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Prismatic Mods ([personal profile] prismods) wrote in [community profile] prismaticrap2020-01-08 09:18 am
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▶ TDM .011


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. After an hour or two of wandering through the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. Because of the strange phenomena 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? — 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. You will then be escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel that makes frequent trips back and forth between the Iris moon and the planet. Faces onboard vary from both old and new Moonblessed as well as the local Prismals.

The next destination: Prismatica.


There and Back Again
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  As a Remooning gift from the Lunar Scientia Headquarters, the dedicated team from the Amphoria Room has released their latest perfected technology: Amphoria Pods. These VR Pods, which can fit up to four people at a time, have been set up in the gaming hub within Level 1’s PrismaPlace. They allow users to upload sceneries of their world in order to create a realistic holographic landscape of their homes that others can access and play around with, granting everyone the means to relive past memories with their loved ones as well as interact with the bestiary of other worlds. The pods also use the same technology that enhanced the popular virtual game, League Match Action Online (LmaO), which means you’re liable to feel the chill of cold environments, the burning heat from boiling water, the hard slap of your ex-lover, or the biting sting of a stray wasp. All who use the Amphoria Pods for the first time this year will also receive a small amount of Chroma in case things get too real.





God Save Us from the Queen
Level 1, PrismaPlace and Level 2, Greatmoon Groves | top

The first month of the year is packed with two of the most important winter events this season: Queen Elara’s birthday and the League Match Action Online (LmaO) PVP semi-finals. It just so happens that the Queen of Lunatia is also a huge LmaO fan. Coincidence? Definitely not! LmaO players and royal family fans alike can meet her at PrismaPlace, where she will be appearing in cosplay of her favorite hero, Ah-Kari, while holding a body pillow of Commander GareBear. You, too, can get an autograph or selfie with the birthday girl if you’re willing to fall in line! Her bodyguards will also be in LmaO cosplay, keeping the crowd under control during the long wait.


Queen Elara

Good day to you all! This may come as a surprise to our guests the Moonblessed, but I am a normal person despite my exalted position. Please do not think of me today as Queen Elara. Instead... my name is Ah-Kari, sorceress of the crystal! With my soul fan blades, through the darkness, I shall slice all who dare hurt my commander in twain!


But when she is not meeting and greeting...


Queen Elara

My comrades, we're going to make history today. We're going for a new record. Perhaps the highest kill counts or the fastest clear for this map — it matters not. We’ve practiced day and night for this tournament, so let us show everyone that we’re not to be taken lightly! Also, the livestream is going in the royal archive, so make your successors proud!!


... she will be furiously grinding her character and training her skills in LmaO in the hopes of qualifying for the finals. Spectators will see her bring her own team full of hapless palace attendants who are there to either serve as her practice match partners or provide support to the one-woman army that is Queen Elara.

PrismaPlace is packed with giant crowds, many of them also in cosplay. While the semi-finals are taking place, new and old LmaO players alike can participate in the game’s current campaign: players who form teams get an improved chance of spawning unique monsters as well as winning rare items and skins in those prized lootboxes! Teams can also try to clear the event’s story together, featuring an aerial battle fought on griffin-back, which is heavily inspired by the popular Lunatian epic, The Battle of Abraxas, a colorful and complex story about the conflict between two families fighting over the fictional land of griffins, Abraxas.

 A  Progression in the event requires acquiring a griffin mount and getting it ready for battle. You can lure a wild one to yourself with a special veggie pie on a fishing pole. Should the griffin reject the lure, your character will be caught in a wind gaol and can only break out with the help of other players. Should you succeed, raising the griffin is a tedious task that involves players training alongside their respective griffins, running laps with them, taking them to hunt monsters, and feeding them properly. Depending on their diet, the food you give them will affect the color of its plumage and their battle stats.

Or you can skip the hard work and simply moonlace with your teammates through all the progression bars and required materials to save time. Once finished, you’ll be able to battle one another through the thunderous aerial domain of Abraxas. Clearing the event will net you an event-exclusive skin inspired by the royal family’s shining celestial robes and a weapon skin of a body pillow with your favorite character, so do your best!

