deercountry | January Catchall [OPEN]

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January Catchall [OPEN]

Who: Lance (

azurestar) and OPEN
What: Catch-all log for January.
When: All of January
Where: All over Trench.

Content Warnings: alcohol and drug use, risky behavior, symptoms of PTSD and trauma induced hallucinations etc., memory loss, shedding of skin to alter one's body and all the psychological issues that comes with, traumatic memory share, lockjoint, will add more specific warnings as they arise.

SNAKE DEN

i. [Lance frequents the Red practically every night it's said to be hosting the talent and fashion shows. He only gets on the stage when he's in different forms, though. In the second week of the month, he's a catboy thief from a tabletop fantasy game called Monsters and Mana. On stage, as this persona he'll grab a guitar and start singing extremely well and captivatingly as he walks through the audience and uses his tail pick pocket the onlookers. He can also be found chatting people up and lounging in booths with beautiful ladies in this form and letting them pet his ears... yes, he's purring when that happens.

In the middle of the month, he's a bit younger, back to who he was before he went to space at the age of 17, and he'll be getting on stage to show off his acrobatic and dance skills, as well as his musical skills. He'll descend from the ceiling from bolts of fabric around his legs and waist, with his guitar in hand, spinning around slowly and playing with a rose in his teeth. He'll then toss the rose to the prettiest person in the audience an start singing and dancing quite well once he reaches the ground.

Also in the middle of the month, he's a beautiful young woman for a short stint. In this form, he does singing and dance routines, showing off his high notes and also gets in the fashion show, the outfits he gravitates to look like this, this and this. He can also be spotted mingling in the crowd dressed nice and downing champagne flutes and charming everyone.]

ii. [As a paleblood, people will be extra compelled to open up to him and tell him the truth in this space, and in all his shedded forms he's pretty good at active listening if the subject is heavy enough. He may also offer to help ease pain if someone is hurt or emotionally suffering, as that's the paleblood power he has when touching people skin on skin. At first he'll be confused about people just dumping all their truth on him, but eventually he'll start to figure it out and definitely take full advantage with some people he knows or is curious about.

He'll sidle up to anyone who looks interesting or he wants to get to know, and especially to existing friends and go:] Sooo, got anything you wanna get off your chest, maybe?

[It will be easy to mistake him for a working nightwalker, feel free to proposition him for anything.]

iii. [In all his forms detailed above, he'll be available for a private conversation or interaction as even he needs some time to sit and chill out. Often, he'll be laid back in a more private area just strumming on his guitar and casually singing random lyrics that come to mind. Because of his empathic powers, what he's unconsciously singing about may feel specifically tailored to your life, especially if he touched your skin and took some suffering or pain from you no matter how small. If he hasn't touched you recently, then the song may still feel relevant to you and like the notes being played hit you in your soul, but it's not as deeply specific.

Lance doesn't realize he's doing this, he still doesn't have control over his powers and has not figured out how to consciously channel them. When he notices someone's emotional or physical presence, he'll stop playing and look over, brows drawn together.]

Uh hey, looking for something? Maybe someone~?

[He waggles his eyebrows a bit and smirks on that last bit. Could be he means someone else, or himself and is implying you should stay a while and hang out with him. Either way, he's not bothered and oblivious to what he was just doing that got your attention. If you'd like specific lyrics and a musical tone/genre for your character, just describe the emotions/situation they are experiencing that Lance would be singing about in prose and let me know.]

SHEDDING CEREMONY

iv. [Later in the month, Lance sheds into a full AU of himself where he isn't human, but a highly advanced Android that didn't know he was an Android until very recently. Many things in his life are the same, and he remembers Deerington, but through the perspective of an Android Lance with slight differences to his background and certain edits to what he experienced. From his perspective, he's just returned from a big "canon update" where he discovered what he is and is understandably shook.

