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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.

▶ I am the Terror That Flaps in the Night
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 Your new flat is covered in a sprinkling of feathers here, there, and everywhere! They appear to be coming through the air vents. This seems to be a city-wide problem in all buildings, as many news outlets are informing people to stay alert. They believe the feathers are from the masked seraphim, King Majestas, who attacked the Elaran Amphitheater a few weeks back.

You are advised to destroy the feathers on sight. Prolonged contact with these feathers cause hallucinations and paranoia. You will feel as if winged creatures are always after you, be it one-winged angels or dark-winged ducks. Other side effects include hearing the chanting of voices in an indecipherable language out of this galaxy. These hallucinations may cause headaches, dizziness, or nausea. Thankfully, a bit of moonlacing will heal these symptoms away.

▶ Got Milk?
Level 2, Crystal Beach | top

With the Coiled Hearts Festival fast approaching, local fishermen have already begun procuring food across Crystal Beach’s clear waters to meet next month’s demands. Around this time of year, the popularity of octopus dishes dramatically rises. The Lunatians have an annual tradition to prepare flavorful octopus dishes for the romantic season, such as the much-lauded dark chocolate-coated octopus or the mouth-watering octopus braised with red wine.

Everyone is welcome to join this heart-throbbing affair. During the Second and Third months, everyone is encouraged to give your loved ones something special for a long, successful relationship. Friends, family, and new acquaintances are traditionally given a small amount of Demichroma in tiny cute cases, while lovers are given something that reminds the gifter of their homeland.

A Interested in catching your own octopus? Horned taurus octopi very frequently migrate to the shorelines to perform their elaborate mating rituals. It’s easy to find clumps of taurus octopi participating in a vigorous dance, filled with undulations and strange moaning noises that octopi should not be making. You can lure the octopi by either using a special flute which mimics their moans to gather them in heavy droves. It’s ideal to have a partner with you to scoop the octopi quickly into water containers once they’ve become entranced enough.

Play the flute carefully! If the taurus octopi grow too excited by your music, they will squirt white ink. If you are spritzed with the thick substance, you will start either randomly puking or uncontrollably secreting a milky sweet substance from any body part that secretes liquids. Luckily, the high-end boutique Prissy Polyp is nearby in case you need a change of clothes due to any sizable stains. Effects will naturally wear off after an hour.

B Come with a friend and enjoy learning some octopus recipes together. The Crystal Beach Resort has opened a seminar where several professional chefs will be demonstrating and teaching how to cook various dishes of different flavors and ingredients guaranteed to impress your date, and taste-testing is free!

One dish makes use of horned taurus octopi skin as the star ingredient, renowned for its irresistibly delectable scent. The chefs explain the palatable skin is a potent ingredient in various love potions and aphrodisiacs, so add or mix them to your dishes in moderation! The effects have a significant delay, so you may feel fine for a while, but when it hits, it hits hard. You will become enamored with every little thing — hey, you just met them and this is crazy — but that person’s smile, the sound of their voice, or the way they say your name will make you unable to resist the urge to shower them with your affection.

▶ Going Viral
Level 2, Moonlight Medical Center | top

“Help Wanted” posters can be found on virtual forums and announcement boards across Level 1 to 3. The Moonlight Medical Center has put out a call for volunteers due to a recent shortage of medical staff. The work involves filling in for overworked nurses, performing tasks such as feeding patients their meals, wiping away their sweat, changing their clothes, encouraging their spirits, and so on. Any volunteers may directly walk-in at the hospital. You will be provided a nurse uniform and any necessary equipment while on the job.

The shortage has resulted from the hospital recently taking in a severe number of patients from a nearby small village to the west of Lunatia, Port Sylvel, a known shipping and freight destination. The number of patients worryingly keeps on rising by the day and will soon fill all available rooms.

A Some of the patients are experiencing varying degrees of paralysis. The worst cases have crystallizing parts of their body. The hospital staff will stress that you should be careful around patients with crystallized limbs. Patients like these have a history of aggressively biting anyone who comes close hard enough to draw blood. Those bitten will exhibit similar symptoms as the victims, including crystallization on their bodies, and experience a steady drop in Chroma. An uncomfortable heaviness will cause you unable to move without the aid of others as well as an uncontrollable urge to aggressively bite someone.

While affected Moonblessed can cure it by moonlacing, the Prismals can only be cured by a gluteal inoculation the Lunar Scientia has recently managed to develop. The sick and beleaguered will probably hate you less if you aren’t the one trying to stabbing them with injections in the hindquarters.

