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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.

▶ Welcome to the Jungle
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.

▶ Let’s Do the Time Warp Now
Lunatia | top

Time is relative, but the days do seem shorter — or longer — than usual. A minute passes like an hour. An hour passes like a minute. Everything appears to be moving along as normal, but the numbers and hands on clocks flicker and spin with an unusual and worrying slowness or quickness. Eventually you notice that the darkness of the night barely lasts long enough for you to fall asleep while the sun seems to glare down upon you for an eternity. The temporal shifts disorient your body, which now grows lethargic from being overworked and underslept. Soon, the temporal abnormalities reach a critical point…

B Due to the temporal distortions, Prismals and Moonblessed new and old feel their bodies sporadically transform in the strangest of ways. Your joints ache like they’ve carried a lifetime’s weight of misfortune and regret. Your voice turns high-pitched like a certain pair has yet to drop. You turn into a confused infant in one moment and the seasoned fighter you always wanted to be in the next. Your memories also shuffle around along with your apparent age, leaving you confused and unsettled. The transformations can occur and last for as long as the 11th, when everything turns back to normal without incident. That time your baby self peed in your pants? Never happened. Until then, moonlacing seems to stabilize the weird abnormalities.

▶ Starlight, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight
Lunatia | top

The city’s landscape is not spared by the erratic flow of time. Buildings and streets continuously flicker between the beautiful and vibrant paradise it has become to the ruins of glory days long past. Your eyes may struggle to adjust as you try and convince yourself of what is real and what is not. High rise towers one moment will become wreckage the next, filled with technological debris and the echoing cries of the terrified, and the mighty wingspan of an unknown creature continues to hovers in the distance. The illusion will only last but a minute before you’re back in the present, going about your daily business. However, your trip from the future and back is far from over.

Soon, breaking news reports will inform the city about the sudden vanishing of certain celestial bodies in the sky. Though the moons remain where they should, the nights grow longer and darker as the stars in the sky start disappearing one by one until only the sun remains, eclipsed by some mysterious force. Lunar Scientia has already sent capable teams to investigate the abnormalities, so they ask the public to be patient as they wait for the reports. Until then, they have issued safety guidelines and measures to effectively light the city. The Caelus Tower appears to burn brighter than ever.

C For these dark hours, Lunar Scientia releases their latest Chroma-powered technology for Moonblessed use: star lanterns. When a star lantern is held by two Moonblessed, it absorbs newly generated Chroma from them, enabling it to light up the missing stars in the sky as you travel from place to place. The light’s color and intensity will depend on you and your partner’s bond, the spectrum ranging from a violet of hatred to a red full of love. Indifference, however, will not light the lantern at all. It also comes with a float function so that it can be released into the atmosphere without needing to carry it everywhere. Since the technology is limited in stock, Moonblessed may only have one star lantern in their possession.

One of the issued guidelines is to never walk through dark alleys alone even with the lanterns, as the crime rate has increased lately due to those taking advantage of the chaos. This is especially rampant in Level 3, at the mouth of the Lightless.

▶ Oh, They Just Can’t Wait to be King
Outside Lunatia, Port Sylvel | top

On the ides of the third month, an emergency broadcast appears from Captain Natela:

Captain Natela

Greetings, Prismals and Moonblessed.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Port Sylvel has been completely crystallized. The Moon Knights are currently recruiting willing explorers and scientists to investigate the cause. Investigations are still pending, but the outlook is grim. The only survivors were among the few we carried out of the city last month. The rest perished from the crystallization.

Our heart goes out to those affected by this plight. There is no cause for panic. There is no sign that the crystallization is spreading beyond Port Sylvel. We Moon Knights stand with the people of Prismatica, as we have done for centuries. We are not mere defenders of a city but protectors of a planet. We endeavor to find the cause of this tragedy and bring peace and justice to the lives it claimed. Until then, we ask for your cooperation. Stay calm and press onward.

Those who volunteer to participate in the expedition will be rewarded for their efforts. They will be assisted by experts from the Lunar Scientia as well as the bear Prismal and Moon Knight Fahrouk, who looks worse for wear after hearing the news.