He can be found overcompensating as he walks through the streets of Trench or enters various venues to shop, shooting finger guns at every person he sees. This is normal, he's normal, he's totally a person and not a thing with no soul. But the mechanism that keeps his head attached to his body is disrupted after he recently tested taking it off and promptly freaked the fuck out, he didn't put it back on entirely right, so all it takes is someone or something jostling him and- POP! His head comes off and rolls up to your feet.

He looks up at you from the ground looking like he's barely keeping his shit together and trying not to freak out as he blinks and then laugh so nervously and through a tight anxious throat, that he chokes on it.]

Hey, l-looks like I lost my head a second there...

v. (closed) [Vary late in the month, Lance is a merboy! He sheds to the form in the night, and all his memories are shifted slightly, he doesn't know where he is and believes belongs with Mariana ever since arriving in Trench. In his version of history, many things are the same, except that he had his DNA messed with on an ocean planet and gained the ability to turn into a mer. He struggled with the feral nature of that side for a long time and coming to Trench, steeped in blood pollution caused him to perma shift into the merman state and heavily bond with the Ocean. Naturally, this was startling and scary to him to wake up in a strange place and he started freaking the fuck out when woken.]

vi. [After merboy Lance is brought back to Mariana, he is actually quite happy to talk to people who come by the docks, he'll pop up out of the water and grin with all sharp teeth and flirt, Mariana sometimes assisting him further out of the water by lifting water with him in a cone. But his flirting is sometimes meant to lure in victims... yes, he's one of those siren types of merpeople. Sometimes, he's harmlessly interacting and interested in having some fun, others... he's hunting.

If he's not directly targeting you on the docks, you can catch him in the middle of luring a poor sailor out of their boat and into the water with him. If you call out to interrupt, he'll look over at you with a death glare and his hands fisted in the person's shirt as he's in the process of pulling them in.]

Ohoho you better not be interrupting us right now. Can't you see we're having a moment??

UNSNAKELY

vii. [Lance has taken a liking to Madam Generosity as she slithers through the streets. He feels comforted by her and talks to her as she goes, running to try nad keep up. Then, it doesn't take long before he's just riding on her back every now and again throughout the month, no matter what form he's taken or what memories he has (excluding merboy). Catch him lounging on his back with his hands up and pillowing the back of his head and ankles crossed like he's on the beach, definitely flirting with the giant snake.]

So, how's your day going, beautiful? Heading anywhere interesting?

viii. [Because of his affection for Madam Generosity, he does fall into the unsnakely's traps more than once and in multiple shedded forms (all but merboy). And unfortunately, his star powers are still not working correctly, even after he's shedded, and in some forms he has no powers at all, so when he follows the trail to find the snake of his heart, he's not the most prepared for when a giant fiery beast emerges to attack.]

AHHHH!

[Immediately, he leaps out of the way of a fiery attack and covers his head protectively. Then he hops up and looks around for any assistance or weapons or ideas. Regardless, he's taking a stance and rolling up his sleeves.]

Alright, let's do this.

[And if he's in a body that has powers and/or combat training (regardless of their functionality), he'll stand his ground. If he's his younger, early canon self or his catboy self, he'll immediately run for his life after saying that.]

WINTER MOURNINGS

ix. [Possible memories from Deerington open in the thick of a jungle where many of them were forced to battle each other much like in the Hunger Games. This is where he ate a man, killed his friend Moira and where Reaper tortured him to death in revenge and he'll look around at the place they end up, look at you, then at the area again...] Nope. Bye.

[And with that he turns to walk away into the jungle. And if it's not the jungle you found yourself in, it's the streets of Deerington during darker periods such as October's blood filled streets or something that looks more benign and normal but definitely isn't. He'll have no idea what is about to happen and that makes him fidgety. He looks around uneasily and then his hands come up to his head.] Maaan, this could be anything!

x. [The experience begins in his memory and the first thing you see is the inside of a very futuristic space ship, fighter cockpit, or you're in the back seat of a land rover on earth. These possible memories are from his time back home and they have him sighing next to you heavily with a note of "oh this again" on his breath.] Well, let's strap in, this'll be over soon.

