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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? Is sexorcism a legitimate profession? — 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 transportation, you may freely roam around the government center.

▶ When There’s Something Strange in the Neighborhood
Iris Moon, Government Center (Arrival) and The Glory, Tower of Whispers | top

After the Viergean invasion weeks ago, the Iris government center has been repaired! The staff is hard at work now that the Iris moon base is fully operational once again. Many of them are still recovering from the attack, but they still managed to prepare something special for the Moonblessed. They happily declare the results of their research and compiled excavation efforts from the Glory, all of which are available to view at the Tower of Whispers. The tower is the largest and most well-preserved locations from the excavations, composed of spiral staircases and seashell designs. Its walls and columns filled from top to bottom with shelves upon shelves of old-world scrolls containing information about ancient Prismals. Little is known about the language used here, so like the machine translations of the Glory’s ruins, the texts remain largely indecipherable.

The Prismals warn the Moonblessed that the tower is haunted; they say if you close your eyes and listen to the silence of the tower, you will hear whispers of the ancients, unintelligible to Moonblessed and Prismal alike… For those daring enough to explore, you sense something amiss. A shiver runs down the back of your neck. A chill passes through your spine. Good thing you have the Lunar Scientia’s librarian droids to keep you company —- they will watch over and protect the archives, quick to ward off any theft or anyone mishandling the ancient scrolls.

As you peer into the scrolls, you find crude drawings in place of where you would expect ancient writings. There are illustrations of a three-headed dragon, a giant boar wearing a crown, a seraphim clad in a lion mask, a naked woman covered in snakes, a basilisk skewered by multiple boat masts, a sleeping one-eyed giant, and a beautiful satyr with flowing, flaxen locks.

A Stare at the contents of the scrolls long enough and the illustrations will soon transform on the parchment. The dragon may start breathing fire, the seraphim’s closed mouth might open and scream, and the basilisk might even start bleeding past the margins… But once you blink or look away, it’s as if nothing ever happened. On some pages, readers may find a disturbing ocular symbol fading in and out. “I told you this place was haunted!” you overhear some of the staff say. Other staff members mention seeing white figures and feeling something cold touching their heads or shoulders. Too spooky.

B After staying in the tower for a while, you might find yourself behaving a bit strangely. You’ll have the urge to knock scrolls to the ground, pull down the pants and skirts of neighboring Moonblessed or Prismals, kick over librarian droids, and generally cause chaos. You don’t know what’s making you do this, but you swear that you’re innocent. The librarian droids will be having none of this! They will send everyone out of the tower to be horrible geese somewhere else. These urges will continue for about an hour, so make sure you don’t steal someone’s lunch, sneak into rooms you shouldn’t be in, or do anything that will get you on TV!

Eventually you’re called back from exploring, escorted to the docks, and led onto a large transport vessel that makes frequent trips back and forth between the moons and the planet. The passengers on board include both old and new Moonblessed as well as Prismals. The next destination: Prismatica.

▶ Hail Hydra
Planet Prismatica, 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.

B As part of the maintenance done after the invasion, broken public toilets were upgraded to what Lunar Scientia calls the Raging Hydra 5000, fresh from the factory and ready for use. Aside from its reliable auto-flushing and sanitizing features, these toilets are equipped with a vigorous pair of hydraulic AI-powered snakeheads that will sprout outwards from inside the water tank to give you a cleansing spray with a delightful little encouraging slap on the bottom at the end. They’re capable of intimate massages too should you ask nicely.

Designed to discourage poor eating habits, the AI will also give you unwarranted comments about your dietary intake. Its voice is reminiscent of the shrill nagging of a caretaker. One can simply walk by the public restrooms to overhear their incessant screeching. Some AIs may even go so far as to complain about your grades, your job, or how you never spend time at home anymore...

If you are impressed with the Raging Hydra 5000, you may purchase them at KRABBA: Lunatia’s most popular flat-packed furniture store! Local Lunatian testimonies mention feeling as fresh and new as the day they were born! You’re encouraged to submit feedback before you leave the restroom by tapping the mirror to access the survey. Yes, it doubles as a touch screen! If you leave the restroom without submitting feedback, the survey will keep popping up on your communication device until you answer it. How annoying!

▶ I Don’t Think You’re Ready for This Jelly
Lunatia | top

The scent of paranormal activity and pumpkin spice lattes is in the air! That only means Geistnacht is around the corner. According to local myths, Geistnacht is the night when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead will be at its thinnest. It’s all the media ever talks about around this time of the year!

