007 - Welcome to VoidCon!

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Welcome to VoidCon! Event Info ▲ Comments Is It Wrong To Pick Up Stamps In The Convention?
The registration desk for VoidCon rests at the base of Mt. Silver, looking a bit conspicuous in contrast to the natural cave entrance. Lanyard badges have been laid out across the desk, one for each person that dwells within the Void... although, some will still be unclaimed by the time the convention ends. Above the mountain rumbles a thunderstorm, granting enough power to easily keep the convention space powered for a few days. Even if you’re not interested in the convention itself, you might as well take advantage of the stable power source while it lasts.

Next to the pile of lanyards is a stack of cards, each covered with blank squares and the words “Stamp Rally” written at the top. The instructions can be found on the back, along with a list of goals and activities - not all of them make sense, but as long as you think your interpretation is correct, it seems to count. Each completed goal will be rewarded with a matching stamp, which will simply appear on the card on its own. Get six or more stamps and you get “a prize.” It's not clear what the prize is, but it must be something good, right?

The goals for each stamp are as follows, and can be completed in any order:

1. Sign your autograph on ten different surfaces.
2. Wear someone else’s clothes.
3. Hug lovable arcade mascot Potato-Cat.
4. Find yourself in Kyo’s merchandise booth.
5. Reenact the best scene in the book.
6. Win a round in the holo-arcade with another player's abilities.
7. Eat the BBQ.
8. How much is a currency? Can I have it?
9. Tweet a hash tag into the ley lines about your experience at VoidCon.
10. Share and subscribe to the most liked art piece.

Completing at least one stamp prompt will make your character eligible for the March event bonus. Please see the linked event post for details.

So I’m A Fanartist, So What?
In proper fandom-based convention fashion, a small herd of Brushboys have responded to the call for creativity and settled themselves into the convention space. Some have taken residence in their own stalls as they draw whatever (or whoever) comes to mind, but others will take a more guerilla approach to their art as they walk about in search of their newest source of inspiration - you!

Most art can be observed in the form of prints and postcards that are lying about for public viewing on occupied vendor stalls, but other Brushboys have taken some liberties with their mediums. A lucky individual may find an entire mural painted on a cave wall that’s dedicated to them, or perhaps telling the story of the relationship between them and another character.

Styles of the art vary depending on the individual who has painted their respective masterpiece, but most depictions are compliant to “canon” in terms of their content. That’s not to say that every piece is, however - canon divergence is key in fanworks. Pieces with two characters together may have never spoken a word to each other before, or perhaps the nature of their connection to each other has been grossly misinterpreted by the artist. Whatever the case, each work of art is certainly a conversation starter.

In Another World With My VR Headset
Numerous signs and posters found around the arcade direct attendees to the elaborate VR game set-up, the potato-cat mascot proclaiming in a large speech bubble that “Fun and Excitement Awaits!” followed by an odd little nonsense phrase in smaller writing that is probably meant to be motivational but either comes across as nonsense (“what did you do that did”) or simplistic (“wow!”). The posters are not particularly needed, however, as the set-up takes up a large area, and the bright lights and music likely draw more than enough attention to it.

The interactable and realistic hologram display shows a little piece of another world. It could be a room, or a city street, or a little piece of the outdoors, but every world is familiar to at least someone present. It changes by the hour, with every attendee’s world featured at least once. Each world is presented as a game, and while the game does not always appear relevant to the location it is usually at least playable, and frequently allows for two or more players to either cooperate or compete - it’s better with company! Games include rhythm games, stealth games, monster battles, fighting games, card games and more. The goal of each game will also change with the genre, so you’d best beat it quickly if you want to make any progress.

In this VR world, attendees will find that their existing powers work perfectly in-game, as though an intended feature, even if they don’t seem at all relevant to the game. Furthermore, powers can be unequipped or exchanged for someone else’s powers by accessing the menu, allowing for free experimentation and a chance to see what the neighbors are truly capable of. If you don’t have anyone to trade with, just hit the “randomize” option - you’ll be given a completely random powerset, or you’ll be randomly swapped with another nearby player. The possibilities are endless!

