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This is a plotting post for our next event, which will also welcome our latest batch of arrivals! We've made this OOC post for all your plotting needs. As always, you are free to backdate and backlog event threads for as long as you need.

▶ What Happens in Obscuria Stays in Obscuria

One late and quiet evening, all Moonblessed will receive a secure email in their inboxes:

Captain Natela

Good evening.

This is Captain Natela. After observing your courageous deeds for the past four months, I brought it upon myself to send this missive and humbly request your aid in our upcoming mission. This is not mandatory. If you would rather not participate, please disregard this message.

After several incidents of violence within Level 4 (also known as the Lightless), the Moon Knights ran tests on all the criminals involved and discovered a strange substance in their bloodstream. The use of a dangerous, illegal drug called the Glow has become widespread throughout the Lightless. We suspect these drugs may have also been smuggled into Level 3.

Initial test results indicate that Glow is able to drastically enhance moonblessing traits to hazardous levels. As a side effect, it may theoretically cause an extreme increase in appetite for chroma. All evidence and samples for the case have been deposited at the Lunar Scientia Headquarters. Investigations are still ongoing. Attached is a a photo of Glow for your reference.

Reports conclude that Glow’s main distributor is in Obscuria, a luxury resort and casino in the Lightless, notorious for being the favored hangout of many syndicates especially Eclipse. Sources say that Eclipse’s leader, Janus, will soon be hosting the King of Crystal Fist Tournament, a lavish fighting tournament where we believe the use of Glow is featured most prominently.

Investigate the fighting tournament and report back to Moon Knights Headquarters. Should you choose to accept this mission, you will personally be given clearance to enter the Lightless.

We Moon Knights will provide all the support we can. Keep your wits about you and stay alert. I look forward to your continued success.

Yours truly,
Captain Natela of the Moon Knights

For the first time, the Moonblessed will be venturing to the underground criminal zone: Level 4, or the Lightless. The Lightless can be accessed via a secured elevator at the Outpost in Level 3 by using a special gold card on the panel. The Moon Knights stationed there will hand them out after confirming Captain Natela’s email.

A well-built, friendly, and handsome Moon Knight named Fahrouk enthusiastically steps forward to provide the necessary materials for your mission. His ursine ears perk up as he tells you the gold card has also been loaded with an all-access pass for Obscuria. After this mission, the card will be rendered void.

A Preparation is key, Fahrouk says — he will clear access to the Lightless database for the Moonblessed, allowing them to search official criminal records and map layouts of Level 4. Study your enemies and you’ll beat them at their own game.

Fahrouk also informs them that the event has a dress code. Put on your best cocktail dress or suit and be prepared to venture through an evening of glamorous and questionable activities! If you need help picking out an outfit or shopping for one, this is your chance.

Before the Moonblessed use the elevator, he says to not leave without a good luck hug! His daughter always gives him good luck bear hugs. Moonblessed generate chroma from moonlacing, so he earnestly encourages everyone to hug before the mission.

The luxury resort Obscuria is full of loud colors, the ringing of slot machines, the tinkling of wine glasses, the smoke of fancy cigars, and the buzz of the posh elite of the Lightless. There’s still time before the tournament so go ahead and enjoy what Obscuria has to offer!

Oh, but don’t get carried away. Your mission is to investigate the tournament. Participation is not required. While enjoying the facilities, try speaking to the spectators at the arena or the gamblers at the casino for info. Conversing with the tournament fighters will prove a little more difficult due to their busy schedules, but they’re more accessible to fellow participants. Prepare a pseudonym and have a fake backstory ready before approaching your targets.

