prismatica | voice; un: nike

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[It's been almost a month since her arrival. Nike has sensed the changes within the world and heard the voices from the natives. All of it felt oddly welcoming, a little sweet, maybe unsettling by the sudden waves of energy coming from the moons-filled nights, and maybe a little fear and some anxiety in-between especially after the events of the amphitheater. Which was happily taken care of. But now it was her turn to experience the next phase of the moon which was just around the corner...]

...um, I hope I'm doing this right. First time using such a....impersonal item. Something about using this to talk to a lot of people. Like using a microphone...? Just without the singing?

[That was the best way for her medieval mind to go around it. Just ignore the fact her country was far too advanced in a world that shouldn't be. A detail she has learned the reason of, but wasn't important right now.]

Um, right, so...I'm Nike. I arrived a while ago. And I was wondering: is there somewhere I can go when my phase of the moon pops up? Like a safe place I can hide away in...? I'm sorta alone. I don't have many people I trust here and those I do...I may have messed things up...

[By aggressively attacking their ears, going overboard with flattering, and just simply being more clingy than usual. Even she is embarrassed by it but he happened to look insanely gorgeous that day, more than usual....not that it was an excuse but...]

Anyway, is there anyone with powers similar to mine? Like sensing their surroundings and knowing what a large group of people feel? Or are able to hear the planet's voice or influence? I've been...having some trouble. I don't know how to explain it.... [More like she's been feeling very uncomfortable with herself, getting easily irritable, feeling more self-conscious than usual, and yet staring at herself more than she would like. Not to mention the cold chills traveling her spine and arms.]

Is it normal for your body to feel so cold while feeling pretty warm? Or just agitated in general? I don't know what to do...or expect. Any advice would be very appreciated.

[How should she end this? Um.....she's turning this off like now because what is talking to herself? This is weird. She doesn't like this.]

(ooc: Here is an opt-out post for anyone who wants to use it along with learning more details about Nike's powers with a permission form as well. I would appreciate it if everyone tagging this could take a look at it. Thanks!)

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Take a deep breath. It's alright.

[Her voice is calm, as is her expression though she regards Nike with curiosity.]

I can sort of do things like that. It's a bit more complicated than that, but I can sense things and feel peoples' emotions and the like. Are your abilities starting to act up?

[Hers' tended to do that too, so she sympathizes. And when the mitori ability really got going, she tended to become even more sensitive to sights and sounds; it was headache inducing at best.]

[It'll take some time for Nike to adjust with the change from voice to images. She'll be a bit cautious about it. Not knowing what to expect, but finding the other girl looked....the opposite of threatening while giving her advice; she decided to copy and change from voice to video.

Well, after she takes a few deep breaths first.

Can't be looking too frazzled.

Especially when she has found someone else like her.]

Yes. I'm...having a tough time concentrating. It feels like this world is trying to suck me in....who knows where. This place is starting to feel unbearable.

[Her head was beginning to feel very heavy with the amount of information she was gaining from her surroundings. She knew the moons have something to do with it because ever since it popped her senses feel like they've gone haywire. Lights were getting brighter, the darkness was getting even darker, the sounds felt closer, and the temperature has been changing in waves.]

...does it get better after its over? [The moonphases she means.]

[She listens, careful and attentive.]

The iris moon is coming up. That might be the reason, if that's your moon. You'll feel more connected to it. Are you new? Often in the first month people don't really experience anything, but it'll hit the second or third month in.

It lasts only a couple days, but there's a time in the middle of the month when all the moons are out when it can get even stronger.

But it's...a relief, sometimes, when it's over. Often I don't suffer much during my moon phase, and it comes and goes. It's unfortunately different for everyone. But my sense do get... It's a little... Overwhelming. Like everything is just 'too much.'

Too sharp, too bright, too loud... Moonlacing helps alleviate a lot of the symptoms.

Yes, I am. This is my first month.

[But it is odd. The moons have been affecting her ever since the first one appeared. But not to this extent. It was clear she may be entering her phase. Funny. She thought the previous one may have been it with the way she treated Allen.]

All of them? So you're saying there will be an evening where there will be three moons out?

[It was amazing enough to find the moon were in different colors. Or that there was more than one. She does wonder what a triple moon combo will look like over the sky? How will it affect the world?

Nike will nod her head while listening to the rest of the other girl's experience. She is showing the same symptoms as she is. Nike will feel more at ease to know things will calm down soon.]

Is this a monthly thing to watch out for? I think these devices inform us of upcoming cycles, right? [Talking about the communication devices given to them. She is still trying to figure those out.] So moonlacing helps...? [Just like when Allen was injured.] Moonlacing is only skin-to-skin touching, right? I don't have to....do anything more than holding hands or hugging...?

[She is still trying to figure it all out. Other than hiding and throwing her concentration elsewhere while keeping her room filled with candle light because the normal lights are too bright while the darkness is just too dark. She was afraid to go blind or allow the sucking motions to catch up to her.]

