July Event Log

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July Event
Dominant Element: Water
Waning Element: Fire

Full Moon: July 2nd - July 4th

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July comes to Kaisou and brings with two things: heat and rain, leaving the city a humid mess. Time to get dehumidifiers and make sure your AC works, because otherwise, you might just end up melting. The summer storms seem heavier and more frequent this year, with one occurring every couple days and lasting for several hours. All this rain is enough to flood basements and low areas. Wonderful.

Beat the Heat With the Power of Anime

Despite the miserable weather, it's still summertime in the city, so that means the city is alive with activity. With Kaisou being in America, you can fully expect the fourth of July celebrations to be in full swing during the first week of the month. Attend a barbeque or watch the firework show at the beach, which thankfully isn't rained out.

However if you want to go a little more nerd in your summertime celebrations - KaiCon, Kaisou's local anime con, is back in town! Normally, this would have been held in June, but thanks to the tornado last month, it got postponed. Held the week of July 16th, the convention brings in a ton of tourists both in and out of cosplay. There's lot of to do at the convention, from shopping for merchandise, trying Japanese foods, attending panels, entering cosplay competitions, and sitting in a ballpit. For once, those app users with odd changes or body parts won't stand out so badly!

Finally, if you're looking for a more educational way to pass the time, the Kaisou history museum is holding a special exhibit about artifacts from the ancient world. Throughout the exhibit are a collection of artifacts from the Ancient Greek era that are in remarkable condition. In fact, those with archeological training might find it a bit too remarkable, finding pieces in such a pristine condition. Those with a keen magical sense will detect energy signatures indicative of the Spirit Realm. There's even a few objects that hold curses from the Greek pantheon that could be triggered in the wrong hands.

Crystal Rain

It's never fun to be caught in a summer microburst. Even under normal circumstances, they will drench you within a minute and you can kiss any electronic device that hasn't been waterproofed goodbye. And unfortunately, thanks to the damage done to the Spirit Vein, these summertime annoyances have only gotten worse. While regular rain will still act normally, should you get caught in a microburst, you will find your limbs begin to stiffen as crystals begin to form on your skin. The longer you stay out in the crystal-inducing rain, the worse the effect will get and the harder you will find it to move around. Be careful not to let it get so bad that you're stuck as a crystal statue for a while.

Fortunately, the effects seem to be temporary. Once you get to a dry place and dry yourself off properly, the crystals will fall off and your limbs will return to their normal mobility range. While the plant life (which is still growing out of control) doesn't seem to be affected by the rain, animals caught in the microbursts do seem to be. It wouldn't be a bad idea to help out your fellow creature and help dry the crystals off their furs or feathers. As for the normal people, they don't seem to notice the actual crystalizing effect and will just blame any mobility issues on their muscles and bones not handling this rainy season well. Sure Jan.

Mysterious Fathoms Below

Blue Fish Lake has always been a decent sized lake. It's large enough to be a good place to take a take a boat onto it and spend the day fishing the healthy lake fish population. That said, it's not that big. You could always see the other side from the shore, and it's depth couldn't be more than thirty or so feet. A good sized lake, sure, but hardly one that's going to be in any record books anytime soon.

On the night of July 6th, there is an extremely heavy rain storm - one that stands out from the other storms throughout the month. Torrential rains and strong wind blast the city. Make sure not to drive through any standing water, as you might end up with your car getting submerged in water.The next morning, after the storm has cleared and people can begin to (relatively) dry off, there will be reports that not only has Blue Fish Lake flooded, but it's gotten much deeper from the rain. Thousands of feet deeper.

While the normal people in the city don't question why Blue Fish Lake is now as deep as the ocean, it's pretty easy for app users to conclude that there's no way a summer rain storm could cause Blue Fish Lake to get that much deeper. And Zodiac seems to agree, as on July 7th they send out a message over the Libra app.

ALERT: SPIRIT REALM GATE DETECTED IN BLUE FISH LAKE.
Element Classification: Water
Danger Level: High
Designation: Atlantis
Zodiac has detected a Spirit Gate within Blue Fish Lake. Early reports indicate that this may be the lost city of Atlantis and might be worth investigating. Please go to the Zodiac offices for more information.

