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Post by starlitlover on Sept 4, 2023 9:16:24 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/355418129385390081/1148044783571447929/image~png So, yes, the trauma of seeing two (2) ex boyfriends in UNOVR had led Adarsa to do something reckless, and dangerous.
Bleach the absolute shit out of his hair.
Now, it worked out, because Adarsa looked incredible, and he was young and therefore invincible, and would never die. Hair fragility meant nothing to him. He was immortal.
And beautiful, of course.
He'd gone up to the Dream Kingdom because it, too, was incredibly pretty. It was a nice place to sit, and maybe do some writing. Or- that had been the plan, until someone had sat down, and drawn with them a slew of people who wanted to chat loudly with her.
"Mind if I ask for your username?"
"It's Tuesday, actually."
Adarsa's head jerked up, staring wide-eyed at the woman. He then scrambled up, grabbing his journal and running after her. "Hey- Wait! T- Tuesday, right?" He asked, eyes searching- and then narrowing. He pressed closer to her, concerned but- not wanting to shout across the lounge.
"You- You're not Tuesday!" He insisted, trying to work out what to say or do. This- what was going on? This didn't make any sense at all? "What- Where is Mars?"
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Post by starlitlover on Sept 4, 2023 3:38:04 GMT 9
There was way too much going on- Atsushi got knocked down by terrible looking NPCs, who were interested in- in eating him? They all seemed fixated on Shi... was it because of what he said? About the weird thing he had? The class thing? Shouldn't he be more concerned about that and not- the weird rat thing?
But, okay, Atsushi always had weird priorities.
Adarsa dug in his bag again, staring at them- oh, okay, that was how he knew which ones were empty. Okay. He could do this. He spared a glance at Atsushi- struggling, covered in blood, and threw the little ball at the rat, who squeaked and tried to flee-
and was sucked back into the ball, which rattled and shook
and shook
and finally gave a little click, and puff of air.
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Post by starlitlover on Sept 4, 2023 1:07:27 GMT 9
Adarsa couldn't even be irritated at Mars, because he was too busy staring wondrously up at the prismatic phoenix, nestled in the ancient tree. "Huh? No, I- I just started." And everything that wasn't "get eaten by a giant monster in the woods came back." The woman with the questions, and the thing she'd given him- and then the trade for the other, worse thing. "Ughhhh-" He groaned, moving to sit by where Tuesday was.
"This morning I- I was in this awful little tent- without shoes! And the woman said it was normal which- ugh! And then she asked all these questions and handed me this pokemon and it- Mars it was just awful. It was like one of those things people fish up out of the depths of the ocean. And it was slimey, just! Just covered in this- ick! So- I figured, y'know, someone out there has to like stuff like that, right? So I found the- trade thingie, and I put it up there. And- and instantly, it goes away, and another ball comes out of the- the gatcha thing, right? But..." He seemed at a loss, and pulled out a pokeball- unleashing a little, adorable cyndaquil.
Adarsa had... forgotten, how easy it was to talk to Mars. Cat eared girl avatars aside. "Like- I- what even is that?" The cyndaquil squeaked.
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Post by starlitlover on Sept 2, 2023 5:39:19 GMT 9
Ugh, of course Mars was here too. Adarsa squinted, watching the sword spin wildly, and blow up part of the roof. Wall. Thing. Could Mars do anything lowkey, or non-destructive? Probably not.
But there were still patrat, one- holding stale bags of vending machine chips in its paws.
Adarsa held out a pokeball- He didn't need Mars' ridiculous armor, or cape, or swords, or any of it. "Orchid!" He called, releasing a comically tiny snom.
Who only knew two moves. "Uhhhhh.... Powder Snow!" He called, like a king commanding a traitor to be exiled. Orchid, delighted at being told to do a task, wiggled, and very gently snowed on the roof.
It was exceptionally charming. One of the bubbles froze, and shuddered, and shattered, blasting patrat and pink goop everywhere.