Officer Fahrouk

Oh, Moonblessed. It's you. Yeah, Hala is doing good. Won the spelling bee! I think she might make the nationals. ... I… I don't think I ever told you. Port Sylvel was our hometown. My wife is buried there. We’d go there every spring. Hala loved picking the flowers there. Did you know that different flowers grow in Port Sylvel compared to Lunatia? Haaaah...

Moonblessed! I know you think I'm not cool enough to hang out with you, and all I do is ask for your help, but please let me go with you! Please… This is something I have to do as a soldier, a husband, and a father.

… What? You always thought I was cool?

Finding strength and resolve after the participants tell him he's supposed to assist them on their mission anyway, Fahrouk distributes LIFE suits to the participants as he briefs them on what they're about to do. He and the participating Moonblessed will then be transported via a large transport vessel.

Port Sylvel is hardly recognizable. What was once an idyllic coastal town is now a site of tragic beauty — crystal formations encase buildings and Prismals like jagged glass coffins, as if preserving life in its final moments. Readings from life detectors tell you that everyone in the crystal has passed on, but you and your fellow Moonblessed think you can still hear their cries of distress carried along by the wind, warning you about the Prideful King.

D Gigantic crystal lions flank the passage of the port city, their wings spread open and blue flames pouring forth from their mouths. You hear rumbling guttural noises, and if you approach them, their roars will escalate to warn you about proceeding any further. Beware: a single bite from these lions can easily tear through the LIFE suit and cause your body to crystallize quickly unless someone rushes in to moonlace with you to halt the effect. These lions are unlike the beasts you’ve fought before: their otherworldly strength is overwhelming, and nothing seems to wear them down. Destroying them seems pointless, as they quickly regenerate the minute they are obliterated.

Eventually, transmissions from the LIFE suits announce an order for escape. Buildings collapse and shatter in your wake, and the ground quakes violently as something awakens in the far distance...

▶ questions

If you have any questions regarding this test drive meme, please ask them in the Questions thread below.

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ANNIVERSARY ▶ Happy first anniversary, Prismatica! Thank you to all of you who have been with us since the beginning. We appreciate it immensely! Remember that we always welcome input and suggestions from players. This event is a little out of the ordinary because of our anniversary celebration.

OPT IN AND OUT ▶ For current players, please do not be alarmed! As always, you do not have to be affected as there are safe areas across Lunatia that remain as is.

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Hi, I submitted my app too late last round and would like to try again this month. Is it alright to use my TDM threads from February for samples, and if so can certain threads be kept as canon? (Namely, the ones about settling into the apartment.)

A. Welcome to the Jungle

[A house of his own is a concept that is surprisingly new to him. Well, it's an apartment but the idea is still so real to him. He finds himself glancing into places curiously as he ponders which one might actually suit him. After all, if he has the rare chance to pick for himself then he might as well find one that appeals, right?

He sure as hell doesn't want anything uncomfortable at the very least. While he could handle it he didn't actually see a reason to endure it when he didn't have to.

Heels clicking down the hall, he opened another door and let his eyes widen mildly in surprise.]

Oh. This one must be occupied.

[At the very least there was someone already inside.]

B. An Interest in Shadows

[Well if there's suddenly a rise in crime then why wouldn't he wander that way to see what is going on. Which is really how he's ended up in an alleyway with several large men towering over him. To the outsider's point of view it likely seems like they're about to mug him. Especially with how they loom over him, one even with his hand pressed to the wall. Yuri's face is obscured so it's hard to see what is actually happening.

Namely that he's negotiating with them. And they're listening.

A growl can suddenly be heard and one of the towering figures moves. It's up to the one watching to decide if they want to help or not. Though, does Yuri actually need help?

Well that is a mystery, isn't it.]

C. Just Lionin'

[Yuri manages to roll out of the way of a bite with only a mild sigh. That was closer than he wanted to admit to. Shifting his balance he glances over to the one that he's with and offers them a smile.]

I don't suppose you have a way of completely destroying crystal, do you? Because I'm not interested in feeding these things today.

[He doubts it. Honestly retreat is probably the better option. But it doesn't hurt to, well, check.]

D. Wildcard

[Got another idea? Go for it!]

[ooc: If you ask I will keep spoilers to Cindered Shadows out of tags! Just let me know in advance!]

