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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 accidentally swallow the worm at the bottom of my tequila? — 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.

▶ I Heat Up, I Can’t Cool Down
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 After settling into your apartment, you notice a shiny silver indestructible mechanoid cube with a pair of tiny stag horns attached to it. The card attached says that it’s a gift from the Lunatian government. One touch of the cube makes it hover in place, light up brightly, and play the classic hit Last Firalia by Blam! on repeat. By the 7th listen, you get hot under your collar, beads of sweat forming on your temples and rolling down your neck, and your breath grows labored. By the 17th listen, you’re all but ready to burst into flames — a stark contrast to the plummeting temperature outdoors.

A bit of vigorous moonlacing should keep you from growing too hot and bothered indoors. Or you could simply decide to chuck the cube out the window and let it be someone else’s problem. That won't really stop it, though. The music only stops once the cube picks up enough Chroma in the atmosphere generated via moonlacing, so go forth, and spread the Firialia lust, love, and cheer!

▶ It’s the Moose Wonderful Time of the Year
City of Lunatia | top

In the city of Lunatia, the streets are emblazoned with beautiful antler decorations, gleaming gold and silver along every walkway. Snowflake holograms appear on shop fronts to announce their annual Firialia sales, and Prismals are all rushing to buy gifts and make preparations for the upcoming holiday.

According to legend, on one incredibly harsh winter, ancient Prismals were downtrodden and on the verge of starvation when the majestic stag king of the forest, Firi, emerged from his humble kingdom to bring them warm clothing, blankets, and gifts for surviving the biting cold. It is said that his spirit remains on the land even after the Calamity, appearing every winter solstice to bless the Prismals for the new year ahead. Every year, Prismals mount festive wreaths on their door, decorated with stag horns in Firi's honor, and exchange gifts to invite the benevolent spirit of Firi into their homes.

A Hanging fake deer antlers is a strong Firialia tradition that has endured for centuries — a success that can be attributed to its magical effects, which often compels two people caught beneath to share a bit of Firialia spirit with one another. One can find these trinkets everywhere, decorating even the most secluded of spaces. The antlers come in three colors:

RED: Causes a dangerous but intense feeling of desire to embrace the person you're with! You will want to roughly pin the closest person to you on a flat surface, passionately kiss, and/or aggressively hold hands.

BLUE: Causes people to want to kiss until they’re out of breath, hands liberally moving across each other’s body, and the errant temptation to go further, but no taking any clothes off in public or the Moon Knights will get you! You’ll simply be eager to tease and kiss beyond the lips and have difficulty feeling sated.

PURPLE: Causes people to want to caress each other's faces affectionately, steal soft kisses, and/or tenderly lace their fingers together. They may also feel compelled to offer up some sweet whispers and compliments!

B To combat the cool weather, Prismals will also be handing out cups of warm chocolate moose mousse. This light and creamy dessert is prepared in enchanted moose-shaped cups with a pair of festive graham cookie antlers poking out of it. Prismal traditions include taking a bite and passing it to your neighbor, enabling you to get a glimpse of one another’s Firialia wishlists left unspoken. Fancy a new fishing rod this holiday? Or perhaps that saucy leather subligar you’ve been eyeing since your arrival? The words and images that make up your list appear before whoever eats your mousse, so who knows? Maybe you might get it this Firilia...

▶ Are You Not Entertained?
Level 1, PrismaPlace | top

After the long wait and preparations, the League Match Action Online (LmaO) preliminary qualification rounds are now underway at the gaming hub in PrismaPlace in Level 1, as the city will be hosting the LmaO Grand Championship next month. Moonblessed old and new are welcome to take the game for a test drive and participate!

The award-winning VR MOBA boasts amazingly seamless first-person view graphics and a real-time combat mode almost as authentic as real life and guaranteed to wow and amaze. Players can explore and immerse themselves in the fantasy world of LmaO, where they can create their own avatars and either fight with or against players from Lunatia and the Kingdom of Lyestellus for glory and loot!

