i want to focus, y'know?

    Absentmindedly, Hiyori fluffed at the faux fur poking out of the hood of her jacket and considered ringing Nice’s door again. Sometimes he would be so absorbed in his work she’d have to break in, but it was cold and she didn’t want to have to take off her gloves.

    Thankfully, her boyfriend opened the door before the brunette had to resort to drastic measures, although he did seem to be in a rush.

          “This is the season of being with friends and loved ones. I figured you qualified, but if the feeling isn’t mutual I can skedaddle?” Hiyori couldn’t resist a small tease, even going as far as to pout slightly.

     “Whoa, who said it wasn’t mutual?” A chuckle, then a grin. “Get yourself in here. It’s cold.”

     With that, Nice opened the door wider, stepping aside to allow his girlfriend access to the familiar office that acted almost like a second home to the detective. “You want tea? Coffee? I think I’ve got enough for two more cups,” he paused, glancing at the light snowfall before looking back to her and closing the door when she was inside, “hopefully, anyway. Make yourself at second home, per usual, okay?”

As the mods of Solaris Springs, we’d like to wish everyone, member or not, a Merry Christmas! In celebration of this year’s holiday season, we welcome Solaris Springs’ Christmas event!

The city of Solaris has entered the Christmas season as the shopping districts twinkle with lights and families gather ‘round to enjoy each other’s company. Trees are blanketed with the first layer of snow as the winter winds roll in from the north and silver and gold decorations can be seen from every corner of the city. Mistletoe and wreaths hang from every door as red and green presents await beneath beautiful Christmas trees.

This is the season of giving and what better way to celebrate the holidays than to spend it with loved ones? The events below are for all of our members to celebrate however they wish.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas,

Mod Mitsu, Eury, and Natrix of Solaris Springs.

{ 17. a comforting text }

(( @nice-sat0 ))

SMS; NICE SPICE : hey, nice!! sooo i know you’ve been dealing with a lot lately, and I understand that chocolate can’t fix everything, but just in case, i left a box of truffles outside your place! just remember i’m here for you whenever you need me (:

  Maybe for Shiromi, or Rin-san, or any other of her plethora of friends. If nothing else just to bring a bit go sunshine to their days. It’d been awhile since she had seen any of them at all, since she had been MIA, and she missed them terribly. It was brutal, that even as she resurfaced on the face of the earth she was still out of reach of her friends.

  Snapping her from her thoughts, the phone in her pocket buzzes twice simultaneously, and the blonde is quick to read it. A short giggle leaves her lips as she reads over it, before a thoughtful expression replaces it.

     Truth be told, the private detective had been to the place many times before for some daily jumpstarts, but at the moment, remembering exact names wasn’t so smooth. Maybe it was the pain meds, or maybe he had too much on his mind. Nonetheless, he anticipated finally getting out and grabbed his keys from the nightstand.

SYMBOL STARTERS

Send ✗ for my muse to come to yours out of concern for a mutual friend Send ♧ for my muse to meet yours at a mutual friend’s birthday party Send ☺ for our muses to strike up a conversation on an airplane or boat Send ☂ for my muse to find yours injured and offer their assistance Send ☼ for our muses to meet when their pets take a liking to one another Send © for our muses to meet at work as colleagues for the first time Send ♔ for my muse to meet their new boss - who happens to be your muse! Send ♫ for my muse to meet yours in a bar Send ♤ for our muses to be assigned as partners for a mission Send ღ for my muse to offer yours a compliment as they pass eachother.

(Add ‘reverse’ for our muses’ positions to be switched, where applicable)

SENTENCE STARTERS

{ 17. a comforting text }

(( @nice-sat0 ))

SMS; NICE SPICE : hey, nice!! sooo i know you’ve been dealing with a lot lately, and I understand that chocolate can’t fix everything, but just in case, i left a box of truffles outside your place! just remember i’m here for you whenever you need me (:

  Nice was still a mystery to her, but Kaori supposed she couldn’t really talk. She was still much a mystery to those around her. They both kept secrets, and they both respected each other enough not to pry. Perhaps that’s why they’d grown to enjoy the other’s company. If Kaori showed up with a hospital ID bracelet, she knew Nice wouldn’t question her. And likewise, if Nice showed up with several bandages, there would be no inquiries on her end either.

     Nice opened his front door, seeing the usual neighbor’s door across from him. He leaned out of the frame and looked both ways down the open, breezy apartment complex, and finally picked up the gift that Kaori left for him.

     The next two minutes were spent admiring his friend’s confectionary skill and eating a couple of the truffles before setting them aside when his phone buzzed again. The detective unlocked his phone and checked the message, quickly typing a reply.

It was a genius idea until he decided to try and get to this so-called Hamatora. Vash wasn’t exactly super knowledgeable of the streets of Solaris and google maps wasn’t really helping him at all. It definitely didn’t help either when he ran into ten different people and had to stop each time to apologize in excessive amounts and ask for directions.

When he finally reached what was assumed to be his destination Vash made no haste to enter the building. “Hi Hi! is this Hamatora?” He asked while peering around the room. Sure was small for a detective agency…. but hey Vash wasn’t here to judge.

 “I’m here to put in a request?”

