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You awaken amidst the darkness with only a faint light to greet you. Your body is hemmed in by shards of crystals, gently sparkling and possibly pricking your skin. The surrounding landscape is dyed in the pinks and purples of the dusk filled with crystals protruding from the ground, some as large as a skyscraper. Even the few shy moon creatures you find in the wild have strange crystal growths on their hides. This is far from home— perhaps a dream? You pinch your skin and slap your cheeks, yet nothing seems to do the trick. Searching for answers yields nothing but an endless expanse of purple dust as far as the eye can see. You have four options: one, panic; two, soil yourself; three, admire it all then soil yourself; or four, go into survival mode. Eventually, you’ll realize that you’re not alone.

After a day or two of living off the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. After the strange phenomenon during the past months when scientists observed the sudden appearance of rainbow crystals in the sky, the government has been feverishly combing through the moon for more Moonblessed to be rescued. You’ll eventually be brought into Iris’s moon government center.

You all may have your usual inquiries — Where are we? Who are you? What's going on? Why did I inhale all those permanent markers in the third grade? — and the Prismals are almost too eager to answer. They tell you about their world and about the first appearance of the Moonblessed as the medical staff give you an examination to make sure you’re not carrying any viruses or biological hazards. If you react violently, you may be restrained and nerfed with a specialized neurotransmitting gun that releases a numbing agent through the top of your spine. Once the examinations are over, you’re informed that you will be provided accommodations on their planet during your stay.

While waiting for transport to be prepared, you may freely roam around the government center. Eventually you’re called back from exploring, escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel that makes frequent trips back and forth between the moons and the planet. Faces onboard vary from both old and new Moonblessed as well as the local Prismals. The next destination: Prismatica.

▶ Whip It Good
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and Planet Prismatica, City of Lunatia | top

Welcome to Prismatica’s hub, Lunatia, the city of your dreams! A bustling metropolis lush with bright lights, vibrant colors, luxuriant plant life, and all the conveniences of technology absent from your own world… It seems like paradise to all the uninitiated. After a quick tour of the city, new arrivals can find themselves getting cozy in their new homes.

A Settle in your new home at Level 2 to find new roommates and say hello to your neighbors! City officials will give you directions to the designated districts across Level 2 and instruct you to pick out a unit. Each apartment complex has a different aesthetic, some may look cozy, some stylish, and some bizarre. The free accommodations have a basic living space that can only fit two or three people at most in one unit.

Starter Chromaspace furnishings are provided which can be controlled with the touch of a built-in panel. Examples are color-changing curtains, transforming sofa beds, cabinets turning into tables, etc. Customizing your apartment or moving out will have to wait until you earn more chroma. Until then, why don’t you check out your new neighborhood or explore the city levels? Maybe your new roommates or neighbors can give you a “hand” with allowance for dinner.

B At the Crystarium Moonports is a new family restaurant called Grapplebears, here to serve your favorite dishes from all around the galaxy at affordable prices! The menu ranges from the atomically hot and spicy Chamakshalan curry rice, delectable dragonsaur steak served with mashed space-tatoes, to the sweet and creamy Lunatian milkshakes that bring all the boys to the yard, all prepared by their handsome and huggable bear crew.

As you might have noticed, the restaurant staff is a ragtag group with members from planets unknown to both Prismals and Moonblessed. The waiters and waitresses in particular are tall, muscular, leather-clad bears who take your order by whipping you with a special riding crop that compels you to bark out your order — but only if you ask to be, of course! They might induce you to reveal other unrelated interests so make sure you’re not thinking about anything embarrassing!

If you chat up the staff or customers, you learn more about the restaurant’s origins. The bears say their planets* were also wiped by the Calamity hundreds of years ago, and life for them has been difficult for them since then…

*Further information about these planets is unavailable at this time.

▶ Night of the Living Dummy
City of Lunatia | top

The last vestiges of Geistnacht have officially passed and the first chilly autumn breeze ushers in the new season. The city is awash in giant piles of browning leaves that decorate every walkway.

A To deal with the mass collection of fallen leaves, many buildings across the city have been retrofitted with a new disposal system to help clean up. A sprawling network of automated vacuum tubes around the city will efficiently suck all those pesky leaves right up. While children love playing inside and using them to “teleport” around Lunatia, they have also been known to spontaneously suck up anyone who’s not too careful. You may find yourself falling on some hapless bystander on their afternoon walk, or crammed in a tube with your new neighbors. Lunar Scientia officials warn everyone to be careful of where you walk, else you might need to crawl your way to sweet freedom.

