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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayalogs2025-04-25 12:17 pm

APRIL MINGLE

WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: April 25th - Early May
WHERE: Etraya
WHAT: The arrival of newcomers, spring activities, and feathered friends!
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.

However, if they are arriving from Aphaia, it's a little different, though mostly through means and familiarity. They will still show up in the hospital of course, but how can vary. Either through Aurora offering a portal for escape, their own demise (however it might have happened), or even a simple blink of their eyes and they're in the hospital. They had been given the briefest explanation last time they were here, but at least Aurora can better answer their questions now. No time constraints nor rushing them off to a dying world, this time!

In the hospital's lobby are several party tables set out with miscellaneous baked goods: croissants, cookies, breads, cake slices, as well as tea and coffee to accompany them - or hot chocolate, for those who are opposed to the other offerings.

Outside the hospital, spring is sprung, it is warm and comfortable. Flowers have bloomed, and everything is in a sharp contrast to Aphaia—there is life within the bubble, and even the myriad wildlife seems to be basking in the glow of it all. Almost as if a celebration of that life itself.

Bees are buzzing, birds are—warking?


⏵ Birds of a Feather ⏴


Etraya has always had its interesting assortment of critters, but there seems to be a particularly colorful array of birds wandering around. Those familiar would know they are named Chocobos, those less so familiar, well, these are some strange looking ostriches, or whatever large bipedal bird equivalent fits. While the birds all seem to be of the same species, there are certainly some variety in their features. Some with friendlier faces and others looking a bit more eagle-like.

They are not particularly congregated in any one spot within Etraya, seeming to stick to groups, while others don't, yet even some are accompanied by newly hatched chicks. The observant might be quick to notice that their colors dictate some level of behavior, or even where their little groups mingle:


Colors Behavior and habitat
Yellow Can be found just about anywhere in Etraya, they don't necessarily stick to self-made groups, and typically are more likely to be friendly to people. However, if they are in the company of a newly hatched chick, they can become wary, though easily won over with some greens.
Green These Chocobos are mostly found in grassy or woodsy areas, almost always in pairs, and sometimes found in the trees themselves. They are more wary than their yellow brethren, though if they see someone struggling or in danger, they are quick to offer assistance in what way they can. Doting like motherhens.
Blue Most often found by bodies of water, these Chocobo seem content to keep to themselves. Three to a group, they are not so easy to approach without being noticed. Their skill and love of water is clear, however, and it's not unusual to find them flapping about or swimming. Though they may flee to the water if you spook them.
Brown The most skiddish of the Chocobo, they can be found throughout Etraya, though further away from anything occupied by people. They stick to groups of four, though they have a clear leader who sports blue and green feathers, but seemingly is not of the other two types. Should they catch sight or sound of someone approaching they are like to run off, or they might attempt to defend themselves.
Red There seems to be only one of these running around. Highly aggressive to anyone who dares to approach it. Best to avoid it. Very likely to hurl comet-like balls of fire your way. Untamable.


The birds all favor these strange cabbage looking plants that can be found out and about in the wilds of Etraya. Some proving a little overeager in their voracity to eat the leafy greens. One should be careful, with those large beaks of theirs.


⏵ Gift Hunt ⏴


It isn't only the birds that have shown up out of nowhere. Small to medium sized boxes, wrapped as if they should be under a tree, and maybe not hidden in a tree, have also appeared. For whatever reason (possibly the same reason eggs were given out over winter) there seems to be gifts hidden all over Etraya! Some in more difficult to find locations (in trees, on top of a roof, on snake island), while others look as though whoever "hid" it gave up halfway through and simply dropped it on the ground and put a leaf over it.

For those who need a little extra help, well, certainly your fellow Etrayans could lend a hand, however there are also perfectly capable birds about for those still left wanting. Certainly that blue chocobo could assist with crossing the river to obtain that perfectly balanced gift on a rock! Or what about that green chocobo roosting in a tree not too far from that gift stuck in the branches because it has entirely too many ribbons?

With that said, there might also be some dangers in trying to take one of the myriad gifts from a chocobo's nest, especially if there's a chick presently sleeping next to it. Perhaps befriending them would be a good idea first, besides, isn't friendship with a big bird the truest gift of all?

On the tag of each and every gift box says the same thing:

To: You
Love:
💋


Each gift has a random assortment within. Some contain candy, others contain alcohol, make-up...maybe even a pair of socks, very perfunctory gifts with very little thought or feeling put into them. However, there is at least one gift that is personally relevant to each character in Etraya. This item will be the equivalent of a 5 point AC reward, and does not have to be found by the person it is intended for.

What better way to break the ice than to give someone their gift which you opened!

⏵ NOTES ⏴


Welcome to Etraya newcomers and happy spring to everyone!

