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▶ Fox and Friends
Moon Iris; Lunar Scientia, Lunatia | top

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. Even the few shy moon creatures you find in the wild have strange crystal growths on their hides. This is far from home— perhaps a dream? You pinch your skin and slap your cheeks, yet nothing seems to do the trick. Searching for answers yields nothing but an endless expanse of purple dust as far as the eye can see. You have four options: one, panic; two, soil yourself; three, admire it all then soil yourself; or four, go into survival mode. Eventually, you’ll realize that you’re not alone.

After a day or two of living off the crystal wilderness, a group of people find you worse for wear. They are the gallant Moon Knights from the planet of Prismatica. After the strange phenomenon 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? Why did I think grocery store sushi was a good idea? — 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 gives 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.

While waiting for transport to be prepared, you may freely roam around the government center. Eventually you’re called back from exploring, escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel. Destination: Prismatica.

a.) An envoy of Prismals with fox-like traits is currently visiting Prismatica to meet with the Queen. Their kind was so awed by tales of the Moonblessed that they have gathered to greet all of them with a ritual dance of their people. They also offer to teach the Moonblessed an amazing trick — with a wink!

Flowing robes follow their delicate bodies as they perform a passionate series of steps and acrobatics with their paper fans. Early in the performance, they peek above their open fans and wink at their audience. At that moment, your limbs are suddenly enchanted with exceptional grace. Couldn’t put your leg behind your head before? Had trouble doing a split? Well, now you can perform these flexible feats and more. The fox Prismals will be inviting the Moonblessed to join them so they can attempt to feel their invigorating chroma against their bodies.

b.) The dexterity spell the fox Prismals cast is one of many a fox has in their repertoire of charms and curses. It can be very useful for making a quick escape! While the older fox Prismals teach this spell to the interested Moonblessed (read: teach them how to wink and use chroma at the same time), you can explore the city with the younger fox Prismals.

A delicious drink called bubbly tea is very popular among teenagers in Lunatia right now! Unfortunately, defective apricot pearls inside may cause you to float a few feet in the air. This effect goes away as soon as the affected pass the pearls at a bathroom, but getting there will be an adventure. Maybe you Moonblessed have abilities that can get rid of the effect? The fox Prismals don’t have a spell to cure this...

Help the affected young fox Prismals get to a bathroom and they will teach you another spell: simply place a finger over your lips, and no one else but your friends can listen in on your secret conversations!

▶ Crab ‘n Go Menu
Lunatia | top

Several tents decorated with streamers, shells, and pearls have been set up along the shorelines of Level 2. A giant clam mascot tells you that hey, hey, hey! There’s a beach festival happening tonight! It will be full of fun activities, and anybody who is anybody will be there. The Prismals involved are inviting people all around Levels 1 and 2. Bathing suits will be provided to all participating festival-goers. What are they celebrating? Who knows. Maybe Prismals just want to have a good time! Hey, hey, hey!

a.) One of Lunatia’s favorite beach party games is “Find the King Crab.” King crabs have a golden belly and are hidden among other disgruntled crabs. Protip: king crabs are often found in the center of large clusters of crabs. Be careful while flipping them; they are very eager to clip anything that comes near their nest! Be the first to find a king crab and claim the grand prize —- an all-you-can-eat buffet for four at a King Crab Sandcastle, a high-end seaside seafood restaurant. You now get to exact vengeance on these crabs by eating as many as you please.

b.) There’s an educational tent promoting the soothing pastime of conch listening. Glossy conchs of various shapes and sizes can be found on the tables. Some special ones are said to link to one’s innermost self. Special conchs are encrusted with tiny glistening gems, making them easy to spot in the sunlight. Pressing them to your ear will draw forth the sound of someone’s voice — be it yours or someone familiar. Depending on the listener’s mood, the sound of the voice will range from peaceful singing to blood-curdling screams.

