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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!

▶ Questions

If you have any questions regarding this test drive meme, please ask them in the Questions thread below.

▶ As a reminder, test drive memes are for new characters only. However, current players are more than welcome to use these prompts for their own posts in the IC communities, personal inboxes, catch-all posts, etc.!
▶ 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.

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Hello where can I sign my characters up to moonlace with Fahrouk or be his next spouse?

I'm sorry I'm just happy to have a face to him LMAO keep up the good work!

shahni i'm sorry i love you but i think we're going to fight for that position

not my characters, me.

jk i'm seconding this comment!

Just checking in on if these events take place on/over any specific in-game dates!

(Sorry I always ask, I keep an in-game calendar as part of my thread tracker, which helps me keep track of what happens when.)

Thank you!

Edited 2019-07-08 00:28 (UTC)

BRING IT KYRIE ♥

Guessing this has been asked before but I'm having a complete brainfart and can't find a similar question. Are people already in the game allowed to make a threadstarter?

Just to double check - the spells the fox prismal teach are permanent?

I.

Waking up surrounded by crystals is... not the best feeling for someone who spent quite some time sealed behind one. He breaks what he can, moving his head back and forth as if he's taking in his surroundings even though he's blindfolded. Ridiculously long ears are pinned back in anger, and there's no mistaking that he's chosen the survival mode.

Of course he fights. It was what he was made for, even if the poor knights are not demons. Restraining him is a bit of a mess, but the shot does help. It helps him listen, too, even if all of it is very alien to him. Weirdly enough, space flight isn't??

One Aezuran lands in Prismatica, he's... a little on edge, because what the fuck is even going on right now?

If you approach him, he's... tensed, to say the least. Any surprises are met with near-feral growls from a large purple elf at nearly 7'5", and possibly even the sudden disappearance right in front of you.

He's still there if you try to poke him. Shadowmeld invisibility is weird.

III.

A place to sleep is a good thing. A whole place to himself? Less so. Aezuran is still on edge, but that is pretty much his default state even back home. Catch him looking over the building, walking down the apartment corridors like a restless ghost.

He knows he should get to know his... 'neighbours', but he's not exactly used to socializing, either. There's mostly snooping. A lot of it. The big elf even stares at walls. A long time, even if his eyes are covered. He's already good on his way to become the weird neighbour, even in a place with strange moonblessings.

When he meets another person in the hallways, he just seems awkwardly threatening with the intense look on his features and the tendency to loom. He's... trying. Maybe.

II. IT'S ALL BEACH FROM HERE

A. Watch those crabs

[ The chance that Seungjun is going to be stupid enough to put his hands anywhere near something with pincers? Next to zero. The chance that Seungjun is going to walk about ten feet away while watching other people stupidly shove their hands into a teeming mass of angry crabs? 100%

Honestly, this is absolutely idiotic, and Seungjun seems to be enjoying every second of it as he watches people get snipped at left and right. Occasionally he'll call out a "helpful"-- ]

Watch out for the big guy behind you!

[ Or an equally "useful"-- ]

I wouldn't-- Ohhh... That had to hurt.

B. The voice of the ocean

[ They're pretty for sure, but Seungjun has never been a big "stick random things you find by the sea up to your ear" kind of guy despite growing up next to the ocean. He does find one of the gemmed up ones though, and lifts it up, bouncing it in his hand to test its weight, before turning to whoever happens to be standing next to him. ]

You know, on my planet there's a type of snail that are in shells that look a little like conch shells.

[ He flips the shell over in his hand. ]

Only they're venomous. Not "can kill humans" venomous at least.

[ A slight pause. ]

Most of the time.

[ With that cheery thought he drops the shell back on the table to go look at another one just to the other side of whoever he was speaking to, looking just as upbeat as before. ]

C. Under the sea

[ He's opted for the fake gills, because honestly why would he bother with anything more cumbersome than that? And while he's not about to swim out far into an alien ocean and risk dying from some horrible alien monstrosity that lurks in the depth, Seungjun is enjoying the sea life not too far from the shoreline.

