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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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yakiniku: (チュしたい)

[personal profile] yakiniku 2020-02-02 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hanzo wants to believe he would never do anything to hurt Dorian even in that state. It'd be more likely he hurt someone else, but if the two of them were together with no one else to bring out that side of him, it was very possible it would be fine. However, the moment he has the thought he remembers flashes of some of the things he's done. He's well-trained and very capable of hurting people, even those he cares about, so trust in himself is what's lacking. Perhaps if it goes well the first time he may be less defensive about it every following month.

The archer is easily distracted from his thoughts when Dorian brings fingers to his lips. His heartbeat quickens, but he tries not to give anything away outside of a slight smile.

"You will absolutely make it up to me. I would do the same, of course." The way in which Dorian enthusiastically declares his consent up front and well in advance puts him more at ease than anything else. He feels like they could figure it out together and everything just might be fine. "Good. Staying away from you after that would not be far off from torture. Though I have some suspicion that you have a taste for torturing the men who admire you."

Hanzo rests his head against Dorian's, brown eyes meeting gray with less than subtle intensity. "Lucky for you I am sturdy enough to manage a little torture."
sheeples: (013)

[personal profile] sheeples 2020-02-02 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[He rubs the back of his neck, a nervous tic.] With... picking designs, or with something else?

[He's not deliberately trying to play dense, so much as he knows their relationship has been under a lot of strain lately. He might as well make sure he's not misreading the room.]
sheeples: (075)

[personal profile] sheeples 2020-02-02 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's being gentle and sweet with him, unusually so, that he finds himself closing his eyes at the kisses against his neck. Hands settle against her hips, and--]

--Ow, fuck! [He curses as she bites his collar, then immediately bites his lip, frowning at her. He really doesn't want randoms coming over to investigate the noise, so he'll just have to put up and shut up.] No, it's not that, it's just-- wouldn't it bother you if someone saw us?
dereban: ❥ all icons are my own unless otherwise denoted. (Default)

[personal profile] dereban 2020-02-02 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll keep my expectations high, then.

[ She honestly shouldn't keep them so high because she is very well aware that he just got here, but it seems that she can't help herself just a little bit. But then he tells her that she's always looking out for them and that causes her to pause for a moment before a warm smile plays across her features. ]

It's definitely. . . strange, but we'll have to get used to it.

[ And okay, yeah, her hands in his definitely feels different in this world than it does back home. But that isn't a bad thing. Not at all in the slightest bit. ]

Well, we can do both. Spend time at the arcade and eat at Caihong⁠— ah. [ A Dummy's Guide on how to fluster Inaba Himeko: say something kind about her. ] And don't say something like that, hey! I had to tough it out on my own for over half a year!

[ That's just how long she's been here. And while a good amount of that time was good, there were some terrible times mixed in with it, too. Which she tries to keep her suffering off her face. ]

But yeah. You can stay with us. I'll text Atsushi later. I'm also bringing a cat back over tonight, so... you can meet her, too. But if you're getting easily flustered like that, then I don't know what to tell you about some of the other stuff about this place. . .

Ah. Well, Atsushi, he's really kind. . . although he likes to tease me sometimes. But he's also shy and awkward, too. But he's a good person, even if he can sometimes be a bit serious and even scary. [...] Oh, I should also mention that there's also someone that looks like him and they share the same name and stuff like that, but you'll be able to tell them apart pretty easily - not that I expect you notice the minute details at first.
menphina: (and you'll be fine)

returns from wedding hell to love

[personal profile] menphina 2020-02-02 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't have to do anything with medicine, but there are other things that you might be good at. Organization, assistance, things like that. Carrying bags is part of that.

[ She's joking mostly, but she does mean to help him in whatever way she can. She does come up to the counter, easily slicing up the fish she caught and cleaned into small sashimi-style bites and moving to wash her hands after she's finished storing them for the meal before turning to help Gino with his chopping.

She can't cook the way a professional does but she certainly knows this much. ]


Like this, love.

[ Despite her stature, she manages to move her arms around him to help guide his hands, covering them as she looks at what he's chopping from his side. Her movements are precise, surgeon-like, and she helps him with a scallion as she lets her fingers move over his hand. ]

Keep this one gentle and steady, and make the blade dip in like this. Best slices, see?

