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Summer continues to shine upon Lunatia, morning fresh with more sunny weather. The air is slick with salt from the sea as everyone on holiday shows some skin along the shores of Level 2. Fliers plastered all over the city announce the Vulpus Astra Celebration at Level 3. According to the lore told by the nine-tailed fox envoy: the Conclave of Amegahara, the brightest constellation in the sky represents the great nine-tailed fox god Vulpus who ferried ancient Prismals from the old world on his back during the calamity.

The Amegahara foxes believe they are the descendants of Vulpus and worship him as a god. As they are of the belief that the great calamity will return once more, they have chosen to embrace a hedonistic lifestyle, preferring to spend the so-called last of their days indulging in food and drink, embracing all their whims and passions without an ounce of shame, and enjoying a constant bacchanalian level of pleasure and delight.

▶ There’s a Starfox Waiting in the Sky
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A few of these fox-kin will try to coerce the Moonblessed into attending their celebrations with promises of a good time. Agree and they will lead you to either to the heart of Level 1’s PrismaPlace to play around carefreely or to Level 3’s red light district. In the latter, colorful lanterns are strung up along the buildings occasionally swaying along to the booming traditional drum music that can still be heard several blocks down.

Swaying are the street performers, showing off their talents in dancing, cantrips, and merriment! Festival food, drinks, and trinkets are being sold in the stalls that line the streets, but keep your belongings and demichroma close. No matter where you are, there are pickpockets abound!

A popular tradition of the Vulpus Astra Celebration is tying wishes to the special floating star-shaped lanterns which are sent to the sky, where the god Vulpus will bless them with his protection for the coming year. Friendly Amegahara will be handing out these bright lanterns at the newly set up small shrines beside open bodies of water, so that Moonblessed and Prismals alike can attach any wishes they may have. They give instructions to release the lanterns at the highest point they can find and recommends the top of a hill that overlooks the city.
A cantankerous but foxy fortune teller named Sestera has set up a tent in one of the alleyways of the red light district. She’s only offering her services for a few days, so take the chance to go with someone before she closes! Through her enchanted teas, she’ll be able to see the unspoken bonds between you and the person in your thoughts. Due to the high demand for her services, she will often only take two customers at a time — no more, no less. Witnessing her prepare the aromatic brews is a treat in itself, but try not to get distracted by her stunning magic or equally stunning figure. Her pet weasel has the habit of nicking trinkets from unsuspecting customers, which Sestera will apologize for if and only if the weasel is caught. When the tea is ready to serve, she instructs you and your companion to drink equal parts from the same cup until only flower petals remain. What do the petals hold in store for you?
1. 🌸 “A dire, hopeless, cursed love life. Don’t even bother approaching your heart’s desire. Don’t stand near them. Don’t even look at them. They will reject you instantly for being an abomination. You will die alone.”
  Optional Effect: “The next friend you moonlace with or the next lover you lie with shall inflict a plague that will spread across your body. You will either transform into an ugly being (appearance of your choosing) or your body starts being covered in something gross such as pimples, acne, or warts. Yes, even in the areas you would not believe it is possible to grow them!”
2. 🌸🌸 “Your future and/or present partners will barely tolerate your existence and often complain of something insignificant such as your odor, your fashion sense, or even the food you eat. They will also take your beloved pet when you inevitably break up.”
  Optional Effect: “Your future and/or present partners will think of your rival and may even call out their name in the throes of passion — this could happen during the most intimate of moments or maybe when they innocently talk in their sleep.”
3. 🌸🌸🌸 “You will have a mediocre love life and fill your partner with deep feelings of ‘meh, it’s better than nothing.’’”
  NSFW Option: “You will only be able to get half aroused and be forced to fake a significant amount of orgasms to please your partner.”
4. 🌸🌸🌸🌸 “Sometimes your partner will watch your behind sway as you walk. You will always be able to titillate them by simply calling their name. Your love life is filled with good passion, but you occasionally argue over why the welcome mat smells like a warm-blooded mammal’s pee.”
  NSFW Option: “You will lie with the next person you come across after hearing this fortune, thinking they are your soulmate when in fact you will miss your soul mate by a few seconds upon falling for the trickeries of lust.”
5. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 “This is a bond that will be unyielding and eternal. You will be reincarnated many times over and fall in love in every single lifetime regardless of sex, age, or species. In your next life, your partner will be a mighty, towering dragon and you will be a titmouse, yet somehow, you will make it work.”
  NSFW Option: “Tonight you will sleep, and in your dreams, you will be visited by the face of your destined lover. Spread your arms and legs for them and welcome them into your embrace, and you will find eternal love.”
For those who desire another form of entertainment, you can enjoy the company of a few dancing nine-tailed fox courtesans grouped up in Caihong in their food tents. These strikingly beautiful creatures with golden eyes, silver hair, and off-shoulder robes of silk serve free drinks and do their best to cozy up to all their customers. However, foxes are known for their mischievous nature. If given the chance, they will leave a single strand of their magical hair to latch onto your head, temporarily causing you to take on the physical appearance of another Moonblessed. There is also a chance that you will inherit that Moonblessed’s personal dreams or deepest, darkest fantasies that evening. The effects will wear off completely after a day, meaning you will retain the form overnight. Sweet dreams!

Reminder that every content and effect listed here is optional, and if chosen, must be made with mutual player consent.

▶ Never Drink the Kool-Aid
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As the festivities progress, the Moonblessed may notice a specific group of masked foxes calling themselves the Oracles of the Sinless gathered before a secluded temple in Caihong. They grow erratic in their dancing, especially once the evening looms. Their chanting will also grow more impassioned as they weep before the new moon, asking the fox god to guide them. An elder fox whose mask is adorned in chrysanthemums leads the chanting, speaking in a foreign tongue that the Moonblessed will not be able to understand.

At first, passing Lunatian locals dismiss them as a crazy cult that takes the legends too seriously and gives the same repeat performance every year. However, the leader of the Sinless will suddenly start to float as his eyes take on an eerie glow, delivering the much awaited revelation:

“Blood of a hundred, blessed by the moon, must stain the altar of the fox god before the star dims.
Only then shall the calamitous beast lie in rest, satisfied for eternity by this votive blood offering.”

If you are in the vicinity, now would be a good time to start running before it’s too late! The masked cultists will be on the prowl. They are more likely to try and capture the Moonblessed who don’t have Cordis/fox-like affinities and will leave their fellow ‘kin’ alone. However, this is not always the case. The chroma within the Moonblessed is too precious to ignore.

The Sinless foxes can take on the form of trusted friends and allies, easily blending in and replicating behavior traits, magic, and speech patterns without detection. The only way to truly distinguish them is through their scent, which can range from pleasant and sweet to cloying and intoxicating. They will use their pheromones if you try to resist them. Be it by passion or infatuation, you will give in if it’s the last thing they do.
Captured Moonblessed will be taken to the basement of the temple and placed into enchanted cages that will nullify extraordinary abilities and magic, making the prisoners as strong as an ordinary human being. To prepare the prisoners for sacrifice, the cultists paint red rune designs on their skin and clothe them in special silks. Then, the prisoners are made to drink the sacred (fruity!) wine laced with strange conjurations. These will take time to fully take effect, but the first signs are quick to surface. First, their eyes turn golden. Then, their skin begins to glow a ghastly pale. Seeing the early signs, the cult proclaims that you have been blessed by the gods of the blue moon. “Praise be to Cordis!” they cry. “Praise be to Vulpus!”
Once the Moon Knights and the Amegahara receive note of Sinless’ activities, they will immediately mobilize the remaining Moonblessed and some of their own people to raid the temple and free the sacrifices. Bust through the defenses of the sultry culists to free your allies! Aside from the fox’s strong abilities to charm, they are very agile and will make use of a familiar graceful enchantment which further enhances their acrobatic traits. They are often difficult to pin down and capture, but this is not impossible! Some possess strong earth magic that will split the ground beneath you or rocks to encapsulate you, rendering you immobile. Hope you remember how to cast the flexibility spell from before if you want to keep up with them!

▶ What does the Fox Say?

Once the Oracles of the Sinless are subdued, they will be brought down to the Lightless by the Moon Knights and will be taken back by the Conclave of Amegahara once they leave Lunatia and return home. The Amegahara foxes promises that the Sinless will serve a long and grave sentence for their foolish deeds. They then apologize for their failure to realize that there were cultists hidden among their numbers — it appears they’re not affiliated with each other, if the masks of the Sinless and their different titles didn’t hint it enough. They’re willing to give the Moonblessing a history lesson later on, but that will have to wait due to more pressing matters at hand.

The rescued Moonblessed will be found in various stages of ferality and intoxication. At this rate, the symptoms might progress well into the next lunar cycle… The Moonblessed who drank the strange wine has the possibility of gaining access to a temporary, one-time transformation inspired by the Vulpus Astra and receive exalted nine-tailed fox traits, regardless of their original blessing. As the Vulpus Astra represents freedom to pursue desire and surrender to impulse, their traits are as such:

The moon will appear gold in the sky to the eyes of those affected.
In addition to earlier mentioned golden eyes and ghastly skin, those under the effect will potentially cause their hair to turn white, their nails razor sharp, and their canines to grow into fangs. They may either be a full nine-tailed fox with fur of any colour and towering far larger than a regular fox (as big as a small jeep in height) or a humanoid fox with the mentioned effects and nine white tails that are tipped with red fur at the ends.
Nine-tailed foxes are associated with earth-aspected magic. They can summon rocks and manipulate the earth through dancing. Crystals and precious gems can’t be created this way, but they may be manipulated such as doing illumination tricks and mind tricks.
Their personality traits include being logical, refined in manner, and duplicitous. They have a penchant for deception and trickery, sleight of hand style illusions and especially imitating others. They are the most keenly observant among the Moonblessed and can lie rather convincingly due to their cunning nature.
They are known for their beauty and strong powers of seduction. Those affected with this transformation will be able to use their body, such as through their dance movements, to draw others to them and enchant them entirely. They dislike heavy clothing and love beautiful, light outfits. They have a very shameless and exhibitionist attitude when it comes to intimacy, enjoying being watched and desired. They can have extremely powerful pheromones, more so than every other Cordis creature, leading most of the local fox-kin to become courtesans or those in similar nature.