It was rapidly less charming.
snom used powder snow Prompt 96. [Tower]RNZ7PXrT1d501d50
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Post by starlitlover on Aug 25, 2023 23:09:47 GMT 9
TRAINER STARS
Trainer Star 1 | Obtain Running Shoes | | Complete the Catching Tutorial | | Battle [NPC] Your Rival | | Deliver the Package from Professor Ash | | Equip a pokemon in each skill tree | | Catch 3 Wild Pokemon [1], [2], [3] | | Start 2 Open Threads [1], [2] | | Post in the Challenge Towers 3 times [1], [2], [3] | | Visit a Shrine | | Upgrade your Tall Grass HP | | Link your Application in your Mini-Profile | | Link your Inventory in your Mini-Profile | | Link your Journal in your Mini-Profile | | Participate in a Story Quest |
Trainer Star 2 | Purchase a Tier 3 Upgrade
| | Hit over 100 in a Single Attack
| | Unlock a Special Ability
| | Trade a Pokemon
| | Defeat a Colossal Pokemon
| | Participate in an Egg Hunt
| | Encounter a Rare Pokemon in the Wild
| | Form Change a Pokemon
| | Start 3 Route Exploration Threads [1], [2], [3]
| | Unlock 3 Trainer Titles
| | Obtain a Fishing Rod and 3 Fish [1], [2], [3]
| | Change Trainer Subclass
| | Link your Refresh in your Mini-Profile | | Use the rolling thread for a mechanical battle
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Trainer Star 3 | Meet 8 Major NPCs [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
| | Participate in a Raid
| | Encounter a Corrupted Pokemon
| | Give a Pokemon to a Professor
| | Exalt or Sacrifice a Pokemon
| | Meet 10 Player Characters [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]
| | White Out in Battle
| | Visit the Everworld
| | Run a Scenario
| | Help Develop a Settlement
| | Obtain a Strand of Legendary DNA
| | Join a Guild
| | Complete a Story Questline | | Meet up Offline with Another Player
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use a dancing move x3 [1], [2], [3] move your body to the music x3 [1], [2], [3] perform with a partner x1
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Post by starlitlover on Aug 24, 2023 7:10:41 GMT 9
The guardian seemed to relent, leading Adarsa amidst a small speech about grief and change. Which Ada didn't really need, at present, but he kept his mouth shut so the guy wouldn't kick him out again. He just followed obediently, until seta led him to- not even a door, just an opening carved in the stone walls, leading to blackness.
Adarsa stepped through, and was awash with sound- grasses and brush, crickets and cicadas and tree frogs, the crunch of grass underfoot. "How-" He turned, and the hall- and guardian- were gone, just the rest of the small clearing.
".... um. Okay." Adarsa said, looking a bit more- as if it were still there, but just hidden- before giving up and moving to sit by the lake.
He liked sitting by water- there was a park, where he lived, and it had a little lake or pond or whatever- and ducks or geese lived there, and little fish under the water.
And, sometimes, the memory of playing with his brother, splashing along the edge, before everything fell apart.
Adarsa looked over the water, the silver-still surface, letting himself fall into contemplation. Maybe... maybe there was a lesson here. Meeting up with Mars again had beem awful, and the same with Atsushi. Maybe he was meant to be alone? Just him and books and some cat, or something.
Maybe there wasn't actually hope at all.
Adarsa groaned. He'd vagued about his breakups to a creepy guy and had gotten teleported to a random lake. Great job.
He turned, on his hands and knees, to look over the water. It was perfectly still, despite the breeze, and... Failing the perception check, it looked fine, if he ignored the fact he wasn't there. Adarsa frowned, twisting and moving a bit as if that would coax his reflection into being. It didn't.
He turned, looking back towards the treeline. "Hey- um, guy!" He called, having utterly forgotten seta's name. "The lake is b-"
Something grabbed tight onto his wrist, and ripped him down into the lake.
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Post by starlitlover on Aug 1, 2023 1:54:28 GMT 9
Atsushi did, at least, put him down.
Adarsa groaned in pain. He thought he set the settings to not make him be in pain, but something got twisted somewhere because he was in a lot of pain. He sort of pushed himself up, but mostly let himself be pushed as Atsushi got up to do whatever-
And then there were the thuds.
He stirred a bit more at that- gasping and scrabbling back at the sight of things that had one been trainers maybe, leering closer. Atsushi had gotten a shield, from somewhere, and Adarsa just stared dumbly at him for a minute.
Right. The... game.
He dug in his bag, grabbing a handful of the little grape-sized things, yelping as one got bigger in his palm. They all looked the same! How was he supposed to know which one was what??
