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∎ ETRAYA MODS ∎ ([personal profile] etrayamods) wrote in [community profile] etrayamemes2025-03-28 09:16 am
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TDM 007

content warnings for this TDM include: violence, potential death, body horror, physical transformation, loss of senses, loss of autonomy

⏵ arrival⏴



Arrival does not happen as Aurora usually plans for it. New characters are introduced to the AI, then informed of a mission that they are required to participate in before they can return to their home base of Etraya. A world called Aphaia is falling apart, and while there is nothing they can do to resolve this broken world, they can participate in the Gamerunner's Stratagem.

Their mission is simple: step through the glowing purple portal that Aurora creates once they've had time to listen to her, and survive until a similar portal reopens in front of them, allowing them to return to Etraya. The Gamerunner's Stratagem is something they have been working on building for quite some time. She informs all newcomers that they will not be present on this world that long: their exit will appear to them exactly when it's meant to, allowing them to meet the others who have been recruited to save their worlds. She provides each and every arrival with an earpiece, allowing them to communicate with the other Etrayans. Aurora suggests taking a bag full of supplies along with them, which she will fill with a few generic items as well as any specific items they may need: synthetic blood for vampires, protein bars for those who may burn through calories faster, medication for anyone who requires it.


⏵ aphaia ⏴


Aphaia is a neon-lit, chaotic planet. Cameras are everywhere, every action and inaction is judged by the 'audience'. Towering holograms advertise upcoming events while flashing leader boards track the most "popular" players. Contestants are thrown into challenges, many of which are games of skill, survival, and deception all to keep the viewers entertained. Not participating is an option! However, avoiding playing along and not putting on a show will quickly cause participants' score to go down, and scores that reach zero? Well.

Unfortunately, there are only so many resources left on Aphaia. Their wildlife has died off, their planet is falling apart, and most others in this galaxy were either destroyed from the inside out, or warring planets trying to gain control of remaining resources destroyed them to avoid others getting involved. Their natural resources are depleted, and only those who manage to keep their scores up are given the luxury of having any supplies. As soon as one steps foot on Aphaia, as soon as they breathe, they intake nanotechnology which tracks their oxygen consumption, their food, everything they do or need. As soon as their scores reach zero?

They disappear. There one moment, and completely gone the next. Their communicators go offline, and while everything they were carrying will be left behind, no one will be able to find them. They are simply--gone, erased from existence.

This is a death and counts as a death as outlined in the game FAQ! Please keep this in mind.

"Points" that go towards their total score will be assigned to contestants from the moment they drop down on planet. This will be visible using the HUD on their earpiece, and will be randomized at the beginning. For the sake of the TDM, we ask that no one be assigned Paragon initially, but you're free to use other ranks!

The possible rankings are:

100: PARAGON
99-80: LUMINARY
79-70: CHAMPION
69-50: CONTENDER
49-30: UNDERLING
30-0: SHADE

Ranks may change daily, or even hourly depending on the kind of situation one has found themselves in. Are they having a very public break up in which it comes out that they wronged their ex? They may go from a Champion to a Shade before they can even blink. Did they save a defenseless reporter from the big bad villain of the week? They may find themselves quickly elevated up to Luminary and given all the benefits that comes with being upper class. The world is their oyster, they only need to figure out how they'd like to utilize it!

Aphaia is broken up into four districts.

The Colosseum is a dynamic battle arena where combatants fight for entertainment, with shifting environments controlled by the audience. Victories earn points, while losses depend on performance.

The Symposium is a lavish social hub for top contestants, where alliances and betrayals are made under the audience’s watchful eye.

The Agora is the public center of Aphaia, where contestants engage with the audience through polls, interviews, and challenges to maintain popularity. It also houses the contestants in high-rise apartments.

And Backalleys provide hidden spaces with intentional blind spots for secret dealings, though the Gamerunner is always aware of what happens there.


