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▶ TDM .017


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
07/08 - 07/15 | 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.





You’re as Cold as Ice
07/08 - 07/15 | Level 2, Crystal Beach | top

Summer strikes Lunatia with record high temperatures as the city is wracked by an unnatural heatwave. Residents will feel the burn the moment they head outdoors, kissing their skin pink as it drenches them in sweat. For a hot and sticky day like this, it's the perfect time to head to Crystal Beach for a refreshing dip in the water. All sorts of new stands have popped up by the shore, selling icy treats and frozen cocktails.

The morning news recommends befriending those blessed by Cordis, who can keep people cool with their magic touch. They also warn of overheating machinery and electronics! Establishments and residences may end up dealing with broken air-modulating units if they use them too much.

Having cleared their names, Suzaku and Kaya of former *BTSB fame have decided to reform as a rock band duo called The Nine Tails after leaving their boyband roots. They will be performing their most chill new summer jam, “Fox Girl Summer,” while incorporating Cordis magic of their own to keep the listeners feeling cool and refreshed.

 B  Those listening to Kaya and Suzaku’s summer anthem might find their beats too chill to relax and party to. And by that, we mean literally. Ice may start to form around the limbs of happy local beachgoers, filling them with unfortunate shivers that will send them running into the arms of another Prismal to thaw. Even more troubling is that some portions of the oceanfront may also start to freeze, trapping some unsuspecting swimmers inside and leaving them in need of rescue. If anyone goes unnoticed, a Prismal lifeguard will be quick to rescue them.

In a panic, Kaya winks at Suzaku, who reassures his worried partner and ends their performance by summoning a mighty phoenix above the stage. Of course, it is only an illusion for the audience as Kaya thaws the partygoers and the ocean with his magic. Suzaku might have gotten carried away with their debut...






Boom, Badoom, Boom, You Got that Super Bass
07/08 - 07/15 | top

The heated beach waters have brought a large onslaught of aggressive super bass close to the shore. Needless to say, the boys with the booming system were not ready for the sudden and alarming increase in population of this particular fish. In response, the beach committee is hosting a fishing competition to see who can catch the largest super bass. They will be providing extremely durable fishing gear and sufficient bait to all worthy competitors, so come to the Crystal Pier with your best fishing know-how and try and break a record or two!

Due to the competition, job openings for lifeguards have become available. Their main task is to keep an eye on participants and the audience. They should be ready to pull them out in case they have trouble swimming back to the pier. Lifeguards will be provided official beach committee high-tech swimsuits (in the form of tankinis and speedos of your choice) that enhance their performance by allowing them to swim faster and breathe more easily underwater. In the dark ocean depths, they glow with patterns easily recognizable to the Prismal eye. They also accentuate the Moonblesseds’ assets very nicely.

 C  Although they are no different from sea bass in appearance, super bass are known for their monstrous strength and penchant for mischief. They like to fly in the air and slap whoever tries to catch them and their fellow fish with their tail fins. You think you like them better when they dolo? Think again. These fish will purposely grab a hold of something eye-catching such as rainbow-colored sea pearl or other treasures from the ocean and pull the unsuspecting fishers into the watery depths.





Put on Your Red Shoes and Dance the Blues
07/08 - 07/23 | City of Amegahara | top

The city of Amegahara is in preparation for the annual Vulpus Astra Celebration which is coming up in a few weeks. This year is special as the foxes of Amegahara have never celebrated this occasion with the dragons of Lyestellus, making it the first time all three cities in the alliance will be celebrating together. This is all thanks to the Moonblessed, who not only healed their lands but also brought the Prismals closer.

And so for this special year, the upcoming event promises to be an even larger and more extravagant affair. In order to address the extremely high demand for traditional dress and other materials needed for the celebration, many job openings become available in Amegahara. Among these are tailors, glassblowers, florists, and dancers.