c.) Another tent is dedicated to scuba diving. You can either rent out a special set of nodes which are worn on either side of your neck to replicate the function of gills, allowing you to breathe safely beneath the water, or traditional scuba diving gear since some Prismals like the challenge! Explore Lunatia’s vast undersea world and bear witness to its wonders, such as its crystalline corals and tropical fish, a myriad of species unique to Prismatica. A few of these species are the rainbow seahorses carrying newborns in their pouches and greater clownfishes that can’t seem to find their offspring. Venture further under and you will eventually find aquatic bears with scaled bodies that seem to be very territorial over their habitat and hoard of delicious (?) sea honey. As they often say, don’t poke the bear…

As the festival winds down, some Prismals can be seen dancing and eating by the campfire. Everyone is welcome to relax and watch a nice fireworks show by the pier while a local band known as the Briny Seamen plays a compilation of their greatest hits. Expect an uncomfortable amount of marimba solos!

▶ Some Assembly Required
LEVEL 2, LUNATIA | top

Once you’ve been all crabbed out for the day, you can finally settle in your new home in Level 2:

a.) 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.

b.) All Moonblessed new and old receive a frazzled email from their favorite Moon Knight, Fahrouk. He was involved in Obscuria’s Glow affair, resulting in both him and his daughter becoming new unofficial Moonblessed Community Ambassadors.

Officer Fahrouk

Subject: MOONBLESSED THERE’S A SALE AT KRABBA!!

To my heroes and my greatest inspiration,

New arrivals, welcome! Old friends, hello! I hope all of you are doing well.

I am writing to let you know there is a sale at KRABBA, Lunatia’s most popular flat-packed furniture store. All crab-themed decors are 50% off!

Here is a picture of my daughter with her new KRABBA shelf. Now we can display our Moonblessed bromides with joy and pride! We had so much fun putting it together and hope you do too.

Here’s a big bear hug from us both! We also attached directions to KRABBA. Happy shopping!

Love,
Fahrouk and Hala

True enough, attached is a picture of him and his daughter standing in front of some newly assembled furniture as well as a map to the KRABBA store in Level 2.

Also true is the sale at KRABBA! The prices are affordable, but the crab-themed items are especially cheap and ready to brighten anyone’s day. Among the notable items in stock are a sea shell-shaped loveseat called Havsskal, a foamy green kitchen table named Tång, and a bed named Havsbotten that somehow resembles the sandy sea floor. Please do not lie down on the beds! The staff have been made to wear crab-themed outfits and will not hesitate to use those claws to get people in line.

After paying at the cashier for your items, feel free to order some of KRABBA’s signature meat (?) balls with Moonberry sauce. You deserve a break!

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[ One would think that with all the weird crap they'd been through something like this would be a walk in the park for someone like Mista. He was trying to maintain a cool exterior, he would have preferred for things to be a little less complicated but he would have to accept them for what they were.

That was part of the reason he had been goaded into the tent, no amount of protestation on his part had been enough to keep them from persuading him to rent a pair of gill nodes. The look on his face as he walked out of the tent, arms outstretched to look at them really said it all: he was uncomfortable.

Seeing Giorno here wasn't too much of a shock at least not yet, Mista turning one of those nodes over in his hand with a grimace as he addressed the blond. ]

Hey, Giorno, do you really think these things are sa-

[ Giorno. Giorno was here. He wasn't alone. There was a pause as he stared, an almost deer in the headlights moment before a huge wave of relief pulled over him. It was so much of a relief, in fact, that in those few seconds of thought one of the nodes fell from his hand and landing in the water with a delicate splash. He took his eyes off of the other for a moment, starting down into the water with an even worse expression on his face. ]

S-shit..! I'm supposed to return that!

[ Way to go, Mista, way to go. ]

[ he just raises an eyebrow at the whole thing, because - yes it's amazing that mista is here, finally - finally? - there's someone he knows here. but he also feels like he shouldn't be here. there's an empire to run back home and funerals to attend to, what are they doing? and yet he's here and he's relieved for it anyway, because giorno can be selfish too.

of course mista drops it into the water and almost loses it in the waves, and giorno just looks at him with fond exasperation. who else? after the crazy, hectic arrival into this place, something familiar is comforting. even if he'd rather that they weren't here to begin with. ]

I'm here to try them out, too, though I don't know if you can join me now, if you're just going to lose it right on the spot.

