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etrayamemes2024-02-23 01:16 pm
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TDM 001
 ⏵ arrival⏴ Arrival goes as anticipated. Characters awaken in the pristine, new hospital, greeted by Aurora and potentially getting a rundown of what's happening depending on their approach to being dropped somewhere new. The door to their room opens, and new arrivals are left free to explore their new environment. Or what exists of it anyway. Exiting the hospital will show that there isn't much of anything just yet. Generally, Echo can build new facilities before new arrivals awaken, but it appears that this time… well, it didn't happen. The apartment complex exists, standing just beside the hospital, and there are a few facilities that are half constructed, companion bots carrying around rebar and other necessary bits and pieces, but they're not quite ready. Oops. But maybe, just maybe, one of those half-built facilities is familiar - a childhood home, a favorite supermarket, the run-down garage they worked at as a youth, a grounded spaceship in the middle of one of the massive bridges connecting land over rivers. The companion bots will offer quiet apologies if approached; they were expecting new arrivals to touch down, but not quite this early. They'll be ready soon! A few more days at most, they promise. In the meantime, do not stray too far from the hospital. While most of Etraya looks habitable, they have not finished verifying that it's safe for its new inhabitants. The apartment building and hospital are safe, and the land directly around them is fine, but beyond that? Stay away. But hey, the hospital's cafeteria is fully stocked with cuisine from across the multiverse! Please feel free to settle in, choose an apartment, and get to know your new friends.  ⏵ water you doing?⏴ Decide not to listen? Well, the companion bots had offered their warnings. Etraya is a new establishment, one that received newcomers before it was ready. And as such, the land has not quite been prepared for their arrival. Wandering off the land the apartment building and hospital are settled on comes with very, very poor results. Take a step down into the river below, and you'll find yourself uncomfortably hot. Or cold. Or hot and cold, because whatever that 'water' is, it wasn't meant to be played in. The only way to resolve the temperature regulation issue, as Aurora informs, is finding a buddy to cuddle up with. Those who are lucky may have a nearby friend they're familiar with and don't mind leaning a shoulder against. Those that don't? Well. . . have fun having a very uncomfortable conversation with a stranger, asking them if it's alright if you lean into them or hold their hand for a bit. Any physical contact will do, as long as it's directly skin-to-skin. Except that's not where the contact stops. Characters will find that, for the next several hours, they'll feel everything that their companion feels. Frustration, anger, amusement, homesickness that comes from being so far away from their families and friends - all those feelings? They're not your feelings, they're our feelings now. No explanation is given for how the empathy bond and the temperature regulation are related, but it may have to do with how since they had decided not to listen, it was time to test how well they could cohabitate with their new friends.  ⏵ bonding bingo ⏴ Maybe it feels a little too much like Obi-Wan had when receiving Leia's message, but all new arrivals are their universe's only hope. Except they're not the only ones arriving, and not the only ones who are trying to keep their worlds safe. Instead, they've arrived with several others who carry the same weight on their shoulders. And they aren't meant to go through this alone. The people they've arrived with are both their new companions and their competition. Both comrades to fight beside and enemies to battle against, depending on what the specific mission of the month is. But currently? They're here to bond. It's important to get to know those who they'll be spending the next unspecified but lengthy amount of time with, isn't it? To that extent, Aurora's hologram waits just inside the hospital's front doors, offering bonding bingo cards to those willing to participate. It's not necessary, but she does specify that this is one way to get ahead: cooperation is important, especially given what they're going to face together. Bingo cards are three long and three across, and offer a multitude of activities you can do to check each box off. Some examples include:
 ⏵ matchmaker ⏴ When the earpiece is put on, a nice green HUD(head-up display) lights up in front of new arrivals. It asks them for their name, which is fairly standard for these. Except it seems it wants them to put together a profile to help pair them off with other new arrivals. For some, this information may autofill with what Aurora was able to discern about them from watching them in their home worlds. But some lucky individuals may catch their profiles before they're posted live, and have the opportunity to edit out information included in fields, even if they're not able to clear it out entirely. Welcome to Aurora's idea of matchmaking. Have fun getting paired off with a buddy or four, with your profiles exchanged between one another. Maybe they're the perfect match. Maybe this is a nightmare in the making. Welcome to our first TDM! We're excited to have you here. For more information on character arrivals, click here. For any questions relating to the TDM please reply below. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ. |
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We're not being overwhelmed with emotions so it's either proximity or that water, like you said. If it's the latter, people should be safe as long as they stay away from it.