Ada didn't have time to figure it out! He grabbed the bigger one, and hurled it at one of the zombies, the pokeball bouncing off their skull, opening with a click and flare of red.
And then there was not a thud, but a plap, something long and yellow landing in the dusty streets, eyes closed, largely unmoving. It looked kind of... dead.
"What is that?" Adarsa whispered.
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Post by starlitlover on Jul 31, 2023 23:31:49 GMT 9
Adarsa blinked, and frowned. Right. The avatar thing. Hence why Mars was some uppity catgirl (Well, the catgirl part at least- Mars was still Mars) and why he was wearing clothes he never had in life (as upsetting as it was to recognize). He wanted to wave it off, because for them (normal people...) their avatar and person were the same, and also the tattoos also looked really nice. Adarsa had never been sure, the times Atsushi had brought it up, imagining the worst- but it looked like Shi's imagination was much better, and Ada made sure t o admire them as the other man spoke-
"But?" He echoed, uselessly. Fucks up everything that touches me? "H- Hey- Wait-"
It's no use. Shi grabbed him, hauling him gracelessly over his shoulder, Adarsa yelping both at the grave mistreatment, and the zombies starting to clamber onto the wall. His concerns about being killed in the virtual reality game are sucked from his lungs as Atsushi simply runs, dancing atop the rooftops with ease.
And- a̶n̷d̴ ̴t̸h̷a̴t̸ ̴w̶a̴s̷ ̶j̴u̷s̴t̷ ̵l̸i̷k̴e̷ ̷A̵t̷s̵u̷s̴h̸i̴,̷ ̷w̸a̷s̵n̴'̵t̵ ̶i̵t̵?̶ Doing what he wanted, when he wanted, treating people like- like things-
"P- Put me down, Shi!"
"Put me down!" He lashed out, violently now, like he was being kidnapped instead of frogger-hopped towards a patrat.
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Post by starlitlover on Jul 31, 2023 14:26:02 GMT 9
The words did cut. Adarsa drew his breath in sharply, eyes staring at Tuesday as she spoke, each word sinking into the pit of his stomach. He couldn't manage a word in defense, only capable of staring up at her. Every word cut, sinking into him. He could only stare up at her.
His thoughts circled uselessly, hooked onto Tuesday's words like snares. You wish I were dead?
Get the fuck out of my sight.
You're nothing but a useless little leech.
A fucking parasite.
For once, maybe the first time in his life, Adarsa was left entirely speechless. He swallowed, and broke eye contact with Tuesday to rub his eyes, shuddering. "I don't wish you were dead." He said, barely a whisper. "But I- Darcy would never hurt me. Not- No matter what I do. And I- If you cared at all, you're know that."
Would he, though? Would Mars know anything about how he felt about Darcy? Or just- Had he just complained to Mars? Only bitched about how he felt in the moment, never thinking beyond a minute's irritation? Had he always been so selfish?
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Post by starlitlover on Jul 25, 2023 11:11:58 GMT 9
Adarsa watched Tuesday with wide eyes, taking in the whole of the explanation. Mars had become a catgirl because... they were popular? It felt bizarre, but- If I used my own face a lot of people would probably recognize me. What did that mean? Why would anyone recognize Mars? Was he a proflific.... history professor? Adarsa had no idea.
The thought was lost, then, when Tuesday gave him a compliment. Adarsa preened, clearly thrilled enough to forget he was injured for a step, leading him to stumble and whine in pain, mashing tighter into Tuesday's side. "Ah- Thank you! I just went with what I liked." He continued to preen, splaying his soft cloak with his free hand. "I wish there was more I could have done, though, like... somethign more crown-like? I mean this is pretty- and so unique- but it doesn't have the weight I really wanted- And I just think the outfit needs something... more. Like-"
He broke off as something came into view- a massive tree, stretching up brightly into the sky. A bird was nestled in the branches, resplendant and prismatic, shimmering rainbows as they ignored both people. "Oh- What is that?" He asked, eyes locked on Moltres above.
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Post by starlitlover on Jul 23, 2023 12:33:23 GMT 9
Adarsa's face fell at the epithet, gawking at Kazuki like he'd choked on a hundred-thousand lemons. "I-" The noise squeaked out of him, but nothing followed.
