UN: Zodiac | March into March

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WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: March 1st
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[As we move into March, the spring winds begin to blow. It's still rather cold tonight, but it'll warm up as the month goes on. The spirit vein's colors change to brilliant shades of green to represent the wind element. Everyone's devices will emit a soothing wind chime sound as a new Zodiac post appears. The chime will sound even if you have your phone turned off or on silent, and will not stop until you read their message and comment to it.]


Nicholas, Husk, Opal, Navia, Argenti, Rosalina, Hua Cheng, Choso, Samuel, and Caleb has joined the app. Say hi everyone!


Arthur, Mercedes, Souta,, and Nacht have left the app.

[The post then continues on.]

Hello and thank you for using the Libra app.

March is marching onward and the city has plenty of fun in store for the month! As always, we will be celebrating Celtic heritage with St David's Day and St. Patrick's Day celebrations to get into the spirit of this month! Be sure to enjoy the delicious food and drink on offer! Spring Equinox will also arrive this month, we hear interesting celebrations will be held on Cathedral Hill which promises to be fun for the whole family.

Our seers have advised us that we may be getting another visit from the fae this month. As they are known to be tricky customers, we have created a useful how-to guide to save strained relationships and potential soul stealing. You want to be safe out there, after all!

- DO NOT give them your real name.
= DO NOT lie to them
- DO NOT step into a fairy ring [IMAGE ATTACHED]
- DO speak to them politely
- DO give them honey
- DO let them inside your home and be hospitable

With these handy guides, we should be able to have a peaceful visit from our yearly visitors! Let's be mindful of each other's cultures and we are sure no mishaps will occur this time.

That's all for now! We'll leave you off with our icebreaker question.




This post is sponsored by Victory Road Sporting Goods! Enjoy spring with your best friend with our new pet supply collection!

[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone.

Like always, there will be no responses from Zodiac.

OOC Note: If you haven't responded to AC, you still have until 11:59am EST tomorrow to do so! Once you do, you'll be removed from this post. ]

Comments

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[Considering Dan Heng's out in the middle of the Kanto woods, he decides to not worry Jing Yuan even more and texts an older picture of his Altaria to him. She's sitting on top of a laptop (closed, thankfully), which can barely be seen by her cloudlike body. She looks proud of herself.]

Does it? Hm... my only intention was to name her after a cloud type.

[He didn't know about the heliobus, he swears.

That earns Jing Yuan a soft huff of amusement from the Vidyadhara.]

He's your cat, which means he's still large and regal. I'll pick up some treats as an offering to your little prince when I visit.

[pranas]

A majestic creature, aptly named.

[ he's just gonna push aside that familiarity for a moment, or a while, because frankly the bird (???) looks just like a cloud and he wonders how it would feel to put his face directly into her feathers (???). ]

A thought for another time, perhaps.

[ especially as the subject has moved on to mimi, the bestest cat ever. ]

He would like that, you needn't fuss over what sort of treat to bring there is very little he will not eat.

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[Cirrus suddenly chirps in the background, as if agreeing with Jing Yuan's assessment. There's a sudden, quiet laugh from Dan Heng. A rarity in their past lives, but that status is changing in this one. Slowly but surely.]

I'd be lost without her.

[His voice has a note of raw honesty to it.]

I see. That sounds familiar. [He pauses for a moment as a thought occurs to him.] ...How well does Mimi do with dogs?

[Yes, Dan Heng's about to rat Blade out with not even a shred of regret to Jing Yuan, but he is genuinely worried about Mimi's reaction to their favorite dogboy.]

[pranas]

[ it is a sound that jing yuan savors, a sound that he only realizes now he had not gotten to hear in a very long time. he had not heard any of them laugh ever since that day. he can only hope that this life will be kinder to them all. ]

Then I will have to thank her when we eventually meet. For taking care of you and staying by your side.

[ cirrus has many treats and gifts in her future. ]

Dogs? [ that gives him a moment of pause. ] Mimi does not mind them, there is very little that can truly phase him.

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[That gets a smile from Dan Heng. It's important to him that his old friends get along with Cirrus, at least. Not that he thinks they wouldn't, but it's still a small anxiety.]

I recall that you tend to take many surprises in stride, but this will be... different. Since the app's download, Blade and I have both experienced changes that are more bestial, whether mundane or mythical. I have some mild changes that we theorize are that of a qilin. As for Blade....

[Jing Yuan will suddenly be getting a text with two pictures. One is Blade working on a gunpla with familiar, single-minded concentration with dog ears pricked forward and a tail behind him. The other picture is that of a sleeping pomsky.]

Blade is a pomsky.

1/2

[pranas]

[ haha what??? ]

[pranas]

[ for a moment there is nothing but silence and the occasional shuffle of movement as mimi does his best to encourage jing yuan to continue petting him, but then there is a noise; a definite sound of a man doing his best to suppress the laughter that dares to burst forth.

in truth, he would have easily believed dan heng no matter what he had said, regardless of whether he had sent photo evidence to back up his claims.

seeing the photo evidence is just... another thing entirely. that familiar look of single-minded concentration with the dog ears and tail tickles him. ]

I see. [ a beat. ] The ears suit him.

[ how utterly adorable. ]

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[Dan Heng hears that sound and he decides to try for a laugh.]

Mm. He does respond as one would expect to being called a good boy.

[A pause.]

And the tail ruins any hope he has of being intimidating. It starts wagging into a blur when he tries. He's knocked over several objects that way. I haven't yet tried the trick of pretending to throw the ball, yet, but he does play fetch even as a human.

You heard none of this from me.

[pranas]

Is that so?

[ the laughter is a little hard to keep at bay, but dammit he is doing his best. he is also totally not filing away that knowledge to be used at a later date, not at all. jing yuan would never do such a thing. ]

Of course, what was it we were talking about? [ a beat. ] I am glad you found each other again, and that I have found you both again in turn. All these long years it felt as though I was missing something, it wasn't until today that I finally realized what it was.

[ he takes a deep breath, allowing those words to sit in the air for a moment before continuing. ]

After I have settled in I will come visit you both.

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[Absolutely never, which is precisely why Dan Heng told Jing Yuan all of this and swore him to secrecy on the informant. They deserve to be brats at each other again... at least until Dan Heng has to tell them to cut it out.

The words settle in the air and in the dragon's heart. He closes his eyes for a moment.]

You're staying for dinner, too, then. I've been cooking for everyone on the ship to have something to do. We have a lot to catch up on, and... I am looking forward to it.

[There's a soft, subtle warmth in his tone as he says that. Maybe a hint of wistfulness as well. Dan Feng's last thought being of the people he drank with has... haunted him for years. Perhaps now he can make that last wish come true in this new life.]