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Prismatic Mods ([personal profile] prismods) wrote in [community profile] prismaticrap2020-07-09 09:01 am
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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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brawlcreed: (Hood)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
It's all right. [It's no fight club or train heist, but it doesn't seem hard. Just throw his arm around someone's shoulders every now and then. That should do it.

It's the second comment that gets his attention]


What, the future's done away with money, has it?
winscenario: (thirty three.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ It really is that simple. Granted, the moonblessings might try to push him to do more than just that, but hugs would definitely be enough to get by. ]

Yes, actually. At least within Federation space, there's no currency.
winscenario: (four.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh yeah. Absolutely. ]

I have a phaser too. Trust me, it's not going to cut it. I advise you to learn to wield some other weapon. I've been training on sword fighting, getting some combat training in too.
brawlcreed: (Talk)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I'd love to hear more, but I really should get on with life guarding. Someone else may need rescuing from the fish. Is there a pub somewhere we could meet?
winscenario: (twenty nine.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
A handful of them. I'll shoot you the address to one I like. Later today works for me, if you're free.
brawlcreed: (Drink)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Cheers. [A momentary pause, and he glances back down at the communicator] Ah, you'll be using this to contact me? How does that work?

[He was probably told, but he was busy having culture shock and didn't pay attention]
antichivalry: (pic#13384871)

[personal profile] antichivalry 2020-07-24 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Dimitri, Sylvain, Ashe, Dedue... Manuela was here. The professor...

[ He frowns a little. ]

Other students and people from the church have all been through at one point or another.

[ He doesn't let go of her arm, even though she confirms what he was kind of afraid of. Moonlacing is gonna make it better. Surprise, surprise. ]

It's called 'moonlacing'. Do you recall what they told you about it when you arrived here?
winscenario: (seventy two.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Jim pauses. Yeah, a text isn't gonna work, is it. ]

I'll tell you what, I'll call you later. You'll hear that ring, and when you do, just click the little green button. We'll be able to talk directly like that.
brawlcreed: (Smile)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, it's like Alec's telephone invention. [Except obviously way more advanced. Still, he at least can connect this with a thing he understands]
winscenario: (twenty nine.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! Among other things, it's a phone. So you got that one right.

[ Jim's just not really connecting the dots just yet. Probably should have by now, between the diminutive and "telephone invention". But anyway. ]
deliveryhawk: (looks like fun)

[personal profile] deliveryhawk 2020-07-24 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
As much as he says it, he would not leave him there to become a freeze-dried piece of meat on an alien beach. Sure, Kuroko could get lucky and if he had to run into a stranger it could be one like Ren. Or he could run to the kind that makes Kise keep a wolf for protections. Considering the latter is definitely an option, leaving Kuroko there was not.

"Don't worry about it, I think it's just how things are done around here, people help"

He snickers when asked about Midorima "That guys been here for a year now, I just got here." But yeah, seems even on alien planets the Shutoku duo is bound to end up around each other. It's called being friends after all.

When they reach the vending machine Takao is careful and crouches down to sit Kuroko down. Letting the other do what he can, the point guard does his best not to hit his head on anything.

He looks the vending machine over, no water but there's some kind of juice. Well, good luck Kuroko, who knows how it will taste, most things are close to home at least and Takao walks over holding the drink out.

"Feeling better?"
Edited 2020-07-24 02:28 (UTC)
brawlcreed: (Back)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, Jim, for the help and the explanation.

[He hesitates, almost asking about how Jim had intended to help with Chroma, but not sure how to bring it up. Maybe Jim just meant explaining what it was and how it worked? It was definitely helpful]

Well. See you at the pub.

[He gives a little salute and goes back to life guarding. He stands out like a sore thumb thanks to actually wearing clothes, but he still does the job fine]
winscenario: (seventeen.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome. I'll see you later.

[ He waves Jacob goodbye, going back to his towel to enjoy a bit more of the sun before he heads back. He figures Jacob will be working for a while, so he'll remember not to call him too early, just in case he's not free yet. ]
sem_rik: (vulcan)

[personal profile] sem_rik 2020-07-24 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, that doesn't sound pleasant. ] I have been trained with a variety of weapons during my stay on Vulcan. I will look into continuing those efforts here.

