prismatica | video; un: laurea

[ thunder crashes. the wind howls. a blond youth wearing an enormous cable-knit sweater over a dress shirt with the collar popped places his palms flat on the counter of a starter-apartment kitchen and earnestly addresses the camera. ]

Hello! The current circumstances are less than ideal, but I can put this off no longer.

Whether you know me or not, I am Titus Alexius, formerly of the Reim empire. It is more or less accurate to say that I am sixteen years old. I have been conducting research with the Lunar Scientia for the past several months, and I have also had more than I can stand of living alone. Therefore, I have prepared a simple twenty-question survey!

Anyone and everyone is welcome to submit a response, and there is no need to answer every question. But to show my appreciation, I shall provide all those who complete at least the identifying information with a code redeemable for one free empanada from the stall by the fountain at the northern end of Greatmoon Groves. [ he pauses thoughtfully and then leans in further. ]

...And if you do not care for empanadas, let me know and I will arrange an alternative.

...Also, I am reasonably certain everything in that marketplace is currently closed due to the inclement weather and invisible tentacle attacks. And a number of the survey questions, too, posit situations or activities that are momentarily, if not impossible, then inadvisable. But, well. We must believe these hardships will be temporary, mustn't we?... [ he shrugs helplessly and grimaces! ]

Thank you for your attention!

[ and underneath the prismagram video is the survey in question, along with a few additional links. ]

Survey Form Name: Moonblessing: Approximate length of tenure on Prismatica: 1. Are we friends? —If yes, hello! —If no or unsure, would you like to be friends? 2. Are you satisfied with your current living situation? —If yes, might you also be satisfied with a different living situation? 3. Do you have any roommates? —If no, would you like one? —If yes, would you like another one? ——If yes, would your roommate(s) also like another one? 4. Would you like to live on Level 2 of Lunatia in a cottage with a small garden? —If yes, are you open to sharing a room? ——If yes, are you open to sharing a bed? 5. Do you like cats? —If yes, would you like to have a(nother) cat? ——If yes, would you like to have this cat (SEE SUPPLEMENT A)? 6. Do you have any aversions or preferences when it comes to fragrance (both in general, and with regard to Cordis pheromones)? —If yes, please elaborate: 7. Would you consider the recurring presence of Cordis pheromones in a shared living space to be a benefit, a drawback, or neither? 8. Are you comfortable with moths and butterflies of various sizes? 9. Do you have any strong feelings regarding magic or mages? —If yes, please elaborate: 10. Do you like to stay up late? 11. Can you fly? —If no, would you like to? 12. Do you like to cook? —If yes, would you like to cook for me? ——If no, would you like me to cook for you? 13. Do you like to go out to eat? —If yes, would you like to go out to eat with me? ——For fried noodles? ——For waffles? ——For seafood curry? ——Other (please specify): 14. Do you like to go shopping? —If yes, would you like to go shopping with me? ——For snacks? ——For clothes? ——Other (please specify): 15. Do you wish to obtain more possessions? —If yes, would you like some of mine? ——If yes, please visit my current home (SEE SUPPLEMENT B) to make your selections (the Lost Orrery and leatherbound treasury of Prismatican myth are off limits). 16. Do you like hugging? —If yes, would you like to hug me? 17. Do you like kissing? —If yes, would you like to kiss me? 18. Are you a member of the Lunar Scientia or the Moon Knights? —If yes, would you like to join me for lunch in one of the commissaries sometime? 19. Do you have any strong feelings regarding the Lunar Scientia or the Moon Knights? —If yes, please elaborate: 20. Would you like to register a grievance or complaint of any kind against the Lunar Scientia (e.g., for leadership's continued reckless rush to reawaken anything and everything, no matter how poorly understood and potentially cursed)? —If yes, please elaborate (indicate whether you wish your response to be anonymized): ***Please submit this survey to receive your coupon code. For directions to the empanada stand, see supplement C.*** Supplemental Survey Materials A. file: phix.image B. location: apartmentL2U128.nav C. location: EmpanadaEmpusa.nav

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Name: Kazuma Kuwabara
Moonblessing: Iris
Approximate length of tenure on Prismatica: 2 months

1. Are we friends?
We've met. Don't know if that makes us friends but you seem nice enough.

2. Are you satisfied with your current living situation?
I could take it or leave it but I'm on my own and it's kinda lame.

3. Do you have any roommates?
No. See above. Never had a roommate but maybe it's not a bad idea to look.

4. Would you like to live on Level 2 of Lunatia in a cottage with a small garden?
Guess I'd have to see it. Sounds cute. Don't know about sharing a room much less a bed.

5. Do you like cats?
Yes on all points.

6. Do you have any aversions or preferences when it comes to fragrance (both in general, and with regard to Cordis pheromones)?
No? And what?
So long as nothing's too strong I guess it's fine?

7. Would you consider the recurring presence of Cordis pheromones in a shared living space to be a benefit, a drawback, or neither?
Ok never dealt with it. Like is it bad??

