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infirmiere

I have no idea why on god's green earth I am back here after fucking AGES but since I am, if anyone is in need of healing services, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I even work on hangovers.

I take payment in cheeseburgers and pineapple smoothies or your undying gratitude, whichever is easier to come by at the time.

percussion

Hello. My name is Justin Law. Humble servant of God, and deliverer of His will.

[Said in a slightly louder than necessary voice, by this teen who seems to be wearing a combination of several religions clothing.]

It has come to my attention that the denizens of this city have recently suffered from a wide spread madness affliction. While I’m greatly dismayed that I was not here to assist in helping preserve sanity during that troubling time, I will do my utmost to ensure it never happens again.

To which I ask this of you all: it’s of great importance that the presence of any Clowns or Witches are reported to me immediately. Yes, any.

[Is it just by chance he's posting this after a certain witch hung up on him? Maybe.]

For clowns, I don’t mean strange men dressing questionably— I mean the creatures of madness incarnate. You will know them by their deeply unsettling presence and horrific appearance.

As for the Witches, that one is harder to visually discern as they can take many disguises, but they are known especially for their deceiving ways. Whatever "facts" one may tell you could just be another ruse to lower your guard. If you suspect one, let me know, and I will determine their true intent.

 Thank you, and God be with you.

torchstone

[ At first you may hear some rustling, followed by a few tapping sounds, like the user of this strange electronic device has never recorded an audio note before or something. ]

Oi. Is this thing on?

[ There's a brief pause before he seems satisfied that this thing is, in fact, on. The voice is a bit gruff, deep and thickly accented, like fantasy British except he's from fantasy Yorkshire. He clears his throat. ]

Seein' as there's some apparent misconceptions about witches in this world, I'm here to spread a bit o' witch awareness. I'm Olruggio, a witch, so I'd say I'm somethin' of an authority on the matter.

First off, witches don't look like that. We're not green and warty and we don't cackle like mardy liongoats flyin' about on brooms. Enchanted brooms would still be for sweepin', obviously, but they'd do most of the work for you, or else what would even be the point? [Grumbling: ] A broom would make for a terrible flying contraption anyway, how would you even keep your balance on a twig like that? Ridiculous. [ A little cough. ] ... As I was saying, witches serve the people, providin' them with useful magic to improve their way of living.

Second, about the hats: they're not brimmed, least they ought not to be. If you happen to see a real witch wearin' a brimmed cap, avoid them at all cost. Brimmed Cap witches are extremely dangerous, usin' forbidden magic and the like. They've got no scruples about castin' transfiguration magic on human bodies, wipin' memories without provocation, tormenting children, and all other manner of wicked things. They're a rotten bunch--do not engage with 'em.

... I suppose that's all I've got to say on the matter for the time bein'. Now, how do you turn this thing o--

brat

I'm bored.

( says the boy who can be visibly seen hanging upside down from a street light in nova city at three in the morning. because this is a completely normal time for a boy to be outside climbing street lamp poles. )

And given what I witnessed during our last mission, many of you could use some work on your stealth capabilities. So, let's play a game: hide and seek.

You hide, anywhere within Etraya, and I will find you. I do not need any clues or hints, nor do I need to know you personally. If I find you within two hours of you saying you have hidden yourself, you lose. If it takes me longer than that, the victory is yours. If you prefer a smaller playing field, such as within Nova City, we can lower the amount of time I have to seek. If I find you within my time frame, I will tell you how I found you and what you can do to better hide yourself next time.

madefortomorrow

so i was thinking. 🤔 there are a lot of people around here and a lot of you i don't a damn thing about. and that must be true for everyone right? 🤯

so i think we gotta get to to know each other a little better. 🙂‍↕️

and i think unpopular opinions are a pretty good way to get to know people in a community. 💡💡💡 you find out a lot about someone by discovering what they believe in strongly enough to risk be completely wrong about it 😎

so! hit me with your unpopular opinions. food, music, movies, hobbies, whatever. what hill are you willing to die on that would get you booed out of a room full of reasonable people?

i promise to be respectful of everyone's opinions. 🫡

numinousname

[hello it's 3amposting]

To whomever may be awake at this hour: If it is something you do not mind sharing, I would like to hear what it is you do for your own enjoyment, rather than another's.

crimsonsphere

Paine here. Looking for volunteers who want to talk about what they witnessed and/or experienced in the last mission. If you have anything visual--photos, stuff in the background of video calls--that you want to share, I'll add that too.

