June Event Log

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June Event
Dominant Element: Light
Waning Element: Shadow

Full Moon: June 2nd - June 4th

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Summer is here! Gone are the dark nights of May, with the daylight hours stretching until pretty late. The weather is hot, but not unbearably so. This is the kind of weather that one would call "idyllic summer". Those who have lived in Kaisou awhile will know June is the summer month with the best weather, so it's best to enjoy it while you can. And if you are out after the sun has finally set, they will get to enjoy the Spirit Vein at it's most dazzling. The dominance of light element causes the vein to glow brilliantly with all sorts of colors on the visible spectrum, making it appear like an ever changing rainbow that lights up the night.

Time for Pride

The city is brought to life with the warmer weather. Residents will find outdoor seating and eating areas bustling and active as everyone comes out to enjoy the summer and socialize with their friends and family. The park is full of live plays and concerts, with people staying out later to enjoy the shorter nights and the beauty of the Spirit Vein. There's plenty to see and do for those who want to explore the city this month.

Though most of the school campuses are closed for the season, Cygnus Academy and its associated PICHU program has opened its doors. Something of a community college, Cygnus offers a wide range of classes, both mundane and supernatural for residents to apply for. Meanwhile, the PICHU program within the academy specializes in preparing and training residents for encounters within the Spirit Realm.

The city is awash with pride decorations and parties, along with a parade going through the town. Not to be outdone, The Vogue has a month-long pride celebration, including cocktails and party nights, queer-centric musical productions and capping off with a drag race competition for all who wish to enter- with a promised cash prize of $5,000 for the winner!

Cleansing Water

Remember how the flowers were blooming everywhere last month and people weren't concerned? Well, that trend has continued, with flowers blooming everywhere. But now it's not just the flowers that are being affected. Lawns that were mowed just a few days ago look like they've never been cut, ivies are spreading across buildings in a matter of a few days, and their vines are growing thick enough for someone to climb up them. And trees? While it normally takes years for a tree to grow, the trees around Kaisou are growing a couple inches a day, and at heights larger than what they normally should be. If you have a lawn or garden to maintain, you're going to have your work cut out for you, though you can expect some bountiful harvests if you're growing fruit or vegetables. Normal people, meanwhile, don't seem to notice there's anything strange about how the plants are growing, treating it like it's entirely normal to mow their yard once or twice a week.

Meanwhile, those who drink bottled water might notice there's a new brand being sold in different spots throughout the city. Cleansing Spring is the label on the bottle, with a picture of a fountain. For the most part, it seems like any other bottled water you find out there. However, should you take a drink from the water, you will find yourself forgetting memories. How much you forget will depend how much you drink. A single sip will make you lose a few select memories, while downing the bottle will make you forget everything. It's certainly alarming, to say the least. On the bright side, Bubu Pharmacy and vendors in Undertown sell special teas that will undo the memory loss symptoms. Though for some, their memories seem to remain permanently altered...

Just who would be making bottled water with this kind of effect? Looking into the information on the labels will reveal it's all fake information, so that's certainly suspicious.

[OOC note: If you wish to change details about your AU or have your character forget certain memories, you can do so using the water. Please comment here with information on what you are changing. That said, this cannot be used on a Black Order character to have them leave the Order - as the Order will still remember them even if they've forgotten the Order. ]

Tornado Alert

On the evening of the 5th, despite it not being the proper weather conditions for it, ominous looking storm clouds will form over Kaisou. Those with cloud reading capability will be able to deduce quickly that these are some tornadic clouds The concerns are only concerned when the dreaded tornado siren begin to ring out throughout Kaisou. Best to take shelter where you can.

The tornado will rip through the center of the city. Fortunately the damage is relatively minimal for most buildings, but the civic center gets hit rather hard with the tornado tearing through it before disappearing back into the sky where it came. Anyone who was reckless enough to go look at the tornado for themselves would swear they'd seen various folks and what not flying through it, including a witch on a broomstick. But that's insane, right?