 D  The tailors will be sewing traditional clothes, such as lovely-patterned yukata, kimono, haori, and obi. Glassblowers will create pearl glass plates, cups, and trinkets such as hair accessories and festive souvenirs. Florists will be heading to work at Inari Highway’s greenhouses, caring for flowers and putting together flower crowns, colorful bouquets, and floral arrangements to use for street and interior decorations. It is encouraged to make use of pearl glass vases!

Lastly, dancers will be auditioning for a group of strict Amegaharan foxes who will not shy away from hurling insults if you underperform. The traditional Amegaharan dance features many layers of intricate fan work that is difficult to master, or dancers can choose to take part in the more uproarious Amegaharan drum dance. Be prepared for long and grueling rehearsals after passing auditions, where you will be forced to partner up with one another to bend each other’s bodies as flexibly as it could then dance until every single person in the room has the movements and timings memorized perfectly. Moonlacing will keep one another from collapsing in exhaustion, but your bruised ego may require more tender care.

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[personal profile] worthmyclaws 2020-07-11 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's sitting in a chair by the window, going over the information he'd been provided upon his arrival. There's a moment of silent surprise as the last person that Shirou expected to see just walks into the apartment he was issued. ]

... Michiru?
irassible: (Rain ░ (34))

[personal profile] irassible 2020-07-11 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That he is not denied outright is of course progress. And considering there are no other Moonblessed around and this one in particular is very beautiful...

Six's smile warms. ]


My name is Six.

I am newly arrived to this blasted city-- [ It is blasted, as far as he is concerned. ] --and though I thought myself taking care with my means, this festival air has...caused some indulgence.

[ With that said, he gives her a small bow, his arm tucked in close to his belly. ]

It is my dearest wish that I do not disappoint you.

[ His eye twinkles in a rakish fashion. ]

And that I don't go back on my word, either.
pullofatrigger: (Thoughtful.)

[personal profile] pullofatrigger 2020-07-11 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
No, not really.

[Well, he probably wasn't doing a good job of not making her worry with that answer. Oh well.]

I would say it was obvious, yes. But I imagine it must be hard for most anyone adjusting to a brand new world without warning. I'd be more surprised if you hadn't gotten yourself lost at some point.
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[personal profile] spectralsnipe 2020-07-11 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even if Joshua didn't go into detail it still was enough of a hint for the sniper. While it wasn't exactly the same he had run into someone who was at least able to read emotions once before, so making the connection that this guy could read or sense his thoughts was easy enough. Knowing that definitely didn't help him be less cautious, though.

The simple question was a bit surprising, but... Well, whatever.]


Faust. [...] What's yours?
pullofatrigger: (Smile over the shoulder.)

[personal profile] pullofatrigger 2020-07-11 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Just Faust? [Maybe he didn't want to give a surname.] Mine's Yoshiya Kiryu. But friends call me Joshua.

[Well, and so did enemies, and those who just straight up didn't like him.]

So how long have you been here, Faust?
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[personal profile] irassible 2020-07-11 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His ears flick up, then briefly forward.

Mortals. An interesting take, that, and one that he did not expect to hear in this place. He thinks of the sweeping tower of the Trine, and then of the bright and rolling green hills of Timh Gyeus. What are the odds, he wonders...?

Better than he assumed. ]


Aye, I spied a pond or two on the way here that would serve me well enough, but I am a man of niceties. [ Now his sigh is terribly fond. ] A wide footed tub, the water steaming, the bubbles scented with rose and orange peel...

Now that would be a bath.

[ He grins at her, and jerks one thumb toward the door. ] I don't expect to be lucky enough to stumble upon that, but why not search with me for a while? We can finally share names.

[ Considering they have not, in fact, introduced themselves. ]
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Michiru hadn't even the faintest inkling of who her roommate might be, so when she hears that familiar voice and spots that familiar figure by the window, her heart is in her mouth. Could it be...?]

Shirou...?

[Her mouth opens and closes ineffectually, and before she knows it, her feet are carrying her across the apartment to run and tackle him into a hug.] Shirou! I can't believe it!

[She's elated, relieved, maybe even a little tearful as she buries her face against him. She was sure she'd have to adjust to a whole new city by herself all over again, but he's here.]
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[personal profile] irassible 2020-07-11 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No, no he is fine.

