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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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[The younger man leans in equal to his leaning back. If his intent was to not seem eager... he failed that splendidly. Still, rather than being coy, being enthusiastic had its own charms. The corners of Azuma's lips quirk up.]

Sometime... is now not a good time?

[Ah, he can understand it now, he might have seemed like his was drifting away. If their positions were reversed, he might have acted the same way. Asking another person to stay without using so many words.]

[He brings up a hand to cup the other's face, an affectionate gesture. As a bonus, it kept his own heart relaxed from the distance he initiated.]

I was thinking we could find someplace private.

[ ah... so that's how it was. well, keigo couldn't say he was disappointed with that remark. in fact, his heart was racing rapidly, a fact that was likely quite obvious with how intently he stared at his impromptu partner. his touch... it was electrifying; it seemed to quell something within him that he hadn't realized had been rampaging ruthlessly until that moment.

keigo swallowed thickly, his lips curling into a soft smile. as if to match the mood, he lifted his hand up and traced his fingers over the top of azuma's hand, completing the move by leaning into his palm. his eyes kept trained on him, dark and seeking. ]

Ah, that would work... I'm glad you said that. There are plenty of places, you know.

[ though keigo couldn't be certain if this man was a newcomer or not, he had no qualms with guiding him along, if need be. ]

Do you have somewhere in mind?

[He almost wants to praise the younger man for that response to his touch. How naturally alluring. Of course, if he started praising him he might get a little too out-of-control for the guard's taste.]

[("Aren't you cute? Are you so happy for my touch? Mm. I'm happy, too...")]

[That sort of thing had to be saved for privacy. His eyes briefly wander up as he thinks about the distance between this place and the room he'd been graciously given.]

I'm afraid I've only just gotten here... my room is hardly luxurious.

[he softly rubs his thumb against the other's cheek, dipping over to brush Keigo's lower lip. Just like the hand-holding, it's a somewhat innocent gesture laced with innuendo.]

I'd feel embarrassed to show you such meager hospitality...

[ praise will get him everywhere, honestly. keigo thrived on recognition, though the way he was being caressed was certainly validating enough for the time being. though there was the urge to get closer, perhaps obscenely so, keigo could find some contentment with the way things were for the time being.

a sentiment that was pretty quickly eliminated when he felt the brush of his thumb over his lip. the urge to part his lips and do something ... less than cordial was suddenly upon him, though his impulsive nature was somehow curtailed by the predicament presented in the options of where they could go... ]

Luxury? [ he offered up a soft, low chuckle as he leaned into the touch again, bringing his fingers to brush over azuma's wrist, softly ghosting along points he knew to be sensitive in most people. ] I don't think I'm going to have time to pay attention to the decor when I have you alone.

[Azuma seems briefly conflicted. Caressing a boy... but welcoming a boy into a bare and uninviting room... Truly, the greatest conflict he's been exposed to since arriving here. Even as his lips part slightly from the touch of Keigo's fingers on his wrist, he's thinking about the poor decoration.]

[... the antlers win, barely.]

You'll have to let me invite you another time, later.

[He'll gently nudge the other, towards the direction of the apartments for new arrivals.]

And for this time you can just remember me.

[And, well, hopefully be distracting enough in return. Azuma's got a feeling he can certainly hold Keigo's attention. Hopefully he'd give entertaining reactions in response.]

[ what had caused him to be so brazen? keigo could certainly blame whatever magic was clearly influencing the overall situation, but was that entirely to blame... being reactive and impulsive certainly inspired certain behaviors in him that he'd likely look back on with a bit of embarrassment...

for now, though, his impulses seemed to have won him this barely-considered conflict, earning azuma an unfettered smile and a delicate chuckle. ]

It's a date, then.

[ a bit presumptuous... azuma could end up despising this little impromptu hookup, after all! but keigo would cross that bridge when he got to it. what was far more pressing was walking alongside azuma like a lovesick fool, his hands unable to part with some portion of his body for long. ]

[The pleasant sensation of walking hand-in-hand, exchanging loving touches, does ease the sting of his current lack of interior decorating. Honestly, inviting someone to see an empty room felt far more embarrassing than shedding any clothes.]

[... did he want this young man to like him that much? Hm. As they head away from the antlers a bit of reason does seem to come back to him. It's not changing his course at all but it's making him realize...]

You know, I never asked your name. [he murmurs, bumping their shoulders together.]

I was going to tease you for being eager but I suppose I'm just as guilty. [he laughs, softly.]

Azuma. My name is Azuma.

[ as rushed as this was, keigo still seemed less concerned with the circumstance and more interested in the end result, whatever that may be. his mind could fill in some blanks, though the mystery was part of the allure as well... embarrassingly, however, this wasn't the first time he'd done something like this... going off with a stranger without so much as an introduction, let alone first date! his experiences certainly... influenced him. not that he'd admit to it...

but as if he'd sensed those vague thoughts in between gentle caressing, his new acquaintance shed some light on the mystery of his identity, for better or worse. keigo blinked a few times as azuma admitted to wanting to tease him as well, a notion that still managed to bring color to keigo's face despite everything. even if he admitted to being eager himself on top of that, it still had keigo a bit embarrassed for his behavior... for now.

clearing his throat, keigo laughed a bit sheepishly before addressing the formalities laid before him. ]

Ahah... It's certainly nice to have a name to put to everything... [ though just by looking at him, keigo wasn't sure what level of formality to use... especially considering how friendly they were being already...! ] I'm Asano. Sorry I didn't introduce myself sooner. I just kinda...

[ keigo rubbed his thumb along azuma's hand, delicately trailing his touch along as he struggled to find an excuse. ] I was a bit too captivated. [ smooth. ]

[There were certainly nights where much more time would pass without the need to exchange names. Perhaps he's feeling a bit more responsible as the older party here. Perhaps he's just feeling a craving to murmur a name and- realized he didn't have one. There was something enticing about that brief flush of color, after all.]

[It only made him want to tease Keigo more.]

Asano. [he repeats, bumping their shoulders together again. A surname, most likely. Ah, he wanted to worm his way closer, to see his expression when he jumped ahead in intimacy in that little way. He'd figure it out.]

[and, wow, keigo, smooth. as if you hadn't secured a second date already.]

It would be a shame if you were too captivated to learn my name... or, would you seek me out again? Like Cinderella.

[ hearing his surname on this man's tongue immediately caused a bit of yearning in return. maybe he should have provided his given name, because the idea of azuma saying it so sweetly was certainly a notion he'd be happy to cultivate. but for now, he'd play safe ... at least until privacy was achieved. then who knew what kind of things could happen? keigo certainly had ideas of his own.

but he chuckled at the bit of flirtatious suggestion, taking that as a sign to go a bit further with their back and forth. ]

I think I would.

[ keigo lifted azuma's hand up, bringing his knuckles to his lips where he brushed them along the soft skin gently. all the while, his dark eyes kept trained on azuma's lighter gaze, lips curving into a smirk.

he held his hand there for a moment, letting the sensual tease of his lips move against azuma's hand as he murmured against it. ]

Though I hope I can share in your company well after midnight comes to pass.

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