Activities like masquerades, bonfires, and communal seances are encouraged every single day for the rest of the month. One way of celebrating is to dress up as a deceased ancestor, friend, loved one, or any figure from history or myth they want to celebrate, and wear a colorful mask while taking part in the dancing and merriment.

A During the day, Prismal children will be going door-to-door, partaking in a custom known as Ainfeil’s Feast. They will be in cute costumes while wearing boar masks and crowns, requesting to be fed as much candy, pastries, or confections as possible. Take care not to be deceived by any naughty children returning with a different outfit. Refuse their request and they’ll run in your apartment or house to steal any eye-catching item from you or your roommates!

Though it is popular with children, adults also take part in the festivities. The Moonblessed are welcome to join in. Simply download the “A-FEAST” app to get started! The goal is to eat the most amount of confections before the night of Geistnacht falls. Using A-FEAST, scan each candy wrapper you have to earn points. Wrappers that have already been scanned don't count! You must be in costume or you won’t be given any treats!

Lunatians may occasionally give out other “treats” such as condoms, intimate apparel, edible undergarments, and/or flavored lubricants. When questioned, they will encourage the Moonblessed to make the most of their lovely costumes together. Winners will be given the hottest and most luxurious Geistnacht treat this year: crystal candy, a gourmet dessert platter crafted by celebrity chef, Sheldon Romsay. Tastes like a billion Chroma gem: you're an idiot sandwich to let this chance pass.

B Lunatia’s food industry is booming with fresh jellyfish meat because of last month’s incident. Vierge jellies are a rare delicacy, so get them while supplies last! Huge meat bargains are slapped all over the fronts of supermarkets, and butcher shops and restaurants are taking full advantage! Considering the festive season, it’s the best chance to grab your party grub for the month!

Food blogs on the internet frequently post about jellyfish sushi, watercress and nettle salad, stinger soup (extra spicy!), jell-ato, jell-atin pudding, peanut butter jellyfish sandwich, and the electric punisher cocktail. Comments left by Lunatians often mention enjoying their vengeance on these critters. Be careful: jellyfish may be tasty but eat in moderation! Overindulging may cause side effects such as indigestion, heartburn, and diarrhea.

Mages like to collect this meat for other shocking uses. Consuming Vierge jelly meat may slightly and temporarily increase the power of your electric magic or energize your body’s electrolytes (perhaps a little too much)! Shaking hands with others is not recommended while this is in effect! Unfortunately, this kind of jellyfish meat expires in a few days, so stockpiling it is impossible.

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Kunikida-san. [She greets him with a smile, but it's--A bit strained. And after a moment it fades, whatever expression he's wearing setting off some kind of signal in her brain. That he knows, and she knows, and...

Her fingers feel loose on the notebook, but she keeps it in her grasp as she hands it over.]

...It's good to see you too. [It's amazing how much can be conveyed without words.Sure what she says is genuine, but also it goes far beyond that. It's good to see him--whole and most importantly alive. It wasn't just this place playing tricks on her, right? A bit softer, she adds:] It really is.

[Forgive her for giving into sentiment and getting a tad emotional herself here.]

You've missed out on a lot, you know. It's about time you showed up.

[The look in Yosano’s eyes when she says it’s good to see him speaks volumes, and without even asking he can tell that she knows exactly what kind of fate befell him before he was brought here. He had hoped that maybe she would be from an earlier time, a time before the ADA became fugitives and began to fall apart, one by one, but it seems that fate isn’t so kind.

He takes the notebook from her, and his expression softens when she emphasizes just how good it is to see him.]

Yosano-sensei...

[There’s so many things he wants to say, but where does he even begin? Would she even want to talk about Yokohama or the ADA right now? Perhaps it’s a subject best eased into...or left for later.]

Have I? Ranpo-san told me he ran into a bit of trouble shortly after arriving here. I’m glad he has you to look after him.

[They're out in public so she won't pull him into the hug that she so desperately wants to give him, to reassure herself that he's real and alive.

Instead she holds onto his wrist when he takes the notebook, her grip probably a little stronger than it needs to be. But it's flesh and bone beneath her fingers and she seems satisfied with that, ignoring the tingle of pleasure from the brief moonlacing as she slides her hand away back to her side after a moment.]

I've been looking after all of them, you know. Ranpo-san, Atsushi-san, Dazai-san. [SHE HAD TO WRANGLE DAZAI ON HER OWN, KUNIKIDA.] Ranpo-san's at least pretty recent, but the other two have taken years off my life! Now that you're here, I'm going on a vacation!