Yes, as mentioned on the log:

... our test drive memes are game canon, feel free to keep any threads that happen here as canon for your character should they be accepted.

This includes any of our past TDMs.

▶ ARRIVAL

[On-board the transport vessel to the planet below, you can find Nick laying flat on a bed, staring angrily at the ceiling. His face doesn't match his body - while his face looks thoroughly irritated, his body from the neck down lays perfectly serene and still... probably because he's been sedated to hell. If you saw him outside the ship a few minutes ago, you probably noticed him screaming up a storm and swinging fists at the Moon Knights, crystals still embedded in his skin. Turns out they didn't like that.

His eyes flit over if you stare for too long and he simply growls,]

Get me a drink... or eat shit.

▶ WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

[Once Nick actually settles in and lets the Prismals explain what the hell is going on, he's a little more compliant. Especially when he's told he can get himself a place to live. Once the numbing agent wears off and he's free to roam about the city, the first thing he does is push his way into a street-view unit.

Afterward, you can catch him on the street, eyeing restaurants and clothing stores with equal amounts of hunger. Given the bloody, dirty state of his suit, who can blame him? He may just beckon you over after a moment.]

We get money by touching or whatever, right? Hold my hand for a minute or something, I need a new suit. Or a steak. Could go for either, honestly.

[If you're female-presenting, Nick will quirk a brow and add,]

Unless you're down for a quickie.

▶ WILDCARD

[hmu with a prompt c:]

Thanks! I think I might make a top level anyway since the prompts sound perfect for him to deal with.

If all lights in the sky except the sun are going out, does that also apply to the moons? And if so, what effect would that have on Cordis and Iris Moonblessed, since their cycles fall during the effect?

1. Welcome to the Jungle
[Petra is in a state of shock, eyes wide, drinking in the bustling, alien world around her, brimming with technologies she's never even dreamed of. It makes her feel like a child again, first stepping foot in a country vastly different from her home. At least this time around she speaks the language. You wouldn't know it though. She's said very little during the tour despite her obvious curiosity. She honestly doesn't even know where to start

It isn't until they've finished the tour and moved on to housing that she's able to start to process everything.

Petra gravitates towards the 'cozy' looking apartments as they look the closest to what she's already familiar with. It's unclear whether anyone has already claimed the one she peeks into though.]

Hello?

2. Starlight, Star Bright
[Petra vaguely understands the concept of the lanterns and certainly sees the need for them, the city is very dark. The instructions regarding how to light the lantern made her think that magic had to be involved somehow.

Now to find a second person. Of course, she doesn't have to go far before running into someone and she offers them a smile whether they're a stranger or not.]

Excuse me. Could I be asking for your help? This lantern is requiring two people to make it light.

I am not understanding why they are not just using fire and torches...

3. Wildcard
[Have something else in mind? Go for it :)]

As stated on the log, kindly read the log again before asking any questions in the Questions thread.

▶ STAR LANTERN BRIGADE

[Guess who's not complaining one single bit about the prospect of the nighttime stretching out far longer than they have any right to? That's right, it's your resident vampires. Going from the comforts of her castle in Styria to suddenly waking up on some fucking moon in distant space surrounded on all sides by crystals had not exactly been an ideal transition of circumstances, but Lenore is in some ways the most adaptable of her sisters, and she'd wasted very little time on disorientation before immediately setting about turning this new misfortune to her own benefit.

Securing a residence had been easy enough — no, not the unpleasant little hovel that had been assigned to her upon her arrival. A place like that simply wouldn't do at all. Fortunately, a bit of exploring and a significantly greater bit of seducing had quickly led her to securing a favor from the concierge at the most palatial hotel she could find, and the suites offered there were — well, still not comparable to a castle, but they'd do. For the present.

Fortunately, the nights here seem to be almost implausibly long, and so Lenore can frequently be found walking the streets with her face upturned toward the sky, familiarizing herself with the terrain and admiring the starless night all at the same time.

She doesn't seem particularly interested in a star lantern of her own, but she'll certainly remark on those of others, and perhaps even offer to help light one — in exchange for a favor in return, of course.]

▶ TAKE A BITE OUT OF CRIME

[Naturally, it was only a matter of time before Lenore's nightly wandering caught the attention of some Rather Unsavory Individuals™ who've taken the opportunity to prowl the night themselves. And what a target she makes, a lone pretty waif of a girl dressed in finery click-clacking around in her lovely heeled boots.

