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Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
~
☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
• REDUCED G MOON BALLROOM
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Staryu, Starmie, Lunatone, Solrock, Elgyem,
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Friday, May 27th — Arrival at the Moon Base; FREE DAY FOR OPEN EXPLORING!
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!
• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
☆ PROM DIRECTORY ☆
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
~
☆ QUICK LINKS ☆
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:
☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆
LOCATIONS OF NOTE:
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!
• REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!
• DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!
• DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!
• INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!
• LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:
▶ THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!
▶ THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.
▶ THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!
▶ THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!
• CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!
This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle
All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!
• HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.
Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!
(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)
• THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th —
route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!
• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!
If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!
• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥
* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.
THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
Dist the Rose | Tales of the Abyss
Considering the outfit he appeared here in along with the scenery, he can only guess this is prom. He has a lot of fond memories of prom in the PokeWorld, so...yes. He's definitely not complaining. He wonders if any other familiar faces are still around...]
Friday: Greenhouse
[Well, okay, the moon part of this whole event threw him off once he figured it out. He's really curious how everyone got here, and for how long this facility has even been around. Had Team Rocket pulled off a lunar mission while he was gone? ...How long has he been gone, anyway?
Various questions aside, his exploration of the facility brings him to the greenhouse. Always a favorite location of his during prom events! And while he's always happy to roam and view flowers with Rosamund, this time he's especially curious to see if there are any more...exotic flowers to be found, since this is on the moon and all.]
Friday: Library
[Tradition is tradition with PokeProm, and along with a greenhouse visit is a library visit. In the past, there was quite a lot of juicy deets to be found in here, but this time...honestly, it's really disappointing! Dist can't help but scowl as he pages through book after book to only find fictional content.]
This is a moon base, for Yulia's sake! How is there not anything about the facility or its projects?
[...Dist, library voice.
Still though, this info-minded scientist is not very happy about the selection for such a cool place to end up in.]
Saturday: Regular Ballroom
[It's not the prom without dancing, right? And despite his reservations in the past, Dist has grown to actually enjoy this part quite a bit. No longer is he awkward and hopeless with his dancing skills, he's gotten to be pretty good at it.
So that's why he's not too shy to go for dances whenever he comes across someone who looks like they want to but doesn't have a partner. He'll casually (and coolly...or so he attempts to appear, the nerd) extend a gloved hand.]
Shall we?
library; i'd say i'm sorry but i'd be lying
[says Doctor Smartass, snapping a particularly dissatisfying copy of the Houndoom of the Baskervilles shut.]
I would tell you to never be sorry anyway
Honestly, he figured he was brought back here to have a good time and he's feeling so attacked right now?!]
Very funny, Jade. [He glances over his shoulder, eyes narrowed.] Fortunately, I have plenty of credentials in this world.
[When he was in Johto before, he constantly thought of the day when he would have to come face to face with Jade again. He can't say he expected it to be on the moon though, and after having gone home to deal with the Professor. He feels like he's right back at square one, in a way.]
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I don't think those will transfer to Auldrant very easily. It's hardly a matter of college credits, after all.
[LOWKEY CALLING YOU INCOMPETENT WITH THE CHEERIEST OF SMILES, the jade curtiss experience]
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That is not what I am talking about! But you wouldn't know that- you haven't been here in years!
[...Well, it may have been years for him as well, but that is beside the point. He was here longer, okay.]
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Clearly, some part of the place just can't quit him.
Despite arriving in an outfit obviously suited for socializing, Kato finds himself drawn to the library; he can't really put his finger on why, but it feels like some sort of force is guiding him toward it - and he's pretty sure it's got nothing to do with the (rather appropriate, considering the location) Lunatone floating around his head.
Whatever it is, it soon becomes apparent that he's made the right choice when a very familiar voice breaks through the silence, and despite himself, Kato can't stop a grin (with no traces of his characteristic arrogance) forming on his face.]
Ah.
[It doesn't take long for him to find the source of said voice, and Kato is pleased to find that Dist is facing away from him - the perfect opportunity for a dramatic entrance! Leaning against the shelves (with more than just a trace of that characteristic arrogance) and placing his hands in his pockets, Kato announces his presence with:]
I thought we learned long ago that this place would never be up to our high standards.
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[Dist's initial response is a natural one, as if nothing has changed. Of course Kato would be here to complain about the lack of quality content in the library with him! But he trails off near the end because the reality of the situation finally hits him.
Kato is here.
A bunch of different ways to react to this flash through his mind, but the kneejerk reaction wins out. He practically whirls around rather excitedly. He's still holding the book he was glancing through, though it has been all but forgotten about.]
