egg raising - AlcheME!

[idolpro]

[ Your cavern offshoot is still rather spacious, even with a human-sized egg pressed to the farthest cave wall. It's also surprisingly accommodating: the ground here is carpeted with lush rugs as well as pillows and blankets.

The egg is surrounded by a number of colorful smooth stones, most small enough to hold in one palm. There are eight colors in total, though multiple of each color. Hold a stone and you'll be compelled to speak honestly about the corresponding emotion.

You'll quickly find that your offshoot seems to have reduced echo, or perhaps even sound muffling—from here, you can't hear anyone from any other unit offshoot, and you suspect they can't hear you, either. ]

TASKS & EMOTION COLORS | GENERAL DISCUSSION | INDIVIDUAL TURN-IN @ 4 HR

Comments

[doublefried]

Yeah, I'd help anyone if they needed it, but I'd definitely go out of my way for the people I know and like.

[featherbeaned]

Right! Like. If I can help, I'll help, but I'm too selfish to risk my life or my freedom for just anyone, y'know?

I'm a "hero" in the eyes of most people back on Earth. It's still a weird thought to me, 'cause I'm not actually doing it for them.

[doublefried]

Being a hero is always a weird thing... like, it's my official job title, but whether people SEE me as one is really dependent on what I do...

[featherbeaned]

Gotta love the court of public opinion, right. Ha.

I signed myself up for it with my modelling and influencer careers, but that's ... a li'l different.

[doublefried]

I've kind of got a little of that too, so it's just on all fronts... well, I'm not a model anymore, but, it still kinda applies.

[featherbeaned]

Huh? You're not?

[doublefried]

Well, I assume not, 'cuz I have a big scar now.

[featherbeaned]

I mean this as platonically as possible but, W, you're one of the hottest people in Imeeji.

[doublefried]

[ FLUFFS FEATHERS ]

Yeah, but in Imeeji we expect everyone to have big scars from all the maiming that happens to us!

[featherbeaned]

[ oh no, he's actually worried about this ... ]

But - [ pauses. ] If you wanna talk about it, I'm here for you. To just lend an ear or to give my perspective. Either way.

[doublefried]

Well— in the end it'll be okay, because I don't think it's gonna be my full-time career afterwards anyway. Mostly because like. Apparently everyone in Azul's world is super hyper beautiful. Like he doesn't think HE'S pretty? And like, you've seen him, right?

[featherbeaned]

He is pretty gorgeous.

It's just ... You're no less gorgeous yourself for having scars, you know? Not in my eyes, anyways. [ lifts one hand ] On this hand, hot. [ lifts the other hand ] On this one ... Survivor who fought hard, and kept fighting, for a future he believes in, despite the hurts. [ lightly claps her hands together ] All in all, a catch! Azul's a lucky, lucky guy.

But my opinion's not the one that matters. It's yours, and if you're not comfy, you're not comfy.

[doublefried]

[ covers his face with a wing ]

You're super sweet. Don't worry, I know it didn't like, RUIN me or anything, you know? But I do think standards for Actual Models are really strict. So it's not like I'm totally unattractive, but I don't think I'm model material as much anymore. But that's like, a problem with model standards more than with me, yeah?

[featherbeaned]

Model standards are pretty bullshit ...

[doublefried]

Maybe they'd photoshop the scars out.

[featherbeaned]

... That makes me feel A Way.

[doublefried]

Not a fan?

[featherbeaned]

Ehhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnn.

I don't like people being held to ridiculous standards, and I don't like that anyone could change my image to suit them and I might not get a say in it.

But those are basically the modelling industry in a nutshell, so, uh. Oops.

[doublefried]

Thaaat's modeling for you.

[featherbeaned]

Yup.

[ Sighs, running a hand through her hair ... ]

A'ight, I gotta full disclosure a thing, too. I've been buying off all the scars I've been getting here, 'cause they suck and I don't like 'em and back home, I healed too quickly for scars to stick around ...

[doublefried]

I'm thinking of getting all my extras removed when I go. It's one thing to have stuff I got while doing hero work, but it's another to be like, wow, here's an injury I got while on the torture game show!