Records are in the library. You can come look through them whenever you want.

Don't worry, I'm doing this for the non-horrorshow missions too.

sophielicious

uh so hi

first things first

if you met me during the mission you might not have actually met me but a specific version stuck in time

or literally any other cuckoo or frost i don't super remember much???? so

important thing is if i traumatized, offended, hurt, girlbossed, gatekept, gaslit, upset, hivemind assimilated to or otherwise, or flashed anyone, please let me know so i can properly understand and address the situation to the best of my abilities, apologize and try to find ways to avoid this happening again in the future

ok most importantly its been a hot minute, this should be the nyx post

except it totally isn't

my decision on it is late because i am working out final details. stay tuned

until then

you guys totally remember how i would come around, you'd tell me your problems or well your friend's problem, although we all know that the friend is really you so youre not actually fooling anyone but bless your heart for trying, and then i'd grace you with my never-ending, absolute unquestionable wisdom?

it's that time again.

tell me your/your friend's/your friend's friend's cousin's sister's problem and i'll fix your life for free or for the small fee of a small favor down a very short line.

see you guys soon, maybe in this plane of existence!

maybe not. 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

all my 💖,

sophie frost cuckoo
codename empress

maipokerface

[Mai just doesn't beat around the bush. She's laid out on whatever kind of couch the apartments come equipped with. She's still getting the hang of the ear piece but she looks as dryly unimpressed as ever.]

So be honest with me here, was that last mission the rule, the exception or neither? Do I need to be prepared to be haunted every time I get thrown into one of these things or was that just a fun little treat?

outofthepast

[Nick writes out the message, but includes an audio recording of himself reading it, for courtesy.]]

Good afternoon, folks. I hope everybody's doing about as well as they can be. The Valentine Detective Agency is officially open in the square at Alcyone's Wake. I'm a private investigator with a good eighty years of experience, so if you need somebody nosy, I'm your man. The office is furnished and open and I'm ready to consult on your cases for the low low price of absolutely free.

(I don't sleep, so I have a lot of time on my hands. Though if you'd rather trade favors, that's fine too.)

I'm looking to meet everybody eventually anyway, so please don't be shy about introducing yourself. Especially after that fiasco. If you need anything, even just a friendly voice and somebody to check in on you, let me know.

Now, on a totally different topic, is anybody familiar with nuclear tech? Any high-grade mechanics in the neighborhood? There's some maintenance I've been putting off and the seaside air did absolutely nothing to help.

levelshift

That mission must've been a wake-up call for some of the newbies here. If you don't already know about how death works while you're stuck here, here's a rundown so you're prepared for next time:

Death isn't permanent in Etraya. I'm sure most, if not all of you are aware of that. Echo brings you back if you do die, but don't assume it's now completely fucking meaningless. There are strings attached.

You lose something when you die. It could be a memory or a skill, maybe something else entirely. I don't know. I've only had a sample size of 5 so far, and from what I've seen there doesn't seen to be any pattern to it. It could be random, and there's not even a guarantee you'll figure it out. I know someone who said she died and couldn't. She isn't around anymore so I don't know if she ever managed to. You can't get what you lost back, either. You're screwed as long as you're in Etraya.

It's possible to mitigate the loss by buying a pass from Aurora using points you've earned. That shit is expensive though, and it doesn't work retroactively, so you need to buy one in advance. If you died in Watch Hill and didn't have one you're shit out of luck.

That's everything I know about how death works here. If anyone else has information, they should share it.

And if there are any little kids out there who either don't have a death pass or need a new one, come talk to me.

[If the adults around here aren't going to be responsible about their wellbeing, then he sure as hell will be.]

laserguy

[He's extremely nervous about trying to reach out like this, but it's pretty much now or never, right? So, deep breath, before he turns on the video feed and looks at the camera with a mostly calm expression. He's totally got this and he's not anxious at all--]

So, I'm forming a group with a bunch of other teenagers. Who wants in? Working name is the Champions and no I'm not hearing feedback about that.

[Also 'a bunch of other teenagers' might be exaggerating. It's fine.]

What is the purpose of the group? Hanging out, looking out for each other, basic stuff. Maybe help each other with our powers if you have one. [Even if it's him that mostly has the control issues--]

But uh yeah, let me know if you're interested or whatever.

wannasmash

by any chance did anyone see a few items from my hero costume? a mask, cape, gloves, or shoes? they would have been around the warehouses in watch hill.

