voice | un: 🏹

[deerhearted]

So, I've been curious about something...

Being able to run out of Chroma is an obvious thing that'll happen and all, but has anyone ever had too much Chroma in their body? [ Like... overhydration? ] Sure, there are benefits to making Chroma, but you know what they say; there can be too much of a good thing. Is it possible to just have too much Chroma?

I know the obvious answer to this is 'the moons have blessed us sooo much that such a thing can never happen!', [ Is he making fun of this whole thing? You bet. ] but I'm just curious how this whole thing works.

[ A beat. ]

Oh, and what are some fun things to do around here? With a group.

[ Because clearly what the Golden Deer here need more of is stupid activities they can do on the weekend. ]

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un: tigerpoet

[tigerpoet]

Well, if you're a kitsune, the number of tails you have is determined by your Chroma level, with the maximum being nine. It's not harmful if you have a lot, but nine tails can be a pain. It takes ages to comb all of them.

[deerhearted]

I imagine it's not exactly fun to take care of!

[ Fascinating... ]

So aside from having too many tails, nothing else really happens?

[tigerpoet]

Not to my knowledge, no, and I'm usually fairly high on Chroma. Kraken drain Chroma from their partners via moonlacing, but the problem with that isn't that they have too much Chroma but that their partners may have too little.

voice | un: gautier

[crestfallenfor]

Honestly? Not that I've noticed. And you know I'd have noticed if it was possible.

[Hey, look, he even sends a 😘 emoji while in the middle of a voice message. For emphasis. Yeah.]

As far as I can tell it just makes it take longer when the odd thing that drains Chroma uh. Strikes, I guess. Which, for the record? Never a good time. Don't recommend it.

[Anyway: things to do.]

I'll send you a list of some cute cafes I've found, and some of the more fun clubs I've checked out, if you want, for those group activities. That game that's popular... lmao? has a machine that lets you play with your body... they call it VR. I haven't tried it, but it looks like it could be a good time.

And you're always welcome to come over for chess, but that's not much of a group activity, considering the group I know you're referring to.

[deerhearted]

Maybe we just haven't reached that tipping point yet... [ More of a mumble to himself, he's Theorizing™. ]

I'll keep that in mind, then. I've got the basic understanding of Chroma and moonlacing, but my mind's still spinning at this. I imagine it was worse for those who first came here.

voice; un: 🍑 (because she's too lazy to change it)

[inveigle]

Too much Chroma? How much moonlacing are you planning to do in a day? [The briefest of pauses.] Never mind! That's one secret you can keep.

But when you have more Chroma than you can handle, I did find the cutest store the other day...

[Carry her bags, Claude. This counts as a group activity.]

[tigerpoet]

I'm always happy to help people who are still getting adjusted. I've been here... almost a year now, I believe? So I'd like to hope I can provide advice, if you have any other questions.

[deerhearted]

Figured! But that means I'll make you my patient zero. I'll keep checking in on you to make sure you haven't died from overmoonlacing.

[ 😘 right back at you, buddy. ]

But thanks! This is helpful, I'll keep all of this in mind.

A list would be great. We've mostly been holed up in Lorenz's apartment, [ because we're lazy and also things have been crazy but mostly everyone's been hilda-ing. ] but it might be a good time to get out there and actually do something.

I'll stop by for chess, you don't even need to ask twice. [ can you hear the wink in his voice? ] It's been a long while since we've played together!

[deerhearted]

Now you don't wanna learn any of my secrets? Talk about mixed messages! And here I thought we had something special.

I think I'll be alright on Chroma, though. Maybe you should ask Lorenz instead.

[ He needs to lift more than Claude. ]

[crestfallenfor]

Hey, you're more than welcome to try and kill me by moonlacing yourself.

[Too forward? Maybe. Does he care? Not in the slightest.]

Hey, I have to put having been here so long to use somehow, right?

[And he'll just go ahead and send over that list, too.]

Holed up in Lorenz's apartment... I'm sorry. How have you not gone crazy, yet? [He's kidding. Mostly. Probably. Maybe.]

I'll look forward to it! It's been far too long, Claude. [He can definitely hear the wink in your voice, can you hear the wink in his?]

un: blackcrown

[elight]

Ah, this phenomenon.

[At least maybe this is a second chance to get on his good side? Hah, as if.]

Worry not, there are no shortage of schemes to be hatched in this awful place, Claude.

[deerhearted]

A year? Wow, that is a pretty long time!

[ Consider his flabber completely gasted.... which has been happening a lot, really. ]

Honestly, that was my only big question I had. It was just something that popped into my head while thinking about this whole thing... I'm mostly just preparing for my first cycle, whenever that'll be, so any advice on what to expect would be great. I'm guessing intensity can vary depending on the person, right?

[tigerpoet]

[That's the Prismatica experience right here.]

By person and by cycle - some months you'll be hit harder than others. Do you know which moon you're under?

[deerhearted]

I'll pencil you in my schedule.

[ He'll find a slot, somewhere between 'annoy Lorenz' and 'annoy Lorenz but with Hilda'. Call it a science experiment! ]

Oh, I don't know... You could have made things hard for me if you really wanted to! But you're a nice guy, so I figured you'd help an equally nice guy out.

[ Nod, nod. Yes, this is perfect. ] Thanks again, Sylvain. We'll put this to good use.

[ A laugh. ] I think you should be asking Lorenz that question! We've been entertaining ourselves though. [ Watching reality tv shows and arguing about who should have gotten a rose. ]

Just tell me whenever you're free! Let's see if you've gotten any better.

[deerhearted]

[ -- Ah. ]

Me, hatching schemes? Absolutely not, I've been on my best behavior!

Well, for now. Who knows what the future holds, right?

[deerhearted]

I see. That's interesting to know! So it's not really a consistent thing.

A friend of mine told me I was here before. I have no memory of it, but apparently I was under Iris. I'd like to think that, logically, that wouldn't change but I know enough to assume that logic really doesn't have much of a place here.

[elight]

Don’t expect me to put any more faith in you than usual.

However, before I move on, would you care to tell me how old you are?

[tigerpoet]

Iris... I'll hope for your sake that logic doesn't hold true in this case.

[Iris is really Something.]

voice; un: 🐎

[condolences]

Someone made a post recently about magic and abilities we'll gain depending on our moon, so maybe the amount of Chroma we have may affect that?

[ she's already anxious about her first moon... this is just more stress tbh. ]

But I can't imagine us having too much Chroma... I mean, this world needs us to generate Chroma in order to help it survive, right?

[deerhearted]

As usual! If you did, I'd be pretty worried!

But to answer your question, I'm twenty-three. What a strange question! That means something's a little off, am I right?

voice | un: springtime

[hopticulture]

I've kind of given up trying to understand how anything about this place works, honestly.

[deerhearted]

Is Iris extremely intense?

[ C'mon, don't leave a guy hanging. ]

[tigerpoet]

Moonblessed under Iris go into heat, so... Of the three options, I think Iris is the most severe.

[Cordis just have high metabolisms and pheromones, and Sanguis get aggressive which can be worse or better depending on how you feel about going into heat.]

[elight]

That makes you five years my senior.

Which I’m sure you will no doubt find amusing.

Most of the other from Garreg Mach are your age as well. Your war is my daydream, so I ask you not come for my head....and encourage your house members to do the same.

[deerhearted]

That's a good theory... The more Chroma we have, the stronger the magic is? That seems plausible!

[ Someone has to ask these questions, Marianne! ]

That's true, but we're also not from this world either. And everything has to have some limit to it, right? It's best to learn now than to learn too late.