⏵ st★rlight soirée ⏴


Something special is happening in the Colosseum. Lights flicker as the arena shifts, rearranging itself into a grand, glittering ballroom - if a ballroom had stadium seating, paparazzi drones, and an ever-changing floor plan designed to disorient those within it. Silver chandeliers pulse with artificial starlight, their glow refracted through the crystalline floors. Music swells, but it sounds - unnatural. It thrums through your veins, setting your blood alight with the urge to dance.

Why is the ballroom designed as if intentionally put together to throw off one's balance? Well, it's time for the Panopticon Prom, of course!

The Panopticon Prom isn't just an adventure in dancing and impressing your most recent crush. It's a test of endurance, cunning, grace, and charm. The floor beneath your feet moves as if it has a mind of it's own, shifting to the beat like a living creature all of it's own. It tilts, undulates, even vanishing in sections to keep dancers on edge. After all, it's difficult to keep up one's pace if they're falling through a hole in the floor to the foam pit below.

Drones zip through the air, catching every stumble, every misstep, and every attempt to throw off others on the dance floor. This is a competition, after all; and what fun is a dance battle without having the freedom to thwart someone else on their road to victory?

The rules are simple:
  • You must dance with a partner. This can be an ally, an enemy, or someone you intend on using as a stepping stone to victory. It matters not, as long as you have one hand (or limb) on them at all times.
  • The longer you last, the better your chances. Endurance is the name of the game, meaning one must pace themselves on the dance floor. While epic twirls and impressive moves will garner more attention, it may also hurt your chances in the long run.
  • You may sabotage others by throwing them off balance, but keep in mind: everything is televised, and it won't stay secret for long.
  • The arena adapts to the chaos. Expect sudden obstacles, environmental shifts, and sudden changes in the music's tempo. Gravity may shift, walls may close in, but participants can't let that stop them - they must continue to dance, if they wish to win.
The audience is watching. Who will make the final cut and become Prom King and Queen? Everyone is vying for the titles: it doesn't matter what rank you started at when you joined the Panopticon Prom. Whoever wins becomes a Paragon until their points drop. There aren't many opportunities to sail through the rankings, but this is a sure way to do it. As long as they can keep up.


⏵ casino royale ⏴


Out in the Agora, another popular quarterly event is being set up! The Casino Royale has been destroyed countless times, but it seems as if the Gamerunner just can't let it go - every time it gets knocked down, it gets rebuilt.

There is one rule. One must take a turn at the revolving wheel just inside the door as their entry fee, and whatever the wheel lands on, they must maintain until they exit the building for the night. Sometimes, this is easier: an effect they have no control over and cannot undo even if they wanted to. Sometimes, this is more difficult: an assigned task they must complete. Failure to abide by the wheel once means receiving a penalty. Twice? Certain death if caught by any employee.

The wheel's effects are as follows:

1 You must speak entirely in rhyme. 2 Your body has become unnaturally delicate. The smallest injury hurts like a fatal wound.
3 You must avoid stepping into any sources of light. Doing so causes massive burns to appear on any area of your skin where light has touched. 4 You have been transformed into an animal! You can still think as you had before, but you cannot speak or communicate easily.
5 You have been cursed with supernatural strength, but cannot control it. 6 Time doesn't flow normally for you anymore. Each mistake you make makes you visibly younger, slowly erasing your experiences, skills, or even memories.
7 You can no longer form your own words, but only repeat what others have said to you. 8 You cannot meet another person's gaze.
9 You can no longer turn around, physically or metaphorically. If you try to return where you came from, you'll find that the pathway no longer exists. 10 You are given a specific letter that you must avoid using out loud entirely. "A"? Better hope you know enough words without one.
11 Every time you speak, your words come true - but never in the way you intended. Trying to control this is futile; the monkey's paw curls with every new sentence. 12 Within the casino, you lose the ability to feel anything. No pain, no pleasure, no warmth, and no cold. At first it may feel like a blessing - until you realize you cannot feel hunger, or tell if you're injured.
13 Regardless of if you've drunken anything, you still act inebriated. The effect only gets worse the longer you stay. 14 No one can see you. You are invisible, even if you are still able to reach out and touch or converse with those around you.
15 Any special ability you have is gone. You are reduced down to what an average human being is capable of - regardless of if you are human. 16 Violent impulses become impossible to ignore. You are rage incarnate, and you will be heard.
17 Every time you make a decision - to walk into an area, to start a conversation, anything, a small thread pulls loose from your clothing or your skin. Keep making choices, and you may become entirely undone. 18 You may speak freely, but for every syllable you say, your ability to hear slowly fades. You may want to watch your word count - too many, and you may not be able to hear at all.
19 Perhaps you arrived with a friend, or beside a stranger. It matters not: whoever came in either just before or just after you, you feel a powerful urge to protect them to the point of aggression. 20 Love is in the air - at least it is for you. Every time you meet someone's gaze, you feel the need to try and make them fall in love with you, through whatever means necessary.


The casino is alive with the hum of conversation, the clink of glasses, and the steady whirl of the roulette wheels. Golden chandeliers cast a warm glow over velvet-lined tables, where fortunes are made and lost with the flick of a wrist. But something feels. . . off.

The dealers never blink. The cards never seem random. And the house always wins - always. Maybe it's just paranoia, or maybe this casino is something more than just a den of chance. Tonight, you're not here just to play; you're here on a mission.

You've arrived dressed to kill, blending into the sea of bodies filling the casino's floors. But you're not here to win points or boost your social standing - you're here to win intel. Somewhere in this casino is a single flash drive containing information on just how Aphaia maintains their system. The only problem? The House knows someone is coming for it. After all, they're well-aware of the game: whoever retrieves the flash drive will obtain information on how to flip the script, to change the rules of the game to fit their wants and needs, rather than following the current Gamerunner. After all, this is the Gamerunner's Stratagem that Aurora has sent them out on! Many apply for 'employment' within the Casino Royale in hopes of getting insider information on where the flash drive is hidden and what it looks like. However, it seems that even the employees have no clue where it has been hidden.

⏵ NOTES ⏴


This is an extension of our Aphaia Mission! We have included enough information in this post that catching up to current in game logs isn't necessary to play with it, but you are welcome to use any part of the Aphaia setting in your prompts as you'd like. Current players are also welcome to bring the events from this TDM into their in-game threads.

This mission can happen outside of time as needed! Incoming characters will find themselves introduced to Aphaia as they arrive. Current characters may find Aurora calling on them to visit Aphaia after the current mission for the Gamerunner's Stratagem.

Characters already in game are welcome to post to the TDM, too! Please mark them as current characters in your header. Threads can be kept as game canon as long as both characters get into the game!

Please direct all questions relating to this log to our mod queries comment! All other questions can be directed to our FAQ.

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vexant: (pic#17694978)

[personal profile] vexant 2025-03-31 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
( this is easy-mode tk bullshit. keeping up the platform, making sure sophie doesn't stumble, is just - basics. julian could keep this up for a while without breaking a sweat. she demands to be dipped, and he pulls her in close before dipping down, using his forearm to support her weight. and it's good that he does, because it might be easy-mode to keep them balanced, but the murder comment throws him off for a bit. julian doesn't do that. not if he can help it.

luckily for them, he's used to getting thrown off balance, so while his hold may loosen for just a moment, julian quickly gets hold of himself and pulls her back up, arm settling around her waist. )


Why the hell would I work with Empath of all people?
fireboost: (pic#17737927)

[personal profile] fireboost 2025-03-31 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Who is "we"?

[ slow down, and don't lump her in with the rest of you bozos. she did just get here, and she doesn't seem too pleased about it, based on her cold expression. ]

This is my "mission", and when it is complete, Aurora will return my home. Is that not how this works?