These effects will become active only through the Moonblessed’s designated lunar cycle (i.e. if your character is a Sanguis moonblessed, it will only be available on Sanguis’ lunar cycle.) Reminder this is only a temporary, one time blessing, which means it will only occur ICly once. You may have it active either during a specific moon’s cycle OR during the three-moon cycle.

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001. there‘s a starfox waiting in the sky // day 01 ; lv. 3

( Seemingly distracted though Sanji may be by all the song and dance and most importantly food, he‘s perceptive enough to watch out of the corner of his eye a pickpocket trying to lift out something from someone. A pirate he might be, but he knows it‘s sort of a ... time for some individuals to rack up chroma and buy what they need.

So he jumps into action, dashing quickly over to grab the wrist of the culprit, a pretty sort of individual with bright red fur. )

Can‘t find some other fox to rob? It has to be a Moonblessed?

( Smoke curls out of the cigarette hanging out of his mouth; the fox yanks away their hand and is gone in a flash, target left unlifted.

Sanji exhales smoke, taking care to blow it away from the Moonblessed in front of him. )

Can‘t abide by that. You good? Got everything on you ... ?

002. there‘s a starfox waiting in the sky // day 02 ; early evening ; lv. 3

( It‘s a little ways away from the biggest gathering in the area of dancing foxes and celebrating Moonblessed. While he very much enjoys that sort of revelry, tying a wish to this lantern is also a well-needed small sunspot of peace in the night.

He‘s not as atheist as Zoro, but nor does he practice much ... Still. The wish tied to his lantern is a sweet one, and so he lets it go on the hill, hand shading his eyes as he watches it ascend ... )

003. there‘s a starfox waiting in the sky // day 02 ; late evening ; lv. 3

( Man, well. He had to fall victim to it eventually; the courtesans are practically pouring libations into his mouth and he‘s absolutely living it up among them, already pretty tipsy. His tie is loosened, and he‘s entertaining a few of them with some stories ...

Come listen? Talk? Imbibe with him ... ? )

004. never drink the kool aid // day 03 ; early evening ; lv. 3

( Taken in by a fight pretty much immediately is Sanji; he spins around in place with one knee held up to his chest, and his shin ignites in flame when he turns fully. It‘s quite a sight. But right as he goes to focus on the foxes in front of him, he sees they‘ve both shifted into Nami and Robin both ...

Oh dear. )

When did ... ?

( Oh, its too good to be true ... Until they both lunge for him. He quickly figures out its either mimickry or some sort of brainwashing of the real deal. Until he can figure it out proper, he‘s dodging their attacks expertly, hearts practically blooming from his eyes as he does so, however. )

Oh, I wish they‘d release their hold on you, my flowers, so I could hold you instead ... !

005. never drink the kool aid // day 04 ; afternoon ; lv. 3

( This sort of thing? Just what Sanji is used to. Jailbreaks and fighting is something he has experience in, at least. He‘s at one of the cages, the captured Moonblessed inside painted up in red and donning silk, and looking more than looped on whatever they‘ve been drugged up with ...

He glances behind him; the foxes have been incapacitated for now, but ... He better act quickly. )

Hey, you all right? Sit back a little, I have to kick this thing open ... !

006. wildcard

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🎀 Night is day and twilight's gone away

[ It only seemed natural to be taken in by the festivities, specifically one that involved writing down wishes and attaching them to a lantern. Dressed up in a kimono, hair up with an ornament and high-heeled geta. At the mention of releasing the wish from the highest point.

Standing by the waterside, Benio looks over to te hilly area in the distance with a tilt of the head ]
That seems like a very far way to walk alone, doesn't i?

🎀 Drinking champagne, made by the angel

[ Fortune telling? With tea? Was it tea leaves? It's safe to say that Benio was possibly just even the tiniest bit curious, though it seemed like an activity for two didn't it? Looking to the entrance, there was some slight hesitation before backing up into someone accidentally ]

O-oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean... You could go ahead if you're ready.

🎀 In my platform shoes, yeah

[ There was something alluring about the group of masked foxes, Benio being drawn in to enjoy the festivities for what they were. Though as the chants steadily began to grow more empassioned they felt a sort of urgency rising.
“Blood of a hundred, blessed by the moon, must stain the altar of the fox god before the star dims.
Only then shall the calamitous beast lie in rest, satisfied for eternity by this votive blood offering.”
It was with those words that Benio recognized what that feeling was before turning quickly.

There were too many people in the vacinity, it was too dangerous to try and fly out right here. But on the other hand it was dangerous not to. ]

🎀 Wildcard!

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[a: wish lanterns, up on the hill]

[This particular tradition of the festival reminds Ren an awful lot of Tanabata, all things considered, so he's wheeled out his light furisode patterned with autumn leaves again, because appropriate (in)formality levels and social expectations are for chumps. That said, he gets his wishes tied to his lantern awfully quickly (and in a way that conveniently makes the wishes not visible to anyone else without completely untying them, funny that), but he has some leftover space and it seems like a shame to send a lantern up without at least some company...

So it is that he's just going to be sort of creepily leaning over the shoulder of anyone who happens to be writing wishes, or looking puzzled about wishes, or tying up their wishes nearby. At least, it would be creepy if not for the innocently oblivious look on his face that makes him a bit hard to take seriously in the moment.]

Have you done this sort of festival before...?

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[b: courtesans, level 3 (bodyswap or fortune-telling potential*)]

[Ren isn't an excessive drinker, but he is two other relevant things, one of those things being too shameless to pass up on heading to the red light district for a festival, and another of those things being appreciative of delicate aesthetics. The gestures the courtesans get from him in return for their efforts are sweet and appreciative but nothing beyond that, given he's not the type to fall to any tricks that easily (including the hairs, which he's already had to tut at them about a few times now).

It's a little dull just with them trying to cuddle up to him, though, so after a seemingly innocent whisper to one of them that seems to amuse the fox Prismal, Ren steps to the doorway, hem of his furisode sweeping delicately across the ground as he lifts the door to the tent and keeps an eye out for any entertaining faces.

Once he catches one, he offers an innocent sort of cant of the head and a smile.] Are you out for company? The dances are nice, but I think they'd be a lot nicer with some good conversation, don't you~?

[If you're not out for company...well, escape attempts are an option, but Ren is determined with this sort of thing.]

[[*Plain conversation is an option for this prompt, but so are the bodyswap/fortunetelling effects! Please let me know whether you'd like to lead into fortune-telling or bodyswap stuff when you tag in, and if bodyswap, whether you prefer one-sided or an exchange! I'm up for giving others either dreams or deep dark fantasies from Ren depending on preference for gen or nsfw, but his fantasies are likely to be...a lot considering he's a towering sadomasochist, so feel free to discuss extent/limits with me if you go with that option. Likewise, dreams can be softer stuff or angstier stuff depending on preference.]]

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[c: enchanted cages, the temple]
(i. emotional support floof)

[Ren doesn't trick easily, but unfortunately those pheromones were powerful and getting too close to them all too possible when there's so many people he'd wanted to keep an eye out for. And now he's here, in an all too small cage that makes him feel even more uncomfortably cut off from things than he's felt since he got here, though he's not exactly the model of a cooperative captive. He may not be trying to fight his way out, or making any sort of comment on their captors (in fact, he seems to be treating them much like one would an empty stretch of wall until they look like they're about to do something to someone else, in which case he'll make some whiny obnoxious remark to draw their attention to him instead), but he is leaning against the cage bars with an expression of absolute wailing boredom, yawning loudly and leaning back against the bars to talk to anyone who happens to be in a near enough cage to hear him.]

If they were going to do this sort of thing they could at least be more original about it, don't you think? Have you heard stories like this before or is that just me...?

[His tone is faintly whiny but also light-hearted enough that it's probably easy enough to tell that he's trying to act as something of a pick-me-up. What's less obvious is that he also needs it himself, considering how tightly he's concealing the deep discomfort this whole situation is settling into him.]

(ii. post-wine, a.k.a. the angstier option)

["Fighting back" is perhaps not the best way to describe what Ren does when they come to change and paint and force wine down his throat, but perhaps asserting himself would be better to put it. He pointedly reclaims his limbs often enough while they're trying to change him, but by the time they reach the painting and he keeps inconveniently shifting and twitching himself just far enough or at just the right timing to ruin a rune despite having someone holding him down by this point (because really, they can't spare the number of people that would be required to immobilise every muscle in someone's leg), it becomes a great deal more obvious that he's still happy to frustrate them in every tiny way he can. Frustrate them, and assert himself, because in this kind of position, unpleasant memories surface all too easily, whispers of do you want to become mine and become the king that I seek and blood-red lines drawn under the eyes in a manner all too similar to the runes, and his teeth grit despite himself, enough that they have to wrench his jaw open to even make him drink.

He's left discarded across the floor of the cage, unwilling to move and particularly unwilling to have to face anyone when he knows he may just bite his anger out on them instead of the ones who deserve it. He's used to being able to simply handle things once he gets involved, this kind of helplessness a rare feeling for him, and it grinds out into resent as he lays on that floor long enough for the wine to start taking proper effect.

