001. VIDEO // UN: ANIMUS

[bottomofthelist]

[ The feed is dark and rustling noises come from somewhere to the left. It’s clear whomever is attempting to use the device is still adjusting to the way it works. There’s a sigh, a click and the feed clears, lightens, and as the figure in front of it leans back it finally focuses.

There sits a stern-looking woman in a long coat with a notebook in hand, legs crossed, staring into the camera. She idly taps a pen against the paper with her other hand—a mechanical one. ]

Hello, Prismatica.

I’ve been here for a short while now and I thought I ought to introduce myself. My name is Dr. Anna Ripley, I’m a scientist and engineer. Mechanics and chemistry are my specialty, but I do have some experience working with arcane pathogens.

It has come to my attention that there is one such pathogen making its way through the Lunatian population.

[ She glances down at her notebook, rattling off information as if by rote. She seems awfully calm about this. ]

Symptoms include paralysis, crystallization of the body, aggression...I’m sure many of you are already aware. Should any of you begin exhibiting signs of infection, please make your way with haste to the Moonlight Medical Center; I’ll be there in the later hours to monitor the progression. For those who haven’t shown symptoms…[ She stares back up at the camera. ]...you shouldn’t need me to tell you to utilize proper preventative measures.

On a potentially unrelated note; I’ve noticed something peculiar since coming here, but I’d like to gain more information:
 

How many of you were dead prior to your arrival? Have you suffered related ill effects since coming here?

video | un: springtime

[hopticulture]

[video is of a small white rabbit and the background is that of a café. she gives friendly wave with her free hand.]

Yoohoo, it's Haru. Your local white rabbit who isn't from here and who is, yes, an actual rabbit! I know that confuses a lot of you human and other different animal types who've never met a talking rabbit before.

Kinda wanted to get that out of the way...

Anyway, I want a job to keep me busy while I'm stuck here and feeling useless while everyone else is going through changes and eating octopuses which is a bit creepy. Anyone here run a flower shop or a local garden? I ran the gardening club at my school.

I know this is pretty boring and you guys get a lot of these kinds of questions, but I'm also pretty bored so we're even.

Video | un: galaxydestiny

[bluebirdhums]

[ The video opens with a shaggy-haired boy with thick glasses, sitting cross-legged on a bed, starts with a particularly shy grin. He then composes himself into a taller, more lively posture. ]

Good morning, Prismatica ♪

[ A short and sweet greeting, although his voice is still soft and lacking full confidence. ]

Apparently, I'm not new, but I'd like to introduce myself anyway. I'm Tsumugi Aoba, a member of an idol unit named 'Switch'.
I wasn't a particularly spectacular idol, nor did I have any remarkable titles or achievements, so please don't worry about any of that.
It has been wonderful to be here so far, though only for a few weeks now, and I'd love to meet more fellow residents.

However, I've heard that I've been here before, but I'm afraid I remember none of it, nor anyone else who seemed to know me previously. I'm very sorry about that!
Even so, I'd still like to meet others here. It seems like anything's possible here, so maybe something will jog my memory... ?
Has anyone else returned with no memory of being here before? If so, I'd love to have some tips on what to do.

There's another thing I'd like to ask about, though.
Before, in Switch, I designed and made our outfits, and have been keeping myself busy with classes on Chromawear. So, I'd like to find someone more knowledgeable in fashion than myself, and try to branch out into new styles and designs. I'm not very trendy, and never have been, so it's something I want to try to get better at, even if I might be slow at it.
If there's someone who could help teach me, or just show me new styles here, I'd love the help. Even window shopping would be tremendously helpful.

[ Pause. A small chuckle and a hesitant smile. He switches to a more personal, uplifting message. ]

Ahaha, I don't think I had anything else to say. I'm sorry if I was rambling! I was never very good at being an idol... so I do thank you for putting up with it.
It may be pointless to say, but I still wish you happiness today. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but even if you aren't doing well, rainy weather doesn't last forever. When the clouds finally part and the sun shines through, a rainbow will be right behind you. So, when you look back to yesterday, look for the rainbow. And remember that the sun is always waiting above even the darkest clouds.

... Umm, I think I went very off track. In other words, please have a good day! Thank you!

[ Finally, the video ends with as happy a smile as Tsumugi can make. ]

text, un: phantompaws

[yumenope]

It’s truly a tragedy that all the attention has been given to the mostly two legged inhabitants of this fair world. Therefore, I propose a simple solution.

Please post the most flattering picture of your feline or canine companion. We will then proceed with assigning it an arbitrary number, let’s call it one to ten, that seemingly corresponds with how fetching it is.

( yes, this is “please rate my pet”. yes, this is a mockery of rate my ass and the like. yes, he’s fully intending on rating your pets. )

voice; un: nike

[purifyings]

[It's been almost a month since her arrival. Nike has sensed the changes within the world and heard the voices from the natives. All of it felt oddly welcoming, a little sweet, maybe unsettling by the sudden waves of energy coming from the moons-filled nights, and maybe a little fear and some anxiety in-between especially after the events of the amphitheater. Which was happily taken care of. But now it was her turn to experience the next phase of the moon which was just around the corner...]

...um, I hope I'm doing this right. First time using such a....impersonal item. Something about using this to talk to a lot of people. Like using a microphone...? Just without the singing?

[That was the best way for her medieval mind to go around it. Just ignore the fact her country was far too advanced in a world that shouldn't be. A detail she has learned the reason of, but wasn't important right now.]

Um, right, so...I'm Nike. I arrived a while ago. And I was wondering: is there somewhere I can go when my phase of the moon pops up? Like a safe place I can hide away in...? I'm sorta alone. I don't have many people I trust here and those I do...I may have messed things up...

[By aggressively attacking their ears, going overboard with flattering, and just simply being more clingy than usual. Even she is embarrassed by it but he happened to look insanely gorgeous that day, more than usual....not that it was an excuse but...]

Anyway, is there anyone with powers similar to mine? Like sensing their surroundings and knowing what a large group of people feel? Or are able to hear the planet's voice or influence? I've been...having some trouble. I don't know how to explain it.... [More like she's been feeling very uncomfortable with herself, getting easily irritable, feeling more self-conscious than usual, and yet staring at herself more than she would like. Not to mention the cold chills traveling her spine and arms.]

Is it normal for your body to feel so cold while feeling pretty warm? Or just agitated in general? I don't know what to do...or expect. Any advice would be very appreciated.

[How should she end this? Um.....she's turning this off like now because what is talking to herself? This is weird. She doesn't like this.]

(ooc: Here is an opt-out post for anyone who wants to use it along with learning more details about Nike's powers with a permission form as well. I would appreciate it if everyone tagging this could take a look at it. Thanks!)

text | un: greatestmagician

[relearning]

[ As she is not very well-versed in technology, and her arrival here was ... interesting, to say the least, it has taken quite some time for Aisha to figure out how to use this weird piece of Nasod technology well enough to post to the network. ]

Does anybody know if there are any magical archives kept in the library?

[ Of course, she could just go there herself and see, but her pride and ego doesn't want to admit to anyone that she doesn't want to try to make the trip herself and get lost. Again.

The stupid Nasod technology was hard for her to figure out, okay. She's a magical genius, not a technology genius.

(The "Stupid Nasod Technology" is the cell phone, by the way.)]