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JANUARY TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated: January 20th)

TEST DRIVE:

Arcane - Viktor
Alice in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass - Alice Liddell
All Dogs Go to Heaven - Anne-Marie
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Iroh
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Katara
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Mai
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Ty Lee
Avatar: the Last Airbender - Zuko
Avatar: the Legend of Korra - Jinora
Black Butler - Ciel Phantomhive
Cardcaptor Sakura - Sakura Kinomoto
Cardcaptor Sakura - Tomoyo Daidouji
Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine - Natalie Koutolika
Cookie Run Kingdom - Hollyberry Cookie
Danganronpa - Makoto Naegi
Demon Diary - Raenef V
Descendants (Disney) - Harry Hook
Dokidoki! Precure - Alice Yotsuba
Dokidoki! Precure - Mana Aida
Final Fantasy XIV - Foulques
Final Fantasy XIV - Haurchefant
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
Firefly/Serenity - River Tam
Hazbin Hotel - Carmilla Carmine
Heaven Burns Red - Karen Asakura
Heaven Burns Red - Kayamori Ruka
Heaven Burns Red - Yuki Izumi
Helluva Boss - Blitzø
Helluva Boss - Loona
Helluva Boss - Octavia
Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana Kaslana
Honkai Impact 3rd - Raiden Mei
Howl's Moving Castle - Sophie Hatter
Imposter the Hedgehog - Metal Sonic
Kamen Rider Den-O - Nogami Ryotaro
Kingdom Hearts - Sora
Kingdom Hearts - Xion
The Last Unicorn - Lady Amalthea
Loveless - Kio Kaidou
Madoka Magica - Homura Akemi
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Agatha Harkness
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Billy Maximoff
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Cosmo the Spacedog
Marvel Cinematic Universe - Wanda Maximoff
The Murderbot Diaries - Three
My Adventures with Superman - Lois Lane
My Hero Academia - Denki Kaminari
My Hero Academia - Izuku Midoriya
My Hero Academia - Todoroki Shouto
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Fluttershy
Nana - Layla "Reira" Serizawa
Night in the Woods - Mae Borowski
Oshi no Ko - Aqua Hoshino
Original Character - Ari Tayrey
Original Character - Bea Valentine-Sinclair
Original Character - Bellatrix Bakhar
Original Character - Echo Darkglass
Original Character - Eclipse
Original Character - Helios Sprensonne
Original Character - Henry Drake
Original Character - Paige Hirsch
Original Character - Pauline Bonheur
Original Character - Royse Sidman
Pandora Hearts - Oz Vessalius
Pokemon OC - Kitt
PJO/Riordanverse - Annabeth Chase
PJO/Riordanverse - Luke Castellan
Project Sekai - Ena Shinonome
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Lobo/Wolf
RWBY - Weiss Schnee
Samurai Jack - Ashi
Senki Zesshou Symphogear - Chris Yukine
Senki Zesshou Sympohgear - Hibiki Tachibana
Shadow Generations - Ivo Robotnik/Dr. Eggman
Shadow Generations - Maria
Shugo Chara! - Amu Hinamori
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) - Maleficent
Sleeping Beauty (Disney) - Princess Aurora
Sonic the Hedgehog - Amy Rose
Sonic the Hedgehog - Espio the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog - Shadow
Sonic the Hedgehog - Tails
Spirited Away - Haku
Star Wars Legends - Boba Fett
Super Sonico: The Animation - Super Sonico
Tangled (Disney) - Rapunzel
To the Moon - Dr. Eva Rosalene
Twisted Wonderland - Yuu
Virche Evermore - Mathis Claude
Wicked - Elphaba Thropp
Wicked - Fiyero Tigelaar
The Wild Robot - Roz
Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, & the Wild One - Eursulon ("Bear")

FEBRUARY TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated: February 1st)

TEST DRIVE:

Ace Attorney + PLvAA - Maya Fey
Ace Attorney + PLvAA - Phoenix Wright
Azure Lane - Cleveland
DnD OC - Rin Phanta
Doctor Who - The 14th Doctor
Fate/Grand Order - Oberon
Fate/Zero - Kiritsugu Emiya
Kokoro Connect - Himeko Inaba
Okami - Amaterasu
Original - Fauna
Project Sekai - Honami Mochizuki
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage - Mafuyu Asahina
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Snow White
Twisted Wonderland - Ortho Shroud

Double New Years Festival

WELCOME NEW ARRIVALS!

You made it just in time! It's the month-long Double New Years Festival! The Lunar and Solar year are coming to an end, what an auspicious time for you to have agreed to help create kindness and do good deeds! All over Iyashikei Main Hub and Outer Rim people have hung colorful paper lanterns, twinkling lights, garlands, wreaths, and ribbons in all sorts of colors to bring light and cheer to their Double New Years. Snow is gently falling off and on both in the Main Hub and the Outer Rim. The Great Iyashikei Redwoods are dusted with snow, and the Whitecap Mountains are living up to their names covered from top to bottom in snow as well.