If you manage to reach the end of the game, you’ll be greeted with a large and flashy display of “Congratulations!” along with some virtual confetti, followed by a holographic display of everyone’s high scores… which are a bit confusing to read, since every new version of the game has a completely different scoring system and one player might go through several of these before hitting a proper “ending.” Is a smaller number or bigger number better? Why does a farming game even have a combo score? Maybe it’s best not to think about it.

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Ann Takamaki | Open

[menaretrash]

A - Arrival to NerdVoidCon.

[ So, it's not a big secret that something has been going on, considering the weird flyers that have been popping up, advertising... whatever the heck this is going to end up being, and now that the day has arrived, Ann's a little skeptical. Granted, the last strange thing that'd happened like this was a party, and that had been a whole lot less lethal than she'd originally thought it'd be, so maybe this will be something along the same lines.

She's pretty sure that these badges probably don't matter, but whatever, she's going to find hers because rules are rules, and it's then that she takes note of the cards that are sitting there. Blah, blah, prize... she hums, turning to the person standing closest to her. ]

Hey, you think if we get some of these done, we'll be able to meet whoever dragged us here face to face to get our "prize"? Or do you think it'll be like one of those deals where it'll just pop out of no where?

[ There's a sudden memory of Akechi that hits her, sitting and trying to sip tea, while a burst of random confetti and a medal slowly being lowered around his neck while a random sword had suddenly gotten stuck to her hand at the exact same time... it does make her smile, a little bit, because the whole thing had been so stupid, and yet. The Void. ]

...Guess we won't know until we try.

B - So I'm a Fanartist, So What?

[ Once further inside the 'convention hall', this isn't like any con she's seen or been to before. It's preferable, right now at least. No sweaty nerds in weird cosplay trying to ask for her number, something she can appreciate! She's noticing, though, that a lot of this fanart looks... familiar. And of course it would, because a lot of it involves people and creatures within the Void, it seems, even if those people aren't entirely here anymore.

She's found a few really cute drawings, too. A few of Seto, some of Parsee. They're cute -- even one she's found of herself is pretty adorable, mostly because this is clearly from their Destinyland trip, before it all went to shit. It's cute enough to get her to smile brightly at the Brushboys responsible, and in turn, they seem to puff their chests out with pride. ]

Wow, that's really cute! Thanks so much!

[ The creatures seem pleased with their glowing praise, even as Ann moves along to inspect some other things drawn by other Brushboys. The next piece of
art has her left eye twitching, however. ]

Whoa, hell no! I wouldn't be that desperate-- [ She turns to face the trio of Brushboys responsible, but they're not paying attention. They have, what appear to be, paper bag puppets on their hands, two of which bear a hilarious resemblance to both Ren and Ann, the other being a doofy looking black and white cat. All of the puppets have uneven googly eyes which doesn't help, and all she can do is stare in horror as they make the 'Ren' and 'Ann' puppets lean in. ]

What!? ...no! Hey, don't you dare!

[ They look up from their activity, tilting their heads, then back at each other, then down at the puppets. For a moment, it almost seems like they're going to listen, until they suddenly smash the puppets faces together in what she can only assume to be a 'kiss'. ]

NOOOOOOO! Give those to me RIGHT NOW!

[ As if she's going to be able to catch them, the trio of Brushboys scatter and Ann is left chasing after them with the absolute rage of someone who could breathe fire if that were possible. It's probably a good thing she can't call on Carmen right now. ]

C - In Another World.

[ As if she hasn't had enough exercise, Ann's found her way to whatever the hell this is supposed to be. The Brushboys from earlier are long forgotten at this point, at least, now that she's had time to cool down. She's busy taking out what little rage she's got left in this VR thing, at least, she's trying to -- this is way too weird.

Don't. Mind if she flails around a little as Carmen appears at her side, hovering in all of her supernatural glory and dragging those poor, heart headed men around like the dogs they are. This is. Different. ]

So uh... what exactly are we supposed to do here?

[ Of course, if this turns into a rhythm game... good luck. ]

D - A small break.