She's making her way down a rather quiet street when three men approach her, all armed with their laughable little steel blades, and demand her jewelry and fur stole. What a terrible nuisance — though perhaps a deceptively fortuitous one, provided she can turn this little encounter to her advantage.

She feigns fear, running into a nearby alley that she's certain has a dead end waiting yonder, and when they follow her in and out of sight she makes quick work of them. A little blood on her clothes will help to sell the bit, and she'll have a much-needed snack, besides. Really, she ought to kill them, but on second thought that might raise a touch too much suspicion, so she settles for knocking them unconscious and stacking them in a dumpster.

Then, making certain she's just the right amount of harried and torn, she hurries back out onto the street, crying out in the best damsel impression she can manage — and it is a very convincing one.]

Help! Help, someone, please! Please, help me!

▶ WILDCARD

[ Got a different idea? Toss a starter at me and let's go for it! ]

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.

Star light, star bright

Disorientation seems to be the rule of the day lately, Xichen stopping more and more often to blink away the strange lapses in time when he does leave his residence to look for supplies and the like. Not that he's all that effective with doing much of anything domestic, but this at least helps him feel useful.

The lantern is in one hand as he moves through the city, even if it's not putting off much light as of yet, and he's checking the list in his other hand, only half looking at where he's going so if he bumps into someone, there's a quick apology and an attempt to smile, at least.

[Wildcards also welcome]

It's a little ambiguous, is it meant to mean only the stars are going dark, and the moons are unaffected?

Only the sun and stars are specifically mentioned in this log.

The moons are unaffected and cycles will continue as is.

a. bathhouse

[Max just happens to stumble into a bathhouse. An attendant stops him, but he hears the water splashing and pushes past the poor, bewildered fellow. He either makes it to the men's side, or, in his haste, he happens upon the side for women.

It's so much water, so much indulgence. The man staring down over the edge of the bath in wonder is covered in dirt from head to toe, with blood smeared on his face and hands, an old blood-dried bandage stuck to his hand.

He dips a hand in, not noticing the people in the bath or not caring, and splashes his face with water. Too bad about him getting the water super dirty.]

b. beach

[You're out and about. It's a great day, except for how weirdly short the night was. You're at the beach, when you come across a man lying in the sand, sleeping. Not where the water is, but up the beach where it's drier. The man isn't covered head to toe in dirt anymore, but his clothes still are pretty dirty. He has a sleeve missing on his leather jacket, a leg brace on his leg that looks like it was made from scraps of a car.

There's a cloth beside him, that looks to be a small map. If you pick it up to examine it, though, you'll have a hand shoot up to hold your wrist, the man sitting up with a vicious tone to his voice.] That's mine.

c. Port Sylvel

[Max joins the team out investigating. It's not because he cares, really. It's just a good idea to see what's going on. It's haunting, though, to see people frozen in time... dead.

Max, why didn't you save us?

He sees the face of the dead staring back at him, and in its place... is hers. The child he could not save. One of many, really.

You let us die! she screams, and Max stumbles into the path of the lions, their rumbling turning into roars as one leaps for him, jaw snapping. Max falls back on his rear, terror running cold through him.]

[ooc note: Max is hallucinating here, and the girl is not visible to anyone unless they probe his mind.

d. wildcard

[Feel free to pm or pp me for another prompt!]

Edited 2020-03-08 03:54 (UTC)

a. welcome to the jungle

[Carol has established two things about this new planet she finds herself on. One, definitely not Earth - the moons gave that away pretty fast. Two, it's not any planet she's ever been to, or even heard of. And Carol's heard of a lot of planets.

None of that matters now, however, because she has things to do and places to be so while she's sympathetic to the plight of the people here, she needs to go make sure her own universe is in one piece after the snap. So she intends to fly her way out of here, sooner rather than later.

Only problem is, she can't seem to break atmo. To be more specific, she can't seem to get enough velocity, which has never been a problem before. Still, every time she gets to the point where she thinks she might break through, she loses speed and drops down to the ground, hard.]

Ow.

[She then pauses, because it's been a while since something got an "ow" out of her. She follows it up with a pensive:]

Huh.