Winter time is in full swing here in Iyashikei, bundle up to stay warm, new arrivals! If you haven't the right clothes, they're easy enough to find at the markets and stores.

Would you like to make a lantern to be hung up? Or perhaps you would like to make a wreath? Of course, you can help some of the current residents decorate! Turn a corner and there's always someone to help with decorations or cleaning. Clean homes for a clean Double New Years, after all! You may notice that helping and talking to others is already causing Stardust to collect along your skin. Don't stress! That's a good thing! Winter Stardust is unique! Winter Stardust takes on the shape of snowflakes and helps so that the cold doesn't bother you anyway.

Every other street or canal seems to have a winter market going on until sundown. They are selling all sorts of charms to help get you some extra luck for the Double New Years, or candles to help light up the home, or cleanse away negative energy. It's very common to buy a small gift for you or your friends to start the Double New Years with a smile. Some are gag gifts, some are more serious, and all of them show care and craft.

Of course, what's a winter market without amazing and delicious food? Just some of the items might be: yummy baked and steamed buns with meat or custard inside, fruit or meat pies, candied walnuts, dried fruit, fresh mandarin oranges, cookies, and everything else in between. No matter what treats you buy, to help you get into the spirit, some of the Council members have added some... magic to the food and it lifts your spirit and puts you in a friendlier mood. Besides, what good food doesn't already do that, after all? Eat a bit too much and you might be downright giddy and affectionate.

Maybe you don't want to eat or shop. The parks have been cleared of snow, though, it's still quite cold. Come have a seat, at many of the parks are lion-dance performers and dragon puppets to celebrate the Double New Years. They're even pretty good... but... well... you notice something going on...

OH DEAR! Seems like one of the lion dancers hurt their ankle, could you jump in to help save the performance? You don't have to know the steps! They don't want to disappoint the crowd! Please do SOMETHING to help!

The festival isn't done when the sun has gone down! At night, there's ice skating along the smaller, frozen canals. Don't know how to ice skate? Don't worry! Penguins are there to help you gain your ice feet. Yes, actual penguins, though they don't act as such. The penguins are there at the behest of two Council members, you'll know them if you meet them, one is a lively gentleman who seems to have an odd job everywhere you look, and the other is a lovely woman who is never wrong and seems practically perfect in every way.

What is the end of a festival without a giant firework show! Taking place over the bay between the Farmlands and the Main Hub, you can thank another Council member for the display. Giant fireworks fill the air, one even looks like a giant red dragon that soars across the sky. It's a perfect end to a perfect month-long festival!

Farmland Follies

OH NO! One of the farmers forgot to put his herd away at the end of the festival and they broke out of their pen in fear of the fireworks!

It's your first Re-Quest, should you be so inclined to help fill it. Can you please find and bring back his herd? They've scattered across the Farmlands. You can't miss them, all of them are tagged with a yellow tag on their ear.

They've gotten into some strange places! They're in people's backyards, some of the cows are munching on the winter crops, there are some blocking traffic, and others are lying atop the Metro-Rail tracks. They're everywhere!

While the cattle are incredibly docile and even love a good scratch under the chin, those horns aren't just for show. Do be careful not to spook them because they will defend themselves. Mothers are especially skittish about how you might approach their young. The horns aren't going to be your biggest problem, though.

You'll find that they enjoy playing in the cold in a much wider area than their pen (large though it may be). They're not as stubborn as a donkey, but some of the bulls can get up to 1,300 lbs, and if they don't want to move? They're not going to!
You will need to work with someone else to get those cows back home!

Once they're returned? What is your reward for this Re-Quest? 5 shimmers of Stardust for every cow, and a chance to pet some adorable cows. What more could you want?

Polar Bear Plunge or Hot Springs Soak

With it being a Double New Years, it's time to wash away any bad luck and get yourself some good luck! What better way to do that than donning a bikini or speedo and diving into some literally freezing water in some of the canals of the Main Hub for the Polar Bear Plunge! Don't worry, every location has staff on hand to help in case you go into shock! You needn't stay in for more than a few minutes to get the bad luck to wash away.

The Polar Bear Plunge isn't just a quirky tradition, though! For those who willingly participate, it really does bring good luck for an entire month! Maybe you'll ace that test, or you'll get that apprenticeship everyone is vying for, who can say what the Polar Bear Plunge Luck will bring?

While the cold never bothered some anyway, you might be reluctant to dive in, good luck or not. Worry not, the Great Iyashikei Redwood Hot Springs are open again for winter! Take the Metro-Rail to the main lodge and find your troubles melt away during your stay.

