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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.
▶ 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.
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.
▶ 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.
▶ Questions
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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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.
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[ A hand raises to rub his neck awkwardly as a silence brews... ...Small talk. Right. ...Doo, doo, doo... ]
Uh...
[ His eyes are practically searching for his next line, as if it's lying around on the ground somewhere. ]
So you, um — have a... big... tail...
[ Is that an icebreaker? Not really... Is it even a compliment? He wasn't sure. Ugh, even as it's coming out of his mouth, he regrets saying it, crinkling his nose at himself and averting eye contact embarrassedly. He's trying to be nice cuz she was nice but how do ]
N-Not that that's bad, I mean, um— it's uh, a... nice tail.
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...nice...?
Okay, now she's lost. She lets go of her jacket, still looking bewildered.]
Uh, yeah. I can make it bigger if I need to, like when I put out the fire, but most of the time it's this size.
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[ He knows he's messing things up, he's very aware. But he's no good with icebreakers, and now with their two tasks out of the way, he's hard up for conversation. Tussling his own hair awkwardly, his eyes find anything but hers. With the communicator it was okay for him to ask "Now what?" But that wouldn't work quite in this context... ]
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[Oh god, he's so awkward it's starting to get to her, too, even when she's ordinarily confident. Subject change, quick.]
Was it you who started the fire? [What with the screaming, and that username...]
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Uh. Yeah. Sorry about that...
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It's okay, no one was hurt. [Except her, but details.] Why did you do it? Were you angry?
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Yes.
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[She'd understand that just from how lost he was even with something as simple as using the communicators. Taking all of this in at once would surely get overwhelming for anyone.]
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[ He's so relieved she's answering for him in her questions, basically. ]
I just arrived a couple hours ago.
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[Carefully, so as not to spook him any further, she takes one of his hands in both of hers. There's a warm spark of Chroma, and -- helpfully -- it's already soothing the small burn on her tail.]
But we're in the same situation, right? If we stick together, we'll be okay.
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His mind begins reeling again, and while he manages to control his temper better now, he still feels the white hot rage at his situation tickling inside again, rewinding the shock anew in his mind. Michiru may feel a slight increase in heat in his hand — not so hot it hurts, but quickly growing warmer than it had been — but no need to worry, because Zuko pulls his hand away abruptly, hardly subtle. His voice is thicker than before, not the socially awkward teenager he'd been just a couple moments ago. ]
No. We aren't. I can't stay here — I won't. I'm finding a way home today.
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I want to go back right away too, but what do you plan to do? Everyone says there's no way back.
[And just being boneheaded about it isn't going to get them back any faster, just lead to more frustration, as far as she's concerned.]
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So?! People thought the Avatar was dead for a hundred years, but I searched for him and I found him — no one believed that he would come back, but he did, and I knew it and I was the first to find him when it finally happened! I'm finding a way out of this place, even if I have to be the first one to do it!
[ But how, exactly, is still up in the air — none of that answered her actual question: "what do you plan to do?" He doesn't know. Much like when he did finally capture the Avatar, he just dragged the boy's unconscious body on his back through a blizzard in a tundra with no food, water, clothes, plan, map, sense of direction, nothing, had told no one where he went or what he was doing, was found alive only by a miracle cuz the Avatar has awesome friends who came to rescue him and decided not to leave Zuko in the snow to die cuz they were nice people... He hadn't thought that through, and that was the first moment of culmination of his life's mission for the past three years. Even at the crucial moment to reclaim his honor, after so long, he went in bull-headed and nearly froze alone, unknown... No plan. But his mindset had just been like "yup, captured the avatar, mission accomplished, now move forward — just go — run — doing the thing." He seldom thought things through fully, it was true. He has all the conviction one could ever want, but what's it matter if you're throwing it headfirst into the wind? Rage held the reigns back then; it was like wearing blinders. There's a nagging sensation growing in the back of his mind now, old critical life advice from his uncle itching, old scars itching... He screws up his face and turns away, the scorched side facing her. He hates this. It feels like the whole shock is pouring over him again afresh. Thankfully the past two hours or so since arriving had tempered him enough to at least be mindful not to set shit on fire, but the buck may be stopping there, as his mind rewinds and rewinds his doomed situation in fast motion. ]
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She looks away, ears drooping.]
