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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.

▶ My Anaconda Don’t-
Inari Highway, Amegahara | top

As promised by Lord Bairen, the leader of Amegahara, the route between the cities of Amegahara and Lunatia has been completed. The Inari Highway will improve both travel time and security, letting the Moon Knights deal with any potential threats in a more efficient manner. With the Oracles of the Sinless having cropped up a second time last month, the timing of its completion couldn’t have been more perfect.

Shortly after the Inari Highway’s opening, the Moonblessed are invited to come. Using the highway, attending Moonblessed can quickly and securely traverse the Nothing to personally witness the impact of their Chroma through their stay so far on Prismatica.

Upon entering the glass tunnels of Inari Highway, the glass first displays images of the Nothing before the Moonblessed’s arrival. It was entirely bereft of any life, and only gigantic monsters roamed the barren land. Then the images on the glass walls vanish to reveal the sudden miraculous growth of plant life, astonishing the entire planet.

Scientists at Amegahara have been hard at work testing the Nothing’s capacity to support life. They have determined that a constant and heavy flow of Chroma is required to maintain the baby ecosystem in the Nothing. Otherwise, the existing plant and animal life will die before reaching full growth. The Moonblessed are encouraged to support this endeavor.

 B  At the greenhouses across Inari Highway, you will find multiple rows of wildflower sprouts and small trees planted near solar panels. In order to help them grow quicker, veteran Moonblessed already know what to do. And if they don’t, Prismals have stitched together some floral “Get Along” t-shirts for this very purpose. These shirts can fit up to two people inside them, making moonlacing practically unavoidable. Everyone will be rewarded trying these out, as the shirts have a built-in feature that amplifies the release of Chroma.

Other activities that can be performed to aid the plants include measuring chemical quantities in the soil, trimming dying leaves and petals, pulling weeds, chasing away bugs, and watering the plants using the Anaconda 5000.

The Anaconda 5000 was created with the same state-of-the-art technology as everyone’s favorite Raging Hydra 5000. This thick and heavy talking snakehead device requires a little love and tenderness to get it started. It will not be shy in giving instructions. The user must vigorously caress its sides to make it spew water. The more firm and powerful the touch, the more water it will release everywhere. However, should you and your friends go overboard with your ministrations, the Anaconda 5000 will promptly explode and set off sprinklers, drenching everyone in the greenhouse, which is bad news for them unless they want a wet t-shirt party.

▶ Beez in the Trap
Amegahara and Lunatia | top

With all the new flowers blooming at the edge of the Nothing, pollen is in the air, attracting a rare type of insect known as the Viscosus Bee. Huge honeycombs will start appearing around both Amegahara and Lunatia, their size and numbers growing rapidly by the hour. The cities will be abuzz about these bees — literally!

A public advisory by the Lunar Scientiae appears: please exercise extreme caution when walking by open spaces, especially around parks, farms, gardens, and anywhere else that has flowers. Better check that nice bouquet of yours before giving it to someone. Chances are that you’ll meet the bees right in their trap!

 C  Lots of bees means lots of honey. Giant globules of the sticky stuff drip and fall on innocent bystanders, practically gluing them together. Unbeknownst to many, the Viscosus Bee is known for producing the stickiest kind of honey across the galaxy. It will take more than nail polish remover to pry yourselves off each other! Thankfully, there is a special type of lubricant that can help those who are trapped — one that local news stations will tell you repeatedly to stock up on. Local pleasure emporiums will be selling this “Slippery When Wet” brand of lubricant at an affordable price. What you lose in dignity purchasing it, you gain in helping yourself and maybe a new friend.

▶ Flower Power
Amegahara and Lunatia | top

As the weeks pass, you may notice some strange gradient discoloration on the tips of your fingers, and your veins (or wires) have gradually turned green. It’s certainly a peculiar affliction. Even stranger, a light touch like simply brushing against another’s shoulder will discolor parts of their body as well.

