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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayamemes2025-01-02 03:19 pm

TDM 006



⏵ arrival ⏴

Arrival is absolutely not normal this month. Instead of a hospital bed, you wake in a tunnel with a large group of other people. These are the residents. A woman’s voice in an earpiece hurriedly clues you in with an apology.

I apologize; I had not planned to introduce you this way, but we are low on time. Please proceed down the hallway.

An image of a shattered pearl pops up on your personal HUD and rotates.

I am Aurora. You are joining many others on Etraya in order to save your world from destruction by completing missions. Your current mission is to find the pieces of this object that have become scattered in the library ahead of you.


For everyone else, coming in is much the same. The instruction goes out to head to designated areas immediately, where companion bots will escort the residents of Etraya down into the depths, the area beneath where much the same is explained.


⏵ disrobing ⏴


The tunnel eventually opens directly into the foreroom of an expansive library, painted in marvelous hues and patterns with skylights far above. There are wizards milling about, bearded and holding tomes, quietly chatting amongst themselves.

The reception area of the library has tall ceilings with equally tall doors Before you get too caught up in the scenery, a voice directs you forward. A gentleman, hunched and bespeckled craws out.

"Make a line! Make a line, everyone! You cannot enter the library dressed as you are... Come forward and give me your name."


The receptionist asks your given name and then hands over a box from underneath his counter. You can give him any name you want, he doesn’t seem to mind. It is tied with a tagged ribbon- labeling it accordingly. “The _____ robe of _______.”

(First Letter of Given Name) (Last Letter of Given Name)
A Controlling N Helpful A Melodies N Light
B Glimmering O Floating B Discretion O Mind-Reading
C Wet P Handsome C Growth P Climbing
D Gruesome Q Gullible D Grasping Q Jumping
E Observant R Ratty E Flying R Hurting
F Powerful S Adhesive F Reading S Guiding
G Psychedelic T Sweltering G Dancing T Bug-Speaking
H Swift U Cheerful H Shouting U Exploding
I Voracious V Anxious I Extracting V Complaining
J Soft W Likeable J Punishing W Dividing
K Keen X Ruthless K Creeping X Slapping
L Fabulous Y Dramatic L Walking Y Charming
M Fair Z Demonic M Listening Z Combustion


As you read what the contents of the box may be, they form inside- Looking and behaving as your character expects them to. After all, magic is all in the wielder’s mind.

Don your robes and enter the library.


⏵ unfamiliar familiars ⏴


For those without a familiar (like one hatched from an egg not too long ago) you may borrow one from the library counter. They all have strengths and weaknesses, but they will all assist in the very important mission. As you roam the library, they will make little indications that you are closer or further from finding a piece of the pearl.

Image Image Image
Pro • Hardworking
• Gives correct directions 75% of time
• Won’t run away from you
• Very affectionate
• Gives correct directions only when paired with another rat, toad, or personal pet.
• Gives correct directions 90% of the time
Con • Must feed bookworms • Will run away if too close to a cat • Does not care for you
• Sleepy
• Will run ahead
• Gets distracted by rats



⏵ the task at hand ⏴


With robes donned and creature in hand, you must now complete your mission. Find the pieces of the shattered pearl. As you enter the library, you may notice that it’s all very dim. There’s oil lamps around the place that may be moved with you to assist in your journey if your robes do not already emit light.

Break off and search the library. There is a directory at the front to point guests to all the different sections.

Wings of the Library
A General Works B Music
C Philosophy, Religion D Fine Arts
E History, Auxiliary Sciences F Language and Literature
G Magic, General H Science
J Geography, Anthopology K Medicine
M Agriculture N Hobbies, Recreation
P Social Science Q Military
R Political Science S Practical Arts
T Law W People
X Education Y Spiders


Each section looks enough like the last, though the books within have immense power. Pick up the wrong book, and you might conjure a dragon or a historical figure! You must persist and avoid making too much noise or breaking too many things.

Or else the Librarian, a tall mass of knotted fabric will confiscate your robe and usher you back outside. Your name will be struck from the list, and you must pick a new one to re-enter the library to continue the search.

You can try to fight back against him- he may be set alight with the lamp. But should you be starting fires in here?

⏵ NOTES ⏴


Any thread with 15 comments between you and another may be submitted to find a piece of the pearl. There are 20 pieces altogether, and we will determine if the mission was successful by March 28th. A post will go live on the OOC comm for this!