 B  In celebration of Queen Elara’s birthday, the office of the royal household is hosting a modest tea party in the Greatmoon Groves. Swiffy bots that are normally programmed to remind visitors to keep the groves clean are now playing a birthday jingle on repeat. For people who prefer to be away from the blinding neon lights and the thumping techno music of PrismaPlace, this is the ideal escape. Unlimited tea and cookies are being served!

The tea is a soft-colored lilac concoction made from Ehrysian tea leaves that are known to cause a huge spike of alertness and is popular to Moon Knights and office workers with long night shifts as well as gamers for those all-night grinding sessions. The assorted cookies have either Ah-Kari or Commander GareBear printed on them. In case it isn't obvious yet, both are the birthday girl’s favorite LmaO characters.

Any Moonblessed looking for extra income is welcome to be royal attendants for the day; the hours are paid by Demichroma. They must be properly dressed up as maids or butlers (outfits provided by the royal household) as they serve tables.





Say Cheese
Level 3, Caihong | top

Meanwhile, Caihong is in the midst of Remooning festivities in celebration of the new year, and merriment usually lasts a fortnight, filled with fireworks in the sky. Upon entering the district, beautiful Prismals with rat ears and tails greet you with a Happy Remooning and eagerly tug you along to join in.

Those welcomed will receive a pack of multi-colored sparklers, mooncakes topped with cheese, and a glowing drink called Champagne Supernova, poured in a thin glass in your hand. If you are over eighteen, the rat Prismals will ask if you prefer your drink with a kick. If you say yes, then they will add flavorful ice that causes extreme intoxication and might leave you to be susceptible to all levels of suggestion. Saying no (or if you’re under 18) will simply leave it as a sweet drink.

 A  One of the party games being played by the locals is called Lucky Tail, which is basically pinning the tail on the holographic rat stand-in — with a twist, it must be played with a partner! Another participant will blindfold you, spin you around, then push you forward. The stand-in is located at the end of unsteady elevated platforms forming a maze, filled to the brim with distracting objects underneath. They’re long, they’re thick, and they’re vibrating furiously in an attempt to knock you off the platforms.

Your partner must guide you by voice to successfully navigate through the maze! The game is rigged with various mechanisms, so stepping on specific platforms will activate a number of traps against you or your partner: machines that may tickle, drop colorful slime, or cause the platform to repetitively spin, and who knows what else?

Should you manage to get through the obstacle course and pin the tail successfully, you and your partner will win copious amounts of Demichroma, courtesy of Buwan from Buwan’s Stop.

 B  Another attraction is a fun magic glamour booth known for its face or body swap features. The booth staff, clad in their festive rat paraphernalia, will encourage you and your friends to take aesthetic shots using an illusion generator. The effects last an hour. Photographed images can be instantly uploaded and shared in Prismagram. New year, new you! Why not take the chance to celebrate this momentous occasion in a unique fashion? It’s all in good humor.

There are two buttons to press: (A) CUSTOM or (B) RANDOM. Pressing A will allow participants to customize their desired effects. Pressing B will cause the illusion magic to randomly rearrange participants in questionable positions, new outfits (or lack thereof), and you may even come out of the booth looking like your best friend or your worst rival. The possibilities are endless!


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[personal profile] asaqueenshould 2020-01-13 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
['Been briefed' - she's so formal, more so than most people. But Hifumi doesn't have much room to talk, between erring on the side of politeness and her dramatics in the middle of a shogi game.]

I don't know that the locals know of one - they were surprised to see any of us at all, at first, and it's likely only the recurring pattern of new arrivals making it more rote as time goes on. Whether that means the reason is nonexistent or simply one we don't understand, I'm not sure anyone could say.
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[personal profile] consignation 2020-01-13 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ As their amorous interactions are interrupted by that complaint, Jiang Cheng gives a start, then flushes hotly, shoulders pulling together in something like shame as he tries to recover from finally finding himself on the receiving end of Jin Zixuan's demands. But actually, when he's had a second to process it, it's a surprisingly reasonable thing to ask. Somehow he expected it to be more cutting, more damning of everything he is and has to offer, and he's relieved that the failing is actually his. What kind of man tries to take such liberties with their partner, their intended out in a common area, on such uncomfortable furniture?

