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

coffee break }

[matermali]

[ If the choice in book isn't enough to draw her attention, then the boast about Death certainly is. There is a relief that Dream doesn't seem to be in the immediate vicinity at the moment, but that can always change at any moment, and she has a feeling that he wouldn't be pleased by such claims.

Her own placard has already been taken away, but had he the chance to spot it before it was tossed in the trash bin, it would have introduced her with 'Hello, I'm Vanessa Ives, and I'm Lucifer's favorite.'

Silent steps come to a halt beside his table, with a pale woman in dark—distinctly vintage—dress now looming. She may be small, but the same can't be said for her shadow, which casts like a shroud on her approach. Once pinned on him, her pointed gaze does not stray, and there is a pause of consideration before she speaks with a voice that creeps low and husky. The neutrality of it is fragile, so very close to the edge of something darker. ]

And what came of killing Death?

[venatoris]

[ Dean isn't really pleased with his actions either. It had to be done; Sam would be dead and Dean would probably be on some alien planet slowly going insane from the Mark.

But maybe that's what should've happened, considering what came next.

He peers up at her, a little creeped out by her presence and penetrating stare (reminds him a little of Cas, actually), shifting under her gaze. ]

Nothing good, that's for damn sure.

[matermali]

[ Distinctly American, by the sound of it, though if she is to judge based on his garb, something closer to the decades of Mr. LaRusso than her own Mr. Chandler.

Something in how he responds does nearly does remind her of Ethan, though. He had been just as unnerved, try as he might to hide it. Nor had he succeeded in resisting by the end. But in this case, Vanessa isn't trying to draw a strange man into London's dangerous demimonde. If anything, she is hoping to keep him safe, at least where the Endless are involved.

If this one even deserves a saving grace. First, she must discover where he truly stands. ]

No, I would imagine not.

[ Forgoing the usual etiquette, the seat across is pulled out so that she can sit, all with a ghostly elegance that manages to avoid unnecessary sound. ]

Tell me of them.

[venatoris]

[ He looks a little nervous when she sits, but it's less because she creeps him out (okay, she kinda does, a little), but the whole killing Death and releasing the Darkness to save his brother was ultimately a selfish move that's really, really gonna cause some problems if they don't manage to find a way to stop her. It? He's still not sure. ]

It's...a long story. [ Two and a half years worth of bullshit to drive him to the point where he iced Death with his own sickle.

Then the black cloud of smoke came, the consequences of his actions. ]

Guess you could say I wasn't in a good place when I did it. Kinda...corrupted, is a good word. [ He doesn't speak it, hasn't voice it to anyone, but that Mark was still on his damn arm and he was still lost to it, fading every day into some thing he never was before. Killing Death instead his brother wasn't...all Dean. Of course he didn't want to, but for the greater good?

The Mark took over, he's sure of it. ]