B A pop-up shop in Level 1 is attracting much of the locals' attention, run by a peddler who speaks in a low, elongated hiss and wears a hood over his face. He assures you that his face is of no consequence. What is more important is his selection of wares! In contrast to his cloaked, enigmatic appearance, his travel cart is a Barbie pink explosion of frills, hearts, glitter. He will tell all visitors he comes from the Valley of the Crimson Serpents, which Prismals and older Moonblessed arrivals find odd. Wasn’t the Sanguis moon uninhabitable?

Among the peddler’s wares are adorable, wide-eyed and heavily perfumed dolls in all sorts of clothes a child dreaming of rainbows and tea parties could ever ask for. Hug and squeeze a doll, and you will be greeted by a pre-recorded voice telling you how they’re your bestest friend ever. It’s like they were made for lovin’ you! But if you look away for one moment, you can almost swear you hear a snake’s hiss, its long tongue licking the shell of your ear… The next time you see the doll, its body will be in a slightly different position or location. Is it… following you? Fortunately, a minimal amount of moonlacing will make it leave you alone. You can wait it out too, but why would you?

Destroy a doll and it will later reappear wherever you are when you least expect it, good as new, but leaking from their porcelain heads is a strange pink, glitter-covered liquid. The peddler calls it the “love juice” giving the doll an extra dose of affection for you.

▶ Bird is the Word
Level 2, Greatmoon Groves | top

As autumn paints Lunatia with its golden hues, pumpkin decorations and desserts are now in vogue. This is thanks to Chroma-infused pumpkin seeds, which allow them to rapidly grow in all sorts of sizes, shapes, and colors. The Moonblessed are invited to visit one of the largest pumpkin patches in the city housed within the Greatmoon Groves, where they can enjoy the sight of oversized, colorful neon and sparkling semi-phallic pumpkins, expertly carved to greet you with their buck-toothed smiles.

A The pumpkin patch is full of toddler-sized creatures called hugbugs. When they are not tending to the pumpkins, they follow the Moonblessed around, requesting hugs and treats in exchange for their obedience.

Reward them and they will do simple errands for you and give you compliments. They will also be your personal hype men, talking up your strengths, talents, and physical assets to all those special someones you’re trying to impress. Once you earn their trust, they will be your friends for life!

Ignore them, hurt them, or bully them, and they will cry and place a curse upon you, reducing your self-esteem to nothing and magically forcing you to cry along with them. The effects of the curse may last for up to a week if you’re not careful! But how could you do such a thing? The hugbugs are sensitive and want somebody to love.

B If you manage to survive your encounter with the hugbugs, you are welcome to join in on the Prismal knitting group and enjoy creating your own fanciful scarf made of Galadrian thread, which is known for its bright, golden sheen and aromatic properties. Give it to a friend or wear it yourself, and you will notice a strange ability to attract animals and insects of all kinds. Live out your Disney Princess fantasy! Or a Hitchcockian nightmare. It’s all a matter of perspective as a whole flock of honking birds comes bounding towards you.

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[Woah there, why's she acting so cold towards him-- wait, no, that's not it - she acts cold anyway, being a tsundere and all. The real question is why is she acting like he's an enemy all of a sudden.

Lancer frowns.]

Uh, I died, remember? Then I got summoned here- or not summoned but dragged. And now I have no mana to clean my clothes thanks to being masterless...

[ So he really is ... Dead.

Obviously. What else would anyone expect when his clothes look like that? Her reaction would be different if she was from anywhere near his time, too bad, she's from too early to show much reaction to that.]

Don't talk to me like I have amnesia or something. [NEWCOMERS.] But no, that's new information to me. I'm from time where Caster's still in the game unless you're from that weird place where Zouken Matou kills that old hag before she does ...Anything.

[So tempted to ask who was his Master then. Let's get that timeline thing solved first.

Fun fact, apparently she's also servantless if he notices the missing red spells on her hand.]

[Oooh boy, she's from a different time? That's something. But considering how Servants are summoned from the past and the future, he's not all that surprised something like this would be possible. Whatever this place was didn't exactly follow the rules.]

Matou? The only Matou I ever saw from up close was that idiot blue-haired kid. Anyway, where I'm from, Caster's already dead, too, but she was definitely killed by someone else. It was pretty close to the end of the war already.

[He looks for any signs of her command seals while he talks with no luck.]

Looks like Arher's already given you the cold shoulder.

Oh.

[ . . . . . .

Well, that's surprising and that much is obvious from her face. He may be from the same timeline as she is unless there are even more of them out there somewhere.

It probably shouldn't be so surprising to hear, that he knows about Archer doing that too but it is what it is.]

Let's just say I arrived here last month right after Archer did that where I'm from...

[ ... and Lancer being from pretty close to the end of the war means he's ... not coming back to her? Or does it? It's not like he said so, maybe he would after she's dead but there are so many things that could happen.]

Close the door.