The hot springs don't wash away bad luck, nor do they provide good luck, instead, they're known for helping to ease a burdened mind. They make worries and troubles seem far away, less personal and raw, and help provide perspective on the past.

But be careful! The staff is there to remind you that even just one minute more than 60 minutes in the hot springs may cause more than just personal worries becoming distant! Those who stay too long in the hot springs have been known to have temporary amnesia. But don't worry, it doesn't last for more than a day or two... The more you talk to someone else to help figure out who you are, the easier it is for your memories to return.

... In any case, if it gets really bad you will be taken to the medical staff at Heart of Hope Hospital and they will get you back on track with your memory. But best to listen to the staff and the 60-minute timer they provide you if you want to prevent it entirely.

Did You Say Lodge?

Why yes we did! On top of the hot springs that are only open during the winter time, the lodge is at its busiest. The lodge is famous for its beautiful views as it sits right up against a small lake (which is frozen closer to the shoreline but the center never freezes) against the base of the Whitecap Mountains.

If you'd like something exciting, you can take the ski lift up to the top of the smaller mountains! There are bunny slopes and much more extreme slopes for the more advanced, you can rent all the equipment you need for snowboarding and skiing. Or if you prefer, there are gentle slopes for tubing! There are instructors from the lodge who are happy to show you how to ski or snowboard if you don't know how. Of course, with all the snow, there are ample opportunities for making snow angels, snowball fights, and snowmen.

Whether you want to spend your day indoors or outdoors, there's no denying how welcoming and inviting the fire pits look. There are blankets to wrap up in, and of course, marshmallows to roast, and if so inclined, chocolate and graham crackers to make s'mores. Resting around the fireplace makes you want to open up and share something from home, that might be the Council's doing or just the natural magic of a warm fire and hot chocolate. Maybe what you share is a poem, or a song, a fairytale, or something else. It can be a lot or a little, the coziness of the fire makes it feel easier to do so. And goodness! Just look at how you're gathering Winter Stardust along your skin.

If you want to enjoy a true winter wonderland, oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! The sleigh travels along the most popular trails around the lodge. You'll get to see the redwood giants in all their winter splendor! There's just one catch. The sleigh driver only goes if two to three people ride in the sleigh.. That's great if you're riding with a friend, but don't be surprised if you and a stranger (or two) are going on the hour-long tour. This is a chance to earn more Winter Stardust, at least?

A Kindly Curious Question

There are several little beeps, or depending on whether you've begun customizing it, maybe a little song instead starts to play on your Glimmer. A little envelope notification appears and does a little wiggle. Should you open this, a cute little message appears:


Hello hello Iyashikei!

This is the monthly Kindness Curious Question (K.C.Q.)! In the spirit of the Double New Years, are there any kindness resolutions you would like to make?
Answer honestly to get your sticker!

Answer honestly on the Glimmer and you'll get your K.C.Q. Digital Sticker! It will immediately go into your K.C.Q. digital sticker album folder on your Glimmer.

What's the point, you might ask? Well, when you open that sticker and press on it, the little sticker will make you suddenly feel warm and toasty, like being wrapped up in a blanket, for ten minutes.

< isopods >

Comments

[nicehacking]

When you said that you didn't have the big brain for being a part of a group called "the Orchids".

1/2

[teheperinko]

Oh. Oh, I did say that.

[teheperinko]

[...You know what? Maybe this could really make it stick.]

Whoopsie gravy~

1 / 2

[nicehacking]

[And just like clockwork--]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How many times do I have to tell you before it sticks, Ruka, NO!!!!!

[nicehacking]

[But right after she calms herself down for a moment after shouting that, the dam breaks and she just looks at Ruka with completely shocked eyes and tears running down her face, unable to say anything more than that just yet.]

[teheperinko]

Ah...

[...before she knows it, she's crying, too. And with no small amount of hesitation, she reaches out.]

Yukkie? You... you remember me now, right...?

[nicehacking]

[Ah... that look on Ruka's face... she doesn't like seeing it.

So she just opts to just bury her head into Ruka's shoulder, if she'll let her, quietly sobbing for a moment before catching herself.]

Yeah... I remember. Kind of silly that your stupid little phrase made that happen, but I suppose I can't complain.

[The words that she speaks comes off as soft and vulnerable, like there's something that's bound to crack.]

[teheperinko]

I'm just glad you're back now...

[Shaky hands reach around to pull Yuki into a tight hug. After all of that... there's no way she'd be able to keep herself from clinging as hard as she can.

Not even one part of her wants to let go.]

[nicehacking]

I'm glad, too.

[She'll allow the hug to happen. After all, Ruka must have felt awful, too, especially given their promise to each other...]

