There are a few ways characters can interact with this:
Characters receive a notification to please fill out the form, which is fully optional.
When forms are not filled out, they are filled out by the companion bots of Etraya! This means that while the character themself is not choosing to play with CHIRPER, their player still can.
Other characters can be prompted to fill out their friends' profiles for them.
Alternatively, they choose not to fill out the form, and it remains unfilled!
This is just a fun little way of expanding CR. For those who do post a top level, CHIRPER toplevels are worth five extra points regardless of if they are put up willingly by the character themselves. These five extra points do apply to the 25 maximum per month.
Once characters' profiles are up, other characters will be given the option of giving them a "like" or a "dislike" (using ✓ and ✕ symbols in the subject line of the comment) but they can also provide an answer as to why they gave that answer! Or just respond to the contents of their profile, +1ing the fact that if Barnabas were to get laid more often, maybe he would be less of a sourpuss.
AURORA
NAME ▷
Aurora
AGE ▷
2
STAR SIGN ▷
Aquarius
STATUS ▷
x
INTERESTS ▷
Reading, walking, construction.
Hello. My name is Aurora. My duty is to oversee your comfort and the daily workings of Etraya, as well as provide information for upcoming missions.
[ Be brave Peter! At least you don't have to face to face. Also if he is decent at astronomy he might notice the symbol actually does look similar to an upside down depiction of the constellation of Aries. ]
I'm not sure. It's what came to mind when I saw 'star sign' so I drew it. I'm not sure what 'star sign' means or why it's important to this, though apparently a lot of people have answers to that.
[ Funnily enough, Peter is at least a bit familiar with astronomy! He's just also dumb enough (and maybe also nervous enough) not to realise, at first, that the symbol is actually upside down... Give him a moment and he might catch it... ]
It has to do with what month you were born. In my world, a lot of people think stuff like that's important for describing your personality and stuff, but I'm pretty sure it's just kinda mumbo-jumbo
Like mine's Scorpio and people say they're scary but I'm definitely not
[ Funny enough, that sort of mumbo-jumbo sounds a little familiar. Not the Scorpio bit, but... ]
Well, I'm not really sure when that was. I suppose it never occurred to me that I should ask.
[ The text seems steeped with at least a little chagrin. ]
I do remember someone talking about the power of the stars, but he was only visiting my world. People where I'm from hadn't seen the night sky for a hundred years, until recently. I suppose that sort of thing died out if we had anything like it.
I've certainly never heard of Scorpio. But it does sound interesting, even if it's just a novelty.
[ It wouldn't be the first time he's bumped into someone who's come from a world that seems very different from his own, but it's always pretty eye-opening. As well as the rest of what the girl says — people where she's from hadn't seen the night sky for a hundred years?]
Did people in your world live somewhere that they couldn't see the sky? Like... underground?
It can be pretty fun, people in my time make [ —he almost says "memes" but figures she might not know what those are— ] jokes about it. All the star signs come with good and bad personality traits, so there's stuff like... "Scorpios hold the worst grudges" and you want to laugh it off but then you realise... wait, maybe I do!
If you don't know what month you were born, maybe we can assign you a star sign.
[ Or... he's looking again at what she drew. That does kind of look like a constellation? He doesn't have them all memorised, but back home he had a telescope and an interest in all things space. At least, he used to care about such things. But although it's been a while since he'd even touched the thing, he's thinking about it now. ]
Or actually, that thing you drew does look kind of familiar? You said it just came to mind? I think it might be one of the star constellations, actually??
[ And it's not the first time Gaia's had to explain peculiarities of her world, fortunately. ]
No. An event long ago caused the world's balance to fall too far toward the element of Light. So even night was like day. It's a little more complicated than that but it's the easiest way I can explain it quickly to someone who wasn't there to see.
[ And she's already said the night returned, so things must be getting better. ]
So it's like a superstition or a stereotype that no one takes seriously?
[ Text isn't great for tone and she doesn't appear to use emoji but if you combine it with 'interesting' from earlier, it's probably not a bad reaction. Also you can do it Peter. There aren't a lot of constellations with four main stars at least. ]
Maybe. I'd like to hear about these star signs and what months they're for. Also what you call your months.
[ There's a pause before she adds on something related to the constellation she drew. ]
Really? Constellations in general or one of these related to your 'star sign' superstition?
[ Note how she seems cadgy about mentioning how it might have come to mind. ]
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I'm not sure. It's what came to mind when I saw 'star sign' so I drew it. I'm not sure what 'star sign' means or why it's important to this, though apparently a lot of people have answers to that.
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It has to do with what month you were born. In my world, a lot of people think stuff like that's important for describing your personality and stuff, but I'm pretty sure it's just kinda mumbo-jumbo
Like mine's Scorpio and people say they're scary but I'm definitely not
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Well, I'm not really sure when that was. I suppose it never occurred to me that I should ask.
[ The text seems steeped with at least a little chagrin. ]
I do remember someone talking about the power of the stars, but he was only visiting my world. People where I'm from hadn't seen the night sky for a hundred years, until recently. I suppose that sort of thing died out if we had anything like it.
I've certainly never heard of Scorpio. But it does sound interesting, even if it's just a novelty.
no subject
Did people in your world live somewhere that they couldn't see the sky? Like... underground?
It can be pretty fun, people in my time make [ —he almost says "memes" but figures she might not know what those are— ] jokes about it. All the star signs come with good and bad personality traits, so there's stuff like... "Scorpios hold the worst grudges" and you want to laugh it off but then you realise... wait, maybe I do!
If you don't know what month you were born, maybe we can assign you a star sign.
[ Or... he's looking again at what she drew. That does kind of look like a constellation? He doesn't have them all memorised, but back home he had a telescope and an interest in all things space. At least, he used to care about such things. But although it's been a while since he'd even touched the thing, he's thinking about it now. ]
Or actually, that thing you drew does look kind of familiar? You said it just came to mind? I think it might be one of the star constellations, actually??
no subject
No. An event long ago caused the world's balance to fall too far toward the element of Light. So even night was like day. It's a little more complicated than that but it's the easiest way I can explain it quickly to someone who wasn't there to see.
[ And she's already said the night returned, so things must be getting better. ]
So it's like a superstition or a stereotype that no one takes seriously?
[ Text isn't great for tone and she doesn't appear to use emoji but if you combine it with 'interesting' from earlier, it's probably not a bad reaction. Also you can do it Peter. There aren't a lot of constellations with four main stars at least. ]
Maybe. I'd like to hear about these star signs and what months they're for. Also what you call your months.
[ There's a pause before she adds on something related to the constellation she drew. ]
Really? Constellations in general or one of these related to your 'star sign' superstition?
[ Note how she seems cadgy about mentioning how it might have come to mind. ]