He's swimming slowly alongside a group of seahorses that seem to largely be ignoring him. This is probably the least obnoxious he's been all day. ]

D. Unwinding at night

[ He's sitting in the sand some distance away from the pier, lit dimly by the equally distant campfires as he stares off across the water. When he first arrived on the moon he'd been convinced he was tripping on something strong, but as time went on and he didn't come down from it he began to let the reality of his situation sink in.

Seungjun has never been one to feel remotely comfortable expressing vulnerability to his friends and family, and he's sure as hell not about to among a group of strangers. Still, as much as he can usually take things in stride ending up alone on an alien planet is a hard thing to cope with.

His expression is completely blank, and his body completely still as he tries not to let reality overwhelm him.

Try not to trip over him in the dark. ]

Edited 2019-07-08 00:53 (UTC)

For someone used to doing the looming, suddenly being in someone else's shadow is an experience Asarga isn't looking to have again. The feeling intensifies when it registers that there is purple skin and green tattoos; long ears poking out of the hair that do not slant up but back away from his face. She's seen some of his kind -- both elf and demon hunter -- in passing in her time on Azeroth, but can't rightly say she's found the experience pleasant, even among her allies.

Her lips curl back, making no attempt to hide her tusks and the expression of disdain. The details of the Horde's conflict with the Alliance had been, well. Not something she'd bothered concerning herself with since joining -- it hadn't mattered. Not to her, at least.

But she hadn't expected to run into one here, and so when she speaks it's rough and guttural. Uncompromising. "Move."

[ Things that can fight back when you rudely jab at it are not Tori's forte. If it weren't for the prize on the line, he definitely wouldn't have been involved in this at all, but-

Well, with Eichi dating someone now, he feels like he has to really prove himself! And what better way to do that than to win a competition and take Eichi on a date to an all you can eat seafood restaurant? He can imagine the proud look on Eichi's face now as he tells him the news. Aah, Eichi will be pleased for sure.

Except it's much harder than it looks. Tori picks up one crab to inspect it, and another nips him in the ankle. The surprise has him dropping the crab in his hands- and it, too, nips him on the way down! This sucks! ]

Aaahh!

[ And he doesn't need the mean commentary, thank you! ]

It did hurt! It hurt a lot!

[A. Arrival. Warning for mild body horror/gore]

[There's bound to be causalities and all while waiting for help to arrive. Not everyone can come out alive every time, right? And some poor soul has been apparently torn limb from limb or something, if the random arm dragging itself around is any indication--

Wait what?

Yep, that sure is a slender arm dragging itself around. It pauses once it seems to notice it's gotten someone's attention and the hand writes 'come quick. Bring thread' into the dirt and waits. Do you follow it??

If you do decide to follow the arm (or pick it up and carry it and let it point out the way to go, which is the quicker method honestly) you'll come across one Fran.

Well, what's left of Fran. Various body parts seem to be flung around the ground, but Fran is still sitting with her upper torso propped up against some mounds of crystal, her head half-hanging off, but smiling cheerfully]

Oh, good, someone came! Did you bring the thread? I have a needle but I ran out of the thread when I was sewing my head back on!

[This is fine.]

[B. Beach Episode (warning for mild eye horror)]

[Fran's really enjoying studying and watching humans (or human-like, whatever the natives are), taking notes here and there on behavior and things like that. It's all so fascinating! But her body's still recovering from....well, everything, so she's not really looking to get involved in the crowds. She's done a great job patching herself up, as she always does, but things need to still settle.

Case in point, when she's suddenly violently jostled from behind, making her stumble forward and... her eyeball pops right out.] Oops! Excuse me, excuse me...

[She claps a hand over the socket and is on hands and knees now, accidentally tripping people as she tries to track down the wayward eye. Maybe it's come to rest by your foot, maybe you're one of the people accidentally tripping over her as she crawls on the ground. Either way the eye has some good luck to avoid being stepped on this long and to avoid going onto the sand itself, sticking more to the expanse of blankets and towels spread out under the tents like makeshift walkways]

Excuse me, please don't move so suddenly, I need to find it--! [She could always get a new one somewhere but, like, it's her eye, thanks] It's going to get so dirty... [UGH!!]