B You might find yourself drawn to the dining tables with built-in roulettes. The tables here have two drink menus: New Moon (non-alcoholic) and Full Moon (alcoholic). The roulette wheels have three colors: red (Odds), blue (Even), and purple (0 and 00). If the ball lands on the number you selected, the drink you win will depend on its color.
- RED
  New Moon: Vermillion Sunset Juice: Carrot and a hint of chili pepper ground together in spiced ice. Causes you to burp flames at random and yell things you might have wanted to keep secret.
  Full Moon: Inferno Direwolf Margarita: Causes an uncomfortably hot feeling and strikes you with the urge to undress.
- BLUE
  New Moon: Cotton Candy Dream: Bubblegum flavored ice cream topped with rainbow sprinkles and cotton candy. Makes you float in the air and feel giddy or flirty around the first person you see.
  Full Moon: Queen's Ghost Chiller: Causes a terrible chill and the urge to closely huddle with your neighbors for warmth.
- PURPLE
  New Moon: Like You A Latte: Latte mixed with berry bits. Berries can be a choice between blueberries or raspberries. Can be served hot or cold. Gives you a sudden burst of energy. Somehow you can't stop doing things, no matter how much you want to!
  Full Moon: Bangin' Belle Stunner: Causes attraction to anyone who looks upon your form. It’s difficult for others to look away from you.
All effects only last up to about an hour before they wear off. Thankfully, food isn’t done by roulette.
C Each try at the slot machines is surprisingly cheap. Why not give it a shot? Keep yourself in check; these machines are designed to subtly siphon all of your funds. Keep a friend or two close for emergency moonlacing in case you get hooked. There are also poker tables, mahjong, and other addicting games available for you and your friends to play around the game area.

▶ Obligatory Tournament Arc

Next to the hotel is the arena, one of the most infamous battlegrounds that attracts the strongest fighters in the Lightless and their many syndicates, such as Eclipse. During this year’s King of Crystal Fist Tournament, participants can test their strength against one another in an all-out fight.

There is only one rule: no magic allowed. All participants are given bracelets or anklets that will completely remove any extraordinary powers, superhuman feats, or any other supernatural abilities they have. This includes any permanent moonblessing traits.

In the ring, they must fight with only non-magical weapons if not their bare fists. To win, one fighter must either push their opponent out of the ring, knock them out, or kill them. In these lawless grounds, very little care about violence when they’re already in prison. And they love it! Violence, that is. Prison, not so much. The audience is full of thrill-seekers, as it isn’t unheard of for even spectators to die during the tournament.

Don’t expect an adjudicator to bail you out; do what you can to survive. There are no medical stations in the arena. Anyone injured will have to rely on others to moonlace with or call a medic in.

A There is a wide variety of participating fighters from all walks of life and moonblessings. Notable opponents include hyena or serpent-like Prismals. Many of these fighters use underhanded tactics, such as pulling hidden knives laced with poison and throwing dust in the eyes of their opponents. And the worst part is, the adjudicators turn a blind eye to it all. It is possible for Moonblessed to be matched with each other, so you may find yourself fighting a familiar face.
B In one of the later rounds, the Moonblessed will encounter Barbarus, a top fighter from Eclipse. True to his name, this muscular man wields barbed weapons. He has been enhanced with a staggering amount of Glow, leaving him to be essentially unbeatable in the arena. All Moonblessed who happen to face him will find him impossible to overcome and will be driven to the brink of death for their attempts.

Eventually, the tournament comes to a close. To no one’s surprise, Barbarus is declared the King of Crystal Fist. After the award ceremony, Janus is amused enough to invite people to a private party at his penthouse on the hotel’s rooftop.

▶ This isn’t even his Final Form

Once they arrive, it becomes clear that the Moonblessed are the only ones invited. Bodyguards wearing suits surround the area, and Janus enters the scene with diabolical laughter, revealing a captured Fahrouk, one of the friendly knights from before. Fahrouk’s voice shakes with fear, sorrow and regret as he confesses how he was forced to hand over each and every one of their names. But why? His motives quickly become clear as Janus’s men reveal Fahrouk’s little daughter in their custody. It seems that Janus is aware of the Moon Knights’ plans to investigate Glow. Stupid Knights! Did you think you could fight him on his home turf?

Janus barks at his men to deliver Barbarus a few extra doses of Glow, which they inject directly into his bloodstream. The large, armored man cries out in agony as he grows grotesquely larger, muscles pulsing with fluorescent red veins. Humongous, bat-like wings as long as he is tall sprout from his back, and he screams. His eyes now filled with rage, he starts attacking everything that gets in his way. The Moonblessed must coordinate to stop his rampage and capture Janus before he escapes with the hostage.

A Barbarus hovers above and around the rooftop for the fight, constantly hurling energy bombs from above. If a Moonblessed comes too close, his barbed chains will take hold of them, fling them off the roof, and lead them to their deaths. Make sure you don’t fall! To anyone out of his reach, he will shoot large flaming projectiles at them. However, his eyesight isn’t the best. You might want to use that to your advantage...
B All of Barbarus’ weapons are now laced with Glow. Janus and his bodyguards are also shooting laced bullets. Those hit with the drug will end up the same way, forced into their transformations and ready to lose their minds. To release them from their transformations, you can either render them unconscious or give them a deep kiss to quickly overwhelm the Glow with new chroma.