I don't want to feel like that ever again.

[teheperinko]

I don't either. It's... it's the worst.

[Rare is it for Ruka to be so candid about feeling as awful as she does, but this was one occasion where she couldn't help her grief.

She nearly lost her lifeline. She nearly lost the strongest reason she had to keep going.]

...is it okay if we stayed like this for a bit...?

[nicehacking]

[She wraps her arms around Ruka, trying to pull her in tightly... wanting to just - not let the other girl go. As if letting go would mean losing the meaning she had in life.]

... Yeah.

[At least she's earnest.]

Whatever you want.

[teheperinko]

...thanks, Yukkie.

[...There's a lot swirling around in her head, and eventually she'll have to actually properly process it. If losing someone was as easy as that in a place that's supposed to be so filled with kindness... how can she really trust that? She can barely trust that she's herself, as it is.

But... right now, there's something more important to tackle. So even if it takes what feels like days -- it'd only been a few minutes, if that -- Ruka, still holding onto Yuki, finally musters the nerve to confront the elephant in the room.]

...do you at least remember how it happened?

[nicehacking]

Mmm...

[Yuki frowns, scrunching her brows as she tries to recall.]

I was in the hot springs. The last thing I recall before I forgot everything was hearing one of the attendants say something about staying in the springs for more than sixty minutes would cause more than your 'personal worries' to become distant.

I didn't expect the result to be... that.

[Normally she isn't the kind of girl to rebel against warnings, but she really was just in there for probably a minute after the hour. It wasn't as if she'd brought her mePad in there with her, in spite of it being waterproof.]

[teheperinko]

Not even a minute over the limit, huh...

[...Ruka does enjoy her soaks a little too much, if the times she's invited everyone in the Seraph Squad to join her are any indication, but not that much. She wants them to be good fun, not to make her forget everything about herself.

It might at least be good to try for a bit, but--not right now. Not when this is still so raw.]

Next time, take me with you. I won't have any arguing on this.

[Even if the decision was at least partly fueled by her being herself, Ruka can't afford to have another scare like that. Having either one of them, never mind the both of them forget who they are when their sense of self has been so shaky is... it's not going to do either of them any favors.]

[nicehacking]

Understood.

[She wasn't going to argue in the first place; the idea of being in that hot spring for that long--or again, really... it makes her way too uncomfortable.]

I wasn't planning on going back to begin with. But it makes me curious. If the locals knew about the effects, why keep the place up?

[And more importantly, why was it happening to begin with? Was it just some strange phenomenon in the water, or...?]

[teheperinko]

Maybe it's become too big to fail?

[She doesn't know where she's going with this, but,]

Like one of those really big names in music that you can't really talk bad about unless you want people humping down your throat.

[...well.

She almost sounded smart for a moment.]

[nicehacking]

I hate that I understood what you meant... like how you just can't get Mariah Carey to retire even if she's old enough for it.

They're too popular that they can't close it down. It sucks, but there isn't much we can do. This isn't our world, after all.

[teheperinko]

If she's still got it, she's still got it, I guess... it's kind of crazy that she's still going.

But yeah... we're still kinda new to town, and besides, it feels weird telling them what to do about it in the first place when we don't know that much.

[nicehacking]

Honestly. Maybe you'll be like that one day.

[Singer that never retires, that is. She supposes that Ruka could actually reach that dream, if--no, when they finally eradicate the Cancer for humanity.]

It's worth looking into a little more, at least, if anything. I doubt I'll be the last victim to that.

1/2

[teheperinko]

Ah... I already missed the bygone years of my youth, and now I miss them more...

[Ruka...]

[teheperinko]

[She does get a little more serious, though, when she gets back to the topic of the springs.]

But... yeah. There might be others like you out there. Figuring out what's causing that amnesia would be a good starting point...

But who do we ask? We can't just pry it out of the owners.

[nicehacking]

You're not even that old yet.

[Then again, it's not like they can actually age. Not anymore. Grim thoughts of that aside...]

The other locals might be a good bet.

[...]

There is another idea I have, but it could get us into trouble.

[teheperinko]

I could ask them, sure... but...

[...]

What do you have planned, Yukkie?

[She's bailed them out of a number of tight situations as is, and she trusts in her hacking to keep bailing them out of even more when they're done here. But this is a whole other world.

They can't really predict what's going to happen.]

[nicehacking]

It would require going back into the springs for a minute, but... I was thinking of taking some of the water and analyzing its properties.

[teheperinko]

Mmmm... We're gonna make them real mad if we do that, I think... again, we're new here.

And besides, can the mePads even do that? It's super secret tech that goes over my head and all, but I don't remember it doing that sort of stuff...

[Of course, she could have -- and has -- slept through quite a few topics in class, so she's probably rightfully missing something...]