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▶ TDM .006
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.
▶ The Mirror has Two Faces
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and Planet Prismatica, City of Lunatia | top
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 drinking alcohol made in a bathtub 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 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.
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.
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.
▶ Knottingham Forest
Level 2, Greatmoon Groves | top
The whole city receives an invitation to watch a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor play in Level 2’s Greatmoon Groves. It will be performed by the renowned traveling fox thespians from Amegahara.
It’s been a whole month since these fox envoys came to Lunatia. The Amegahara foxes ended up staying in the city longer than expected because of the fiasco last Vulpus Astra. Aside from needing to smooth things out with the Lunatian government, they also need to regain enough chroma to travel back home.
The locals aside, wanting to make up for their carelessness from the past month, they’ve primarily put together this play while keeping in mind the Moonblessed who were most affected. Though the Conclave of Amegahara and the Oracles of the Sinless are not affiliated, the Amegahara foxes regardless wish to apologize for the wrongdoings of the Sinless because they’re still their kin.
They hope everyone can move past it. Eager to show the real beauty of their culture, they encourage all to attend and bear witness to a truly tantalizing feast for the eyes. All Moonblessed will receive VIP seating and special service. The play does not start until the evening, but don’t worry, there’s more entertainment prepared around the groves!
▶ Preparation H
Level 1, Lunar Scientia Headquarters | top
It’s almost time for the Conclave of Amegahara to return home and they will be taking the Oracles of the Sinless with them. Though, it seems they’re not the only ones heading out. As part of the ongoing efforts to bridge relations between all cultures, any willing Moonblessed will be invited at the end of the month to travel together to Amegahara, the Oasis in the Nothing, to give them a chance to learn more about this world. It’s also a volunteer experiment to see how their special moonlacing will affect their dead environment.
It’s said that the Amegaharans developed their own culture and technology independently from the Prismals of Lunatia, as their lands are separated by a large ecological wasteland created by the Calamity—dead lands which they call the Nothing. In order to traverse this dangerous territory, appropriate equipment developed by the Amegaharans will have to be used given that the Nothing is inhospitable and impossible to breathe inside of.
And so, to make sure nothing goes wrong, a proper testing and training session in Level 1’s Lunar Scientia Headquarters will be underway before the big trip. The Amegahara foxes warn that the current calibrations are for their kind, so it will likely be incompatible with the Moonblessed at the moment. Part of the test procedures is to find the right configurations, so brace yourselves.
As always, please take note of all glitches and errors and report them to your nearest Lunar Scientia employee!
▶ 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.
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and Planet Prismatica, City of Lunatia | top
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 drinking alcohol made in a bathtub 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 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.
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.
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. 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 apartments have been officially upgraded with special mirrors in the master bedroom that allow you to modify your features using a chroma-powered side panel. You can change your hair color, clothes, add animal parts, and even reduce or augment any feature of your body. Play around with it and see how you look! Sometimes, the mirrors will glitch and give you access to another person’s mirror, letting you see inside their apartment and catch them unawares. To their (your?) horror, you can hear them as well as they can hear you. Hopefully, you’re not caught doing something you shouldn’t be!
▶ Knottingham Forest
Level 2, Greatmoon Groves | top
The whole city receives an invitation to watch a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor play in Level 2’s Greatmoon Groves. It will be performed by the renowned traveling fox thespians from Amegahara.
It’s been a whole month since these fox envoys came to Lunatia. The Amegahara foxes ended up staying in the city longer than expected because of the fiasco last Vulpus Astra. Aside from needing to smooth things out with the Lunatian government, they also need to regain enough chroma to travel back home.
The locals aside, wanting to make up for their carelessness from the past month, they’ve primarily put together this play while keeping in mind the Moonblessed who were most affected. Though the Conclave of Amegahara and the Oracles of the Sinless are not affiliated, the Amegahara foxes regardless wish to apologize for the wrongdoings of the Sinless because they’re still their kin.