[C. Assembly Required]

[Fran's found her new apartment rather cute, though obviously lacking in the lab supplies she'd normally want taking up space. Ah, well. She's done more with far less, and it might be a fun challenge, starting from the bottom and working her way up!

She peeks outside in the hallway, walking up and down it as she considers sound travel and everything else...]

Oh, hello. Looks like we'll be neighbors. [She smiles broadly, expression a bit dreamy as she looks upwards as she thinks a moment.]

Are you a light sleeper? Do you think sound will carry too much...? I'd hate it if the screaming woke everyone up... [What] Oh, not my screaming, of course. [Hey fran what the FUCk does that mean] Of my patients! [That didn't clear anything up]

[OOC Note: Caim is mute, so don't expect a wordy conversation with him. Telepathy and writing will work as alternative methods of communication, however.]

CRAB ‘N GO MENU
B — Unpleasant Shells
[Nothing about this misadventure has made any sense. From the very get-go with broadsword in hand, in characteristic fashion, Caim had every intention to cut down each Moonknight who came near him. Only when it was confiscated while he was held down did his rampage get cut short. And as he lied there on the floor, he was spoon-fed the explanation about how he came to be in the world and why he was there.

He couldn't decide if he preferred to be fighting a war he suspected they would not win, or if he willingly wanted to be drawn away from his duty. He supposed there was an upside not to having Verdelet's voice in his ear. Or the screeching of anyone else for that matter. No. At the end of the day, there was nothing good about being here. Midgard was where he belonged.

It didn't seem they were going to let him go anytime soon. Instead of returning his sword to him, they gave him a bathing suit instead and was told only on 'good behaviour' would he receive his weapon back. And even then, the Moonknights were going to be keeping a strict eye on him.

Unsure about what to do with his time, he found himself with the plethora of seashells and when it was explained what he ought to make do with them, he begrudgingly played along. Perhaps the sooner he did so, the sooner they'll let him go home. It never really works that way, but brute force won't get him what he wants evidently.

What he hears on the other end isn't what he expects at all, which shows in the transparent twisting of his face. No. He really belongs in Midgard. He can't be here. He's got to get out of here right now. The shell gets thrown from his grasp in shock and he's stumbling over the sand.

And probably into someone. Probably you. Caim has definitely seen better days.]

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
A — Some Welcoming Party
[He's not enjoying any part of this. They still haven't given him his sword back. At least he's not having to wear a ridiculous-looking bathing suit anymore. None of this is meant to be a vacation for him. There's nothing pleasant about being ripped away from home and Caim hasn't exactly mastered the art of calm composition. On the contrary, he tends to have a bit of an unpleasant temper. At least back home he has multiple people keeping him in line.

Basically, he needs to be put on a leash.

'Get to know your new neighbours,' he's been told. No, thanks. He's not interested. Unless someone he knows from home is here. Maybe they all got taken. Maybe they're all there together. Wishful thinking. He hasn't had the opportunity to ask and it doesn't seem anyone's picked up on the idea that he's a man of few words. If anything, it's been rush, rush, rush right along. They've got things to do and places to be.

Well, so does he.

He's storming down the hall toward the apartment he's been assigned. The prison, in other words. Grumpy is one way of putting it, but it's probably an understatement. He brushes past people, bumps shoulders roughly, and doesn't even turn to look back. He can't sense any of them. He's almost certain he's here alone.]

WILDCARD
[Interested in something else? Let's make it happen. Caim's not an easy person to get along with and he'll likely be of a one-track mind for some time. Maybe help him get a pad of paper or something. Or some other means of communication. Otherwise you're in for a challenge.]