Should you head to the Zodiac office, there's a sense of excitement in the air. After all, the lost city of Atlantis isn't something you happen upon every day. The (fuzzy) Professor is there, and he's more than happy to tell you what he knows about Atlantis: It was a country that the philosopher Plato wrote of, one that fell into the ocean thanks to its hubris. Since then, there's been loads of people throughout history who have attempted to locate where the lost city was at, though usually with no success. A Zodiac intern will chime in to add that even many paranormal-based researches suspected it to be nothing more than a fanciful story, what with how long it had been since it'd been supposedly sighted. So the chance to confirm that Atlantis really does exist? It truly is a once in a life time opportunity.

That said, there is the issue of how to get to that realm, with it being so deeply underwater. In order to pull it off, Zodiac has decided to pull some strings and use what resources they can afford. They've been able to get in contact with the Bermuda Brotherhood - a paranormal group that specializes in researching and safeguarding the Bermuda Triangle - and convinced them to loan Zodiac a submarine and crew. Black Order and POKEGO members may have heard of the Bermuda Brotherhood before. They have a reputation for being an ornery group that is extremely territorial about the Bermuda Triangle and, convinced it's the crown jewel of supernatural hotspots. Not bad people by any stretch, but could probably stand to go to shore and touch some grass. Still, eccentricities aside, there's no doubt they're experts on deep sea diving and you'll be in good hands.

Once you're done preparing, it's time to head off. Sitting in Blue Fish Lake is an old-timey-looking submarine. It wouldn't be far out of place in a Jules Verne novel. Ancient as it looks, this is everyone's ticket through the spirit gate, which is submerged under the lake. The geese are, naturally, furious about this, and can be seen swimming around it and occasionally pecking ineffectively at both it and the crew sent by Zodiac to man the damn thing. The sub is big enough to hold a decent number of people, and once everyone's aboard (after dodging any of the angry geese nearby) the sub descends under the waters of the lake.

The sub goes deeper and deeper, much deeper than any lake should be able to go. Seaweed starts to appear, jutting out through rocky outcrops as schools of fish hurry out of the submarine's wake. It's clear you are definitely no longer in a lake, but under the ocean depths. Deeper and deeper you go, as light fades from dappled rays to almost nothing. Eventually, the only lights around are those from the submarine itself, lighting the way down.

At some point in the journey a deep, guttural, pulsating call can be heard in the darkness. For a moment, you could be forgiven for thinking a whale is making the noise, but as it gets closer and closer, it's clear that this is something completely different. The lights of the sub sometimes catch a shadow on a rocky crag, before it vanishes once again. Eventually, though, whatever is stalking you makes an attack on the sub. The craft is suddenly and violently jarred to one side as something very large slams against it. If characters aren't holding onto something, they're going to hit the deck HARD. The crew starts panicking, rushing about trying to assess the damage as the sub is slammed into again, and at this point, the submarine is definitely taking on water. In a desperate attempt to save everyone, the captain orders the submarine through a tunnel in the rocks the lights have just glanced off. Thankfully, this works, and as the submarine moves into the tunnel, a current picks up the downed craft and pushes it through to the other side, where it breaks the surface of the water into a cavern. The submarine is seriously damaged, and the captain states it will take time to fix it. However, the cave does seem to have a way out, and it might well be worth exploring that while no one can go anywhere else.

The Lost City of Atlantis

Following the exit to the cave, you will find yourself entering a beautiful city. Ancient temples rise to the sky, with huge columns of stone decorating the entrances. It looks almost ancient Greek in origin, but not quite. Stranger still is that even though this looks like a city from ancient times, the people seem to enjoy many modern conveniences, magically powered by the crystals worn around their necks. The city runs in a circle, living and thriving. There are people here, who will happily welcome you to Atlantis- the first explorers that they have seen in...well, forever! If you squint and look to the very borders of the city, you can see stone monoliths holding up some invisible barrier. The ocean shifts behind it; fish and seaweed abound in an undersea world full of life. The people are excited to show you their city, though they come across as a very pious lot. If you comment on the city's beauty or vibrance, they downplay it, almost fearfully. If that strange behavior is brought up to them, they quietly point out that their pride and avarice is what angered the Gods enough to sink their city. They do not intend to incur the wrath of the Gods again.