He takes his time kicking his way back toward the shore, rather enjoying being under the water than baking in the hot sun. If not for all the blasted super bass flopping about and causing trouble, it would not be a bad day to spend at the beach.

Before Michiru can jump back into the surf, he stands out of it, his arm raised as he waves at her. ]


Ho, girl!

That was some great work!
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[personal profile] spectralsnipe 2020-07-11 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Just Faust. [Technically "Faust" was just a codename in the first place but he also genuinely didn't have a surname.]

Less than a week. [He paused briefly before choosing his next question. There were a couple things that he briefly considered asking simply for the sake of gathering information and getting a better handle on the whole situation of his own presence here, but eventually reconsidered.]

So what were you doing before?
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[personal profile] worthmyclaws 2020-07-11 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's only halfway up out of the chair when Michiru bumrushes him, not quite yet standing firmly enough to keep from being knocked back when she crashes into him. Not that it hurts--it just tips him back into the chair... and then knocks the chair back over onto the floor.

Oof.

Regardless, he wraps his arms around her, equal parts relief and concern on his face. ]


You're here, too? Are you all right?

[ Why is he even surprised? She always manages to wind up in some kind of trouble when he takes his eyes off of her for even a minute. ]
bust: (sunset over the coastline)

[personal profile] bust 2020-07-11 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Clean air… While Ayer knew about Louis' post-apocalyptic world, he didn't think it would be in such a condition to the point clean air doesn't — or at least little — exist. He tries to maintain his straight expression as he continues listening, but eyes lighting up very subtly as the young man does mention what he wanted to hear about. And of course, the confirmation that he's in good health.

Internally, Ayer debates with himself. While he's trying not to use his past knowledge to be able to restart properly, this is a specifically important one. This involves Louis' actual survival and he even admitted that he's concerned about it. Should Ayer admit it or attempt to ignore it? Would it be too meddling, or would this person appreciate it…

Is it wise to wait until the last minute? How does Ayer find out what the "last minute" is, waiting until Louis appears visibly pale? There doesn't seem to be an urgent need, but the nature of this world is unpredictable… And Louis' own judgment might become clouded sooner or later because of the moons, among many other things here. ]


Hey…

[ Ayer's overall concerns eventually outweighs everything. He decides to admit it, but they shouldn't talk in the hallway about this. ]

Could you come inside for a second?
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[personal profile] thenatureofthings 2020-07-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a difference from wanting your own horse up and knocking the other one down a few pegs,...to a certain extent anyway.

His words only cause her to scoff and huff as she continues to circle.]

Oh? Is that why you so smugly came to me when you assumed I was a helpless little girl trapped beneath the ice? Don't act like you have any kind of high ground here

And don't assume I'm so eager to show off either, to you or anyone else
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-yeah! I'm fine.

[Or she will be, now that she has a friendly face to rely on. She wipes at her eyes and pulls back a little, a big smile on her face.]

Did you just get here, too?
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[While the man was being tended to and recovering from his ordeal, Michiru is frantically scouring the shore for any sign of the stranger who had been with her before. When she spots him emerging from the water at his own leisurely pace, she's both relieved and annoyed.]

What were you doing in there?! I thought you were in trouble! [She picks up a shell and flings it at him, though it narrowly misses and ineffectually splashes into the water. Her hands and legs are back to normal now, at least, all dolphin-like traits since disappeared.]
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[personal profile] worthmyclaws 2020-07-11 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Reaching up, Shirou grabs a hold of the windowsill and uses it to pull them both back into an upright position rather than just barking at her to get off of him like he might have done in the beginning of their acquaintance. ]

I did, earlier today. This place is... strange. The people here are almost like Beastmen, but not quite.

[ He stands, effectively picking up Michiru and then setting her down on her feet. ]

It's good to see you, but I'm sorry you were dragged away from Anima City.
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't protest at being picked up, stepping back when he sets her back down on her feet and clasping her hands, her expression falling a bit.]

