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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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daydreamshimmer: (That's just bizarre)

[personal profile] daydreamshimmer 2020-03-16 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
A form of affection. Some of us have been seeing if had kisses work.

[She sits down on the ground and pats the spot next to her for him to sit.]
terribletwos: (just one more thing i needed)

[personal profile] terribletwos 2020-03-16 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gives her a confused look but sits ]

Affection?
daydreamshimmer: (Its fine its fine)

[personal profile] daydreamshimmer 2020-03-16 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. It's how you show you like someone.

Or ways to just be awkward because someone doesn't understand how socializing works.

Give me your hand. I'll show you and you can do the same, and then you can draw me a picture.
terribletwos: (all right i give up)

[personal profile] terribletwos 2020-03-16 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
How you like someone?

[ He's holding out his hand though since his desire to help is stronger than his aversion to being led around. ]
daydreamshimmer: (That's just bizarre)

[personal profile] daydreamshimmer 2020-04-09 09:33 am (UTC)(link)
[She'll kiss the back of his hand.]

Yeah. You know, people you're fond of? Want to be close to?
terribletwos: (not even worth the effort)

[personal profile] terribletwos 2020-04-10 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ This is so strange... ]

Oh. I have people like that. My best friends...

[ Kind of trailing off, as he stares at his hand. ]
daydreamshimmer: (This is so weird)

[personal profile] daydreamshimmer 2020-05-22 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Do they do any consistent touching? Or like....rituals, stuff you do specifically with them?
terribletwos: (just one more thing i needed)

[personal profile] terribletwos 2020-05-22 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
We used to eat ice cream and watch the sunset together. I guess there was a lot of teasing pushing.
daydreamshimmer: (How weird)

[personal profile] daydreamshimmer 2020-06-05 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that would be physical affection. Though it should be said all touching is subjective. Some people take well to playful pushing, others don't. Some would take pushing better than things like a hug.

But usually people who know each other enough to be consistently affectionate can figure out what people are comfortable with.
terribletwos: (to my friends)

[personal profile] terribletwos 2020-06-06 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. We never tried anything like this before though. Maybe it felt too much like a heart thing to bring up.