[ This is so pleasantly domestic. ]
inheritedpain: (oh my god HOW DARE)

[personal profile] inheritedpain 2020-02-02 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jin Ling, who is not a boy who is used to phyiscal proximity or affection anyway, and has not yet experienced the weird effect that getting it here under the effect of prisma's moons, is not prepared for the very strange feel that comes over him when he is gripped around the waist.

A heat quickly rises to his face, half embarrassment and half confusion and half immediate frustration. He's not a child!! He can ride on his own!! But the weird warmth that comes with it has him confused enough that he doesn't bark an immediate complaint, and instead just pays attention to what the horse is doing.

It's not hard to forget the impudence of the arm once they are leaping into the air. In fact, it's not hard to forget basically everything else.

Far from being afraid, Jin Ling's eyes are wide and he's half leaning over the side to get a better view below, almost tugging at the secure arm around him. Probably would have fallen off without it, so... Thanks for that... ]


I'm not afraid! [ An immediate scoff, but at least it's true - he can barely stop himself from looking everywhere they're going. ]

Where are we going?
actualwizard: (this night's a perfect shade of)

[personal profile] actualwizard 2020-02-02 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I...

[ His voice broke off, cracking, and he couldn’t get the words out. How could he. How in the world was he supposed to tell the love of his life what happened? That he had...

He knew it wasn’t fair, he couldn’t hold Teddy responsible for something he didn’t even remember. But Billy remembered, Billy still felt the hurt when he had to leave him, still felt the shadows of hands around his neck when...

He still woke up in a cold sweat some nights, reliving that day, remembering what it felt like to die. To die by the hands of the person he loved.
]

Not here.
arachneighbor: (🕸 61)

[personal profile] arachneighbor 2020-02-02 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he has his moments of practicality, every now and then. his smile fades a little at mention of being here for a while, though- yeah, that could be kind of hard to accept, but... this guy seemed to be doing okay with it. ]

Yeah, might as well. Are you, uh, doing okay with everything else, too? I know it's kind of... a lot. [ to put it simply. the smile returns with the noodles and the introduction, though. ]

Peter, nice to meet you too. And thanks- [ he shakes the noodle bag a little. ]
shiliu: (steampunk glory)

[personal profile] shiliu 2020-02-02 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He'd intended to loosen his grip as they leveled off in the sky, but who knew what possessed this kid, leaning all over the place. Instead he tightens his arm, pulling the boy even closer to his chest.

His expression and attitude thus far have been completely relaxed, but now he speaks with some sharpness: ]


Settle down. We're going to the Iris Moon Government Center.

[ He exhales, and then says more gently: ]

The people there will answer all of your questions. After that, you'll go there.

[ He nods at the vast planet filling the sky. ]
tryhard: (you're way uglier than your profile pic)

[personal profile] tryhard 2020-02-02 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Waver looks a bit dubious, eyeing the offered hand as though it might turn into a snake that tries to bite him. ]

...really? Just like that?

I thought it had to be, I dunno, more... intimate.

[ It sounds so skeevy when he says it that way, ugh. He really doesn't mean it that way, though. It's just that he's coming from a place where simple hand-holding would have never counted for... anything. The thought is difficult to shake. ]
Edited 2020-02-02 21:03 (UTC)
betheirstrength: (you're so funny senpai)

touches ur butt

[personal profile] betheirstrength 2020-02-02 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh that's adorable... the look he gives her, and then the door. Rise covers a smile. Maiden? this guy is from a whole different era, isn't he?]

Really, don't worry about it. I've been through much worse. I'm just glad nobody's hurt.

[She gets her expression under control and folds her hands behind her back instead.]

Would you like me to help? I'm not an expert but I can show you the basics.
ketterdamn: (think about it)

[personal profile] ketterdamn 2020-02-03 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaz has a distinct advantage, something that comes in handy in situations like this, where the footing is unsure. He gets to the edge of the stable space they're on and prods the furry step with the end of his cane. It doesn't shudder or wobble, which is more of his concern in this place.

So with a sure stride, he steps right up onto it and then turns towards Wylan, who looks strangely young and innocent with the blindfold on. He knows better, knows how they both weaponized that very fact against his monster of a father and his thugs.

(This isn't the time to be thinking about that). ]


One more foot, you'll get to a ledge. Take a step up, it'll feel soft so don't balk.
thedarkbond: (Default)

[personal profile] thedarkbond 2020-02-03 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ren reaches out somewhat halfheartedly to steady the other man, but as long as he's not directly falling over, he doesn't exactly feel that pressed to do more than look like he's helping.]