[And then she tries again. She's stubborn like that. Eventually she'll give up and move on, but she's gotta try this a few dozen times first.]

b. let's do the time warp again

[There are a few different Carols you might come across in this particular scenario. There's Air Force Carol, who's all confidence and sass, looking around at this brand new world like it's the coolest thing she has ever seen, probably because it is. Also? No superpowers. Unfortunately for her.

Then there's Captain Marvel herself, who is the Carol you normally see on a day to day basis. Friendly, still confident, but more accustomed to the weirdness of another planet. She's new, so she's still trying her hand at the whole making friends thing, but at least she recognizes (most of) her friends from home.

The real problem child, however, is Star Force Vers - the woman who still trusts the Kree, still doesn't realize the ways she's been brainwashed. This is an instance where her confidence is dangerous, it comes with the superiority of the Kree and the belief that the Supreme Intelligence is above all.

Her powers aren't at full blast, but there's something about her that's just a little bit off when she says:]

Look, you really don't want to keep me here.

d. Wildcard

[Feel free to create your own scenario! Or hit me up at iluvroadrunner6.]

[After a few weeks looking for Nick, Ellis, and Coach on the slim chance they got poofed to an alien world too, Rochelle was worried. Really worried. Not only was she afraid she left the guys to fend for themselves after the bridge blew - she might also be completely alone here.

Not a comforting thought - until she happened to be on the street when she got the back of a familiar man.

Oh, thank CHRIST. She's never been happier to see a dirty white suit in her life.]

Nick?!

[Rochelle herself might be barely recognizable without the layers of blood and grime she'd acquired by the time they reached New Orleans. At least, that's what she thought to herself once, looking herself up and down after a week here. She wore her hair down, her arm and collarbone were bandaged, and she'd traded in her poor Depeche Mode look for a navy blue dress (the easiest thing she could find that didn't disturb what the doctors stitched up on the moon).

The thing that probably looked most different, though? She's had several showers by now.]

⁑ LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN

[ In place of the statuesque Re-L Mayer that Lunatia may be used to, there is now a younger version in her place. Her pale, cherubic face lacks that very distinct blue eye shadow, but she’s dressed in a make-shift black dress, altered presumably by a very beleaguered Iggy who is typically close behind his now very young and spirited charge. ]

a. [ Next up for notice is that this young Re-L is emotive. She laughs in teasing glee as Iggy chases after her, stressed as he shouts after her. Re-L seems to take this all as a great game, however, dodging in to the new little spaces she can fit between and through, laughing with glee as that curtain of dark hair flies behind her.

Eventually she’ll make a wrong turn and come in crashing to another person, whether it’s their back or legs or… who knows what.

Familiar with her or not, this small Re-L is still authoritative as ever, chirping out an affronted : ]

Watch where you’re going! You’re in my way!

b. [ … Or in another scenario, Re-L’s managed to lose Iggy somewhere in the crowd, her hands crossed to clasp behind her back as she observes a food stand and the people around it. Her eyes are wise, and catch everyone as they pass her by. In a way, she’s waiting for the most opportune prey that she might be able to convince to do something for her, as there’s something that’s caught her eye.

Once she decides on someone she’ll walk up to them, very casual, hands still clasped behind her back to offer a cheery greeting. ] Hello.

[ Her head tips slightly, dark hair following the movement of her head. ] I need your help with something.

c. [ In the spirit of echoing things that have come to pass, Re-L is just as attentive toward interesting pieces of clothing as she is in shining baubles. A bit like a magpie interested in its next bit to collect, Re-L will approach strangers as confidently as ever, though with a shining interest and mischief behind blue eyes as she moves to touch or grab at jewelry or clothing she finds particularly interesting, stating in wonderment. ]

This is very pretty…

Is it a treasure?

⁂ OH THEY JUST CAN’T WAIT TO BE KING

[ Re-L, at her regular height and all, if of course willing to volunteer to go and explore the newly crystallized Port Sylvel. Inside her LIFE suit, Re-L observes the newly crystallized town, occasionally reaching out as if to see if things were as sharp as they appeared, or to see if the state of the crystal may begin to change.