They hope everyone can move past it. Eager to show the real beauty of their culture, they encourage all to attend and bear witness to a truly tantalizing feast for the eyes. All Moonblessed will receive VIP seating and special service. The play does not start until the evening, but don’t worry, there’s more entertainment prepared around the groves!
A. Trending online is the Tree of Knots, a large tree with low-hanging branches covered in thick ribbons of various colors. It's such a hit with the locals that there are long lines for those who want to take Prismagram-worthy selfies.
The Amegahara foxes will explain that knots are sacred to their kind as they represent deep passion and eternal bonding. Participants are encouraged to work in pairs to loop a ribbon around a branch and then pull either end to ring around the tree. The bigger the knot, the better! Once a knot is secured, the two Moonblessed may find themselves, well… stuck together. Their hands will lace, and they will not be able to pull free for an hour. Enjoy the quality time spent with a friend and/or stranger… Hope you don’t have to go to the bathroom any time soon!
B. Cozy up with your fellow Moonblessed at the comfortable VIP seats facing the stage. Plates of delicious food and drink will float around to serve you until the show is over!
Under the moonlight, the play tells the tale of the Queen of Loch Drasta. The aloof and sheltered queen is seduced by a winsome village maiden named Peirene, only able to meet her when the night is upon them.
Special effects spellcasters make illusions of stars that encircle the audience, their bright glow emitting a comforting warmth that may lull audience members into a peaceful trance that lasts well after the show has ended. Those affected may find themselves feeling intoxicated. Strange — they haven’t even had a single drop of liquor! They’ll be prone to feats of reckless abandon or be charged by feelings of either elation, desire, or happiness. Possibly all of the above!
▶ Preparation H
Level 1, Lunar Scientia Headquarters | top
It’s almost time for the Conclave of Amegahara to return home and they will be taking the Oracles of the Sinless with them. Though, it seems they’re not the only ones heading out. As part of the ongoing efforts to bridge relations between all cultures, any willing Moonblessed will be invited at the end of the month to travel together to Amegahara, the Oasis in the Nothing, to give them a chance to learn more about this world. It’s also a volunteer experiment to see how their special moonlacing will affect their dead environment.
It’s said that the Amegaharans developed their own culture and technology independently from the Prismals of Lunatia, as their lands are separated by a large ecological wasteland created by the Calamity—dead lands which they call the Nothing. In order to traverse this dangerous territory, appropriate equipment developed by the Amegaharans will have to be used given that the Nothing is inhospitable and impossible to breathe inside of.
And so, to make sure nothing goes wrong, a proper testing and training session in Level 1’s Lunar Scientia Headquarters will be underway before the big trip. The Amegahara foxes warn that the current calibrations are for their kind, so it will likely be incompatible with the Moonblessed at the moment. Part of the test procedures is to find the right configurations, so brace yourselves.
A. L.I.F.E. or simply “LIFE” is a special form-fitting full body suit and helmet that are capable of providing ample chroma to keep the wearer alive through the most hazardous environments, such as toxic air.
One of malfunctions may potentially cause suffocation by squeezing the wearer’s bodies too tight. Another is that it might drain chroma instead of providing any. Stay with someone nearby to help you strip and moonlace with!
B. Another piece of technology available for testing is the aerial mecha suits called GIGA, which require at least two to three people to pilot one. Similar to LIFE, the suits also have a few noticeable glitches. Sometimes, the flight function stops completely, making it impossible to hover more than a few feet off the air. Other times, the emergency function suddenly ejects pilots straight into the ground. A neural cord that is supposed to affix itself to the pilots’ central nervous systems has also been coming out from the bottom of the seat instead of linking to the back of the pilots’ neck as designed, making for a particular uncomfortable seated experience.
As always, please take note of all glitches and errors and report them to your nearest Lunar Scientia employee!
▶ 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.
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Nothing says how we make the loop.