The next morning, the damage will be surveyed. The civic center is wrecked enough to postpone the anime convention until next month, but fortunately there were no casualties. No one at first can seem to make sense where this singular freak tornado came from, until Zodiac gives an alert on everyone's phones.

ALERT: SPIRIT REALM GATE DETECTED IN THE CIVIC CENTER.
Element Classification: Light
Danger Level: Unknown
Designation: Oz
Zodiac has detected a Spirit Gate within the Civic Center. We have confirmation that it was connected with last night's tornado, and we have been reached out to by residents of the gate for a request of assistance. Please visit the Zodiac offices for more information.

If you head to the Zodiac offices, the place seems to be rather busy. As usual there's Zodiac staff that are busy at work, as well as the fuzzy professor who is set up at his own puppet sized help desk on top of the Zodiac help desk. Seemingly in a gesture of goodwill, Zodiac decided to build him his own special spot. Should you ask the Professor what he thinks about the realm, he'll talk about how everyone's heard of Oz, but before this whole Spirit Realm nonsense he always thought the story was meant to be an allegory for early 20th century politics. Which, if you allow him, he'll give a very interesting (but ultimately, pointless) lecture about that.

The Zodiac staff and the Professor aren't the only ones in the office however. There is also a pair of three extremely short men in very colorful clothing holding massive lollipops. It'll be explained that these three are representatives from the Lollipop Guild of Munchkin Land. (It is not explained what the point of a Lollipop Guild is.) As it turns out, the Munchkins have been having trouble lately. The Kalidahs, dangerous beasts that usually keeps to their forests, have been rampaging and causing damage to their city. So they need help with both repair efforts, and dealing whatever's causing the Kalidahs to rampage. In exchange, the representatives offer to have a great standing within the Lollipop Guild ... whatever use that'll be. Zodiac will quickly follow up with offering payment for their assistance.

Now armed with all the information (and some of it useful), it's time to head to the gate. The gate is found within the wrecked civic center. You'll have to sneak past the barricades that have been put up by emergency services to get into the building and head to the main area of the center. Within the big hall, instead of a normal gate, they will find a small brown farmhouse that's been dropped inside the building. Once you head inside the house, the tornado will reappear within the civic center. This time, it picks up the house with you inside. If you look out the window while this happens, you'll see a number of folks calmly flying through the tornado like it's completely normal to travel by tornado. Eventually, though, the spinning of the tornado will get to be too much. Most will either pass out, or get knocked out by flying objects within the house. Those who do manage to stay awake will eventually feel the house crash to the ground once more.

We Welcome You to Munchkin Land

When the house finally makes its landing, those that have lost consciousness will wake up once more. Opening the door to the farmhouse reveals a bright and colorful landscape; a breathtaking sight compared to the dusty browns and greys of the farmhouse and twister. Everything is so vivid and picturesque, it feels like stepping out into a painting rather than a living, breathing world. However, a closer inspection of this dazzling world reveals that all is not as picture-perfect as it initially appeared. Many of the houses are damaged, if not outright destroyed, and it looks as if several dozen bears (or maybe just a lot of heavy machinery?) tore through this place.

As they look around, a young woman in a white dress with red poppies in her hair approaches with a smile. She introduces herself as Princess Ozma, the rightful ruler of Oz. She thanks the app users for agreeing to help and explains the problem: a day or two ago, a massive herd of monsters called "Kalidahs"-- vicious beasts with a tiger's head, bear's body, and lion's claws-- tore through Oz, leaving this destruction in their wake. She has requested help from "the other side of the rainbow", as, historically speaking, it's never not worked out for them when someone from there steps in.

If asked about the rest of Oz, Ozma will assure everyone that the rest of the land is being taken care of thanks to their friends. Munchkin Land just has a few other issues that require outside assistance. She explains that, on top of the destruction in the towns and farms, the Kalidahs are still running wild throughout Munchkin Land and nobody seems to know why. They normally stay in the dark woods of Oz, so this is extremely abnormal and very concerning.

