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[prismatically]

🧙 WHO: Stella and uh, everyone!
⚔️️ WHAT: Getting back on my bullshit after my hiatus with a May catchall, featuring monthly quests and TDM prompts! There's some open prompts below but I also have a header I'll be using for closed starters and such through the month I LIED I'M JUST ADDING THEM TO THE BODY OF THE MAIN POST
🕒 WHEN: Through May
🗺️ WHERE: All over Avalon
⚠️ WARNINGS: Nothing off the top of my head, but I'll edit this if something comes up!

Honey Over Vinegar (TDM) – first week of May

[ Trees that grow cute cookies ripe for the pickin' isn't exactly the wildest thing that Stella's seen in Avalon so far, but it is probably the thing that has inspired the most glee in her. Because... come on. Picking cookies from trees. It's straight up like something out of a picture book for kids. She loves it.

She's pretty diligent about picking as many as she can, with the novelty of picking cookies off trees being more than enough to keep her on task. It's taking an absolutely herculean effort to not crunch down some of these cookies, though, and partway into the tournament, her stomach gives a pretty hearty rumble and she whines to herself. ]

Ohmigod, this is like torture! I'm gonna starve out here. I just know it.

[ Stella manages, presumably, not to starve out there and drags herself through the rest of the tournament without too much fuss. The instant she gets the okay to start eating cookies, though? Homf. She hoovers up like three or four of them at top speed. She's starving.

Fortunately, she not quite greedy enough to demolish all those cookies by herself, so she'll be sidling up to people through the rest of the day, brandishing her basket of cookies at them. ]

Hey, d'you wanna share some of these with me? I'm gonna get majorly sick if I try and eat them all by myself, so...

Holo, Goodbye (Quest) – second week of May

[ The idea of a rainbow-coloured holographic river full of fairies is so comically Stellacore that she probably would've been off like a shot the instant she heard about this regardless. But the details of the quest are what really give her pause. She's made some good friends here in Avalon and having somebody not just from home but another one of the Prism Maidens here has done a lot to keep her on an even keel. But then sometimes she sees stuff like this and thinks... wow, she misses home. She really misses her dad.

So it's that more than anything, really, that gets her down to the riverbed. She's got a bag for collecting cool rocks and her phone ready for taking pictures and videos and she's ready to go all out. If you happen to be hanging around as well, prepare to have Stella suddenly pop up in your vicinity, looking charged up and determined. ]

You're not busy, right? Could you give me a hand? Help me find some really cool looking rocks! Like, maybe some that have some really cool holo stuff going on or ones that have weird shapes. Just some really cool rocks!

[ You heard the girl.

When she's not going through rocks to try and find the One Perfect Rock to return to the quest giver and her grandma, she's darting around, taking photos and videos here there and everywhere to try and capture as much of the phenomenon as she can. In fact, she gets so enthused about it that in the midst of trying to get a particularly Cool Shot, she looses her footing on the rocks she's balanced herself on and just sort of pratfalls right into the river with an enormous sploosh. Idol down! ]

Phoenix Roost – all through May

[ If you're a regular at the Phoenix Roost then Stella will very quickly have become a familiar face with how often she turns up to drink fancy coffee, eat baked goods and leech off the wifi. She'll park herself in an out-of-the-way table for the day and tappy-tap away at the secondhand laptop she's picked up but it's not entirely clear what she's working on, given that she tends to keep to herself a bit while she's here.

Usually she seems like she's having a relatively okay time, but right now it seems like whatever little project she's working on has been stalled. She's staring deadeyes at her screen with a furrowed brow and furiously chewing on the straw for her disgustingly sugary drink in a futile attempt to redirect her frustration.

Eventually she grooooaaans and scoots her chair back a bit so she can rub at her eyes. Evidently, staring down whatever she's doing isn't actually solving whatever problem she's having. She looks around the cafe and immediately upon spotting someone In Range, she begins to wave them over. ]

Hey, excuse me! Could you come over here real quick? I've been working on this for like, a week, and I just don't even know how it looks anymore. I need a fresh set of eyes! So just tell me what you think!

[ She tilts her laptop screen back a bit to give a better view of her work. It's a poster or a flyer or something called the "Avalon Performers Association" that lists some days and times and information and all that good stuff about the little group Stella's been putting together.

It's... serviceable, but the fact that she's gone for a rainbow colour scheme, even one in pastel, is a little much. It definitely has some Graphic Design Is My Passion energy. ]

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[ Feel free to wing me a wildcard prompt below! In addition, if you'd like to hit me up for a closed prompt or anything like that, catch me on discord or at superorbital! ]

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Holo, Goodbye quest

[luciing]

[ It's been some time since he had encountered her last, but it seems that she is just the same as always. With the spring (and spring of rivers and waters) behind her, she looks very much like a budding flower herself, ready to annoy others with incessant allergens dance with the other fae as the tulips bloom.

Somnus looks like he's still stuck in the pits of winter, with a grim expression to boot. ]

For the quest, no?

[prismatically]

[ That's Somnus for you...

