etrayamemes | TDM 002

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TDM 002

⏵ 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.

When the first round of citizens arrived, Aurora and the companion bots had been largely unprepared. This time? They made sure to put up welcome banners, even if the sentiment isn't quite right. There are cupcakes and cookies set out in the hospital's lobbies, and a digital map has been placed just in front of the entrance of the hospital, telling others how to reach the various locations throughout Etraya. Companion bots wander throughout the city, some carrying construction equipment to half-built facilities while others act as nurses, servers, or sales associates throughout the constructed buildings.

⏵ rainy awakenings ⏴

Many concepts are new to Aurora, including rain. She is familiar with how it functions, and its purpose, but rain has never been present on the lands of Etraya. Given how new it is, that may not be all too surprising - but the method of how it’s being introduced is… a little much. Rainfall commences in the early days of April, a persistent downpour that waxes and wanes in intensity but never ceases entirely.

Most nights in Etraya are characterized by a soothing patter of rain against rooftops. Yet, some nights leave the grounds flooded come morning. Rivers begin to swell, the current much too strong to justify trying to go for a swim. These showers also bring a new assortment of plants blooming across the green lands: bright blossoms whose petals spread wide when the yellow sun shines down on them, while numerous cherry blossom trees have grown out of nowhere, flourishing despite the rainfall. Clover carpets the grassy expanses of the islands, weaving a beautiful tapestry of color across the grounds.

⏵ Getting drenched by the rain can trigger a surge, followed by a slump. Initially, individuals will feel giddy, excited, full of energy, and ready to take on the world. However, in the subsequent days, they’ll find themselves feeling depressed, lacking the energy and motivation to move forward. Aurora advises that these effects are only temporary and should fade within the week, but they can be resolved more quickly by embracing a stranger. Attempting to hug anyone they already know well will not produce the same effect.

⏵ With the rain comes a significant increase in the greenery around Etraya that isn’t fake. Most of these plants will resemble ones originally found in the characters' universes.

⏵ A couple of these plants contain magical properties:

The Emberloom is a bright red, fiery flower that only inhabits smaller land masses. Those exposed to its pollen will experience heightened aggression and impulsivity.

Shadowbloom resemble tulips during the day, but during the night the petals open and it looks more like the night sky: dark petals with specs of white throughout them. Growing too close to the apartment building for comfort, those who look at the petals after nightfall will fall into a deep sleep. Worse yet: the dreams they find themselves in are not their own, but are the dreams of other residents. Ones who had not looked into the Shadowbloom, but had drifted off to sleep elsewhere on the planet. The one who looked into the Shadowbloom will find they cannot awaken until the person whose dream they have entered does.

These flowers will continue to bloom through April, after which the companion bots will search for and remove them from the atmosphere bubble.

⏵ If there is a specific, unique plant that those in game (or those accepted during the next round!) would like to add, please comment to the LOCATIONS page! We’ll add mentions of these to the Outskirts section.

Along with the botanical resurgence, numerous new animals appear: glowing fish swim freely through the waters. In the canopy above, new species of birds and critters flit among the branches. Some diligently construct new nests in anticipation of the coming spring, while others seek refuge in the shelter of trees, retreating from the weather.

Not all the creatures are so small, or so peaceful.

⏵ Small critters make themselves comfortable in the forested area around Etraya, staying mostly out of the way. There are the occasional visitors that will let themselves in through windows for a quick visit, or maybe a snack, but they’re mostly harmless.

⏵ Several larger beasts make their way into the city to try and find land that’s more habitable for them. Giraffes navigate gracefully through the areas designated for new arrivals, using their elongated necks to reach for the foliage near the hospital when they aren’t finding new places to make themselves comfortable. An eclectic array of cats, ranging in all sizes and breeds, brazenly saunter into buildings they don’t belong. Hopefully, the lioness lounging in the apartment complex's common area does not prevent residents from reaching their rooms, because she has no intention of yielding.

⏵ The leopard adorned with a rattlesnake tail in the hospital's cafeteria may be difficult to ignore, given his determination to devour everything in sight and attack anyone in his way.

⏵ Cat scratches and bites pose a significant risk of infection. In the event a character is injured, individuals can expect the companion bots to quickly seek them out and approach them with a special antibiotic cream developed specifically for these cats. Refusal of treatment may result in severe symptoms, including high fevers and itching. In extreme cases, individuals may begin to exhibit cat-like characteristics, ranging from physical alterations to changes in mental traits.