B Aside from nursing duties, other available tasks to be completed include making coffee for fellow nurses and doctors, delivering flowers to patients, and general housekeeping. Specifically, disinfecting medical equipment, tidying up rooms, and cleaning the spaces around the hospital. As a result of the current situation, many crystal shards can be found decorating multiple surfaces, such as floors, walls, toilet seats, and so on. These will have to be swept away!

However, as your work day progresses, some of the shards can be seen suddenly moving on their own. These crawling shards will start clustering together to turn into elaborate, floating monolithic formations that will then begin attacking anyone nearby. Their main ability includes shooting diamond spears to impale any unfortunate victims in their line of sight. In the midst of the chaos, nurses and doctors will beg the Moonblessed to please protect the sick and wounded. The crystal formations can be destroyed by any method, though because of their incredibly sturdy composition, they require multiple hits before they shatter into dust.

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So this Majestas clown is to blame? I don't mind tracking him down. I also don't mind blasting feathers in here until they stop. You call it mindless, but I've got a perfect score so far.

[Dante's stance shifts, and his head tilts. He isn't scared in the least, he hasn't found anything that can take him out yet. And even if he's bested, he heals. So fast that it's frightening. So what he's feeling in Lucifer isn't that...

No.

It's excitement. Being faced with that kind of power makes it hard for Dante to hold back. But so far, he's got no reason to attack. The paranoia has his focus, far more than the crackling sort of feeling he gets off of the hints of Lucifer's power. And this place isn't like home. They're supposed to play nicely.

It's bullshit.]

"Perhaps a board game would suffice?"

If anything, Runyu's words and gestures urge Xufeng forward and he, too, places his other hand on top of Runyu's. It probably looks odd; two men treating each other as fondly as this. Back in the heavens he could never do this. He could never have both hands occupied as such so that anyone could attack him at his most vulnerable. But he knows that his brother will not allow that and that is why he's able to do things such as this.

"It's you who has always been the wise one."

Why, if asked how Xufeng had managed all these thousands of years, he would have to say it is because of his brother. Yes, his mother has wanted her only child to rule the heavens and call the Six realms as his own, but all Xufeng has ever wanted is to be free and have his parents rule while he spends time with Runyu as often as he can.

It's why he can smile as freely as such now. The joy in his heart obvious with how his lips quirk upwards as he looks down at what Runyu shows him.

"You saved some just for me?"

He's teasing slightly, but the happiness in being able to do so fills his heart.

[ 'You always get into trouble' is what Xufeng wants to say. That's why he has to lecture Jinmi as often as he does. And it's not like he enjoys it. Sometimes he feels like he's looking after a child with how Jinmi likes to run around causing chaos in her wake. She'd probably be able to bring about the end of all six realms by just stepping on someone's toe or running into a sacred wall. ]

You learn the local customs by asking first and learning what you can.

[ He sighs. Yet again. He would be rich if he got a pearl for every time he sighed due to Jinmi. His hand comes up and his fingers press to his temple, rubbing gently there as he tries to figure out a way for her to NOT get into trouble this time ]

Stay within my line of sight at all times. I'll help you through this and you can masquerade as my page boy. That way if you offend someone, I can take the blame and atone for it while teaching you better.

[ Blake's just ... Not letting her salty and angry face go anywhere, at least not yet, some things change fast sometimes. It's weird seeing him again even when, yes, this place could bring anyone here. Surprisingly he's not the worst one for them to bring in, so maybe that long road isn't impossible to go... Besides there are things that could make it a bit easier.

She's not even sure what to say to any oof that??? "Thank you." Hah, maybe he'll get that later. But it's not like Blake's ever been good at talking, so she'll just get to her point about looking so angry at seeing Oz.]

Let's just say it's much better here than what arriving to Atlas looks like back home with their air fleet being about to welcome us there... [So that's her last memory from home.] We've learned a lot after Beacon.

[ Because why would she ever assume that Ozpin knows anything past Beacon in that body??? Surely this won't get confusing or more complicated at all. ]

It really isn't that at all. Jim of all people knows how appearances speak nothing of someone's physical strength and skills, and he's been tossed around plenty by people or creatures half his size-- or less. But the point stands that he doesn't know her, and he doesn't yet know how much of his weight she could handle, and this seems like a terrible time to be putting that to the test, when he's bleeding all over the place, crystals beginning to form on his skin and a minor slip might end with him face first on the floor.

"No, I... I've just arrived," he breathes, trying to stay calm even as he feels his heart race. He looks down at the wound and lets out a nervous sound when he sees the skin crystallizing around the bite mark. "Shit... thought I'd have longer."