[ though she does have her doubts about the honesty of the ai, but for now, she's doing what she can. ]
limiterrings: (pic#17750846)

[personal profile] limiterrings 2025-03-31 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he wondered if it was something alien being offered to them in terms of making them compliant, but it sounds like "normal" food for "normal" circumstances like hunger and thirst. shadow watches her, wary of the young girl as she makes her way past the host who doesn't seem too happy that she's messing up their views. that's what the ear piece makes out of it anyway.

when shadow takes a step forward, the host turns to him very quickly to block his way. he hasn't even entered one battle, and he thinks he can leave all become one other contestant appears? they reach out one arm to block him, their skin uncurling like a drape that then hardens in spot to block his way. it doesn't stop there, it circles around him to encase shadow in the one spot. nails protrude from the walls, inching towards shadow like an iron maiden.

how annoying.

even if the young girl has made a little distance from the location, it's in a second that shadow appearing next to her walking out of thin air.

they can hear the sound of discomfort coming from the creature as points protrude through their stone-like skin flap. ]


What do you want from me?

[ assisting people like this always means they want something in return. however, using her to get into the city sounds like a good idea. ]
devilblooded: 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞. (pic#17412671)

[personal profile] devilblooded 2025-03-31 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
( Hands going up, he shrugs. )

Hey. Us compadres gotta stick together.

( To which he gestures between them and their similar hair colours. Smile on his face, he swings his arms down. )

Not every day I see someone rockin’ the same look.
laserguy: (out here doing my best)

[personal profile] laserguy 2025-03-31 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Loki, huh? Like the god of mischief. Great.]

No, I just got here. Lucky me, right? [At least he hasn't been anal probed yet. Nah, guess it's not that kind of alien kidnapping; it's the dunk you on a dying planet sort of deal.] Supposedly if I survive long enough, I get to go to Etraya. I'll give you one guess if you think I actually believe it.
levelshift: (working late)

[personal profile] levelshift 2025-03-31 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope.

[Accelerator raises an eyebrow. Guess she didn't get the whole spiel before ending up here.]

Everyone who got tossed into Etraya by Echo goes on missions, unless you pay for a get-out-of-mission free card. We go do the mission, go back to Etraya, and stay in the dark about whether we're actually saving out universes, or if it's all just horse shit.

[Yeah, there's no guarantee the universe saving is even a real thing. Have fun with that.]
knightowl: (022)

be nice he has a heart condition

[personal profile] knightowl 2025-03-31 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bruce is never relaxed. Even when he's safe. Years of costumed vigilantism instilled in him a hyper vigilance that he cannot shake, even in his old age. It's served him well so far, even in Etraya. Especially in Etraya. In Gotham he had Terry and Ace and a series of security measures to keep him safe. Here he's only got himself. And a herd of bird themed children.

He senses the distance despite their proximity and it prods at something in the back of his head. Something familiar. Like he's maybe had a conversation like this before.

He still doesn't sit. ]


We are. Are you with the new arrivals?
waxen_wings: (012)

Just assuming this thread is after he's met/spoken to the others

[personal profile] waxen_wings 2025-03-31 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You mean this happens all the time? Hopefully they're not all this messed up.

Um. You know that reads a lot worse than it sounds when someone says it out loud, right?

Me, Julian Keller, and Laura were at the school. Ms. Grey's around too. People keeping turning up here, too. You, Sophie Cuckoo, Quentin Quire, Mr. Summers, someone ELSE named Scott Summers that I'm starting to think can't be a coincidence. I'm going start keeping a list to help keep track before people start coming out of the actual woodwork.
fireboost: (pic#17745823)

[personal profile] fireboost 2025-03-31 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that's strike one. blaze listens in silence, and then remains silent for a good few seconds even after he finishes. when she speaks, her voice sounds a bit squeakier than it did a moment before. if he blinks, did she lose an inch or so of her measly three feet of height? ]

And you're... calm, despite this?

