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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. 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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You're not allowed to forget. I'll be mad if you forget again.

[ Because she does remember what happened the last time he lost practically all his memories of her and that was not a fun time at all. Naturally, she frowns a little bit before sighing, her eyes brightening as she shrugs her shoulders. ]

Who knows? Maybe I have, maybe I haven't! I can't believe I have to call you Taichi-kouhai now. . .

[ She sniffles in a fake sob because she's going to keep doing this for a while until she gets bored. ]

If I do, then you can yell at me as much as you like. I promise.

[There's a million other ways Taichi could say that - but the way it comes out is soft and fond. He means it, and she'll find it in his eyes if she looks.]

D-don't actually call me that, though! That's too embarrassing...

[Taichi flusters as he says it, gaze darting to the side as he trails off. It's hard to pin down how he feels when she calls him that, but it's... weird. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it's definitely some shade of embarrassed.]

Besides- [He clears his throat after a moment and chances a look back at her.] You don't look that different, you know. Your hair might be a little longer, but... You still look like the Inaba I know.

Embarrassing, huh? I'll remember that.

[ She will absolutely. . . remember this. But then she sees his fluster and it makes her want to tease him a little more. ]

Oh, you don't want to be called that? Ah, that's right, I forgot, you'd rather be called 'onii-chan'.

[ INABA HIMEKO IS THE WORST. ]

Well, you're right that I'm still me, but. . . just a little bit older. You just missed my birthday, too.

Definitely don't call me that!!

[He knows even his ears are turning red and he hates it! so much! thanks!!!!!!

But whenever Taichi settles enough, his hand goes to the back of his neck while he bows his head apologetically. There's guilt swirling through his gut even though this isn't something he had any control over. He would've felt bad missing any of his friends' birthdays, but missing his girlfriend's feels infinitely worse.]

Sorry, though... If it's okay, I want to do something even if it's belated. Maybe dinner or something nice, I'm still trying to learn all of the places here. [He waves a hand a little sheepishly at that.] Did you at least get to celebrate with anyone?

[ She can't help but laugh a little bit in a way that could only be described as something only a villain can do. Ah, she missed this banter too much. She loves him so much and seeing his expression like that. ]

Mm, yeah, that's fine. You owe me a birthday present and a Christmas one, okay? So don't forget that, either. I'm finally eighteen, so that makes me older than you, huh.

[ It seems that she just wants to be spoiled, just a little bit. She knows it's selfish, but she's always been like that. And it's made even more obvious as she grabs his hands in her own. Of course, she's very much aware that doing this will count as moonlacing, but hey, it's to her benefit, so win-win. ]

We can go to Caihong, then. Or maybe spend some time at the arcade where I'll absolutely kick your ass in all the games.

[ But then he asks her if she's celebrated with anyone and for a moment, her expression falters for a second before she shakes it off. ]

Yeah, I did. With a few people. Speaking of which, you should stay with us. You haven't found a place to stay yet, right? I'm sure my roommate would be OK with you staying with us. . . ah, but there's only two rooms and I'm taking one while he's taking the other. But you can sleep with me, if you want. I don't mind.

Of course. I'll have to make extra sure it's something good.

[When she mentions the gap in their ages, though, he can't help but laugh a little.] Yeah... I guess there'll be a year between us now. [He thought he'd mind more, but honestly it just feels a little weird.] I know you're always looking out for us, but... [He shakes his head with a grin.] It feels strange, doesn't it?

[He's not calling her senpai though!! That's embarrassing no matter what direction it's coming from. But then- his breath hitches when Inaba takes his hands. That's... oh. He's always liked holding hands with her, at least while it's just them, but... this time it feels so much warmer. It's really nice?]

Caihong... [It takes a second for his fuzzy brain to catch up, but then he's smiling and rubbing a thumb over the back of her hand.] I saw it from a distance on my way here. It'd be a good place for a date. The arcade too... but I'll have to try my best, in that case.

[Even as he says it, Taichi knows she'll win, and that's fine. But the weird soup his brain is marinating in clears for a bit, and his grin genuinely brightens, the widest it ever goes.]

Good. I'm glad that you've been able to get to know people here.

[Taichi gives her hands a squeeze. He'd been just a bit worried, honestly; Taichi still remembers how things had been when they'd met. But... if there were people, even a few, that were celebrating with her, they must be people she's spending time with. He doesn't know whether or not she considers them friends, but... they cared enough to celebrate with her. And that makes him really happy.]

And that'd be great, I... wasn't really sure where I was going to go, but I'd like to stay with you if I can... [His mind trails off for a bit blissfully, entertaining the thought - but then Taichi pulls it back in a hurry because NOPE THAT'S BAD TAICHI] N-not in the same room, though, that wouldn't be right! [He's been in Inaba's room back home, of course, but this is Very Different.] I can just sleep on the couch or something, if you have one.

[or the floor too that's also cool because he will be good!!]

I'm looking forward to meeting your roommate, though. What's he like?

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.

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