...Jiang Cheng is still rather drunk.

But he nods, standing, looking at Jin Zixuan sitting there on the couch, half in and half out of that dress. No way to walk like that, not at all. Jiang Cheng elects to lean down, scoop the young Jin sect heir into his arms, and carry him, careful to take steady steps because if he drops Jin Zixuan now, he'll have to end both their lives to save them from the embarrassment.

Fortunately, they make it to Jiang Cheng's room without incident.

It's not the opulence of Lanling, but it has some of the simplistic serenity of Yunmeng at least. Crisp linens, tasteful if minimalist decorations, and most importantly, a plush pillow to lower Jin Zixuan against. Jiang Cheng wastes no time climbing over his partner, picking up right where they left off with heated kisses, helping him strip of what remains of his clothes. ]
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[personal profile] cointosser 2020-01-13 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[If Jaskier noticed anyone was even paying attention to him, let alone next to him, he didn't make any indication of it until a hand hit his stomach and knocked the wind out of him.

He laughed. It certainly wasn't the first time someone had punched the wind out of him, and he was being enthusiastically encouraged to sing more horrible tripe. How could he not love this?]


That's what I like to hear! [Jaskier doesn't even need encouragement at this point, actually. He starts a new song, listing off the various fruits that are, remarkably, exactly like breasts. Rolling, bouncing, fitting perfectly in a wonderful bard's hand.

Only when the song is done and his throat hurts does he drop his hands, where he'd been more waving them around than trying to play an invisible lute, propping his head on a hand to look at, absolutely, his new best friend.]
Gods, you're big. One more song for one more drink. What'd you say?
Edited 2020-01-13 06:21 (UTC)
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there and back again a

[personal profile] piercedyourheart 2020-01-13 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ between the city gearing up for the Queen's birthday and the LmAO tournament, the mall is packed and at this point, yukari is Done with moonblessed and prismal contact for one day. she squeezes her way through another throng of people fawning over replica royal maid outfits in a store window, turning toward the exit with a sigh of relief when she catches sight of a blonde girl bowing her head to a swiffy bot on the other side of the glass doors.

for a moment, her heart stops. aigis. who else could it be? they'd had so many talks about how talking to appliances at 3 in the morning wasn't conducive for human sleeping patterns when they lived together and--

yukari doesn't realize she's started jogging toward her until she's already out the door. she stands some feet away, overhearing aigis thank another swiffy as it passes by.
]

You know, I've never heard anyone talk to them before, but I'm not surprised you're the first. [ yukari gives her a wide, fond grin that stretches from ear to ear. ] Hey, Aigis.
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[personal profile] foxtouched 2020-01-13 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ She hears that, alright. Even if he doesn't say it, it's clear to her that he's quite kind- chivalrous, really. It's the attitude she sees in a lot of their loyal retainers, groomed to serve and protect.

When he introduces himself, she blinks... that's the name of another person she met here, some time back. ]


Ah, you as well. I met one with the same name, calling himself "Lancer of Black"- though he has long since departed this land.

[ And with a bow in greeting, polite and proper- ]

I am called Kitsuno, first daughter to the Lords of the Prism Mists and Princess of Sawa. Not that it matters here... please, just call me Kitsuno.

[ She conceals her being an Oracle as well for now- it's best not to bring it up, unless absolutely needed. ]

Please allow me to buy you a new shirt. I can wash this one for you, if it helps. Have you found a place to stay here, yet, Master Lancer?
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[personal profile] arrowroot 2020-01-13 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Ana didn't want to just leave it like that, but frankly she was too hungry to put up much of an argument.

Still, she would return the favor later, one way or another.]


That's fine. I'm not picky.

[You really can't be when you've had to eat field rations for weeks at a time.]
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[personal profile] replaced_noble 2020-01-13 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
[The nonsense about the moon cycles are upsetting, but at least the Knights seemed refreshingly lacking in corruption. Asch has had enough of subterfuge and grand background games. If nothing else, at least this place was a reprieve from Daath.]

