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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 2019-12-16 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'm more wondering how I got here.
malignstar: (drink the pain away)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Kidnappin'.

[ Might also be trying to take more sweets... ]

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Crow's not gonna stop him. ]

Nah, I think we might've accidentally gotten onto the train to Heimdallr.
malignstar: (hearts that have no scars to show)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Stops mid-grab to turn to him ]

Where?

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Crow figures he just doesn't know his geography. ]

The capital of Erebonia? They recently built a train going there from Jurai.
malignstar: (but why)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
What are you talkin' about? Those places sound made up.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
What are you talking about? Don't you know anything about geography? They teach all this stuff in school.
malignstar: (point of order)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we didn't learn anything like that.

[ And he actually paid attention. Mostly. ]

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Jurai's just a city-state so I can believe that one but... Erebonia's like, the biggest country in Western Zemuria.
malignstar: (but why)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
That's not a real place. Not like Europe or Asia. Are you just messin' with me?

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Europe and Asia are the fake places!
malignstar: (point of order)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Studying him more intently ]

Are you bein' serious?

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Well obviously! I'm from Jurai and my grandpa's the mayor so obviously that's real.
malignstar: (voice I never heard)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
You have to be really far away then. Those places weren't on the map.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
It's on every map I've ever seen.
malignstar: https://www.plurk.com/sakurapetal (is it better just to burn than fade away)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
That's why I'm saying you're far away from your home.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you're the one who's really far.
malignstar: http://atelier-aria.tumblr.com/ (have no options left again)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
I bet more people here know about Europe than those other places.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ His response is instant: ]

You're on!
malignstar: (hell's angels)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ He seems to perk up at that reaction. ]

No cheatin' either. You can't help 'em.

[personal profile] bad_crowmance 2019-12-16 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
'Course not! I don't need to cheat anyway, I'll beat you fair 'n square.
malignstar: (who are unable to resist)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-16 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Heh, if you say so.
malignstar: (only silence)

[personal profile] malignstar 2019-12-17 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
I got two so far!