▶ CRAB 'N GO

▶ FIND THE KING CRAB
( At over six feet tall and well muscled, Asgara makes an almost comical figure dressed in the ruffles of her pink bathing suit. But no one would accept that leather makes an acceptable alternative, nor do they seem interested in her proposition that she simply enjoy the festivities naked. Rimefang had even offered a helpful threatening snarl -- effective, considering the snow-white wolf was of a size befitting something keeping Asarga company -- but, after deciding that ruining the festivities would be unlikely to start anything more exciting, she'd waded into the crabs in the offered suit.

Scooping up an armful at a time, Asarga brusquely flips over the crabs to inspect their stomachs before tossing them away. The ones that pinch and remain on her are shaken off, not caring where they might land -- or on who.

Asarga snarls annoyance at a particularly stubborn crab who'd clipped itself to her finger, still not removing itself from her. An echo, hauntingly, of the circle of life can be cruel rings in her ears and does nothing to improve her mood. )

I will be certain to kill every single one of you when I have the chance.

▶ SCUBA DIVING
( This entire event is doing nothing to make Asarga feel as if she has left Azeroth. Staring at the options available for her to use to go underwater, she's crossed her arms and refuses to take another step forward, no matter who might be trying to coax her into doing so. )

My armor and Rimefang's fur already smell like rotting fish. I have no wish to repeat the experience.

( The frostwolf makes a sound of agreement, although she's sticking a paw in and out of the water, as if she's testing something. Attempt to convince her that nothing is going to attempt to kill her in this ocean adventure? Or perhaps just ask about the giant wolf -- that would be fine. )

▶ WILDCARD
[ throw anything at me if none of these strike your fancy. or, if you want to talk things out, send me a pm or hit me up on plurk at

tsarcasm ]

Edited 2019-07-08 01:12 (UTC)

A. FOX AND FRIENDS

[ Anyone testing out their new fox-gifted dexterity might hear a small round of applause coming from nearby. A glance over is all it takes to spot the pale, spindly man clapping, though he quickly stops as soon as his eyes meet yours. Looking down and off to the side, like he's equal parts shy and awkward.

Dressed in a nondescript suit and with his hair let down, Kaiki perfectly looks the part of your regular salaryman, complete with tired under-eye shadows and mildly harried look. ]

I'm terribly sorry. [ He even sounds sorry. It's very convincing. ] I didn't mean to disturb you, but it was quite impressive, what you were doing. Are you a gymnast?

B. TIME FOR CRAB

[ What is it with crabs. Why does he always seem to end up entangled with crabs. In the vicinity of crabs. Having to put up with crabs. ... not that he isn't finding a little enjoyment in flipping over these creatures and watching their little limbs wave helplessly in the air.

Kaiki can be found off in a quiet corner of the beach -- dressed in a swimsuit to blend in, yes, but also wearing a light button-up shirt on top of it -- deftly flipping over any crabs that wander close to him.

He's mostly keeping to himself, watching other people instead of immersing himself in the activity, but a keen eye might notice that he has shockingly good reflexes. He's found himself a good, sturdy stick, and any crab that wanders close is shown zero mercy.

Maybe he isn't looking and accidentally flips one onto your foot. ]

C. MOVE-IN DAY

[ Thanks, he hates it. How long has it been since he's had a permanent residence? His skin crawls at the thought. He needs to find a different arrangement ASAP.

So Kaiki leans against the railing in the hallway outside his apartment, idly staring out at the cityscape. If anyone else wanders into his vicinity -- exiting their own apartment or trying to scoot past, or maybe even just passing through the stairwell -- he calls out, ]

Hey. [ A small tilt of the head to indicate, yes, you. ] Lend me a moment of your time.

[ Time to see if earning money here really is as easy as holding hands. ]

▶ crab 'n' go | one.

[ Jason is shirtless and in a very gaudy swimsuit, legs crossed beneath him as he holds a conch to his ear. He seems to be, well, having a conversation with it. At least he isn't bothering anyone else? Feel free to disturb him, though, because he's probably not going to figure out the problem with his actions on his own. ]

So, there I was helping - sorry - [ a pause ] - I was helping - sorry [ pause ] - this dog person get to the bathroom by holding their hand and then— oh.

