etrayamemes | TDM 006

⏵ arrival ⏴
Arrival is absolutely not normal this month. Instead of a hospital bed, you wake in a tunnel with a large group of other people. These are the residents. A woman’s voice in an earpiece hurriedly clues you in with an apology.

I apologize; I had not planned to introduce you this way, but we are low on time. Please proceed down the hallway.

An image of a shattered pearl pops up on your personal HUD and rotates.

I am Aurora. You are joining many others on Etraya in order to save your world from destruction by completing missions. Your current mission is to find the pieces of this object that have become scattered in the library ahead of you.

For everyone else, coming in is much the same. The instruction goes out to head to designated areas immediately, where companion bots will escort the residents of Etraya down into the depths, the area beneath where much the same is explained.

⏵ disrobing ⏴

The tunnel eventually opens directly into the foreroom of an expansive library, painted in marvelous hues and patterns with skylights far above. There are wizards milling about, bearded and holding tomes, quietly chatting amongst themselves.

The reception area of the library has tall ceilings with equally tall doors Before you get too caught up in the scenery, a voice directs you forward. A gentleman, hunched and bespeckled craws out.

"Make a line! Make a line, everyone! You cannot enter the library dressed as you are... Come forward and give me your name."

The receptionist asks your given name and then hands over a box from underneath his counter. You can give him any name you want, he doesn’t seem to mind. It is tied with a tagged ribbon- labeling it accordingly. “The _____ robe of _______.”

	(First Letter of Given Name)				(Last Letter of Given Name)
A	Controlling	N	Helpful	A	Melodies	N	Light
B	Glimmering	O	Floating	B	Discretion	O	Mind-Reading
C	Wet	P	Handsome	C	Growth	P	Climbing
D	Gruesome	Q	Gullible	D	Grasping	Q	Jumping
E	Observant	R	Ratty	E	Flying	R	Hurting
F	Powerful	S	Adhesive	F	Reading	S	Guiding
G	Psychedelic	T	Sweltering	G	Dancing	T	Bug-Speaking
H	Swift	U	Cheerful	H	Shouting	U	Exploding
I	Voracious	V	Anxious	I	Extracting	V	Complaining
J	Soft	W	Likeable	J	Punishing	W	Dividing
K	Keen	X	Ruthless	K	Creeping	X	Slapping
L	Fabulous	Y	Dramatic	L	Walking	Y	Charming
M	Fair	Z	Demonic	M	Listening	Z	Combustion

As you read what the contents of the box may be, they form inside- Looking and behaving as your character expects them to. After all, magic is all in the wielder’s mind.

Don your robes and enter the library.

⏵ unfamiliar familiars ⏴

For those without a familiar (like one hatched from an egg not too long ago) you may borrow one from the library counter. They all have strengths and weaknesses, but they will all assist in the very important mission. As you roam the library, they will make little indications that you are closer or further from finding a piece of the pearl.


Pro	• Hardworking • Gives correct directions 75% of time • Won’t run away from you	• Very affectionate • Gives correct directions only when paired with another rat, toad, or personal pet.	• Gives correct directions 90% of the time
Con	• Must feed bookworms	• Will run away if too close to a cat	• Does not care for you • Sleepy • Will run ahead • Gets distracted by rats

⏵ the task at hand ⏴

With robes donned and creature in hand, you must now complete your mission. Find the pieces of the shattered pearl. As you enter the library, you may notice that it’s all very dim. There’s oil lamps around the place that may be moved with you to assist in your journey if your robes do not already emit light.

Break off and search the library. There is a directory at the front to point guests to all the different sections.

	Wings of the Library
A	General Works	B	Music
C	Philosophy, Religion	D	Fine Arts
E	History, Auxiliary Sciences	F	Language and Literature
G	Magic, General	H	Science
J	Geography, Anthopology	K	Medicine
M	Agriculture	N	Hobbies, Recreation
P	Social Science	Q	Military
R	Political Science	S	Practical Arts
T	Law	W	People
X	Education	Y	Spiders

Each section looks enough like the last, though the books within have immense power. Pick up the wrong book, and you might conjure a dragon or a historical figure! You must persist and avoid making too much noise or breaking too many things.