In co-op mode, you will be battling a selection of huge beasts chosen at random. The most notorious among them is Ogma the Dread Ogre, who has high defense and pesky unavoidable attacks. PVP mode pits you against other players, and getting KO’d three times in a row or having your base captured is a loss for you and your team. Fun mode featuring mini-games such as virtual basketball, rhythm step action, beat sword, and many more. Winning any of these modes nets you loads of in-game gold that can be used to buy aesthetic skins, cute in-game pets, fun game emotes, furniture for your in-game house, or weapon and skill upgrades to make you stronger for the next round!

Event emcees will be recruiting anyone passing by for the preliminaries and showing them into fully-equipped private rooms for teams of two to eight players. Each player will be given virtual headsets and tight suits for immersion and communication. Prismal players may be recruited with Moonblessed teams if necessary.

A The scenario for the preliminaries is a majestic coliseum filled with gladiators of all ages and species. In LmaO, weapon choices are currently limited to any melee and ranged weapons you'd find in an ambitious fantasy RPG setting (read: you can find dual swords and grimoires but also gunblades), including an elemental magic system of water, fire, wind, earth, dark and light. Choose your weapon and, with your team, fight for the top spot!

As you begin to battle, you notice that the more you get hit, the more your physical body shows visceral reactions to the attacks. Outside of the game, you lose balance. Bruises appear out of nowhere and mar on your skin. You earn minor abrasions and bleed. It’s possible to feel the sweat or saliva of other players or bots, the sensation of their virtual hands grappling you, or their teeth sinking into your shoulder as they bite. It's a new, tantalizing world of virtual stimulation.

B For those of you more interested in the glamour aspects of LmaO, you are welcome to compete against other players in either the in-game or a real glam-a-thon. Festive LmaO cosplayers will be scattered around the venue, dressed in colorful costumes of characters from the game, such as the ridiculously cool cyborg Kenji and the flirty immortal fox mage Yeri. As for the in-game contestants, they are located on a bright sparkling stage. Large monitors at PrismaPlace can be seen livestreaming everything.

Some of the many competitors are dressed in colorful gear, including stylish himations, risque chitons, and a bevy of glittery, neon gladiator sandals. Challenge other players to a fashion walk-off on the raised catwalk. Score high enough on either contests, and you will win an ultra-rare Firialia plump moose mount in-game. You are welcome to invite others on a scenic moose ride after as the plump moose very slowly waddles across the virtual snowfields and exhibits its adorable built-in feature where it decides to take a nap every few minutes.

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Oh, thank god, I was trying to be polite by not mentioning the “everyone’s a story” theory. I’m pretty sure somewhere a mangaka is making mad bank off my misadventures if it makes you feel any better.

But I digress. Follow me.

[her side of the apartment looks like a Monk’s cell; Pid has no doubt seen the inside of plenty back home. The damn cube is still on repeat and a flustered Deedee tries to smother it with a pillow, with mixed success.

She whimpers and wavers. Her blush glows hot.]

Still getting worse, please try the thing, Pidonius.

I'd probably be the comic relief given my usual luck...

[Pidonus follows Deedee with an almost sauntering step, confident in her beauty and will to show it off.

As she steps into the room, she pauses.]

Well, this is... Minimalist. Interesting choice.

[But there's the cube, and Deedee heating up. Now that Pidonus thinks about it, it is getting a little warm isn't it? An odd feeling, for sure, but she could deal with that in a minute. Calmly, she reached to the little box, and picked it up.]

Dispel Magic!

[Fancy magic aura forming from her hands, through the box... And after a second or three: "The very next day..."

Attempt failed! And the Succubus frowns.]

Detect Magic!

[And she starts examining it...]

[Deedee slumps over onto her side on the bed, ditching her tiny little vest. There are not much other clothes she can divest from, not if she wants to stay decent.]

That... didn’t sound... like it worked.

[Pid’s spell reveals:

It’s definitely magic!

...oh she wanted specifics. In that case.

It’s an Enchantment effect, psychological, very subtle, very strong. The only way to stop the damn cube from making you feel too physically hot to do much but melt - and stop the damn song - is to feed it Chroma.