By the time he sits up, his skin is starting to glow, and his eyes have flicked over to gold, the feral effects painting the beginnings of a bitter, somehow amused snarl on his lips.] Well, I suppose this gives me time to think of a suitable punishment, then...

[It's well audible to anyone who might be nearby, an unpleasant relish in that one stressed word. Nobody who's overstepped his bounds has ever made the mistake of doing it a second time.]

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[d: rescues, contact before tagging*]

[The fight passes in a blur of colour and sound for Ren, the ferality having simmered into a tired intoxication that still has lashings of resentment and ill-intent about it, mingling into something of a wariness. The feeling of being touched and handled and marked as if owned without his allowing it has settled bitter into his bones, and it has him restless even as those with kinder intent enter the cages and begin to rescue the affected. Intoxicated as he is, he doesn't initially recognise friend from foe or from stranger, and he backs away from anyone who enters right to the back of the cage, strung up and wary like a cornered animal - or like a predator luring something into its territory so it can savage it all the better. His teeth faintly bared, his eyes like slits, he looks like one even in the absence of his moonblessing.]

I'm not your plaything.

[The words bite out, a cold and delicate snarl, and however human and depowered he might be right now, it still sounds like the edge of a knife ready to try and tear something apart at a wrong move.]

[[*Ren has some big canon issues with being objectified which the sacrificial treatment has stabbed at, so I would prefer people he's met at least once before for this one. To make it easier on any rescuers, I'm handwaving that he won't be able to focus enough to use Psyqualia on anyone even once he's out of the cage, but he may still lash out in some way due to the ferality effects of the wine, which is why I'd like a bit of pre-planning before this one!]]

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i; lanterns

[ the lantern in her hands feels.. heavy.

wishes, is it? alisaie can think of a hundred wishes she would love to see realized, but she has never been a particularly superstitious or spiritual girl, and lifting her wishes to the heavens on a lantern feels a strange sort of ritual.

well, mayhaps strange is not the correct word for it - she's seen and heard of such traditions like this before, it is not so unusual an idea, but she had never tried her hand at it, nor would she have expected to. blame her pragmatic upbringing. if alisaie has a wish she hopes to see fulfilled, she would much prefer to fulfill that wish herself, by way of her own strength and tenacity, rather than leave it in the hands of the gods.

yet here she is, holding this lantern and watching the flame within it flicker and dance, lighting the thin paper with a soft, entrancing glow. the little note with her wish is tightly folded, blowing in the breeze, and when at last she lifts the lantern to the sky to release it, her heart feels.. lighter, as if the wish is lifted away with the little lighted balloon. mayhaps she does not believe the gods to be of any help, or listening at all, for that matter, but there is something to be said of releasing the things that weigh on you in a very physical way.

with a soft sigh, she drops her hands and lifts her eyes to watch it drift higher into the dark velvet sky, where it bumps gently into another. ]

ii; caged

[ captured, is it?

gods, but alisaie does not take well to captivity. regardless of the fact that there is no feasible way out of these cages, alisaie had needed to take her frustrations out somehow, and so she had railed and sworn and slammed against the iron bars that contained her, earning little more than some hard bruises and torn knuckles for her efforts, but as far as she is concerned, it is far better than sitting quietly. if nothing else, the sound of her shouts and struggles would annoy her captives and vent her mounting frustration. so much of her young life she had spent feeling penned, suppressed, and her natural sense of liberty is far too strong to not be fiercely chafed by the cage around her.

but even alisaie knows when enough is enough. she should save her strength, surely enough there will be plenty of people looking for the captives, and though she can hardly bear the idea of sitting around waiting to be rescued like a damsel in a faerie tale, that seems her only choice, for the nonce.

exhaling hard, she leans her weight back into one corner of the small cage and crosses her arms tightly, her expression hard as stone. soon enough she's glancing to the cage beside her own. ]

How do you fare?

iii; release

[ if you think that alisaie won't go around busting open cages the moment she is freed from her own, well, then you wouldn't know her at all!

most assuredly, she has quite a lot of bundled energy to work off once those bars finally give way, and the moment she is free and re-equipped, it's time to free some captives. though her eyes shine an eerie gold and her skin waxes pale from that accursed wine, alisaie feels perfectly fine, which means she's more than capable of knocking out some cultists and, more importantly, free her fellow prisoners. ]

Stand back!

[ a quick verfire spell hurtled into the lock, followed up by a quick, hard dash of her blade against it is more than enough to crack it wide, and alisaie snags it and casts it aside, before wrenching wide the iron cage door. leaning in, she peers at the captive and offers her free hand, her expression far gentler than it had been moments ago when she knocked that fox prismal right onto his arse. ]

You're safe now. Are you hurt?

iv; wildcard

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A - Lantern

[When one's climbing up on this particular hill, they'll spot a lone young woman carrying a lantern between her hands, watching the lantern-filled sky with a twinkle of awe in her eyes. This tradition with the lantern is oddly similar to the one Cybertron had, though he's never participated in it before, he's at least read about it back home. His wish is yet to be written, evidently by the blank paper slip, but he's feeling nostalgic to let get it started.]

This reminds me of home...

B - Wandering/Pickpocketing

[After he released his lantern, Soundwave opts to sightsee and wander the street instead of participate in any of the activities himself. He's not sure how to engage in anything, really. His curiosity led him down here, sure, but he can't help feeling a little out of place here, despite using a form that should blend in. Eventually, he decides to lean against a wall and people watch, looking pretty gloomy in a fun festival.

But later on, he spots somebody's about to commit a crime on an unsuspecting moonblessed. Now, Soundwave wouldn't care about it if he's like he was before, but he's different bot now- and following an example of an old friend, he gets into action. With silent footsteps, he approaches and grabs the pickpocketer's wrist, glowing crimson eyes staring directly up at the other eye's as if they're boring into their soul. This visibly freaks out the thief; they yank their arm away and quickly flee.]

I suppose they got the message. [He turns towards the moonblessed.] Are you alright? You might want to put a closer watch on your belongings...

C - A sting in his spark

[While Soundwave continues to be a wallflower, minding his own business, he's approached by one of the sinless taking the form of his closest friend, a gunmetal robot cat, preparing to tug his spark and spirit him away no doubt. Unfortunately for them, he knows his best friend is dead and before the unsuspecting sinless could start anything he delivers a kick right under their chin. He speaks in a low, monotonous voice, threatening to do more than just a kick.]

For your own sake... Revert to your original form. [The downed sinless, quickly reverts back to their original self and fled the scene as he watches them, gritting his teeth behind his flat lips.] Fool...

D - Captured

[Soooo... While he may easily avoid the sinless's tricks, he ended up getting himself captured after attempting to save a fellow moonblessed (maybe you!) from getting captured themselves. One thing led to another and now he's stuck in a cage, arms crossed and eyes closed, though, strangely doesn't look uncomfortable in this predicament.

He could dematerialize his avatar right now, but he elected to stay instead to find out whatever this weird cult is doing to them. Worse come to worst he can just dematerialize his avatar before they can do whatever to her. But hey, at least there's a company in a nearby cage, if he's willing to converse.]

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[A. The Red Lights]

[This is what being too polite to directly turn down someone gets you. She knew about foxes and the mythology around them here she came from, so she'd been initially quite wary of the fox-like people swarming the streets lately. Then she'd convinced herself that she was being unfair--after all, this wasn't her culture. Foxes might have a totally different connotation here! The story about the nine-tailed fox seemed nice enough.

So when she'd agreed to follow the fox, she really hadn't been expecting to end up in the red light district. Or to be subsequently, immediately, abandoned.]

Wait, hey, I don't want to be here--

[She's pretty sure she's never even set foot near the place before and she freezes up like a deer in headlights, eyes wide as she looks around.

Crowds were a bad idea, just in general Yuri didn't like them, but at least the cuff on her wrist (the power-dampener which might be familiar to those who were part of the fight shenanigans last month) afforded her some degree of comfort. She didn't have to worry about accidentally activating her abilities any time soon. Probably.]

How do...I get out of here...?

[Help.]

[B. Stop, thief!]

[It's a rather nice day, all things considered. The stalls are bustling, people wandering about playing games and spending their money. Until a voice cries out, high above the noise of the crowds]

Hey, stop! Thief!

[Someone has decided to nip Yuri's camera and taken off barrelling into the crowds with it, Yuri hot on their heels. The ancient thing looks very antique, and anyone sensitive to such things might be able to tell right away that the camera doesn't feel right.]

St-stop them, please...!

[C. Make A Wish]

[It's a cute idea, anda familiar one. Normally Yuri doesn't really make wishes though--for a long time there hadn't been a particular need to when her wishes had been impossible (to bring back her family, to be normal, to not have these powers anymore) or just depressing.

So now she feels a little stuck. She stares at the lantern and her pen and tries to figure out what to do.]

I don't really...I don't really know what to wish for. [She sighs, a puff of exasperated breath, and looks around, offering up her lantern to passer-bys]

Here. You can just have mine. I don't think I really have a use for it.

[D. Wildcard]

[Obligatory wildcard! fortune telling, captured shenanigans, etc. You can PM me or hit me up at

ovals to plan something, or just start something yourself w/e I'll roll w/it.]

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A. CUE FOX TAPPING ON ITS WRIST IMPATIENTLY "YOU'RE LATE"
1.

[For someone who works holding a heavy weapon for so long, you can tell that Mamoru here has a very strong and unrelenting grip. Which is now busy holding on to another hand.

Aw, finally, he's opening up! Getting to know people better, getting some chroma, holding hands so tight the bones are almost pressed to each other--

Wait.

What?

In the hulaballoo of the festival, there's a loud, sharp crack. A yelp. Followed by a tiny, subdued 'holy shit'.