[ He pauses at the trunk of the tree, rolling his sleeves back above his elbows. ]
You keep hold of your end so the whole thing doesn't slip off, I'll find us a branch.
[ Which is about when he ties the ribbon around his wrist, bracing it against his chest, and then leaps for a handhold and hauls himself upward. He's not fully paying attention to how he has to be careful with his wrist tied to someone anchored on the ground, but he'll either figure that out the sudden, unexpected way, or Ren could give him a heads up.
His first hurdle is about to be a snag on a branch right below where he's now standing, the ribbon catching on a prong of smaller branches as he reaches up with his not-tied arm to find his way higher. Don't ask how they're supposed to tie the tree up if he goes this high, he's not particularly concerned about that far down in the process. ]
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If you go too much higher, we're not going to have enough ribbon to cross the distance... [Let alone tie the branch. That said, his roving eye does catch the snag in the ribbon, and while he entertains briefly the idea of not warning the other man and seeing if it ends hilariously badly before he gets high enough for a fall to do any real damage, ultimately he figures it'll cause problems for him as well since they're attached right now. So he speaks up rather suddenly, like he only just noticed the snag right now instead of about ten seconds ago.]
Oh, wait, I think you're caught on something...there. [Ren points to where the ribbon is snagged, squinting slightly as if he's not entirely sure of the fact but he's at least maybe sixty percent sure.]
... some mild body... horror......... lasldfj
All is going fine and well until a breeze picks up, setting the smaller offshoots of lower branches swaying. One catches at the ribbon just as Shino gets it off his wrist, and he tries catching it before it slips out of reach, his fingers brushing the silky ribbon just as it falls down further than he can reach. ]
... Oh, come on!
[ This is bothersome enough that he does the logical thing, holding out his right arm with its visible tattooing. ]
Murasame!
[ With a screeching cry, skeletal wing bones push up underneath the skin of his arm, stretching beyond it with ribbons of flesh-coloured skin leading back to his arm as those wings stretch wider. A head thrusts up under the skin of his hand, a black beak and feathers emerging as the creature within pushes out from under his skin, and as suddenly as the whole process begins, a crow is calling out as it flaps its wings, Shino's arm entirely untouched now. Also unmarked by the tattoo that had been on it before.
Murasame, the crow alights on the branch in front of Shino, craning his head to look at him. Shino's feeling a bit drained after that, but he ignores it, thrusting a finger down to where the ribbon's fallen. ]
Murasame, can you bring that back up here?
[ The crow looks down, looks to where the ribbon ties off to Ren, cocks his head while looking at Ren, then looks back to Shino. ]
Okay.
[ Then he opens his wings and flies down to the lower branches where the ribbon lies, catching it delicately in his mouth and hopping along the branches until he's close to the trunk. He flies back up to Shino, landing on his shoulder and yanking on the ribbon enough that Ren probably feels it down at his end. Shino accepts the ribbon, looping it around the branch he's straddling. Murasame leans forward to watch the process, muttering something to Shino (Tired) before he seems to disappear in a flash of light and feathers made of light, and then Shino's right arm is decorated in a tattoo again, and there's no bird to be seen.
Either way, he's finished with the loop around the branch, and so Shino starts climbing down again, jumping the last two meters or so and landing with bent knees. He has his end of the ribbon clutched firmly in hand as he brushes off his pants, flecks of bark drifting free. ]
Right. We tie the tree up next?
oh good ren's favourite
It's enough of a sudden shift that Inuko does actually get an answer to his question before Ren gets to talking about the bird.] Mmm, I think that's how it goes, isn't it?
[It sounds like he doesn't really want to talk about that as much right now, though, because he immediately just rolls back to the other obvious topic here.] That thing with the bird was really cool...does it just kind of sleep in your arm when it's not outside or something? It seems like there wouldn't be much room in there...