8. Are you comfortable with moths and butterflies of various sizes?
Yeah sure.

9. Do you have any strong feelings regarding magic or mages?
No.

10. Do you like to stay up late?
Sometimes yeah.

11. Can you fly?
No and probably no. If I was meant to fly I'd have wings.
I mean I do have wings sometimes but I can't fly with them so. No thanks.

12. Do you like to cook?
I'm not good at it but I'm not about to make anybody take care of me.

13. Do you like to go out to eat?
When I can yeah.
Noodles, waffles, and seafood curry all sound fine. I'm not real picky I don't think.

14. Do you like to go shopping?
Not really but I go with my sister a lot to help her carry things so I'm an A+ carrying things guy.

15. Do you wish to obtain more possessions?
Dude I'm not gonna raid your house. Don't encourage people to raid your house.

16. Do you like hugging?
Sure I guess.

17. Do you like kissing?
I don't wanna answer this.

18. Are you a member of the Lunar Scientia or the Moon Knights?
No.

19. Do you have any strong feelings regarding the Lunar Scientia or the Moon Knights?
I got strong feelings about this whole planet but I'm not sure what they can and can't control.

20. Would you like to register a grievance or complaint of any kind against the Lunar Scientia (e.g., for leadership's continued reckless rush to reawaken anything and everything, no matter how poorly understood and potentially cursed)?
Wait what are they doing??

Hello, Kazuma Kuwabara! Thank you for your response! To redeem your empanada, please visit the empanada stand and ask for one after mentioning that you took my survey! >1. We've met. Don't know if that makes us friends but you seem nice enough. Thank you! I also thought you seemed nice, and I would love to be friends. >2. I could take it or leave it but I'm on my own and it's kinda lame. I feel nearly the exact same way. I am so lonely I cannot stand it! I don't want to live by myself a second longer!! >4. Guess I'd have to see it. Sounds cute. Don't know about sharing a room much less a bed. I have not settled on one in particular yet, since it is possible I will choose to move into someone else's home rather than get my own, but the ones I am looking at are indeed all very cute. And there is one with two bedrooms! I do like bed sharing, but I understand it isn't for everyone. >6. So long as nothing's too strong I guess it's fine? I cannot smell my own Cordis scent, but I have had no complaints. >7. Ok never dealt with it. Like is it bad?? Well, it depends. The scent itself is pleasant (again, so I'm told), and it tends to have a somewhat magnetic effect on those around me... and occasionally, depending on the person, it can be arousing as well. So whether that is a good or a bad thing depends on how you feel about potentially experiencing those effects. (I cannot really turn it off, but if it IS an issue, I should be able to devise a spell to keep the pheromones from reaching you) >11. I mean I do have wings sometimes but I can't fly with them so. Ah!! What kind of wings do you have? Is it an Iris trait? >13. When I can yeah. Let's go out to eat! >14. Not really but I go with my sister a lot to help her carry things so I'm an A+ carrying things guy. Hmmm I would love to be accompanied by an A+ carrying things guy, but if you don't enjoy the shopping itself, it doesn't seem right to ask you to come... >15. Dude I'm not gonna raid your house. Don't encourage people to raid your house. ? Why not? I have collected a lot of things over my time here, and I don't really need to bring all of it with me to a new home, so I thought this was the best solution... >16. Sure I guess. Let's hug!! >17. I don't wanna answer this. You certainly don't have to! But I won't mind if the answer is no, so please do not worry on that account. >20. Wait what are they doing?? Well, look at this Calanthe debacle! They discovered the ruins, set up that absurd hug-a-thon and bribed Moonblessed into participating, opened the way to the city, and blithely encouraged everyone to go exploring. And almost at once, people were being kidnapped by water horses and nearly killed, so we had to make an immediate reversal and then start spending all our time synthesizing enormous quantities of the shark potion and making rescue expeditions... And on top of that these ghostly jellyfish and octopus soldiers started attacking, and now there's this awful storm! Now, granted, it's possible the storm isn't actually related. But still!

Yeah I guess they seem to rush into things an awful lot for the people that should be familiar with the way shit works around here.

Uh. The rest is a lot to address.
So I guess I'm just gonna call us friends and let that be that. Unless you want me to go back through the questions.
Talking for real might be easier if you wanna meet up or something.

It's a lot? I see... Well I can certainly be content with being friends! But I would also be more than happy to talk for real / meet up or something.

Sure sure!
I actually work at the cafe if you wanna come by sometime. Beans. I think that came up at the festival right??

Anyway I can get you a tea or a coffee sometime.
If you ain't found a roommate yet maybe we can figure something out.

Indeed! Perhaps I will see you there soon; I would love to get a tea or coffee, and no doubt we will have much to discuss.

Cool 👍

Feel free to message me too! I can tell you when I'm working or whatever.

Also thanks for the empanada thing.

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