text, un: researcher

[starmark]

[NOTE: "researcher" is not Jotaro's usual UN; this is a post from a throwaway account for the purposes of anonymity!]

Hello. We are attempting to conduct research for two ongoing studies of the moons and the affects they have on the behavior of the moonblessed. See below for respondent criteria and survey questions to answer.

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STUDY #1: A study of how Moonblessed relationship dynamics and behavior are influenced by the activity of their respective moons.

SEEKING: Moonblessed currently in an exclusive or committed (even if not exclusive) relationship with another Moonblessed not of the same moon as them.

SURVEY QUESTIONS:
<b>▶ DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:</b> <b>I Am A:</b> (Identify your gender OR write "I prefer not to disclose") <b>My Moon Is:</b> (Sanguis | Cordis | Iris) <b>Time Since Arrival in Lunatia:</b> (in months) <b>▶ PARTNER'S DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:</B> <b>They Are A:</b> (Identify their gender OR write "I prefer not to disclose") <b>Their Moon Is:</b> (Sanguis | Cordis | Iris) <b>Time Since Their Arrival in Lunatia:</b> (in months) <b>▶ SET ONE: HOW YOUR MOONBLESSING MANIFESTS:</b> Please answer here with a brief description, in your own words, of how your moonblessing manifests. Please describe both physical and psychological aspects as applicable. <b>▶ SET TWO: HOW YOUR PARTNER'S MOONBLESSING MANIFESTS:</b> Please answer here with a brief description, in your own words, of how your moonblessing manifests. Please describe both physical and psychological aspects as applicable. <b>▶ SET THREE: QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR RELATIONSHIP:</b> <b>How long have you been in your exclusive or committed relationship:</b> Please respond in your own words. <b>How does your moonblessing affect how you feel about your partner when your moon is active:</b> Please respond in your own words. <b>How does your partner's moonblessing affect how they behave toward you when their moon is active:</b> Please respond in your own words. <b>How does the triple moon's behavior affect how you behave toward each other when all moons are active:</b> Please respond in your own words.
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STUDY #2: A study of how Moonblessed personal traits may affect their associated Moonblessing.

SEEKING: Moonblessed newly arrived to Lunatia who have not yet experienced a moon cycle.

SURVEY QUESTIONS:
<b>▶ DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:</b> <b>I Am A:</b> (Identify your gender OR write "I prefer not to disclose") <b>My Species Is:</b> (Identify your species OR write "I prefer not to disclose") <b>I Am Romantically Interested In:</b> (Identify your preference OR write "I prefer not to disclose") <b>▶ QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR MOONBLESSING PREDICTION:</b> <b>I believe my moon will manifest as:</b> Please select Sanguis | Cordis | Iris. <b>Briefly describe your reasoning (if any) for what moonblessing you think you will manifest:</b> Please respond in your own words. <b>Briefly describe what attracts you to a partner:</b> Please respond in your own words.
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[OOC NOTES: If your character is the type to jack around with the Scientific Process™ and turn in a bogus survey, please feel at liberty to do so! Real responses, however, will be compiled and there may well be a follow-up post using the information provided.

Respondents of Survey #2, please assume your character got assigned an anonymous case study ID number and asked for contact information so that the study can later get follow-up data on how their actual moonblessing manifested; OOCly this can be handwaved!

Please put survey responses beneath their respective comment headers, but feel free to use the rest of the post for the usual discussion and chatter! Thanks!]

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[reposing]

Oh!
Interesting. What sort of paper?

private;

[starmark]

how moonblessings work when it's different moons interacting
i mean
i'll make it sound better than that in the paper but like

it's kind of like you said
sanguis and iris seem really compatible
almost like they were designed to be compatible
but that also might just be us

i want to know what happens when it's other people's sanguis and iris
or sanguis and cordis
or cordis and iris
or i guess even all three maybe

[reposing]

I admit I haven't given it much thought. Cordis seems to be more... flirtatious I suppose? Relaxed in some ways. I wonder how that interacts with the other blessings.

This is actually a fascinating question to pose. I'd like to read your paper when it's done.