All becomes clear when three moons finally appear: everyone affected will not transform according to their usual Moonblessing. Instead, you find vines and leaves growing along your body. Flowers sprout from open cuts, between your lips, out of your eyes, through any available orifice on your body, or in place of certain limbs. You are not too different from a walking plant.

 D  Your emotions towards others will also cause certain flowers to spontaneously burst out of you as soon as you exchange words with them. What do these flowers mean? Well, if you ask the Amegaharans nicely, they may give you a few guides to let you know, or you can check your local library.

Otherwise, you will be left to try and guess on your own as your body slowly germinates itself in front of others. This effect will naturally wear off once the three moons disappear.

Scientists at Amegahara will later postulate that the phenomenon originated from some of the intense cross-breeding of the plants in their greenhouses, which had released unconventional spores that had attached themselves to the Moonblessed and spread about.

However, they will assure you it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Just another hiccup in the name of science! The effects will be completely gone soon.


▶ Questions

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WHO CAN POST? ▶ Test drive memes are for new characters only. Existing players may not post starter threads in the test drime meme. However, current players are more than welcome to use these prompts for their own posts in the IC communities, personal inboxes, catch-all posts, etc.!

IS THIS CANON? ▶ As 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.

DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE? ▶ As always, all content is optional. You do not have to be affected by any of the prompts if you wish to opt out.

AMEGAHARA ▶ With the opening of Inari Highway, the city may now be permanently accessed. You may travel freely between Lunatia and Amegahara anytime. Refer to this announcement for more details.

FLOWER POWER ▶ As always, the severity of effect is up to you. You may choose to have minor effects and only have one flower grow on any desired body part.

Comments

claire redfield ☣ RESIDENT EVIL

[terrasaves]

i. where's my beer?

( claire lost track of how long she spent fucking with the different displays and arrangements of her new apartment. she checks the fridge and sighs to find it empty.

they could have put at least one beer in there as a welcoming gift, she scoffs to herself as she slams the door shut and starts heading exploring the town.

it wasn't like she had the money to buy the beer anyway. just hoped that walking around would get her mind off the want. )

ii. go bug someone else

( she laughed when everyone was freaking out about the bees, unaware of the mayhem they were causing. so she decided to tackle the outdoors, to see what everyone was fussing over and immediately regretted her decision when she was attacked and ended up stuck to someone.

the lovely person stuck to her would smell leather, motor oil, beneath the femininely warm fragrance of her perfume.

her pride is a little bruised at being defeated by bees considering everything else she's gone up against. )

iii. wild card

hit me up if you'd like to do something else!

ii

[trenchdoting]

[On the other hand, Dick Gumshoe was in a panic about the bees. Bees by themselves were horrifying, so he could only imagine how much worse they'd be here!

As the scruffy detective tried pursuing one of the bees, he ended up near Clair when the honey bomb dropped. He tried to push her out of the way, but wasn't fast enough. That only resulted in his hand being stuck to her back when the honey fell on it! Now he nervously tries to pull his arm off, but to no avail.]

Um... s-sorry, pal! ...But I think I'm stuck...

aaaaaa ♡♡♡

[terrasaves]

What the —

( claire groans at the impact and the honey seeping through her jacket. it is everywhere. bringing back awful memories of things she would like to forget about. she tries to wiggle out of her jacket. no luck. )

Is this some kind of joke?

( she glances to the man now stuck to her and quickly realizes he doesn't look like a practical joke kind of guy. )

What is this stuff anyway?

: D

[trenchdoting]

Trust me, pal. I really wish this was just some bad joke that can end right away!

[He sighs and shakes his head.]

It's honey. From those darn bees! It... it looks like it really sticks as strong as I've heard.

[He hopes the rest of what he's heard isn't true, because... well, this is a little embarrassing already!

The detective tries some experimental tugs of his stuck arm, but that doesn't accomplish much, except maybe yanking Claire backwards.]

[terrasaves]

Imagine having it all over your back.

( since she's new and doesn't know anything about the honey it might be good for gumshoe, but bad for claire.

the redhead isn't prepared for his tugging and is knocked off balance, trying to stop herself before she falls into him completely. )

Woah, careful there.