[ if it were blaze, the very realization that this is unproven horse shit leaving her in such a limbo would have her wanting to burn down this "etraya" he speaks of. learning it from another victim of this wild goose chase, at least, seems to have her more stunned at his own seeming indifference. ]
Edited (i forgor) 2025-04-01 00:09 (UTC)
limiterrings: (pic#17723497)

[personal profile] limiterrings 2025-03-31 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they're split up now, looking for their own clues. the monitors have nothing but the occasional back and forth surveillance of those who enter and leave the casino. there's nothing interesting for them at all, all they see what is what they already know and shadow clicks his tongue. this didn't work.

it flips through to other screens showing which is also normal. shadow thinks about rolling back the tape in this place, but he stops when he hears something squeaking. he turns his head towards the door not seeing anyone, but...

...

...

every time accelerator walks, he'll find that his shoes are squeaking. why is that? hm... ]
waxen_wings: (027)

[personal profile] waxen_wings 2025-03-31 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
He sounds older, that's for sure, but time doesn't mean all that much here. I'm at least 3 years behind, so nothing says you can't be more. I'm a bad choice to figure out if you're him or anything like that. He's a teacher from school.

[ Offering details isn't going to happen, not after the last time he gave out too much information. Salem Center and the Institute are vague enough breadcrumbs. He wouldn't know enough to give vague details about Scott as person. Most teenagers don't think of teachers as fully fledged people with actual lives. ]

I've been to Cincinnati once, not sure if that counts, but yeah, this ain't Ohio, unless Ohio got flooded with a bunch of robots and then everyone got sent to another other universe with a coliseum because why not?

Does anyone like school that much? I've gotten used to the institute, and you're the only "teacher" here so it's not ike I've got homework. If I can't be home, at least it feels kinda normal.
bookofpowers: (91)

[personal profile] bookofpowers 2025-04-01 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
(Don't tell the thief something is valuable. That means he can find the best bidder, if the bird doesn't just fly away. If it tries, Chrollo can trap it in Fun Fun Cloth and stick it into his pocket, but right now he must appear in complete control.

With a never-wavering smile, he waves a hand to dismiss it, even moving out of the way when unwanted hands come his way.

'It's a family heirloom, I couldn't possibly.'

He should get to his room. See what the fuss is about in his own time, so he's going out of the casino for the time being... As soon as he walks through those doors, it's bye-bye bird time.)
levelshift: (who cares about saving the world)

[personal profile] levelshift 2025-04-01 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[He frowns, but the guy isn't exactly wrong. They've both got shockingly white hair.

Refraining from going with the ruder option ("It makes sense for you, you're old"), he opts for a question instead.]


What's your deal, then? [Is it just age, or some weird side effect like his appearance?]
hauntedsnowfall: (z acadimi thinky 01)

[personal profile] hauntedsnowfall 2025-04-01 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
So this is not something Lady Aurora can help with… most troubling.

Thank you for the swift answer!
sabigoe: (⚙ 10)

[personal profile] sabigoe 2025-04-01 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's still following, of course. But before taking a seat, she gazes out towards the field. Fio displays a sign of relief when the current competition doesn't appear to be a bloody battle. She hates to see others in pain, including those that may be bound to be the enemy. ]

Here? 'Kay!

[ After a moment, she plops down into the seat next to Shadow, leaning forward and staring upon the current contestants with awe.

At first, she thought she would remain a spectator... but it's the announcement that brings her to sit up straight with attention. It's a reminder of what she needs to do: survive. She won't be able to protect her world if she doesn't. The large amount of points could at least bump her up to a safe threshold before her rank starts to tick back down again. Then she can survive with whatever remaining days they have on the planet. ]


...That's a lot of points. [ It's easy to tell what Fio's thinking. Her feelings are an open book. The offer clearly sounds appealing. A pause. ] Darkie? What's your rank?
laserguy: (take me back to ohio)

[personal profile] laserguy 2025-04-01 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He understood like none of that. Well, conceptually, yes, but actually believing all that? Hell no. What even is a X-Man???

