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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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[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-09 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, that coldness reminds her distinctly of corpses that have gone past their limit and while her frown seems to deepen the very second she lets go.

Although there's definitely the signs of crystal there, she might have to deal with that in a bit, too.]


I was told to save you from drowning, so I did.

[She is very much aware that isn't, precisely, what the other girl is asking, but it's how Zange herself is answering.]

There's no problem with that, is there?
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-10 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
...no, I suppose not.

[It's not really a problem, but it is confusing... is it because of whatever this person is, maybe? She's almost tempted to reach out and test it-- but thinks better of it.]

[She pauses to consider what to say next, before smiling. It looks just a bit odd, though with her eyes covered, it's harder to tell that the smile doesn't reach her eyes.]


Thank you for saving me. Though I'm not entirely sure how I fell in... I remember something odd jumping out of the water and feeling something hit my head, but I don't know what it could have been.

[She was totally slapped by a fish, which no doubt had Immediate Regrets and swam as far away as possible afterward.]
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[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-11 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome.

[Regardless of whether or not she can see it, Zange just puts on a rather proud smile. And it's not as if she seems to care one way or another if the smile would reach the girl's eyes or not.

But she does seem to be aware of what she is...

Hm.]


Well, I honestly don't know but maybe there was something in the ocean?

['Maybe'. She can never be for certain, honestly.]
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-11 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
...a fish, then?

[She turns and looks back at the water.]

There are so many things living beneath the surface that it's rather difficult for me to discern one from another. Otherwise, I would have certainly seen it coming.

[Says the girl with a blindfold???]

[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-11 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps it's something like that.

[She answers rather casually with a shrug of her shoulders as if she just couldn't bring herself to earnestly care all that much.]

But 'see' it coming? I assume that your powers or something like that help you see?
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-12 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps "see" is a bit inaccurate. "Sensed" would make more sense, although it's bit difficult to describe exactly how my sense of "sight" works.

But in simplest terms-- I sense the souls of living things around me, and their light illuminates the rest of the world to such a degree that, at the very least, I don't tend to trip.

...not often, at least.

[She totally trips.]

[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-12 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
... you sense the souls?

Do you see mine, then?

[Ours, she doesn't ask but there is definitely heavy implications there. Zange's is definitely more overpowering than Hakua's though, given that their personalities are pretty opposite. Zange's the more outgoing one - given that she's a goddess.

While Hakua is... well, she's shy. Awkward. Timid.]
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-12 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[She tilts her head to the side, almost as if trying to get a better look.]

Though I must say, it's quite rare to see someone with more than one.

[Rare, but not unheard of.]
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[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-12 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
And I'd say it's not normal for people to be able to see them both.

[Hakua's definitely shows a few obvious things - awkwardness, being shy, a fuckton of trauma that seems to be associated with spiritual possession.

While Zange is the complete opposite. Airs of confidence, that of a goddess with high spiritual power. Hilariously enough - and I forgot to mention this earlier, Zange's soul probably looks distinctly less human-shaped - although there is a human shape in it too, It's Complicated - and more like a fucking tree. Not to mention that her soul is definitely tied to Hakua's but like... it isn't natural. Zange is 100% possessing this body that isn't hers.]
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-12 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She can see it.]

[Mostly.]

[It's much more common for one soul to overwhelm the other, so that doesn't really surprise her. It's easy to assume the one she's speaking to is the dominant soul, and the one responsible for the glow...which is also a rather strange glow, really. Is she drawing her power from a tree, or what she previously some kind of tree creature? Mysterious.]


I would think not. Being able to see the souls of living creatures is a trait unique to my kind. Or at least, it was, in my previous world. Naturally, I can't account for other such creatures with a similar power existing.

[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-12 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
Some humans probably can, if their spiritual powers are high enough.

[She just shrugs her shoulders though.] Anyway, let's stop with all the boring stuff! Well... unless you want to talk about it some more, then Zange-chan is here to talk all about it!

Along with any problems you might have, too. ♥
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[personal profile] illusional 2020-07-13 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Zange-chan"?

[Sorry, she's not familiar with Japanese honorifics, so that's her full name name.]

Well, I suppose if we're discussing problems-- as nice as the water feels when it's so hot out, the water here isn't very clean. I should find new clothing.
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[personal profile] crossingout 2020-07-14 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! That's my name!

[And this is the sound of a girl who is completely and utterly fine with being called by 'Zange-chan' as her full name, even if the other girl is unaware of honorifics.]

That's true... beach water isn't exactly the best kind of water. But if we're going for new clothes, that means we should go shopping for something cute!