[trenchdoting]

I- I'd rather not! Having my hand covered in the gunk is bad enough.

[He feels like he would be more creeped out if it was all over his back. At least it's just one part of his body that's stuck in it.

And once he realizes his folly, he does what he can to help steady him.]

Oh, sorry pal! I just really thought I could get it loose. But I guess this is no use.

[terrasaves]

( she snickers slightly. )

Sorry, just wanting to share the experience. Sharing is caring and all that.

( once she's stable, claire shifts slightly. still trying to get out of her jacket. it's on there good. )

I'm Claire, by the way. Claire Redfield. Feels like we're going to be stuck like this for a while, so tell me about yourself.

[trenchdoting]

Oh, of course. [He says with a chuckle.] But don't worry, pal. At least I still 'got your back'!

[He can try to joke too! At least the atmosphere is light for the moment. Now he stays still while she tries to liberate herself, but to no avail.]

Good to meet you, Claire. As for me? The name's Dick Gumshoe, pal! I was a police detective back where I came from, and here I'm part of the Moon Knights!

[terrasaves]

( claire holds her side as she tries not to laugh too hard. it is also taking every ounce of resolve she had not to make another stuck pun. )

Detective, huh? Glad I know someone to call on if I need some help. I remember them saying something about the Moon Knights at orientation, but there was a lot to take in.

I work for ... err worked for TerraSave, a human rights organization.

the beer is here

[torsion]

[ Jill's out and about. Though she lives off some ways from the hustle and bustle near the beach, she knows the city center is where the action is at. She might end up trailing the Moon Knights for a bit or maybe exploring a sewer, but she knew the first thing she wanted above all else: to grab a bite to eat.

She's not the best cook. She can follow directions and all, but it wasn't exactly something she did often back home (ignoring the past few years under Wesker's control); it was usually exhaustion and take-out for her when off a shift or coming home from a grueling mission.

She first doesn't pay much mind to a woman nearby, but she can't shake the feeling of familiarity. Soon enough, Jill realizes exactly who it is and lightly shakes her head like she means to snap out of some strange daydream. When the figure doesn't dissipate into the background, she's quick to get into eye shot, walking up to her casually (she does not feel casual). ]

Claire? When the hell did you get here?

[ It shouldn't be a question. It's probably within the day. But obviously this is a good surprise. ]

finally, some good fucking food.

[terrasaves]

( the redhead is clearly out of her element as she slowly wanders the streets, mouth slightly ajar as she makes mental notes of everything she finds. this is her life now after all.

claire is a creature of habit, likely still living the college lifestyle she never grew out of — zombies, protesting, saving the world, and that ever else was thrown at her made it a bit hard to stick to those valuable life skills most adults should have. she frequented the same joints every week. they knew her orders by heart and they were ready like clockwork. she didn't have to call anymore.

claire?

at first she thinks it's strange that someone knows her name, but that wouldn't be the strangest thing she's experienced all day. turning towards the voice she does a double-take before a large smile forms across her lips. )

Jill Fucking Valentine! Here of all places?

( she laughs as she reaches out to shake jill's hand. )

Did the 'oh God what am I doing' look on my face give it away?

joke's on you, i'm chicken tendies.

[torsion]

[ Big cities aren't uncommon where the two of them come from, but the tech is... a little more than advanced. Not quite fiction; it feels like in fifteen or twenty years a lot of it will make sense to her, but damned if going from a 2009 Blackberry to this shit didn't stress Jill out. She can text pretty decently at this point, at the very least!

Jill, here, dressed like she's going to a gym (or, her downtime norm of thick compression leggings and a fitted t-shirt with her dyed dark hair in a ponytail as per usual) just grins. None of the tech or city matters now and food no longer hits her thoughts. It's all immediate and now.

The last she'd seen Claire was nearly four years ago. Before she "died". She imagines the other woman had to console her brother. Jill doesn't know what it was really like for Chris other than the fact that he never stopped looking for her when all signs pointed to her death. His grieving likely hurt their mutual friends -- family, really -- and it's not something she knows how to console. So, it doesn't come up until or unless Claire mentions it.