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[Daisy admits, wrapping her arms around herself as she steps away from him to look out the window as if to test the theory. There’s a few people walking outside below them, but she doesn’t feel anything from them.]
Hopefully it’s temporary.
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[ He observes her standing there, recalling how he'd committed her image to his mind in their last few moments together aboard the station, hoping that some hint of her would stick in his memory even though they'd been told they would all forget. ]
What we feel should be our own, unless we wish to share it.
[ His voice lowers a little as he says in a somewhat self-deprecating tone: ]
And you and I have trouble sharing.
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We do.
[She knows they can’t just hide away in here, so she asks…]
Should we go see what they have in the way of food here?
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[ There is no way he would say no to that. ]
Let's go.
[ He'll lead the way to the door, taking one more look around before he opens it. ]
And see what they expect us to do about furniture too.
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Doesn't seem like we have to worry about paying for things around here.
[Considering they got the apartments for free?]
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[ It wouldn't necessarily surprise him. Earning their keep seems fair enough. ]
I suppose that big building where we awoke would be the place to start.
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[Daisy says dryly as they make their way to the elevator.]
The hospital? I know there’s a cafeteria in there.
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[ He says it like he's trying the word for the first time, though it does sound familiar. He's sure they had missions where there were hospitals. A moment later and the memories resurface. ]
Oh, the place where the sick and injured go.
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[Daisy says, smiling in small amusement at him when it finally clicks. As they exit the elevator she glances over at the rec center on the main floor. Remembering her conversation with Matt earlier about it.]
We’re going to be here for a while.
[She doubts the thought hasn’t crossed Joric’s mind already, but she felt the need to say it out loud regardless.
Exiting the apartment building, Daisy glances across the street and does a double take. A diner? That hadn’t been there before, or maybe it had but she just hadn’t noticed? Either way, it was clearly still being constructed.]
I don’t remember seeing that before. Do you?
[Daisy asks, gesturing towards the unopened diner with a nod of her head.]
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[ His feelings are mixed. This is a delay in returning home, to the place his heart craves most. But on the other hand his parting with Daisy has been delayed.
Joric turns at her question and he looks where she indicates, head tilting slightly. ]
I don't recall it, no. It is a... diner?
[ The type of place Daisy likes to eat. ]
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[She turns her attention back on Joric, letting him lead the way back to the hospital.]
Guess the cafeteria is our only option for now.
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[ He is a garbage chute of a person; he'll eat anything.
He leads them inside and looks up at the signs posted that point out different areas of the hospital. The cafeteria isn't far from the main lobby and he moves in that direction. ]
Everything seems abandoned except for us and those metal men. I suppose this place must really have been made to hold us.
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[Daisy admits, glancing at someone walking towards the cafeteria ahead of them. There aren't many people in there when they enter, and Daisy's attention is immediately on the large percolator before noticing just how many other options there were here.]
We'll meet back at this table?
[She asks, knowing they'd likely be wanting to get different things.]
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[ Even the station had the sunlight room to lose oneself in. But he nods to her and heads over to see what's available. Joric has never been a picky eater and doesn't judge food too harshly on what it looks like, so the congealed cafeteria food doesn't really faze him. After a few minutes of walking around and sliding his tray in front of different food stations he returns to the table Daisy had chosen with a tray overflowing with food. As is always his philosophy, he eats well when he can because there's no knowing when food might be scarce. ]
Find everything all right?
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Yeah. This place has a lot more to offer than any other hospital cafeteria I've been to.
[She says, glancing around as she takes a seat across from him.]
Makes you wonder how long they've been planning this.
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I barely understand any of it, but I suppose you and I are well suited to save our homes since we have experience dealing with the unexpected.
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[Daisy tries to smile, for his sake, but it doesn't quite reach her eyes. She's so tired, mentally and emotionally drained. This has been her life for over 10 years now, trying to help save the world. And while she never regrets it, the toll of that responsibility just seems to hit her right now.]
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At least there's breakfast food. Your favorite.
[ But he'll let things lie there. They both need some time alone in their own heads to think about what being here means. ]