Of course it does not, and soon she’s left to frown as she takes in the frozen Prismals around her, murmuring more to herself than anyone else with a sense of almost dread. ]

This is like Ophelia, almost. Is something… collecting Prismals, maybe?

[ It doesn’t seem likely, but the moans and screams on the wind remind her a bit too keenly of deserted domes and everything left behind in them. Steel can groan and cry in a way that sounds strangely human, and it raises the hair on the back of her neck.

She turns then to the nearest person : ]

Let’s keep moving.

✦ OBLIGATORY WILD CARD

[ Because of course! Want to play anything with Re-L that I haven't’ prompted here? Hell yeah, let’s do it. Just hit me up with a prompt, or touch base with me here or on plurk at goblinrex! ]

1. Onboard

[Bokuto isn't the type of person to easily panic... but he feels like he should panic right now. Very reluctantly he accepts to be ushered on the ship that will take him wherever they said it will take him and remains at one of the windows squinting at the people being left behind on the dock.

His usually boisterous mood is considerably dampened as he finally stalks down between the rows of the seats, clutching onto his duffel bag with big "MSBY Black Jackals" written over it, slung over his chest. Deep breaths... there's no Akaashi around so that's a win. His mind starts listing off the 'good' things that happened (which are far few and in between) which calms him down a bit, but not enough to cheer up.]

Is this seat taken? [He asks person sitting in the front row about the seat next to the window, trying his best to smile through a frown. He should probably come up with something when he arrives. Maybe see if he can check on things back home.]

2. Welcome to the Jungle

[Fiddling around with the remote he found in the apartment had lost his charm after he turned the couch into a coffee table for the twentieth time. It's no fun when he doesn't have Kuroo or Akaashi or someone from his new team to mess around with all this new technology. He suspected things will get advanced but not this much. He can almost hear Atsumu snarking at him to stop it before he breaks it.

So he stops. And gets up. And changes into shorts, leggings, and a hoodie, pulls on the sneakers and heads for the door. When you don't know what to do, go for a run. It always worked in the past so why wouldn't it now? But as he opens the door, he collides with the person that was either trying to enter the apartment he's living in or just walking down the hallway casually. While usually it wouldn't hurt that much, Bokuto, well, works out. A lot. Hitting into a wall might've hurt less.]

Oh my GOD! I'm SO SORRY! Are you okay!? [Please tell him he didn't injure them!]

3. Lunatia Level 2 - Crystal Beach

Phwaaa! It's so nice here, [Bokuto sighs and drops onto the sand, almost dramatically, in a starfish pose. The breeze is nice, the sound of waves is nice (he can't remember last time he went to a beach), and even if it's still slightly cold, what little sun there is feels great on his face.

It's probably not a good idea to fall asleep here, though, even if he's very tempted to. He could feel the heaviness starting to settle behind his eyes when a shadow blocks out the sun that he was collecting like some stray cat.]

Ah, man, you're eating my sun! [He squints up with one eye at the person standing right above him. Did they want something from him...? He doesn't really know many people around here.]

4. Star Lantern

[He has been fiddling with the one that was given to him earlier, flipping it around in his hands and just trying to understand it. Not technologically savvy, he can't catch either the head nor the tail of this thing. It should light up, right? But no matter how much he prods at it, it just doesn't work.]

Ah! Hey, hey, hey! You there! The one with the lantern!

[Bokuto rushes down the street when he sees someone carry a lantern themselves and tries to catch up with them. Please wait up, he has questions! A lot of them!]

5. Wildcard

[ooc: Poke me at

Windsongwitch and we can plot out something and I can write up a new starter! He's taken from manga chapter 378, so he's aged up to 23! :3]

Edited 2020-03-08 04:34 (UTC)

Arrival

[ Makoto wasn't sure how to handle all this. This was seriously something out of an anime, out of super sentai, not... not real life. Sure, he was a firm believer that Earth wasn't the only planet with intelligent life but like... why would he ever expect to suddenly be transported to one?! It had taken quite a bit of coaching from the Prismals to get him to finally leave the government center. After being fed, taken care of for a few days after nearly starving to death, there really wasn't much more they could do with him.

So now he sat outside the government center, clutching a backpack that actually carried a few essentials due to him and Haruka having been out apartment hunting and staying with a friend for the night, but his cellphone was useless. No one else from Iwatobi was here. No one he knew. Makoto was by himself, without any friends or family, and he had no idea what to do. With his backpack squished between his legs and his chest, he pressed his face into his knees. ]

What am I supposed to do?

