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(open) Everyday's great at

Who: Lapis (

oneirism), Luna (

medicament) and YOU!
When: Sometime between 06/05 and 06/30
Where: Lasker
What: It's dress to impress time...expect not really?! Mascot's life is tough, but there's a way to make it easier...
Rating: PG?

[Since all the people who taken this job were told to walk around Lasker to invite people to the local park while wearing a costume of their choice, Lapis and Luna headed out from the gates and kept wandering around, encouraging the citizens to visit Dunyaland (also known as Everyone's Favorite Amusement Park™). Truth to be told...it wasn't the only thing they were planning to do.

Once they spot a fellow Hero, Lapis (wearing a black fox costume and holding a torch) and Luna (wearing a moon costume, some white clothes and covered in white powder) will sneak up on you and make an attempt to scare the Hero. Or maybe you will walk onto them while they're on their break?

Or maybe you're lost in a dark alley and need to find a way out? But are you sure you will be able to e̛̲͓s̞̣̣̬c̩ạ̷̻͔͙ͅp͙̻͟e͢?]

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[Even if it wasn't the most lucrative of jobs, the promised tickets to the local park are a good motivation...to someone who hasn't seen the costumes, at least; most of them are really something else and Luna's about to discover that soon. Well, she would have taken the job anyway, so it doesn't change much. She couldn't simply say no to the rather desperate booth guy.

She steps in rather slowly, looking around the stuffy closet where they're supposed to keep the costumes.]

Excuse me, is anybody here?

[Where's the light switch? She can't find it.]

[There was only one reason why Lapis accepted this job, besides the free tickets - a chance to scare people. Not horribly of course, just something to get the natives laughing. And maybe her too, but it's all for a good cause! To raise moral!

Which is why Lapis chose a black costume - makes it easier to blend into shadows and scare people. And she had just finished putting on her costume in the closet, when she hears a familiar voice. While she doesn't want to completely scare Luna, a liiiitttle scare can't hurt...

Luckily she brought a torch in here with her since the light in this closet died who knows how many years ago. So she takes a moment to shift around as quietly as possible to face Luna, waiting for her to step closer and - ]

... Afternoon, Luna. [Flicks on the torch to illuminate her masked face from underneath. Behold, true terror! ... Of a cute, plush black fox face, but it's close enough.]

[The reaction is most likely what Lapis wanted to achieve—Luna jumps up a little and brings both of her hands up to cover her mouth to muffle the inevitable shout that follows, even though the mask is cute more than anything else.]

Oh, Lapis...it's you. Hello.

[Smiling and blushing softly, she waves a greeting.]

Your mask is adorable! Are you going out by any chance?

[It would be really nice to go together ~~and scare some people~~, but if Lapis is done for today, she'll understand.]

[Yep, that's the reaction she wanted. So there's some soft, muffled giggling for a moment, giving Luna a wave in return before shifting around for a moment so that she can pop the head off for a moment. Man, it's really stuffy in there...]

... Thank you, it looked like my carrier, so I couldn't resist. And yep, I just got changed. You going out now too?

[Lapis takes a moment to shine her torch along some of the costumes crammed alongside the walls of the cupboard, some cute and some... not so cute.]

[Luna joins Lapis in her giggling, but actually the plan is to wait for an appropriate moment and take revenge with some mild jumpscare. Will she succeed, though? Who knows...]

It looks really good on you, too. I wonder if they have something that will suit—

[At the same moment, her eyes lay on the moon costume, which is...rather peculiar, especially since all other costumes are based on some creatures (well, maybe there is a creature looking like that, she doesn't know that), but there's no way she would wear something else.]

Yes, I just need to change. Could you please wait for me?

[Luna sure doesn't waste time, and removes her clothes on the spot to put on the costume. It's...weird, that goes without saying. Since there's a white powder attached, she covers her face and hands with it.]

Do Heroes often have to take up such jobs?

[The fact that it's one of the oddest jobs she has ever done is implied.]

[The jumpscare may be... semi-effective! Lapis has spent her life around ghosts, jumpscares have become a part of normal life for her... But she would still greatly approve of the attempt!!