Luckily, there is plenty for you to do in the city. You can eat almost wholly seafood-based meals from people only too happy to open their meals or food stalls to those explorers looking for a bite to eat. If you really want, you can go and get yourself a tattoo with glow-in-the-dark ink. If you request a tat of anything that existed after 1000 B.C, though, you will likely get very confused looks. Better stick to fish or Atlantean symbols. You can also get involved in crafting- though as might be expected, a lot of the crafts involve making fish spears or nets. Speaking of, natives will be glad to take you out on boats to the tranquil waters that surround the city, where there's plentiful fish and sea life to catch- you might even be able to catch your own meal! The natives will be very nervous about getting TOO close to the barrier, though, muttering that things have been unsettled with that as of late.

For the more academically minded, you can investigate the crystals all the Atlanteans wear around their necks. They are more than happy to hand one over to you to check out, explaining that the crystals were a gift from the Gods and were what allowed them to be such a thriving utopia in "the old days". For those with either an ability to sense or otherwise investigate the crystals, you will find them to be a perfect blend of magic and an unknown, almost alien technology. You will find that the crystals power everything - from lights, to starting fires, to boat engines, to even acting as a magic translator (just in case you were wondering how they speak English). You can also use them to power stone, fish-shaped vehicles, which you can ride somewhat like a motorcycle. These fly into the air, giving you a chance to view the city from above.

Unfortunately those hoping to find reading material will be out of luck. While the most important events are recorded through murals and stone tablets, scholars will explain that the humidity from being under the ocean makes preserving paper basically impossible. As such, most of their stories are pass down through the oral tradition, with storytellers and theater performers being treated with reverence. You'll be welcome to attend any storytellers performance if you wish to hear about tales of Atlantean history. If you're more interested in the arts, Atlantean theater offers a wide variety of plays- so long as you don't mind all of them being morality plays about the virtues of being pious.

Meanwhile, members of the Black Order who are keeping a watchful eye will notice that somehow they acquired an extra person that wasn't on the submarine. As it turns out, a curator from Kaisou Museum has been using one of the magic stripper poles from the Goodwill to go into different Spirit Realms and grab up relics to put into the museum. The Ancient Greek relics in his exhibit now? Were lifted from the tear Ash was dragged through last month. The curator seems to have no regard for the actual safety or origin of the items, rather just grabbing whatever he thinks would attract visitors. The Black Order will need to figure out how to deal with this man, and return any unsafe items back to the Spirit Realm where they belong.

The Price of Hubris

Once you have enjoyed the city and gotten to know the people well enough, they will lead you to the tribal council, leaders of the city who watch over all that occurs within. They explain that there have been breaks happening in the barrier which blocks Atlantis from the ocean- that leaks have been appearing, and they are worried if this continues, the city will once again sink, and this time the Gods will not protect them.

Finally, with the blessing of the elders, some of the native Atlanteans will take you to the borders of the city. You can see for yourself small cracks in the barrier, water leaking through them. Some have been hastily patched with pitch or mortar, but it's clear this will not hold forever. The people are frightened - they've been so careful, so pious. They've been sure to never let their pride overtake them again, and yet it feels like the Gods are threatening to finish the job. They will allow you to explore, explaining there are some ancient parts of the city they will not go near as they are blessed ground to Atlanteans, but perhaps outsiders would be able to go there.

The "blessed ground" ends up being an ancient cave, untouched for millennia. Ancient texts are stored here, as are cave paintings, made with the same glow-in-the-dark ink that is used for tattoos these days. While you look through the cave, it's clear that things were put here to be hidden away; to avoid, like a dirty secret. Eventually, once you put enough clues together, you learn that "the Gods" did not sink Atlantis, nor did they give the Atlanteans the crystals that they're so proud of. The Crystals were plundered from the Spirit Realm by the Atlanteans themselves. Taken and crafted for their own use, to power their cities and give them an upper hand against the rest of the world. Unfortunately, the Spirit Realm is temperamental and prone to taking back what belongs to it. When it reached out to reclaim the crystals, it took the whole city with it, pulling it into the realm the crystals originated from. It was the ancient Atlanteans' own magictech that saved them, the barriers they'd built against potential invaders sealing them safely from the oceanic Spirit Gate that swallowed them whole.