That's fine, for now. But I'll be damned if that suits me for a permanent arrangement. I...have a promise to keep.
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[personal profile] athenashand 2020-01-13 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Unfair. Finally, she finds a word for the bitter feeling that soured her soul as she awoke on one of this planet's moons. It's unfair. It was enough to be removed from the life she'd just begun to build with her teammates back home, but this—

This is terribly unfair. It feels so wrong, after they fought so hard to accept Minako's sacrifice.

Yet Aigis can't help but hold on to her tighter, like if she lets go Minako might once again become the apparitions in the corners of her vision, the monster leading them deeper into the Abyss. She doesn't cry in exactly the way a human does, but the polish that protects her eyes gathers like tears in the clumps of her eyelashes.

There are nuances to Minako's pain that Aigis can't understand, she knows, but it echoes awfully in her heart nonetheless to see the one she loves cry like this.]
No. I'm sorry. I...

[It sticks slightly in her throat. Like she knows it's something she shouldn't say after the lesson the Abyss of Time taught her. But seeing Minako again, seeing her cry, digs up the guilt that's only just barely been buried.] I couldn't protect you...
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[personal profile] zhuanji 2020-01-13 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Not happening. [ He scoffs at her suspicion. ] Entering at the same time isn't following.

[ Callous enough to get to the point of what caught his attention without beating around the bush, Liu Qingge just crosses his arms in defiance at her suggestion. ]

I wanted to see what these things can do. That's all.

[ Really, she's accusing him of being some kind of lecherous peep for merely walking into a room, why can't he return the favor and suggest her behavior isn't appropriate? It's one thing if a person is suffering some kind of ailment or unable to stand, and something entirely different if someone's fit. He may come from another time, suspiciously backward compared to this techno-savvy world. But is it really outlandish to believe there should be a Universal truth that perfectly healthy people don't crawl into bed in front of complete strangers? ]

So this is it? [ He's scanning the place, sure there has to be more than what's shown so far. ] Why bother remembering a cheap room like this?
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[personal profile] cointosser 2020-01-13 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Jaskier definitely fell asleep at some point. But when he opens his eyes, he sees. Mm. Probably a literal goddess. Picking him up, even! He's in the air, rising up somewhere because he's finally died the way his friends have said he would.

Drinking. Nestled in a quite lovely bosom.]


If it isn't Melitele herself! I never thought you'd be this vivacious! [He's as limp as a perfectly cooked noodle. Beautiful woman, all of that hair? This is better than dying. He pats her cheek, trying to be gentle, but it's probably a little bit of a small slap.] Please promise me you'll at least kiss me before I expire.
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[personal profile] arrowroot 2020-01-13 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Give her time. It will happen eventually. She was relatively in control of herself but not in a way that had ever really been put to the test.

She may be in for a nasty surprise later.]


I'm actually fairly used to different cultures...

[That doesn't really mean she's ready for this place, but she's trying to put on a brave face after all of her earlier breaking down.]
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[personal profile] firebranding 2020-01-13 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Did he just

did he just spank him??

Guangyao can't recall a time in his life, even as a young child, that anyone would've ever done such a thing and it stuns him into not wiggling so much.

It doesn't matter that he doesn't have anywhere to go, it'd be somewhere not here. He bounces, an undignified heap on the bed as he struggles to get himself upright. Anger and indignation has added an edge of sobriety through the drunken haze of his mind and by the time ue Yang returns, Jin Guangyao is sitting on the edge of the bed, back straight and looking as dignified and pulled together as ever.

At least, in appearance. His eyes are still hazy, but there's a stubborn set to his jaw.
]
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[personal profile] supersoldier 2020-01-13 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He considers that for a moment, too, the way he does everything. As if turning the idea over in his head, letting it settle, before properly deigning it worth his time or otherwise.