[ Much, much later on, Ann can be found just wandering around, covered in various pieces of random con swag, though the most notable is probably the plushie she's carrying, clutching it close to her chest, all while decked out in an oversized hoodie with a familiar logo on the front. She may also have stuffed the large pocket in front full of stickers.

Does she probably look stupid right now? Yes. Does she care? Absolutely not. She's hungry, and she's on the search for food. Specifically, the one mentioned on the card. She glances over to the person closest to her, sighing. ]

Hey, have you seen any barbecue anywhere? I think that's one of the things we're supposed to do, eat barbecue, to get a prize, and I'm starving... also, have you seen any crepe stands anywhere?

[ Please. Tell her there's at least ONE, because she hasn't found any yet because she's been too busy grabbing random bits and pieces of swag and she's still on the hunt for more... ]

Es | OTA

[xblaze]

Stamp Rally...? [i]

[ Es stares at the card she picked up at the table with the lanyards. She twisted it every way, trying to make sense of the prompts given to her. The prompt "wearing someone's clothes" makes the most sense to her, so without warning, without any sort of buffer, she tugs on your character's sleeve and asks her question. ]

Excuse me, but may I wear your clothing?

end gazer [ii]

[ Es finally explores VR. She has an idea of what it is-- it was similar to all the combat trials she's run back at the agency. But even so, it was different wielding controllers compared to her normal sword, so of course, her giant swings are bound to hit someone.

They managed to hit someone before, she doesn't doubt it'll hit someone else.

For now, she seems immensely concentrated on beating a girl wielding fire magic. She pouts when she slips off the headset. ]

.. She's being mean again.

Seto Kaiba | Open

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[OOC: I had way too many ideas for this plot and not enough restraint, I'll be replying to this top comment with my prompts to divide them up more. They'll be about 5-ish total but one of them will come later since I'm still working on something for it. C O U G H.]

I. Stamping out the Competition

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[Originally, Kaiba had scoffed at the ridiculous nature of what was essentially a scavenger hunt but somehow he'd gotta drawn into it. It's not as if he didn't have a few candidates he could blame it on as cover should it be pointed out just how childish this was. Looking at you Yugi and Ann. Besides, it's not as if he'd never been to a convention before, and he was legitimately curious what the prize might be even if he wasn't getting his hopes up.

He was just putting the finishing touches on his final signature, without so much as feeling the onset of a hand cramp.]

What sort of amateur does this place take me for..? [10 Autographs was nothing. Essentially. Nor did he question why anyone would want his signature, he was the great Seto Kaiba afterall. He watched as the first stamp filled itself in with a smirk.] So what's next? [He could have been speaking to himself or anyone in range also working on the list.]

[OOC note: Ever the perfectionist, Kaiba will be trying to complete as many as possible, feel free to run into him in an area of the con befitting any of the options. The one's he'd be more apprehensive about engaging in are 'wearing someone else's clothes', 'hugging the mascot', or 'reenacting a scene'. Number 8 he'll be unduly smug about understanding what currency is better than anyone here... and they'll be a later prompt specifically for the holo-arcade!]

II. How to Waste a Million Hours of Your Life - The Holo-Arcade

[blue_eyed_obsession]

A.

[Look- when Seto Kaiba first saw the joke-of-a-mascot on the signs with those butchered phrases, he wasn't impressed. Still, he aimed in that direction since it was a requirement for one of the stamps. When he first caught a glance of the holographic displays he stopped dead in his tracks looking up in wide-eyed astonishment. Now- this... this was something he could get into. He mildly questioned whether the void had borrowed this sort of tech from him, but decided not to quibble over it. If these were holograms, then what was to prevent his own devices from functioning?

It was a good thing he rarely left his duel disk at 'home' since he didn't exactly trust the security... anywhere, so he had it with him to test. Temporarily stepping away from the gaming setup, he reached out to turn his gadget on.]

