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Cardamom ☆ Prince of Stars ([personal profile] joybound) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2020-03-09 08:57 pm

The Twenty-Eighth Trial

Who: trialgoers
When: Day 60 all day
Where: the trial zone and elsewhere

[Sometime this morning (morning? there's still no sun, so what's the difference), you feel the call to a new Trial.

The entrance to the Trial Zone is a new one: a tower has sprung up in the clearing, like a bit of a fairytale castle. It's made of a sparkling pink granite and has lovely star-themed carvings -- if you can see them behind the excess of neon and lights its been decorated with. If the fairy godmother made a dance club, this would be it!

Rather than a disembodied "come hither", your call is a video on a big screen above the entrance -- a young man in a masquerade mask and a flashy, witchy costume (including a big hat) stands... on top of the tower?? It's hard to see up there, but on the screen you can tell he's got twinkly star-filled hair and a black cat with blue eyes perched on his shoulder. He's also striking a pose.]

Heroes of Distant Stars, gather 'round! I, the mysterious and handsome witch of love, have a Trial for you! Come into my party tower and prove your love to me! If you're not a weenie, that is...

[Upon entering the tower, you find yourself in a vast ballroom. Lit with rainbow lights, magic sparkles, and an excess of blacklights and glowing things, it really does look like a club. Bubbly electronic pop blares over the speakers, though there are several tables and curtained-off booths if you'd prefer to avoid the dance floor. One table includes infinitely re-filling glasses of fruity soda, which lower inhibitions incrementally as you consume them (though only for positive urges). If you wish to get even more in the mood, there's a changing room with costumes -- all hybrids of fantasy and neon pop, just like the decor.

Time to get your love on!]

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[personal profile] overworker 2020-03-10 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh... w-wait, here... let me help...!

[It sure is. Best to. Take this slow.]
featherbeaned: (Oooh where'd the keys go.)

[personal profile] featherbeaned 2020-03-10 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Fashion is hard...!

[ Leans down so Towa can reach, she is a very tall lady ]
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[personal profile] overworker 2020-03-10 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Don’t worry— we’ll get this fixed up in no time!

[Or. She will. In... some time. She wants to be careful untangling it so it doesn’t pull on any of her hairs...]
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[personal profile] featherbeaned 2020-03-10 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank yooooouuuuuu!

[ The pretty gold chains decorating her hair aren't making the job any easier, and the fluffy, cat-like "ears" flick every time one of their hands brush against them. ]

Almost there? Almost-?

[ also - from this proximity, towa may notice that meri smells like s'mores and mocha. that's just a Thing. ]
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[personal profile] overworker 2020-03-10 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaaaaaalmost...

[Yeah, she’s definitely gotta be careful with those so she doesn’t make a bigger mess. Luckily she has small, steady hands.

But—]

Oh... is that... s’smores? What a lovely scent.

[Towa on the other hand has a minty scent with just a hint of chocolate. She sure has a sweet tooth of her own.]
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[personal profile] featherbeaned 2020-03-10 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm? Oh! It's just me! Dusk said my scent's like s'mores, too, and coffee. I think it's 'cause I'm a dragon.

[ Sniffs without moving her head, taking in Towa's own scent with interest. ]

...! Aero?
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[personal profile] overworker 2020-03-10 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow... that's really interesting. I never noticed before.

[Ah-- now she's getting sniffed to. Although she blinks at the word "Aero".]

Huh...? Oh...

[Towa pulls a small hard candy out of her pocket.]

This is probably what you're smelling. I had one earlier.
featherbeaned: (That's the shadow of a hunter.)

[personal profile] featherbeaned 2020-03-12 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ And here she was hoping for a chocolate bar. But - ]

A sweet! Can I try? It looks crunchy.
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[personal profile] overworker 2020-03-14 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Towa smiles and hands over the small candy.]

Heehee. Sure! Here you go.

[That should occupy her while Towa finishes getting the ribbon untangled from her hair.]

Phew. There we go!

[She’ll smooth down her hair where the ribbon had messed it up a little.]
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[personal profile] featherbeaned 2020-03-15 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It sure makes a nice distraction. She pops into her mouth and makes a delighted sound, happily sucking and crunching on it. ]

Thanks! [ For the sweet, and for the detangling. ] Mmm, this is tasty. See why you like 'em!