It appears that someone is trying to correct her previous mistake of handing out eggs during the winter holidays, and now there's a hunt for gifts accompanied by a bunch of lovely birds to help out!

Some notes in regard to Chocobos:

-Each color can be tamed except for the red one, he's a free spirit. Should someone wish to harm or attack this chocobo, let us mods know. There is only one of him, after all.

-The others will just take various amounts of work to win over, however, but they are loving and cute companions for those who are willing to put in the effort! And who knows, maybe more colors could arise with time and patience...

-Feel free to pull from all the designs of chocobos throughout the Final Fantasy series. If you fancy FFXII's, for example, there are some that look like that. Variety is the spice of life!

Concerning the personal item, be sure to plot out and get permission when finding someone else's item. This is meant to encourage possible new CR and mingling, but the choice of the item should ultimately be within the hands of the player who is receiving it.

If you are uncertain if your item is appropriate for the reward cost, feel free to ask here!

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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sabigoe: (⚙ 73)

[personal profile] sabigoe 2025-04-29 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
Two of you, huh...

[ Despite having the news broken to her, she's surprisingly calm. The existence of other selves isn't exactly new to her. She just didn't expect it to be possible in this world too.

She gazes upon him thoughtfully, making her own silent observations. Discerning the difference between them is going to be tough with how identical the two hedgehogs are. Does this one look just a little fluffier, maybe? But since this one isn't the hedgehog she thought he was, she wonders if the other one truly found a way back to his world like he wanted. ]


You're not family with the other one or anything like that? [ She asks, just in case... ] Guess I gotta call you by a different nickname.
wannasmash: "Please don't murder each other over dinner...!" (oh no nervous placate)

[personal profile] wannasmash 2025-04-29 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Izuku winces. Too late, he realizes Cloud must tire of hearing this.

"I—I mean, not that your hair doesn't look nice! It's just that, uh, I've always wondered..." He trails off.

Animals have an uncanny ability to detect fear or uncertainty in Izuku. If they intend to take advantage of his lack of assertiveness, say, to gain extra treats or just to pick on him, he's an easy target. The smaller chocobo is known and friendly; the larger one... that remains to be seen.
nimbuster: (wry smile)

juli stick to one tag format challenge ksdhjfg

[personal profile] nimbuster 2025-04-29 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
Cloud sighs. It's impossible to stay too grumpy in the face of Izuku's earnest backpedaling...

He rolls his eyes and then tosses a bundle of greens over to the kid, before moving a few steps back to make room and avoid confusing the chocobo. "Here. Chocobos are crazy about these. Just stand here, relax, hold still, and let it take 'em from your hand."

And if this happens to bring Izuku's green hair into easy visual range for the chocobo, who is expecting tasty green veggies, well...surely, that's not Cloud's intention. Right?
sabigoe: (⚙ 30)

[personal profile] sabigoe 2025-04-29 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Blaze will be left alone with some silent reading time for about a good thirty minutes before the little pile on the floor begins to stir from beneath the cozy cape. Before her arrival, she's likely slept for a couple of hours by now. It's been a busy past few days for a little girl who needs to save the multiverse...

As she wakes, Fio sits up to scrub at her eyes and wipe off a string of wet drool stuck to the edge of her mouth. Her hair is slightly disheveled, wisps sticking out here and there, and hair clips uneven. She forgets to check how much she's damaged the book in front of her, instead staring with bleary eyes around the library as if she's trying to remember where she is. Blinking a few times, her gaze focuses on a familiar purple figure sitting at a nearby table. She's, of course, happy to see the first friend she made in Aphaia. ]


Blazey? ...Blazey, you're here!

[ Suddenly, she's full of energy. In her excitement, she completely forgets to use her "inside voice" in the library. Hopping to her feet, she bounds over to join Blaze at her table. ]
sabigoe: (⚙ 69)

[personal profile] sabigoe 2025-04-29 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ The picture book has been left open to a page with an illustration of a moon in the night sky and stars. There's already a very clear dark, moist circle building up on the page from this child's drool...

The sound of the crutch only causes her to flinch, body tensing briefly. In response to the voice, she scrunches up her face, yet eyelids remain shut. Some incoherent mumbling and then after a few seconds, she resumes her peaceful sleep, snoring faintly.

Clearly, she's been having a very good long rest.

Try again...? ]
ornithologist: (097)

thrifting + a bit of wildcard

[personal profile] ornithologist 2025-04-29 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Harold checks the thrift store himself from time to time, mostly to make himself get out of the house and away from his computer on a regular basis, but he does occasionally find something worthwhile. Today, he's over in Quiverfield mostly to get away from the bulk of the crowds cooing over the chocobos; he's gotten back into birdwatching lately and he prefers to observe them away from human interaction.