Battle with Leviathan

As you exit the cave with all this newfound knowledge, the barrier is SHAKEN by another shockwave. This time, however, you're close enough to see what's caused it. This is no act of the Gods either. A huge sea serpent is slamming against the barrier, full of snarling, frothing rage. Get close to the city and the Atlanteans will offer a terrified explanation- that is the Leviathan, a sea monster which has haunted their city since it "sank". You realize quickly this is what attacked your sub when you were coming to the city in the first place. The Atlanteans say it was only a threat to anyone trying to leave the city previously, making it impossible to explore outside their literal bubble. It's never attacked them directly like this before, and they don't understand the change in behavior.

Regardless of what can be causing the increased aggression, this needs to be dealt with, or Atlantis really will be sunk beneath the waves. The Atlanteans luckily do have a means to breathe underwater- thanks to the crystals, they have invented a breathing mask to allow you to breathe underwater for about an hour at a time. They could never use it to truly escape the city thanks to the Leviathan's presence, and they were too fearful of it to actually attempt to fight it. But now you're all here, and maybe things can be different! Maybe you can be rid of the creature for good!

If you head to the cave where you originally entered, you will find the captain still working on the sub. He explains it's not ready yet- but you have other fish to fry. Literally. Using the flying fish vehicles, you drive into the water and use the apparatus to follow the tunnel out into the open ocean again, where the Leviathan is waiting for you. You will have to be able to swim and fight at the same time, and if you're a fire user ... well, good luck. The creature puts up one hell of a fight - it's fast and it's HUGE. Easily fifty feet in length. It can churn the water around it, sending out blasts of the stuff like aquatic projectiles. It will not be an easy battle at all. During the fight, you might notice it stop to swallow a discarded crystal- it seems this is what the creature feeds on, which would also explain the attacks on the city itself. Either way, it will give no ground, and you will have to work together to dispatch it for good.

Aftermath

Once the waters have settled and the Leviathan has been defeated, the barriers will slowly begin to show signs of repair. The Atlantean elders are surprised by the revelations of what actually caused their downfall, and they will request discretion as they sort out how to go about telling their people (after all, news on this scale could completely undo their way of life). Should you ignore their request and tell the population on your own, you can expect Atlantis to experience several instances of unrest throughout the month.

Either way, the people of Atlantis will be thankful for your help. The elders will grant you permission to keep your own power crystals, should you wish. Which leaves characters with a choice. A magic energy source like this could easily give you the power you need to build your own version of the Libra app, and even break free from relying on Zodiac or any other faction. However, if not handled carefully... these could drag all of Kaisou into the Spirit Realm, just like Atlantis.

It's not an easy decision to make, so characters should probably talk it over with one another before deciding.

No matter what you decide, the submarine will be repaired and ready to go within a few days. Once everyone returns to the surface, with the waters now safer, the city of Atlantis will be available to visit for the rest of the month before it disappears back into the dark oceans of the Spirit Realm.

OOC Notes

The dominant element this month is Water! Anyone with an affinity to the water 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 Fire 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.

NOTE REGARDING THE POWER SOURCE: Whether characters decide to take the Atlanteans offer on the power source will have lasting consequences in the game, as such this will be put up to a vote among players that'll be open until July 12th. The vote can be found over here.

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

Comments

[a_cute_batata]

Luz couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course he is! He totally would be! Now this I have to see! Heck, I have to get pictures! I'm sure you guys look great!"

[schoolingfish]

"Yeah, he looks amazing! Come on, let's find him so I can show you!"

He instantly starts scanning the crowd, looking for Alberto so Luca can show off Alberto's amazing cosplay.

[prontissimo]

Alberto had gone off in search of snacks. Surprise. He's got his hands full of pocky, some Japanese shrimp chips, and four bottles of different flavors of ramune, holding two bottles precariously in each hand between splayed fingers... He's searching for Luca, himself, so he's got his phone just as precariously balanced between his ear and his shoulder, holding it in place with his face as he calls him, wandering vaguely back toward where they'd split. Alberto's quite the sight like this, considering he's dressed as a Sailor Scout, too, cosplaying Sailor Uranus as Luca had promised. Easy to spot.

But as luck would have it, just as Luca's phone should start ringing, they both spot each other from not so far off, and he beelines over to Luca, beaming when he sees Luz beside him. He can't hang up the phone with his hands so full of snacks, so he just keeps it pressed against his shoulder as he walks up, until he comes close to Luca and leans in even closer for him to pluck the phone away and help Alberto free up his hands. He chuckles and smiles at him for the help, locking eyes briefly. Even more teamwork-y in tiny ways than when she'd last seen them a few weeks ago, back in June. The matching cosplay of a lesbian couple kinda sends it home, too. But Alberto's arriving with all the chaotic energy anyone expects of him as always, just a little more kawaii now... Once his hands are free, he gives Luz a big hug right away, then stands back to look over her costume, smiling ear-to-ear.