Seems like they all have quite the work cut out for them.

For those who wish to focus on rebuilding and helping the residents of Munchkin Land, Ozma will direct them to a sort of makeshift headquarters in the center of Munchkin Land. There, another young girl in blue and white gingham will introduce herself as Dorothy Gale, Princess of Oz (not to be confused with Princess Ozma), and promptly hand out blue armbands to the helpers. This will mark them as friendly helpers to the residents, as some of them are on edge and wary. Given that the last tornado most of them remember resulted in a house coming down on someone's head, it's understandable.

Dorothy will direct helpers to some problem areas that desperately need some help.

• Mending the Yellow Brick Road: This is the biggest concern, as without the Yellow Brick Road in working order, supplies and travelers from the Emerald City can't reach Munchkin Land. If people will help carry, lay, and test the bricks, that would be wonderful! They'll be rewarded with free lunch.
• Rebuilding Houses: The second biggest concern is housing. At least half of the houses in the city were destroyed by the Kalidahs, and already the residents are tired and stressed out from having to sleep in tents and cots. There's plenty of work to be found gathering up usable supplies, and if you're especially gifted in art or architecture you could possibly even help with the redesign of the houses. Just make sure to take the residents' wishes into account!
• Humanitarian Work: Maybe you're not particularly helpful with all this construction work. If that's the case, Dorothy and Ozma will assign you to help dish out food for the volunteers and Munchkins, work in the first aid tents, or otherwise do things to help the Munchkins not feel like their world's come to an end. Once the Yellow Brick Road is repaired and supplies start coming in, you can help organize those as well.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

While rebuilding is important, it's equally important to make sure they don't get attacked again. If you're a bit more inclined towards fighting, or would just like to help with the Kalidah problem, Ozma will direct you to the last place Kalidahs were spotted. If the characters follow the Yellow Brick Road until it goes through the forest, and then pivot to the north - it will take them to where the Kalidah usually reside.

The Munchkins will wave you off with a cheer, glad that they have some heroes about to save them from their newest trouble. Before you go, Ozma will give one last suggestion: if you aren't made of metal, straw, or anything else inorganic, you should maybe get something to help with your breathing. What could that be about?

Eh, it's probably nothing. So you begins your journey down the Yellow Brick Road. It's quite a long trip, but the landscape continues to be stunning. Eventually though, you'll run into a large field of red poppies! As beautiful as they are, they will start to put anyone who needs to breathe to sleep. If you have a mask of some sort, that will help, but your best bet is to just book it or get someone who doesn't need to breathe to help you across. Freezing, burning, or otherwise killing the poppies will also work, but make sure to keep it controlled!

Dealing with the Kalidah

Once everyone is past the field of poppies and have shaken off their drowsiness, you'll reach a deep, dark forest that looks like it came straight out of a horror story. No light makes it through the giant, dark trees and the only sound is the wind and the occasional growl. If you keep following the Yellow Brick Road, eventually you'll get past this to Emerald City. However, for those looking for the Kalidah and their nest, this is your stop.

As soon as you're out of the sight of the Yellow Brick Road, several massive creatures melt out of the shadows. These are the Kalidahs, terrifying chimeras that can easily destroy houses and more. Think fast!

If you choose to run from the Kalidah and go deeper into the forest, they will chase after you for awhile before you reach a certain point where the Kalidah --who supposedly live in these woods--shy and flee away. As you catch your breath, you'll notice the air feels oddly heavy and not like the air in the rest of Oz, either. As you look around, you could swear you see within the shadow pairs of yellow eyes appearing and looking directly at you.

Those who choose to fight will have a tough battle, as Kalidahs are no pushovers. However just when the battle is starting to shift in your favor and you're about ready to fell the beast, a Shadowy monster with yellow eyes will leap from the shadow and jump onto the Kalidah. With a swipe of the claw, the monster will pull the heart of the Kalidah from its chest and absorb it. The Kalidah will vanish into shadows, and from the shadow another shadowy monster will form.

