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etrayalogs2026-04-24 08:32 am
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APRIL MINGLE.
❬ 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.
In the hospital's lobby are several tables with baked goods and treats: strawberry rhubarb muffins, lemon-blueberry muffins, strawberry shortbread cookies, and so on. To drink there is Earl Grey tea, milk, or coffee.
Outside of the hospital the previous decorations from festivities are gone, and all seems relatively normal for those familiar. For those new, this area acts a little as a central hub, with the apartments not far away and the trolley with its two lines similarly nearby. With spring in the air, the temperatures are mild, but warm, and flowers are blooming all around.
The bots will suggest that the newcomers should take the trolley to Bramble Valley, where there are even more awe-inspiring flowers in bloom along the grassy lowlands, but flowers won't be the only thing blooming.
Once they have arrived, further instructions will be given.
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.
In the hospital's lobby are several tables with baked goods and treats: strawberry rhubarb muffins, lemon-blueberry muffins, strawberry shortbread cookies, and so on. To drink there is Earl Grey tea, milk, or coffee.
Outside of the hospital the previous decorations from festivities are gone, and all seems relatively normal for those familiar. For those new, this area acts a little as a central hub, with the apartments not far away and the trolley with its two lines similarly nearby. With spring in the air, the temperatures are mild, but warm, and flowers are blooming all around.
The bots will suggest that the newcomers should take the trolley to Bramble Valley, where there are even more awe-inspiring flowers in bloom along the grassy lowlands, but flowers won't be the only thing blooming.
Once they have arrived, further instructions will be given.
❬ FLOWERS WITH A FEELING ❭
While the newcomers are directed in person by the bots to come to Bramble Valley, current residents of Etraya will receive a message urging them to come to a specific location not far from the trolley stop in the area.
The lowlands are covered in various blooms of all types, a veritable kaleidoscope of petals surrounding picnic baskets resting upon blankets in the heart of it all. A single bot awaits within this clearing to give instructions for those arriving for this mini-mission.
While the flowers are plentiful and of vibrant colors, there is a particular type of blossom that everyone is tasked with finding: a type of solitary poppy with petals as clear as glass, which stains with color once touched by a person, forever changed by this connection. This color means something about them, it symbolizes a truth—a deep feeling within them. One might stain red for the love that drives them, but just as likely this could be one's hatred, or anger. How this color represents or defines them is unique to them, but whether or not they understand what it means is another matter.
This flower will serve as the centerpiece of the flower bracelets everyone is expected to make, but the task is only complete when one has likewise spoken to another over what they think their respective colors might mean. This is, fortunately, made all the simpler with the flowers having a somewhat calming effect, making conversation a bit easier for those who might find it difficult otherwise.
Once the task is completed participants will earn 5 points.
❬ PICNIC PALS ❭
Of course all that foraging for elusive flowers will work up an appetite, and what better way to talk about one's feelings and satiate that hunger in one fell swoop than to have a picnic? There are plenty of picnic spots set up to accommodate all the Etrayans, and while one might have their idea of what a picnic basket should have inside of it, not every picnic basket is exactly... predictable.
Some will have sandwiches like ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, roast beef—very standard affair. There are others a little unorthodox, pizza in particular filling one basket to the brim, another with steaming bowls of ukha. However, there are those which stray further yet: vials of blood, raw organ meat, solar light, brains, even small crystallized yet alive (and violent) creatures.
While this non-exhaustive list might seem random to some, it isn't quite to others. Maybe someone will want to trade baskets?
❬ MINGLE NOTES ❭
📌 — Welcome to Etraya and happy spring!
📌 — The 5 points are towards the monthly maximum of 25, characters only need to do this once to earn them.
📌 — The flowers themselves do not radiate any detectable magical properties, even the calming effects are something more natural to the flower, even to those of supernatural ability can still be affected by it once they touch the flower.
📌 — A slightly unrelated note, but as it has roughly been a year since their introduction, those who have taken towards training or raising chocobo will find their efforts rewarded! All chocobo colors will be available from any domesticated chocobo hatchlings, except for gold. Rarer ones like black, white, and silver should be rnged for (5% chance) and only come from cross color pairings. The red chocobos won't be able to cause the same destruction as Red Comet (the red chocobo that is currently running free around Etraya), but they have a high chance to have a similarly fiery temperament!
📌 — For all questions relating to this mingle, please refer to the mingle queries comment on this post. Other questions can be directed to the FAQ.
📌 — The 5 points are towards the monthly maximum of 25, characters only need to do this once to earn them.
📌 — The flowers themselves do not radiate any detectable magical properties, even the calming effects are something more natural to the flower, even to those of supernatural ability can still be affected by it once they touch the flower.
📌 — A slightly unrelated note, but as it has roughly been a year since their introduction, those who have taken towards training or raising chocobo will find their efforts rewarded! All chocobo colors will be available from any domesticated chocobo hatchlings, except for gold. Rarer ones like black, white, and silver should be rnged for (5% chance) and only come from cross color pairings. The red chocobos won't be able to cause the same destruction as Red Comet (the red chocobo that is currently running free around Etraya), but they have a high chance to have a similarly fiery temperament!
📌 — For all questions relating to this mingle, please refer to the mingle queries comment on this post. Other questions can be directed to the FAQ.