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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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Kenzi Malikov || Lost Girl

[morethanasidekick]

▶▶ WHIP IT GOOD

[ While she'd been told on no less than three separate occasions since her arrival, how Chroma worked. In true Kenzi fashion she'd chosen to acknowledge only the parts that interested her at the time. Really if somebody had wanted her to be smart about her usage in the first few days of being here, they probably shouldn't have immediately introduced her to the concept of Chromaspace furniture. ]

Hey! [ Calling the attention of the person wandering through the complex with a snap of fingers as she beckons them with an outstretched hand. ] Juice me up would-ya. Mama needs a new set of curtains!

▶▶ BIRD IS THE WORD

[ What could possibly be better than one HugBug you might ask? How about an entire posse? It took Kenzi all of ten minutes watching the other residents interact with the little dudes at the pumpkin patch to understand how the game worked. They were basically Brownies. Small, creepily adorable, alien looking Brownies, yes! But the premise was much the same. Heck she didn't even need to remember to buy special cereal for these guys. A hug here, a compliment there and in no time she'd be the Fagin to a ragtag bunch of... whatever you get when you try to create a Care Bear on an acid trip. ]

Whose an adorable little alien Vampire baby? [ Her tone laced with sweetness as she crouches in front of a particularly toothy HugBug. Her too bright smile hinting that this much cheer might actually be painful. ] You are! Yes you are -

This so better work. [ Her words murmured through gritted teeth. ]

And do you know what would make you even more adorable?! Alcohol!

▶▶ WILDCARD

[ Kenzi will be wandering all over, trying to get a feel for the place. If there's alcohol she'll be there and she has no problems hugging a stranger just so she can buy a beer. Go Wild and or feel free to hit me up on plurk; brooklyn2181 ]

Bird is the Word

[fogofdread]

[Cassim just watches this girl trying to get the hugbugs on her side, cracking up when she mentions alcohol.]

Giving something this small booze? Really?

[morethanasidekick]

[ He's met by a look of horror as she turns her head. Her mouth falling open in melodramatic shock as she stares at the boy who had spoken. ]

Do I look like a monster? I would never - [ She reaches out to cover the Hugbugs ears with her hands, her expression immediately melting into mild incredulity. ] - waste good booze like that.

I give them love so they get me alcohol. It's win-win. [ Wait. ] Oh god. I've become my mother...

[fogofdread]

[Cassim snorts.]

There are worse things to be, and s'not like the little guys don't like runnin' errands.

[One comes up with a cigar, tugging on Cassim's pants.]

See?

[morethanasidekick]

[ The slowly widening grin that appears as the cigar bearing Hugbug appears? Oh Cassim. She likes you already. ]

Wanna know the best thing? [ Dropping her voice in a loud, dramatic whisper. ] They don't even talk so if they get caught? They won't be able to pin it on you!

[ She may have put way too much thought into this already. ]

What's not to love?!

Demon minions

[actualwizard]

[ Billy has his own demon baby humbug following him around when he spots Kenzi with a whole group. That can’t be an accident like his is so he wanders a bit closer. ]

Are you trying to get them drunk? [ He raises an eyebrow, slightly amused and slightly worried. ]

What if they are like gemlins and like alcohol after four turns them into demons?

[morethanasidekick]

What? [ Nose wrinkling as she cranes her neck to look at Billy. ]

God, no. [ A beat. ] I'm trying to get me drunk. I'm training them to be booze fairies. Except for that one.

[ Pointing out the one who looks like Cousin It had a baby with Hillary Duff. ] He's gonna be my shoe fairy, aren't you bud!

[ And in the two whole seconds it takes her to contemplate that; ]

Dude - Don't even kid. That would be awesome! [ She has a skewed definition of that word. ]

[actualwizard]

[ Ok, that’s actually much better than trying to get them drunk. He’s a little relieved. And he cocks his head to look at the army of hugbugs swarming around them. ]

I mean, I could think of worse things. How are they doing with the fetching?