[ He furrows his brow a bit. His perfect facial features look puzzled. This isn't a unique experience for him. ]

You know, you have a really pretty voice but you keep interrupting me. I think I want to talk to the next lady. Like, swipe left on this conversation. Can you put her on?

[ The conch shell responds with a scream so loud that he drops it from his ear and scuttles away from it. ]

▶ crab 'n' go | two.

[ Rather than find a king crab, Jason has camped himself by a cluster and decided to name all the crabs. He seems to be treating them like they're puppies, wearing a big grin on his face. ]

Okay. Since you have a king, you're the king's court. So, you, you're - sir Tupac. You're sir Steve Jobs, you're sir Michael Dad... [ He picks one up, probably to pet it or something, and it clips itself to his hand. ] Ow! Hey, let go.

[ Interestingly, the one that he's about to fling into the near distance if no one stops him? It sports a golden belly.

It's also spectacularly disgruntled. Not at all the happy puppy-crab he was hoping for. ~~Jason may die today.~~ ]

▶ wildcard.

( Whatever else your heart may desire! )

Edited 2019-07-08 01:15 (UTC)

❧ I. son of a beach

[Suffice it to say, Alucard is less than pleased about the circumstances he's been placed into after... well, everything. But that's neither here nor there. As it stands, he has to make the best of it, just like everyone else, even if there's a very real tempted to convince a handful of teenagers to just deep bury him in the sand and walk away. A nap in the dirt never hurt a half-vampire.

Alucard does not, in face, hop into a ditch and tell someone to cover him in sand. Instead, he's currently lounging on the beach, wearing stark black swim briefs that are laced up on the sides, because you go hard or you go home when it comes to aesthetic. Worth noting is his impossible to miss scar that's running from his left shoulder down to his right hip, as if something very much had tried to tear him in half once and somehow he survived.

Right now, he's making an attempt to relax on the beach, eyes closed and basking.

Then you have the nerd to stand nearby and block his light. Rude.]

You're blocking the sun.

[Says the very pale half-vampire man who is not wearing sunscreen.]

❧ II. case of the crabs

[Now, Alucard isn't trying to be involved in the crabbing activities. He's not really a man that's interested in playing any games, to be perfectly honest, but they're just kind of happening around him.

It's when he's just walking along the beach with the tide rolling over his feet that he stops and looks down, staring.

A crab has latched onto his toe with its pincers.

Seeing as how everyone else is playing this game, he points at it while staring at you with his best resting bitch face.]

Yours?

❧ III. i conch believe it

[Listening to shells on the beach is an old memory of his. It isn't actually the sounds of the ocean inside the shells, he knows this, but it's a fond nostalgia that makes him crouch down, pick up a conch, and have a listen.

What happens is not as anticipated: he hears a howling, dismayed shriek from the conch.

Despite the unfortunate sound, Alucard's bored-looking expression hardly shifts. He sighs, standing up, and throws the shell out until it's splashing into the ocean several feet away.]

All right, then.

❧ IV. wildcard it

[make your own prompt!]

-1-

[There's a witch on the moon.

It's unmistakable. She's got a big black pointy hat, and is flying through the sky on a broomstick. She's looking for signs of life in this strange, alien world she woke up in just a little bit ago.

The moment she spots another person she swoops down and comes to a halt about fifteen feet up in the air to look down at you.]

You're not the one behind this incident, are you? It'd save me so much time and effort if you were and I could just deal with this all in one go.

-2-

Hello hello!

[The door to your apartment was open, for whatever reason, so Marisa just wandered in to look around and say hi. She took her hat off, reached into it far deeper than it made sense for her arm to fit, and pulled out a large bottle of sake.]

We might be neighbors, so we should probably get to know each other. Want a drink?

