MAY MINGLE

[etrayamods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: May 17th-31st
WHERE: On Etraya
WHAT: A mingle log!
NOTES\WARNINGS: N/A, please note any needed warnings in threads.

⏵ a hero's return ⏴ As champions exit the Labyrinth, they’ll find that their environment has gone through some fairly drastic changes. Where there used to be larger bodies of water is now thinner rivers going through land; the amount of bridges connecting landmasses has decreased, given what had been individual islands are now much more connected. In addition, Etraya is significantly more green; flowers bloom, birds chirp cheerfully, and there are numerous additional species of insects, mammals, and aquatic creatures throughout the lands. Baby foxes roam through forested areas, bees pollinate the flowers to spread them more thoroughly around the inhabited areas, and it feels brighter. Or perhaps that’s just in comparison to how the Labyrinth had been. There are more areas to explore, new facilities, animals, and Etraya feels significantly more settled than it had before. Aurora’s promise of renovations had been true. And if one looks up, they may notice a city bubble visible on the closest planet that hadn't been visible before. ⏵ coffee break ⏴ After hearing Clarke’s suggestion, Aurora sets up a new cafe close to the apartment complex, and sends out notices to individuals with mandatory coffee hour times listed for them to come to Corrine's Cafe and make a few friends. While the note does state that it is mandatory, there will be no follow-up from Aurora nor the companion bots to ensure those who receive notes do show. Given this is Aurora trying to take suggestions in mind and see how successful they are among the citizens of Etraya, however, following directives may not be a terrible idea. It's up like a modern-day, smaller cafe. One walks in through the front door, and is greeted by a companion bot behind the counter who offers a wave of their hand and a friendly “Welcome! Let me know when you’re ready to order”. The menu offers lattes, mochas, espresso, black coffee, several different kinds of teas, and a few drinks that are a little odd to find in a cafe; ale, canned sodas and coffees, numerous bottles of wine, but only pinot noir. Soft music plays in the background, impossible to place but it sounds as if it may be based on tracks that were popular in the early 90s. Tables and booths are set up to seat two to four, with packets of sugar and small containers of creamer set out towards the middle. There are charging stations set up at every table, which may seem strange considering phones and laptops aren’t widely available, but Aurora’s doing her best. There are also a few bookshelves full of the classics, a few historical fiction, and several written by H.P. Lovecraft. Each seat has a placard in front of it, with a name, and a ‘fun fact’. One might say “Hello! My name is Joe, and I like to paint!” Another may say “Hi, I’m Jill! My sister died tragically in front of me and I’ve never gotten over it.” ⏵ new horizons ⏴ Several of the new bridges found in Etraya now have signs posted just outside of them, and on those signs is a QR code that the earpiece’s HUD can scan. Scanning this with the HUD will bring up a scavenger hunt, listing several items and circling areas where they can be found. Some of these objects will be obvious: find Corrine at Corrine’s Cafe - the companion bot who runs the counter, find a delicious meal at Bangsan Market, break into S.T.A.R Labs, or find room 87 at Point Blanc Academy. Some will be less obvious, like locating a bat, becoming friends with an archer, find a pink shirt, open bagged milk without making a mess, or get a drink at the mutant-friendly pub. Please feel free to make up your own items to find around Etraya! ⏵ NOTES ⏴ Welcome to our mid-month mingle! Please feel free to use this to explore Etraya, put up wildcard prompts (you don't need to use the above!), or use the open prompts to assist in jumpstarting cr. This mingle covers the period from May 17th to May 31st. Our next mission (and next mod log) will not go up until June 7th. ⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

Comments

[mockingbirdy]

[The family comment is interesting. Bobbi's not sure why she has the thoughts that everyone must be like Clint and have run away to the circus but it's interesting. She picks up the past tense and tries not to dwell on what might be a loss.]

He's a target guy. Archery, knives whatever. You'll probably see him around somewhere big guy in purple with a bow.

[She shrugs.] Trapeze sounds really cool though. Is that something you continue to train or is it like riding a bicycle?

[riskfalling]

Great. Maybe he and I can put together a revue show: I can swing on a trapeze and he can shoot an apple off my head.

[ He's joking, but also: that would be fun. ]

It's better if you keep training. It's a little less dangerous if you're rusty at riding a bike. You've only got a couple of feet to fall.

[mockingbirdy]

Gotta get entertainment somewhere huh? [She laughs at the idea, Clint absolutely could do it and it would be hilarious to see. ]

Yeah I guess a bike was a poor choice of analogy there? Are you able to train anywhere around here?

[riskfalling]

[ Dick laughs, too, setting his coffee down. ]

Hook me up with him and I bet we can whip something together. Can't take the circus out of the boy, or something like that.

[ He shrugs at her question, friendly. ]

Some. Although there's a probably-not-shocking lack of trapeze around here. So I improvise where I can.

What about you? Any hidden skills up your sleeve?

[mockingbirdy]

I'm sure that would work. He used to shoot them out of my hands for bar tricks.

[They were young and stupid and she's not sure she'd trust him quite like that again, but it was a fun memory anyways.]

Almost all my time was spent in the science lab growing up, so you know, the typical things that go along with that. Give me a microscope and I'm a happy girl.

[She doesn't really count the super stuff as a skill because well, it'd just kind of been pushed on her. ]

[riskfalling]

That's one way to get a drink... or get kicked out of the bar.

[ Either way suits him; he's definitely gonna have to meet this sharpshooter. ]

Science nerd, right on. You should meet my brother, he's a whiz with that stuff. Maybe there's a lab here somewhere you can start playing around in.

[mockingbirdy]

Oh? Is your brother here? That's pretty cool. [Or terrifying. Bobbi personally had faked her death to never put any of her family at risk but even that hadn't actually worked out.]

Hoping that even if the there isn't one now we might get one sooner then later? It seems like we've gotten a ton of new buildings while we were gone. God knows I'm grateful for the coffee shop and bar.

[riskfalling]

Yeah, he's around. He's even the same one from my own world, which is nice.

[ It's complicated enough having a different Bruce and another version of himself around. ]

There's plenty to explore, that's for sure. Any of the places from your world show up yet?