[ Then he’s looking at her slightly horrified. ]

Have you ever seen Gremlins?

WHIP IT GOOOOOOODDDDD <3

[conquester]

[Roaming the busy streets of Lunatia over the coming days Iskandar has done well to limit his use of Chroma, without his young master Waver to supply him with mana there was no way to recover save for the obvious approach; Moonlacing. Not that Rider was adverse to sex, quite the opposite in fact but he did not know the perils this place could bring yet and thus was using his Chroma sparingly unlike someone.

A brow cocks curiously, pointing to himself as the girl in question beckoned him closer. The burly heroic spirit stepped lively towards the stranger in question, grinning wide from ear to ear once her intentions were made clear.]

'Juice you up', you say?

[A term Iskandar was not quite familiar with given his timeline despite learning a bit of 'slang' Waver had called it during his time in Fuyuki.]

A damsel in distress?!? A travesty to be sure! I will aid you in whatever way I can milady. Allow me, Iskandar, King of Conquerors to assist you!

[morethanasidekick]

[ It takes Kenzi's brain a moment to catch up as she adjusts to the appearance of the person she's just accosted. Her gaze leveled where she expects the head of a normal person to be, only for her to be staring directly at his nipple. She was used to men who could probably use her body for arm curls like it 'ain't no thing'. The Dark Fae, Bruce, had practically done so before she'd wound up here but looking at Iskander and drinking in all seven feet of him? She's starting to wonder if Bruce did, in fact, get kidnapped along with her only this guy accidentally ate him.

Murmured under her breath; ]

Fe, fi, fo, far out... [ What? His leg is thicker than her whole body! ]

I don't know if I would say damsel, exactly. [ She is literally the definition of that word but now is really not the time for her to get defensive about people treating her like she's the useless human who can't do anything for herself. ]

Oh. Wow. That is a, very large - [ Pressing her lips together. ] - title. One might say, mammoth even.

[ It's going to take her a few to get over his sheer enormity. Decades, even. ]

Honey. I couldn't stop you if I wanted to.

Oh my god I am so sorry I could not help myself. LOL

[conquester]

[As the dainty girl gawked up and down somewhat longingly over Iskandar's form he could not help but grin inwardly before it mirrored over his lips. A thunderous burst of laughter erupted from the pit of his stomach, puffing out that oh so tantalizing chest she had already been admiring purely on instinct.

Indeed she was worthy of his favor to be sure and if she wished to pursue this 'Moonlacing' even with something as simplistic as an embrace of hands in greeting the King of Conquerors would graciously extend his own.]

A fair lady nonetheless to be sure and rest assured I mean you no harm!

[Ever the charmer if he so wished to play the part, Iskandar stepped forward to close the distance betwixt them towering above Kenzi as he extends a hand formally in greeting.]

Please allow me to 'juice you up' as it were.

[Trying out her own turn of phrase although he did not know how terribly off putting that could be taken.]

Whippin it >.>

[flamebearer]

[ He'd actually been heading back to his own apartment when this girl pokes her head out of a nearby door and snaps at him.

Stopping short, he blinks at her. And then looks behind him. Nope, there's no one there?

Looking back, he just points to himself in confusion, because she can't be talking to him... ]

Uh... what?

[morethanasidekick]

Do you have hands? [ Looking pointedly at one then the other. ] Of course you.

[ She starts beckoning him with a little more gusto now, turning back into the doorway of her apartment and fully expecting him to follow. She barely disappears from sight, however, before her head reappears and she's giving him another once over through narrowed eyes. ]

You have like... held hands with somebody before, right?

[flamebearer]

[ If anything is going to get him over his befuddlement of being accosted in a hallway for hand-holding, it's the insinuation that he's never done anything of the sort before.

Which... he's not telling.