She just raises an awkward hand before clasping Jill's. She expected a hug, but damned if they weren't both a touch awkward. ]

Here, I am. Been, even. Something like eight, nine months. From what I can tell it's like I never left home, though. [ Jill clasps her hand finally and though touch since the fall is awkward for her, she still pulls Claire in for a hug. Kinda tense and weird, but warm all the same before parting with a shoulder pat. ] Oh, a little. But I had the same one on mine until I forced it away.

[ Of course Jill acted like she was handling it just fine. When doesn't she? ]

So, you been here a while?

reverse, i fucking love chicken tendies.

[terrasaves]

( it will take time before claire comes to terms with everything and the sprawling city before her, but she's thankful to have a familiar face to help her through it.

unlike jill's choice of athletic gear, claire chose something a bit more practical ( at least in claire's mind ) — jeans, something that resembled a worn-in band shirt, boots, and a zipper hoodie. she would have loved to have a leather jacket, but they seemed to be in short supply. the redhead's hair was another story, thrown up in something between a messy bun and a ponytail. it did whatever it wanted to and claire was too overwhelmed to care.

there's spaghetti everywhere as claire fumbles with the handshake, laughing nervously as they shake hands. jill is a few steps ahead of claire as she pulls the redhead into a hug. she happily hugs jill back, leaning into the other woman slightly before pulling back. )

Really, nine months? Surprised Chris isn't tearing down half of Earth looking for you. That's so weird to say.

( she shoves her hands into the pockets of the hoodie as she looks around. )

Just arrived, actually. Realized there was nothing in the fridge, so I figured this was the perfect time to start leaning about my new home.

well shit i guess i'm stuck

[torsion]

[ Jill certainly is willing to give her time and space on that, if only because the unfamiliarity is something she had gone through and occasionally still does. Even places she'd never been back home, she still had an idea of what they'd be like -- territories, countries, languages... Here, it's all a wild card.

Much like Claire, she doesn't mind similar styles of clothing but overall prefers to be on the move. She doesn't have to worry about something coming to rip through her clothes while attacking her so something tougher like leather or denim doesn't always have to be on the table. Small favors, huh.

Jill makes sure to get in an affectionate pat to the shoulder before letting them fall back into their own personal spaces. ]

Ah... [ It is weird to say, but she also knows how things happened for him. Wesker allowed her that awareness as a different kind of torture. He knew it would eat her alive to know Chris was still putting his all into it. ] I don't know if he even knows. I'm only even saying this because someone I'm friends with here isn't the way I knew him. He's from 1998. Another guy I knew was from 2013. I'm, ah, from 2009.

[ The way Claire responds makes her think it's after the time she was from. What a trip, this still throws her for a loop! ]

Ha, yeah, they don't exactly come stocked. Although based on everything else, not sure I'd want what they think I should eat or drink. Anyway, hold out your hand. [ Another awkward shake? Nah. Jill has hers out. ] You can transfer chroma or demi-chroma -- this world's currency -- through touch. I'll spot you plenty because god knows I needed a drink or thirty when I first came here.

[ And maybe some food, too. But that's not important. ]

[terrasaves]

( claire was taking all of this in good stride since she was used to shit happening on the fly, but she seems a bit more shocked that jill is from 2009. )

That makes us around the same age. ( her fingers wiggle as she does the math and nods in approval at her assumption. )

So, they can pull us from wherever we're from and from different times? My head hurts just thinking about all of this.

( she extends her hand again, just as awkward but that quickly turns to embarrassment as jill spares her some money. )

Hey, come on, you don't need to do that... but I appreciate it not. Not sure how I feel about doing this Moonlacing thing they talked about.

[torsion]

[ Jill pretended to take it in stride, but if there's anyone she knows that can power through it at full-speed and come out with a shrug? It's Claire. For all Chris knew more complicated moves and different weapons, Claire took to everything like honey to a bee.