Then she says that last thing and--]


You really are crazy. [It's the easiest thing to believe right now, instead of different timelines and another him existing and this girl apparently dating his son. Just. Nope. Backing up the entire fucking way on that.]

If you wanted me to believe you, maybe don't mention the whole bit of me having a son and introducing yourself as a cuckoo.
fireboost: (pic#17737928)

wildcard - guy who just learned about strategos' gambit

[personal profile] fireboost 2025-04-01 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's a risk that she would rather not take to play these games, but one that she must if she wishes to maintain her standing. there's no telling how long they will be here, after all, and blaze is hardly one to sacrifice a life her people value so highly for naught but her pride.

that's how she found herself here, at the stretegos' gambit.

ushered into the room with a good luck wish from the staff, she's ready to get straight to the challenge—that is, until she sees the person waiting for her. ]


Shadow...?

[ ... the question is, which one. ]
limiterrings: (pic#17753220)

[personal profile] limiterrings 2025-04-01 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's enough point to push anyone up a decent amount, all a person would have to do is keep it. he watches the participants below, seeing what the challenge is happens to be a dance, and that it'll be a double battle as they'll wait to see who they can grab to take part.

so this is how they'll force people to play? pathetic. ]


Shad...

[ she's a child, she won't even correct herself if he told her his proper name. their mental capacity only holds so much space so he answers her question while deciding not to be a complete asshole. ]

Shade.

[ the spotlight hovers around the stadium, traveling over various people in search of their "lucky winners". ]

Why does it matter? You should worry about yourself.
laserguy: (ew dude)

[personal profile] laserguy 2025-04-01 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[He didn't realize that his half-ass comment would garner an actual serious response like that. Uh. What's happening?? Scott feels like he just missed an entire conversation somewhere and he can't help but stare blankly past his HUD. It's just been one confusing thing after another and that train hasn't even slowed down a bit. Honestly, it's been tempting just lie on the ground and stare at the sky for a while.

Instead, Scott takes a deep breath, pinches his nose and.]


Stop calling me a teacher, man. [...] I didn't realize you were talking about a grown ass adult when you mentioned knowing someone that has the same name as me. I don't wanna be compared to someone that spends all his time in the classroom.
levelshift: (look over)

[personal profile] levelshift 2025-04-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[It's easy to chalk the squeaking up to surprise, but - she's shorter. She's definitely shorter. He blinks, and takes a moment to rub his eyes.]

No point in getting worked up over it. We've got no access to Echo, so we've had no way to verify what Aurora's told us. Until there's some way to do that it's better to just do the fucking missions, on the off chance it's all true.

[At least, it is for him, since he has a lot of people he's responsible for back home.]
hauntedsnowfall: (z acadimi serious 10)

[personal profile] hauntedsnowfall 2025-04-01 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dimitri maintains a smile, if a little pained, as the shorter man glances behind himself- likely to see if there is a way to get out of conversing with him. Unfortunately for the other they aren’t near an exit.

The answer Dimitri is given is a curious one though. He ponders for a beat before shaking his head. ]


Ah, no, I don’t believe so… I’m referring to…
[ Glancing around, Dimitri drops his voice and takes a small step closer. ]
-the object Lady Aurora wishes to be found.

[ He gets a distracted look for a moment. ]

Although, I can easily see a combat maneuver being called such…
fireboost: (pic#17713785)

[personal profile] fireboost 2025-04-01 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ blaze, on the other hand, seems none the wiser. ]

I suppose that's true...

