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etrayalogs2024-12-21 05:15 pm
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Entry tags:
- !mingle log,
- arcane: caitlyn kiramman,
- arcane: jayce talis,
- batman beyond: bruce wayne,
- batman wfa: jason todd,
- dimension 20: gorgug thistlespring,
- fe3h: yuri leclerc,
- have you seen my brother: chu wenshan,
- ice age: manny,
- jl gods and monsters: kirk langstrom,
- penny dreadful: vanessa ives,
- person of interest: sameen shaw,
- remnant 2: the custodian,
- the walking dead: brandon carver,
- ✘ blade of the immortal: asano rin
DECEMBER MINGLE
WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: December 21st - Early January
WHERE: Etraya
WHAT: Newcomers, a surprise gift from Tatianna, and a visitor!
NOTES\WARNINGS:
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 ⏴ 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. 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. 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. 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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[ 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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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.
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[ 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.
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[ 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?
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[ 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.
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That's.. unusual, isn't it?
[ Vax thinks for a moment on what Ivan said and the nature of this place. ]
Where I come from, other planes are just a part of things, but this one is different. If I could hear it from Her, at least I'd believe what we're told here.
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[ which is why it's so concerning to him that echo could bring them here. ]
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[ Not that it does them any good. ]
Do you know of a plane that operates like this one? Where Death has no dominion?
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But Death can be... controlled, through certain means. Though I don't know anyone with the ability to do it aside from Lucifer.
[ and that's in concert with the apocalypse.
he wouldn't be surprised if echo had the capacity, though, considering everything else. ]
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[ But no matter. They're still stuck here. ]
You must have done a lot of these assignments by now. Have you ever received a guarantee that they're making a difference for the fate of your world?
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[ castiel shrugs. ]
I've only participated in a single official mission.
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[ Then maybe Castiel hasn't been here very long, after all. ]
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[ the orders may be coming from a different source, and the missions involve far less combat — so far — and far less espionage — so far — but orders are orders. ]
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[ He's got to be more than just a puppet, right? ]
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[ questionable. whether he wants to admit it or not, that instinct is strong. despite that what he says next is true, he struggles to rebel simply for rebellion's sake. even knowing that he did the right thing, it hasn't been easy for him to live with himself since he became a renegade. ]
But considering the circumstances, if there's no immediate advantage to disobeying, then is there any point? I don't like Echo. I don't trust anything with that much power and no clear plan. But there is a benefit to our cooperation with each other.
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Sure there is. To prove you're a person. One who should have a say in what happens to you. Cooperating with each other and taking Echo's orders are different.
[ At least, they are to Vax. ]
When I was a child, my sister and I lived under the thumb of a very cold man who called himself our father. If I had obeyed him, I could have lived a fairly comfortable life, his scorn aside. Disobeying him came with a shitload of disadvantages. Sometimes it's not about weighing the pros and cons.
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[ as he's sure that it will become necessary eventually. ]
You're speaking of a personal situation — And that was your right, to act out against your... caretaker. But I have a responsibility to the humans who are being held captive here. To keep them safe. There's no point at all in proving I'm "a person" if they're harmed because of my selfishness.
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[ Sure, they had to work together on the car, but what the eggs? They don't need to work together on that. Either way, they're all orders. ]
Will they be harmed? Have you been threatened?
[ It's possible something has happened to Castiel that has not happened to Vax. ]
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But you should assume that they'll come eventually.
[ no matter how nice aurora may seem, no matter what kind of sob story she sells, even if it's true — they know nothing of echo or its capabilities. ]
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[ Afraid enough he'd rather obey than risk some unknown punishment, even if there's no evidence it exists. He shrugs. ]
Maybe you're right to be. I don't know. But I still don't see the point of this.
[ He wasn't punished for refusing his egg. ]
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[ he holds up his egg between thumb and two forefingers. ]
This isn't the point. Do you want to act out like a child, or do you want to protect people?
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I don't see how building your nest is protecting anyone. No one is getting hurt whether you build it or not. Whether you play their games or not.
[ Cas would rather play along until he sees a reason not to. Vax understands that. He simply prefers the opposite route. ]
But I'll leave you to it.
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castiel tilts his head. his eyes narrow. ]
People have been hurt.
[ whether or not it was intended as a punishment is yet to be seen. but, yes— he will.
after those last six words, he disappears without another comment. ]