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Aurora Express Mods ([personal profile] trainmasters) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-12-15 04:15 am

INTROS + MONTHLIES

Who: Everyone
When: Day 51, evening
Where: the Aurora

[It's evening, and as the stars come out you get that text again:]
WELCOME NEW HEROES

[This round's newbies are waking up in their rooms, in the usual nondescript undies or team pyjamas.

Outside, the fog is gone. In its place is a pleasant evening, its beauty enhanced by tiny, softly-glowing flowers along the jungle paths. Unfortunately, should you peer closer toy may notice these flowers have blackened, curled leaves -- and the scent that wafts up when you step on them will either heighten or dull one of your senses.

But hey, why go in the jungle when you could eat questionable snacks in the lounge again? This time there are towers of round chocolates in varying colours, and sparkle blue and white snowflake decor on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. In typical Star Prince and Knights fashion there is a lot of glitter, and the chocolates definitely have a magical side-effect: in this case, transformation.

☆ Blue-wrapped chocolates cause your character to shift in age. They may get older or younger, and this transformation may be purely physical or may include mental shifting as well.

☆ Silver-wrapped chocolates cause your character to gain animal features -- anything from cat ears to fully becoming a cat is acceptable, and any animal real or mythical is game. It won't change you to a size that doesn't fit in the train, though.

☆ White-wrapped chocolates cause a transformation to a different physical sex.

☆ Black-wrapped chocolates cause you to take on the form of another person -- someone on the train or someone you remember from elsewhere. It won't turn you into anyone you don't personally know, however.

These effects wear off within a few hours, and you can combine more than one. Enjoy your icebreaker and make that fresh meat feel welcome!]

[[OOC NOTES: As the monthly prompt, the flowers will continue until next month's placements. If you have any questions, please ping the mods via the q&a. Thank you!]]

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'd say! Where the hell am I?
Edited 2019-12-15 13:25 (UTC)
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Quite far from home, I'd say.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ NO KIDDING. ]

Did I wander onto the train to Heimdallr?

[ Because he's definitely on a train. ]
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, you won't be doing that for awhile yet.

You're on a magical train in outer space.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ So this version of Crow is way less suspicious than the fully grown one, but that doesn't stop him from being suspicious at all. He squints at Rufus. ]

Are you for real?
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, yes.

[He shrugs, putting on the gentle big brother smile because, well. It may be Crow but he's a baby right now.]

It may sound outlandish, but we've all been kidnapped. You're usually quite a bit older, however.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That doesn't make any sense? ]

I'm plenty old, I'm eleven!
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just. Laughing.]

I know you when you're twenty-two.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
But that's so old!
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
You perspective changes as you grow up.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what my grandpa says. He's like a million years old and he says every year seems shorter 'n shorter.
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah. That's so sad.]

He's right. Your life has only just begun.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep! And I'm gonna live forever and be the strongest, coolest guy in all of Jurai.
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, you just might. I wouldn't put it past the Crow Armbrust I know.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha! Maybe there's something to this "me but older" thing after all!
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-15 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. I'm certain you'll become a man your grandfather would be proud of.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-15 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the idea! My grandpa's so cool too. I'm gonna have to try real hard to beat him.

[ He's gonna!! Be even cooler and more awesome than his grandpa!! ]
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-16 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That does fit what I've heard.

[This is such a weird conversation to be having. Phew.]

Would you like to know what kind of person the grown-up you is?

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I do!

[ Crow's not actually sure he believes Rufus but that doesn't mean he isn't very interested to hear this. ...Just in case. ]
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-22 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Alright, then.

[Taking a thinking pose, as he decides exactly how much to embarrass Crow.]

Crow Armbrust is a stubborn man, passionate to a fault. At times he's incredibly kind, and at others equally as ruthless. He's a murderer and a gambling addict and will do almost anything to accomplish his goals, including hurting innocent people and his own friends. But he does his best to minimize the damage when he makes those decisions, and has a strong code of honour in his own way. He's quite the hard worker, but he's also a little childish. You could call him "cool", but also "annoying" and "formidable". Honestly I'm a little fond of him.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-22 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Um. ]

Some of those definitely don't sound good.

[ But he did catch the "a little fond of him" part. ]
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-22 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Good is relative.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-22 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Murder" is bad an' I'm pretty sure that's not relative.
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[personal profile] ruinatings 2019-12-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Is it? What if you were to kill an evil person? Or an innocent one, to save a hundred lives?

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-23 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Those are very heavy questions to ask a kid, Rufus. Crow is quiet for a long moment as he thinks about that. ]

Maybe... it's a little relative.

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