etrayalogs | MISSION 004 (part 1)

MISSION 004 (part 1)

WHO: Everyone!
WHEN: July 19th-July 27th.
WHERE: Moorecroft Village
WHAT: Enjoy life in your new suburban neighborhood!
NOTES\WARNINGS: Potential death.

⏵ welcome home ⏴
Welcome to Moorecroft Village, where the sun casts a gentle glow through soft white clouds. Pavement paths wind around the village, adorned with wildflowers in every hue. Birds sing a soothing melody, while a few content cats lounge in sunspots or on benches along the streets. Cars hum by, ferrying residents to work, the store, or back home after a busy day.

It looks almost perfect. The ideal little village, occupied by individuals from all over. Orcs, elves, faeries, werewolves, vampires, and dhampirs coexist harmoniously, each contributing to their quaint little town. Despite their varied backgrounds, they appear to embrace this place as their own. They take their baby carriages out during the day for a stroll, chatting with friends and neighbors about current happenings, discussing their most recent mission (a ‘game’ of Whodunit, in which one of theirs, Theo, was tasked with killing one of their own each day and they all had to figure out who had killed them before they could come back to life) and the difficulties therein, new job assignments, weird things the teens in their houses are getting up to... generic, neighborly conversations.

The village is full of life. There are numerous facilities to wander and things to do! The library houses a vast collection of books spanning history from countless other worlds and whimsical children's tales. Teens gather at the ice skating rink, while the movie theater screens films spanning generations. An aquarium full of wonders: glowing rainbow fish, miniature great white sharks, a colorful octopus with patterns running over it that almost look like ivy, and numerous others.

In the daytime, everyone can explore clothing stores, indulge in gourmet cakes from the grocers, and partake in leisurely pursuits without financial concerns; just like on Etraya, money does not exist here.

⏵ help wanted ⏴
Moorecroft surpasses Etraya in its development, offering attractions and activities to engage its inhabitants throughout the day. But with these advancements come additional responsibilities. By day, at least one adult from every household is expected to fulfill their shifts at 'day jobs', lasting anywhere from four to eight hours. Meanwhile, the youth are expected to go to school, absorbing knowledge in various disciplines.

Each job duty requires different skillsets, but whether or not those required skillsets are matched to those who are expected to work them... well. They’ll have plenty of time for training, won’t they? Or perhaps they’ll get dropped right into their job and be expected to figure it out all on their own.

For the younger residents, education is structured into two main institutions: "Sandalwood Lower" for those twelve and under, and "Maplewood Upper" for older students. These schools offer a broad curriculum encompassing Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Technology, Fine Arts, and a diverse array of Foreign Languages. Electives range widely, from specific sports to Survival Training, Creative Writing, Journalism, and Sociology.

At lunchtime, the school cafeteria presents an array of choices. Options range from standard fare like school pizza to other offerings such as vampire's blood, brains, and hearts—just in case an unexpected guest should drop in. After all, one never knows who might show up in Moorecroft.

⏵ honey do's ⏴
But life extends beyond work and school. A structured routine of what is expected of each household is kept on digital calendars, and installed on the wall in the kitchen of each house. These calendars update daily with smaller tasks, and weekly with larger ones, detailing what is expected of those residing within its walls.

Typical tasks include simple activities such as:

Take the child(ren) for a walk outdoors.
Visit the local park.
Bake a pie for the neighbors.
Tell your spouse(s) how important they are to you.
Share a secret.
Shop with your child(ren).
Mow the lawn.
Don’t forget to attend your child’s school’s PTA meeting!
Help with homework.
Take family photos.
Go on a date.

More complex tasks are found under weekly checklists, and may involve:

Host a neighborhood barbeque competition.
Volunteer at the hospital.
Teach your child a sport.
Start a soccer league.
Create a garage band.
Get a part time job.
Join a club.

Eos will check off each task as it is completed. At the bottom of each calendar, a tally records the completion of tasks, providing a visual measure of productivity and community involvement.

⏵ night watch ⏴
As the sun lowers over the horizon, everything shifts. Every long-term resident understands the consequences of curfew and the threats within. They retreat to their homes, urging those unfamiliar to them who may not understand the rules just yet that they, too, need to return indoors for the night.

Within the confines of their houses, life continues under a fragile veil of normalcy. A peek into some of the homes of long-term residents will find them playing board games with their family units, completing homework or work assignments they were unable to finish during the day, watching a few family-friendly shows on their couches, or enjoying a late dinner. Eventually, they’ll return to their beds and wait for the sound of their alarms.

In Moorecroft, no friendly companion bots roam the streets during the day. In their place, highly advanced robots emerge to enforce curfew once the time comes. They silently make their way through the streets, sweeping away anything that isn’t part of Eos’ design: trash left out on the street, bugs left by suspicious men wearing cowls that have ears on them, graffiti, new decor that Eos decides she doesn’t like. No winds shake the trees, there are no cars on the road, but noises can be heard coming from outside that don't sound... normal by any means. Croaks, whispers, scratches against doors and walls alike.

Those who defy curfew will be asked, once, to return to their homes. If they opt not to listen, they are met with force: physically restrained, subdued, and dragged back to their homes. If they decide to fight, the bots are not above killing them and dropping their limp bodies just inside the front door of their houses. They will revive after 48 hours but not without cost. Each return carries an absence—a missing memory, a lost skill, or a fragment of their very essence, stolen away in the process of their revival.

