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Prismatic Mods ([personal profile] prismods) wrote in [community profile] prismaticrap2020-02-09 05:41 am
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▶ TDM .012


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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[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-16 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course, Wei Wuxian would still find a way to draw even more attention. Rushing is the last thing Wangji intends to do. Consider it punishment for being such a brat. He huffs out a long breath through his nose, pretending to be annoyed (when he’s actually quite endeared).

“Ridiculous. People here have seen far worse in public.”
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-16 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that so?" He gasped in feigned shock. With his free hand he let his first gets comb through Lan Wangji's hair and leaned forward over to whisper in his ear, though he wasn't trying to keep anything a secret. "That sounds like a challenge."

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-16 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Wangji has no reservations. Since coming here, many of his inhibitions have become… unimportant. Still, in case something were to happen, or this place acts as it does on them…

“Rules first.”
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-16 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
He sighs a little, but he’ll be good, he got what he wanted for the most part, trying to tease more was just bonuses on top of that.

“Fine, fine, rules first,” he doesn’t stop playing with Lan Wangji’s hair though, it is now his. “I will behave and listen.”

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-17 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
It’s not a long walk to his house in the residential district. Though it looks like the modern homes common here, inside it’s decorated with furnishings more recognizable to those from their world. Once through the doors, he gently puts Wei Wuxian on his feet.

“Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi, Ouyang Zizhen, and Wen Ning live here. Brother has a room as well, but he lives with another. Our room is this way.”

Wangji leads him to a study where there are all the trappings for tea, books and scrolls a-plenty, and his guqin. On the far side of the room is another, through which is their bedroom. He leads Wuxian there directly and sits on the bed, indicating Wei Wuxian should take the place beside him.

“The previous Wei Ying… enjoyed many others. That freedom was important to him.” The silent question: is it important to you?
Edited 2020-02-17 00:11 (UTC)
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-17 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
He looks around as he walks through, it was quite cozy! And it was nice to know all of the juniors were here.

Who was Ouyang Zizhen again though...? He would have to ask in a way that wouldn’t give himself away.... Or, Sizhui would definitely tell him! Yes, he would have to ask him when he got a chance.

Once in the bedroom he debated if he should do the proper thing and sit next to him, or do the thing he wanted which was sit in his lap.

He said he would be good....

He sat down next to Lan Wangji, but that didn’t stop him from leaning his head against his shoulder and think about the question.

“And you?” He could figure out what was being asked, he felt mildly offended and didn’t want to address it at the moment. Instead, the more important question he decided to raise instead. “What is important to you?”

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-17 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
“Wei Ying’s happiness.”
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-17 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
"That's not an answer!" He didn't mean to yell, he understood a lot had been going on and he was just stepping into the middle of it. But, it was a lot, and doubts could not help but creep in again. "What about Lan Zhan's happiness? What about that!?"

Maybe he had realized something after these seven months, something that could only awaken in such a place....

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-17 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Pale eyes blink and he cants his head curiously. He reaches out and trails his fingertips oh-so-lightly over Wei Ying’s cheek.

“I am happy with you.”
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-17 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
He raised his hand to place it over Lan Wangji's and leaned against his touch closing his eyes.

"And I am happy with you," so why this kind of questioning? "But please, right now, tell me what you want, not ask for what I do. I don't want anything more than I did the other morning which was a completely different place than you. I can't imagine anything outside of our normal routines, what answer am I suppose to give? There is no new answer. But is there something new for you?"

There was so much he did not know, did not want to know. He would be fine just continuing on without thinking about it. Anything before he experienced it didn't matter.

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Wangji’s eyes brighten and his entire frame seems to relax, as though he let out a deep breath. He has hoped, oh how he had hoped on the entire walk to hear such words. He leans in, closing the space between them for a slow, lingering kiss.

“You are all I need.”
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-17 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Have I ever needed more than you?" He should understand Lan Wangji had his own fears, and experiences to bring him doubt. But if any point needed better communication it was now.

He usually felt pretty on the same page as Lan Wangji, at least ever since they got on the same page. But now? His frame of reference was a bit lacking. But, hopefully now they were again in the same place.

He threw his arms around Lan Wangji again gladly kissing him more, he loved to kiss him and would never grow tired of it.

[personal profile] wangji 2020-02-17 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay. That’s enough talking.

Lan Wangji slips his arms around Wei Ying’s as he kisses back hungrily. His Wei Ying. A Wei Ying who remembers their love and their commitment to each other. He leans in, gently urging his husband back against the bed. They’ve barely been apart a month, but the uncertainty of if or when they would meet again made the brief time seem like years.
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[personal profile] noenvy 2020-02-17 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It only took a small urging for Wei Wuxian to all but drag Lan Wangji down with him, wrapping a leg around him to press their bodies closer. It took very little to make him hungry and right now more than anything he wanted to be connected, to reassure, to be reassured.

He kissed deeply untill he ran out of breath and gasped. There was no such thing as enough talking.

"Lan Zhan, er gege, now that I am at your mercy you must not spare an inch. Leave your mark and show the world what is yours. Make me cry and yell so everyone can hear so there are no doubts or questions," as he spoke he pulled at Lan Wangji's robes and tightened his leg. It was truly impossible for him to be silent for long.