[Honestly he still finds all of this incredibly difficult to believe, but here they are, and he supposes he should be grateful that Yosano is standing in front of him rather than enduring whatever trials awaited the ADA after Kunikida jumped off that helicopter. He wants to ask about the last thing she remembers before coming here, but judging by how she grabs hold of his wrist like that he can hazard a guess.

Her grip is strong, but it’s also reassuring, because it lets him know that he is indeed flesh and blood and not the ghost of a dead man.

It also feels rather nice because Moonlacing, but he won’t think too hard on that right now.]

Why am I not surprised that you’ve been the one to take charge?

[He smiles then, which is rare in and of itself, but this one is particularly soft, and for once there’s not a crease on his forehead to be found.]

Looks like I’ll need to step back into my role of keeping Dazai in line. I hope you haven’t had to use your ability too much on the other two.

[Atsushi is a fast healer, but Kunikida has a feeling that Ranpo left out some of the details about his encounter with those dreaded jellyfish.]

Edited 2019-10-10 03:35 (UTC)

Someone had to. They'd already been running around this place without a keeper for a couple of months before I showed up. [Yosano sighs, a touch dramatically, with her hand against her forehead, but pauses when Kunikida continues.

Oh. Right.

Her fingers curl uncertainly as she drops her hand to her side and then to her hip, shifting her weight uncomfortably.]

...I haven't been able to use my ability almost at all. [She sounds reluctant to admit it, but she has to let him know. He can't be the only one left in the dark.] This place hasn't messed with anyone else's, but I can't use it more than once a day. I think it uses too much of that 'Chroma' that's like everyone's life energy here.

I used it once last month on a group of injured people during the jellyfish invasion and nearly collapsed.

I can only imagine the chaos they've caused.

[Especially Dazai. Good lord, imagine Atsushi and Dazai hanging out together all the time with no supervision. How did they even survive until Yosano showed up??

Ah, but he can tell that he's brought up a less than pleasant subject by mentioning her ability. He listens quietly, his expression growing concerned when he hears that Yosano's ability is severely limited here and that she nearly collapsed from using it on too many people.]

Yosano-sensei...

[He knows how insistent she is on helping people who need it, but Kunikida would hate to see her run herself ragged from using her ability too much, especially when low chroma levels can be downright dangerous.]

I'm not sure why your ability is so limited here, but...please take care of yourself. I'm sure there are others with healing abilities in the city, so don't burden yourself with too many patients.

[He says as if he isn't just as self-sacrificing when it comes to others, especially those he cares about. If she can only use her ability once a day then she should save it for only the most dire of circumstances.

Of course Yosano is a grown woman who can make her own decisions, but that doesn't mean that Kunikida won't worry. He's the Agency dad, after all.]

Edited 2019-10-11 22:36 (UTC)

[Yosano rests one hand on her hip, the other running through her hair in mild unease, and maybe a bit of annoyance. Kunikida's right, of course, but that doesn't mean she has to like it!]

I know that, but... I still feel more useless than before. [She can't be nearly as reckless with herself, even, not like she could before. It's frustrating.]

Anyway, you should be careful with your ability too, just in case. As I said, Dazai-san and Atsushi-san's abilities aren't really effected at all, except that Atsushi-san's burns up his chroma more. But other than that, it seems his healing is still as fast as before, he can still transform into the tiger and all...

Ranpo-san is the same as ever, of course. [He doesn't actually have an ability, after all, but it's good to know this place hasn't messed with him some other way to try and nerf him, you kno?]

...you’re not the only one.

[His ability might not have been nerfed, but it’s also not exactly useful in a world like this. He’s never really desired any other ability, but he almost wishes he were capable of healing like Yosano, or instantly deducing things like Ranpo, ability or no.]

I’ve used it sparingly. Regaining chroma isn’t exactly all that easy for me, after all. Holding hands isn’t so terrible, I suppose.

[Which begs the question of how much Moonlacing Atsushi and Dazai have been doing...but best not to think on it too hard.]

Ranpo-san doesn’t seem to have had his deductive capabilities lowered at all, no. Though I do wonder how he’s adjusting to this place. He seems cheerful enough most of the time, but...

[But the truth is he’s carrying the burden of knowing the fate of the ADA and feeling responsible for it, and it’s definitely taking a toll on him.]

Edited 2019-10-15 20:57 (UTC)

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