Kato-
[He's exactly as Dist recalls, right down to that little smirk of his. That suit though, how charming. There's no way that Dist can hide his own smile upon seeing his partner again for so long.]
I hope I haven't kept you waiting for too long.
[He hasn't a clue how long he's been gone, or if Kato had remained in Johto the entire time. But it definitely did not escape his thoughts as he sorted out his regained memories.]
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[Smiling, Kato shifts off the bookshelf and moves to walk towards his partner.]
Did you-
[Cutting himself off, Kato pauses momentarily to collect his thoughts. Something dreadful has just occurred to him, and he's privately grateful that he was able to keep the shock out of his expression. He's well aware that he just arrived back to Johto, and he's got no idea how long he was gone. Can the same be said for Dist, or did he never return home? While he doesn't look like he's aged a day since he last saw him, Kato finds that to be of little comfort (and besides, Dist always looks excellent).
The thought of having left Dist alone here bothers him greatly.
How best to phrase this...?]
I mean, that is to say...
[There's no sense in being delicate. Besides, subtly was never quite his specialty.]
Did you also just arrive?
[Long ago, the thought of feeling such strong emotion for another person would have disgusted Kato - and in many ways, it still does - but Dist has always been the exception.]
I'd hate to think that I'd abandoned you.
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Not wanting to keep Kato in suspense—he can tell it's eating at him and that definitely won't do—he quickly nods. The look of relief on his face prior probably already revealed his answer, though.]
I did just arrive. It seems as though we must have left at the same time, as I do not recall being without you.
[He sets that nearly-forgotten book down on a nearby table before heading over to Kato.]
But you know I would have never considered it as abandonment if this world took you from me.
[He knows real abandonment. There's no way he would hold it against Kato when it would've been completely beyond either of their control.]
That said, I am so glad that our return also happened to be in sync.
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Likewise. From what I've gathered this appears to be some sort of special event; although the fact that we're apparently on the moon should have been my first clue.
[That and the fact that every person here is dressed up - fancy clothes always meant something special was going on. Hopefully not too special, however...Kato hasn't forgotten some of the more...interesting events that occurred when Johto decided a party was in order.]
That likely means we'll be heading back home in a few days, at the most.
[Reaching out - almost gingerly - Kato rests his gloved palm against Dist's face.]
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, however.
[He didn't realize how much he'd missed you.]
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["They" being...well, whoever did this. Human or Pokemon, this is certainly a feat if they managed to not only bring people to the moon, but also bring in people from their home worlds for it.
As much as the scientist in him wants to ponder it all out, Kato's touch brings him away from such thoughts for the time being. That, and those words immediately weigh pretty heavily on him. He hadn't thought of that, actually...and now that he is, he frowns slightly.]
Do you truly suspect that? We have no real way of knowing whether or not we'll simply return to Johto instead.
[Unease is growing in his tone. It's really, really difficult to accept that they may only have a few days together after they just got reunited.]
Ballroom; I have been waiting for this moment my entire life
Oh yes we shall~ You're very kind!
[He practically hums the words before gently taking Dist's hand in turn. Who is he to turn down an offer for a dance partner? His new human limitations dictated that he, unfortunately, needed to take a break more often than usual, but Mettaton would never be a wallflower.]
oh YES
[There is a very good reason why Dist chose to approach Mettaton in the first place. Just look at that wonderful fashion sense! He was rather impressed! Mettaton hasn't done anything to lower that first impression either.
As he leads his new dance partner to a more open spot,]
Do you have any preferences over who leads? I would hate to assume.
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He follows the light-haired gentleman, pleased to be treated with all of the respect he deserves.]
By all means, take the lead darling! I trust I'm in good hands!!
[He winks, which probably looks silly since he only has one visible eye. But again, Mettaton makes everything look good. Right? Right!]
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[Well...fairly well-practiced. A classic waltz is a classic waltz, though! Not much to mess up there once you've practiced enough- or so Dist likes to think.
But anyway, dance time! He gently positions his left hand against Mettaton's back while his right holds the other's hand. Before long, they're off.
Dist hopes Mettaton's just as used to dancing and conversing, because he's just going to start right in once they get a rhythm going.]
Did you just arrive? Or have you been in this world for some time already?
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Of course, he can definitely multitask and answers Dist easily enough as they move across the dance floor.]
This world? Oh my, what a lovely way to consider a dream~ But yes, I am a new arrival!! And you?
[He's sure that his dance partner's been here just as long as he has been dreaming this whole moon party thing up!]