Thankfully, with the way Stella's expression immediately brightens as she nods, she's got more than enough sunshine for the both of them. ]

Yeah! They said just one would be fine, but... [ She trails off for a moment and while her smile doesn't fade, it does grow a touch more solemn. It's definitely not an expression that suits her. ] If it might the be the last time, I wanna make sure it's really special, you know?

[luciing]

[ With how he watches her as she speaks that her expression flickers to something uncanny upon her visage would not go unnoticed.

Perhaps she thinks of the quest giver's reason for it: that this may be the last opportunity to hold such brilliant phenomena within the palm of her hand. As always, Stella's heart is hopelessly pure.

Somnus steps towards the stream where she gathers the holographic rocks. ] I shall assist you. Have you criteria for the ones you choose?

Holo, goodbye

[redchocolate]

[Akira wasn't quite sure how she felt about doing quests, but when she saw how the quest giver was taking care of her grandmother, she knew she had to get involved. And so, she was there, at the river, trying to sniff out a good rock to select herself.

And by sniff out, we mean that somewhat literally, as she's down on all fours, eyes to the ground, looking for rocks closely. She's so into it, she only looks up, doesn't stand, as she hears Stella's request.]

I'd love to help! Two heads are better than one, right?

[prismatically]

Yeah, exactly!

[ She gives a little fistpump to emphasize her dedication to the task. She's been at it for long enough that she's pretty sure the day's going to run out before she gets everything prepped. So, recruiting another pair of hands it is! ]

I managed to find one that looked kinda like a crescent moon, so I thought I'd see if I could find some that look like... you know, stars and diamonds and hearts and stuff like that!

[redchocolate]

Oooh, a crescent moon! Then let's find something to sparkle alongside it!

[That would sound almost charming if Akira weren't on all fours right now. Immediately, however, she sets to work, eyeing the stones and whatever she thought might work.]

Honey Over Vinegar (Lucy)

[scarredhorns]

[Lucy cracks the briefest of smiles at Stella. With the other girl's pink hair and cheerful demeanor, she reminds Lucy of Nyuu. All Stella would need are the horns.

Lucy pats the spot next to where she's currently sitting.]

Sure, I was planning on sharing some of mine anyway, and it looks like you have some cookie types that I don't and vice versa.

[She's also already put some aside to give to her boyfriend later.]

So, how did you collect your sweets?

[prismatically]

[ And that's all the invitation she needs to plop herself down at Lucy's side, basket balanced... kind of precariously on her lap. ]

Then we can trade! I wanna save a couple of each so my roomie can try them, but you can take whichever ones you want.

[ So generous! ... but only because she's already eaten her fill. ]

Not gonna lie though, I kinda just winged it. I was just having way too much fun picking cookies off trees so I just went ham on it and hoped for the best.

[scarredhorns]

I turned into a bird and picked them off, but I had to be careful, or else they crumbled if my grip was too strong.

[She almost thought about using her prehensile blood tendril too, but decided she was too inexperienced to ensure that none of the blood got on the cookies. Thank goodness!]

Speaking of animals, got any of those frosted animal cookies? You know, the pink and white ones with the sprinkles? I've grown fond of those during my time here.

Holo Goodbye

[konpeito_aji]

[Nobunaga had the EXACT same idea.]

[He's in the process of filming (AH SO EXCITING!!!! NEW TECHNOLOGY IS AMAZING!!!) all that he can and he nods!] For the granny, right?

Yeah! Two is better than one, I hope this gives her exactly what she wanted! The best one yet!

honey over vinegar

[concierto]

Ah, Miss Stella! It's nice to see you again.

[With a giant basket of cookies too? Well, Venti isn't one to turn away free food. So, he peeks into the basket to start selecting one for himself.]

I would hope you wouldn't eat all of these on your own. Why do you have so many in the first place? Your poor cheeks.

[prismatically]

I just went kinda ham on the cookie picking contest, I guess? Like, come on, when am I ever gonna get to go pick fancy cookies off trees again? Never, right? So I thought I'd really go for it. I didn't know we were gonna end up keeping all of them, otherwise I probably would've left a bunch behind.

[ Only 'probably' because Stella knows full well that her eyes are bigger than her stomach. ]

For real, though, I'd be majorly sick if I tried to chow down on all these, so take as many as you like! Oh, but leave the purple ones, they've got somebody's name on 'em.

[concierto]

[What energy! Venti laughs and nods to agree. Well, that's some kind of logic to be sure!]

Seize the day as they say! I hope you don't mind if I help myself to a few, then! Thank you!

[Because who refuses free food? Not him! He takes a good handful of them and nibbles on one casually.]

Not bad for a cookie that grew on a tree?

[schmisse]

[ It's a very cute concept, for sure. Picking cookies from trees and all. It's still a bit absurd! Weiss is only here for the money that she could get out of it (God knows she needs all that she can get), and is more than happy to give her cookies to someone else, really. So being offered cookies when she's not exactly someone with a sweet tooth is something she'll have to decline. ​]

Actually? I'm looking for someone to give mine to. I feel like my teeth are going to fall out just from carrying all of these.