I'm sorry you were, too. [It must be painful for him to be torn away from the duties he's given himself for so long, no matter how similar Prismals might be to Beastmen.] Do you believe them? When the people here say they need our help?

[As always, she wants to help anyone in trouble where she can, but she's also learned to trust Shirou's judgement in these situations, too.]
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[personal profile] worthmyclaws 2020-07-11 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He mulls over her question for a moment before settling on an answer. ]

As hard as it is to believe, I think it's possible that it's true. I'm going to be investigating the facts since we're stuck here for now, and if it is true... [ He sighs. ] I'll do what I can. This place isn't Anima City, but it seems like many different kinds of people have learned how to coexist here peacefully. Maybe there's something we can learn, too.

[ It's not a concession he would have made before meeting her, but since Michiru had become his friend, Shirou was learning to see the world and the people in it more kindly. ]
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm. I'll help investigate.

[Just like before, she isn't about to let him do this alone, and they can figure out the truth together. She smiles again, a thought occurring to her.]

Is Kuro here with you, or is it just us?
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Somnus Lucis Caelum | Final Fantasy XV

[personal profile] luciing 2020-07-11 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Arrival/Apartment Hunting
[ A decade in darkness and madness is followed by a spiriting-away to a hyper-saturated alien world. People thrive, the city sings, and industry booms. Still, the arrivals are called to action for nurturing Chroma. He listens to what the greeters have to say, he stands still for the examination. He leaves.

He steps outside, movements purposeful, cloak flowing behind him, as the light of the moons touch a body-made-flesh for the first time in millennia. It's overwhelming, but it he doesn't look it.

Somnus stands as silent as a ghost in front of a directory. Residences on Level 2: this is where he must head. Guide him, or let him be. He will endure. ]


2. Crystal Beach
[ The heat is sweltering, unforgiving, but not entirely unfamiliar. Within the depths of his memory, he can recall experiencing days like this accompanied by the sound of heavy footfalls of soldiers. He does not linger upon these memories, they serve him no purpose. Instead his feet carry him forward, almost instinctual, this time towards the water. The water laps about his ankles coolly, and his robes, already heavy, grow weighted at the hem from the waves. Find him upon the shore like this or...

...By a stand where a vendor shoves a drink in his direction. Holding the new, chilled beverage in hand, he stands still as his gaze lifts sharply to the vendor. ]
You are mistaken. [He didn't order this.

Maybe you ordered it, and it was meant for you. Or maybe you took pity on an old man and bought him one. ]


3. Inari Highway: Florists and Greenhouses
[ He is aimless, adjusting. Finding himself swept up in the preparations of the festival, he follows the march of the artisans as they tout their flowers and ribbons towards their workshops. Within the crowd, a flower falls from a basket, which he picks up. He knows not its name, but its yellow-orange petals allude to the midday sun...

You are the one who dropped it. He calls to you, approaching: ]
Hold, and mind your lost ware.

[ Here, a flower. ]

Wildcard
[ HMU with this lovely asshole. He's around! <3 ]
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[personal profile] deliveryhawk 2020-07-11 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well at least you didn't try to use him as a basketball, that's progress Shin-chan"


Takao right now is one, ignoring anything that is not basketball or acting like his usual self. Sure Iris is bound to get to him eventually and apparently so are pheromones from giants. And beds can be considered another day, he does not need to or want to think about those things. It's enough already.

"Just because they don't have what you like doesn't mean they are crap." However, he is laughing his ass off at his friend's predictability. This guy does not change and for the point guard that is a relief. It's strange how easy a routine can come back, then again, Takao has had no break from it so carrying Midorima's bag and walking to a basketball court feels natural.

He props his hands behind his head as they walk, having slung the bag strap across his body to carry it at his hip. Poor Midorima, without his red bean soup. He'll need chefs, Takao may be convinced at some time to be nice enough to make it for him. As if he won't join the people who make sure this guy eats something. It's not like he can cook that Takao knows, it's amusing.