Well. Shit.

Hearts of Darkness

As it turns out, the reason the Kalidah have been in such a state was because their forest has been overrun with a new monster that's never been seen in Oz before. These monsters come in all shapes and sizes. They are not only dangerous in their own right, but come in numbers that could easily overwhelm a single fighter (in other words, DO NOT attempt this alone). They also seem immune to normal weapons, only getting affected by magic and enchanted weapons. Light is most effective, though most of the other elements will do. The only one who seems to have barely any effect is Shadow, due to them being made from Shadow ... sorry guys, it's really not your month.

Needless to say, these monsters will need to be cleared out before they can cause even worse damage to Oz. Go deep enough, and you'll find where these things came from. In a clearing in the forest, there is a dimensional tear that has opened up where the monsters are coming from. As you try to get close to it, a massive monster that stands a good 15 feet tall will show itself, guarding the gate with its batons that can alight with flame. You'll need to work together to beat this thing if you want access to that tear.

Once it's defeated, it'll be a matter of sealing the tear. Those who were around back in August, Black Order members, and POKEGO staff will be familiar with the spell. If none of those are around, you can text Zodiac on the Libra app, and anyone with magic proficiency will be able to follow their step-by-step. Essentially, it's a complicated incantation that takes about 3 minutes to cast, and requires holy water or similarly-blessed items. Once it's completed, the tear will be sealed away, and it'll just be a matter of dealing with any shadowy monsters that still remain in this world.

The Emerald City

After all is said and done, after the remaining Kalidah are herded back to their forests and the damage from their attacks is fixed up, Ozma invites everyone back to the Emerald City with her and Dorothy for a celebration. Everyone is whisked away and brought to the shining city of green, where there is food and drinks enough for everyone. The representatives of the Lollipop Guild (still no idea what that's about) are there, as are people from the other lands around the Emerald City. Dorothy is eager to introduce the app users to her friends, and her little dog too.

If the partying isn't much your speed, there are some other things to do in the City. There's plenty of wondrous sights to see, from the lavish royal gardens to fascinating horse of a different color held in the royal stables, and even a few interesting shops. There's a spa open to all guests and residents of the Emerald City, though they unfortunately cannot dye your eyes to match your gown.

However, not everyone is completely off duty. The Black Order members will do well to remember that they still have a mission of their own, dealing with the memory-erasing bottled waters. Tracing the magic within the water and asking around, they will find that the source of that water is coming from Oz. Or, more specifically, from the Forbidden Fountain in the Royal Palace of the Emerald City. Rumor has it that anyone who drinks from this fountain will lose their memories, and if anyone is bold enough to try it, they will find their memories getting completely wiped. So who in their right mind would be bottling this water to sell?

If they stake out the fountain, during the dead of night when no one will around, they will get their answer. A human man will come out from the shadows and start bottling the water. If you confront him, he's easy to take down, but he'll immediately start trying to talk his way out of it. As it turns out, he used to be a resident of Kaisou - a rather notorious con man within paranormal circles known for peddling fake cures and dangerous scams, regardless of who it harms. Last fall, he managed to slip through a tear into Oz after he was trying to escape punishment from a con involving tricking people into believing he was Jesus by turning Kaisou's water supply into wine. Upon pressing, he seems to hold no remorse about any of his acts. In fact, his entire plan seemed to be another hair-brained scheme to try to get people back in Kaisou to forget his identity, so he can go back to his old stomping ground and con them again.

You have your orders, and it's clear this man is a repeat offender. Just what will you do?

Aftermath

As the party eventually starts to wind down, Ozma gathers all of the guests and once again thanks them for their assistance in stopping the Kalidah rampage and fixing the tear but now it's time for everyone to go home. With a wave of her hand, everyone's shoes suddenly become magical, glittering a striking ruby red color in the light of the city. Or maybe they're silver? No, wait, they're definitely red, no, that's silver--

Color debates aside, Ozma explains that all one has to do in order to get home is click their heels three times while saying "there's no place like home". Should they wish to come back while the gate is open, they simply have to click their heels three more times and say "I want to go to Oz", and they will find themselves teleporting straight back into Munchkin Land - no tornado required.