Fortunately for Pids, there’s a free source of Chroma flopped on the bed and breathing in a fascinating way as she makes various overheating fox noises. Now if only she can get that little detail called consent to lace, Pids is golden.

Being an ethical succubus sure is rough, huh?]

Edited 2019-12-09 10:00 (UTC)

It, uh. Didn't.

But the second one...

[Breathe, catch breath. Follow ethics.]

Okay, you've been introduced to Chroma, right? The whole 'consensual contact creates power' thing that this place has?

Because that's what the cube wants. So if you're up for that...

Mrf.

[she had brought up lacing earlier. She was aware.

Deedee looks at Pid, turns redder, then nods, shuffles over to make room on the bed and opens her arms. If Pidonius isn’t on the up and up at least Deeds will die in the embrace of someone who can pull off those heels, right?]

[Pidonus calmly nods... And since she revealed her abilities, she lets her shapeshifting kick in a little, her boots, skirt, and corset seeming to disappear as she approaches. Calmly, smoothly, she slid onto the bed, turning with a calm motion until she was sitting next to Deedee.]

Please, you move first. Or tell me what you want.

[Her tone's gone from concerned and obviously a little frustrated at the box, to actively angling to be warm and reassuring.]

[oh.

oh she didn't mean getting naked for her just cuddling, cuddling works fine for moonlacing, that's what the knights said but

She's not the first girl she's seen naked before? But she's the first girl who got naked for her as Deedee? And she's already hot and bothered and honestly she should have expected this from a literal succubus but still someone willingly, casually getting naked for her and offering to sleep! In her bed! With both of them in it!!

but you know what? She's okay with this. This is fine. She is okay with the events currently unfolding. It's okay, everything is going to be okay.

Mostly this inner monologue manifests as her staring, wide-eyed, blushing even more furiously as her expressions go on a remarkable 1st to 20th journey, before she audibly gulps, nods, and wraps her arms around Pidonus as she smooshes against her back, shocked into speechlessness, eyes closed, enjoying the contact.

her ears are locked the fuck onto Pid like they're tracking a bandit over her airspace and her tails are literally wagging.]

Edited (i can read) 2019-12-10 03:00 (UTC)

[OOC: Note that Pidonus won't go further unless Deedee does, so winding back is fine!]

[Pidonus wasn't entirely nude - just much less clad than before. Nonetheless, as Deedee approaches and slides in to wrap her arms around Pidonus.

It was warm, it was comfortable, and Pidonus could more-or-less feel the subtle movements of the fox-like Deedee's tails and ears. However, she herself chose not to move, other than to shift a little to try and make things comfortable - a light tweak of the shoulder so Deedee's arm wasn't pinned into place and falling asleep from lack of bloodflow, a light slide of the leg for a bit of sensation.]

Warm...

[The tone sounds like this is something she's greatly enjoying. Notably, she's not moving to go further than what's already happening - intentionally letting Deedee control the pace.]

[okay. Okay Pids in lingerie she can handle, barely; granted, it is very flattering lingerie on someone who’s physical form was as deliberate a choice as - as adjusting the boob sliders in an MMO character generator come to that...

Gods this was nice.

Focus, Deedee.

...Pids in lingerie she can handle. She’s immediately grateful that Pidonius is letting her set the pace, letting her take it slow. Ironically it makes Deedee want to speed up, move her hand up a bit... it would be so easy.]

...Yeah. You are.

[instead her escalation is more careful, more controlled. Sliding her arms uo so Pidonus’ very nice rack was resting on them. Moving her head, inadvertently tickling Pids with her soft vulpine ear, to give her a peck on the neck.

Deedee was really hoping at that moment that she wasn’t going to fall for Pids until at least the third date.

During all this the radio-cube shuts off and Deedee doesn’t notice. She wouldn’t really have cared anyway.]

Feels nice. You’re very soft.

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[Pidonus, on the other hand, does catch the cube shutting off. Blamageddon is escaped for now. But now, of course, she's in a whole different predicament.