[Yuri nods, in answer to pretty much all of Nike’s questions.] I haven’t quite noticed a pattern, but some months are easier than most. I guess it’s— [She looks a little embarrassed, but they’re both girls sowhatever] I guess it’s sort of like you’re period, you know? Some months it might not be so bad, and sometimes any number of factors can leave you laying on the bed reaching for a heating pad or something...

My moon cycles have been pretty mild so far. Usually I just get a little hungrier than usual and get some animal features. But I have friends that turn fully into an animal associated with their moon, or things like that.

[She quickly shakes her head though, brow furrowed as she tries to be reassuring, her tone firm.] You don’t have to do anything you don’t feel comfortable doing. Hugging and holding hands with friends will work fine enough.

Ah, um... well, your moon might make it so you want to do more, because moonlacing just....feels really good. But you should know you never have to do more. I... moonlacing in general is...difficult for me, but... I’ve been doing fine with holding hands. And...kissing, a little, sometimes...

[It’s embarrassing to talk about, but she’ll endure the embarrassment if it means helping this girl out.]

[Her description of the moon's cycles will leave Nike feeling pensive, feeling a tiny bit embarrassed, but impressed with her observation. It was beginning to feel to be the case. Which does leave her pondering on the next question.]

...speaking of that, do we still keep those cycles or are they sorta gone...?

[Considering she hasn't felt hers' appearing, Nike chalked it up over her being a living spirit. Spirits shouldn't have their cycles while all at once she was alive. It was a weird middle ground to be in, so. Should she expect it or...???

Moving on!

A sense of relief will be felt at the mere mention of not having to do more than just simple hand-holding or hugging. Nike was beginning to notice it must be skin-on-skin contact. She's still figuring out the limits to it all.]

I'll still be able to change into an animal...? [Because.] My friend. He recently gained really fluffy dog ears! [Which she found oddly attractive on him. Enough to have her wanting to touch him more...] What kind of animal features have you gotten?

[As for the rest, learning of this girl's comfort zone, Nike will sympathize with her considering she was the touchy type in a platonic way, not so much in the romantic aspects. Moonlacing will feel better in her cycle...? But it already felt good whenever she did it with Allen.]

Would you feel more comfortable holding another girl's hand...? [A pause.] Not during our cycles, but in general? Would you be okay with hand-holding or linking arms together?

Mine's been...regular... [As far as this player knows WHOOPS did not think about that.]

For me it's been a fox. I think different animals are associated with different moons. I know wolves and dragons seem to be popular for sanguis, foxes and cats for cordis, and rabbits and deer for iris. I know there must be more outside of those, but those are the ones I've seen the most.

[She blinks, surprised, and then looks a bit embarrassed, nodding.] Mm. I...Like girls too. So I don't mind it. In some ways, it's a little easier with other girls too. I guess because I am one, so I generally know what to do already?

If you're more comfortable with it, I don't mind helping you with chroma and the like. Ah, but... I should warn you that... The reason moonlacing is so difficult for me isn't just because of my own, um... shyness. Sometimes my ability can... hurt people a little bit. It doesn't always happen, but it's still a risk people don't often want to take, so...

[The descriptions will leave Nike mindful. Was Allen under the sanguis moon? He did have dog-like ears. Then again, they could easily be fox ones too? Oddly enough his appearance reminded her of the pure white mountain pup, Ryouka, from her world.]

Rabbit or deer, huh? I wonder if I'll turn into something like that.

[Another pause.]

No one has transformed entirely into an animal, right?

[Hopefully not! But she wanted to make sure it wasn't the case.]

I understand! Girls are easier to get along with! [There may be a misunderstanding because Nike is literally taking the other girls to heart.] I agree. We're both girls, so we understand each other a little better which in turn helps support each other better.

[Or maybe she's mixing up two different conversations together because...]

How? How will your ability hurt me? I'd like to hear about it to better understand if you don't mind.

Ah, actually... I do have a friend who turns into a full rabbit during his moon. It’s— It’s really too cute. You’ll know it’s him though, because even in his rabbit form he wears this headband ribbon around his forehead. [It’s really TOO CUTE, Yuri just about melts from cuteness when she sees it.

And while she’s fairly sure they might be talking about slightly different things, Yuri figures the sentiment is about the same, so... It’s fine. No misunderstandings here everything will be just fine.

It doesn’t matter if the moonlacing is sexual or platonic or anything like that anyhow, Yuri’s ability still can hurt. She looks down a moment, but she did bring this up first so she has no room to really shy away from it.]

If I touch a spirit or someone who’s died, I can see something like a vision of their death. I become them and live through the event through their eyes—everything they thought, saw, or... felt. I do too. I take the pain of the death from them so they can move on.

It works on living people too though. It makes me re-live whatever their worst memory is, but they relive the same thing. It’s supposed to be...healing, in a way. Sharing that pain.

But not everyone’s okay with that. And I don’t want to hurt people by making them relive horrible things by accident. [Nevermind it possibly hurting her, she’s not the one to worry about here!]

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