Back in Kaisou, the Pride and summer celebrations continue on. The Anime Convention will sadly have to be delayed until next month, but that just means you have more time to work on your cosplays. However, there is still the troubling matter of the tear and the mysterious monsters that appeared in Oz. Zodiac will express their own concerns about it, and say they will look into the matter. Guess you got no choice but to wait to see what they come up with.

OOC Notes

The dominant element this month is Light! Anyone with an affinity to the light element will find themselves boosted throughout the month. This could mean a boost to their power, having more energy, feeling more inspired with creativity, having better luck on different attempts -- the boost can manifest in all sorts of different ways. By contrast, anyone with an affinity for Shadow will be experiencing the opposite. Perhaps their powers will be weaker, they have less energy, they're having a creative block or general worse luck - again it can manifest in all sorts of way and players are free to play with this mechanic as they'd like.

Characters will be allowed to keep their shiny new slippers and they can be used to easily go back and forth into Oz throughout the month! However once the month ends and the Spirit Gate closes, the shoes will lose all power.

The original OOC plotting post for this event can be found here. Another Zodiac Post will be going up June 15th to serve as an intro post for new characters and allow characters to react to developments over the network.

Comments

[doubledollar]

"Spores of some kind, I figure. If worst comes to worse, and it turns out I can't block out the pollen? I'll just stop breathing for a while."

He can go without actual air for a really long time. Being a creature that doesn't mind the vacuum of space can be convenient at the weirdest of times, turns out.

Give him a moment to unbutton a part of that complicated-looking red duster of his, opening up the front panel so that the possum-sized imp can crawl inside.

"If you start feeling yourself falling asleep, just tap me, alright?"

[not_a_possum]

"Uh...just stop breathing for a while? I feel like whatever we're dealing with will take a bit longer to get past than holding your breath will help with."

Because last Moxxie checked, breathing was something they all needed to do on a pretty consistent basis.

Once Vash's duster is open, Moxxie quickly climbs up to get inside, hoping this will be enough to protect him from whatever they might be exposed to.

"Got it."

[doubledollar]

"...Aheh. Maybe you're right about that."

Because yes. That's how he's gonna' explain himself to Moxxie--not with an actual explanation that he's a creature that doesn't need to breathe--he can survive in the vacuum of space and underwater, but with a goofy little laugh as the guy crawls into his jacket.

He'll pull the flap of it over, and button it so very little of the pollen can hopefully get inside.
He'll give the imp-shaped lump a little pat, then start heading out onto the road. The poppies aren't there right away, so at least vash has a little time to prepare.

Inside his coat should probably smell like leather, and not fully pleasant, but. Oddly enough, the most prominent scent moxxie might pick up in there is floral--like he's pressed up against a flower bush instead of a whole dude.

"Thanks for trusting me, though. I promise I'll protect you." A pause. "Kind of wish I'd been there in the Zodiac building, too. I'm sorry that happened. I might not know you too well, but I'm glad you're alive."

[not_a_possum]

Moxxie was expecting the smell of leather, but what he really notices is the smell of flowers.

"Huh. Guess that's what you meant by being a plant."

And maybe Moxxie should have figured the confidence in being able to hold his breath tied into that, too, but...well, he'd never spent much time thinking of how breathing would work with plant people. Hearing Vash promise to protect him gives him a warm, fuzzy feeling, though.

"Thanks. I'm glad I'm alive, too. I'm not sure if you could have stopped it, though. It all happened so fast."

[doubledollar]

He gives a crooked little grin down at the lump hiding down in his coat when he comments--a tittering little laugh rising up in his ribs as he raises an arm, approaching the large flower field with a stern look on his face, despite the amused, almost playful tone that his voice will take on.

As usual, act a funny fool while taking care of things--it's his way.