[prismatically]

[ Stella IMMEDIATELY perks up in a way that makes her look like the proverbial cat about to get the cream. ]

All of 'em? Every single one? For real? You're totally sure?

[ She's asking mostly just out of politeness because her hands are already inching towards Weiss's basket. An absolute glutton!!! ]

[schmisse]

[ oh god she sounds so eager ]

Aren't you looking to share some of yours?

holo, goodbye;

[heartandsol]

[Miku was a little intrigued by the quest details herself... not to mention she wanted to see the waterway all lit up. So she'd made her way down, and spent a while just taking it in, and taking a few pictures. This might be something to try and encode onto cloth at some point...

At the moment, though, she's just puttering around looking through rocks, shoes and socks neatly set in the grass. The water is, admittedly, very distracting, and when someone calls out to her she flails a little before recovering her balance, turning to look at her and checking for a moment at the bright pink hair- nope, not Maria. Still, she smiles and (carefully) turns to face her.]

Mm, no, I'm not terribly busy. I can help! I'm looking anyway, of course, but maybe together we can find really good ones? Some of these shapes and patterns are wild already.

[A teardrop is perhaps not the most interesting shape, but it's better than being a plain old rock-looking rock, so she's holding onto it. The holography flowing in waves across it certainly doesn't hurt.]

[prismatically]

For real! I mean, anything's gonna look pretty wild when you go and holo it up, but the rocks and stuff here are already super pretty on their own. So when you add some flashy stuff, it really takes 'em to the next level!

[ She plants her fists on her hips and nods confidently to herself then gives Miku a grin. ]

Anyway, I'm Stella! Thanks for helping out. I know picking up rocks isn't like, the most exciting thing in the world but I figure it'll go faster between the two of us!

[heartandsol]

Well, it's important, right? I wouldn't necessarily mind anyway if someone asked me, but when it's something like this I'm definitely willing. I'm not really used to looking for pretty rocks, mind you, but I can work with it!

[Miku giggles at Stella's antics; she's definitely peppy and it's a nice groove to get into. Hibiki is upbeat but this is like a whole different scale.]

I'm Miku. It's nice to meet you, Stella! I keep meaning to get out and make some new friends, so this is... nice.

u know what this is

[morns]

( calling Kate a regular might be stretching it, if you were to ask her. there are plenty of other places with coffee that suits her tastes, but she's not opposed to occasionally dropping in to critique Rei's coffee choices (today's offering tastes watered down, but that's neither here nor there). point being that she drops in on this particular late morning, cheeks pinked from her run, hoodie tied loosely around her waist.

post-fog humidity is a bitch. the ac, however? making up for the weak coffee.

she's lingering in the way one does when they can't decide whether to take this drink to go or hang about when Stella spots her and drags her over to look at...

at.

whatever that is. )

Colours make it hard to read.

( seriously, who puts pastel yellow writing on top of a pastel green splash of background? )

[prismatically]

For real?

[ She sounds mildly disappointed but not exactly surprised – or maybe resigned is more the right word for it. Then she turns to squint again at her own work and makes a little noise of disgust. ]

Ugh, you're right. It's kind of a lot, huh?

[morns]

( that's about the long and short of it, yeah. )

You tried a darker font colour?

( Kate usually goes for brighter colours, rather than pastels, but the background isn't terrible. maybe all that's really needed is to balance it out with a different font?

she's trying here, and the proof is in the way she slides into the chair next to Stella to get a better look. )

closed starter

[prismatically]

[ Stella's pet project has been coming together... mostly. Or at least as well as anything can com tofeetger when it's headed by a scatterbrained teenager. But she's making progress and doing something like this by herself and not under the watch of her managers has been a fun change. She's learning stuff and meeting people, all that good stuff.

The meeting people part of that is why she's out at the part today, sat under one of the pagodas and fiddling around on her phone as she waits for Chris. They've been chatting back and forth for a bit, mostly about music group stuff, but now they're actually meeting up about it. Chris has been learning violin and Stella being Stella has decided she absolutely wants to see this in person.

She glances up from her phone briefly and spots Chris approaching then breaks out into a grin and leaps to her feet. ]

Heeeeey, Chris! Over here, over here!

Re: closed starter

[trustheart]

[ooc - I am so sorry this took so long. I've been feeling bad and stuck all week. x_x]

[Chris is somewhat nervous about performing for someone else; she's very much a beginner, after all, only having taken some lessons in Lydian before deciding to commit to it here. Nevertheless, she promised Stella, and showed up at the agreed upon time, carrying her instrument in the bag she'd gotten around the time she'd rented it.]

Hey Stella. I didn't keep you waiting long, did I?

[prismatically]

No way! I only got here like, a couple minutes ago.

[ Being a Prism Maiden managed to drill the importance of being punctual into her, if nothing else. ]

So that's the violin, huh? It's bigger than I was expecting! Or is that just the case and stuff?