TDM 005

[etrayamods]

⏵ arrival ⏴ Arrival goes as anticipated. Characters awaken in a sterile hospital bed in a clean, white room to the hum of machines under the unnatural lighting common to well-kept institutions. Every bit was designed to be comforting and calming, even with the jarring undercurrent of this situation. The first face they see is Aurora's: her smile appears to be warm, but it doesn't quite reach her eyes. She might offer a quick explanation, or leave characters to figure it out for themselves depending on their approach. The door to the room swings open, revealing a hallway that stretches out ahead of them. There’s noise from outside and strong pumpkin spice scents coming from the lobby. Ah, muffins and tea. Grab one and head into the crisp, sunny fall morning ahead. ⏵ potluck ⏴ Cutthroat Iron Etrayan Bake-Off As you step out of the arrival holding area into the main thoroughfare, the entire street has been turned into tents and chef stations to accommodate the activities of thirty people at once. There’s seats, trailers, and robots bustling about to make sure everyone is ready. A couple of cheerful robots in aprons and colorful sweaters approach and redirect you as you step towards the cooking area. There’s gas ranges, ovens, grills, blast chillers, mixers, and set walk-ins and pantries with just about every ingredient you can imagine. There are cameramen (also robots) patrolling the area to capture all your best moments and to broadcast them directly to your fellow citizens’ devices. Your instruction? “Make your signature dish. You have one hour, chef.” It can’t just be straightforward, can it? The land itself is held together with pure chaotic energy. If you’re lucky, all goes as planned. If you aren’t… well… Roll a Die 1 Your leg is now tied to another chef’s 2 Your meal is continually un-cooking itself. 3 All of your ingredients are pickled now 4 The longer you touch an ingredient, the bigger it gets. 5 Every time you lift your pot lid, a component changes. 6 The aromatics are glowing and flashing like LED lights. 7 Your knife has been replaced with a cheese grater. 8 The ingredients are now magnetically stuck together. 9 Your meal is becoming deep fried. 10 Kittens are multiplying out of the cupboard. * 11 All of your ingredients have become incredibly heavy. 12 Your cook pot moves burners whenever you turn around. 13 Eggs scream when you crack them 14 The kitchen has become incredibly slippery. 15 It’s soup now. 16 All utensils have been replaced with crustaceans. ** 17 Your knife has a mind of its own. Watch out! 18 Your fridge catches fire. 19 Your pasta is trying to escape. Go get it. 20 Any ingredient not in the pot starts to float away. * All kittens disappear at the end. ** These however, stay. ⏵ share a meal ⏴ As all the cooking concludes, you will be invited to plate your meal into one of many casserole dishes, regardless of what was made. A ladle will be tucked into the corner and placed on the table with a folded bit of cardstock declaring the chef’s name and the name of the dish. A helper camerabot will come around to each participant and ask for their thinking and their process. Even if you got away without having to cook, even looking towards the table of dishes will spur a helper bot to start making you a plate with one of everything. The helperbot will insist that it is rude to not at least try what their peers have made. In fact, if you are to fill out the score card for each person, you really must taste everything! The robots can’t try the food, so it’s up to you. The cards look like so. The grading system is opaque. Is it meant to be numbers? Stars? Letter grades? Well, you’re the judge. You figure it out. Chef: ___________ Dish:_____________ Judge:___________ Overall Rating:_______ Flavor Presentation Stackability Wet Originality Rizz ⏵ tummy ache survivor ⏴ No matter how well your compatriots cooked or baked their dishes, there are… factors. You see that carrot? It’s really just condensed chaos in the shape of a carrot. No matter how powerful you are, these particular ingredients may not mesh with your being. …And even if it is truly a carrot, do all the chefs know the proper cooking temperature of chicken? Even chickens are aliens to many. (Optional) Roll a Die 1 Tummy Ache. Go lay in bed. Complaining alleviates symptoms. 2 That plate of food has energized you. You feel compelled to race or spar. 3 The food has reminded you of home. You must tell someone a detail of your childhood. 4 That food was so horrible that it simply must be washed out somehow. Spicy peppers? Booze? Gravel??? You’re going to over do it. 5 You have now discovered your new favorite dish. Make them teach it to you or you’ll lose sleep over it. This is all you want to eat for the next week. 6 The oddity of the ingredients has transferred to you. You start floating away. 7 The range of food and textures have inspired you. Acquire an annoying new hobby or habit. 8 You are now haunted by the digital souls of chickens. ⏵ NOTES ⏴ Please direct all questions to our mod queries comment! ⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

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[abstractly]

( considering what happens in the world of matters stays in the world of matters, she normally manages to ignore it with ease. however this time, there's something new, and staring up at the light post flatting in the end can only mean one thing. a flag, they have put something new here in order for her to analyze it.

she thinks of doing so, circling around the pole curious until a voice comes from the individual, and she begins to think otherwise. )

Oh, you are not a flag.

( 37 accepts, amazed that even if he was, that he suddenly started talking. and here she thought that she had met a fellow awakened, but that doesn't seem to be the case once she's able to finalize the string of numbers presented before her. )

How strange. You should stop using your abilities.

[reapoman]

I’m not the one doing this.

[ He sounds more tired than annoyed. In a city full of colorful robots and just as colorful residents, he can’t be mad about someone thinking he’s using some kind of freaky power.

He has plenty of those to go around, flight just doesn’t happen to be one of them. ]

I ate something that caused it. Now I can’t get down.

[abstractly]

Ah. I see, that has happened to me before. What was it?

( for her, she was told to eat at other places to remedy the issue, but she doesn't know if that's the same for him.

she doesn't seem too worried as she holds out one hand, a gold, triangular prism manifests in her palm and then floats up to the individual. it's tangible, and doesn't go past him rather... it hovers right before his face. )

Take it.

[reapoman]

[ Huh. He's used to people with abilities, but he's never seen anything like this. With one hand still gripping the post, he reaches out with the other to take the prism, apparently unconcerned with any danger it might pose. ]

What is it?

[ Maybe ask that before you grab it, Ivan! ]

[abstractly]

( once he grabs it, he'll find that it feels weighted, pulling him down just a little but unfortunately for him.... he'll still float. there's nothing she can about his issue, but she can help him like this.

...as long as he doesn't let go. )

It is a geometrical shape! It will keep you from needing to hook to that pole, so use this for now while with me.

( yes, that's right, he's coming along with her now.

he's sort of like her kite now. )

You said you ate something?

[reapoman]

[ Oh! Nice to know it's not going to shock him horribly or something. As the shape eases him down, he tentatively lets go of the pole. Huh. ]

This is handy.

[ His lower half is still trying to make a break for the stratosphere, but hey. It's better than nothing. ]

That's right. I was trying some of the foods from the competition. I probably should have known better, in hindsight.

[abstractly]

Perhaps you have to indulge in others meals to fix it.

( she points out as this reminds her of what happened to certain individuals before, and even she was a victim. the geometric shape follows right behind 37 as she walks off, making sure that he's brought along too. they might garner a few squares, but she's trying to find what it is that he ate... hopefully he will stop her when they're close. )

Unless you have to eat the same thing to reverse the effect? But it never seems that easy.

( it always seems silly. )