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[ningen]

[Welcome a new face to Prismatica! He looks a little timid, but he straightens up and smiles before launching into things.]

Hello! I'm Dazai Osamu, famous author and fashion icon... well, back home! To be honest, I just got here, and I don't know many people. So... an acquaintance of mine said I should make an effort to meet people... even if it's kind of scary...

Anyway, writing is a great icebreaker, right? I won't judge any amateur efforts, but please check the attached for details! And don't forget me, even if you don't participate!

[Attached is a flier with details on the... well, it's marked nsfw miraculously and you should be glad because emblazoned across the top of it are the words DICK LIT in all caps and brilliant red. The text is as follows:]

(And Other Moonlacing Stories)
In honor of the absent Sakaguchi Ango, a Decadent endeavor!
The first literature contest of its kind!
Challenge yourself!

Rules: All entries must be written. They may be poetry or prose, or other written content. All entries must pay tribute to something relating to moonlacing, and may, at your discretion, cover Adult Themes.

The winner will be provided an amount of chroma equal to what would be generated by the described moonlacing acts, so get creative!

Judges: Dazai Osamu, Nakajima Atsushi

[He keeps adding attachments as the day goes by:]

Entries due the 14th of next month at one minute til midnight!
Anonymous entries may be messaged directly to the judges via my inbox!
Otherwise post your entry here!

Comments

[video, even though they are in the same apartment]

[tigerpoet]

You asked one of the other Atsushis to judge this?

[...because of course, he didn't ask this Atsushi, so he obviously has to be referring to somebody else.]

[ningen]

No! It's definitely gotta be you! They don't even write... Should I have asked first?

[tigerpoet]

It would normally be polite to ask first before volunteering someone as a judge, yes...

[ningen]

Ahh, oops? You're an authority, though! It's us against all the untalented people! If you weren't judging, you could enter and win, and that wouldn't be fair.

[tigerpoet]

You're giving me too much credit...

Speaking of winning, can you really afford to pay out the prizes for this?

[ningen]

About that... I spent all my chroma decorating... But I couldn't have a prestigious contest without a prize!

[tigerpoet]

[The world's heaviest sigh.]

I suppose I can cover it. If only because promising a reward and not being able to give one wouldn't help your attempts to make friends here.

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[dereban]

Important question, as a writer: what's the criteria for judging?

[tigerpoet]

Given that I didn't know I was judging this until thirty seconds ago, you'll have to ask Dazai about the rubric.

[ningen]

Ahhh I left that out! The entries will be judged mostly for creativity, since it wouldn't be fair to judge on quality when people might not be writers! We'll fully explain why we chose the winning entry when we choose it... Honestly what's MOST important is meeting people...

[ningen]

Thank you!! I can pay you back... during Iris, maybe...

[dereban]

F

[video]

[scarsnstripes]

Absolutely not. I didn't sign up for this.

[Just clarifying here.]

[ningen]

[He waves his hands dismissively.]

Not you!! Do you even know what goes into quality literature? We're experts.

That said, you should enter the contest!

[dereban]

Creativity, huh.

Well, I guess I can write something short that's creative.

[tigerpoet]

Don't worry about it. Just... please don't volunteer me for something like this ever again.

[tigerpoet]

I feel like I should be apologizing to you anyway...

[ningen]

Great! It can be as brief as haiku or novel-length. And entries close on... let's say Valentine's Day!

[scarsnstripes]

I read practically everything I could get my hands on growing up, and still do. I even read Atsushi-san's work.

[Listen he doesn't want to judge this mess but he doesn't like the way Dazai is implying he has no taste!]

But I'm not a writer. I've never written anything in my life.

[tigerpoet]

He means well?

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[riptidequeen]

Can the entries be anonymous, at least for if you decide to share it with everyone? And um... How do we go about submitting them?

[ningen]

[There there, no one is as cultured as he is, in Dazai's opinion.]

Well, if you've read a lot then surely you can write a little something! Try haiku! Or a short letter to a forbidden lover! An ode to your favorite body part!

[ningen]

Just say you want to be anonymous when the winning entry is shared. I understand the value of a good pen name!

If you don't want to post it here, I think I can receive messages, so send it directly to me! I'll be happy to look it over!

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[tigerpoet]

Yes, they can be.

[If Dazai says otherwise, Atsushi will smack him.]

You can send them to Dazai's inbox, I think? We're roommates, so I'll just read over his shoulder.

[riptidequeen]

Oh, okay. That... Is good, I'll think about entering then. Because this sounds like fun.