Jill loved that about her. ]

Wait... you're what? Four or was it five years younger than me? Shit, three? What year are you from, then? [ Unsurprisingly, the math of it isn't Jill's strong suit even when she remembers birthdays like there are no more important dates than them. ] Think so, yeah. I was... I was just hit by a rocket launcher blast. I was trying to get to Chris, but I blacked out.

[ She doesn't know it's momentarily. She doesn't know if she's dead. Even if Piers was here and told her otherwise and Leon did the same. Jill, though, clasps Claire's hand, moving to her wrist. Militaristic, but still normal and friendly rather than just some weird pity gesture. ]

No, but I have it. And I give a whole lot of shits about you. So take it. [ Jill makes a small face. ] I get mine mostly from sparring with people. I... don't indulge in intimacy with just anyone. Always wanted to teach you some shit, so I'm glad this forces me into that. If you don't mind? [ The lack of intimacy might be a breather for her? Obviously Jill is hung up on her bro something hard. ] You hungry or thirsty? Let me treat you to that, too, will you? Nothing would make me happier.

[ Than getting us both shitfaced, ofc. ]

[terrasaves]

( there is a small part of claire that wants to freak out for once, to have someone take care of her and be the person in charge, but she's never had that experience.

with leon in raccoon city it was a bit of mutual freak out for the both of them adjusting to the shit that was going on, but she had to adjust quickly once she was on her own. especially when she had sherry to take care of. then she was just a glorified kickass baby sitter from then on out with steve in rockfort, rani in harvardville, and barry's girl moira. )

32 and from 2011, so a lot of shit has happened from where you're from and where I'm from. I remember Moira and the ocean...

Fuck she's still back there.

( claire trails off a bit, thinking about how she's left moria alone on that godforsaken island, her fight clenching as she does but she's quickly pulled out of her thoughts by jill.

she forces a smile before nodding. )

Yeah, I would love that. Pretty sure I've learned everything Chris has to offer, so I'm definitely looking forward to what you have to offer.

Definitely thirsty and maybe my appetite will come back after a few drinks. I can tell you about the hell hole I just crawled out of.

Ii

[firstdayblues]

[It takes less than a second to realize exactly who he's stuck to. He didn't even know she was here until he found himself literally glued to her, but...]

Sooner or later, we're gonna have to stop meeting up like this.

[terrasaves]

( claire knows that voice anywhere and doesn't slip a beat in this glorious opportunity: )

Come on, Leon. You know you love getting into these sticky situations with me.

( yes, yes she did. )

[firstdayblues]

[No. No she didn't. Ugh, why did he not see that coming?]

It's a good thing I'm not a cop anymore, because I'm pretty sure I'd have to arrest you for crimes against humor.

[But he still laughs, because what else can you do?]

I've got a million questions for you, but the only one important right now is how the hell do we get unstuck?

[terrasaves]

You're just upset you didn't think of it first.

( claire places a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to push herself away from him without much luck. looks like they're going to be stuck like this for a while. )

Not like I'm going anywhere, so now is the best time to ask, but you're right. I have a feeling the usual removal methods won't worth with how sticky this stuff is.

[firstdayblues]

It's just honey, how can it be this bad?

[He true to pull again too, and doesn't succeed at anything but tearing the seam on his own jacket.]

Crap... Figures, it was brand new...

[Sigh. This is getting him nowhere.]

At least there's nothing chasing us, this time. How long have you been here?

[terrasaves]

( the sound of his jacket ripping causes claire to wince and groan slightly. )

I would offer to buy you a new one, but I'm kinda strapped right now. Arrived not too long ago.

How about yourself, been here long?

[firstdayblues]

Don't worry about it. I think you're just stuck to the material, if we can cut it free I'll take one for the team.

[Testing that theory, he gives it another yank. More of the seam pops, and sure enough there's a little more give. This could work.]

A few weeks, I came in with the last group of new arrivals. Consider yourself lucky, you just missed boy band fever.

[terrasaves]

Boy band fever? I'm devastated I missed that.

( claire starts pulling herself in the opposite direction leon is pulling in an attempt to help separate from him. )

Did you have flocks of young girls throwing themselves at you?