Even those who manage to evade capture will awaken in their beds with no recollection of their death or what they may have witnessed before dying. They will instead have a vague feeling that something horrifying happened.

⏵ NOTES ⏴

Daily and weekly tasks can be chosen by players! We won't be listing these out for each household, but relying on players to choose what's most fun for them to play with within their households.

As noted on Mission Plotting, we're open to one group successfully staying out past curfew, but would like to keep this to one thread.

We have a separate log for NPC interactions for this mission!

For any questions relating to the contents of this log, mod queries thread on the initial plotting post to assist us in keeping all mission-related information in one place. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ.
⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I. Welcome Home

[ Asuka isn't sure she likes this place. It feels... what? Way too perfect? That's the best way to put it. More to the point, she's also been ushered into a household with a group of other people - only a couple of which she's familiar with - and been told that she's going to have a family. It isn't, as they say, ideal. The very first thing she does is step out into the front yard of her adorable new home and regard the neighborhood with a skeptical little scowl on her face, her arms akimbo. This place looks idyllic, sure - people talking, wandering around, going out in their yards... but she thinks she knows better.

Nothing like this is ever as good as it seems. She stalks down the path to "her" front gate and then pauses. She was a little set on stepping out into this strange new world - but where is she going to go? She considers that for a moment and then throws her hands up with a little agh. ]

Screw it! I'll figure it out!

[ The outburst might attract attention. And so might the almighty clatter of the gate being swung shut behind her like a door being slammed. She glances up the street, then down it, as if she's trying to figure out which way to go. ]

II. Out on the Town

[ Asuka finds out there's actually a lot to do. Which is a weird thing to think about. It's a bit like Tokyo-3 in some ways - it's got everything you'd want in a modern town. Movie theater, parks, skating rinks, an aquarium, all kinds of shops. It's just... way too perfect. As much as she sort of wants to indulge, she remains incredibly suspicious. So far everything has had some sort of catch. This place has to too, right? She still figures out that she's going to indulge a it.

At one point she's outside the theater looking at the list of films. If she knows you - or doesn't - she jerks a thumb at it and tries to get your attention. ]

You recognize any of these?

[ At another time she can found circling through the shopping areas, looking at clothing and just sizing it all up. She isn't buying anything. Yet. But she will stop to prod and poke at people she thinks might not be the original inhabitants (she's not sure she trusts them). ]

What do you think about this stuff? I know it's supposed to be free, but you really think Echo is gonna let us just cart this all back?

[ And for the quieter moments, she ends up in one of the parks - perhaps unsurprisingly with a bit of ice cream, considering the weather - watching people go about their days and listening to people enjoy their time out in the sun. It's still too neat for her, but... hey, at least she has ice cream? ]

III. School Days

[ Asuka resents having to go to school and it shows on her face the moment she sits foot into "Upper". She's completely checked out during most of the classes and seems to not want to take any of it seriously. She might even get a mild talking to - something she is happy to return with her own acerbic wit and sense of righteousness. It culminates toward the middle of the school day when she's been informed they're going to have to go to some kind of pep rally and that's really it. She's had it.

The hallways are filled with hustle and bustle, but Asuka seems to be lurking a little. She makes eye contact with another teen and jerks her head a bit conspiratorially. ]

Hey. Let's get out of this place. You don't want to deal with this lame rally, right?

[ She's not sticking around. ]

IV. Family is What You Make (for her family unit)

[ A chore chart. There's a stupid chore chart. She stares at it with venom. She realizes she's supposed to be cooperating with these people, but she really has no great urge to play house with anyone. Let alone some mostly strangers. She turns on her heel with a huff. ]

I'm not mowing any stupid lawn. And you can forget about any family shopping trips! Forget this stupid list! I'm not doing any of it!

[ Well. Good luck. ]

V. Wildcard

[ Choose your own adventure or throw something we've plotted at me or hit me up if you want a specific starter! ]

[Rita has some guarded curiosity towards standardized schooling as a concept, having heard about it from Natsuno and Clarke, but likewise resents being required to attend. As if they're going to teach anything useful she doesn't already know, anyway!

Yet here she is, and she expects they should be grateful she even showed up...but instead, before classes even start, she's getting lectured on her outfit. Something about her crop top being unacceptable dress, blah blah, detention threatened unless she keeps her hoodie fully zipped up for the entire day, and she's in such a huff when she sits down at a desk that she doesn't even notice she's sat next to Asuka.]

Ughh, I hate this... Who cares what I wear, anyway?!

[ Oh, look.

It's her.

Asuka doesn't care that much about the dress code or anything else - at least she's not stuck in a school uniform here - so it takes her a second to figure out what she's grumbling about. ]

What? Really? You got dinged for dress code violation?

[ She sounds a little amused. ]

They're such idiots.

Only because they're-

[She swivels in her seat, indignant and ready to protest, before her face falls into a different kind of scowl.]

Oh, it's you.

You don't gotta say that when I'm agreeing with you, moron.

[ She says, escalating thing. ]

Asuka Langley Soryu | ota

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