-3-

[Marisa had seen what passed for swimwear around here and flat out refused to wear the "bikini", sticking to her regular clothes as she combed the beach for crabs. She could never go out in public dressed like that! Even her underwear was less revealing!

Her crab hunt wasn't going great, though, as she kept on getting distracted by the ocean. She'd never seen anything like it before. There was no ocean in Gensokyo, and the lunar sea had been quiet and dead, without even any waves. This felt more wild and elemental. She could feel that this was a proper ocean.

Her woolgathering was brought to an unexpected end when a crab had felt like she was getting too close and pinched at her big toe, causing her to let out an unlady-like squawk of outrage and hop around on one foot for a while trying to pull it off.]

Get it off get it off get it off!

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[ Nemu tries to take to this the best as she can; she doesn't panic no matter how worried she is about the situation, she doesn't cry even though the confusion is a little overwhelming, and she certainly doesn't soil herself. No, her brother would want her to go into survival mode. ]

I. with a wink

Being introduced to the envoy is certainly exciting, and she smiles and greets them and claps at their dance. It's beautiful, and she tells them as much, and she giggles at their charm. (And, subsequently, charms them as well, though certainly not intentionally.) For as strange a situation as this is, they're all good to talk to. She's enjoying their company, and the offer of teaching their trick... well, she's not going to say no!

So when they wink, and she sees what it does - she gives it a try.

She's seen all the graceful ballerinas lift their legs up high. They're beautiful, and elegant. And so, she's trying it out, now, balancing on one foot and lifting the other behind herself.

She's so excited... ✨

II. thinking a happy thought

Where is that voice coming from?

Locating the source results in one, young lady with her hands neatly between her knees to keep anyone from looking up her skirt. Her cheeks are flushed, to the point that they've gone from pink to red, and she's abandoned her bubbly tea in her attempt to get down - and then, subsequently, protecting her modesty.

Nemu just wanted to enjoy some boba. The lines back home are so long sometimes that she can rarely ever get it, unless she asks Samatoki to get it for her.

She'd done it earlier, for a Prismal, but now... now she's stuck. And very, very embarrassed.

III. nemu's crab menu

Decked out in a cute, if retro, floral bikini, Nemu is a sight to behold. (It's still modest, she'll protest!) She stands at the edge of the King Crab game, frowning a little, considering the competition for a moment as she does. After all, it seems a little... unfair? Probably? For as delicious as crab is, disrupting them like this certainly isn't nice of them. Why is this a favored pasttime?

As an Aohitsugi, she won't say no to a little healthy competition - though, not to the same degree as Samatoki so often does - but she still feels bad for them.

IV. beach babe

Winding down? Want some company?

Nemu is here, with a smile on her face and a friendly disposition. She comes up to anyone who looks like they're amenable to the idea of:

With her! She's trying to make friends while she's here, to bring a little normalcy, and she's being given this chance. This is a girl who will take full advantage of the fact that she gets to live a bit.

V. wildcard

Want to play with being neighbors? Scuba dive? Have something else in mind? Hit me up!

a: our names in the wet concrete

[ the bathing suits are far too revealing for her tastes; a pop of color and a teeny weeny bikini (by her anachronistic standards) make for quite the ensemble. perhaps it wouldn't be a surprise to those who know her, but just like in rapture: there isn't a single person on this beach who knows elizabeth by name. still, she probably sticks out a bit; a woman in a knee length black skirt and white button up tucked into it, fishnet clad feet sinking into the sparkling sand. maybe it's the full face of make up in the sun that is baking the rest of the beach goers that sticks out, though, or maybe it's the fact she keeps to herself and mostly refuses any idle conversation. who is to say? i don't know how long you've been watching her.

maybe you see her sit down and take to the conchs, looking surprisingly busy for someone who hasn't been socializing much. maybe you only notice it because she's next to you. either way, the woman with dark hair and red lips raises one of those special conchs to her ear. she listens, and there's a flicker of something in her blue eyes.

she returns it quickly. ]

Well, thank you for sharing. It's... certainly unique. I think I'll take a closer look another time.