Apartments

[ Well, Makoto figured out one thing to do. Find a place to stay. The Prismals told him that the apartments were free for him to take and it was up to him if he wanted a roommate or not. He was basically being thrown into adult hood like this and while he had been preparing for some of it going into college, it wasn't supposed to be like this. But, he needed to figure something out.

He still clutched his backpack as he wandered through the apartments, looking for one that seemed to be vacant. He couldn't always tell, since most of the doors were closed. He might knock on your door, but otherwise if it doesn't open up right away to show its vacancy, Makoto moves right along.

Eventually, he does find one. Makoto wasn't sure what to do about the decorating with the built-in machine. He doesn't want to break anything. So, aside from leaving his backpack in the bedroom, Makoto does nothing else except stand in the doorway to figure out the locking mechanism and perhaps flag anyone down to ask questions. ]

Recreation Center - A

[ Makoto hadn't expected to find something as normal as a pool. But he did and while the water was the last thing that really gave him true comfort, it was also the only familiar thing for him and that alone was comforting enough. He had some demichroma given to him, plus enough chroma to not be worrying, so after spending the last few days buying extra clothes, some pre-made foods (he can't cook to save his life), and proper toiletries that aren't travel sized, he had taken to exploring. He should have bought a bathing suit, but the weather didn't call for those to be on sale yet and he didn't know where to look for the professional kind that was usually sold year round back home.

But it didn't matter. Shoes and socks were at the side of the pool, along with his jacket, and dressed in just a plain long sleeved shirt and jeans, Makoto was floating on his back in the middle of the pool. They at least had some kind of swim team around here it seemed, because a couple lane lines were out and he rested the back of his head against one. He looked up at the skylight. ]

Everything seems so normal like this.

[ His voice was muffled, due to the water around him, but it was true. It didn't feel like he was on another planet. The pool even had chlorine. Or something like it. It smelled similar anyway. It was heated, the sky looked normal, even the food seemed pretty normal. The only thing that really looked off were the Prismals, the three moons in the sky, and that everything looked like it was out of some old retro anime or something from the city pop era music. It was weird. Maybe Haruka would like it. His eyes burned at the thought of his parents, his childhood friend, his other friends and he lifted his hands to press the heels of them into his eyes.

He was really so scared, what was going to happen to him from here on out? ]

Recreation Center - B

[ There was one thing he could do and it was greatly helping his mind and heart, even if it wasn't going to heal it completely. Makoto wasn't sure how it all started but he didn't quite worry too much about it as he helped a young prismal girl swim the backstroke for the first time. His hand was under her shoulders, gently guiding her through the motions as her mother looked on with a smile on her face. The girl wasn't the first child he had helped learn to swim. But it was almost natural how he stepped into the role.

Soon enough, the lesson was over and he helped her out of the pool. ]

Are you sure you don't want any compensation for this? We are taking time out of your day...

No, miss, it's alright. I'm just happy to help.

[ Perhaps if this became a regular thing, he could perhaps start charging but for now, when it was just one or two kids every so often, it was enough. Her mother thanked him again and the child have a hearty wave as she wrapped herself tighter in her towel to head to the lockers with her mom to change and get warm for the outside weather. Makoto waved back before bending down to get some of the pool supplies he had brought so he could get ready for home as well. ]

What's all this?

[ Hisoka hears the screams for help and naturally comes to investigate. He's quite enjoying the rise in crime -- the smell of bloodlust and violence in the air is really delicious. But it seems like some young miss got caught up in it. That's a real shame. ]

Are you all right? [ The magician is splattered with some blood that don't come from the same person. He rarely gets to let loose and with things so chaotic, he thinks that the Moon Knights won't be able to pin any too much on him. But that is his own brand of fun. His smile is honestly cordial and exceedingly friendly to the young woman dressed so delicately. ]

You really shouldn't be in such a scary place. [ And he holds his hand out to her. ] Need an escort? [ Because it'll be fun to lead her around, because he thinks that she'll act as nice bait. He'll be able to kill as many people as he likes under the guise of protecting a helpless miss. Won't that be fun? ]

i. starlight, star bright

[ seimei has a star lantern.

that’s all fine and good, but the problem is that he doesn’t have anyone to share it with. merely holding it himself seems to generate nothing, and he isn’t sure that he trusts anyone else enough to hand over a precious treasure that he hasn’t yet dismantled.

still, he’s genial as he approaches anyone else with an unlit lantern, and he raises a hand in charming greeting—smile pleasant, body language affable, precious fluffy cat tail swishing behind him. it is cordis, so it’s probably fine. ]

Hi there!