"I used to hide it, because people got weird about the fact that I look human. But there are far stranger things than me around this world, so. I'm slowly accepting that it's okay to be myself, unshamedly."

He tips his head down, curling his fingers together as he passes near some of the flowers, and their bulbs start slowly closing up. ...Good, this'll work.
He'll make his own breaths slow and intermittent, just in case, but. At the very least, maybe he can get them out of this without both of them passed out in the flowers...?

"Maybe you're right. Maybe I'd have just gotten in the way, or shot too--but I would have at least liked to have tried.

I admit I bowed out early to protect my buddy Yasuho from getting eaten by Dinosaurs."

[not_a_possum]

"Yeah, no one on the app seems to care that I'm a demon, so I'm not surprised that they don't care that you're a flower."

After all, being a literal demon is something Moxxie would expect to set off alarm bells in people's heads more than simply not being human despite looking human. Of course, there really wasn't any chance of looking at Moxxie and not instantly knowing he wasn't human. Even people unaware of the supernatural couldn't make themselves see him as human.

Fortunately, closing the bulbs and being in Vash's jacket does seem to be sufficient for keeping Moxxie from passing out, because he's blissfully unaware that they've even reached the flowers yet.

"Yeah...but maybe you wouldn't have been able to keep your friend from being eaten by dinosaurs if you didn't help with that."

It's a bizarre sentence to have come out of his mouth, but he remembers how people went on separate missions to rescue people who had done some sort of rituals, so he assumes it makes sense in context.

"Uh...I'm assuming you were able to keep him from getting eaten, right?"

[doubledollar]

"As they shouldn't. Noone should hate or be uncomfortable with one another just because they're a different sort of creature. ...Unless there's a like, actual problem. Like killing people, or eating them."

Sorry, Moxxie--the plant is a shrill, joyless moralist. But he has no actual problem with demons--he's actually really close to another demon in the city. Moxxie is just a lot smaller than the demon he's used to, it's kind of cute.

He takes a slow inhale in--and he can tell there's definitely something to the air quality that doesn't belong there. He's quick to stem his breath again, another small sweep of his arm to close up another half-meter of flowers so they stop breathing out that terrible pollen. Fortunately, it might just be enough, so long as they take their time.

He chuckles a bit as Moxxie doubles back on his assumption.

"You're right, I can't disagree with you there. I'm not sure how things would have turned out if I left Yasuho to their own devices with the dinosaurs. Given I had to pick them up and run to make sure they didn't get bitten in half.

And yeah, things turned out okay. I'm pretty okay with a gun--and it turns out while Dinosaurs are sca--ary, they're also not immune to a couple of bullets."

[not_a_possum]

"Oh, right. Definitely."

Best not to mention all the past life murders, then. Still, definitely a sentiment that Moxxie can agree with, but as an imp he's not exactly about to start judging people for what they are. Unless they're an angel. Running into an angel after some of his flashbacks might freak him out.

"Huh. I kind of wish I'd gone with you, then. I'm great with guns, and dinosaurs probably wouldn't be able to disarm me and shoot me with my own weapon."

It would have gone a lot better, but he had felt like he had to help with the peach after being the one who delivered it to them in the first place.

[doubledollar]

Probably for the best not to mention--but at the same time, he'd forgive the imp for them and just make a good, old annoying monologue about him not killing anymore.

(Hahaha, don't worry there's no angels here at all nope...)

"We didn't really know each other back then, so there's that whole thing of hindsight being 20/20, right? What's most important is that you're okay, now. So."

He'll leave out the embarrassing comment that he plans on keeping an eye or three on Moxxie from now on, so...

"Yeah, the dinosaurs had really tiny arms, comparatively... I don't think they could hold a gun."

He's giggling.

[not_a_possum]

"You're right! And now I've learned not to bring demon killing guns to the party when I am a demon, so hopefully I won't be dying again in the future!"