[Because arms are totally known for their spacious nature, and also why is he trying to apply logic to something that's clearly some manner of magical hammerspace business. The answer to that is mostly because he feels like it and it makes him look less thoughtful on the matter than he actually is, and also it seems funnier to him to frame it that way.]
ren's questionable tastes
Murasame's not exactly sleeping in my arm.
[ More like Shino's entire body is Murasame's sheath, but that's not how he tends to think about it, and not what he's going to offer up to someone he just met. ]
It's just how that manifestation goes.
[ "That" one, since there are several, and some which are far more disturbing. Those ones tend to lead to people being devoured.
Shino is kind of wondering... what kind of weirdo Ren is, and it may be just as apparent with the way he looks at him, just as it's apparent the moment he decides to shrug it off. Murasame's not anything he hides, because it would be both impractical and also because most the time he prefers for Murasame to be manifested as a crow, and really, he, uh, didn't think about trying to be subtle. Or sly. He's not even in the Imperial Capitol! Does he really need to worry?!
(Maybe. Mostly he thinks of Sousuke's censuring face and he whistles to himself internally.)
Deciding enough's been said on the subject, Shino heads around the trunk of the tree, wondering what about any of this is really knot-symbolic. Couldn't they just have red strings of fate? They'd be less clumsy at the very minimum. The ribbon tries to get caught on branches, twigs, leaves, other ribbons, and Shino finally gives up making anything look pretty after he'd started feeding his ribbon through other ribbons and is now standing there waiting expectantly for Arm Weirdo to meet up with him again. ]
he's full of bad life choices as always
Especially at the clarification Inuko makes, which has Ren tilting his head as he follows along.] So there are different ways of manifesting that sort of thing where you come from...? I don't think I've seen anything like that here before.
[Not manifesting demons, at least. He's met one or two demons in their own right, though they're also not terrifically common here, now that he thinks about it.
At least he's not holding them up while he asks his question, though it does mean he might be kind of trying to talk around the tree while he threads his own ribbon through. It's a little troublesome, but he's just kind of gone up to the side of the tree and started handing the ribbon over any branches it might catch on at the source, so it doesn't take him long to meet up again.]
Now that I think about it, two people tying a ribbon at the same time seems like it might be a bit complicated... [In terms of whose hand is going where and doing what.]
he's not going to shoot shino so frankly he's not making the worst ones
[ An obvious statement made because it's obvious, and because explaining how Murasame manifests with Shino is not actually easy, since he just sort of... works with him. It's not even stable all the time. Five years of relative peace have been tampered with now that he's living in the Imperial Capitol, and Murasame has had to take action when Shino's been shot and killed. As one does.
Once they meet up again, Shino glances at his end of the ribbon, then to Ren, and shrugs. ]
You take the lead, I'll hold the place they cross over. Like when you teach kids how to tie their shoes.
[ Which he's done by now, so he feels like he knows what he's saying. That said, he also hands his ribbon to Ren, entirely expecting him to just do the tying. If they're both involved with the knotting, that's close enough, right? ]
a fair point
[Ren points that out rather lightly, since he doesn't consider it an excuse to not explain. But then, not everyone is going to explain their powers easily (including himself, when he even admits he has them), so he leaves it at that vague little observation for now.
Ren doesn't have much of an issue with being the knot-tying person, though he does hum a bit as he makes a loop with one side in preparation for a very dramatic bow.]
It seems weird that they wanted two people for it when it's that awkward for two people to actually do it. I guess we could take turns or something, too...
[Which would be even worse, probably, given the need to hand off the ribbon loops while also keeping them intact, but hey, it's an alternate suggestion.]
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No thanks.
The puzzle of the bow issue leaves him shrugging, watching Ren make a large loop. Shino simply presses his finger down once he has someplace that the ribbon crosses over, pinning it to the tree trunk. ]
Symbolism doesn't need to make practical sense. If you're making bonds, you'd need at least two people. Or else what are you tying together?
