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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[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.]

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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.

Fun. I can't wait.

[Dripping with sarcasm, of course].

I can be two things! It's not that hard to do! Those words are misleading!

[Lance side-eyes her with a little smirk.]

Of course you can. But if they're so misleading, why'd you use them and not some other words?

Being a simple girl is how I view myself. Liking complexed stories just means I'm a simple girl that has taste. They aren't mutually exclusive.

[He shrugs, raising his hands as he does with an aloof look.]

Iiiif you say so.

I do.

Any more advice?

[He makes a show of thinking about it, bringing a delicate finger to his chin and humming.]

I'd saaaay, learn to dance.

Lance. I'm a Latina.

You think I don't know how to dance?

This might come as a shock, but there are latinos who can't dance. I've met them. It's sad, like that little penguin who can't sing in that super old kid's movie.

Oh, of course! I'm not about maintaining cultural stereotypes!

In this case though? Totally applies.

Well alright, then I guess you're all set to sweep ladies and gentlemen off their feet. My work here is done.

When you get back to normal, think you could recommend a cool suit for me to wear? So I can better sweep the aforementioned guys and gals and all in-between off their feet?

Why wait until I'm back to normal? Have I gone suit blind as a girl or something?

Oh. I just figured you might be more comfortable as your "regular" self?

[How progressive]!

What would you recommend?

Luz, I'm still the same old guy in my head and I'm wearing a banging dress right now while I've got the curves to work it, that should tell you something about how comfortable I am.

[That said, he does have limits and some more traditional based hangups around masculinity and gender expression.]

And, for you? I'd totally recommend something double-breasted and almost formal, buuut wear it more casual.

No no, I get it! But I'm also a little impressed! If this were a cartoon or something, you would say something gross about having breasts or something equally creepy!

[Luz had seen this trope a lot, and it never failed to disappoint her].

Oh, the last time I wore a tux with a tutu and combat boots. I looked pretty snazzy to say the least. But maybe I'll try what you said this time!

Pretty sure if I did that, my sisters would find a way to cross dimensions to kick my ass. [He says drily then shakes his head.] I dunno if it's that impressive since I'm a real person and not a cartoon, but thanks.

[He tease, he tease.]

Yeah, that sounds like you. I say stick to what you love.

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I needed to use that smug ass icon of Luz's, thank you Lance!

smuuuuuug

Unlike Luz's player, who sadly can't dance for crap.

my condolences haha

Re: my condolences haha

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