"Weaken.... first..." A voice groaned, and Adarsa jolted- sparing only a single instant's glance back at the whatever the fuck before reaching for Atsushi, letting himself be hauled up, clinging to him desperately.
He tilted his head back to look at him, blinking a bit. "I- You got the face tattoos, I..." Had that been enough to keep him from recognizing someone like Atsushi? "They... they look pretty, Shi."
"Sleeeep... better than.... poiiison..." Adarsa glanced over, seeming to quail a bit at the height. "Um. Why- why are they- uh, zombies?"
That hadn't been on the box art.
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Post by starlitlover on Jun 30, 2023 10:46:50 GMT 9
She aims to hurt, and she does. Every mention of Darcy's name causes Adarsa to flinch, or pull his lips back in a grimace, or nearly cry again. But Tuesday was speaking nonsense- People were real, and the pokemon weren't. That was- that was obvious, basic shit.
And then she just kept talking.
Should I have chosen you instead, Ada? Let that corruption monster kill you?
"He wasn't going to kill me. He- He was my brother!" Adarsa yelled, shifting to wipe his face with a sleeve. "He- I- He wouldn't hurt me." Adarsa said, but his heart hurt. He- Darcy wouldn't, would he?
"Maybe you should have chosen yourself!" He snapped. What had he ever seen in Mars? Anything, beyond a pretty face? "Then you- You-"
But the rest of it never came, Adarsa simply crumpling. "He's gone." Adarsa whimpered. "Darcy's gone and I- I don't know-"
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Post by starlitlover on Jun 30, 2023 9:23:22 GMT 9
Adarsa stood there, working over his words. His chest still hurt, from both attacks. He cradled Carnation tight, fingers waving through the feathers. ".... Doctor Bunya?" He asked, voice quiet. "Um... if... do you? Um, stop-" Carnation had squiggled out of his grasp, and was pecking at the testing chamber. "I... if we encounter someone in Mistra, are... are they really here? Can we- Can we find them?"
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Post by starlitlover on Jun 30, 2023 8:04:05 GMT 9
The arrival of another player- Lacrimosa, a pretty name- was a relief. He was also looking for someone dear- a friend, who'd wandered in here but had never come back out. Adarsa understood- how couldn't he?
"We'll find them," He said, with a reassurance he didn't feel, helping hold the wounded trainer up. "What- um, did you get hurt here too?"
The trainer- it was so strange, most of the other guys were bigger than he was, even in a game- leaned into him more, fingers catching on his shirt. "Yes, I... I had trusted someone else to keep me safe, but..."
"But they hurt you, instead?" Adarsa interjected, pain lancing his voice. Of course Lacrimosa would understand- but were there really so many terrible people here? "I just- I thought I could trust Mars to do the right thing? Darcy- he- He wouldn't ever act like that. And Mars knew, so- so why-" He shook his head as they walked. "He didn't even try anything. He just- just stabbed him."
Lacrimosa made a sympathetic noise. "People who are affected here... there's always hope for them. But... not for people so closed-minded, out there. I'm sorry."
Ada huffed. "Don't be sorry, I- I'm done with him. I never want to see him again." He hated Mars. He hated him, he hated him, he hated-
Pain.
It struck him like a knife- or, more accurately, like a bullet, a thick winding branch from one of the dead trees having twisted, curling to find the wound still in his chest, settling and growing and twisting there. "I-"
It hurt- he couldn't breathe- "H- help-"
And the other trainer just stepped back, and watched like he was some sort of insect pinned to a frame.
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Post by starlitlover on Jun 30, 2023 7:07:13 GMT 9
Of course Adarsa had gone back.
He hadn't seen Darcy in years, and then Ada was supposed to avoid the place where he had shown up?
Absolutely not.
But this Mistra was different- dark earth and dark skies. Dead trees lined a cobblestone path, and the clouds were tinged with red. Bats- not the weird pokemon, but bats- flitted just out of eyeshot. "Darcy?" Adarsa called, voice terribly small in the strange setting.
The cobblestone hurt, under his feet, and every movement made him jump, fear rising in his chest. "Darcy? Are you here?"
Surely Tuesday hadn't truly killed him... right?
Hearing footsteps behind him, Adarsa turned, trying to see what it was. "H- Hello?" He asked, uncertain. Nothing answered. He shivered, and walked a bit faster away. He- He just needed to find Darcy, and then he could go.
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