Oh, be careful with the alcohol...I don't think we need anything other than the sparklers getting set on fire, hm?

[That'd be a bit horror movie for a celebration like this, though it does give Ren the brief consideration of whether this sort of thing is an issue for Sanguis people and their fire abilities.]
dangerouslyunhip: (21)

[personal profile] dangerouslyunhip 2020-02-03 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[He says so little, and yet that in itself says so much.

He looks down into his cup of cooling coffee, only to look back up and search Billy’s face for any kind of clue, anything that might hint at what it was that actually happened.]


It was that bad?

[He doesn’t have to ask, really. He can tell.]

Whatever happened, I hope— some part of you knows that I would never want to do anything to hurt you. You know that, right?

[Of course he’s hurt him in the past, made mistakes, but it was never intentional— it was just human, the kind of thing that happened to every couple because they cared enough to be hurt.]
dangerouslyunhip: (02)

[personal profile] dangerouslyunhip 2020-02-03 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[If nothing else, Teddy Altman is good at taking new things in stride. What he knows he can’t change, he does his best to weather with a smile— or at least a reasonably neutral expression. Honestly, after learning about his parentage, something like this actually manages to have lost some shock value. Not like he’s never been to space before, after all.]

It is a lot, but...

[He offers a crooked smile, reaching back to rub at the back of his neck.]

I’m doing my best. Processing what I can. Good to meet you, Peter— sorry about almost running you over.
actualwizard: (now)

[personal profile] actualwizard 2020-02-03 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Billy shakes his head. They really can’t do this here. ]

Really, not here. We can go back to my place.

[ He held out his hand, teleporting would be the easiest way. ]
flamebearer: Happy curious (092)

[personal profile] flamebearer 2020-02-03 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alibaba looks sheepish and shrugs. ]

There might be other ways to find out? But it's how I figured it out the first time.

There are... um there's these device things. Lots of people talk on them. Although you might want to ask someone else to show you how? I'm still trying to figure most of it out myself. But I've got a friend who seems to know all about them, if you need help?

[ Thanks, Billy. ]
mcring: (sound effects and overdramatics)

[personal profile] mcring 2020-02-03 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The kiss is unexpected, and though it doesn't help the warm flush under Noctis' skin to abate at all, it does relax him in an entirely different way. Her words are the same kind of reassuring, but they don't feel half as real as that kiss on his cheek had, or the press of her fingers as she lifts their hands, palms pressed together. She's right, and she puts it way better than Noctis ever could have. This is what matters. Just being here with her, together. Way more than a future that may or may not happen.

Noctis huffs a quiet laugh, eyes dropping briefly to her slender hand pressed against his, really there, warm against his cooler fingertips, before he lifts his eyes again magnetically, up to meet hers again. ]


Yeah. Just being together. For better or worse.

[ And just as magnetically, leans in, brushing his lips against hers again, voice gone quiet. ]

For forever, or as long as you'll have me.

[ The costumes track, and as they kiss, there are the bells and doves on the screen, though Noctis isn't paying attention to notice them. It doesn't really matter at all, just like Luna said.

Although it kind of matters a little bit when the camera flashes and the whole booth lights up with it as the picture's taken, and the next moment, there are actual white petals falling like rain in the both, a bird fluttering its wings in Noctis' face as it attempts to escape the small area, and the stiffness of a pressed suit hemming Noctis in uncomfortably from every inch. He looks down at himself in horror. What happened to his normal, comfortable clothes?? Has this thing been VR or whatever the whole time? And then back up to Luna, and she's— Wow. ]
canids: (49)

[personal profile] canids 2020-02-03 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
( he... understands where she's coming from. it doesn't seem the prismals know where they, the moonblessed, come from, or how it is they appear on the moon (if they are to be believed when they say as much). given that, how they were treated was far more kind than he feels they should be able to expect, as they are basically uninvited guests, but... the thought of not being able to return home at any time he could control had been a stressful one in the past few weeks. even if louis and now haru were here, there were still so many they left behind. that and it's a little difficult to feel like you really belong here when all the people who live here are so different from those that you grew up around... )

You're not wrong, but... they don't seem to understand it much more than we do, so... we have to make the best of it that we can, I think.

