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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.

▶ Questions
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Mm.

[ His fan hides his lower face as he regards Wu Xingzi. ]

Are you looking for a relationship, or simply carnal satisfaction?

[ Let him drown and pretend this conversation never happened in five, four, three, two... ]

[ He smiles in a way that he hopes is nice.

The smile freezes at the question.

His hands lift in surrender but he doesn't say anything. He lowers his hands back down to his sides before they come back up to hang in the air. Wu Xingzi walks around in a circle in his own kitchen before he lifts up the pot to set it down on the stove to heat.

How did he figure that out? Asking some neighbors for help, yes, and admiring how handsome and gorgeous they were, of course. Yes, that's just how it is sometimes.

He walks around in another circle. ]

I am ... looking for whatever... anyone wishes to give me.

[ He is an old quail that isn't as beautiful or stunning as the crane before him, after all. He couldn't ask for more than just what someone is willing to offer him, and even then... he wouldn't be sure if it would last. ]

[ Beeeeeeeep! Incorrect answer! Shen Qingqiu's fan lowers, and he narrows his eyes a fraction. Is this a slag thing, a self confidence thing, a shy thing? He has no clue! Frankly, he admires that this guy can just say, yes! I like men! I want dicks! Here's mine! It's not something that resonates with particular strength with Shen Qingqiu, but does it need to? No!

Even if he's finally admitted he's not as straight as he thought he was. He is, in fact, not straight. He's a highly chaotic bi. ]

Wu Xingzi, that was not what I asked. What do you hope for in your heart?

[ How many more circles is he going to walk in? Won't he make himself dizzy?! ]

[ In my heart?

Wouldn't it be a certain hole that is hoping? But if he says something like that...!! Well, he already did something pretty shameless. He can blame it on the fact he thought he died and then did not, but ah, dear, he's running himself around in circles in his head and should just answer honestly! ]

Trysts would be fine... that is, my heart wouldn't mind them.

[ Cough, cough.

He cups his hands in front of his chest, tapping his fingers on his knuckles anxiously. ]

[ He nods, as if this is some grave topic they're discussing, with all the due elegance of any topic but the one they're speaking on. ]

Then this one has a suggestion for a better means of achieving this desire. Would you like to be shown how to access a Lunatian form of penpal group like the one you were expecting to find here?

[ Lunatian Grindr. That's what he's going to show him. Get on with your mad horny self, good sir! Just don't... don't send out more hand inked dick pics! ]

They truly have one?!

[ The timid nature of before falls away a little as he steps away from the kitchen area to hurry himself back to the beautiful man. His hands clasped together like a prayer; his eyes shine bright with excitement. ]

I would very much love to be shown how to access such a thing. What are the rules? What is the manner? Is it ... is it okay for me to be part of it? [ His looks are so average and his age is also... will it be okay? He would not want to put anyone out. Even if he can be shown the penpal service, he wouldn't want his involvement to turn into an affront to someone else. ]

I won't claim I understand it well, but I have recently become aware of it through the misguided but well meaning interference of a friend.

[ That said, he taps two fingers on the table, giving this man an assessing look. ]

The same communication means you used to post your question about penpals, where is it? Such will be necessary in order to provide you with the opportunities you seek.

[ Is he supposed to reassure this guy? He's not a breathtaking beauty, but he's not some hideous figure either, and frankly speaking, he doesn't look like a grandfather, he looks middle aged. Reasonably speaking, that's where many people in the city are, if he cannot claim that he has any clue what the true median age spread of the Moonblessed happens to be. ]

Are you also seeking ... such things?

[ He stumbles over asking the rest of that question. It seems like being in the general's presence for so long that he gets a little too casual with others when he speaks. ]

Yes, I see. To think that I could actually...

[ Is it too much to say that he owes this person his life?

... though, he wishes he knew who the person was to begin with so that he could say that a life debt has been made. It feels a little insincere to say such a thing when he doesn't know. But his feelings on the matter are real. To think that he could return to a peaceful life of looking at pengornises -- and even possibly having a few trysts with those willing!! -- it's enough to make the itchy, painful heart of his feel light. ]

Thank you!

[ He bows deeply to him, for now! ]

[ No way is he introducing himself here, live with the shame of your own horny ways! That he's helping you out at all is beyond kindness, thanks! ]

Hn, no. This one is more inclined toward long courtships and singular attentions than physical gratifications.

[ ... Which, uh, doesn't say he's not gay (or minimally chaotic bi), but does indicate he's not looking for hook ups, which is absolutely true. He's not sure about his twin, who seems a bit into the brothels, but Shen Qingqiu is not! Into! Sleeping! Around!

Hell, he doesn't even date!

... Why does this all sound sad when he thinks about it...

Regardless, with smooth, calm, and easy to track taps on the screen, he finds the app store, finds the app, downloads it, and walks his horny ancient friend through it, patient and curious since he didn't set up his own account. Once it's ready, he hands it to the man in question. ]

From here, you do as I instructed before with selecting the sign of a check or a crossmark, and converse with those who match your preferences and state you match theirs as well.

Of course!

[ His head bobs up and down in understanding. ]

You're seeking a life partner, then? [ He clasps his own hands together. It makes him feel a little guilty that he's seeking out something so horny while this person is purely wanting to find someone for themselves. Still, someone that has the face like this man's and so kind and so elegant... they'll surely find happiness.

It's a mixture of feeling like stars are filling his eyes as well as a little guilty. Still, he listens diligently to what is being said to him. His head bobbing up and down yet again in barely concealed eagerness.