[ He had almost begun splashing hopelessly in the water to search for that dropped rental, first opting to squat and stare down into the ripples brought on by the waves. This was weird, the whole thing overly complicated (space, moons, modular gills?) and frankly that scared him. It was only idly that he noticed the node floating along the surface, picking it up and shaking the water off.

He didn't stand up, though, now that they were both here he wasn't sure what that meant. Not that being here alone had made much sense either, finally he let out an exasperated sigh and pushed himself up to his feet. A serious moment, though it was hard for it to look serious with the bathing suits that had been provided for everyone. ]

We were supposed to be done with all this weird shit, right? We were, weren't we?

[ He feels far more desperate than he sounds, but even he knew that it wouldn't be lost on Giorno. ]

To be quite honest with you, I'm not really sure what that means anymore ... being 'done' and all.

[ there are many things that had happened over in the colosseum that he can't quite speak of, or articulate, at the moment. especially not when they were in a world that was more or less a technicolor nightmare. it's a lot to take in on top of the very many things that giorno works very hard to suppress and manage.

that being said, there are a few things that are weighing in his mind, and giorno starts by saying, ] There is more work to be done after than there was before, and each task hinges on our ability to move quickly over things that needed us to spend more time with. Cleaning up Rome. [ a pause. ] And ... fulfilling promises. To name a few.

[ none of it matters in the face of an alien landscape, but - ] But we are here instead. Which means we have a duty to survive and return, because there is no other choice. Really, that's all that matters.

[ another pause, shorter than the one before and said with a sigh - ] .... well, that, and to make sure all rental items are returned to their respective stores, I suppose.

That's what I mean! We can't just stay here and fuck around, we've got work to do and...

[ Thinking about it was giving him a headache, but then that could have been the atmosphere. It was childish the way that he kicked at the water out of frustration, watching the spray as he mumbled something under his breath. ]

...what was it all for if you can't be there to take care of the rest of it? All of it...

[ There had been a lot gained, but even more lost at the end of it all. Friends, no, family had been sacrificed and what for now? For them to play stupid games on a beach and go swimming? What kind of shit was that? Not to mention the prize that had come along with the crab game, what kind of omen was that?

Mista wasn't even aware that he'd stopped talking, gritting his teeth so hard that it hurt his jaw; there was finally a snort as he once again tried to compose himself. In the heat of battle he could pull himself together just fine, so why not now? It was almost like it had taken an extraordinarily long time for Giorno's words to sink in. ]

Survive and return...? At least it's something we're good at, right, Giorno?

[ At least he managed a half-smile, though it was still laced with a tinge of sadness. If they did just what Giorno said, none of it would have been in vain. ]

[ 'return' is a tricky word and he doesn't want to promise anything he will regret, later on. giorno lays a hand on his arm and feels the way his body tenses in frustration and impotence under the weight of their circumstances; he knows, more than anyone else, because he's tasked himself to protecting the future, their future boss. and giorno, in turn, feels responsible for him in many ways that he also can't quite admit to. after all, his ascent was a series of accidents according to the general public, the idea that he has always been there, ready. a shadow, he had moved into the light when required and stayed there to guide them to the end and beyond.

he waits even as mista falls quiet in between sentences, giorno feeling the waves of the sea beneath them listlessly. what are they good at? a number of things, no doubt about it, but on a very basic level, surviving is all they knew, and what is being demanded of them is to do more than just survive. but he also has debts to pay. and a thousand promises to keep. ]

Of course. Everyone who has been brought here, and isn't seeking to run away, is painfully aware of that, too.

We're not the type of people to run away from home. We have one. That's more than what other people can say for themselves. We will get there, however long it takes; and whatever happens along the way, we'll take care of it. [ and giorno says it with a finality in his voice that brooks nothing else. he glances balefully at their surroundings. ] Everything else in this place ... interesting as it may be, it's useless to us beyond what our goal is.

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C. because i'm gonna drown myself right after i tag you

ah wow

okay i lied, i didn't drown myself but i did go to sleep

good u_u rest is important

ofc ofc thank you for being a good

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