( what a terribly legosi-like way of approaching such an uncertain situation.

he quietly surveys the menu; even having been here about a month, he still feels the uncomfortable prickle at the back of his neck when seeing descriptions and images of items that include meat. even with that supposed "freedom," he had maintained his meat-free diet, learning very quickly the important words to use, like "vegetarian."

he looks back up to her as she continues, expression vaguely worried. then it shifts abruptly to shock, his eyes widening and his ears standing up straight on top of his head. )
O - Of course not! ( even if there is the smallest shred of doubt, knowing exactly what kind of weirdo, perverted wolf he is, but... no. this is haru! no matter what she looked like, he would still love her. that's... how this sort of thing works, right?

(that, and he knows the moon effects are temporary --)

he moves on, not really enjoying what thoughts were circling in his brain on that particular subject. )
What about me? If I turned into ... a deer, or - an alligator? Or... an insect...? Would that be too weird?

( he doesn't even know if that's possible, but he's just free-wheeling at this point, resting his head against the palm of one of his hands. )
gynvael: (ml: 013)

[personal profile] gynvael 2020-02-03 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Geralt absorbs that information without comment; he's thinking over it, though. Performing. Despite the man's demeanor, there's a sharpness to him that lurks beneath when conversation turns beyond weapons and drink. He doesn't need to ask to grasp what might've driven someone like Thor into this level of drunkenness. He's seen it before, in the aftermath of fallen states and pillaged homes.]

Only what I've been told. Moon, blessings. Unusually advanced mechanisms and magic. Or...technology.

[From the way he says the word, it's obvious he's only just learned it and what it means. Which he's still not completely certain of. To him, the strange inventions he's found scattered every damn place don't need another term. He knows what they are, that they must be powered by a singular source in the earth or the moons. He just doesn't know how it is that the power can be so easily harnessed by everyone nor put to such extensive use.]
soupervillain: (wink)

[personal profile] soupervillain 2020-02-03 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Giovanni looks a little taken aback at Taichi's willful disbelief, and a lot put out. ]

Huh? No way, of course I'm not kidding! I busted my butt to get to Captain rank, I'm not gonna lie about - wait. Can they arrest you for stuff you did in another world? Because if so, haha, yep, tooootally kidding.

[ He gives Taichi a conspiratorial wink... with a touch of nervousness, just in case they actually can arrest him. Crap he didn't think this through ]
workedmehard: (pic#13720128)

[personal profile] workedmehard 2020-02-03 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blue eyes eventually lift to settle on his face at his question. Would it bother her? Would she even notice? No, probably not, honestly. That's not the way to answer him, though.]

Why should it? The only people who matter are you and me.

[Catherine grins, as if it's the most natural answer to give in the world. It's true, so it's not even like she's lying for benefit or something of that sort.]

But if you don't know how to keep quiet, you're going to attract all kinds of attention. I didn't know you were so shy. That's cute, Vincent.
gynvael: (011)

[personal profile] gynvael 2020-02-04 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[The look on Geralt's face says he doesn't really care about the distinction. Steve can call it what he wants; it's clearly drawing on some kind of power. And power, in his experience, is tapped from a source. It should be finite to a degree and there's an unusual, almost troubling, abundance of it here.

He waves off the offer. If he's annoyed at being quietly laughed at, he doesn't show it. (He might be a little.)]
I'm not an academic. You don't look like one, either.

[It's not a judgement; Steve simply looks like a man who's on his feet more than he is behind a pile of tomes. He watches the demonstration and does his best to absorb it. In theory, it's not complicated. The iconography is bizarre, but they remind him well enough of runes. He'll remember it in time.]

Thought I was done studying decades ago. [He's not used to being so...new. He's too damn old to feel so fucking new at everything.] You're strangely familiar. You've seen all this before or you've been trapped here that long?
huaisang: (you'll remember to keep it all inside)

[personal profile] huaisang 2020-02-04 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
We can stay here and wait for him to come. [ huaisang has nowhere to be really, and once jiang cheng arrives he will discreetly excuse himself so that uncle and nephew may catch up. ]

I will tell him where we are. Yes?
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[personal profile] consignation 2020-02-04 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wh⁠— Jin Ling, what part of the enormous whole peppers failed to tip you off about the peanuts being spicy? For the moment, though whether or not it's a mercy is for Jin Ling to decide, Jiang Cheng fails to notice the immediate consequences of his nephew's hubris. Instead he gives Jin Ling a skeptical look at having the mixers refused, then just shrugs and pours him straight baijiu. He sets it in front of Jin Ling before pouring his own, munching peacefully on some rice crackers as he sips at his drink.

He watches Jin Ling, curious about how the alcohol will go down for him. ]


How much do you drink? Do I know you've had plenty of wine?