WILDCARD

( Want to combine old Winter Mourning Prompts with current events? Want to add a lockjoint element to one of these prompts? Or just wanna come up with something completely unique? Hit me with anything your heart desires. Current Event and last month's event prompts are largely flexible with each AU form as well, if you want a specific AU form for a prompt that doesn't specify which one/leaves it open, just let me know in the subject line. If you'd like to plot, I would be more than happy to! Contact me on my plotting comment where I detail all my ideas so far, at spypigeon or on discord at charley#8222! )

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[Well, he's not cruel, he just wanted to watch her flail a moment because that's what siblings do and she definitely inspires that sibling instinct for him. When her face turns that color and he can feel that she's flustered through his empathic power, he decides to maybe keep up the game for a moment longer. Then he'll tell her who he is in a hot second.]

You don't remember me? [He pouts. Then gives up the game a second later snickering.] It's me, Lance.

[Look, Luz is a very confused girl with a lot of strange adolescent emotions here, Lance! That was just wrong, and Luz is about to start gabbling uncontrollably when Lance finally reveals their identity].

Wait you-you jerk! That was wrong! You're awful! And how are you so cute as a girl? That's criminal!

[It wasn't so bad! His older brothers and sisters have played way worse pranks on him and each other. He's laughing a bit and holds up his hands in defense.]

Aw come on, I was just messing around a little. But I gotta admit, I didn't think you would turn that red. [He crosses his arms and cocks a hip.] And I'm a babe no matter what form I'm in, that's just one of the laws of the universe.

[Only child Luz Noceda is very unused to this kind of thing]!

That was a trick of the light! Brown people don't turn red!

[Lies, all lies].

A babe? I mean, a bit generous, don't you think?

[Lance will single handedly make sure she's used to it soon enough!]

Suuuuure. But you turned something alright.

[He crosses his arms and raises a sassy eyebrow with a slight smirk. Being hot is one thing he is not overly defensive about and has genuine confidence in.]

If you look at all of this and the first word that doesn't come to mind is 'babe', then you're a liar, plain and simple.

[Really, Luz SHOULD be used to it with Varian and Fern, but they're a bit milder about it].

Yes, I turned grumpy at being tricked!

[Moving ON IT IS NOT FAIR HE IS HOT AS A GIRL].

You are a six, maybe a seven, Lance. Now Shiro, he is high up there. Tall, stocky, sweet eyes. He is a good looking guy. You as a girl though? Another story.

[Tit for tat, Lance].

[Varian and Fern didn't grow up with a huge family, she's in the big leagues of sibling torment now, huehuehue.]

Grumpy looks a lot like blushy to me.

[A SHRUG. Just saying, gurl! Then he snorts and waves a dismissive hand.]

Okay, one, you're clearly not into guys so your opinion doesn't count. Two, Shiro isn't even on the babe scale, there's different tiers to these things. It goes -[He puts his hand lower to indicate the lowest rung and moves it up with each one he names.] Freak of Nature, Passable, Average, Hot, Babe and Adonis. Shiro is in the adonis scale, Luz. Totally different playing field.

[This is true. Curse him].

There are levels of grumpy! LEVELS!

Ok, first off, I AM into guys and girls, so my opinion totally counts! Look, you're hot, I'll give you that, but you totally know that, so I have to dock points. Guys with an ego about their looks? Kinda a turn off.

[He makes an o face and then grins.]

Oh yeah? What are the levels of grumpy?

And oho, well then you've just got super weird taste because confidence is one of the most attractive things in the world! It's definitely helping me right now when I'm in a girl body, you even said it yourself: guys who know they're hot are a turn off, but not girls? Just why is that?

I can't explain them all right now, but in one of them you turn red, ok?

[Look, it was EMBARASSING Lance].

Confidence? Sure. Too much confidence? Instant turn off. If you take into account that mean have had it best for a long time, that confidence is just wearing. No one wants a guy that is so full of himself he thinks he has your number.

A girl who knows their hot CAN be just as annoying, but it also depends how you show it. Keep in mind even girl don't like girl that think they're better than everyone.

