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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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inaurare: (Headtilt)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-16 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Weird"...

[...he is not incorrect. But Linneus lets the silence speak for him, the voice of a barker drifting up from a little further along the beach - "Just come by me - or my pal in the blue hut over there... every flavour under the moons - you want 'em, we got 'em...! Juiced or sliced, fresh, on ice, and at a low, low price...!"

Gently clearing his throat as the barker launches into his list of flavours again]


...is it the policy? Or... perhaps the Chroma?
irritated: (or a felony?)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-17 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Everything, okay? Everything is weird. [And he's not bothering to hide the fact that he's annoyed by it all.

But he is trying to hide how insecure it makes him feel.]


So sorry if I'm not noticing everything. Kind of dealing with everything else.
inaurare: (Wistful)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-17 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Everything...

[this... feels like an awkward conversation to have standing over the boy, at this point. So he'll just go ahead and sit in the sand instead.]

There must be at least something familiar to you? I was in a whirl myself when I first arrived...
irritated: (how you know the only style?)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-18 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not a bad idea, trying to look for the familiar...] Food...is similar? And I guess most of the fashion here. People look kind of the same...

[But he's also seen people with animal parts and that most certainly is not normal or familiar.]

Kind of.
inaurare: (Fond)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-18 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[there is a gentle chuckle at that.]

That is good. Once you have found your feet you will at least have a little less catching up to do than I did...!

[the things he has learned since arriving here...! Iced coffee. Hair dye. Zippers.]

"Kind of", yes. As I hear it we were not... changed, before we came here.

[Linneus, thankfully, hasn't been gifted with extra appendages, or unexpected transformations. With the moon he can grow a little skittish, and there is usually a darkening of his eyes, marks like a doe's appearing in the corners. Otherwise, he has just little dappling of the skin here and there, fallow markings at his sides and hips, shoulders and temples. Turning his head a moment, he brushes his hair aside to let Hikaru see them.]

Rather it is an effect of the moons. For me it is perhaps... less overt than others.
irritated: (what am i supposed to do?)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-20 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks at the markings on Linneus and thinks about it. That isn't so bad.] I saw people with tentacles. [And that, well, he doesn't think he could stand that. In theory, it's funny but living with that day to day? That sounds like an actual nightmare.]

It seems like you got off lucky.
inaurare: (Attentive)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-20 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[he nods, letting his hair fall again]

I knew one young man who changed drastically with his moon - waist-down. He was Iris, too. So I do think I got of easily...!
irritated: (wake up!)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-21 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Waist down...[His mind thinks about it for a moment.] What, like a mermaid or something?

[That's what somebody would think of, right?]
inaurare: (Yet also pouty and blushy.) (Unsure)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-22 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sort of. He said-- what was the word he used...?

[his brow furrows a little bit. He's okay with unusual names, unusual words, but they do sometimes get tucked away.]

He said he was a sort of a deer... jinba? A deer jinba. [his vowels are off, he doesn't even know what a Japan is, but the word should still be identifiable to Hikaru before Linneus adds the analog-] A centaur, he said.
irritated: (up and down)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-22 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That's possible, huh?

[When he thinks about it? That's, well, terrifying. Absolutely horrifying and the look on his face says that.] Does that mean the top half of you could become the animal, too?

[And that's even more horrifying.]
inaurare: (Oh?)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-23 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
It is possible. I never considered it-- the other way... [gesturing the reverse] But I've not seen it, either, to be able to rule it out and say it is impossible. Uncommon, perhaps.

They do call them moon blessings, though I'm not sure how apt a description it is...
irritated: (with the human race?)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-24 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Unless you got some weird fetish.

[There's a lot of people in the world that are weird. That's possible.] Maybe whoever is behind this is just some weird pervert. Probably.
inaurare: (Headtilt)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-24 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It is a lot of trouble to go to, don't you think...? [a delicate gesture about them, above them] All this - for a fetish?
irritated: (ripping off the whole town)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-25 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Perverts and freaks go to all sorts of trouble to get what they want. [As if he knows in his sheltered little world. But he was often somebody with a lot of time to fill and he and his brother were too curious for their own good.]

People are weird.
inaurare: (Happy)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-26 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[he's not sure how Hikaru would know that, though there's gentle laughter at the second part.]

Yes, though that holds true for most everyone, I think. But that's what makes them so fascinating...!
irritated: (a tricky instant queen)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-27 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. You're one of those weirdos.

[An unnecessary comment and judgment.]
inaurare: (Headtilt)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-27 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
...I'm not sure I know what you mean?
irritated: (hey yo what's up?)

[personal profile] irritated 2020-07-28 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
You said you find people fascinating like how people find the feeding habits of whales fascinating. Get it?
inaurare: (Oh?)

[personal profile] inaurare 2020-07-28 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, but those two are entirely different things...! Unless you count yourself less remarkable than a whale?