[ he holds up his own lantern. ]

Do you mind? I’ll help you with yours, too.

ii. cordis moon

[ when you are a natural catboy, having ears and a tail is not especially odd. when you are a natural catboy on a planet in space where the moons bless a third of the otherworlders with cat features, and the roulette of the gods has thrown you into that third, the results are a little odd.

maybe cute, though, to the proper eyes. seimei has sprouted a second tail right next to his first one, and although he hates it, his pleasant smile gives nothing away. ]

Isn’t this precious? I’ve turned into a Nekomata. You know, I’ve heard that they eat humans. [ his ears twitch. ] I’m feeling a little peckish.

iii. just can’t wait to be king, sort of

[ seimei is neither a member of the moon knights nor a noble volunteer. he looks appropriately concerned at the announcement, though, and he turns to the nearest fellow moonblessed when the message is delivered with a thoughtful frown on his face. ]

I’m only human. There’s nothing I can do to help those poor people.

[ his ears pin back, apparently contrite at his own weakness. ]

What will you do?

[Walking, in the moment, makes sense to Itachi. After the strangeness of his awakening in this unreal place, he's found himself driven to do nothing but walk. There is a practical element at hand; his awareness of that is deliberate, but he doesn't ignore the instinct when there's a benefit. It allows him to put together a mental map of the geography of this world, to better understand his surroundings should he later need this knowledge. There's purpose in learning one's environment.

Or perhaps he is just a wary animal circling a cage.

Itachi hears the woman's cries before her bright head of hair comes into his view, wheeling out of the dark of an alley. At once his body goes to tension. He turns and scans the area of the street, eyes a bloody red, alert. He doesn't move toward her — he doesn't need to, when she's close enough already.]

What is it?

Hello.

[ Hisoka has been affected by the distortion in time -- he has turned into his younger self. This does not make him any less dangerous, however. Even as a child, he found only real joy in bloodshed and chaos. His eyes shine bright as he looks up at the adult. ]

You seem strong. Are you? [ The child rocks on his heels as he looks up at her with wide, expectant eyes. His smile spreads across his face as he seems just happy to have a nonsensical conversation like this with her. ]

[A]

[Oh, there's a girl with a sword in your apartment building -- wait, what?

If you're not too shocked, you might notice the sword in her hand is plastic, but then again, that probably only raises more questions. She doesn't have much of an expression as she walks down the hall and tries the nearest open door.]

Maybe this one.

[B - responses will be from pandorasbunny]

[There's a little girl standing on the sidewalk, eyes wide as she watches people walk by. You might not notice her -- even if she's eight years old, she looks younger, underfed and short enough that she could get lost in a barley field. But if you do, she'll try and hide behind a lamppost.]

It's different here... Nice?

[D]

Lion-san...

[Mai isn't distracted by the "lion-san" for long, as she brings up her sword (wait, it's real now?) to try to knock them away. She barely scratches one and has to jump back to avoid its lunge.]

Strong. How?

[Wow, so who the fuck is this literal clown. Not exactly the variety of escort she might've hoped for, given that this place doesn't appear to be populated by clowns nor has she spotted any clowns generally in the resident social or political hierarchies, but — oh, well. Next time, perhaps. Sometimes when fishing, one lands a fine catch, and other times one reels in an old boot.

...Not that she's ever fished a day in her life (or unlife), but you know. Colloquialisms.

Still, she instantly hones in on the smell of blood on his person, as well, and that's rather curious, too, isn't it?]

No — some men, they tried to take my necklace...

[She's careful not to lay it on too thick, achieving a good balance of shaken but still poised, without tipping over into theatrically hysterical.]

Please...I don't like it out here, if you could just help me get back to someplace safer...

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