[ if it's between a chance for her world to have been fine all along, and her to have been tricked, it would be unfortunate. if she were the single cause for her world's destruction though, it would be another matter entirely—one she doesn't think she could live with. not to mention what would likely happen to sonic's world, if hers were to perish.

her expression seems troubled, but if there's no fighting it: ]


It is my responsibility to ensure the safety of my people—I will not let them down. And you...

[ she meets his gaze, eyes searching. if he's similarly responsible for his world, some sort of prince, perhaps? ]

You are?
thelightshines: (that I cannot follow)

[personal profile] thelightshines 2025-04-01 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He's trying not to move his ear while they're adjusting it. It's no different really when the scientists would attach things to get readings from him. But this wasn't a scientist, but a stranger. He can't help but stay tense while they work, a curious glance when they touched his head. But they eventually assured him that it should be good enough for him to try.

He just has to tap it? His ears perk up when a screen suddenly appears in front of his face. He stares, there were words and displays passing by that he did not recognize or understand, and then it shows an empty green screen with one word at the center.]
Username?
manifesthope: (You Inspire Me!)

Silver the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW/Games) | New character!

[personal profile] manifesthope 2025-04-01 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Arrival (Agora)
Silver was still reeling from everything when he arrived in the Agora. He definitely wasn’t expecting all the cameras and the announcer stating his arrival over loudspeakers. It really hyped up the gathered crowds and they cheered him loudly as the announcer continued to rhyme off his powers.

Standing in the spotlight, Silver felt incredibly exposed all of a sudden with all the bright lights and holographic displays and giant floating screens (was this being televised??). But he still managed to smile and wave; causing more rounds of cheering when he levitated into the air to flip and pose to the delight of the crowds. Might as well show off a little to play it up right? It was the first time he ever saw himself up on a floating screen the size of a building though. That was more than a little weird! There was a score listed on the screen next to his image. 50? Which labeled him as a ‘Contender’.

When the focus drifted to someone else, Silver slipped into the crowd as he gripped his backpack of supplies that had been given to him. He was aware of all the camera drones floating overhead, but he paid them no mind. He adjusted the earpiece clipped to his ear and kept moving.

It wasn’t until he was sitting on a bench in a quieter part of the Agora district, that the gravity of the situation settled in and weighed heavily on his shoulders. Nibbling on an apple flavored protein bar, he frowned as he considered his options and mulled over the information he already knew. He fiddled with the HUD of his earpiece, scrolling through the news and events that were being advertised.

He still had so many unanswered questions. Sighing, he wrapped up what was left of the bar and put it away. He was used to rationing limited supplies in his own destroyed future. This was no different. Now to figure out how to complete this mission and keep his points up. Always proactive, he was never one to just sit around.

Casino Royale (18)
Silver didn’t have anything ‘fancy’ to wear. He just came as himself. Small in stature, he was still a striking figure with his unique coloring and the sweep of quills that fanned from his forehead. The glowing cyan lines on his gloves and boots blended in easily with the futuristic environment. He just made sure to wash up before arriving, after all his shenanigans in the Colosseum earlier.

The fact that the wheel landed on the option that he’d lose his hearing the more syllables he spoke was pretty concerning. But thankfully it wasn’t the more disturbing entry fee options.

Silver was not a gambler, but he wasn’t here for that. He was here for that intel mission. The hardest part of this whole thing was watching his words as he meandered through the crowd with a drink in hand, trying to blend in as he worked on observing. He honestly should try and find a pad of paper and something to write with.

Wildcard!
Got any ideas for a thread with Silver that isn’t in the prompts? PM [personal profile] manifesthope! I will always write prose by default as it is my preference, but I can match if necessary.
thelightshines: (The sun that spills)

[personal profile] thelightshines 2025-04-01 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Kindness is not a thing he expects or used to. People always wanted something from him, so he can't tell if someone is being genuine. It's easier to assume the former than think that hard about it. But her words got him pondering.]

Then why do people come here? [It's sounds like everything is dangerous and yet people are here, playing and drinking away.]