All right- you've been idle for too long. [Dubious that this would work but not showing it in his grandiose phrasing and gestures. Swiping a card from his deck in one fluid motion he declared the following with such gusto that .. this just had work]

Hear my call, Emerge! Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

[Slotting the card onto the field he heard something he hadn't in forever. The pleasant sound of the duel disk registering the card and interpreting the data. Then without further ado in a display of blinding light, a massive dragon came roaring into view, flexing it's mighty wings. A peel of laughter fell from Kaiba's lips that only grew in volume until he got it out of his system, his eyes wild with this discovery]

AT LAST!

B.

[Several minutes later... Kaiba has called back his great beast and is engaged in the video game, he'd always preferred something more immersive. The way that the genres kept altering was a bit of a learning curve that was frustrating at first but he soon realized that it just added to the challenge. He'll show this system that he can adapt readily to it, and he's not above trying out various skill sets to get there.. in fact, that seems to be all apart of the game.

There's a strategy to it, which he appreciates. When the terrain shifts to after the previous level, he hits the randomizer to see what abilities he'll get use of next]

III. The Fanworks

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[Perusing the various booths, Kaiba hadn't seen anything too offensive. Yet. Sure his likeness as well as the likeness of everyone else is splattered all over various surfaces without their consent, with no hope of reaping in royalties, but whatever. It could be a lot worse. Pausing a moment, he looked up at an array of posters. It was an odd mix of those that were still here, and those that had recently or otherwise vacated. For most of the faces he glimpsed, Kaiba didn't feel a sense of loss, but there were a few he legitimately would miss.

Forgetting himself, he reached toward one such poster, but he almost immediately recoiled when he caught someone in his peripheral vision. If he collected any souvenirs maybe he should still to postcards, they're easier to hide. For now he just moved on like nothing had happened.

Passing by mugs, keychains, etc- he halted again when he saw the Blue-Eyes plushies. Too cutesy, but.. still pleasing to the eye. His frown narrowed at one of himself not liking the thought of someone thinking of him and squeezing this thing tightly to their chest. Whatever.

There was just one thing he didn't have any patience for on artist alley and that was the fanart. Lots, and lots of fanart- some of which showed his likeness in compromising positions with other's here in the void. Losing his composure he actually emitted a gasp as he could feel a mix of embarrassment and revulsion flowing through his body.]

You'll paint over that NOW or I'll do it for you with your own tail wrapped tightly around your neck!

[Forgetting the very important factor that Brushboys didn't respond to well to threats, and this one most assuredly didn't stick around to take that kind of abuse. Naturally since he'd raised his voice this did him the disservice of drawing other people's attention to the area. Flaring out his jacket, he stepped in front of the mural to conceal it from view so he could stare down anyone that dared to approach into rethinking their actions. Then he could... deal with... this trash!

ooc: Examples of fanart by category but you are welcome to come up with your own! I won't be linking anything as lewd as what I referenced in text!

Kaiba & Dragons: Plush, Helper, Catsized
Ridiculous: Car Model, Kiddy Ride, Genderbent, Assassin Maid
Cool: Fashion, Idol, Posing
NSFW-ish: Cards, Chocolate, Texting, Rabbit, Glasses]

VI. The Fanfics

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[There had been a selection of fanfics throughout the makeshift convention center and you know what- rather than reading any of them, Kaiba thought he knew the most appropriate way to handle them. Picking up the ones he could find, he promptly looked for the nearest trash receptacle]

What this con could use is some severe quality control...

[The ones he focused on removing, did tend to list him specifically in the description.

Just a few examples:

Title: Obliteration of Weakness
Characters featured: Many of the thieves that are no longer here, Ann Takamaki, and Seto Kaiba.
Synopsis: The Phantom thieves are up against what poses to be their greatest challenge yet! The calculating, coldhearted ceo of Kaiba Corporation aims to crush anyone who is in a position to collapse his empire built on forwarding gaming technology at all costs with a level of callousness yet unparalleled. Once the palace is located, and the calling card is sent all that's left is to storm into the elaborate complex and steal his most prized possession. There's just one little problem, could one of the thieves be having second thoughts? Find out!