"Ouch. No need to shatter my illusions, you know?"

He kids, of course, though he has to wonder if she's even getting his jokes, or if she just doesn't get his attempts at humor to lighten the mood. It's all a little forgotten when she mentions a ship, though, and he frowns slightly.

"No. I got here like everyone else. Darkness, faint lights, crystals all around," he answers, considering her for a moment. "Why did you think I'd have come here by ship?"

[ Any amount of knowledge when it comes to cooking still registers as a unique talent to Jim, who probably couldn't make rice without having it burn and stick to the bottom of the pot.

He tries not to hinder Erik's work, but he still feels pretty useless just watching him, so he asks. ] Can I help with anything?

Oh, she gets it but she's also very good at ignoring it in a tenser situation. Between being mysteriously brought to a strange world and being faced with such a famous individual--

"Captain of the Enterprise. Starfleet does often investigate new worlds and strange phenomena."

She knew it was just coincidental that she also happened to be there. A large coincidence. Back in time, on a new world with Kirk?

Jim's eyes widen and his expression opens. There's relief there, though Jim can't specifically say why. Probably just because it's good to have someone who even remotely knows where he comes from, even if it probably won't bring them any closer to finding a way out of here.

"Well-- I'm sorry to say that this time around, I'm not on a mission. My ship isn't orbiting the planet. Actually my ship isn't anywhere, as it was on the process of being rebuilt when I found myself here."

There are a lot of questions he wants to ask, not all of them exactly tactful. He chooses to go with one that's a little less invasive, or so he hopes. "I assume you're not a Starfleet officer?"

[ howard isn't alone in his impotent rage—although peggy does a better job at hiding hers. perhaps. there's a cool, unhappy glimmer somewhere in her eyes. she's cried enough and exhausted herself and done it all over again in the quiet isolation of her own quarters. alone. there's no need to show any of it now. ]

You and I both know he's better than that.

[ —a little vehement; a little cutting. she scolds him into remembering that steve is inherently more decent than the two of them put together. steve rogers holds convictions, not grudges, and she won't allow howard to even pretend otherwise just so he can crucify himself on their dear friend's imagined disappointment. ]

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She offers a smile. She's not Starfleet, not Vulcan. She's not really even anything anymore, just a Romulan that had been hiding, protecting her family.

"No, I'm not."

She didn't have anywhere to go with it. She lived a very simple life now.

"Was there anything else you saw getting here?"

That probably explains it. And I don't really blame you for being confused about everything here. I was the same when I first got here, and I was used to going to other worlds.

Jim nods, not especially disheartened by that information. She's still from the same world-- or close enough, anyway. It's a small comfort, but it's there.

"Not really, no. I have no idea how they managed to bring me here. I was asleep in my bed, then I was here."

He pauses a moment, then lets out a little 'oh' sound, pulling out his comm device.

"You seemed interested, before. It's not working, though I don't find that especially surprising. I doubt they'd have let me keep it if it was working."

( perhaps there's an odd eagerness to his step forward — a random adult who doesn't want to kill him? christmas must've come early, today. )

Unfortunately, yes. ( he just follows in after crowley, looking for heavier boxes so he can put his spring teen body to good use. ) A bit of an odd ... world, is it? You seem settled, though.

( harry is peering around the side of him, eyeing this small vortex with an impressed look. pleased, he lifts a brow and gestures to it, )

That's — brilliant trick.

( before righting himself and pocketing his wand into the band of his pants. )

Wizard, actually, although mage works all the same, I suppose. ( the same sort of idea, in any case — magic. ) Wands are really the only way to cast spells where I'm from. Tomes ... now that's a thought.

Is magic common in your home?

"It may be that it's still functional but there are no other devices nearby to connect with."

She lifted a device from her pocket, placing it on the table though keeping her hand very close to it. Without it being activated it looked more like a thin metal device, hidden as to its true purpose.

"This is still functional though it's not a communications device."

"Fair," he tilts his head slightly. "So it can be useful only in the sense that I'd probably know instantly if any other Starfleet officer showed up here."

Well, one close enough to his time anyway. He's not entirely sure how frequencies would match with a device from decades or centuries before or ahead of his time.

He picks up the device she sets down on the table, turning it over in his hand. "What is it, then?"

"A scanner."

Though the last time she'd used it had been for a more specific reason, one that wasn't particularly useful now.

"Though with how different this planet is there are several things unknown."

Mostly the flora and fauna. So much she'd never encountered before.

[ The uncomfortable laugh of someone who has zero skills outside of organized crime. Well, there's fishing. But given the fishes of this strange new world? ]

Is it too late for me to go back to school?

