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[ late in the afternoon, there's a video post on prismagram from 1stQadrMargaFan... ]

—Ah! I believe it is working. Hello!

Although I have been here for... some small time now, I have yet to introduce myself to the users of Prismagram at large. So I am doing so now. I am Titus Alexius! No doubt we shall be well met.

[ neither the facial features nor the voice is particularly definitive as gender presentations go, but perhaps the name serves as enough of a hint that he is, in fact, a dude. at the moment, he's lounging on something or other while the camera hovers over him. ]

To be honest, I also just felt like talking to someone. And what is better than talking to someone if not talking to a great many someones at once?

You know, it is a little hard to tell since the people here are typically very kind to me anyway, but I have noticed that I become quite a bit more popular during Cordis moon cycles. And perhaps it is my imagination, but I believe even that effect may be heightened currently. I wonder whether it's because of how silky and majestic my tails are!... or perhaps they are simply mirroring my energy, since I too have been feeling immensely fond of... [ he frowns thoughtfully ] ...well, everyone.

Speaking of my tails, I had to completely destroy some of my clothing to accommodate them! It really is lucky money is so easy to get here. But look! [ he sits up, and the camera moves around behind him as though on an expertly controlled drone. the new angle shows off his tails, which really are something, even if the number of other people affected by all this means they're not exactly one of a kind. (or nine of a kind.) they're a burnished golden color at the base that fades into snowy white, then blood red... and their level of fluffiness is unreal. this change in the view also shows off his outfit, which includes something drapey and white, elbow-length lace gloves that madonna probably wore at some point during the virgin tour, and orange glitter jelly sandals. it also reveals the silver rapier that he's waving around somewhat languidly; it's these movements that seem to be controlling the device, sort of like a magical selfie stick.

soon he flops back down and the camera takes it place hovering over his face. ]

Anyway, I suppose that's... ah.

[ something occurs to him abruptly, which evidently breaks his concentration and causes the device to fall out of the air onto his face.

after a moment, the jumbled image rights itself; he's now holding the device in one hand (and covering his unfortunate nose with the other). ]

Pictures! I need someone who can make pictures. Please respond if you are capable of this.

Oh, and also, as you can see, my magic is somewhat less reliable than usual at the moment. I am certain it's because I have not been moonlacing enough, so please respond if you are capable of that, too.

[ and the video ends! ...but the event catch-all was only just beginning.]

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...Are you okay?

[Listen, someone's gotta ask the question. Did you break your nose, Titus, come on, bud. But aside from that:]

I don't really know any Cordis really well, so I don't know personally, but given the side effects all the other moonblessings have, it wouldn't be surprising if one of them made you more...compelling, to people. It would make sense, especially with moonlacing being so necessary...are you not normally a kitsune?

Edited 2019-08-09 21:21 (UTC)

[ he uncovers his nose... it appears to be intact! but the concern is very much appreciated. ]

How delightful that I might be one of your first, then! [ Cordises to know, obviously. ]

Am I normally a kitsune?...
Well, probably not. Then again, maybe so.
I suppose it depends on what a kitsune is.

Ah--a nine-tailed fox. They're trickster spirits, at least where I'm from. Not that I'm saying you're like that. But the resemblance is...

[You know. Pretty strong. Especially considering the way those fox prismals were during the festival. Maybe there's something to the legends after all. Maybe somehow, prismals found their way to Earth hundreds of years ago. Or maybe they came from Earth, originally?? Listen, it's a fascinating puzzle.]

Anyway, is your face okay? You dropped your phone pretty hard. I could hear it.

Oh, these! [ he swishes his tails a bit ]
...and these! [ he twitches his ears ]
I am not normally like this, no. It seems to be because I was kidnapped and drugged by cultists recently, but I am sure it will wear off like any other moonblessing.

M-my face... [ reddens slightly, as it's a little embarrassing to have attention drawn back to his clumsiness. ]
Is just fine! Can't you tell?
[ he twirls his fingers, tilts his head, and effects a winsome smile. ]
...Although my nose does ache just a bit.

So you were in the basement with Jiro and Midoriya...

[Well, that does explain it. Definitely related to all that cult stuff. Todoroki hopes it's all temporary, at least, and there's no lingering problems, otherwise he has to worry about his friends all over again.

In the meantime, though, it's time to be mildly concerned about a stranger. A very cute stranger. Listen, he might be mostly oblivious to these things and still figuring himself out, but cute is cute.]

You should probably put some ice on it, just in case.

[Listen, one never lets a good first aid learning opportunity go to waste. But also:]

...Did you say magic, earlier?

[ he flushes more obviously now and re-covers his nose self-consciously ]

L-listen, it truly is fine! The device fell from only a very small distance.

[ oh thank god, a subject change ]

I did! Yes! Are you interested in magic?... Or are you, perhaps, a magician yourself?