     Nice refocused on more positive things. That week he was looking forward to plans with Hiyori, something he was always cheerful about. Just when he sat down and tried to relax, someone entered the office. He immediately sat straight and put on one of his usual, friendly grins.

{ 17. a comforting text }

(( @nice-sat0 ))

SMS; NICE SPICE : hey, nice!! sooo i know you’ve been dealing with a lot lately, and I understand that chocolate can’t fix everything, but just in case, i left a box of truffles outside your place! just remember i’m here for you whenever you need me (:

     Nice lifted the phone from his bedside table (if you could call a foldout table that) and read the words his friend wrote. He smiled, happy that she’d be kind enough to do that. Ever since he moved to Solaris, he’d gotten to know many people who became close friends with him, as well as many that had easily kicked his ass. Such was this scenario.

     Two nights ago was a real failure. Tracking a client’s suspect, he ended up easily beaten, tossed into a dumpster like a discarded piece of trash. That was also when a certain, short, blond guy found him and lent him a hand. Since then, Nice was pretty much constantly in bed, waiting for his injuries to heal themselves.

I already did a version for the mun, but here are some Halloween/Autumn-themed questions for the muse. Send one or a few for my muse!

What’s your favorite thing about the Halloween/Autumn season?

What’s your least favorite thing about the Halloween/Autumn season?

Is Halloween your favorite holiday? If not, what is?

If you could be anything for Halloween, what would you be?

Do you celebrate Halloween or just let it pass by?

Do you remember what you did on Halloween last year?

Do you have a favorite Halloween memory from childhood?

Did you get to choose your costumes as a child or did someone else choose it for you?

What do you prefer: carving pumpkins or handing out candy?

Do you ever buy candy in excess so there’s some left over for you to keep?

Have you ever been on handing-out-candy duty?

Do you attend Halloween costume parties?

Would you ever hang out in a cemetery on Halloween night?

Do you believe the superstitions surrounding Halloween?

Have you ever had a spooky experience this time of year? If so, what happened?

Do you enjoy horror movies/literature/games?

Did you grow up with any Halloween traditions? (like decorating the house or carving pumpkins, etc)

What do you think about people who trick-or-treat as teens or adults?

What do you think about people who go trick-or-treating with babies?

Would you give candy to someone who didn’t dress up in a costume?

Do you enjoy, or have you ever been through a corn maze?

Have you ever been to a haunted house?

Would you go to a real haunted location on Halloween just for fun?

Have you ever performed a prank?

Has anyone ever performed a prank on you?

How enthusiastic would you say you are about Halloween?

Do you like bonfires?

Do you believe in witchcraft?

If spirits were to return to the earth on Halloween, whose spirit would you want to show up on your doorstep?

If you were a ghost (or are a ghost), who would you haunt and how would you pester them?

Do you hate raking leaves?

When you see a leaf pile, are you automatically tempted to jump in it?

What are your thoughts on candy corn?

If you enjoy Halloween parties, do you prefer to attend one or host one?

Tell one story about something creepy or eerie that’s happened to you.

Would you prefer a professionally-made costume or one that you’ve made yourself?

How much do you know about the history of Halloween, and do you have a favorite fun fact?

In the spirit of Halloween, what is your favorite monster or villain from horror culture?

Do you carve basic faces on your pumpkins or do you use patterns?

Where would you rather be stuck on Halloween: a dark forest, a haunted house, an old abandoned hospital, lost in a cornfield, or a cemetery?

For non-celebrating muses:

When did you first learn about Halloween?

Do you like the concept of Halloween or do you think it’s overrated?

Do you know anyone who celebrates Halloween?

Is this the first Halloween you’ve ever experienced?

Are there any similar holidays or events you practice? (for muses from various cultures/species)

How would you explain Halloween to someone else who has never heard of it?

How do you typically spend your 31st of October?

Could you be best friends or the significant other of someone who is obsessed with Halloween?

Have you tried traditional Halloween candy (candy corn, sugar pumpkins, orange and black taffies) and if so, what do you think of it? 

    Hiyori took care to listen to Nice - not only because she was counting on his opinion but because while her heart was pounding in her throat and she was slowly settling back into the idea that this was the reality, Nice’s voice was very, very calming.

        “That sounds terrible. Do you usually deal with that kind of situation on your own? Because…” Because that was awful. If she was like this after one instance (and with help) what would it be like to deal with something like this on her own…?

        “Don’t be. I let you in, remember?” Hiyori smiled lightly and brought Nice’s hand over to her face, pressing just the barest hint of a kiss there before finally looking up at his face.

        “And it’s not like it was a night of losses. We’ll figure this out, somehow. Preferably after a long night’s sleep.

     “Well, until now, yeah,” he admitted quietly, not willing to lie about anything. What would be the point in that, anyway? Until that night, he had just stood and walked himself back to his shabby apartment, sewed himself up with a cheap first-aid kit, then took the next couple days to a week off depending on the severity of the injury. “It’s never been that bad, really, but recently I’ve noticed how solitary it made me. There was nobody there to come back to, just an empty apartment, some leftovers, and a couch to crash on.”

     He sounded like he was narrating his experiences like a sob-story. “Sorry for being so dramatic,” Nice smirked.

     “I’m the one who came to you in the first place, though, therefore I’m the one who dragged you in,” he spoke competitively in a joking way, mostly to keep the blues off the two of them.