Mamoru is as cold as possible here. After all, the guy had been trying to check Mamoru's pockets.] You know what they did back in the day to people like you? You cut off their hands. That way everyone knew what shit like that does to you.

[No, never mind. The guy has no chill yet.]

[Mamoru isn't partaking in the wish event.

He already got what he wants, anyway. Or at least, he's on his way to it. A wish that has been cast way before he landed in this place when he was young.

It's not like he knew what else to wish for, anyway.

The drift of the lanterns upwards was interesting to witness, however, from the spot he picked in the distance, even with the little he can see. Enough for him to actually mutter.] That ain't so bad.

[ He's not that interested in the literal foxy ladies. He came here for the food. Despite the attention they try to throw him - and feel free to see him flush underneath the rim of his sunglasses as he expertly dodged the trail of fingers over the line of his shoulders - he finds a free corner in the very busy place and sits there with a bowl of food and refuses any drink offered except water.

..... the food is fucking delicious, though, or at least it looks like it, with the way he seems to devour it so quickly. Either that or this is one of the first full meals he can actually afford. Who knows. ]

B. DRINK WHATEVER YOU WANT BUT THAT RED BULL IS MINE
1.

[Someone has their sights set on these weird dancers for a while.

To be honest, one may actually think that Mamoru is the one ready to attack them instead. But he's leaning against some railing somewhere with an obvious vantage point to it.

Should you approach him questioningly, he'll only jerk his chin towards them.] Don't trust them.

[What the fuck.

Are his shades glitching? Why does he keep seeing a label in the projection of the person in the distance with his own name?

Especially when this impostor seems to be stopping someone else (is that you? RIP my friend) in their tracks by leaning - lounging? - against the wall and reaching to stroke a strand of their hair?

The next thing you may be seeing is an entirely identical twin slamming his shoulder with a powerful charge right across and off your proximity, practically knocking the sinless to the ground.]

You gotta lotta nerve to take the shape of an asshole like that. [A slight turn to glance at you.] You alright?

[Of course he's part of the rescue team.

When the temple is in full alert, and some of the cultists lock the doors, he smirks. When a priest tries to use some sort of power to remove superpowers, he chuckles maniacally, razor-thin sword twirling as he taunts them.] Think that worked? How about we test it out.

[Part of the team? Feel free to grimace at the edgelordiness of that whole scene, I mean. No judgment there. Even if he's super quick at moving and slicing any potions and locks around. As the floor crumbles under his feet, he's actually surprisingly agile in moving out of the way and/or slicing a large rock that is propelled his way (just what is that sword made out of anyway?).

Kidnapped? Well buckle up, Princess, Mario is on vacay so you have to deal with this asshole.] Get up.

C. I'M BLUE, DABADEE DABADAE--wait, that's the wrong song

[Do you look worse for wear? Or maybe you actually requested him to stick around because you weren't feeling so well. Well, you're in luck cause this guy is actually not that heartless. He keeps a close eye despite just waiting for any secondary effects.

Or maybe you're just fine and experiencing the lite version of those foxy effects, and end up meeting him. He frowns.]

Nice tails?

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A: FOX FESTIVAL

1: hold on, is that a--
[Fox-kin? What does this place not have, she wonders? In any case, she finds herself going to this festival, and could be found anywhere, looking around.

However, while she was looking at a stall, she suddenly approaches your person. Or, her eyes are fixed on the one behind you. In fact, her gaze is so intense it's a little bit scary.

And someone tries to stalk off, trying to look as oblivious as possible.]

That was close.

2: lanterns

[Or maybe she was looking at the lanterns. Lanterns representing wishes has always been common back home. She remembers her sister being famous for a custom that involves giant lanterns being set off into the sky, after one writes a wish.

And she misses her family all over again. And thankful that Japan is here. She paces around the display of lanterns.]

What a familiar custom.

B: FOX CULT

1: in a cage
[How she ended up captured is something she could disclose, but she seems too frustrated by it to actually say anything. A little bit later, perhaps?

For now, she's rattling the cage bars, trying to see if she can yank it free. Except, that was strange, when it appeared she couldn't even shake them properly. So she solidly kicks the bars, only for her to notice she can't even make a dent.

It's almost like they took away all her powers.]

...

...Honestly now. They dare?

[Give her a moment, she's looking around to find those around her, be it in the same cage, or a neighbouring one. Her expression softens considerably.] Are you alright?

2: out of cage?!

[If she's free, that means she can join in on socking another. Considering what they did to the captives, she's not in top condition, looking rather strange. Although, you would think so with the eyes. The skin, however, looks pallid.

After slapping a fox assailant away, she shakes her hand.] I think I was just lucky with that shot. [She looks over.] Thank you for coming.

C: RING-DING-DING--

[Okay people, she drank the wine. So what does this mean? Find her during Sanguis as follows:
- Humanoid
- FLUFFY NINE TAILS. Bigger than she is.
- Canines
- Nails
- Earth magic
- Refined is nothing different, but she does harbour the other personality traits to a very minute degree. Enough to be strange, but not enough to affect her.
- Seduction and pheromones will be a case by case, request this if you like!

Doesn't have to be played out here, can be in a separate prompt during the mentioned week.]

D: WILDCARD

[Throw me anything! This also includes the fortune telling prompts, the body swap, etc, as I didn't list those. OOC plotting is here, contact me at

tsuikai for more plotting.]

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a. fortunetelling

[ one cannot imagine how ecstatic tsumugi is upon hearing that there's a fortuneteller who's set up shop for the festival. he's not one to stroll into the red light district on his own though, so if anyone looks contemplative enough on whether they should enter level 3, tsumugi will wave at them, be it an acquaintance or even a stranger. ]

Ah, do you believe in fortunetelling as well? Let's go together, in that case. I hear that it's safer to enter the red-light district if you have someone with you.

[ he sounds cautious and meek enough, but once he's gotten to meet miss sestera herself, he's become rather giddy; he'll keep it down though since this is Serious Business, as with all mediums he's come across back home. but his perpetual bad luck strikes again, as one or two petals stare back at tsumugi from the bowl after he and his partner finished drinking the aromatic tea. he's going to react according to what he's gotten, much like how one deals with bad gacha rolls. either he'd say this upon getting two: ]

Eh? But most people I know already complain about everything I do all the time! And I don't even have a pet?

[ looks at his partner apologetically as if he's really going to take their pet anyway, whether or not he has them.

and when he does get a one-petal fortune: ]

A-Am I going to transform into a mojacko for real? Please tell me there's a way to transform back! I can't stand my hair as it is...!

[ ...yeah, he's definitely not going to deal with all this very well. but he's an idiot, so he'll keep coming back until he hopefully gets a much better fortune. just like gacha, but even worse. ]

(ooc: let me know if you'd rather want to thread with higher-rarity(???) fortunes! tsumugi already reacted with the terrible ones accordingly, so feel free to react as such if you wanna do more steamy ones.)

ii. lanterns

[ tsumugi has a lot of wishes like most people, but he's always had a hard time putting them into words... the amegahara did recommend letting them fly away from the hill so this is where tsumugi is now, lips pursed in thought as he thinks, thinks, and overthinks. ]

...Well, I'm probably just going to wish for everyone's happiness. It's harmless enough. [ too harmless, and not to mention vague. he turns to his side to talk to you - ] I'd ask what you wished for, but your wish won't be granted if you tell anyone. Which is unfortunate, I suppose.

[ he keeps up a rather wistful expression on his face the entire time, even as he lets go of his lantern to the sky, watching it go along with the others. ]

Hopefully our wishes would reach Hikoboshi and Orihime as well. [ and in case someone else gives him an odd look over that - ] Oh, there's a yearly tradition back home called Tanabata. Have you not celebrated anything like this before?

iii. pickpocketing bc i wanna thread some dummy shit

Um...

[ at any time during the festival, tsumugi will approach a completely random person, looking quite troubled and a bit guilty. ]

If it's not too much trouble, would you help me find my lucky item? Someone snatched it while I put it down while I was shopping, and I really don't know where to look...

[ the lucky item will depend on the day, which means oocly it will depends on when someone chooses this toplevel! like right now his lucky item is a frying pan so who knows what tomorrow's gonna be. ]

iv. kidnapped

[ of course tsumugi would confuse one of the sinless as sora, or even his own mother. of course he's going to get himself kidnapped. of course he had to let them paint on his skin and make him drink that enchanted punch - so of course he's going to look a bit out of it as a result.

he'll be staying in his own little corner of the cage the entire time, knees huddled close to his chest as he keeps to himself... which is odd considering how chatty he can usually be even when depressed. at least come and entertain him in the meantime while waiting for rescue.

if it ever comes, that is. ]

v. wildcard

[ this is where you go wild, go crazy, go stupid, y'all. feel free to plot something else with me by hittimg me up via PM, plotting post, or at romanticizes. ]

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I: Wishes
[While he was initially wary about getting involved with the Amegahara the prospect of getting to investigate new types of magic finally lured Natsume to the festivities. He’s started off by going to the shrines, having accepted one of the lanterns to a smaller hill overlooking the water. The higher hills are much too noisy and crowded for him so he’s opted to stay closer to the shrine as he writes out his fortune.

But once it’s finished and attached he doesn’t immediately release it. Instead the redhead seems lost in thought, lantern still held in his hands as he looks out over the water.

Feel free to sneak up and be nosy about what he wrote or what he’s staring at, see how it goes.]

II: Divination
[It’s taboo to peek into his own future, but there’s nothing in magical protocol about visiting someone else for insight.

Really he’s not even that interested in the results of the divination though; he’s much more curious about what sorts of methods this “Sestera” uses. If he wants to eventually create a successful business in this world it would be beneficial to have a full understanding of the various techniques used here. Plus he's still a novice, so if he's impressed he could convince her to teach him.