This mission occurs out of time, similar to how the spaceship had. Meaning, those currently in game can experience these events any time between now, and March 14th.

Please direct all questions to our mod queries comment!

FULL NAVIGATION

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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Did you think he loved it?

( Because he has to wonder now. )
leastdramatic: (Waiting)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-03-01 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Still perfectly calm, Jason keeps going]

Yeah, that's probably most of us. Do you know where you're going?
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't fucking know. [Jason shakes his head.] He can't bother to be around me any more.
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth and I imagine it won't mean much to you, but... I'm sure it's not that easy for him.

( At least, he believes it wouldn't be for him — from conversations he's had with the older version of himself here. )

You know why I started, don't you?

( Why he took up the cape and cowl to begin with. )
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Does it matter? [The tunnel opens up into the library.]
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
He fucking took away the only thing that mattered in my life! Then he flew off to London and left me behind.

[Jason pulls into himself, arms crossed tighter.]

Yeah, your parents were murdered in Crime Alley. You're an orphan like me.
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
( At that, he glances over. )

Is that what happened to you?
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Drugs took my mom. Two-Face, my dad.

[Kid has been Through It.]
leastdramatic: (Just for the cookies)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-03-01 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Shrugs]

Guess not. Just a warning though. You can say "fuck this," "fuck that," "fuck this mission," or whatever all you want but you're probably not gonna have much of a choice in the matter.
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
( He doesn't know Two-Face — hasn't yet met many of those who will go against The Batman, but. He keeps his gaze on him, blue eyes sympathetic, then looks back ahead. )

I'm sorry.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Speaking of no choice in the matter, the weird librarian starts thrusting robes at him. One thrust pushes Jason's black hood back.]

Hey fuck off.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Jason shakes his head.]

Doesn't fucking matter.
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
( The apartments coming into view, he doesn't bother to speed up, but doesn't slow down either. Rather, he keeps it at the speed he's currently going, fingers squeezing at the steering wheel. )

I meant what I said earlier. ( A beat. ) If you need anything, I'm around. You can probably find my contact on the ear piece.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Jason shakes his head, but doesn't look ready to leave. As much as he hates Leslie Thompson, it's oddly refreshing to take the shit out of a Bruce, even if it's not his Bruce.]

Don't count on it.
Edited 2025-03-01 02:35 (UTC)
leastdramatic: (Quiet contemplating)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-03-01 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh... fuck? Fuck. Oh this isn't good at all. No wonder he's feeling weird about this. He pauses as he looks at the teenager. God, is this what he was like at that age? So much rage.

Sorry, kiddo. Give him a moment. He needs to find the right words]
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Just letting you know.

( Another turn, he lets himself drive with one hand then, gently cruising towards the apartments. )
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Jason gasps as his thumb is shoved back. He brings his arm up to try and bring it down on the stranger's wrist. He pulls both back, in anticipation of being let go. However, if the grip continues, Jason will try instead to pull the stranger in for a head butt.]
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Jason gives the librarian a shove to push the robe away.]

I said fuck off.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Look, if you're anything like the Bruce I know, you'll barely pick up my phone calls and then you'll remind me how disappointed you are every fucking second. I'm not holding my breath.

[Jason can see the apartments approaching and curls up on himself even more.]
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
I answer texts when they come in to me.

( He doesn't always reach out himself, but. He does answer. Just like he always keeps an eye on the networks, even if he doesn't reply to ninety-nine percent of them. )

If I knew a Jason back in my own Gotham, would you want me to assume everything about you from my experiences with him?
leastdramatic: (Warmed up)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-03-01 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[In a more serious tone now]

Just take it. We gotta talk about some shit.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Jason is about to retort that he'll believe when he sees it, but then Bruce asks about a Gotham with another Jason Todd.

Another him that he could possibly help.

He's caught off guard and he hesitates for a moment.
] No. I'd want want you to give him a fair shot.
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[personal profile] copsormasks 2025-03-01 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
What the fuck are you-- [The robe is thrust into his hands and Jason takes it, only to furrow his brow at the stranger.] Hey.
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[personal profile] batsymbol 2025-03-01 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Then offer me the same courtesy, because it's what I'm doing with you.

( He doesn't know or have a Jason Todd back in his own Gotham at the moment — he's not sure if he'll ever have one, but. Something he's merely letting him know. )
leastdramatic: (Nope. Not moving)

[personal profile] leastdramatic 2025-03-01 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, exactly. Come on. We need to talk somewhere.

[Jason takes his own robe too]