[Case in point, Boscha].

If you say so~

[And that's why it's so funny! But he's taking in her explanation seriously, with a hand on his chin, clearly thinking.]

Alright, I can see your point, buuuut by that rule I don't get docked points becaaauuuuse, I've never thought I had a girl's number in the bag. That's just dumb. Guys who think they're god's gift to women are morons and I'm frankly insulted you think I'm that bad.

[Have an over-dramatic pout and a bit of a wibble. Yes, he knows how to make this beautiful cute face work for him, he is a menace.]

I do!

[Ok, she was still a little embarrassed she didn't know it was Lance...and that her inability to talk to a really pretty girl hadn't quite changed. To be fair though, it was less than she couldn't talk to them and more that she made a fool of herself when she did].

You never had that confidence you had a girl's number in the bag? Now that I find hard to believe! You seem to have plenty of pride in yourself there! But maybe that's what you excel at there? In that case, you definitely have something over me!

Also, stop doing that, it's super cute.

[Alright alright, he's gonna have mercy and let it drop. Besides, she's attacking his character right now!]

I have the confidence that I'm a charming and handsome guy, but if a girl's not into it then I'm not getting her number, simple as that! There miiight have been a time a long time ago when I wasn't that great at telling when someone's not actually interested, but that's a totally different thing. And I excel at a whole lot of things, thank you very much. Maybe one day I'll teach you all the tricks of the trade.

[And he's going to just crinkle his nose at that request and keep wibble pouting, making it even cuter.]

That's very true.

[Was s/he mad at her? She didn't think what she was saying was that insulting]!

I never said you didn't! I just said you were overflowing with confidence! I never said that was a bad thing!

I'd appreciate that! See, that right there! I could do what you just did, but you pull off this weird Jessica Rabbit kinda vibe. I pull off a literal rabbit. Cute, but just enough to pet, you know?

[Lance is just a very dramatic and defensive person sometimes, he's certainly not genuinely mad.]

Well thank you, I call that a compliment. [He says loftily and lifts his nose as he does. Then he grins a bit catlike when she says he has a sexy vibe.] Hey, plenty of people like cute. If you wanna be a babe though, first you're gonna have to gain a few years. I can teach you the talk and the walk, but not much I can do about that baby face. [He lets out a sigh and goes more sincere.] But really, all it comes down to is being you and being confident and happy in who you are. That's not just a line they put on hallmark cards to sound motivational, you know.

[Luz called it likes she saw it. Female Lance had a sort of smoky, Lounge kind of vibe. It was probably going to be impossible for someone like her to really get that down].

You know what the funny thing is? When I see myself dating, that's when things get kinda murky. I pretty much have no idea how I'd even want to BE when it comes to someone I like. Would I want to be all flirty and mysterious, or a kinda debonair, sweep you off your feet type?

Yes, the baby face is truly a curse, and mine alone to bear.

See, I LIKE who I am. I'm plucky and happy and that's made me friends. I just wonder if that's something that attracts, you know, a person who's really special.

[Lance lets Luz get all that out and then smiles a bit crookedly, amused.]

Okay, first: everyone's cursed with the baby face at fourteen… or are you fifteen now? Whatever, point is we all gotta be baby faced a while, but it goes away.

Dos: did you ever consider that maybe someone who's really special is gonna like you just as you are? If they only like you when you're flirting or being debonair, then they aren't really special, are they?

[He squints and leans in with a slow, sly grin.] This's about someone specific, isn't it?

Going to be sixteen soon, actually. I was fourteen going on fifteen when I got to Deerington. So in a way, that makes this even more sad.

[Honestly, there had been too much going on in Deerington in her life that she would have had time for anything resembling romance. She had no idea how most people managed it in the first place].

How I am? If that were true, wouldn't someone have said something about it a while ago? For all I know, they might just be used to me being friendly with everyone.

[Again, not aimed at anyone specific].

Not anyone who's here. There was someone back in the isles I only realize being here I really liked, and that person may have been showing me feelings I didn't understand at the time. Really kinda regret that now.