While he’s loitering around the alley where the tent is Natsume notices someone who seems apprehensive about entering and strolls right up to them, flashing a smile.]

Are you having difficulty making up your MIND? I underSTAND- it can sometimes be stressful to think about what you’ll do if you receive bad NEWS… But the future won't just bend conveniently in anyone's FAVOR. [He chuckles.]

It seems that the fortune-teller only allows PAIRS, so would the company of a magician help settle your WORRIES? I’m quite adept at spotting charlatans so I’ll ensure that you aren’t taken advantage OF~

III: Exploring
[While it's a little too noisy for his tastes the celebration is at least something he can appreciate as someone who is used to tradition and festivals. Natsume explores both levels, investigating the various vendors and food options with interest.

But he isn't paying attention to where he's going and winds up bumping into someone, sending the both of them stumbling.]

Ah- I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going. Are you all right?

IV: For Starrypoint- Forward-dated to Triple Moon Cycle
[This was exactly why Natsume had been reluctant to let Subaru move in: the mooncycles. Of course it’s bad enough that he has to deal with it in varying degrees once a month, but so far it seems that when all three moons were out his... "Symptoms" are even more unbearable.

Clearly this is a prime reason to do anything possible to avoid his class/roommate, so Natsume has barricaded himself in his own room. He's desperately trying to focus on reading and experimenting with the Euphemia flowers he received but despite his best efforts it's proving to be impossible to focus. The heat is overbearing, clouding his concentration even as he does his best to take notes and run tests.

But maybe he'll get lucky and Subaru will have found something else to do to fill his time.]

V: Wildcard
(If you have any other ideas or would like me to write you a special starter feel free to DM me here or at

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a. Starfox – lanterns

[Usually lanterns and wishes aren’t his thing—it’s not like his wishes come true anyway. But there’s one thing he does think of as he writes a rather simple wish on his lantern

May my little sister be in good health.

The only thing he will ever desperately wish for aside from his continued wish to travel. Though between he two, his little sister always takes precedence. This is a definite softer moment for him, so feel free to bug him and surprise him. He’ll come clean pretty quickly that he’s a giant siscon.]

b. Starfox – fortunes. Closed to Anastasia (nefilim)

[Okay, this has his attention only because he wants to know how bad the worst fortune is here. It’s almost a hobby at this point to test his terrible luck anymore, sadly. He’s with Anastasia at this time, having met her at the festivities and figures maybe they should both see what their fortunes will entail.

When they both drink their share from the cup, there’s five petals remaining.

…From what he knows that usually means extremely good luck from what he’s heard from others, but he never heard the specifics of the fortune until…]

That’s… a little too on the nose.

[That’s what he says in response to being reborn as a ‘dragon’. Well one’s partner, but he’s pretty sure he’s the dragon in that fortune. Hah. With a deep breath, he just leaves, clearly not wanting to deal with this fortune again. Of course, he should probably tell Anastasia what has him so upset, but he’ll definitely stop after a point and punch a nearby building.

He’s upset…]

c. Trying to capture

i. [Before long at his time at the festival, a Sinless fox approaches him in the image of his little sister. Right away, something seems amiss, but with new arrivals, maybe he could have missed her. However, that’s the thing, it’s unlikely but he’s still drawn in the direction of where the image of his sister is taking him. Almost like he’s enchanted in a strange way.

He’ll follow her image for a while, but people along the way are free to snap him out of it. By the end of it all, he will realize the Sinless fox has a distinct scent to them that nowhere even near matches his little sister. As earth type spirits, they have a more natural scent to them as opposed to the overly sweet scent this being had.]

ii. [Once that’s said and done, he snaps out of it sitting on the ground near where he quit trying to pursue that false image. Digging into his pocket, he opens a locket that has an image of a girl in it. Anyone who helped Eizen may note that it’s the same girl he was trying to go after. Eizen’s just tired and done at this point, but in a way he seems relieved.]

Was afraid for a few moments she wasn’t safe at home. Glad it was all just an illusion.

[Even if he misses her like all hell, even if he hates he can’t send her letters or receive them from her here, just knowing she’s safe is all he ever needs.]

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A. Dress-Up

[Winter's made it quite clear that she won't be attending the party on account of the festival's location. The red-light district? Absolutely not. She's had her fill of social events for a while in any case after the casino romp and Weiss's much more refined masquerade.]

[But that doesn't mean she'll try to persuade anyone else not to attend. In fact she'll wish them well, offer to assist if they're having a difficult time putting on a kimono or yukata, and possibly make a small joke about bringing back a souvenir if they see anything she might like.]

[In the end, for Day 1 of the party, Winter won't be anywhere close to that place.]

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B. Una Noches - Day 2 [Closed to just one person, whoever tags/requests this first]

[Though Winter had been fairly adamant about having no desire to attend the fox people's frivolous festivities, there's always the possibility that someone is able to persuade her to at least walk through the area, even make a 'date' of it if they wish. In this case, Winter has agreed on the condition that a strict two-hour limit be enforced as the location truly does not agree with her.]

[Even so, she looks resplendent in a light yukata of white and pale blue, trimmed with shimmering gray threads. Silver flowers ornament her pale hair, swept up and pinned at the crown of her head with beautifully carved chopsticks of pale jade. She looks refreshed and cool despite the summer heat, as if she brings with her a breath of the season for which she was named.]

[Despite her initial adamant stance, she'll at least be a pleasant companion. She makes small talk, has no objection to participating with the wish lanterns, and would take some small amusement in the tea-drinking fortunes even if she doesn't believe in them.]

[After the two hours are up, she'll walk home with the person and thank them for the evening. And if they made prior arrangements with her to fulfill her request for frottage, then the evening may continue a bit further.]

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C. Investigation / Kidnapping Attempt - Day 4

[There are several people Winter knows who have failed to check in for appointed meetings, respond to her messages, and/or be completely blocked from long-distance contact. She stops by apartments if she knows the address, and when there's no answer, her suspicions sharpen. She'll even go so far as to check at places of employment to ask if there's been any word, or failure to appear according to their scheduled hours. What she learns is enough to solidify her strong suspicions into concrete conviction that something is wrong.]

[She might have looked lovely in a kimono, but she now sticks out at the party like a sore thumb in her white military uniform, her saber buckled to her hip, as she stalks through the streets and interrogates the various vendors to demand information regarding the last time they've seen her sister, her friends, and anyone else she knows for a certainty has gone missing.]

[She's this close to shaking someone until their teeth rattle when Qrow appears to laugh at her, and tease her for getting all worked up. Relax, Ice Queen, everyone's fine. The reception for their devices down here is just spotty for whatever reason, something about the lunar cycles disrupting the transmission pattern this time of year. Sure, he knows where Weiss is, he'll take her down there if she wants. Winter agrees, but falls in step behind Qrow.]

[His scent is off. It bothers her because everything else about him is completely familiar and correct. His voice, his smirking, the occasional teasing jab... But he's never smelled like that before. And she knows his scent very well, the unmistakable signature of whiskey, sweat, leather, and steel combining in a cocktail that's all his own. Not a trace of that lingers on him now.]

[She allows herself to be led along, and once they've departed from the central throng, the tip of her sword rests cold against the back of Qrow's neck. No more games. She demands this person identify themselves.]

[The response is suspiciously good-natured. She's praised for her perception, indicating that she was able to tell when so few others could. And as they speak, she notices that sweet scent is getting more intense. Her pulse is quickening, unusual for her when she's on full mission mode, and she can feel the heat in her veins throb in time with her pounding heart. Pheromones. That's what the smell is. Intense, intoxicating, and overwhelming as the longing generated by this impostor's proximity starts to weaken Winter's resolve. He playfully nudges her sword aside, moving closer, reaching out to touch her face. Winter backs away until her back presses against the wall, and his body presses against hers.]

[Then she headbutts the bastard with her face, nose first, breaking her nose and cutting off her olfactory sensors completely while the doppelganger reels backward in pain. Blood runs down Winter's face as she presses the assault, an elbow firmly lodged in the gut, and a pommel strike against the temple that drops him to the ground. She can't smell anything now, swallowing the blood that runs down the back of her throat as she plants her knee in the small of the shapeshifter's back and wrenches his arm painfully behind him in a way that threatens to pop his shoulder out of joint.]

[Talk.]

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D. Guardian

[Thanks to Riou's assistance, as well as the efforts of other Moonblessed who managed to avoid being targeted or taken, Winter arrives with a steely look of cold displeasure on her...ruined face? Her nose definitely looks like it's been broken, and there's dried blood caked in her nostrils. Dark bruises mottle her formerly perfect alabaster skin. Despite her injury, she wears the expression that she is not one to be trifled with at this moment, because she is beyond pissed. The sight of so many painted and glowing bodies with golden-eyed stares disgusts her. These filthy murderers deserve no mercy, and if not for the request of the Moon Knights that the criminals be taken in alive for questioning, Winter would feel no guilt slaying them on the spot.]

[She makes use of Ice Dust on the locks, freezing the metal until it becomes brittle, and smashes them open with a fierce blow from the pommel of her sword.]

Out.

[Only her sister and the sparse few people she knows well enough to call a friend get better treatment, her cold expression giving way to the true concern she felt when she couldn't reach them.]

Are you in need of medical attention?

[It sounds clinical, but the astute can read between the lines easily enough: 'Are you okay? D:']

[Only once she's assured of the prisoners' safety does Winter trust herself to practice the restraint she needs to pursue the culprits. And she's literally off like a shot, covering the distance in a split second as her glyphs shoot her straight toward the fleeing cultists. They might be agile, but they can't match Winter's speed and unerring accuracy. And the ones who think they're too far away, or that she can only handle one opponent at a time, will find themselves face to face with a glowing white beowolf looming over them, lips pulled back in a silent snarl to reveal sharp glittering teeth.]