[ Midoriya took longer than usual to "come back." Such was the complete and total damage to his body that instead of the usual 2 days, he woke in Etraya's hospital after 1 week. What he leaves unsaid is that he died, difficult to say, ever concerned with not being a bother even now; and his worry—not about his items but what intrinsic part of himself he might have lost. What he doesn't know is someone paid the cost for him. ]

theroadpaved

I'm seeking the assistance of someone familiar with celestial or holy magic, specifically the preparation of magicked reliquaries.

Thank you for your assistance.

cache_coeur

It’s okay to be upset at her for a bit, but no one should think less of the moon!! Like us, she was doing her best under terrible circumstances.

🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

thantagonist

[This feels utterly stupid on the heels of more or less being proven right, but he's got to do something to get some peace. At least until he's competent enough with his abilities to dodge any further criticisms.]

I seem to have allowed some rather urgent correspondence to lapse. I've been made aware that there are still several people who came away from my idea-generating post on how to handle out-of-control powers with hurt feelings, and for that I'd like to sincerely apologize. My intent was never to hurt anyone. I genuinely thought that it was an opportunity for us all to come together. I have seen the error of my ways. Can we please all just be friends now?

That said, I'm not sure I deserved to be stabbed in my nightclothes about it.

feytality

sooo. how has investigation been going? has anyone found anything? i found pamplets about the moon's effect on whaling! like how important "she" is to whaling and traveling the seas safely! that's GOT to be an important clue!

ornithologist

I've taken the liberty of creating a form for everyone to fill out that will serve as a "roll call" for what status everyone has been assigned in Watch Hill. This will inform friends, loved ones and the community at large of everyone's status, and could serve as an important safety measure. If anyone needs help finding someone throughout this mission, let me know and I will try to assist. Shaded: <raw-code><div style="padding: 15px; width:400px;border:2px solid rgb(72,99,128,0.3); border-radius:.5em; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);"> <div style="float:left;padding:0 20px 0 20px;"><img src="ICON URL GOES HERE" style="border:5px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:-10px 10px 0px #486380;"></div><div style="padding:10px;">Name (<tt>username</tt>) <br><B>Shaded</B> <br><br><I>Looking for Group:</I> Y/N <br><I>Open to Calls:</I> Y/N <br><br><B>Bonded:</B> To whom, if any? <br><B>Skills:</B> Please describe your relevant skills here.</div> <div style="clear:both;"></div></div></raw-code> Scorched: <raw-code><div style="padding: 15px; width:400px;border:2px solid rgb(122,151,3,0.3); border-radius:.5em; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);"> <div style="float:left;padding:0 20px 0 20px;"><img src="ICON URL GOES HERE" style="border:5px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);box-shadow:-10px 10px 0px #7A9703;"></div><div style="padding:10px;">Name (<tt>username</tt>) <br><B>Scorched</B> <br><br><I>Looking for Group:</I> Y/N <br><I>Open to Calls:</I> Y/N <br><br><B>Bonded:</B> To whom, if any? <br><B>Skills:</B> Please describe your relevant skills here.</div> <div style="clear:both;"></div></div></raw-code> Instructions: Please include an image of yourself so you can be recognized in person, explain if you're in need of a group to travel with, whether you're open to calls for help, and describe your relevant skills.

madefortomorrow

important question!!! ❗❗🫨

🤔 if you punch yourself and it hurts, does that mean you are strong? 💪 Or weak??? 🤕

ftr i haven't punched myself or slapped myself in the mouth by accidentally opening peanut butter too quickly or anything 😎 this is HYPOTHETICAL! 😎

thantagonist

ATTN: ALL HOSPITAL STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

According to Aurora, we will have access to a hospital. Specifically, one I might be familiar to. That said, we should not count on hot water, electricity, or any of these other modern delights I have grown oh-so-used-to.

We should try to arrange volunteers for orderlies, guards, and staff ahead of time to minimize confusion.

Aurora tells us we may stock it with whatever we can carry.

To those with empty bags: please bring fuel to boil water, bandages, medicaments, and antiseptics. An infection will kill us even if a God of Madness somehow won't.

To those who haven't and are otherwise quick learners, please take the time to reach out to Dr. Jack Abbott to learn First Aid or any other field medicine he might recommend.

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