[ It makes sense to him, as the guy who's collected family and tied them tightly to himself. Including not allowing them to die, just as he made the decision to become a demon's container in order to survive, for his adoptive sister's sake. SO she wouldn't be alone, and because in his pathetic struggle for life, he still wasn't ready to give up on it. ]
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[As someone who travels a lot by nature of his work, Ren wouldn't call himself particularly attached to a certain place (besides perhaps Cray, and that's not something he can physically mark a connection to), nor many of the people he knows. Still, some people certainly have that kind of connection in their heart, so while he prefers to make those links with other people, it's something to point out for the sake of pointing things out.
After another adjustment of the loops, he hums a bit in thought and then goes to tie them off properly, apparently satisfied that it's going to be at least mostly even now that he's put so much(?) thought into it.]
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Are you?
[ He asks, finding all that's said is possible, but not sure if tying people to things is all that great. Why be tied to a place? Usually you are regardless of your own wishes, based on the good or bad that's occurred to you in that place. Connecting here... he probably should have asked what the foxes were initially in the city for, and why the Queen (he's fairly sure people have mentioned a Queen) is related, since who else would be a symbolic tie to this city?
Or maybe it's about tying themselves to their roots. Who knows. He certainly doesn't. All his links are to people; ones hidden in his roots, which he suspects is true, and those who are obvious. Sousuke, Hamaji, and with weighted significance, Rio Satomi. The rest of those they've met in the capitol, and then back home, the priests who they'd been living with the last five years. ]
It looks mostly even.
[ He says, pulling his hand away (his right hand) when Ren goes to tie them off properly. His hand brushes up against Ren's, angling in such a way that he finds himself catching and holding on. With a blink, Shino goes to let go, but it's as if there's some invisible tie between them that makes his hand stay touching the other guy's hand. What the heck? He frowns, tugging back... and technically tugging Ren toward him, which for a shorter guy, comes across with surprising (or perhaps not, given the arm bird) strength. ]
What the hell?
[ He's not blaming Ren, but, why isn't he able to give the other guy some space?! ]
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It's not until Ren ties the knot off fully that the weird magic comes into effect - it's almost as if his hand being brushed shifts weirdly into being pulled. And of course, it laces neatly with the other man's hand. He doesn't get a lot of time to think about it before Shino ends up tugging Ren towards him, though, and considering how light Ren is, he ends up stumbling forward a bit dramatically.]
Hey, watch where you're pulling... [It sounds more pouty than an actual complaint, though, and Ren holds up both their hands for a moment to inspect them. He can't loosen his own fingers, and he figures the other man would have done it himself by now if he could, so his eventual conclusion has him puffing out a bit of a sigh.]
Magic, I guess. Those foxes had a lot of tricks when they first arrived, but this is the first time I've seen them do this one...
[Otherwise he might've avoided it. Or he might've staged it to bother people who don't like physical contact. It's hard to tell with Ren sometimes.]
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Did they undo any of their other tricks?
[ At least it isn't a malicious one. He'd have felt bad if it was, when he can take damage beyond what most people can manage. He stops trying to yank Ren anywhere, though the fact he could seems amusing (in the best way) to someone shorter than him. Ren's even more thin, and Shino himself is hardly outside of the concept of waifish, also built along slender lines. The flow of moonlacing from their interlaced fingers and palms pressed together is strange as hell, but Murasame seems to appreciate it, making a sort of garbled squawk before settling back down. ]
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[He doesn't sound entirely sure about that, but he doubts the foxes would gain anything but lots of angry people from magicking locals together permanently. On the other hand, doing it temporarily seems ripe for shenanigans and also happens to fit right in with their whole shameless and hedonistic schtick, considering it results in continual chroma generation.
The squawk makes Ren blink briefly before he smiles a little.] Oh, I guess this amount of Chroma will be good for your bird, though. Stuff like that tends to burn through more of it.
[Based on his own experience and those he's seen from people he knows, anything that's above standard species abilities tends to do that.]
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