If you're sure. Your face is kind of red--

[Said completely oblivious to why exactly that is. Honestly, he's just trying to help. But sure, he'll take that subject change! It's definitely a more interesting answer.]

Magic isn't real outside of stories where I'm from, but I guess in a way quirks could look like magic. Almost everyone where I'm from has some sort of power or ability. Were you born with it, or did you learn it?

The connection to the rukh necessary to perform magic is innate, but the techniques of magic must be practiced and learned...

What kinds of powers and abilities do you mean?

Everyone's Quirk is different. Or, most people, I guess. Sometimes kids inherit one or both of their parents'. Although I guess sometimes it skips a generation...but almost everyone has one, even if it isn't strong. Mine is called Half-Cold Half-Hot.

[He doesn't really want to use much Chroma, but an example is pretty useful, so he holds his right hand up in front of the camera, letting a glove of ice form over his fingertips, before setting the camera carefully on the table--he appears to be standing in a kitchen--and clasping that hand in his left, melting the ice into steam, not a single drop of water hitting the floor.]

I could do more, but it seems like my quirk is tied to Chroma now, and I don't really have enough for anything else, if it's not an emergency.

What's the rukh? Is that the source of magic in your world?

[ titus watches intently, tails waving (they're just barely visible behind him)! ]

I see, I see! But doesn't it hurt your hand to do that? It looks as though it would hurt. [ of course, titus could easily create ice and then instantly sublimate it, but damn, he wouldn't do it on himself. ]

The rukh are the source of everything in my world. They create life and all natural phenomena, and they are present in everything, from the tiniest mote of dust to the vast ocean. Magic is the art of communicating with and controlling the rukh through a system of ceremonial orders. ...And I too have found that my facility with it is tied to chroma, but... I have not found myself particularly limited even so. Are you running very low on it?

No, it doesn't. I mean, I feel the cold, a little, and heat when I use my fire, but it doesn't hurt or burn or anything.

[Although he does have to regulate his internal temperature...but that's not something he's going to just divulge. Instead, he's going to pick his communicator back up, looking a little thoughtful as Titus continues.]

So, like atoms...

[Man, that's an interesting way to look at magic. If a spell is really just a command to make atoms shift and arrange themselves into new configurations...he feels like this is beyond him, but it does sound interesting.]

I'd like to learn more about your magic, if you don't mind. I'm not so low on Chroma I'm going to fall over or anything, but I'm not just...you know.

[He's not sleeping with anyone, is what he's saying. Even though he did spend that one night with Midoriya. But that was literally just sleeping! So. Handholding and the occasional cuddle it is. At least it's kept him going.]

If you're running low, I might be able to help, a little at least. Especially if you'll tell me more about the rukh, and how magic works in your world?

Oh, yes! Let us help each other. It's my personal conviction that everyone should always have enough chroma to use whatever abilities they like with complete impunity. And I shall be happy to tell you whatever you wish to know about magic... and you, perhaps, will tell me why magic is considered a storybook invention in your world even though these "quirks" do not seem especially unmagical.

[ he goes back to levitating the device with his wand so that he can cross his legs extravagantly, rest an elbow on his knee, and rest his chin in his hand. ]

...Where shall we meet?

You're right. They do kind of seem like magic, if you don't know what they are, and there are theories about that--

[Okay, he should probably nerd out a little less like this, especially if they're going to be meeting up to talk anyway. He thinks for a moment, considering. Where would one normally do this kind of thing...]

I don't really go a lot of places. Most days I'm at the library, or training down at the beach. You're welcome to come to my apartment, if you want, I have tea and snacks, or if there's some place you know that's good to eat?

[Snacks are high on his priority list, okay.]

Oh! I love the library and the beach!
But if you have tea and snacks already, it would be silly to let them go to waste. [ in this case "go to waste" means "go uneaten by me personally" ]

Please give me directions, and I will be right over!
Would you like me to bring anything? Additional snacks, perhaps, or something like that.
Also, by the way, what is your name?

In that case, I'll make sure I have something ready. Here's the address--you can just tap the number and your phone should give you directions. You don't have to bring anything, but if you want to bring more snacks, you can.

[Oh, right. Introductions. Whoops.]

I'm Todoroki Shoto.

I am delighted to meet you, Todoroki Shoto!
...I think I have said it already, but in case I did not, I am Titus Alexius.

[ he hops up and gets underway, but then pauses. ]

There is one more thing I probably ought to ask, but I'm not sure if I should wait until we meet up... in any case, I shall not be long.

Just Todoroki is fine. And yeah, you said.

[He's not really much of one for manners at the best of times, honestly, so it's easier than trying to explain the nuances of honorifics.

That last comment earns Titus a curious glance, as Shoto wonders what he might have to ask that's so urgent it can't wait.]

Whatever you need to ask is fine. Is something wrong?

Todoroki, then.

Do you like guava?

I...don't know. I don't think I've ever had it before. But I'm not really picky about food?

Oh, how wonderful!