[... okay, Rin??? Look, she's not going to talk about timeline stuff with an open door behind him.

Once that's done...]

Archer and Shirou are also here but they're from some kind of a ... Different ... parallel timeline.

Edited 2019-11-08 23:01 (UTC)

[Ouch, so the wound of betrayal was still fresh. Lancer doesn't make further comments for now and instead does what he's told - closes the door. Not even questioning it. She must have something else to say that she didn't want others to hear. She's a mage, after all. They had their secrets.

That is definitely not what he really expected, though.]

So not really from the past or the future but from completely different version? That explains that comment about Caster earlier.

That's how it seems to go here.

[So that's fun for everyone. As is his arrival at least for her since he really isn't the worst option of all the possible new arrivals here...]

Who killed you?

[There's the question. Lancer looks rather serious and he's silently angry. A storm under surface.]

My master used a command seal on me and told me to kill myself because I refused to do something he told me to. So however you want to look at it.

[... nah, that's too vague. Rin deserves better.]

But, that's just the core of it. You might want to sit down for the rest.

[Rin has no idea what she is expecting to hear.... but definitely not that... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING HELL?!!]

Hahah, you really expect me to believe that?

[But he looks serious and despite her words, Rin looks serious and suddenly very pale too.

His... Master...

What kind of a fucking asshole would tell him to do anything like that?!

Sure, Rin may say bad things to Archer whenever he is at his worst but she'd never ever do that or anything like that...! Also what, it's a man? Well he already said that Caster is out - no, it wouldn't be hard to imagine her doing that too- and Rin is from too early to know all of the other Masters and Servants... Probably.

Wh-What? That's just the core? What does that mean? He is going to tell her more? Everything? He could have refused to tell her anything! Rin swallows hard.]

Wait, you're actually serious about someone doing that...?

[Yup, she sits down. Almost more like falls down but luckily there is a couch behind her. What the hell?! This must be some bullshit, yes? Why would ANYONE tell their servant to do that with them totally seriously?! Still looking at him like he's joking, right? He must be joking. Or maybe she is having a really weird dream or more like nightmare here.

... or well, this is all going to be easy to believe once she hears who it is.]

Edited 2019-11-10 00:40 (UTC)

I wouldn't joke about something like this.

[He leans against a wall, waiting for her to settle down. If she's from that far back, where does he even start? He doesn't even know full details on what happened at the church. But he can offer what he does know.]

First of all, after Archer betrayed you, I approached you to make an alliance. I fought Archer while you and that kid fought Caster. I left the scene to return to my master, so how the church fight went, I don't know.

[Which is unfortunate when you're trying to explain something properly, but oh well.]

All I know is that you were kidnapped by Archer. Left in a castle to wait until Archer finished his business with the kid. I had orders to dispose of Archer, but I came to check on you instead.

[This is where it gets difficult and Lancer looks even more serious than before.]

With you was that awful smurf. [Thanks grail modern language.] My master showed up. Then he ordered me to kill you, because a vessel for the Holy Grail has no need for a heart. I refused and he command sealed me to kill myself. But I didn't die immediately...

[And here it is.]

I had time to kill my master, Kotomine Kirei, first. And save you from being molested by the smurf after.

[ Rin's face goes serious. ]

I know that.

[ He sure doesn't joke about things like that. ...In his own case or even during their first encounter. She doesn't apologize. Not in words nor in her own way. Some people probably would but she'll listen silently instead. At least for now. ]

[ ... Hey, look, it's one of her angry faces.

DON'T REMIND HER ABOUT HER ARCHER BETRAYING HER, THAT BULLSHIT STILL STINGS LIKE HELL. ~~GLAD SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S COMING, NOT YET, AT THAT POINT OF HIS STORY!!~~]

Edited 2019-11-10 23:15 (UTC)

[ Why is he even deciding to tell her everything? He's an enemy! He wouldn't have to tell her ANYTHING!

She barely has time to finish that thought, when Cu tells her about their alliance and Rin is genuinely, totally surprised to hear that. Nope, she wasn't expecting that at all

Oh.

Ohh, he's going to approach for that and they're going to have that and that actually explains a lot about why he's telling... Contrary to others like Archer, who is doing his things without telling Rin anything back home!! ]

[ ... They'll be fighting against Caster again, huh. Good. Rin wants to kick her ass and beat her and get their Servants back from her!!

umm, it would be nice to know that she's out of the war for sure but she'll have time to think about that more later. She'll do some math later about everything else that he's telling her.

Yeah, it's unfortunate that Lancer doesn't know more about what happens there but that's fine. It's not like Rin can do anything about it here anyway and she still appreciates all of this info.

So, hey, everything about that part makes totally sense and she's so not ready for the next part.]

[ ARCHER IS GOING TO KIDNAP HER?!!