That court looks like a slice of heaven and he stretches up to the sky, arms coming back down as he gives Midorima that glint from the side of his eye. He is more than ready for this. He is not saying it out loud but he has the feeling of something to prove. Another team or not, he gets it, he couldn't give up basketball either. But, he has a reputation to upkeep here and he is not about to start slacking now.
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[personal profile] worthmyclaws 2020-07-11 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course you will.

[ He sounds more amused than anything. He'd have been more surprised if she'd wanted to keep her nose out of things for once. ]

Kuro is here. He's flying around, getting a look at the place.

[ The apartment window is slightly ajar, leaving enough room for the little bird to get back in when he returns. ]

Are you all right? Hungry?
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arrival, b

[personal profile] canids 2020-07-11 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
( legosi's own canine sense of smell was powerful enough to pick out of the crowd those with attributes of various animals that he was familiar with — it usually comes off to him like they wear them like masks, given to them by the moons or whatever magic is currently Fucking With Them that week. the scent is always watered-down, in this way. he could pick juno out of a crowd of five hundred different wolfish sanguis, and so it's in a similar vein that he ends up detecting another lupine scent that he doesn't really recognize. odd. legosi has never really been the type of wolf that feels the need to group up with his own kind (he actually might feel comfier and more at home with herbivores, most of the time), but he was not immune to curiosity. so he draws closer, picking his way through the thong of the crowd drifting up and down the street in the stern summer heat.

well, he's definitely a wolf. is he wearing a trench coat in this heat? (though, if he's not, retract this baffled thought.) regardless, he's standing before a food stall with a very familiar look on his face. if he really is new around here, as legosi expects he is (otherwise he would have smelled him around at some point), he can guess what the problem here is. )


Um... I can get you something, if you want. My treat. ( the wolf might stand a little over six feet tall, but he's got a youthfulness about him, in his demeanor and in his voice. his tail gives a few tentative wags. ) What do you want? ...Do you eat meat?

( some might see that as an odd question for one wolf to pose to another, but here's legosi, in a very short-sleeved t-shirt which reads "i am puppy" on the front (haru got it for him, obviously) and holding a plastic cup filled with a variety of cut fruit he had bought a five or ten minutes ago. so maybe it makes sense, just based on him. )
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Cold as ice

[personal profile] luciing 2020-07-11 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His head lifts and turns to the sound of distress. Meeting the troubled gaze of the stranger, his eyes sweep down to the fractals of ice encroaching upon her fingertips and weaving up her arms. Had it been the Scourge instead, her life would have been forfeit.

He does not have an answer. This world is alien to him, and bright compared to the darkness that engulfs his own. Perhaps too bright and magnificent for the likes of his weary soul.

That does not mean he will ignore her. Somnus steps forward, affect neutral, voice level. ]
The magic of this realm, perhaps...

[ He lifts a hand to her, as if to bid to inspect the affection further. ] With your permission.
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[personal profile] raccoondog 2020-07-11 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, right. She has been wandering around on a moon and then the city for hours, and the question alone is enough to set her stomach off on a well-timed growl.]

Umm... A little hungry.

[Starving, more like.] Do you have anything?
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[personal profile] heelgenius 2020-07-11 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't seem uptight at least; not every guy's willing to roll with her whims, after all. It does get him further on her good side. ]

You're really hospitable, I'm glad. I don't really know anyone here so I feel a little lost, you know?

[ She isn't even saying it to play at being endearingly vulnerable, either. She might exude a ton of confidence when it comes to making her way on her own in the world since she's done it for years, but it's absolutely true there's a lot about Lunatia that's pretty different from what she's used to. ]

Don't mind me imposing~

[ She breezes her way through the window and sets up shop on the end of the bed, casually crossing her legs. ]

Hm, you've got a pretty nice place, too.

[ A little nicer than hers, at least; she'll definitely have to scrounge up some Chroma to spruce up her apartment beyond the basics... ]

I'm Metera, by the way.

[ She'll hold out her hand, curious to see if he's the type to just shake it or be bold enough to go for the gentlemanly kiss. ]