[ he smiles warmly, as though this casual statement is in some way a deeply heartfelt personal affirmation. ]

Then I shall only be a moment.

[ to be continued on the next exciting episode ]

[ Ah, this was a face that he recognised, even if they'd only had the pleasure of meeting once before. In reality it hadn't been much fun for Titus, he was sure, but he'd gotten some amount of amusement from it.

The triple moons had brought the both of them the blessing of being foxy lads, Diego feeling far more anxious to pick at someone to keep himself occupied. There was a thoughtful little hum from the blond as he appeared on the screen, brow raised with a rather flat expression on his face. ]

What makes you so certain that the "great many someones" are willing to talk back? Or even really all that interested, for that matter?

Well, I really was not certain at all... I merely hoped they would be.
But it appears you are right. In the end, very few someones were willing to talk back.

[ Ah, look at his sad little face. Play nice, Diego. ]

I suppose I could spare some time, it's not as if I'm doing anything terribly pressing at the moment. You're the one that tried to give me sugar, aren't you?

I am, as you well know. There is no point to pretending you cannot quite recall.

But yes, how excellent! It is indeed obvious you are not doing anything important, so I shall be right over!

[ That earned a grimace, Diego's eyes widening. ]

I wasn't inviting you over! I was simply offering to talk as a gesture of good will.

[ Ha. Ha. Ha. Diego and a gesture of good will. ]

Well... why not? We are neighbors, you know? I cannot think of any reason not to converse in person when we are already so nearby.

[ He supposed that meeting wouldn't hurt anything. Seeing him in person gave him more buttons to push, after all, even if he was trying to play nice right now.

First things first, though. He's gonna try (and fail) to get out of meeting first. ]

I've moved since then and my roommate doesn't allow me to bring over guests.

Whyever did you move in with such a tyrannical roommate?...
Well, if they get angry, I will just explain everything. As I mentioned, everyone has been quite taken with me recently, so I have no doubt things will turn out fine.

[ he's already halfway to the place where they met, so very soon either a bluff is getting called or a stranger is getting surprised ]

[ A stranger was most definitely going to be surprised, but rest assured that he would still agree to meet with him after learning the truth for himself. ]

We have a mutually beneficial agreement, it was his apartment to begin with so I suppose that I should at least attempt to follow the rules, don't you?

But you already had a perfectly good apartment.
...Ah!
Do you, perhaps, enjoy having to obey arbitrary rules?
By the way, give me directions.

It was lacking the kind of warmth that I needed, so I sought out something else when the opportunity presented itself. You can't blame a man for wanting to get a leg up in the world, can you?

[ There was the click of his tongue, Diego shaking his head slightly. ]

I don't enjoy following them, but they are a necessary evil in this case. You won't get the address from me, but I'll compromise and agree to meet you somewhere.

Deal?

A "leg up"? By moving apartments? I have no idea what you are talking about.
...Oh, you know. Back in my own world, when the second year began at the academy, there was apparently one room that was nicer than all the others. My followers thought I deserved to have it, so they threw everything in the hall and dragged out the students who had been assigned to live there.
Was it, perhaps, something a bit like that?

Anyway, where shall we meet?

Similar, in a way...

[ Followers? Maybe he'd underestimated this kid, perhaps he was supposed to have met him. Fate and all that. He fell quiet for a moment, tapping his chin thoughtfully before closing his eyes. ]

There's a place not that far from the square on level 1 that does an excellent tea, I trust you have the Chroma to cover your part if we meet there?

[ ah, it does bring back memories...
what are connie and pinocchio up to now, he wonders. they were pretty unpleasant in a couple different ways, but they sure knew how to make a guy feel appreciated. ]

Oh? Probably.
And if not, there is an easy solution.

[ He was already on his way out of the apartment, but that still didn't stop him from being curious as to what meant by easy solution. He stopped for a moment, staring at the screen before leaning in just a little. ]

And what's that, then? Your easy solution?

What a thing to ask! Obviously, if either of us comes up short, we will just generate more—by hugging, perhaps, or holding hands... if it is only a tea, a simple high-five will probably do.

[ He could have protested, really, but Chroma was Chroma and it didn't matter if it came from a weird former neighbour. ]

A high-five might have to suffice, then. I'll meet you there shortly.

[ It was with that he cut the feed, traveling the rest of the way to secure a place to sit. He could at least be comfortable if he was going to meet with someone he wasn't sure he wanted to actually spend time with; then again it had been fun to push his buttons before... ]

Suit yourself!

[ people who don't want hugs... really do exist. strange but true.

anyway titus arrives! ]

Have you ordered?

[ Very strange but true indeed, Titus. By the time that he'd arrived Diego already looked relatively cosy in his seat. His answer was simple, shaking his head at first before shifting in his seat carefully. He'll even treat you like he cares about social graces, Titus. ]

I thought I would do you the courtesy of waiting until you got here to order anything.

[ Sorry, Titus, he still sounds haughty as hell. ]

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