And Luna's verdict on how she looks gets another smile from Lapis, and she keeps shining her torch around so that the other girl can see the selection. Though she stops the torch as her eyes settle on something, blinking in surprise at the... moon costume? Well, it would suit her, at least. Because Luna in a moon costume, ahahaha... ha.

So she nods and patiently waits as she gets changed, not even reacting to her removing her clothes then and there as she changes. It's... certainly a different costume, but hey, if it gets the job done then it should be fine.]

... Yep. Though usually it's... not as weird as this. Most of the time it's cleaning or doing errands for people.

[And as she speaks, she pops her fox head back on. Luckily she's able to speak loud enough to not be completely muffled.]

[It's a bit difficult to maintain her balance wearing this, so she stumbles even as she takes the first step forward after leaving her clothes somewhere safe (if there's such a place here), but thankfully manages to not flop on the ground ungracefully.]

Well...some variety from time to time is fun too, I guess?

[Speaking of fun...she's standing in front of the door and she's not entirely sure if she can get past it without blocking the way.]

Oh...

[There's no use just standing here, so she tries to make it through, but...yep, she's stuck.]

[Lapis is ready to help steady Luna when she stumbles, but luckily her assistance isn't required - and also luckily there's a small shelf to leave their clothes on.]

... That's true. I just never expected wearing a fox costume was something I would do here.

[But ah... Now to figure out how to help Luna out the closet. Lapis shimmies back a bit to give her some more room, but nope. She's definitely stuck.

So she tries to help move Luna so that her side is facing the door, and then maybe she can edge her way out?]

Do you think you could get out if you ducked down a bit?

[Following Lapis' advice, Luna bows just like she usually does when she meets someone for the first time. The first attempt isn't too successful, though.]

I should have put it on outside, shouldn't I?

[Her question ends with a sigh, but she tries to get past the door once again, bowing even deeper...one more step and she'll be free. But it's easier said than done.]

Could you give me a push?

[This is not going on as planned.]

... Probably. Or in a bigger closet.

[But no point in thinking that now, and instead she watches Luna, wondering if there's anything she could do to help. So at Luna's request, she gives a hum of agreement as she gets close enough to push.

One... Two... Three... And puuuuush!]

[Luna can't help but let out a brief chuckle at Lapis' comment, she's so right and this is so silly.

The push works wonders...however, if Luna could choose, she would definitely pick a happier end for herself. She sure ends up getting past the door finally, but not so long after she meets the floor with a loud thud.

She's fine for the most part, though!]

All this time, I thought that the moon can't fall down...

[Lapis should've expected this to happen, but when Luna ends up flopping over, Lapis goes down with her. She at least is able to move herself to the side so that she doesn't topple onto the other girl.

And then she giggles quietly when she hears Luna, waving her stubby arms and legs for a moment.]

... There's a first time for everything. [Pause.] Though I think I'm stuck now.

[This costume is too plushy and chubby to push herself or roll over, the fox requires assistance!]

[If someone walked on them, they would see two mascots knocked down and chuckling, which sure is a bizarre sight. Maybe a bit creepy, too...]

This task is far more difficult that I assumed, really. Let me help you!

[It's high time to get back on her feet; Luna gets on her knees at first, trying to keep her head up at all times and stands up really slowly in order not to flop down again. She's a bit wobbly, but she's successful, in the end!

It's difficult to tell which part is harder, getting up or helping Lapis back up, but it doesn't change anything, really. Luna stands as close to the wall as possible and leans forward to offer Lapis a hand. With the wall behind her, there's no way she would tumble backwards, at least.]

[Mascots walk the fine line of being creepy and cute. Though how Lapis is kinda flopped on the ground and flailing her arms a bit could be considered cute.]

... Save me from my fate, Luna.

[And she still managed to be completely deadpan about this too. But once Luna has gotten herself stable, Lapis reaches one paw out to Luna's hand. It takes some adjusting and hefting and strained noises from Lapis, but she's soon back on her feet.]

Thank you. Hopefully no kids decide to push me over today, or you might have to roll me around.