But of course, he turns bright red and sputters anyway, completely indignant over this insult to his manhood. ]

What?! Of course I have! I just usually know who they are first! And it's never been about curtains before!

whip it good

[lastquestion]

[Does that count as a request if it's just... shouted at her? Kinda randomly? Well, it certainly triggers her geas just a little bit and she gives Kenzi the dourest look a freckle-faced young woman can give someone.

She does not touch her hand.] What'll you give me?

[morethanasidekick]

[ Kenzi's hand lingers, fingers wiggling in expectation as that question pulls her up short. The raven-haired woman's mouth falling open as she tries to concoct a lie on the fly before raising her hand in the air. ]

How about a high-five?

[lastquestion]

[She opens her mouth to make a deeply sardonic comment.

And then closes it. She understands this place's weird idiosyncrasies but that doesn't mean she likes them. Moonlacing is one hell of a way to get around people asking her for stupid shit and being compelled to grant it.] Fuck me. That'll do. [She provides THE MOST VIOLENT HIGH FIVE EVER... but even that is like a starburst of pleasure behind her eyes. The feeling of just that little bit of power tears at her, leaves her wanting to seek out more.

Fuck. She pulls her arms closer around herself and grimaces.] If I have to solve all my problems by cuddling, I'm gonna tear someone's liver out and eat it.

bird's the word

[lycanthnope]

Vampires aren't real, you know.

[ he's certain of that. only werewolves are real. werewolves and a whole slew of other things. but not vampires. is he just looking to argue?? probably. but he's not engaging with the hugbugs, like he's hesitant to take the first step into crazyland. ]

Alcohol, on the other hand, I wouldn't say no to.

[ Even though he can't get drunk anymore, RIP ]

[morethanasidekick]

[ Kenzi lifts her gaze from the hugbug before her, fingers still working a spot on the side of his... her? - There is not enough alcohol in the world to make her figure out how to check - they're head, that they seem particularly fond of.

Her lip curls into a smirk as she gives him an obvious once over before offering up a derisive snort in response. ]

That just shows how little you know.

[ Quite real. As are Succubi, Sirens, Valkyries and oh yeah. Werewolves... ]

But we won't judge him for his ignorance, will we, you - [ She's clearly running out of new compliments. ] - pretty pink... pillow with legs.

[ The hint of a grin still teasing the corner of her mouth as she glances his way again. ]

Know how to get any on the free?

Whip It Good

[onlywinscenarios]

[Jim, on the other hand, was doing an excellent job at saving his Chroma up. It's because he had a pesky voice in his head saying that being kidnapped to another dimension is not an excuse to party like he's still at the academy. That voice is Leonard McCoy, and it is persistent. Still, he is trying to be patient as he figures out the next steps, and this isn't his first kidnapping, so he's calmer than he ordinarily would be.

He's been trying out new foods and charming everyone within his sightline. It's been a while since he got to shed the Captain badge and go around in civvies. He hears someone snapping and glances over. There's no hesitation by the time she explains why and he saunters over to her, offering his hand.] How much juice are you talking? I've been to planets where offering hugs lead to international incidents and executions, so, just being thorough. [For now it's just his hand.]

I'm so sorry lmao

[morethanasidekick]

[ To be fair, Jim. You could probably charm people by just existing in their general vicinity. At least that certainly seems to be the case where a certain raven-haired female is concerned. Her mouth falls open ever so slightly as she finally takes notice of the person she's just snapped at. Kenzi's face loudly telegraphing her moment of appreciation as he casually saunters over.

She forces her mouth to close, Kenzi pretending to subtly wipe the non-existent drool from the corner of her mouth. Her gaze slowly sliding up his body before it eventually - you know she took her time on that one - settles on his face.

Her hand hovers so near to his she can feel the warmth of his skin but doesn't allow them to touch just yet. Her mouth once again opening as the words spill past his lips and she has to swallow a low groan. I mean, really?! There is nothing about him that's even fair. Interplanetary adventures are just overkill when he had her at 'Hello'. ]

I have so many questions. [ Mostly; Are you single? Do you happen to be seeing anyone and... You know really they're all variations of the same. ] Considering the anthem of my people is Oh, Canada! - [ Shamelessly making that sound as wrong as possible. ] - I'd say you're perfectly safe.

