange choice...oh well, not his house, not his problem.

He turns to go, then suddenly thinks of something, stops, and turns around again.]


Can you tell if the eggs are fertile?

[Because if he gets confirmation that they'll hatch...he'll have to keep this up. Which is fine! But it'd be nice to know!]
lastonetodie: (i just don't believe in that)

[personal profile] lastonetodie 2024-12-28 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ He inclines his head in a nod. ] I am the Custodian.

...A hamster is...an eggless creature? [ He feels like he's asking many more questions than he's supposed to - he's the one who's supposed to know things - but so much of this is alien to him... ]
lastonetodie: (and underneath your pastures green)

[personal profile] lastonetodie 2024-12-28 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
It is something I am capable of doing... [ His own creators had embraced that sense of why not; in a strange land, separated from everything familiar, he will do the same. ]

...theoretically. [ He keeps tugging at the lock, trying to find a weak point to pry it apart. He knows absolutely nothing about lockpicking but he does know about mechanisms. ] It has been a very long time since I have seen a simple mechanical lock like this.
Edited (ffs phrasing) 2024-12-28 02:22 (UTC)
bigpoofymammoth: (Ice Age 3 (Dino World))

[personal profile] bigpoofymammoth 2024-12-28 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Alright then.

[Manny charges right towards the door. Now that the lock has been unlocked, the door to his cage easily bursts wide open.]
levelshift: (eyeroll)

[personal profile] levelshift 2024-12-28 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Accelerator readily stares back; it's normal behaviour for him, being such a little shit. It helped that over the years, most adults in his life were scared of him.

Eventually he breaks his stare in order to roll his eyes. Not doing magic is fine, back home most people aren't familiar with it and it's still a bit of a mystery to him, but the resumed kicking is excessive.]


There's gotta be a better option than that, even if you have the boots for it. For all we know the noise is just gonna piss that thing off even more.
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[personal profile] once_reborn 2024-12-28 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
She looks over at the woman, offering a shrug with a chuckle.

"I'd call it a fifty-fifty," she replied. "But there's a chance, and that's what matters. Anways, the last time it was evil plush things, so I think we're due for the opposite swing."
kidnappered: (neutral | thinking)

[personal profile] kidnappered 2024-12-28 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He squinted a little and yeah. Now that he's actually looking it does look like a weird umbrella. He looks a little flushed like he's already starting to run a fever. But maybe like how he couldn't see the umbrella well, it's not obvious in this low-light environment.]

Didn't I leave your sword with my shifu for safe keeping? [Shouldn't it have been with you when you came? Is what he really wanted to ask.]
kidnappered: (neutral | thinking 2)

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[personal profile] kidnappered 2024-12-28 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[As much as he hated to admit it, Ouyang Duyu's health was delicate. Bruises had already formed and were looking to continue looking worse and he was shivering. If he got sick from this he wouldn't be surprised. He'd still be mad about it but not surprised.

He looked over in interest when someone else was brought in and. Uh. Well.

He wasn't sure what he was seeing but well. Things were weird in general here so he decides not to worry about it for now.

Their cages weren't close enough for him to attempt to take the man's pulse but he watches carefully to see if the man is breathing.

Then he's reaching into his wet robes and pulls out a couple of small bottles.]


I have medicine with me if you can tell me what's wrong with you.

[Because clearly something was? He cannot guarantee he has something for everything but he won't know until he asks.

And if he's passed out then, well. Ouyang Duyu might just see if his packet of Rebirth After Death powder got wet or the packet had kept it dry. Don't worry it's not one of his poisons!]