[ her tone is a little terse. maybe she's a little shook. who knows. do you investigate? either way, she bumps into you a little as she tries to escape from the area, hustling a little too much for someone who would have heard something soothing. ]

b: his face was full of intent

[ the explosion of fireworks in the night sky is loud and exciting. the crowd is cheering with the display, and the fires are crackling away. it's cozy, and extravagant at the same time. elizabeth can think of a time where this was enchanting and new, a veritable jolt to her system that been forced to slumber for too long. it feels similar here; like electricity in her veins in place of excitement. curious but not unwelcome, in truth.

there's a particularly bright display and she looks down for a moment, shielding her eyes. the crowds roars with delight. elizabeth inhales deep, and then moves a hand into her pocket before looking to the person nearest to her. ]

Got a light?

[ there's a red stain on the paper of her cigarette which lolls out of her mouth idly with each word she speaks. as it turns out, she never really had to carry one in rapture. it makes her feel a little silly, but when you can turn to any ol' joe on the street and ask, why bother spending the coin? ]

c: baby we built this house on memories

It's... quaint.

[ elizabeth places a crab themed set of salt and pepper shakers down on the shelf, looking back to the rows and rows of themed merchandise. uh, okay. whether you're shopping for your apartment together, or she's simply struck up conversation with you because she's curious about your answer, she still poses a question to you. if nothing else, elizabeth has always had something to say. ] Would you say this is your style? Nautical.

[ she takes to wandering idly through the aisle, looking up and down as she goes. yes she has already decided she is not buying anything here ] Think I've had enough of the under the sea theme...

d: wildcard

[ feel free to hit me up with your own prompt if you would like to! alternatively, i'm around on PMs if you would like to plot something out, and would prefer i write you a starter.

please note i'm okay for assumed cr for prompt C! ]

[ He doesn't need it, but consider it a freebie anyway. He presses his lips together to try and keep from laughing, because he doesn't feel like being yelled at by a child in public right now, but god it's hard. ]

No kidding! Got you twice, huh?

[ A low, impressed whistle at that. ]

These things aren't fucking around.

[ A matricatte in her swimsuit is nearby and she blinks when she sees the blond man there toss the shell out. She's holding her own, wondering what that's about, before-

Huh, he seems familiar. Anyway. ]

That's a shellphone call I wouldn't want to be on the other end of.

[ She knows what cellphones are! ]

You alright there?

[Unfortunately for Aezuran shadowmeld doesn't work quite as effectively on someone else with spectral sight. Balhareth actually senses him first though, a tingling of magic that is undeniably familiar and instantly draws his attention. Even though he's just as blindfolded it only takes a moment of peering around for his attention to lock onto the general direction where the other demon hunter is trying to conceal himself.

While he's almost a full two feet shorter he doesn't seem bothered in the least by the tall silhouette of power that he can "see", simply tilting his head.]

Are you just going to stand there like that all day, then?

[The sight of the catwoman surprises him a bit. More that no one is fussing over her distinct lack of humanity, anyway, but it's also something of a relief. Another reminder that this certainly isn't 1476 Wallachia.

Not that he'll risk it anyway by outing himself.

She's beautiful, in any case. Impressively so.]

Mm, fine. Annoyed, if anything.

[Alucard brushes his hair back over his shoulder, facing her.]

I should have expected that even the shells aren't normal here.

[ They definitely aren't fucking around, and Tori is a tiny child made of paper and rainbows. Bad things aren't supposed to happen to him! He's supposed to have a butler to do things like this for him!

Tears well up in his eyes, and he tries to blink them back. He takes a look at where the crabs nipped him, and it looks awfully red and painful.

Fat tears roll down his face, and he sniff loudly, trying not to cry any more than this. ]

It really hurt!

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Aezuran Felfeather | Warcraft OC

Seungjun Kwak | Original Character

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Fran | Franken Fran

Caim | Drakengard

asarga | world of warcraft oc

kaiki deishuu | monogatari series

Jason Mendoza | The Good Place

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