[ Regardless of whether she finds him attractive or not - not even up for debate at this point - she's not about to try and jump his bones (ba-doom, ching!) Instead, she allows her fingers to stretch out to graze the palm of his hand. They had, of course, warned her about the whole, pleasurable touch thing but from the way she pitches forward? Kenzi was clearly underestimating its effects. The slight surge of Chroma, especially after burning through what little she started with, finally drawing that low groan from her lips.

Just as quickly as her body begins to sway, Kenzi snaps herself back to reality. Snatching her hand away and staring wide-eyed at where they'd been touching before looking back to his face. ]

I think executions are the least of your worries.

never be sorry, we all understand you kenzi

[onlywinscenarios]

[To say Jim is used to being looked at like that is an understatement. He's been the subject of other people's lust and appreciation from puberty and he doesn't mind anyone looking at all. In fact, his smirk at her says clear as day he knows exactly what is going on in her head, and he's fine with it. He's been on a ship for too long with people he sees every day and that he can't date even if he wanted to, so he may be soaking in the attention a little bit.

He gives her a slow once over too, so she feels less self-conscious about doing it, and also because she's gorgeous too. He likes the dark hair, petite frame, and the fact that she doesn't seem to have the ability to hide her thoughts well. Jim likes honesty. He's a straight forward person himself.]

If you're going to say Oh Canada like that, you're going to make me insist on hearing the whole song. [He breathes in charm and breathes out flirting, it's gotten to the point where over the years he's had to learn how to stop everything he says from sounding suggestive. And now he doesn't care. There's no harm with flirting on this strange planet where no one is there to shake their finger at him.

Jim gets slightly concerned when she pitches forward so he puts out a hand to gently catch her on the shoulder, solidifying their connection in two places. In his defense, he really is trying to help. When she pulls away he lets her, respecting the space between them without question.]

Executions will never be low on the list of worries. [He replies with a warm chuckle.] Captain Jim Kirk, at your service.

Bird is the Word

[zoomandboom]

[Tommy has mostly been avoiding the HugBugs by virtue of just speeding around too quickly for any of them to catch him. They're kind of cute but things here tend to not be what they seem so he's just being cautious. And watching while a couple other people get little pastel colored weirdos playing wingman. It's cute. And it's creepy. Which may be this place's tagline?

But the whole little army of the things gathering up catches his attention and he finally holds still long enough to go take a look.

And abruptly his world view tilts. Because he doesn't need a little army of things telling people he's great. Tommy can absolutely do that for himself. But if they can get him free shit?!

Plus the girl running the scam was cute.]

Shit, that'sthebestideaanyoneeverhad. Did they just get it, or are you just running a tab somewhere? [Tommy crouches down to peer and see if he can spot labels or prices or something.]

[morethanasidekick]

I know right?! [ Frankly its her modesty that really singles her out. ]

Oh, honey.

[She snorts at the tab idea, dragging her gaze from the HugBug in front of her and fixing it on the guy who clearly has superior taste. It's cute how you think that Kenzi would pay for anything if she could ever conceivably not. ]

The only bar tabs I do are ones I never have to pay. [ God she was going to miss her free bar tab. That's why she has these guys, right. ]

I'm hoping they're a lot stronger than they look. Then I'll have the best-furnished apartment that money didn't have to buy.

[ Beaming with pride at her own genius. Who needs shame when they can live in luxury, am I right?! ]

[zoomandboom]

[Tommy flashes her a grin.] Way better than all the people who just have them trying to tell people they've got a big dick.

[He rolls his eyes.] Yeah but you're a hot girl. Hot girls pretty much never have to pay for drinks. I can't get drunk for more than 2 seconds without specialstuffanyway. So if this works I'm gonna recruit some for food gathering.

[He snickers, shaking his head.] That's what you want? Stuff for your apartment?