In the end, maybe it’s her reasonable nature that appeals to him. He does not think he would have humored one of the many drunkards swaying on their feet at a party like this, no matter how good-intentioned they were. Personalities that invade, rather than ask, are like water to his oil. Sephiroth is already in a mood that vacillates between neutral and beleaguered, with this being his second arrival on this lurid planet — he never was the sort to suffer fools, or too-enthused Moonblessed, and tonight is no different.

But this young woman asks politely, offers a chance to judge their success before throwing them into the maze properly. And so he nods.]


No. I wouldn’t be against it. Did you really have no preference regarding who’s blindfolded?
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[personal profile] foolaround 2020-01-13 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ she shakes her head, vehement, denying that point, pulling back enough to press a kiss to aigis's temple. she pulls one of her hands from her back, weaving it into her hair, even as her composure is totally gone. ]

No. I... I made my choice. Okay? It's not your fault. It's not. And there was... no one I wanted by my side more.

[ minako touches her forehead to aigis's, red eyes on hers. ]

Bet it's been...a weird few days, huh? [ she huffs out a laugh through tears. ]
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[personal profile] menaces 2020-01-13 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ You might have the whole world fooled sitting there on your gilded throne with your dumb little hat, Jin Guangyao, but Xue Yang knows all too well the manner of beast you are. Same as him, but you clean up better, know how to hide well under your exacting mannerisms and your silken smile. A light spanking is the least of your dues.

As promised, Xue Yang returns with the water and a snack out of the pantry to soak up some of the alcohol in his friend's stomach. It's a piece of bread with some sweet fruit spread he's grown fond of in his time here. ]


Here. And you can stop looking so offended, Jin Guangyao. Better me find you than someone who matters to you.
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[personal profile] arrowroot 2020-01-13 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[She's still getting used to that sensation, though it's less unnerving this time around. It's a warmth like a nice hearth in the winter month. Being localized to one area is the part she still finds strange.]

Yeah, there seemed to be quite a few people in the... transport thingie that we arrived on, so this is all new to me, too.

[Her arrival had also been fairly rocky, but she lucked into getting help once she was somewhat settled in. There was still plenty to fret over - how her guild was going to get on without her, how her brother was taking all of this - but for now she was doing what she could to keep the stress at bay.

Mainly by eating.]


No, sadly. The only information I got was "it'll happen when it happens". which is the least helpful.
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[personal profile] athenashand 2020-01-13 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[After a moment, with a note of comprehension:] It's probably one of the subjects they're researching.

[Or it should be, at least. It would make sense to want to know what it is about certain individuals that causes them to become Moonblessed. If that effect could be replicated, it would be another step closer to solving their energy crisis.

She turns back to Hifumi, the surprised arch of her eyebrows subtle as she realizes something.]
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself.

My name is Aigis.
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[personal profile] asaqueenshould 2020-01-13 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
Likely so, yes. [She'd be very surprised if it wasn't.]

Hifumi. Pleased to meet you.
firebranding: (i think i would be more confident)

sorry for the delay!

[personal profile] firebranding 2020-01-13 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
I-- [His mind goes a bit blank at the question, like it's rebooting all over again. Who? Who indeed. No one that matters, not any more.] A ghost. That's all. [He feels small--not just physically, as Binghe certainly towers over him, but in every way. Small, and exhausted. God, he was so tired. His soul felt tired.

He listens, rolling the words over in his mind and matching it up with what he's learned since he's arrived.
] Convenient and dangerous. But intimacy in exchange for currency is hardly novel. This place just seems to take it a step further than normal. [His tone is rather bitter as he says that though, his pleasant buzz souring as his thoughts spiral]
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[personal profile] supersoldier 2020-01-13 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[His hair color is unusual even on Gaia, a genetic quirk of unnatural means some might say. But Sephiroth is both oblivious of the truth behind this tidbit, and has lived on Lunatia long enough to have spotted others with similar characteristics to himself — to see another man with white hair is not so strange when they exist on a planet amongst natives that sport beast-like features as the norm. When they themselves undergo changes while under the thrall of “their” moon.

So he spares him another moment, vaguely approving of the banished glass of who-knows-what, and replies a little wryly.]


Depends on the company.