Or else the Librarian, a tall mass of knotted fabric will confiscate your robe and usher you back outside. Your name will be struck from the list, and you must pick a new one to re-enter the library to continue the search.

You can try to fight back against him- he may be set alight with the lamp. But should you be starting fires in here?

⏵ NOTES ⏴

Any thread with 15 comments between you and another may be submitted to find a piece of the pearl. There are 20 pieces altogether, and we will determine if the mission was successful by March 28th. A post will go live on the OOC comm for this!

This mission occurs out of time, similar to how the spaceship had. Meaning, those currently in game can experience these events any time between now, and March 14th.

Please direct all questions to our mod queries comment!

⏵FULL NAVIGATION⏴

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Fuck you. I'm gonna take him out and prove I can be Robin again.

[Jason, you have the opportunity to save a younger version of you.]

[Which was a similar mentality that he used to have. It also didn't help that he thought he was saving his biological mom]

Don't. The Joker plays with his food and that kind of thing is exactly what he likes. He reads you like a book and draw out the torture because it's more fun to him that way. It's another way to hurt the Bat.

Fuck off. [Jason glares at the older version of him.] I didn't ask for your advice.

Three broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a cracked skull, a concussion, a broken orbital socket, and then locked in the warehouse with a bomb. The good eye could still see the bomb's timer ticking down.

[The words just spill out of him. Normally he avoids talking about his death but if there was any time to go into detail about it, now would be it]

Edited 2025-03-02 00:55 (UTC)

W-What?

[But part of Jason knows. This guy has known everything about being Robin, he must know what comes next if he pursues the Joker. And all that sounds like a death.]

Edited (html) 2025-03-02 00:58 (UTC)

[In a pained voice]

Don't go after him. You're pissed off and hurt. I know. I get it. But doing that won't fix it. The years after that explosion were the worst years of my life.

I don't believe you. [But the white wash of fear spreads across Jason's face.] You're lying.

I wish it was a lie. I'm sorry that it's true.

[And as much as he hates it, Jason expects the teenager to still be in denial. He knows he just dropped a bombshell but it needed to be done]

I'm gonna do it better. That's not gonna happen to me. [Jason shakes his head and throws his robe on the asphalt.]

By not going after the Joker by yourself you can be better.

[Another piece of advice Jason isn't sure the kid will listen but it's the advice he wished he had followed]

[Jason shakes his head, lips pressed into a fine line.] I'll do whatever the fuck I want.

[In an almost tired voice]

The same thought I had when I went against the old man's orders and went after him.

[Jason shakes his head.] I'm different. I'm not gonna end up like you.

How many times have you dealt with the clown? How many close calls was it with him?

[Maybe trying to break it down to what the kid actually knows might help a little]

[Jason goes quiet, his frown deepening because the older version of him is right. He's had more than one close call with the Joker. ]

[Yeah. He thought so]

The old man is fucked up and dead wrong about a lot of things. But one thing he's right about is that the Joker isn't some two-bit goon. He's a monster. There are so many people he's tortured and killed. Because of that body count, you're right that he needs to be stopped.

But to stop him is going to take more than just some toys, a costume, and being angry.

[Jason reaches down to pick up the robe, still fuming but he's had some of that direction cut short.]

What the fuck am I supposed to do, then? I need to be Robin.

[Another phrase that Jason used to say]

I know. This isn't Gotham and there's a lot of weird shit here but this could be an opportunity to learn more so you can kick ass better when you get home, with or without his approval.

It's... not going to be easy though.

[God, he hasn't even mentioned the other Robins here yet]

Like I said, we're not the only Gothamites here.

Like who, Grayson? Bruce?

[Jason already hates having an older version of himself.]

[Jason nods]

More than just them. Like I said, there's a... flock.

A flock? [Jason squints.]

Yeah. A flock. Besides you, me, Dick, and the Bruces, there are two more around here. Three if we also include Babs.

[God, they're such a strange group]

Just what I fucking need. [A flock of bats to get in his way or bother him.]

They're gonna find out even if you try to hide by the way. Family business and all. Most of them aren't too bad, even if they're annoying sometimes.

[And he in turn likes to sometimes tease them]

Like I'd hide from anyone. [Why you gotta always be right, older Jason?]

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