[She's truly adorable; to that extent that Luna forgets that she's supposed to help her up for a moment.]

O-Of course, I will!

[It's a good thing that nobody really supervises them because it'll sure take them a while to get down to work if more accidents like this one are going to happen. ~~However...playing a game of real life katamari during work hours? Sounds fun.~~]

Kids are playful, but I'm sure they won't be so rude.

[No one messes with a black fox and a moon, right...]

Anyway, what should we do to coax people into coming here? Should we put on a performance of some sort?

[The only time Lapis is adorable; when she's a basically a walking black fox plushie.

And really, knowing Lapis, she'll probably find a chance to deliberately let herself become a katamari. Because why not.]

... Well, at least it would be funny.

[So Luna should expect this to happen later. But that's a good question, and she tilts her head as she taps a paw to her chin.]

A performance would be the best bet. I can sing and dance pretty well, so I could do something like that.

[That makes Luna tilt her head to the side; would that really be funny, she wonders. Lapis doesn't seem to be bothered about it much, so maybe?]

I can...

[She didn't really think that over and deflates a bit.]

I can give out leaflets. I haven't danced ever before...and I just know one or two lullabies...

[Lapis is the type of person who does stupid stuff for fun. Especially if she thinks it might make other people laugh.

Though Lapis does notice how Luna deflates, thinking to herself for a moment over if there's anything else she could do...]

... You could dance with me. You would just have to follow my lead.

I-I could? Really?

[Luna would love to, but she still has doubts. Would simply mimicking Lapis' movements be enough?]

Even though I don't really know how?

[Not to mention that it's difficult to move in this costume, but she'll do her best anyway. It'll surely be a memorable show!]

Were you a performer back home?

... Of course! You would just need to follow my steps, that'll be enough.

[Because if there's one thing Lapis is confident about, it's her dance skills. In her mind, it would be easy enough to show Luna how to dance.

But that question gets her to pause, just for a moment, before she shakes her head. Her tone sounds almost wistful for a second, but she's quick to force that away.]

No, nothing like that. My work was... more with the occult.

Occult?

[That's rather surprising, mostly because Luna knows absolutely nothing about anything paranormal.]

What were you doing...? If I may ask, of course.

[She realizes that it may be some kind of a taboo a bit too late.]

[At first there's simply a nod in response, before she hums quietly. She's answered this question a few times, but she can never really think of an easy way to answer this. So after thinking quietly over this, she decides to just go with the blunt answer.]

... I'm kind of like a medium. My job involves dealing with dangerous and bothersome ghosts, so that they don't hurt people.

[During this time, Luna's patiently waiting for her to continue, wearing a sheepish smile. Maybe she shouldn't ask any more questions, after all?]

...I see.

[She nods slowly while processing the new piece of information.]

It must have been a tough job...I mean...maybe it still is?

[Giving Lapis an inquisitive look, Luna smiles shortly after, really glad that they have something in common.]

My mission is to protect people, so we're...a bit alike? [Ah, maybe she's said too much!] J-Just a bit!

[Mainly Lapis just has issues trying to explain it - it's not exactly the easiest job to explain. So she figured that was the easiest way to describe it.

At least Luna doesn't seem too weirded out by it, and her remark gets an almost sheepish nod.]

... It could get pretty tough. I got into fights with ghosts a lot.

[Though that bit of information about herself gets Lapis to perk up, letting her mask tilt a bit so that she can peek out from under it - giving Luna a soft smile.]

Yeah, it does sound like we're kinda alike. What was your job back home, then?

[While Luna can't really imagine a fight with a ghost (or any interaction with a ghost really; she can't even blame the other girl for having trouble with explaining the whole thing to her, actually), there's absolutely no reason for her not to believe Lapis. All in all, this isn't the first thing she hasn't heard about before. However, she's glad that Lapis is standing here next to her, safe and sound, despite being through all those paranormal confrontations.]

W-Well...

[Thinking about how to even begin, Luna smiles back, a little pensively.]

My mission is to protect humans, above all..I-I'm a nurse. Or maybe I should say that I used to be one...

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