[Wolf > Fox]

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( 001 ) there’s a starfox waiting in the sky;

( A; LANTERNS )

[He doesn’t gravitate towards superfluous things. Participating in the physical representation of wishes ambling towards the sky seems the very definition of the word, and so he chooses not to.

Ever the observer when it comes to festivities and traditions, the silver-haired man is more keen on watching others tie their personal desires to the lanterns and freeing them from the nearest high point they can find — a very tall hill which overlooks the city, according to one of the Amegahara, would be the ideal spot. He can already see specks of lazy lantern light floating from that same hill in the distance, like surreal motes of dust caught in the wind. He wonders how many have already made the climb, and how many more will be willing to do so for the sake of this tradition.

Sephiroth, however, has visited a shrine out of idle curiosity. One of the fox-kin has happily and hastily pushed a lantern into his hands (presumptuous, he thinks with mild indignation), their grin crescent-shaped and sly. They politely refuse to accept his explanation that he wasn’t participating — What kind of man can’t afford to let a single wish fly? they had said — and gestured to the hill in the distance, as if Sephiroth were now obligated to make the trek with a sky lantern in gloved hands.

He says nothing else, merely turns and leaves with a steady gait, either stopping someone coming the other way or mid-journey to that steep hill.]

I have an extra. [His “only” is now his “extra”. Sure.] It’s yours. [Take it.]

( B; PICKPOCKETS )

[Someone must think him a fool.

SOLDIER training dictated something very simple yet uncompromising: always be aware of your surroundings, always be aware of your own state, else someone takes advantage of your ignorance. A rule that he abides by so inherently that it’s nothing more than second nature, despite the rolling noise and electric hum of the festival threatening to distract him.

So it’s easy to be suspicious when a smooth-furred Prismal goes out of his way to bump into him with an awkward, jostling force, a hand reaching out against his person to steady them both. While Sephiroth frowns, the other possesses a faint smile on his features, muttering a singular apology before slipping past him.

He knows what this is. The scintilla of an item glinting and green in their hand is proof of it, and Sephiroth is nearly certain that if he took the time to check, one of his materia would be newly disappeared from his person. Without hesitation, he turns to face the pickpocket, whose back is already turned to him.]

You—

[But that single word from his lips is the spark that sets the pickpocket bolting, through a mesh of oblivious people, an attempt to wind through the crowd to reach a back alley. Certainly they won’t get caught there. Right?]

( 002 ) never drink the kool-aid;

( A; FIGHT )

[This is easy, this is familiar. A mission so soon after his arrival is perhaps just what Sephiroth needs to latch onto, and the straightforward succeed-or-fail parameters are simple to parse. Save those who were captured and detained, and incapacitate any who would stand in the way.

Their number is slightly split once they’ve reached the basement for the sake of efficient retrieval. He finds himself paired up with another Moonblessed, falling into the tempo of observe-and-command without missing a breath. Two cultists attempt to flank them as they approach one of the overlarge cages; they’re both eager and swift, their moves like a dance, but Sephiroth holds Masamune in an offensive stance, unfazed.]

Close any distance quickly. They’ll be quick to cast their magic.

[And indeed they are. Already the ground begins to tremble beneath their feet, one of the cultists casting earth magic to make shale and rock shudder and form all around them. They’ll be encased in an earthen tomb within seconds if they don’t move.]

( B; RESCUE )

[His sword cuts through the bars of the cage like it was made of paper. Seconds later and Sephiroth is tossing them aside with his free hand, leaving an open space for the captive (or captives) within to exit.

He peers in with cat-like eyes, sharp and attentive, scanning the state of those inside, his brow vaguely pinched and mouth tugging downwards in serious assessment.]

Can you walk?

[Just what have they done to them?]

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a. Starfox - Lanterns

[Cyrus ends up finding herself in Level 3, not even aware it’s the red light district, but hey, she totally doesn’t mind once she’s there.

The lanterns definitely catch her eye as she grabs one to light it, writing a wish that her family and Fin are doing well at home before going atop the hill and letting it go. Clasping her hands together she prays.]

May the Saint and whatever deities here allow Fin and my family to be well. Let them know I have not forgotten about them despite my absence.

[Maybe she wasn’t supposed to talk out loud, but she just did, hoping her wish made it where she wanted.]

b. Starfox – Fortunes

[It doesn’t take much to gather Cyrus’ attention about fortunes. Once there, whoever she’s with she’ll give a warm smile to and drink her portion of the tea.

How many flowers are left? She’ll react at any of the fortunes with whomever she’s with. Probably in surprise at them all, but the worse they are, she might actually take a little seriously. And want to figure out how to fix that because the last thing she wants is a bad fortune.]

c. Starfox – appearance swap

[Being swayed by one of the courtesans to join them, she sits down and takes a drink. Before she knows it, that hair has been placed on her head and she’s probably swapped appearances with someone and starts seeing their desires and wishes.

For Cyrus, her more simple wishes are to be with her family and thinking a little bit about her work partner back home. Simple things about how she misses them and wants to be with them again.

More darker fantasies definitely revolve around the bedroom. Basically, she’s a girl who fantasizes about being dominated in bed. Have fun with this one, especially to those who probably would have never known such a pure girl had raunchy desires.]

d. rescue

[Being a Cordis with fox traits herself, she was spared being captured, thus didn’t even realize people were being targeted until after a bit. Of course, once that reaches her ears, she’s working with others to conduct a rescue operation.]

I – working together

[Maybe she’s working and coordinating with your character to rescue others. Given she’s used to partners, she’d prefer not to work alone anyway. Even more so that she doesn’t have magic powers. Yet. She’s definitely thinking about getting some here soon and this may finally be what convinces her to do so.

Otherwise, people can once again watch her fight and see how well she fences. If anything, she almost appears to have gotten better in her time here, learning from the moon knights as well as others and seeing how they fight.]

ii – your knight

[Perhaps your character needed rescued. Going around, Cyrus is surveying the cages. Once she sees one that has not been attended to yet with a person inside, she calls out to them.]

I’m going to get you out of there. Just give me a second!

[She’ll get that cage opened soon. Man, she sure does love playing this knight in shining armor, role.]

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a. Starfox - Lanterns

[Festivals aren’t usually her thing and after the party last month, she’s more than a little skeptical. However, whenever she’s not out doing things, she’s hiding inside doing research about this place, drinking too much coffee for her own good.

Arriving at the festival, she’s not really sure what to expect, but whatever. Lighting lanterns is innocent enough. She takes a lantern and lights it, then writes her wish on it and lets it go atop a hill. Her own wish is to not be forgotten, something she’s told a few people here when she has loose lips, but today? She’s keeping that to herself. When approached and asked, she simply gives a short ‘hmph’ before leaving the area. Okay, so she’s not the most sociable girl but she’s not really in her setting like this.

If anyone stares at her long enough when she’s offering her prayers and wishes with her lantern, she’ll give them a scowl before:]

What are you looking at?

[A totally friendly one, she is…]

b. Starfox – fortunes (closed to CR)

[Well, near the fortune teller’s tent, a little weasel tries to pickpocket her cell phone, but she’s able to catch it when it comes back to the woman and she receives her device back. Since she’s there, she may as well get her fortune taken. Though drinking out of the same cup is… eww. Once she’s done taking her drink, whether it’s before her after the other person she makes a face and--]

Why does this fortune telling thing involve something that could be so gross?

[Sharing a cup with someone she’s not too intimate with is gross no matter what. Anyway, so what’s their fortune. How many flowers? She’ll disregard most fortunes

But the more raunchy ones will cause her to blush like all hell. If the fortune is more sexual, her response is as follows with the blush:]

Haaa? You think I’m going to… hell no. Hell no!

[She… probably just imagined having sex with your character. Sorry. It’s ingrained in her gutter mind and the image won’t leave. At all. Sorry.]

c. Starfox – appearance swap

[Some of those nine-tailed fox courtesans are pretty cute in Kurisu’s eyes, which causes her to unknowingly follow them. Taking the drink, she sits next to one and while her attention is diverted, one of those magical hairs ends up on her head.

So, who is she swapping with? Whose desires will she see?

For anyone seeing Kurisu’s desires, they’ll see her wishing to publish her time travel thesis with her father. Maybe even both being happy about it as her father’s reputation as a scientist is restored. Another lighthearted desire they could see is her just being surrounded by her quirky found family. Talking science, eating food, doing things that normal people their age kind of do?

As for a darker fantasy… let’s be real it’s also innocent. All she wants is someone to love her despite her bravado she puts up. No really. That’s it. She’s almost as pure as they come when it comes to personal desires.]

d. Deception and capture

[Speaking of her father, that’s the image she sees when one of the foxes takes his form. Kurisu, without even thinking, decides to pursue.]

Papa, wait!

[She’s wanted to see him again for so long, they have so much they need to talk about. Of course, maybe she’ll go back to arguing with him and he’ll denounce her existence, but at the end of the day, she’s a daddy’s girl. She’s weak when it comes to him, which is exactly how she ends up in one of those enchanted cages.

Once she realizes she’s been tricked, she doesn’t really fight being reclothed or those runes being painted on her. She does try to resist drinking the strange wine, but she’s forced to swallow. Soon after, there’s a fit of coughs from her, hoping she doesn’t get sick from what she just ingested.

But goddammit—she was a fool. It’s her own weakness that allowed her to get caught as she sits in her cage, resting her back against the bars.]

We’re all morons here, aren’t we?