Even dressed for birdwatching, though, he's in a proper suit and a classy hat, just one on the more sedate side, and he's holding a discreet pair of binoculars. Dressed as he is, he's a sensible person for Inara to make the comment to. He's standing outside the store, having already made his rounds inside, and is now assessing the landscape for the best place to post up for watching chocobos.

It only takes a quick momentary glance to assess that Inara is used to a higher standard of clothing, just like him. Also just like him, the lack of his usual wardrobe was one of the things he'd found most annoying when he'd first arrived. ]


It's at least an approximation of civilization, [ he allows, giving her a tiny, sympathetic smile. ] Though I'm afraid there's usually nothing in there adequate to my preferences, and I imagine not to yours.

[ This is perfectly polite and deferential, not a come-on. ]
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gifting

[personal profile] ornithologist 2025-04-29 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Harold is a nosy bastard, which means he's hardly going to miss the opportunity to go around finding and returning gifts and observing what reactions people have. He doesn't mean anything nefarious about it; he's just being practical, wanting to gather as much information as he can about his fellow prisoners, and he doesn't have his usual methods for doing it -- namely, the internet. Etraya requires, unfortunately, a more hands-on approach.

It's also just a nice thing to do for people, which does help.

He's a distinguished-looking gentleman in a hat and suit, and he peers curiously at Crane's gift and then his reaction. Harold is interested, but he isn't rude enough to make his interest overly obvious; he pries only lightly. ]


Not a fan of chess?
ornithologist: (6)

wildcard

[personal profile] ornithologist 2025-04-29 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Perhaps Harold finds her reading outside the deli one day -- he does visit regularly; it was his idea, after all, and he doesn't enjoy cooking so he'd much rather stop here than the grocery store -- and quickly realizes he recognizes the book she's working on.

He stops a polite distance away, a distinguished figure in suit and hat, and smiles just a little, reflexively. ]


Pardon me, but are you Laura?

[ Black Beauty was one he'd recommended to Accelerator, and there aren't that many young girls around in this age range. ]
levindicated: (98)

[personal profile] levindicated 2025-04-29 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
Good, glad you keep your wits about you. [As his voice lilts playfully]

I think it was one of your students here that said you go by Storm? House of- [He squints] Carnation, though- What’s that about?
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Shaan Shrivastava | Red, White and Royal Blue | Reserved

[personal profile] fancyfixer 2025-04-29 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
Arrival

Shaan moves through the hospital with purpose. He looks like he's simply walking along but he's actually marking every person, doorway and table. He's basically doing the same job he would have done back at home, making sure people are safe, that Henry will be safe. He is a loyal retainer even though this place seems safer than anywhere they've been before.

Old habits die hard after all.


Birds, Birds, Birds

Shaan quickly figures out what these birds like to eat. He's always enjoyed animals and in particular he is drawn to the shier birds, the ones with brown feathers. He gathers up some of the leafy greens and finds a quiet place to sit on the ground. He puts one of the leaves on the ground in front of him and sits as still as a stone waiting.

His father always told him patience earns more friends then force and so he's gotten very good at waiting. But to those around him it might look a little strange, a dark, tall man just sitting on the ground with plants in his hand still as a statue ignoring anyone else around him.

Wildcard

[Throw up your own prompt or DM with ideas. I'm really chill I promise.]
pricklybloom: (pic#15093367)

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ If she was at all surprised by the sight of a woolly mammoth just walking around, she hid it well as she hummed and looked into the box again, before putting the lid back on it and tucking it away. ]

Maybe. I guess I'll hang onto it so it doesn't get lost or anything.

[ She'd hate for someone to lose something important just because she didn't take care of it.

Turning back to Manny, she smiled. ]
I'm Amy Rose. Are you new too or have you been here a while?
bigpoofymammoth: (Ice Age 1 (Promotional))

[personal profile] bigpoofymammoth 2025-04-29 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
The name's Manfred, but I've also been called Manny. As of now, I've been in Etraya for more than half a year.
pricklybloom: (pic#15093382)

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amy notices the shift in demeanor, and she holds the box steady enough for him to take. He seems really serious about the item, whatever it is, and she's glad now that she hadn't opened the other box to see what was inside it, if it was this important to him. ]

You're welcome. I'm glad you got it back.

[ Taking the other box from him, she peers inside before a bright smile spreads across her face. ] Oh hey! [ She tips the box on its side so that a deck of cards falls into her hand. ] My fortune cards!

[ while she'd heard that the gifts might have something personal to them, she somehow still hadn't expected to find these. ]

Thanks for finding them! [ Tucking the cards away... somewhere, Amy then holds out her hand. ] My name's Amy Rose! It's nice to meet you!
pricklybloom: (pic#15063834)

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh Blaze! [ Amy is definitely glad to see her friend, and she grabs her mug and plate of treats to meet her halfway. ]

I'm glad to see you too! Are you okay? Did you just wake up back in the hospital room too?