[Should someone read this they will find that Kaiba's palace is apparently a massive office building to match his ego. The building is primarily in a pristine white color that would be impossible to maintain in reality, internally there are moving sidewalks, a high level of security and plenty of obstacles between the thieves and the treasure. The final battle takes place in a dueling arena and the treasure is a Blue-Eyes White Dragon card that's been torn in half. It's the 4th one ever created and by being in possession of it, Kaiba had cemented the fact that it could never be used against him. It turns out the story overall was meant as a love story, as Panther had softened on their target over time- but thanks to Kaiba not being content to lose it ends tragically, more specifically Kaiba's shadow can see the writing on the wall and destroys himself just when it looked like the pair might live happily ever after. There is much lamentation and sorrow because the author apparently thought this was edgy.]

Title: The Forgotten Fleet
Characters featured: Legion, Bowser, Turing, Kaiba, Lysandra
Synopsis: It's a space opera. A literal space opera, with interstellar conflict, in space firefights, adventure and all of the major dialogue told through rhyming verse! What more could you ask for

[The story gets a bit muddled, but the listed characters are all serving on the same ship. Yup. One ship. Not a fleet- but at least it is lost in space? Kaiba is the engineer, Lysandra is the navigator, Bowser is security, Legion is the horticulturalist, and Turing is the captain.

A cacophonous blast to the starboard thruster,
knocked out all the power this ship could muster.
Stuck adrift in the expanse of space,
this is nothing short of a regimental disgrace.

Was just a small sample of the terrible writing in included. Yes, it's that bad]

Title: Bachelor/ette Party
Characters featured: Basically anyone who was ever in the void male or female.
Synopsis: It's been almost a year and it's finally time for the happy couple to tie the knot but not without first having that last night of freedom. Renting out a casino the participants are in for a wild evening of drunken fervor, playing games and revealing secrets about one another. Who knows, by the end of it the bride and groom to be might realize they're promised to the wrong person entirely!

This one is left more open ended, and you can literally throw anyone into any role. There just had to be one of these in the mix since it is a popular theme in fanfics, plus there's a lot of random you could play with here. You want someone to jump out of a cake, lose a hand of strip poker, wake up dazed and hanging from a chandelier, what have you.]

i'm not sorry about this in the slightest

[menaretrash]

[ There's more to do here than she'd thought; while she'd originally been pretty glued to Seto's side, at some point she'd strayed off mumbling something about barbecue and crepes. It's been a hot minute since then, though, so when she finally finds her way back to her dearly beloved, she's looking a lot different than when she'd walked off. She's absolutely decked out in that stupid Kaiba Corp hoodie still that's far too large even if the size claims it's a small, and now she's managed to obtain not one, but two of those adorable little Maintenance Dragon plushies, and there may or may not be several Take Your Heart logo stickers stuck onto her back and arms. One of those dragons is certainly sporting one on his little hard hat.

She's hardly paying attention to how ridiculous she looks with a plushie under one arm, one tucked safely within the confines of delightful hoodie's pocket, looking almost alive as it peeks out from the shadows. Instead, she's peeking over Seto's shoulder before she circles around to his left, head tipping slightly. ]

What's that?

[ Unfortunately, she's plucking one out of his hands, Obliteration of Weakness, and flipping through the pages. She catches Phantom Thieves and that catches her attention, and she takes to actually.... reading this. Sorta. Her cheeks turn a bright pink after a few moments, and she flips to the end... ah, tragedy strikes. She lets out a dramatic gasp, and then snaps the work closed, quickly giving it back to him. ]

I don't like the way that one ends, we have to rewrite it!

[ ...What. ]

The Forgotten Fleet

[fluffyharpy]

[Lysandra had at first been a little excited to see herself in fiction. It made her feel like a celebrity. But then she actually read the space opera she had been written into. It wasn't offensive, but rather it simply read like the fanfiction equivalent of Vogan poetry.

At first, she snickered at it, then as she read more her face turned to one of sheer wonder. Mostly thinking how could someone ever put this to paper and think it was ok? She then had to ask anyone...]

Have you read this trash?

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[fluffyharpy]

[Lysandra looked down as Es as she tugged on her vest. For a moment she looked at her in confusion before answering.]

What do you need them for?