[She’s just talking to someone. She doesn’t know who. Just please someone let her know she wasn’t the only fucking idiot.]

e. rescue

[Of course there’s a rescue mission out for them. As far as she’s starting to become concerned, she’s in a manga or something. And she’s the fucking damsel in distress. Well, one of many, apparently. Will someone be her hero?

Once she sees someone she recognizes, she holds her hands out through the bars.]

Hey, I’m right here. Get me out!

[She’s… right there. Someone please notice her.]

f. sanguis transformation

i. [She expects her Sanguis cycle to come as normal, but instead she takes the traits of a nine-tailed fox. White fox ears sprout from her head, as well as the nine tails of the fox. Her hair also turns white, making her feel like she just transformed into a magical girl of sorts.

Great…

Trying to walk around is a pain if only because she’s knocking into people and all sorts of shit over with her tails. All she wants to do is get to the library so she can hole up and study.

Once at the library, she grabs her usual textbooks to read, but she’s finding very quickly people are drawn to her. Oh god. The worst part is she’s finding she doesn’t mind all this attention, which is odd to her, but okay. Well, if she’s feeling a little feisty, she may as well go for it as she motions someone with her finger to come to her.

Keep her company.]

ii. [Kurisu can also be found in this state at the beach. Namely she’s doing the illumination tricks to see what kind of magic this form has and is just enthralled by the beauty of the illusions.

She’s also in a bikini right now because regular clothing is hella uncomfortable. Anyone is welcome to join her and they’ll find she’s maybe a little more friendly than usual. Maybe. At the very least that is a lot of skin showing for a girl who almost always has it covered, minus the time she wore a strapless gown for a party.]

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I - festival junk - Level 1

[ And more partying. In between the awkward transformations and uncomfortable rush of sexual need that comes with them, it's like all you do here is find excuses to celebrate and you won't find Amanda complaining about that part. There's a whole-ass street festival, and while she's not exactly rich - the cost in chroma to use magic means that she can't cheat too damn hard - it's not like she's doing anything the rest of the month.

That means street food, dumb knickknacks, and watching cool dances. She focuses on those too, eyes following their motion, feet tapping to the rhythm of whatever music they're dancing to. Nothing she couldn't learn. ]

They're pretty good...

II - still in level 1

[ So the lanterns are a Japa...nese...-ish...thing? Help she doesn't know enough outside of her own culture. Amanda's a witch though, and collective belief in a ritual can be a powerful thing. Maybe it'll be enough to nudge her odds towards success in a wish... Amanda keeps it pretty secret, but then, atop the hill, she sits herself down on her broom and floats up above the peak, because heck with you she's gonna release it at a higher point than everyone else. That's called winning. ]

III - and now we're skipping ahead to the fight

[ She was JUST talking about fighting evil the other day, and now some of these assholes are kidnapping people as sacrifices. That's pretty evil. Amanda slipped away, but she's pretty sure someone else got got while she was at it, and maybe grabbing them on the way out would've just gotten them both captured, but hell with it. They've definitely grabbed people she likes... and maybe she wants to show off a little. ]

You sneaky assholes reaaaally picked the wrong fight here!

[ Earth magic is hardly impotent against someone who can fly, but she's making the most of it by staying airborne and chucking fire magic from on high. Of course fire magic is never the most precise, so watch out for that - and at the rate she's going she might need a hug or a kiss just to not pass out from overdoing it. ]

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A - Festival

[With many foxes roaming at level 3, Suzuka might blend in super easily with them, really, the one thing that could separate her than the rest is that she's the only weirdo here wearing high school clothes. Either way, she could be easily mistaken as part of the fox prismal as she looks around to recruit someone to go down with her.

Whether it'd be with acquaintances or strangers, anyone she spots looking either interested or unsure of entering level 3 will have her coming up to you while flashing a cheerful grin.]

Hey~ You look like you're totes interested. Wanna go in with me? I heard there's, like, fortune telling and other fun stuff. The more the merrier, right?

[She's not too worried about going in there alone herself, but it's way more fun to have someone with you, right?]

B - Lantern

[Suzuka is a simple girl and she has a simple wish.

"To meet a wonderful love". She's already at the top of the hill and letting go of her lantern, clasping her hand together as she prays. It isn't long before she starts pestering nearby people for their wishes, however.]

Hey, so what did you wish for?

C - Fight

[As much fun as she had in the festival, she's getting pretty bored with it all. So when she heard there are kidnapping and a rescue mission, she's all on board lending a hand on the rescue mission. Well, she's mostly here for the purpose of enjoying the battle than actual rescuing but the latter is a bonus, maybe.

Suzuka is engaged in combat with the sinless, her three katanas, one wielded in one hand and the other two flying around her, protecting her at every angle, leaving no opening whatsoever. When one of the sinless cast their earth magic, the ground shakes and tremble, attempting to crush her under. Quick to move, Suzuka uses her supernatural power and jumps off from the flat side of her levitating blade, bringing the sword in her hand down at the cultist. She looks at the remaining cultist with a cocky grin, resting the sword on her shoulder as she mocks their effort.]

C'mon you guys. Is that, like, seriously all you got?! I've hardly broken a sweat here!

[She won't mind anyone joining in the fight with her. She might be a bit battle hungry, but she's still your teammate.]

D - Rescue

[Who needs to be out of the cage? While Suzuka goes around slicing cultists left and right, she'll eventually come across the cages that trapped people in. If she sees someone is yet to be let out, she'll break the lock with a good swing of her katana.]

The super cute JK Suzuka-chan is here to save the day!

[She flashes a peace sign over her eye. Being a hero can be kinda cool, huh.]

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1. StarFox in the Sky.

2) Foxy Fortune Teller

[Of course, Jakurai couldn't say that he believed in fortune telling too much. But here he is, a partner in tow, going to sit in the fortune teller's space. He gives a kind, apologetic look to whomever ended up in the hot seat with him, ducking his head to talk to the person next to him.]

My apologies, it seems we have found ourselves in quite a strange predicament.

[But what could be the harm, anyways? It's just tea and a few leaves at the bottom. Nothing could possibly be true or go wrong here.]

2. Don't Drink The Kool-Aid

a) the Not Drunk option

[As it is, being duped into getting captured was...embarrassing to say the least. But nothing he could do about it now. His main concern would be to check on those who were also detained by these strange beings. So he will approach if there is someone in the cage with him, anyone in the cages around will hear a deep, concerned voice.]

Pardon, are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?

[Doctor gonna doctor. Regardless of the situation.]

b) the Drunk Option

[Despite the refusal, somehow, someway...those sneaky kidnappers were able to get him to take at least one sip of the wine. And That's where things are bad. The once calm and collected doctor checking on those around him? Slumped in a corner, cross look adorning his face.]

If you're gonna give me ONE sip of wine...ya might as well have given me the whole thing--!

[Sorry, to whoever is around him right now this is going to be embarrassing later.]

Hey, you. Give me yours.

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A. There's A Starfox Waiting in the Sky
[ Gonta had gone out to the hill on the first level to see the lanterns with Konoha on her insistence, but at some point while there, he thought to wander about as she seemed to be mingling with people she knew-- people she clearly was very familiar with. That wasn't the scene for him, certainly.

He wanted to be where the sky was open, where the stars were clear... anywhere that felt more like the mountains of home. It was just distressing being here, after the excitement he felt to finally be returning to Mt. Tsurugi.

At least he had Konoha, he thought. But he couldn't help but wonder now if he could really give her the kind of life she deserved. She was so alive around all these people. And Gonta? He preferred solitude, family... anything but all this strangeness.

He eventually finds some solitary ground and just stands there-- a great palomino stallion against the inky blue-black of night and an alien expanse of stars barely seen amidst the lights of Lunatia. ]

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I: Fortunes
[While Komaeda might believe thoroughly in his cycle of luck he’s less sold on fortune-telling. Perhaps it’s just because he’s fairly confident that he knows how his life will go, or maybe there’s some lingering discomfort over the possibility that there might be bad luck even he can’t foresee. Either way he’s apprehensive about it.

But of course he’s also curious and a meddler by nature, so despite his reservations he’s still hanging around the tent and watching people come and go. He speaks up to no one in particular, tapping a finger to his chin.]

I wonder how accurate the fortunes really are... Usually this sort of thing is just done by cold-reading the person in question, you know?

II: Don’t let him get kidnapped a 4th time...
[Unfortunately Komaeda is no stranger to being kidnapped, and it seems like yet again luck is not in his favor today. Generally he would be much more cautious in places like this, his usual paranoia making him ever-vigilant and anxious against potential dangers while his sharp perception watches for tricks. But if there’s one thing that could surpass that it’s one of the cultists disguising themselves as a certain other young man.]

Hinata-kun?

[Instantly he comes to a halt.

It... Wouldn’t really be him, would it? He still isn’t sure if he believes that this place is even reality, but if he has somehow come back then he needs to know what happened last time. So against his better judgement he’ll follow the disguised Sinless cultist.

Someone should... Probably stop him.]

III: Aftermath: Cordis Moon
[Thanks to that mysterious wine Nagito has fallen prey to much more extreme effects during the Cordis moon. Not only are his white fox ears and tail out but his eyes are glowing an alluring gold and he’s gotten his hands on some more revealing clothing than usual, the yukata hanging open nearly all the way to his waist.

As if his outfit didn’t make him stand out enough his pheromones are even stronger than usual, likely drawing the attention of people whether they catch him around the DNA apartments or the other shopping centers of Lunatia. In fact he seems to almost be going out of his way to go places where there are lots of people, like he wants to be seen. And if he does happen to catch someone looking he’ll glance at them, ears flicking forward as he tilts his head.]

Can I help you with something...?

[There’s a different lilt to his voice than usual, something a little more coy. He’s still wearing his usual pleasant smile though, so maybe you’re just imagining it.]