He only lifts his head up when he hears the kettle crying on the stove. Ah, ah, but... ah! Standing up, he hurries back to the kitchen to take it off the heater and turn it off.

After a brief pause, he lifts the kettle up. ]

Isn't this wonderful? You can get water straight from one's home. To live in such luxury, this surely is a great boon, don't you think? I do not think I could ever thank the Prismals for being so kind, either. But... I promise that to them and you... I'll do what I can for the rest of my life.

[ There! He said it!! He said it!! And it was a natural segway. He thinks!! ]

[ Seeking is a strong word, but comparatively? Uh, yes. Yes he is. Just his small life, a life partner, and a home of their own. They can go on dates and have languid mornings or something something—he has no fucking clue, he hasn't fantastised in that much detail!

Then off Wu Xingzi goes to collect the water, and Shen Qingqiu simply watches from the corner of his eye. ]

Mm, the marvels of plumbing are commendable. Not only is water directly provided, it's almost clean, and can be directed toward cool or warm temperatures.

[ He fucking missed that, not going to lie. Showers?! Hot water from a faucet?! Convenience! Truly modern convenience! ]

Ah... this one is certain you will. The Prismals will be most pleased if you manage to successfully pursue your current line of interest.

[ What segway. Welcome to hearing "fuck for great justice," because that's what you can, in fact, absolutely do!

While still getting not one damn introduction out of Shen Qingqiu's pretty, pretty lips. ]

Such marvels.

[ His eyes shine with excitement. The fact that he won't have to spend so much time warming water, he could spend more time leisurely. Excuse him as he makes himself hot tea one day using hot water from the faucet.

Ah, is it all right to think about playing around?

But he feels a little relieved when the mysterious beautiful man says that he would be helping the Prismals out so long as he pursues his line of interest. His line of interest is looking a pengornises and possibly asking for trysts if one pengornis is lovely enough to enjoy staring upon.

He rubs his nose a little harder than before as he does have the decency to blush about it. ]

Mm, that's ... that's quite great news...

[ ... You horny dog, go and live your life chasing after others with a wagging tail. He'll hardly be the first, or the only! ]

It did seem like it would be favourable news to your ears.

[ Once his new horny friend is nearby again, Shen Qingqiu holds up a palm to him. ]

Hold for a moment.

[ Then he snaps a photograph :] just like that! Time to get that profile up! ]

Yes!

[ To add more pictures -- and have them be of better quality than what he has on ink and paper -- it is enough to fulfill every dream that he has ever had. Ever. His heart feels immeasurably full and he cannot help but smile bright and wide at the idea of obtaining such treasures.

He holds just as he's instructed, offering only a slight look of confusion to his beaming face, before the picture is taken. ]

Ah! [ And his drawing is taken so easily!? Truly, the world of seeing other men's pengornises has grown so wide and fast. He's quite grateful to it all. ]

I don't know who to thank for this. [ Surely, if he continues to thank his ancestors for allowing him to see such marvels, they would try to kill him for saying something so shameless. But he feels like there are tears in his eyes at his good fortune and unsure who he should give his heartfelt thanks to. ]

Perhaps to you? [ Wu Xingzi muses aloud before adding: ] And the kind person who created this program? Would they be willing to hear such kind thanks? [ Someone is about to give a five-star review to Grindr. ]

I believe they might, but I'm not well versed in how one might send such their way.

[ Oh, he knows how to contact the developer, he's just not going to cop to it! No thanks! Ancient Horny Official with a Cut Sleeve doesn't need to start saying thank you to the creators of Grindr, okay!? He can do that after making use of things! Like meeting up and papapa! So much papapa! Why does Shen Qingqiu have a fucking headache thinking about this?! ]

If there's nothing else requested of this one, I would not wish to trouble you further. I'm sure you'll find what it is you look for, Mister Wu. It is part of the accommodating nature of this city to say we all should.

I see. It must be like that, then.

[ Wu Xingzi realizes how silly it must be to send thanks of this kind. It would be like sending thanks to the one who started the pen pal service. Master Rancui is someone who is just happy to connect people to others, and is such a gentle soul. The same must be said to the people who created this Grindr. Truly, the kind-hearted and thoughtful individuals would feel stuffy about being given thanks when they are happy with just seeing others happy.

It makes his heart feel a little itchy and guilty for possibly taking advantage of such kindness. But he thinks that... it will be all right. Like the beautiful man in front of him indicated, there are those that are happy to just see pengornises, too, right? He feels a little more consoled. ]

Of course, of course. I'm truly grateful. If, if I should find the means to thank you later... please let me know. Any request will be done. Perhaps, even, um... [ He scratches the side of his nose and thinks of what he could give in return. ] ... if I should find a nice pengornis... I, I... I'll send it to you.

[ Normally, he would want to covet these things, but to this person that is doing something so kind, he can't help but want to do something! Even if it means showing off a precious darling!! ]

Such won't be necessary.

[ He's quick to state, calm and composed. Fuck, he doesn't want your secondhand penis photos! Or drawings! Much love as was put into the one he already has! He didn't need it at all! ]

This one will be glad for your future joys.

[ Please don't share them. Please don't tell him about the pengornis you may or may not have enjoyed, day to day, night to night. It's perfectly fine! To not! Share!

Can he stand and leave now? Has tea even happened? At this point, he doesn't know, and doesn't think he needs to figure it out before he beats a retreat! ]

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