... Okay. Can I at least tag along? Shirou and I... We want to go back to our world, too. [And Prince guy looks like he could use the support, whether he wants company or not.] You're right-- we shouldn't just accept things just because they told us there's no way back.
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What are you suggesting?
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All we have to do is investigate, right? If we can find a lead, that could give us clues on a way home.
[She makes it sound simple, even if she already knows it will be anything but. Still, it's more helpful to come up with a plan first instead of storming around and setting fire to things.]
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I was more thinking retrace my steps and figure out how to get back on that big ship thing that dropped us off here and go from there.
[ And by "go from there" he means... ??? Maybe he was envisioning — if we can call it that — hijacking the ship somehow... or an emergency lifeboat sort of thing if there is one... Probably fight some people... Maybe if he took the ship back to the moon where he woke up on, he could go back to the government center and — well, actually he probably couldn't fight them, considering they were able to restrain him just to do medical checks... which sucked... But maybe he could get back to the place with all the crystals and...!!! — what, Zuko? Wander around in a panic some more like your very first moments here? But maybe there was some kind of portal or something wherever he'd first awoken — that'd make sense, right? Where there's an entrance, there's an exit, right?
Wrong.All that to say, he has no plan still. His mind is racking itself for one nevertheless. He's determined, against all better judgment. ]
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[She looks horrified. No thank you, she has no idea what she would have done out in that crystal wasteland if the Moon Knights hadn't picked her up.]
I was thinking more along the lines of... looking into the research the government here says it's doing on finding a way home. Maybe we could find evidence that they're not looking at all, or they're working against us... Or maybe they have a way figured out, but they're keeping us here because they need us.
[She lowers her voice for government conspiracy tinfoil hat time. Who knows who's listening?]
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[ It's all talk. Not that he's not competent — but he's one person with no prior knowledge of this place and talking like he can just bust out against this whole institution alone or somehow sneak out unnoticed or — something. He's used to physicality and combat being the answer, the question, the whole discussion — but even he truly knows better than to believe he can escape on his own, and that feels like a hole slowly ripping through the core of his gut. Calmer Zuko is smarter. Smarter Zuko is humbler. Humbler Zuko is nicer. But nicer Zuko, as much as he wants to inside, is too angry and scared and confused right now to be calm or smart or humble. Sensibility is not the word of the day. ]
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[She's moving in front of him and waving her arms. Doing something productive is good, but doing something for the sake of it with no real plan is likely to be worse than doing nothing.]
Just think about it!
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Who asked you, anyway?! You asked to tag along with me — this is what I'm doing! Who's to say my plan to get back to my world would even work to get you back to yours? If you wanna waste your time doing homework instead of taking action, do that! There's a war going on where I'm from — my whole world's future is decided tomorrow! So I'm leaving today, whatever it takes! I don't need anyone else!
[ He doesn't mean to yell, Michiru. He's not especially aware of his own volume when he gets riled up like this. He's just scared, when it comes down to it. And doesn't know how to show any emotion openly except for anger. All his other painful emotions — and even some of his good ones — just get converted into anger by default. Desperation just amplifies it. ]
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[She realises yelling back might only make things worse, but she can't help it, when her temper can sometimes be as short as his. Who knows, maybe speaking his language might get through to him.]
We can come up with something else. But you're not going to help anyone in your world if you get yourself killed here.
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[ Zuko is genuinely insulted — but he's insulted because she's right. And because he doesn't have any better response than sheer indignation. ]
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[And right now, helping someone in trouble takes precedence over her own wishes to go home.]
If you don't need a bodyguard, prove it and stop talking like you're a danger to yourself. [Can she... provoke him into not being boneheaded? Worth a try.]
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I'm not! You're acting like I'm being completely irrational! It'd be irrational to just sit back like you're suggesting, look around you!! I'm not trying to hurt people —
[ yes, you were planning on that part distinctly, don't even front ]
I just... [ ??? insert feelings here ]
This is just what I need to do, okay?! My destiny is at stake — the whole future, any chance for world peace, and — I-I need to take my destiny into my own hands no matter the risk! I don't have time to waste! I have 24 hours to get home! And I'm not gonna be stopped by some— some weird fire ferret girl!
[ Okay, provoking tactic didn't work. Ouch. Sorry, Michiru. ]
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