Hey, I was seventeen when Shiro and I had that joyride on the beach, you saw me. I was pretty baby faced back then if you ask me.

[Not… really, actually. He has barely aged, the only things that make him look older are the scar over his eye and that haunted look he has after all the ~trauma~. Right now, though, none of that is present in his female form and he looks practically ageless.]

And maybe they're wondering why you haven't said anything to them. Take initiative, girl! [Yes, he's gonna make a sassy hip jut and flick of his wrist, he doesn't care. Then he lets out a breath and gives her a sympathetic look.] I've got a lot of regrets like that too. It's tough… but if there's one thing I've learned after being here so long, it's that anything can happen, for better or worse. Maybe you'll get another chance, or maybe you'll find someone new and learn from your regrets for next time.

Other than the scar? I dunno, you still look the same.

[She wasn't going to mention the haunted trauma look, that would just be rude].

I didn't say anything because I had NO IDEA at the time, Lance! I mean, that just makes me seem like an idiot who's unobservant, and that's not true! I've watched anime, I've seen tropes like what happened to me! I just didn't think that was possible! You know when you meet someone and they're special and sweet and you want to help them, so you unconsciously vow to do that not thinking you'd have a snowball chance of anything happening? That was me!

Someone new? In THIS place? I mean, stranger things have happened. I didn't even know there was an adult shop here until I stumbled into it by accident!

[To be fair though, they were playing anime on their screen and they did have really cute fishnets she liked].

Hey! I look cool and rugged! …And not because of the scar!

[There's a wave of discomfort because that scar is a sore spot, but he sighs and moves on. He looks awkward and a bit bashful, a glowing blush coming to his cheeks when she asks if he knows about meeting someone special… because he does.]

L-look, these things happen, y'know? You're not stupid or unobservant. Now you just know better for next time. It sucks, but if you get stuck dwelling on missed chances, you're gonna keep missing them when they come around again.

…And what the hell were you doing in an adult shop?? Who let you in?

I mean...the scar helps of course. You're cool sure, but otherwise you're more of the sleek, cocksure guy.

[Not that there was anything WRONG with that. After all, heroes came in all shapes and sizes and they all helped]!

I guess. I really wished I noticed back then though. It's frustrating when you realize you really like someone and that you would have loved to see how much closer you would have been. She was special. I like people here, but not really like that.

[In other words, friends, just no one at the level of Amity Blight].

It was an accident! I haven't even held hands, you think I'm just going to go to an Adult Shop? They had anime and certain novelty items I can't find anywhere else, ok? I like adorable cat stockings! They're cute!

…Alright, I'll take that.

[He says in a reserved aloofness that suggests he's still on some level not sure about her assessment at all, but he's not considering that an insult. In fact, it's pretty much a confident, so how can he really argue?]

Yeah, I know… how that feels. [He's not sure if he can really talk more deeply about it without tearing his heart in half. Crushes and dating are one thing, but talking about special people… let's just say his current outlook on love as a concept is bleak and painful. Then his expression and tone goes flat and a bit teasing.]

…You would be the kind of girl who wanders into a sex shop for the anime and cat stockings. [Says the guy from a classic anime reboot who likes memes, musicals and skin care.]

Edited 2022-02-26 22:41 (UTC)

Good.

[She hadn't meant to be insulting, after all, but truthful].

I'm sorry. You're older than me, so I'll bet that makes it worse.

[She guessed anyway. She imagined if you were older, you'd have more relationships under your belt, so really liking someone and being apart from them would be pretty awful].

I'm a simple girl that likes colors, cute things and complex storylines. I don't regret one bit of that!

Yep. That's what adulthood has in store for you: endless heartbreak and missed chances.

[He says it dry and dismissive of the subject, quickly moving on to the whole cat stockings at the sex shop thing. Which still has him chuckling a little with a bit of a rasp. In his current form, some would call is sexy.]

How can you be a simple girl and also like complex storylines? Doesn't add up. But hey, you do you.

Just a little light teasing!

You are the WORST

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