Crossing his fingers on that one. Then he tries to picture a dinosaur trying to pick up a gun, and Vash might feel the tiny imp in his coat shaking as he snickers at the mental image.

"I'd love to see them try, actually. That would be hilarious."

[doubledollar]

"No dying again in the future." Vash repeats the line as he swings his hand again--another swathe of those flowers closing as they approach them, a bounce in his step. ...This is working out great, so far. "Maybe switch your bullets out for sleep darts or something. Taking an actual nap sounds a lot better than going for the long sleep, yanno."

...Also don't mind that the longer this goes on, the parts of Vash's body under the coat that aren't covered by the vest he's wearing underneath start... glowing, with odd pattens that start dancing, in a very dull greenish blue tinge.

"It sounds like one of those ridiculous morning cartoons. Cowboy Velociraptors in Space or something..."

[not_a_possum]

"Right, okay! I will be avoiding that!"

Although since he'd actually been trying to avoid that before, there's a part of him that wonders if he'll really be able to avoid that now.

"I can't really just switch my bullets out like that. My guns aren't made to shoot sleep darts, so they wouldn't fire right."

He's not sure how it would go, but the dart would definitely be far too small for the hole and if it managed to shoot at all, it certainly wouldn't be straight. That's when Moxxie notices the patterns of light under Vash's coat.

"Hey, um...you're glowing under here, did you know that?"

It's probably something Vash knows about, but it never hurts to check. As for his dinosaurs with guns idea...

"Yeah, I think you're right."

He could definitely see that being a thing.

[doubledollar]

Hm. Right. He keeps forgetting that this world's technology is pretty far behind what he's used to. Switching out bullet types of a gun in his world isn't really a big deal, if it's built to adjust caliber--but he supposes that is a futuristic thing he's used to.

"I was gonna suggest maybe carrying around two guns in that case, but..." He pats the lump hiding in his coat with a gentle laugh. He won't say it, but. With someone as small as a possum, carrying around more than one gun probably is more trouble than it's worth.

...

But he almost stops walking for a moment as Moxxie mentions ... glowing, huh?

"...Glowing?" No, surprise, Moxxie--he had no idea. That's... new.

He's wearing gloves, so he hadn't noticed it at all.

"--Sorry about that, I... didn't realise that'd happen. Hopefully it's not too bright?"

Glowing, really?

[not_a_possum]

"Oh, I always carry around several guns. It saves time on reloading when you can just pull out another gun! I have no idea where I'd get something like a tranquilizer gun, though. That sort of thing isn't just sold anywhere, you know?"

Maybe it would be possible to get one from whoever supplies that sort of thing to zoos? But honestly, he has no idea where zoos get their supplies from.

When Vash seems surprised by the glowing, Moxxie quickly reassures him.

"No, it's not too bright. It's actually kind of pretty."

[doubledollar]

"Multiple guns..."

Vash is having trouble imagining it. Moxxie is so SMALL, where would he even hide them??? Magic. It has to be some sort of magic right? He's a little imp thing, he DEFINITELY has magic, right...?

"I guess you're right. See, I'm uh, from a planet where guns are pretty much a necessity item. If you don't have a gun of some sort, you're pretty much asking for trouble. So guns of all shapes and sizes are pretty easy to buy in just about any store you walk into. I carry one on me at all times, myself, too."

His colt is set on his hip, like always.

He gives a little laugh.

"It must be one of those ... weird curses from Kaisou again. I'm kind of a magnet for them. If it's just pretty, then I guess it's not a big deal."

[not_a_possum]

Creativity! Also, they're smaller guns, though his past self managed to stash quite a few very large guns on his person...somehow.

"Yeah, always a good idea, especially when you don't know where a gate will end up."

Though honestly he wears at least one everywhere even when he's not going through a gate. It's hard to know when it'll be needed, after all. He also agrees that the glowing isn't a big deal if it's pretty.

"Yeah, and at least it's under your coat, so it's not like you have to worry about how normal people will see it."

Unlike being a possum sized imp, which is a lot more of an issue.