When Barbarus and the bodyguards are subdued, Janus makes a final, futile attempt to escape, only to trip right into his swimming pool with a splash! Bring them all to the Moon Knights Headquarters and Fahrouk will tearfully thank the Moonblessed for saving him and his daughter. Their reward for cooperation includes a very generous amount of demichroma to their digital wallets or bank accounts and heartfelt thank you bear hugs from both Fahrouk and his daughter.

A few days later, Fahrouk and his daughter will send a message via the device to the Moonblessed to ask how they are and thank them again for their help. They’re also here to tell them about the gift shops in Level 1. There are now colorful machines that dispense special edition bromides of the Moonblessed new and old, created by the Prismals in pure admiration and gratitude for everything they’ve done. Some of the Prismals are indeed big fans! With a wide grin, Fahrouk proudly says that he and his daughter already have bromides of every Moonblessed.

Bromides can be acquired by the Moonblessed for free so they can have a copy of themselves and each of their friends. To find out your character’s or any other character’s bromide, just type in their name here and voila!

▶ REMINDERS

As a reminder, this mission is not mandatory. Moonblessed can disregard the email and move on with their daily lives. Likewise, participation in the tournament is not required to carry out the mission. All of these are already stated above.
In Part II, Barbarus will be undefeatable regardless of the circumstances. Your character is free to win against every other opponent if you so desire. Barbarus will only become defeatable in Part III.
This post is for plotting purposes only. A directory post will go up sometime on the 24th, GMT. What you see on this post will be the contents of the log. No changes will be made to the prompts, so feel free to plot to your heart’s content! You are free to use the template below for your OOC plotting needs:

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Player: Ty
Contact: amurderofbees#8035,

amurderofbees

Character: Shoto Todoroki |

numbertwohero
Moonblessing: Cordis
Smut Preferences: No smut, he's a baby who doesn't even know what crushing feels like yet ~~unless you mean hand crushing~~ but I'm definitely down for hand-holding and super awkward first-time Chroma replenishment!
Log Plans: Shoto is definitely gonna comb through the database for more info, and then sleuth this mystery out. He's a smart boy, and will probably be doing some mingling/lead-following in the casino, though he's...not great in social situations. Here for accidental imbibement of drinks with embarrassing consequences. He's not going to fight in the tournament, but he might try to interfere if he sees someone about to die/cheating. And in Part III, he's gonna be fighting Barbarus because that's what heroes do, so he'll definitely need some help with Chroma replenishment, given his tendency to be extra Extra with his quirk.
Bromide: Shouto Todoroki is a rank five star who has the loudest moans of pleasure and distress. w e l p

Character: Dazai Osamu |

theartofdying
Moonblessing: Sanguis
Smut Preferences: Yes, absolutely. No prior CR necessary, especially if you're just looking for a way to get a little extra Chroma so you can go big at the blackjack tables. Moonlacing for Fun and Profit is AOK by him, and his kinklist is here.
Log Plans: Dazai is definitely not entering the tournament. He's no stranger to shady criminal enterprises, so he's gonna be poking around the casino and winning obscene amounts of money (and maybe getting in a little bit of trouble with management) while drinking and looking far too attractive for his own good and also wearing his coat wrong. He'll definitely be helpful in the final fight coordinating attacks and finding weak spots, but it's all likely to be disguised as him complaining and being a huge klutz until his life is threatened and/or things have to get serious. Give me drinking buddies, gambling buddies, moonlacing partners, people to marvel at how the fuck someone this attractive can be this much of an annoying idiot.
Bromide: Dazai Osamu is a rank four star who has the animal magnetism of ten thousand dragons. (¬‿¬)

hello i am here for silly consequences: would shoto be up for needing help staying grounded (literally) after drinking a Cotton Candy Dream (or any of the different ones, but yes)

also can offer platonic Chroma re-upping during the final Barbarous Annicus fight, since in SQQ's mind that cuts down on the rate of potential injury more likely to happen when talented teens tank on their reserves

That sounds amazing. Shoto just keeps running into SQQ under the most embarrassing food-related circumstances. xD I'm definitely here for both of these things! Shoto's definitely going to need people to help with with Chroma replenishment, because /gestures at his whole everything related to fighting.