Captain, are there hostiles here immune to phaser fire? [ Cause a phaser doesn't work but a sword will? He's gonna have to pick out a good weapon. ]
accurately: (lucky items are totally!! legit!!)

[personal profile] accurately 2020-07-24 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Midorima gives Kuroko a harsh glare as he waits for his heart to stop attempting to jump out of his chest, letting out a harsh sigh as if this was somehow the blue-haired boy's fault. He knows it isn't- Midorima should've checked before he sat, but he hadn't known he really needed to worry about a boy with little to no presence. (Mayuzumi was polite enough to usually notify him of his presence instead of intentionally spooking people.)

"I've been here for over a year. Takao just arrived, I was making certain no one else was going to come begging me for help when they got into trouble."

Obviously, someone had. Kuroko of all people. Takao certainly hadn't begged either, but Midorima is always going to make it look like he's not helping willingly.
brawlcreed: (Default)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
[When the call does come, he answers on the first ring]

Just when I was getting bored. Did you know this life guarding business is mostly sitting around doing nothing?
clodpole: (pic#13463408)

[personal profile] clodpole 2020-07-24 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, but…

[ But ‘physical intimacy’ can imply a whole host of things. In some instances, it might only refer to something innocent, like locking arms with a friend or resting your head on their shoulder. In others, though, it can have roots in something darker. Dirtier. Judging by the look on Primrose’s face, she’s more talking about the latter, and that makes Ophilia’s face take on a whole new shade of pink. ]

N-nothing improper, mind you!

[ Oof. Way too loud, way too defensive, and way too unlike her. Abashed, Ophilia hunches in on herself, wincing at how awkward the outburst makes her feel. ]

In any case, I myself am not wholly uncomfortable with it, but I understand that you may not feel the same way. You needn’t do anything you don’t agree with.

[ It’s not ‘comfortable.’ It’s not ‘uncomfortable,’ either. It’s a weird fence Ophilia straddles, both okay with her circumstances and not. That’s what it means to be in Lunatia, though, and like it or not, they have to make the best of the hand they’ve been dealt. ]
winscenario: (sixty three.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. That'll come in handy.

[ He shakes shis head. ] Not all of them, no. But I've had at least one occasion where my phaser caused no harm, so it doesn't hurt to have other options, should you need to protect yourself or others.

[ It might even be that Spock won't ever get involved in such dangerous situations, but Jim's seen a few such occasions happen by now, so he's not so willing to take chances. ]
winscenario: (twenty.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The comment immediately draws a chuckle from Jim. ]

Yes, actually, I did know. I'm glad to provide you with some distraction then, if you're so bored.

Does this mean you're free for the day, yet?
brawlcreed: (Salute)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I think these other life guards have things handled. We were saying something about a pub earlier...?
winscenario: (seventeen.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah. I'm ready whenever you are, so I can just meet you wherever you are and we can walk there together.
jaganshi: (you are the devil I am)

[personal profile] jaganshi 2020-07-24 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)

Fine by me. [ Though - on the mention of that - ] If you need Chroma, there is something of a fight club around here. However, the human who runs it prefers to keep it kill free, so it's useful for nothing other than a Chroma boost since they're all weak.

[ Hiei listens to Shishi talk about the battles, being paid to fight... and the details all sound familiar. Of course, he doesn't doubt that Shishi has sought out other demons just as he had to see what was available to them here so far as demons and the like.. but the comment about jellyfish sounds like she has a bit of a script for new people that show up here.

Amusing. Hiei, classically, gives no indication of why he's so amused right now. ]


Was this apparition an air demoness named Kagura? [ He's very familiar with her, by now. ]
brawlcreed: (Smile)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Still here with the giant fish. That is entertaining, at least. One of them slapped someone right in the face with its fin.
winscenario: (hundred fifty four.)

[personal profile] winscenario 2020-07-24 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jim laughs. ] That's terrible!

[ No, actually it is pretty funny. Anyway. ]

Okay, don't you want to change out of your clothes first? I imagine those mustn't be that comfortable after going into the sea.
brawlcreed: (Talk)

[personal profile] brawlcreed 2020-07-24 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That's nothing compared to dipping into the Thames. [A pause, and a sigh] Besides, I haven't the money to get anything else.

[This is probably why he was encouraged to wear that outfit for lifeguarding. Jacob does not plan things through]