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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] voreaciously 2019-12-15 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Eep!

[She squeaks a little. holy sugars he's tall.

she looks up and wrings her hands a little like there is something that should be there but isn't.]
awakenerd: (144)

[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-15 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, sorry, I didn't meant to startle you.

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-15 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
N-no, I am fine! You did not scare me at all.

[She must be braaaaaave. Her mother would be.]

I just...are you here to tell on me?

[she looks openly sad and worried and anxious.]
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[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-15 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I-I am not home right now and I have to be... Mother and Father will be mad.

[she sounds very worried about this.]

B-But I swear I did not want to leave! Something happened.
awakenerd: (36)

[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-15 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay. All of us are in the same situation. You don't have to worry about anyone being mad at you.
voreaciously: (104)

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-15 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...Do you promise?

[she still sounds very unsure]

You...you gotta pinkie swear okay?

[she holds out her little finger]
awakenerd: (164)

[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-15 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha. Yeah.

[He bends down and holds his pinky to hers.]

I promise.
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[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-15 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[she shakes their joined hands once, shyly, and then again more confidently when it becomes clear he won't let go.]

Okay. Thank you very much, Mister!

[She smiles, very openly and big.]

Oh, um.

[She lets go and curtsies very smoothly.]

I am Amane! Kawanokami Amane. It is a big pleasure to meet you! [not just a pleasure but a BIG ONE! he's new, he's novel, he won't tell on her, she's so happy.]

I do not get to see many people. What's your name?
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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-16 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She's so cute it's a crime?]

I'm Rean Schwarzer. It's nice to meet you Amane.

[Or meet again. Her mana signature is telling. Even if it's maybe not the exact same? Or is it? It's familiar. He straightens up.]

There's a lot of people here you can meet while you're around.

Do you like dogs?
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[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-16 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[there's a thread of commonality there but it is otherwise very different, for some reason, actually. it could be 80H but it might be someone else entirely, too.

It's strange.

It feels...almost oily, changeable, unstable at times.]

...I don't know. They have an interesting skeletal structure?
Edited 2019-12-16 12:53 (UTC)
awakenerd: (32)

[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-16 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
...If you like skeletons there's definitely someone you should take the time to meet later.
voreaciously: (101)

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-16 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I like and have to learn about every part of the body, but bones are really neat! They keep everything together. We'd all just be blobs withou them.

[she waves and jiggles to demonstrate her point.]

But who!

[MEETING NEW PEOPLE! it's scary--what if they don't like her? like raelly don't like her?]

...will that be alright, sir? I do not want to be a bother....
awakenerd: (161)

[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-17 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs softly.]

Yeah, that's true. Her name is Eliza, though.

And you aren't a bother, don't worry.

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
O-okay! [There's some cautious vigour there, but then--] If I am you'll tell me, right?

But, Mister Schwarzer, sir, what are you? You feel very big.

[she stretches out her arms as far as she can]

Like reaaaaaally big!
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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-18 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He pats her head.]

I'll say something if you're out of line, don't worry.

But you're right. I'm not human. I'm a history teacher.

holy shit

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[When he touches her head she


pauses for a moment, her eyes losing focus.

and two perfect tears rolls down her cheeks.]

...

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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-18 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[!?]

Ah--Amane?

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[She starts and touches her face. When it comes back wet

No, oh no.

The tears freeze and shatter from her face and she looks up at Rean, absolutely, desperately terrified.]

Please don't tell them. He'll be really, really mad. And she, she will--I didn't mean it!
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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-18 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He kneels in front of her, and touches her shoulders carefully.]

Hey. Look at me.

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[She looks miserable and frightened and

resigned.

but she looks]
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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-18 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
No one is going to be mad at you. Can you believe me?

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[The air around them feels a little colder suddenly, but it's still bearable.]

...You won't tell?
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[personal profile] awakenerd 2019-12-18 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
No one is going to tell your parents anything, especially not me.

[personal profile] voreaciously 2019-12-18 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
...Okay. Thank you.

[she just has to believe and pray he won't.]

Thank you!

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