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Ars Arcana Mods ([personal profile] arsholes) wrote in [community profile] arsarcana2022-03-21 12:31 pm
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week 1

[Yesterday was, to say the least, an eventful time. 21 people waking up in an alarming kidnapping situation, tempers got heated, salt was thrown, the usual flavor of shenanigans.

Your Alchemist made his appearance, got into several arguments, scruffed a teen and nailed a god. All in all, a productive time! It doesn’t seem like he’ll be making any more public appearances this week but he did say to give him a call.

If you don't want to converse with the Alchemist, there's a whole tower to explore! Check out all the dusty nooks and crannies, read some smutty literature, try to build a death ray, take a cozy bath- the Montessori method of learning. Curiously, starting on Monday there are mysterious leaflet catalogs scattered in several rooms of the tower. There’s no shop name on it, but there are pictures of a variety of fun and fanciful items, just a preview of the many rare and/or exotic goods you could get from one of the shop's Grand Opening Sale blind boxes. There is also a large wooden chest that has appeared in the Entrance Hall right next to the grand entrance doors, despite the fact that they remain locked. A locked mailbox hangs on the wall above the box, along with several envelopes. The mailbox says "CATALOG ORDERS", and there is a handwritten note that adds: "Write your name on the envelope as well as your order. INCLUDE PAYMENT, or it's no deal. <3"

In related news, many of you will also be receiving mysterious gold coins on top of your trunk – maybe this is the payment referenced?


Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday



(( OOC: This will be the last mod post for this week! Feel free to start submitting catalog orders for any threads that aren't with the Alchemist. This is a peace week, so get all that CR while you can! ))
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supply room

[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-22 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[there's only one explanation for this, right? Stella's scoping out the supply room, too, here to make a visual stock of what's here, so she knows how much the nightmare boy from yesterday is hoarding.

She raises a brow at Hubert.]


Sensitive skin?
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-22 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[That makes him chuckle]

You could say that.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-22 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[dude, whats with the creepy laugh? She stares at him.




You know what? it's worth a looooooong stare.]
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-22 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[And he can't resist just staring back with that beady venom-green eye of his]
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She continues to stare back.

Then, her eyes glow yellow, and a glowing orb materializes above both of them.]


There. At least use some proper reading light.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-22 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[And that makes him laugh again, still creepy but also louder and more...earnest? Like he is legit amused and his voice is just Like That]

You have my thanks. These soaps and oils are... quite different from what I am used to.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-23 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
What, surprisingly low-quality? [yeah, she's one of those too.]

If you need help understanding anything, let me know. [in her proper, mentor voice and everything.]
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-23 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
[he ponders this for a moment, unsure if he should take the offer seriously]

Actually. Would you suggest any of these for keeping hair smooth and slick?

[After a shower or two his once well oiled hair is starting to frizz and curl in messy directions.]
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-23 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her smile tugs into something just slightly more of a smile— much more natural, and actually sincere. That’s something she can actually help with, and even if it’s little, it helps ease the ache of helplessness that this place evokes in her.

Then she’s all poise again, just as quickly.]


The first thing isn’t a product, but a habit. Don’t wash your hair every day. Give it a break from shampooing every now and then, and let your natural oils do their work without being stripped away.

And when you do shampoo, make sure you put this in your hair after. [They're lucky Wu left them with any conditioner, and she hands him a bottle of it.]

It’s too bad we don’t have any air fairys amongst us. Blow drying your hair does wonders.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-23 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

[He looks at the bottle. Nothing obviously dangerous in it that he can recognize]

I could, in theory, manifest wind. But it would just as likely chop my head off as it would dry it.
Edited 2022-03-23 17:53 (UTC)
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-23 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
And that would defeat the purpose of keeping your hair neat, since everything would be coated in blood. No, that wouldn't help you much at all. [Stella sighs, like this is an actual tragedy.]

I would suggest if you need anything, you take it, before someone else does, though. There seems to be very little sense of community happening here.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-23 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I noticed. Not that I blame them. Even if the Alchemist's offer of freeing us after a month is true, I doubt the more paranoid of us will be able to last that long. This very scenario is meant to cause someone to snap.

It's human nature to resort of a self-serving attitude when in danger like this.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-23 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I would be able to accept it easier, were so many of us not holding titles. [She pops her compact up, and purses her lips as she scrolls through the list.]

Kings, Princes, Princesses, Knights, Generals--- surely these people should know something about the greater image, beyond themselves.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-25 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs darkly at that]

Oh, I find the exact opposite is often true.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-25 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[bro whats up with that laugh.]

At least-- the good ones.

You do know your laugh is terribly offputting, don't you?
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-25 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
The good ones are a rare breed.

...and yes, I know.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-25 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
So it's a deliberate choice, then? The laughter. Not the being a good leader.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-25 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
In part. My laugh is naturally unsettling but I have... cultivated it over the years.
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[personal profile] strongestfeelings 2022-03-26 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting. [She's gonna judge, because she's Stella and she's always judging, but not too much.]

I'm sure it serves its purpose. Sometimes, advantages are won, from being what others perceive as offputting.
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[personal profile] pegasinister 2022-03-28 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. My position requires quite a bit of intimidation, and I'm not concerned with the social fallout of being... me.