[xblaze]

[ Es lifts up the stamp rally card, indicating that it was related to the event. ]

It says here that to earn a stamp, one must wear someone else's clothing.

B

[forwearemany]

(This random exchange might be ... more than a little disorienting.

Consider: The speed and precision of a computer in comparison to a human brain. The errorless perfection in its calculations, its memories. A mind that lives in the fractions between fractions of seconds, where everything is known and quantified down to the hundreth decimal.

The ... world ... s l o w s.

You can see the way a water droplet bounces back up briefly when it hits a surface, the way flesh ripples with abrupt contact. Like a slow motion camera, all the little blink of an eye movements that fill the world are now visible. Mind and body are strangely disconnected: as part of the physical world movement and response times remain slow, it is only the mind that experiences this acceleration.

But that is not the only change. Pain, tiredness, hunger, and all the little sensations associated with them vanish abruptly. Strength increases, as does durability, to the extent that falling hundreds of feet would do little damage.

There is, however, a drawback: Geth thrive on companionship, on connection. The absence of it feels like the absence of oxygen, like the dread silence of a forest stalked by a deadly predator. Geth need other geth, but there are no other Geth. Hope you were feeling like hanging out and making some friends Kaiba, because it's gonna be unpleasant to be alone.)

(Meanwhile, Legion is now suffering from extreme lag.)

ii

[blue_eyed_obsession]

Boss's generally are- [Then with a snort] I should know, since I am one. [Not even kidding about that, casually and intentionally blurring the line between video game opponents and ceos. He wasn't lying about being tough either, whether it was in gaming or in his corporation he was tough. This is someone who would fire someone over the design of a water bottle, and lesser infractions on a whim]

So you're having issues with the fire caster? I wonder if any of the skill sets include the obvious foil to that ability. Water. [Truthfully he didn't know for sure, since he'd only had the chance to test a few of them by this point] If you kept moving around her in a circular pattern, timing your strikes between her volleys you might be able to avoid her assault entirely.

A

[bridge_princess]

...

She looked right at Ann when her friend suggested that the prize of this whole shindig might have been somehow to get to meet the void. As she looked down at the stamp card in her hand, her eyes flashed a little and she frowned, trying to decide how she felt next to her. There was a bark next to her and she looked down, reaching to scratch Angelo's ears and give it a little, reassuring smile.

"It couldn't possibly be that simple. I probably shouldn't win. I'd have some words with them right now." She was trying to smile, but she clearly wasn't happy right then, and was here to attempt to make herself feel better.

i

[bridge_princess]

The girl she spoke to was currently scratching an absolutely adorable dog. She looked up and cocked her head at Es, like she hadn't quite heard. "Oh, Es... sorry, I was uh... thinking about something. You want to wear my ratty stuff? Why?"

[menaretrash]

Right now is a really bad time for Parsee, she gets it. It's why she's glad that her friend decided to come out and join her on this little outing today, because getting out isn't necessarily a bad thing. Getting out and about, especially when feeling down, is an essential part of the healing process, although likely it'll be quite some time, if ever, that her heart truly heals. But Ann's determined to at least be there, to do what she can to ease what pain she can.

"Words aren't a bad thing, and besides, that'd make two of us..." She's got a lot of select words for whomever is in charge. But, that doesn't really matter right now. Ann gently loops one of her arms through one of Parsee's, smiling slightly. "Hey, even if we don't get everything on the card, we should still check out everything that this... convention has to offer. There may be some useful stuff, right? And if it's all free, we should definitely see if there's actual barbecue here!"

B...ullet Hell

[bridge_princess]

[When he hit that randomizer, the powers cycled and cycled until they came to rest on something called Danmaku. Congratulations, Kaiba. Welcome to bullet hell. And there, across a wide, ornate bridge hovering over dakness as far as the eye could see was his boss.

Parsee.

She didn't look like she was especially happy right now. She was seething with various green energies, flowing outwards in little fluttering lights. Unlike he current powers, in the game she looked very much like her normal self. She grunted and looked over at him.]

You'll forgive me if I don't feel like going easy on you. Dodge the bullets, shoot me with your spell cards, use the bombs sparingly if it gets too tight. I need to get it out of my system.