"Hey~! Luz! Ciao, cara. Hah, you look great! Nice cape~"

[a_cute_batata]

"Whoa, look at you!"

Luz couldn't help but blurt this out the moment she saw Alberto. Without even stopping she was already handing him a con bag so he could carry all of his newly acquired snacks after the hug. She couldn't stop smiling.

"Hola, my amgio! You guys look fantastic! What made you think of dressing up in fuku?"

[schoolingfish]

Luca's phone rings and he answers...just as he spots Alberto. He quickly put his own phone away but poor Alberto is in a bit of a precarious position with everything he's holding, so as excited as Luca is to see how many snacks Alberto managed to find, he first takes the phone from Alberto. Then, when Luz hands Alberto the con bag, Luca slips Alberto's phone into it so he can carry it with him more easily.

"Wow, you found a lot of great stuff! I can't wait to try all of this! And I was just telling Luz about your amazing..." Then Luz's words finally registered in Luca's brain. "Fuku? What's a fuku?"

[prontissimo]

Alberto grins at the both of them, looking between both Luz and Luca as their conversation overlaps and they all feed off each other's energy, always enjoying their back and forth... But as always, Luz has some new tidbit of Human Knowledge for them that they've missed the memo on. However, also as per usual, Alberto doesn't like seeming out of the loop... He's gotten a lot better over this past years at taking his ignorance in stride, but it's never comfortable, so he decides to laugh it off. ...Just as ignorantly.

"Well, fuk-you," he tosses back, matching the pronunciation for the pun, teasingly but uncertainly. He pauses, then tags on, looking a little nervous. "Wait, was that mean? I'm joking. Ha..."

He falls easily under the influence of cool older guys in his life, and their friend Katsuki cusses a lot, but... Alberto doesn't wear it as well when he's tried. He's still learning the nuances of socializing, man, even after all this time. He's been dipping his toes into snarkier humor with varying degrees of success. His quick wit doesn't always serve him. But still, gaining some human-ing points, maybe? And at the very least, gaining some humble points, checking himself instead of just boldly charging through every interaction, keeping his blinders on. Asking questions, being vulnerable, being open. Humble points are probably worth more than human points, by now, after all.

[a_cute_batata]

Aw, that's so sweet! She really is loving the dynamic with ALberto and Luca, enough that when Luca asked, Luz slapped her hands to her forehead. Of course they wouldn't quite know what that means!

"Heh, it's fine, they're the..."

And Luz's voice trailed off with Alberto's reply, and Luz chuckled nervouslyl shaking her head.

"Uh, good joke Alberto, but I'd probably advise not saying that when adults are around. What you just said would have sounded SUPER rude to them!"

Luz understood Alberto was still sort of straddling what was OK and not OK, but she was pretty sure that any random adult passing by would have been aghast!

Then again, some kids my age are pretty regularly cursing, aren't they?

"Anyway, that whole school uniform style is what fuku means! It's a Japanese word. And you guys are wearing it well!"

[schoolingfish]

"Oh, right, thank you!"

Luca seems unbothered by Alberto's joke. He does know what it means, of course, but while Luca's too polite to try cursing himself, he doesn't really care when other people do it. Especially not Alberto, because making a pun with curse words is such an Alberto thing that it automatically makes it endearing. Alberto's not the type to be bound by rules, after all.

[prontissimo]

Alberto's not really sure where the range is for which bad words are Worse than others. It's always trial and error, no matter what he does — he goes boldly forward... He just gives her an awkward pressed smile, gritting his teeth. Once his hands are free with all their tasty loot in the con bag Luz offered, he rests his elbow on Luca's shoulder and leans against him casually, leg crossed comfortably behind his ankle. Something he's done a million times, but in their matching 'fuku' outfits, makes him feel keenly aware that they must look great together. In Alberto's humble opinion.