[starmark]

right like i feel like
um

so like
obviously sanguis seems to comfort iris in a certain way, right
by being protective

but maybe cordis does something similar just with a different method
like maybe cordis is better at getting iris to lighten up or cheer up

maybe cordis distracts sanguis instead of calming sanguis
or shifts their feelings from aggressive to just rowdy

that's why i asked about how people act toward each other during the triple moon

[reposing]

That seems like a good possibility to consider.
When Trevor is in Cordis, he seems remarkably calmer. Like he's less after to show more of his true feelings. So it is likely that they would be able to calm Iris or Sanguis in their own way.

Let me know what you find, Jojo. This is actually quite interesting.

[starmark]

oh, is that what he is

...
hmmm
i mean it'd be completely biased data and i probably couldn't use it for anything

but it might be interesting to see how we all act together
what happens when sanguis and cordis and iris are all in the same place i mean
just because i haven't found another set of all three yet

[reposing]

Yes. He has moth attributes. There are also scales that come off of him that can cause a pheromone effect. It hasn't touched me, but he did warn me about it.

I'm
not certain if that's a good idea.
He's a bit
flirtatious during Cordis. Albeit unintentionally, I think. Would you be able to tolerate that?

[starmark]

hmmmmm
that's a good question actually

i mean i want to say that i could
but that's easy for me to say when it's not sanguis and he's not around
for all i know i might want to kill him

although
i know you would be able to make me behave
i'm not saying you should have to but i just mean

when it's sanguis and you're around
especially when you're in iris
i would do anything to keep you from being upset

[reposing]

That's very considerate of you.

Well. Maybe we can try to be around each other next triple moon. For science and such.
And I'll keep a verbal leash on you if I must.

[starmark]

adrian you could tell me to saw my leg off with a butter knife during the triple moon
and i'd be halfway to the silverware drawer before you ran out of breath

[reposing]

That's a bit alarming, but also I do understand that sentiment.
That's
actually close to how I feel about you normally without any Moonblessing in effect.

[starmark]

that's a vampire compulsion, right
part of the way vampires love, i mean

you ripped a road roller in half for me
i remember watching you do that and understanding all of a sudden

[reposing]

It is, yes.
And I'd do that again easily, for the record.
Protecting you and making sure your needs are met feels inherent to me.
Just as it is for you when you are in Sanguis.

Though I know we've had a talk like that before.

[starmark]

[Oh, he thinks abruptly. Oh, and all of a sudden the connection clicks — that must've been another part of the guilt that had wracked Adrian so brutally when he'd gone into his self-imposed isolation. Warring with the trauma and the worry about betraying him must have been that other component too, that by avoiding him, he was going contrary to that nature of his.

It fits together, like the pieces of a puzzle, and yeah, all of a sudden he understands a little more and a little better than he did before.]

hmmm
well now you've got me thinking

that might be interesting to try sometime when the moons aren't up
me acting more like an iris
you acting more like a sanguis

see what happens

[reposing]

That might be interesting. Do you think you could pull it off? Being like that.

[starmark]

i don't know actually
i mean
i've seen you in iris a lot
if nothing else i know i could do a pretty solid impression of it

probably the more i tried the more i could settle into it

do you like the sound of it?
did you just get interested

[reposing]

Yes, I did get very interested.
I like looking after you. It's easier to do when the moons aren't affecting us.
So in between that time, maybe it's something we should try.

Though honestly all I can envision is you being a bastard about it.

[starmark]

you could tell me not to be a bastard
i might listen

or i might not

[reposing]

So you're going to be a brat about it, then. I see.

[starmark]

maybe
or, like i said, maybe i won't



Adrian I'm
I'm trying to focus on this research but
It's so hot
I keep getting distracted

I feel like
I can't sit still
What should I do, Adrian
Please

[reposing]

You're an awful man, Jojo.
Do you think you deserve some attention? I'm not so sure about that.
How hot do you feel?

[starmark]

[You know, this is a little ridiculous, but Adrian also sounds like he's settling into a playful mood by it, and that's so much better than his uncertainty and despair that he'll do pretty much anything to keep it that way.

And it's not even Sanguis. Hmmm.]

My hands are
Shaking

It's embarrassing
Do I
Do I have to

[reposing]

Oh my god.
This is so silly
I can't
Not like this

[starmark]

oh come on
that was a spot-on impression of you




i really do want you to mess me up though
want you to make my heart race like it's going to beat out of my chest
want to see that look in your eyes

i liked it when you chased me

[reposing]

I would not react that way! You're rude.

Ah
I did enjoy that.
Catching you. Holding you. Making sure you knew how strong I was.
I would like for something like that again
To make you feel that way.