⏵ Numerous other creatures of all shapes and sizes will be coming and going through the city. You may play with this as you wish!

While the uproar caused by these guests doesn’t particularly bother Aurora, she does send out a message to everyone wearing an earpiece to request their assistance in capturing the larger animals that her companion bots may not be able to handle themselves. She has converted an island to the East into a temporary holding area until the companion bots can set them up with something a little more permanent.

⏵ network ⏴

Welcome to Etraya! Upon your arrival, Aurora provided an earpiece, a device to make communication with others stuck in the same situation more simple. The device connects to an internal network, which is accessible by everyone else currently residing on planet. Whether you’re looking for guidance, camaraderie, or want to see if there are any familiar faces around, this is the perfect place to do it! Please feel free to post any questions, offer your name, ask for assistance, or maybe complain to the powers that be about how you’ve got better things to be doing than sitting around here completing their missions. Maybe they’re listening. Maybe they’re not.

⏵ NOTES⏴

⏵ During April, Etraya’s getting a little wet! Those who spend too long in the rain may experience a few unfortunate effects.

⏵ The rain brings in new flora, including a couple that may cause characters to experience aggression and impulsivity, or take a stroll through others’ dreams.

⏵ New animals also appear! While many of them are friendly, others… are less so. The cats specifically seem to be a little grumpy. Characters scratched or bitten by these cats may find themselves becoming just as catty.

For any questions relating to the contents of this log, please reply below. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ. The TDM is game canon, meaning everything happening above is occurring within the game properly. Those who apply to join in the April application round may keep their TDM threads as game canon.

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⏵ arrival & rains⏴

Hearing the continual beep of Dick's own heart should tell him something, but he's having difficulty focusing on exactly what that is at the moment. It takes work to open his eyes, but once he does he's met by what appears to be an AI. She seems pleasant enough, but there's no trust lost here. His heart drops at the message. One moment he was in his apartment working, and now he's here? The fact that the universe at stake doesn't surprise him, but that they dragged him of all people here to help is a bit of a wonder. He knows he's helped save the world before, but that was only with a team. Where's his team now?

There are several things to note on the map, the oddest being Wayne Manor. Dick has to wonder, that of all the magnificent historical buildings they could drag here, that an AI would bring it? Something is certainly most rotten in Denmark or wherever the hell they are again. It's that or someone with a lot of will smuggled it in with them, somehow. No matter how it managed to be. Dick's very first manner of business will be exploring it, after finding another place to live.

Walking from the hospital through the downpours, Dick finds his mood improving by leaps and bounds. It's enough to bring him out of his normally stoic shell to speak to the first person he sees entering the apartment complex. "Tell me, does it rain like this often? Where are you from? My name is Dick by the way, Dick Grayson." It's amazing he doesn't blurt out his secret while he's at it. No one would believe him-- not here, not without his suit or weapons.

⏵ shadowblooms ⏴
[Night time is not only when the shadowbloom blossoms, but it's also when Dick is most alive. He rarely punches any clock but his own lately. It's strange to be in a new place where his skills don't seem to be needed right away. That doesn't mean he's going to sit in that little apartment and pace the night away. He's done all the training he can do there, and he finds his tools sorely lacking. He will have to look into that later. Maybe there will be clues at the Manor.

Thinking to head there, Dick takes a step outside and his eyes fall upon, or is that into the shadowbloom. He had no idea that he's delved straight into slumber and another person's dreams, and that his consciousness is no longer his own. All he knows is that when he takes a step forward the darkness has grown thicker. It triggers all his natural senses and puts him on alert. He stills when fingers crawl over his shoulder. Dick knows that only seconds before he was absolutely alone. Now there's a hand at his waist. He's certain that he's being attacked and he spins around .... ]

[[ooc: please feel free to insert your character's dream. Dark, friendly, strange, taking him dancing, finding him in an off ally, whatever it may be. We are here for it. Dick will be ready and up for the challenge.

Also if you have any questions, feel free to PM. Wildcards are always welcome!! ]]

Alex has unfortunately had more than enough experience with the rain at this point to realize that this guy's probably been out in it too long. He, meanwhile, is - as promised to a special someone - trying to avoid getting soaked, and has upgraded his rain gear to include an umbrella. See? He's being sensible.

"I think you've been out in the rain too long, mate."

It's always dreary in Gotham. Most the time it has nothing to do with rain, but there's plenty of it at times. There are days Dick longs for his time back in San Francisco. It seems that's not happening now.

At least the world looks auspiciously brighter than it did earlier when he stepped out of that stark white hospital and carefully moved into this suspicious new world.