"Yeahhh, we look cute, right? We looked up animes about space. We haven't watched this show yet, but we're gonna! We're like if planets were cute girls. Ha! He's supposed to be Neptune, and I'm supposed to be— Uranus...~"

Another smarmy, expectant, slightly awkward smile and pause. Because he knows that joke now, and deliberately pronounces it to make the double-entendre... He used to pronounce it Uranus, but he heard some kids at school crack the old Uranus joke. And he gets it now, so of course he's eager to show off his new human insight, has even switched how he pronounces it generally just to commit to this butt joke... Heehee haha.

[a_cute_batata]

Luz knew enough to steer clear of bad words (both Spanish AND English), though she also knew well enough that adults did not always adhere to that rule themselves. Luz, however, was going to do her best to keep Luca as pure as possible.

Alberto was Alberto.

And all of that goes right out the window once she sees Alberto leaning on Luca and does her best not to let out a squeak of joy.

"Yeah you do! Trust me, if you want to get into THAT show, I'm more than happy to give you a crash course! It's kinda doofy in the beginning, but it gets better! Also, you're kinda cosplaying my favorites!"

Luz will overlook that joke, because now she'd remembering the relationship between these two senshi.

"Hmm. Maybe I should have figured some stuff out about me sooner."

[schoolingfish]

Luca, of course, is used to Alberto leaning on him, and responds to this by reaching his arm around Alberto in a sort of half hug.

"I'd love that! I mean, I'd definitely want to learn more about a show where all the characters are based on planets!"

After all, Luca loves space and he loves cool and exciting TV shows, so what's not to like? Then, when Luz mentions that she should have figured some stuff about her sooner, Luca perks up.

"What do you mean?"

/crawls back onto the scene pathetically...

[prontissimo]

Alberto smiles when Luca wraps his arm around him, glancing down at Luca like suddenly no one else exists in the world. ...just them, dressed in mini skirts and big bows. What a moment in time.

But Luz's cryptic reference also piques his interest, and he snaps back to attention, raising his brows at her curiously. Though he does lean in a little closer to Luca...

And now Luz gets to go all sparkly eyes!!

[a_cute_batata]

OOh, it was time to drop the lore on them! This was actually an old series Luz stumbled upon and liked herself, especially when she thought of herself as a little like Usagi, all tripping over her own feet and a little lame even when she tried to look cool.

"Ok, so there's a lot of lore, but basically Sailor Moon is this powerful girl who channels the power of her world and rights wrongs on earth, where she lives now, with these other sailor soldiers from their own planets: Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. For the first two seasons they're getting into some crazy dangerous fights, they actually all die first season and come back, its crazy stuff. Anyway, third season brings these other sailor soldiers that are older and have been fighting evil too. We kinda meet one of them in the previous season, but in this one we meet two new ones: the elegant Sailor Neptune and the roguish Sailor Uranus! They're super dedicated to protecting the moon princess, and are willing to destroy whatever it takes to save the world from an upcoming calamity!"

Luz took a breath. "And most important are how dedicated the two of them are to each other!"

[schoolingfish]

"Oh, really? Are they best friends, like me and Alberto?"

Because it would be perfect and an amazing coincidence if they happened to, by sheer chance, pick a couple of characters who had a relationship just like theirs.

[prontissimo]

Alberto is all ears as Luz describes the plot of the series, always appreciating her enthusiasm and thorough detail in all her explanations... They really did pick the best Humaning Guide ever. He smiles as they listen on, smile just widening when Luca refers to them as best friends. Nothing he doesn't know. He just likes hearing it. And he could tell from their vague online search that the characters they chose to cosplay were definitely a pair of some kind, but he didn't really look much into the nature of their relationship. So he's just as eager as Luca to hear if they hit the nail on the head by sheer coincidence!

[a_cute_batata]

"WELL."

She might as well come out and say it.

"Usagi and Rei, they're best friends, and a lot of the senshi are like that, but Haruka and Michiru? They're girlfriends. They have a closeness that's beyond just looking out for each other. It's love. Even more importantly, it was one of the first times you saw animated characters in love with each other that were of the same sex. It pretty much NEVER happened before them. There was even a point when Michiru sort of dies, and it's so devastating that Haruka 'kills' herself. They're not really dead, but it sure does feel like it for a little bit. Anyway, the important thing is that you guys picked perfect characters and it's really a crime you didn't get to do it last month!"

Luz might be getting a little starry eyed here, because all this sapphic talk is making her think of her own Michiru.