FORGET EVERYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING MAKING ANY SENSE AT ALL AGAIN!! WHAT THE FUCKING HELL, ARCHER?!!]

What castle? Left me waiting how---?!

[Well, she obviously wouldn't just wait there if she was awake or if she's awake then she wouldn't be free to go anywhere which means she's possibly neither at the time when he leaves...

WHAT A FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!

At least Archer here told her about him and Shirou and his identity already... That doesn't mean --!!!]

Edited 2019-11-11 00:05 (UTC)

[ This should continue with she's so mad but ... Nope. Instead there's a moment of surprised and blinking when Lancer says he comes to check on her instead of fighting.

Hello, that absolutely surprises her.

Why would he do that?]

That's so stupid.

[ ...Seriously, why would he choose to do that?]

Edited 2019-11-11 00:06 (UTC)

[... Maybe it would be nice if Rin was some kind of a proper Tohsaka heiress, emotionally balanced and all that. Always cool, calm and elegant and whatever else that she should be by heritage.

Too bad. She's like a raging storm and let the storm rage on in situations like this.]

ARCHER LEFT ME TO THEM?!!!

[... While she can't apparently even defend herself in that situation because that gross shithead wouldn't have any chances against her if she could do something.

RIP Archer.

Too bad, Rin almost thought he couldn't get any worse and now she's mad again, unsurprising to anyone.]

[ Rin looks shocked for a moment to hear that name. No, honestly, so many things including what kind of a shitty Master would tell their Servant to do that make all the sense now.

... Let the storm rage on for a while, she'll get back to the sad part of that thing aka Lancer things later... Time to clear up things first. ]

What? That damn false priest was actually a Master too and that was his plan? ... Huh, should have seen through that.

[Being part of that damn stupid cup is not how she's going to win her war.]

Edited 2019-11-11 00:24 (UTC)

[Lancer pretty much saw Rin's anger coming from miles away so he's just chilling and letting her get it out of her system a bit, before adding fuel to the fire.]

That's not even all of his rotten ways. His deceit and betrayal didn't start during this war. He killed your father.

[That is also information she deserves to know. In case Kirei ever shows up, he's in for a ass kicking.]

[ Well then.

At least that gives her something else to think about than Archer selling her out... Nice to know, that he thinks she comes with some kind a price tag, why did she ever even try to trust Archer anyway? ]

Edited 2019-11-11 01:29 (UTC)

[So it really was him then. Ironically she remembers telling him, that she can't trust people like Kotomine Kirei as she was leaving her manor during the previous war. Nice to know that she's been right all along, not that she has ever trusted him and she's always suspected him.]

That bastard...

[Oh, okay, she's mad. No surprise there.]

I hope that crappy priest gets lost in the after life, even Hell wouldn't want anything to do with him!

[ . . . She'd let all of that rage out here even louder too if they were anywhere else than in these stupid apartments, where anyone could hear it.]

[Yeah, it's all crappy news one after another. He does have one better news coming, but he'd rather wait before delivering that. At least until she calms down a little.]

I made sure he burns with me after you escaped. I'm sure no matter where he ends up, things won't be good for him.

[Rin stays quiet for a long while, calming down and cooling down and appreciating how he gives her a moment or a few moments to do that. Because wow, that is a lot of things suddenly explained to her out of nowhere and all. Bhuh.]

Good.

[ So he'll be dead for sure and not coming back. Good riddance, why couldn't the fourth war kill that bastard?

She doesn't even want to think about Lancer dying after hearing all of that, thank you very much. He'd do all of that and then he dies? That's stupid and unfair and wrong and whatever else.]

What? You couldn't just get a new Master right there instead of burning too...?

Edited 2019-11-12 00:55 (UTC)

[Lancer shakes his head a bit at what she says.]

Unfortunately, a strike from my spear can't be healed so getting a new master wouldn't have worked out.

[Then he grins.]

Besides, the only person in the room was a Master already. And if it's not Archer you're with, can you guess who it was?

[... Right.]

Don't remind me about that part.

[NO DYING to anyone in an alliance with her!! Especially not to anyone, who saves her life, dumb dog!!

What's that grin???? Rin goes from frowning and sad to completely surprised from hearing those words along with that face.]

... No, since everyone else is taken or gone. You sure you didn't just hit your head too hard or something that would make you just imagine things?

[Or making things up. Look... SABER IS NOT TAKEN where she's from but her plan is to beat Caster, so that Shirou can have her back, so Rin thinks that's she's not an option for her.]

Well, Saber was most definitely saved from Caster and has a new Master. That Shirou kid doesn't have command seals, but you do. Do the math, miss.

[Now just to wait for her reaction to that.]

Edited 2019-11-12 03:08 (UTC)

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