This kind of contact feels good in a way Pidonus had never experienced before. This must have to do with the 'moonblessing' that she'd been advised of. Which probably explained a lot about the sensually-oriented culture of this place.

That, plus relief from the magical heat, probably was enough to make this feel even better for Deedee. Which had its own implications that the succubus really hadn't thought about before now, what with having gone quite a while with more subtle intimacy only.

And then she was against Pidonus' chest, and her neck.]

You too.

[Pidonus' response was again cautious and subtle - leaning into Deedee's motions just a little, to encourage but not push her. Not quite passive, but actively trying to not be fully active, in a sense. To let Deedee decide when - or if - to stop.]

Edited 2019-12-10 18:51 (UTC)

[Pidonus' allowance for Deedee to slow down is clear as crystal, and soothing, and - moonlace-addled as she is - comes off to Deedee as cute. It makes her want to speed up, escalate, see how far Pids - they're - willing to go.

And so...]

Edited 2019-12-11 08:40 (UTC)

[...and so she startles awake the next morning, naked and with an arm around a similarly dressed Pid, and panicks.

But only for a moment.

She disentangles herself, showers, dresses in her monk garb with all it’s Elemental-resistant properties (she really needs an Air-resistance boosting accessory), and contemplates what else to do, sitting on the bed, holding Pidonus’ hand.

Fridge is empty, so they have nothing to-

- they just Moonlaced. They have extra Chroma. They can go out to breakfast together, which Deedee is enough of a romantic to blush at the thought of (even in the face of last night’s... exertions.)

She squeezes Pidonus’ hand.]

Hey... rise and shine, beautiful.

[Pidonus, notably... Seems to have been awake for a while, now that Deedee thinks of it. She wasn't moving much when Deedee first got up, but by the time she's showered, the succubus has a bra that Deedee was sure wasn't there before on, finishing out a lingerie-like set. She's still in bed, as if she were waiting for Deedee to do something.]

Mmm... All righty.

[And up she slides.]

I should probably let you know, normally my kind don't sleep. Staying with you was... Really nice, though, so not complaining. Just, if we do this again, don't be surprised if I'm toying with something when you wake up.

There's... A lot for me to learn about this place, after all. All of us who just arrived, for sure.

[oh.

On the one hand oh no that’s cute? Deedee is completely doomed. On the other...]

I wish you had told me so you didn’t need to fake being asleep. When - if we do this again, do what you need to so you don’t get bored, okay? [she knows inactivity drives herself up the wall.

On the gripping tail, though:]

I’m... glad you stayed with me, though.

[she squeezes. God, is that - is even more Chroma coming in, even if it’s a trickle? No wonder Lunatia has such a touchy-feely culture.]

There isn’t any food in the apartment and I... kind of need to eat, a lot, [she indicates the reason why with a sit-up; her six-pack flexes into view.] and it occurs to me that.. uh...

After last night we’re loaded. Like, probably set for a month.

You don’t need to sleep. Do you need to eat? Can you eat? I was going to invite you out to breakfast before I shop and do my katas, but...

[and her indecision is back, as she hovers between inviting her and not bothering because what is food, do you need to eat it. She just sort of trails off, her tails doing the anxiety corkscrew again.]

[Pidonus laughed for a quick second.]

Don't worry about it, the being close was really nice.

As for food... I don't need to eat, but I can enjoy it. So let's do that, yeah.

Okay, cool, cool. There’s, uh, there’s a diner nearby. If I said it was kind of like Denny’s but nicer would that mean jack to you? How many worlds have you been to anyway? ...But they do big omelettes and refills on coffee are free.

[she offers her hand and smiles big and bright.]

Shall we away my dear?

It would, sadly, mean nothing. I've only been to one world besides my own pile of crap, so...

[Pidonus calmly takes Deedee's hand, moving up as her clothes seem to reappear.]

Let's go.

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we maaay want to cut to PSL soon after this

If PSL seems right, this is OK!

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1/2: Link is 18+, NSFW.

2/2, worked out this outcome in advance with the other mun!

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this feels like scene?

Yes, I think so!