[He gestures at his surroundings with a gloved hand, fingers splayed.]

You’ve moved towards to wallflowers. If you wanted thrilling conversation, you would have found it elsewhere. So what is it that you’re actually seeking?
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There and back again B

[personal profile] i_will_live 2020-01-13 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
The Pods were really a curious thing! The virtual reality was fascinating and she wanted to explore this as much as she could before it went away. She regarded the woman who was in one of the pods and decided she'd go in as well. She was curious what memories people didn't mind sharing with strangers like this.

She was surprised to find such a dark place. The oppressive sensation felt familiar. Then she sees it, the girl standing there. Then suddenly... a Persona?! She stares for a minute before deciding to get in on the fun. There'd be a shout of "Prometheus!" before Aigis would be a met with a peculiar-looking Persona floating above her.

A voice came from it "Hello! You can call me Oracle and I'll be your navigator."
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[personal profile] inuko 2020-01-13 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not unusual for many of the people brought here to be unused to casual affection, even amoung their friends and families. Shino wasn't amoung that number, being someone who was used to being touched from a young age due to his chronically poor health, but he's not obtuse to how it's a difficult hurdle for many.

So while he waves off the statement about not forgetting his help, he doesn't mean anything by it. More like, why wouldn't he help?
]

It's fine, it's fine. You'll do the same in the future, I'm sure.

[ Pay it forward isn't a concept he knows of in that manner, but the mentality of someone who would is something he can recognise. He gestures for them to stop at a crosswalk, one of the more bizarre things he's run into here: you can't cross roads when and where you like in certain parts of the city without getting in trouble with the Moon Knights. It's so weird! But after months of this, he's adapted. Laws here might be nonsensical and foreign in logic, but they're still things to try to respect, as an unwilling guest or otherwise.

That said, he then holds out his hand to Link, casual as can be, the whole of his body language relaxed.
]

It's that way for most of us. [ True. For him, not a truth, but it's true for most people. ] People feel all different ways about it, but it's something to get used to, and get comfortable with. In whatever way makes the most sense for you. Wanna try?

[ Yes, he's just offering his hand over, but he also ended up ribbon tied to random strangers for an hour not long after he showed up. Even for him, that'd been a whole different level of bizarre. ]
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[personal profile] ultimatebeing 2020-01-13 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ His eyes skim her stature from the top of her head, to her breasts then down to her toes. Kars doesn't seem bothered that Re-L doesn't want to explain anything to him. There are always those who try and stand in his way, whether with or without intent. He doesn't think this one knows who he is, she's just irritated with his manner of speech. ]

The fact that you don't know is— [ Actually, no. He shouldn't get snippy with her, because even those from his own world might not recognize him. That JoJo... ] Never mind that, it isn't important. If you have no answers for me, I'm not interested in speaking with you.

[ Run along, Re-L. Kars fans his palm twice as if to gesture her to keep going about her day. ]

Leave me.
Edited 2020-01-13 07:30 (UTC)
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[personal profile] supersoldier 2020-01-13 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[Easily stated, to both being a fighter of some sort and a skilled one. He can proclaim that confidently, to the point where the affirmation might as well be dismissed in the next breath.

He’s far more interested in those weapons newly-appearing in the man’s hands. Magic? He wonders, and Sephiroth can only imagine how much easier it would be to summon and dismiss his own sword at will. The applications would be entertaining enough, at least, mid-battle. and it would make my life easier to write him not carrying around masamune everywhere]


I’m military-trained. You?
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[ And what is he doing there? Kars knew he had sensed someone slipping into his apartment when he'd been exploring it earlier. Even so, as the Ultimate Being™, he hadn't felt an immediate need to try and defend himself. Very little is a threat to him. Naturally on that thought, of course it has to be Joseph standing in his home, the idiot who "defeated" him. Kars doesn't even know how long it's been since then, but Joseph doesn't show any signs of age, so it can't have been too long. This asshole and his roll of tape! ]

You have some nerve showing your face to me now, JoJo! [ Kars almost laughs it while he saunters closer, rightfully angry. He's ready to rip the man in half— ]