"Why? What's the rain going to hurt. I feel rather great. I haven't felt this good in a long time. I mean, honestly... I can't remember the last time I felt so wonderful?" He glances at the new person with the umbrella, wondering why the hell he's being such a stick in the mud anyways.

Bruce doesn't stay here.

With some version of Wayne Manor around, he typically keeps to himself there— well. Not entirely by himself since a certain other Wayne drops by and crashes there every now and then as well. Even if the manor isn't as he remembers his own, there's still touches throughout it that are similar enough and bring a sort of comfort to him that he's sure this place has done to elicit that specific feeling from him. He's never not expecting something to happen, but. It's still the one place he'll take over the apartments here.

Ironic when that's exactly where he is at the moment.

He has an umbrella in hand, paper bag of things tucked against his chest. He's the shell of Bruce Wayne at the moment instead of in the batsuit as he typically tends to be and when he catches someone speaking to him there, he looks to him with both confusion and suspicion.

"I'm sorry?"

The man before him looks rather gaunt about the eyes and seems to need a bit of sunshine, but the same could be said for Dick. Not that he's taken the time to really look into a mirror lately. He's been far too busy doing other things. None of that's important now.

Right this minute life seems rather carefree, and light. He feels like he could...skip at any second. A curious mind tries to discern the need for an umbrella when the rain feels so absolutely enticing, but Dick certainly can't find need for it.

Instead, he merely repeats himself. "I'm Dick. Dick Grayson. I asked a few other things, but they don't really matter. You should come enjoy the rain. It's fabulous." Dick laughs in a manner he doesn't usually.

A slow glance towards the sky. Right. The rain. He'd picked up on it being a little... strange for rain, but. That's almost to be expected around here. In a place he's still coming to learn about with his very limited — read none whatsoever — experience in being on some other planet entirely.

He drops his glance back down to the young man here. Stares to him as if to get a read on him. There's some sort of gentle familiarity there within his face that he can't quite pinpoint and yet, there also isn't at the same time. Like the manor, in a sense.

"No thanks," it's soft yet curt. "You'll get sick being out in it."

"You been here long?" Dick asks, suddenly letting the words meander through the base euphoria embezzling all his brain cells up. He would normally be so much more cautious. Wait, wasn't he feeling a hell of a lot more suspicious before... in the hospital? There was a reason for that, but currently Dick cannot put his finger on it. It's like he's buzzing and there's a lack of common sense between there and here.

Still, there's a way that the man in front of him looks at him that makes him move forward and not away. It's is familiar in manner he can't place, and he doesn't seem out to harm Dick. His words are direct and to the point, but they are kind enough.

"Sick. Rain doesn't make you sick, germs do.." He still stands closer to the umbrella. Dick isn't quite certain why, because he knows his answer is correct, but there wasn't a clear definition of how the rain would make him sick and this clearly is a new world that he's seeking shelter in.

Dick moves forward and Bruce just stands there. Guarded. Regardless of what Damian has said, he is alone here in the sense of not having anyone he knows — anyone even remotely familiar to him where he can place a name to a face. Considering the reason why they're (supposedly) here and all? It'd be a little foolish not to be on some sort of guard around others. Never mind the whole never having really experienced different realms and worlds before to begin with.

He eyes the man. Doesn't know yet what to really make of him. Doesn't know if he's just like this or it's something along the lines of the rain making him act this way. Regardless, he holds the umbrella there. Keeping himself dry.

"Sounds like something a sick person would say." Dryly said, naturally.

Younger. Dick thinks. He tries to recall the pictures in the books and his memories. It's been so long. He knows the man his mentor was, but this is different. There are certain differences no matter how he looks at it, but there are quite a few similarities as well. Not to mention the cadence of voice. Dick is beginning to pick up the trail of breadcrumbs even through the haze in his brain.

If only the rain hadn't been trying to sing and tap dance along his senses, the detective most certainly would have recognized all the signs by now, he was taught so much better than this. He was close enough. The eyes should have been a dead giveaway. Maybe the color was all wrong, but the way they looked at him and that natural intonation.

"I feel like I've met you before. That's impossible, I know because I only just got here, but this place is odd. May I ask your name. Also, I'm certain that I'm not sick. There might be something else to account for my behavior, but it isn't sickness." Dick has no idea if he's acting strange, but if he is and the rain is to blame, then it wouldn't be called a sickness. Chemicals are quite possible, Dick recently had to deal with something similar.

That's an idea... and makes his brow furrow.

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