[ Sixth grade, to be precise. ]

Ah, but it still hurts and what if someone else bites me. What will happen then? [ he looks up, all wide-eyes and innocent. he is clearly trying to milk this attention for all it is worth.

the cloth feels nice and huaisang had not realised how hot his cheeks felt until his caretaker did that.

...alright so maybe he should stay in bed. ]

[ And of course, despite knowing his dad's sense of humor and having had to deal with this shit since childhood, Noctis still falls for it, because he's gullible but also because his dad's failing health is, you know, kind of the stuff of Noctis' nightmares, and always has been, long before the limp or the gray hair set in. So, needless to say, when Regis stumbles back, Noctis bounds forward, terrified. ]

Dad?!

[ He catches his dad's arm and pulls it over his shoulder, wrapping his other arm around Regis' waist and looking around for help. The nurses are still attending the (real) patient, but there's a chair nearby, at least, which is a start. Noctis helps his dad into it, because he's a sucker. ]

Hang on. Just stay awake, okay? Stay with me.

[ ... Well, the bad news is that Blake doesn't have her weapon with her, so let's see how long that relief lasts. She's at least been in this city for a months by now?? But apparently it IS new arrivals time right now and she'll kick herself later for not keeping it with her in case some bad news appeared for real. ]

Nice to see you too. Thanks.

[ It's not a bad time for hair compliments in her opinion, she appreciates it either way. Then again, she's not the one seeing things, that aren't even there. ]

Excellent observation skills.

[Yes, the cat girl is here too, she's glad you noticed. Blake's listening and watching and trying to hear any Grimm anywhere around here with her cat ears. Nope, can't hear them. Hmmm. She stays calm as ever, tries to at least, she's a bit worried about them.]

Look, I'm not saying it's impossible for them to be here but it's one of the weird times of the month in this city, so -- [ uh, this is going to sound weird but whatever ] Did you drink, eat or touch anything from the locals before that happened?

**Settling in**

Waking surrounded by crystal is alarming to the say the last, fingers fumbling for his sword as soon as he sits up, trying to make sense of what he's seeing. By the time he's collected, he's settled somewhat, sword at his side as he arrives at the government center. The information is overwhelming to say the least but he takes the time to familiarize himself with what he's walking into.

The simpler the better, so he finds an apartment that suits him and tries to fix it to resemble what he knows, although he doesn't actually have much luck there. Which has him eventually just sitting there, staring at the unfamiliar walls.

Until hunger is enough to have him venturing out to see if he can find something to eat.

**Going Viral**

As much as he doesn't want to go out, the call for help is something that finally pulls him out of his apartment, taking some time to find the hospital before reporting to offer his help. He's not capable of a lot of the tasks aren't exactly familiar to him, he tries several before being relegated to flower delivery.

Which is simple enough, Xichen moving in and out of different rooms easily, sword still at his side in case he needs it.

[Novel version: Canonpoint is sometime during his year of seclusion/post canon ]

Noctis, wait---

[A pang of guilt washes over him once he sees that look of sheer fright within Noct's eyes. Does his son think he's about to become a zombie? It certainly seems that way but there's something else there. Of course, Noctis doesn't fully believe zombies exist but he frets over Regis because of his failing health.

Noctis watched as the Crystal drained the life out of his father bit by bit. Regis remembers distinctly the conversation he had with Noctis when the boy was just sixteen or so. The two weren't speaking for whatever reason and Regis had a public appointment at a local event in Insomnia. Many were unaware of the king's failing health until he appeared on public television sporting a cane. The conversation that came later between father and son honestly haunted Regis until the end of his days. ]

Noctis, I'm fine. [He admits with a hesitant chuckle.] Look at me, Noct.

I'm fine.

[To show that he's not about to turn into some slaw-jawed zombie, Regis reaches up and playfully ruffles Noctis' hair. He didn't mean to scare the poor lad but Regis' sense of humor is truly lacking sometimes.]

I apologize, son. I didn't mean to cause such panic.

"Interesting," he murmurs, studying the piece of technology. "I had one on me when I arrived too. It's a Starfleet tricorder, though. Mid 23rd century. Anyway, they should be useful to gather some data about this planet, even if it might take some interpretation to know what that data might mean."

He tries to turn on the device, though he's never seen anything like it, so it's mostly him just fumbling with it.

"So... are you a scientist?"

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this thread right here is why noct has abandonment issues

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Lan Xichen | Mo Dao Zu Shi | Iris

omg! noctis ;-; my poor baby

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