[bridge_princess]

Parsee was glad she was getting dragged out of the apartments, away from the shrine. It wasn't that she didn't have 'duties' at the shrine. there were maybe twenty of them. It didn't matter right now. She could spend time with one of the residents. It was the fact that they were both here, trying to get through a day, to think about something that wasn't Ren, wasn't Rinoa.

"Y...yeah, wait did you say barbecue? Bet Angelo would like some of that," she said, sighing quietly and looking up to give her a fake smile. "And we can see if there's something interesting at least." She could figure out her plans later. This was ok.

Legion|Open (+1 closed)

[forwearemany]

A) The cute stuff

(Legion came to the convention both because of curiosity, and because they wanted to know why they were apparently an honored guest. Attending provides some clarity, in that this is apparently a celebration of them and other non natives.

They begin to explore the attractions and offered items, and are quite intrigued to discover stuffed toy forms of both native wildlife and allies. They immediately start perusing the selection, inspecting the craftsmanship and occasionally picking one out to take with them. The most noticeable is, perhaps, a very large plush fluffy mimic, but they also grab some other stuffed robots (Including one of them? They are very curious.) and any plushies of their friends they happen to find. Perhaps they've found one of someone you know? Or even one of you?

Or maybe you're just really interested in that gargantuan mimic plush. That thing looks so soft and cuddly.)

B) What a terrible day to have eyes

(And well, now they've found the less cute and fun fan stuff.

Options here include...

A fanfic of a high school AU romance between Legion and Kaiba, where Kaiba behaves like a shy schoolgirl and Legion is the handsome robot senpai.

A print of Legion ... in a very very revealing bikini. It does not look good on them. It also doesn't make any sense, because they're basically naked all the time anyway. The "sexy" pose they're in does not help.

Somehow, they've found ... an entire calendar of extremely cursed pinups? Feel free to say your character is one of the ones featured in here.)

C) Closed to Viridi

(Well, other people might disagree, but this? This is probably the worst thing they've found so far.)

Error: we have no desire to engage in physical contact with this individual.

(What contact, and which individual? Well ... the large painting on the wall should answer that. In it, they and Viridi are sharing the most adorably sweet hug.)

[forceofnature]

Error: puke-o-rama!

[Viridi retches.]

This is slander! A sullying of my reputation! Dishonor upon nature and all she stands for!

It's only funny when I make up implausible shipping scenarios!

ii

[begetblue]

[ Well, if nothing else, Turing's short stature meant those swings were more likely to go over their head instead of anywhere more damaging. On the other hand, that didn't make them any less startling! ]

P-pardon? Who's being mean?

[xblaze]

[ A boss? Es didn't consider the girl a boss. In fact, they both often listened to another girl they both knew. Another question that popped into her head was that he considered himself a boss? But she didn't recognize him at all. So many questions, and it culminated into a quizzical look.

However, his logic was sound, and she did start to wonder what the tiny menus were at the bottom of her screen. As she thought about his answer, her face morphed into one of contemplation. She elected to ignore them due to her confidence in taking her down with the Murakumo, her sword, but... stubbornness was a trait that she always had. ]

I will take your advice, however her defenses are as strong as her offence. I will engage once more... after a snack. [ Can't fight the stomach clock. She holds out the headset to a the much taller man. ] Would you like to try?

[xblaze]

[ Es motions to the girl on screen. ]

She is. She's never this unfair. My strategies rarely fail, and yet my attacks have fallen through instead of landing.

[xblaze]

"Parsee." A welcome sight to see. She holds up the stamp rally card. "This was given to me when arriving, so I am only fulfilling what it says on the card."

She soon looks towards the dog, eyes bright with curiosity. "Is that your dog?"

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[xblaze]

[ Es was indeed staring at the plushies, intrigued at how soft they could be. She was especially staring at one that oddly looked like her, except in her Slepnir uniform. She soon spotted one of Legion themself, starting her curiosity cycle once more. So much to see, so much to feel. Her awe was palpable. ]

Is this what others call... cute?