Someday they'll stop having food related encounters, but that day is not today, and tomorrow isn't looking promising either--laughs, all right! Would you care to start one and I can start the other?

Sounds like a plan to me! I'll definitely have a starter in Shoto's toplevel for rooftop fighting/post-fighting Chroma replenishment, if you'd like to tag in there :) Also, do you mind if I add you on discord?

Please, add me! And sounds good re chroma replenishment, I'll make sure to tag in for that while I can handle the drinking delights at the roulette!

Excellent! Looking forward to it :D

plops this down: https://prismaticalogs.dreamwidth.org/139054.html?thread=15647534#cmt15647534

let me know if anything should be changed! since i did jump start to after shoto would have taken the cotton candy drink and went with the floating... literally thing
v happy to change to whatever works best for you!

This is great! I'll hit it up tonight. :)

I actually have two new kids to the game. Namely Corrin and Sorey. I am looking for some CR to poke at them with.

With Corrin I know that I wanted to have her try some drinks and what not. Sorey, of course, is going to want to help play hero when the time comes. ( Both of them will, really, because neither one can resist )

I'm always down for new CR! I'm canonblind to both of them, but it seems to me like Sorey and Shoto would be good for throwing together in that boss fight, and Dazai's definitely going to be wandering around drinking if you'd be interested in throwing Corrin his way :) He's a sucker for a pretty face and also good drinks.

Some background on Sorey: He is a total history/archaeology nerd. Loves to read. Wasn't raised around humans so his socialization skills are some times lacking. But he is a good boy with a good heart that can't just not help people out if he can.

I think he'd work with Shoto just fine.

Corrin is... Half dragon. Also somewhat sheltered. Stubborn but fairly sweet. I would be 100% okay with Dazai being thrown her way, yes.

Todoroki gets along pretty well with nerds, and his socialization is also terrible, so at least they're coming from a similar spot :) Dazai is...kind of terrible but at least he's cute and fun, so let's do stuff!

Dazai is kind of terrible but he IS fun and Corrin does like fun. I am looking forward to doing things!

I am not likely to top level unless I have a bunch of things stacked up, especially since I have a pretty loaded work week. If you don't end up doing a top level I could definitely set up a closed log post.

~~Also did a plurk request~~

No worries! I'll defniitely be topleveling for Todoroki, and I might put one up for Dazai, but otherwise we can work it out. I'm a fairly slow tagger in general thanks to RL right now, but please never be afraid to poke me if you need things more quickly!

My tagging speeds vary from day to day so you don't have to worry about slowness. I'll be happy to backtag.

Excellent!~ I'm looking forward to this!

hooowwww about another ice boy with which to fight, be socially awkward, and replenish chroma??

yes please!! I was only ever tangentially about Naruto, but Haku was always my favorite. In hindsight, I may have a Type. I'd love to see how he and Todoroki get along!

Steps on him

r u d e

...but also kinda hot, Yosano-san

gimme

first of all i'm both tickled and angered that todoroki and inuyasha share a bromide but your guy has TWO MORE STARS THAN HIM.....what are these qualifications i demand a recount!!!!!!!

Anyway -- I'm interested in either one of your guys, though I think with Todoroki I would actually have a shot at positive CR? Dumb teens who are bad at people trying to schmooze? Superhero-youkai team up? WHATEVER YOU PLEASE? If you please....

Haha, really? Sorry Inuyasha, it must be extra points for heterochromia and facial scars, lmao.

Honestly yeah, I think he's got a better shot at positive CR with Todoroki--he can definitely relate to that whole complicated tragic backstory/being alone most of your life, and he deals pretty well with abrasive personalities xD I'm cool with either dumb teen stuff or fighting stuff, and I'd love to do something with them! Do you have a preference?

this is discrimination, it's not fair when you literally can't get scarred

Amazing! I think in this case it would be more interesting to have an actual conversation, so perhaps dumb teen stuff, snooping around the casino for suspicious types. If you're topleveling I'll hunt you down, hit up a prompt/wildcard you? If you're not I'll throw a starter into my catch-all.

That works for me! I'm going to be topleveling hopefully tonight, I've got a volunteer event but I'll def have a bit in the toplevel for poking around in the casino. :D Looking forward to it!

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