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A. There's A Starfox Waiting in the Sky (A)
[ Though the promise of merriment by the Amegahara was enticing, Genesis still approached this all with caution. He certainly was interested in what this new world had to offer, as his first encounter with it on the beach wasn't bad at all. However, it was too soon to tell.

Not to mention, there was still the question of why the Goddess stopped him from joining the Lifestream.

Which leads him to the hill on the First Level, overlooking the rest of the city. It's quiet, almost solemn. He looks around, taking his time observing.

If you stop by his side, he'll turn to ask: ]

Are you here to make a wish?

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[ Having had his fill of solemnity and quiet on Level 1, Genesis soon heads down to Level 3 to explore the rest of this occasion. Everything is headier, gaudier... louder... but they notice a small tent in one of the alleyways.

Seems as if the fortuneteller inside only accepts two at a time.

Genesis looks over at whoever is nearby: ]

Care to have a look?

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[ Upon the call of the Moon Knights, Genesis doesn't hesitate at all to pick up his sword and join in the rescue efforts. What else was he to do, anyway? He wasn't even sure if this was what the Goddess intended for him but-- as much as possible, he wants to do what he's able.

And in this case, it's being able to aid a cause with his strength.

But these Sinless foxes are a force to reckon with considering their earth magic. One summons up a boulder and hurls it to an unsuspecting rescuer--

Genesis, moving swiftly with the superhuman speed SOLDIERs had, gets in easily and slices the sphere of rock and dirt with his Rapier. He quickly looks back at whoever was behind him-- ]

Are you okay, there?

[ He extends a black leather-gloved hand. ]

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A. There's A Starfox Waiting in the Sky
[ The energy of a festival never fails to draw Fish, being the bard that they are. Wanting to know the lore, wanting to mingle with the people, even wanting to entertain as well-- they dive headlong into the celebrations as soon as they're invited by one of the Amegahara.

Perhaps you find them on the hill with the lanterns on the first day, watching as people set their wishes to the sky. They'll be waffling around, wondering if they should do the same.

Or perhaps you find them on the second day down in Caihong, dancing with the courtesans. They'll be carefree, but on their toes enough to not allow them to get too cozy.

Maybe you find them in some other way-- passing through the streets or buying food from a stall. However way you find them, this bard looks very approachable and definitely without pockets to pick, considering how nearly naked they are in their usual attire. ]

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[ Fish let their trusting nature get the best of them and their newfound friend and look at where it got them-- trapped in a cage and painted all over with red runes. The special silks hang off them loosely as they lean against the metal, absolutely miserable about the trouble they've gotten themselves into.

They look around them, trying to see who's around, hoping that they won't be completely miserable like this on their own. ]

Hey... hey you... are you alright?

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[ Oh boy... having drunk the wine really made a difference in Fish. Somehow, what seemed to be really tame, very fruity wine turned out to be some kind of really strong, punchy cocktail that left the merfolk dazed and slumped against their cage.

But it isn't long until they're up again, robe slipping off a shoulder as they attempt to latch on to whoever was closest. ]

It's so cold and dreary down here--!

[ They definitely sound whiny, but also-- the filter between their head and their mouth has pretty much gone out the window. ]

I could really use a hug, you know...

[ They get up really close, fingertips playing around whatever flesh they could touch. ]

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I. THERE’S A STARFOX WAITING IN THE SKY
a. lanterns
[Tanabata holds special significance for Wataru. This isn't quite Tanabata, but it reminds him enough of it to make him joyous and warm. He can be found furiously writing wishes and attaching all of them to a single lantern; onlookers won't probably be able to make sense of what he's writing, though it's obvious he's at least in part writing about people, judging by the weird names on them. But he's also wishing for things like Netflix, abundant roses, a few more doves, and finally... a kiss. It doesn't say from who, but it says "true love's kiss" like something out of a fairy tale. It's really just in there for dramatics in case someone gets nosy. All the while, a white dove nestles asleep on his head, up against his bun.

After he's done tying the wishes on, he'll take a lantern up to the highest place he can find, and he'll hold it up above his head with both hands, just by his fingertips. It buffets and bobs in the breeze, but he seems reluctant to let go...]

b. fortunes
No, no, of course you're miscounting! The love of my life will find me yet!

[Wataru can be found sitting before the fortune teller early the next day, sipping tea with various people, always loudly and humorously (yet somehow gently) insisting that the fortune teller is reading wrong, or that he must have better luck. If he sees a friend pass by, or just someone really interesting, he'll beckon them over.

He chases the weasel off constantly with one hand, though the creature seems dead set on the pocket he has Jeanne roosting in. Everything is just a silly back and forth to him...

Until he gets that one super scandalous one that turns his cheeks red and makes him giggle, as he sends the fortune teller careening into trolled territory. Mission accomplished?]

II. NEVER DRINK THE KOOL-AID
a. the cages
[He doesn't really know... how he got here? He's wearing silks and he's covered in runes, and somehow he keeps being pulled out, offered wine, then guided back into the cages. Somehow, he's drunk--or what he hazily assumes is drunk?--and he takes a moment as he's pushed back in to brace himself against the nearest person. It happens again and again, each time a different cage, each time different people, and each time he holds whoever he bumps against a little tighter.

His eyes glow gold and his skin is paler than its usual fairness. Honestly, he just wants to go home. He's trying and trying to come up with a way to escape, but the wine... and the warmth... Ah... What to do...?]

b. the rescue
[Rescuers arrive, and something in Wataru seems to snap. The fox beings are distracted. He'll make his move. Impaired as he is, he starts working himself between the bars of his cage. It's impossible for him to squeeze out, but observe as he slips his arm and shoulder basically in an unnatural way toward a captor, snatching up the keys to free his cohorts in this cage. He tumbles out, still woozy, amused at his success, and waits for a rescuer to come.]

There we are... Amazing...

III. WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY? - Cordis moon
[He didn't know there would be lingering effects, and even if he had known, what would he have done? His very first moon comes along, and Wataru is nervous about what may happen. It's all magic he doesn't quite know, and he's thrilled and elated and ready but also the wondrous nature of it all still leaves him utterly baffled. Real magic?

What he expects from what he's heard and what he gets are two different things. Those strange traits from his captivity come back. At first he hides away, but as things go on, he feels more and more compelled to perform. Soon enough, he finds a target for his urges. Dressed to some sort of nines in an outfit his friends from home might find familiar, he approaches the stranger (or more familiar person). For one, he might draw close, tracing a finger over their hair as he compliments it. For another, he may simply ask that they watch his Amazing performance, before he begins humming an unfamiliar tune and dancing to it seductively. Whatever it is, sometimes it actually works. And when they're paying close enough attention, he moves in close.]

Aren't you lonely? I could help you~

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[A] Floating Wishes;
[The idea has sounded charming in the beginning and frankly it still was but the instruction to let the lanterns go from the highest point one could find was another thing altogether. Eva had a hard time thinking of anywhere higher than where the dragons lived but that was a resort spot she wasn't entirely sure she could just hike up to.

Then the hill was mentioned and that sounds a lot easier. She's shuffling between four lanterns as she climbs the hill with one of the many groups hiking up it with their lanterns, her laughter a little breathy.]

Nobody told me these celebrations involved exercise.

[There's no bite to her words and she seems more amused than anything.]

[B] Swift Fingers;
[After letting go of those lanterns Eva can honestly say her heart does feel a good bit lighter. She's relaxed and enjoying herself among the stalls of goods and food, even pausing to pick up a little trinket. It's just some knick-knack, a little fox dressed up in the garbs most of the visiting foxes wear for dancing, but it's terribly cute in Eva's opinion and so into her pocket it goes once it's bought.

The unfortunate thing here is it doesn't stay in her pocket for very long. Alongside the performers are fox and other prismals doing a little shopping via pockets. And Eva has one mischievous looking fox cub prismal trailing her around as she continues weaving down the street, clearly plotting something.

Do you watch or help?]

[C] Drawn In;
[Eva has always been a logical soul. Neil might be a skeptic at times and critical at others but somewhere beneath the layers of cynicism she felt there was still something of a dreamer in there. Eva had never been much of a dreamer, too rooted in practicality for anything like that.

So she was somewhat harder to fool most of the time. However she's probably underestimated what months away from the closest person in your life (yes, damn it, she'll admit to that - at least to herself) can do funny things. And as the festivities go on at one point she'll pick out one very familiar head of tousled brunette hair. And while that could describe dozens of people here so far, there was something else intriguing about them. She couldn't put her finger on it but...

After a moment she sighs to herself and begins wading against the flow of the crowds.]

I'm such an idiot...

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Sanji | One Piece

Benio 💊 Zone-00

Ren Suzugamori | Cardfight!! Vanguard

alisaie leveilleur / final fantasy xiv

Soundwave | Transformers IDW

Yuri Kozukata | Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water

mamoru hijikata. uddup.

vietnam | hetalia

tsumugi aoba / ensemble stars!

Estinien Wyrmblood | Final Fantasy XIV

Natsume Sakasaki | Ensemble Stars!

Eizen | Tales of Berseria

Winter Schnee | RWBY

sephiroth | final fantasy vii

Cyrus Tistella | Steam Prison

Kurisu Makise | Steins;Gate

Amanda O'Neill | Little Witch Academia

Suzuka Gozen | Fate/Grand Order

jinguji jakurai 🎙️ hypnosis mic

Gonta | JINBA

Nagito Komaeda | Danganronpa

Genesis Rhapsodos | Final Fantasy VII

Fish | Original Character (D&D Glamour Bard)

Wataru Hibiki | Ensemble Stars!

Eva Rosalene | To the Moon / Finding Paradise