[ Blaze didn't seem hurt, but she just wanted to make sure that her friend hadn't run into any trouble before coming back here. ]
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[personal profile] agoddessonce 2025-04-29 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ There were so many students here now! She hums in acknowledgement of that, but the sound is cut short by the mention of Jumbo. Oh. ]

House of Carnation. It is a fashion house run by a mutant — but the only item that may have an engraving... [ Ah. The realization sinks in on her mid-sentence. ] Is it my headpiece that you have found? The pair of them?

[ She sounds surprised and a little embarrassed, because she is. ]
pricklybloom: (pic#15196396)

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ The chocobo continues to nuzzle at Amy, who giggles softly as she glances over when Rosie speaks. ]

Oh, well... [ She places her hand on the chocobo's head, gently petting it while giving herself some space to better answer Rosie's question. ] I found this one trying to pull up one of those cabbage-looking things out of the ground, but it was having trouble. So I helped tug it out, and it ate it right up!

[ So basically she helped feed it. ]
rudelanguage: (pic#17730078)

[personal profile] rudelanguage 2025-04-29 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Pending's mouth opens.

then it closes.

a beat.]


...Guess I...gotta figure that out. [they glance down at their bag.]

None of this'll rot. Probably...
rudelanguage: (pic#17730072)

[personal profile] rudelanguage 2025-04-29 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, and when I stabbed one, a phalanx of others showed up like a swarm of chickens!

...

Okay, when Pending stabbed one, not Antigone. Fuck.

...

......

Didn't this guy WATCH Pending do the stabbing? Why's it feel like this Shadow guy's in a bazillion places at once?

sheepish, and irritated by being sheepish:]
Kinda wanted to see someone else do it first. In case there was some kind of consequence I couldn't handle.

[like getting swarmed!!!]

But I guess nobody lives forever, huh. How nice it'd be of me to be the sacrificial lamb on that one...pah.
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[personal profile] rudelanguage 2025-04-29 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Knife double-takes, then scowls. Fucking telegraph your movements a little maybe?

man, whatever! what is this.]


Grass?

[what, are we rolling up and smoking all of a sudden?]
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Gift Hunt

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Still on the lookout for any stray boxes, just in case she might find something familiar or someone else might be looking for something, Amy is pulling one from a nearby bush when Lumine speaks, and she gets back to her feet to peer into the box.

With a frown, she shakes her head a little. "Nope, not mine." Then, looking at the box in her own hands, she removes the lid to look inside, before sighing, slightly disappointed. "Neither is this one." Turning to Lumine, she holds up the box. "How about you?"
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Arrival

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Knowing that there were people she knew that must be around somewhere, Amy was doing her best to keep an eye out for anyone else that might be familiar, despite her small size compared to most of the people around. But as she's heading to the table to grab another cookie, she spotted the rather distinctive silhouette from the corner of her eye, before turning to confirm what she knew she saw.

"Silver!"
pricklybloom: (pic#15093408)

Arrival

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
As Shaan is taking note of the people around, there might be something he's never quite seen before, as Amy grabs a piece of cake from one of the tables. As she looks over the cake, she can't help huffing a little, before catching sight of Shaan.

"Hi!" she says, waving him over. "Would you mind doing me a favor?"
pricklybloom: (pic#15196398)

[personal profile] pricklybloom 2025-04-29 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice to meet you, Manny. [ Not really one for formalities, this one.

She can't help making a bit of a face as he mentions how long he's been here. ]
Geez, that long? [ Though she supposes it makes sense, if the multiverses were hanging in the balance, it wouldn't be something that could be wrapped up too quickly - if that even was what was really going on here. But either way, she didn't like the idea of being in this place for that long. ]

Could you tell me what this place is like?
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a

[personal profile] tinflower 2025-04-29 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Is that hot chocolate?

[ There's a looming figure, Amy--perhaps hard to miss at most times, but when you're getting drink and food, who cares? But turn around, and there's a large half-orc nearly hitting 7 foot standing there, looking at your cup, and then at the spread. He's got a diving helmet looking...helmet in his hands, and his eyes and tone?

Oh, they're hopeful. He would know the smell of hot chocolate from anywhere!! Tell him he's right, Amy!! ]
rudelanguage: (pic#17730078)

gift hunt

[personal profile] rudelanguage 2025-04-29 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Uoh--oh. Thanks.

[that's not a confirmation, but little grabby hands snatch the box all the same. mine now!

despite being antsy to open up and see what prizes there are, the kitsune gives a very apprehensive look to the chocobo in tow. those motherfuckers are a terror in groups...what about individually?

warily:]
...Does it bite.