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Designer’s Reflection: Sound of the Tide

Obtained: Dream and Sea Wind event

Rarity: SSR

Attribute: Gold/Elegant

Awakened Suit: Sound of the Conch

Story - transcripts from Designer’s Reflection

Chapter 1 - Elf Maiden

Chapter 2 - Voyage Encounter

Chapter 3 - Tears of Pearl

Chapter 4 - Deep Sea Fairy Tale

Story - summarized

Dorea is the only Water Elf fascinated by humans and the surface. When she finds time, she slips away to watch a ship that came nearby. The researchers don’t notice her - except for one, with vivid blue eyes. Dorea is fascinated by “Mr. Blue Eyes.” She surfaces every day to get a glimpse of the curious human.

Meanwhile, the human researcher DeVit is startled to see a Water Elf. He only heard about them from legends. He sketches the Elf every chance he gets. He’s dazzled by her ethereal form. He posts his pictures in the window of his cabin.

Finally, Dorea comes up with a plan to see Mr. Blue Eyes once. At a party, she drugs the guards and steals a precious pearl. Once she breaks the surface, she uses the pearl to give her a human form and a lovely dress with pearls. She comes onboard the ship.

DeVit is so happy to see her. They take in the moment - right before a storm tosses the ocean. The chief of Dorea’s clan noticed the pearl’s disappearance.

The researchers jump ship and barely make it to safety. Dorea rescues DeVit from the sea and drags him ashore. As she weeps, her tears turn into pearls. The chief’s voice demands Dorea return to the ocean, or DeVit will perish. Dorea takes the tear-pearls and makes a necklace. She leaves it with DeVit before turning back.

Years later, DeVit’s hometown of Sirenberg thrives on his fairy tales. The Water Elf series remains the most popular. Everyone knows that DeVit based the tales off of his own experiences - but no one knows how it truly ends. All they heard was that he went sailing one day far into the ocean and never came back.

Connections

-You first meet the Water Elves in Mercury’s Reflection for Startide Dream.

-DeVit says that he was here on a research expedition and also that they were to locate resources. In Startide Dream, Mercury made a deal with the Water Elf King for safe passage for his ships as they dredged resources from the ocean.

-Years after their encounter, Dorea submits the pearl dress to the Wintermount Designer’s Tea Party. We attend the Tea Party in the Reflections for Mercury’s and Qin Yi’s wedding dresses and Helz’ Romantic Visit.

Fun Facts

-Dorea says that her chief has a special pearl. It’s possible that each Elf clan leader, plus the king, possess special gems with powers tied to the ocean.

-It’s possible that DeVit not only saw Dorea again, but may have found a way to be with her forever. He was an old human, but with the ocean gems, there could have been a way to turn him into a Water Elf.

Here is the full, uncropped version of the WIntermount vintage travel poster I did for @popnikkiofficial‘s summer 2018 zine. Please take a look at the zine, the entire team and I are very proud of the final product and would love for you to enjoy it!

I had a lot of fun scouring the internet for refs of Wintermount, Santorini in Greece, and real-life vintage travel posters. An excellent book reference I used was Patience Coster’s Vintage Travel Posters, which has a lot of posters and an history of these unique, eye-catching advertisements~

☆ commissions are open! ☆

Don't be deceived by its name, it is a coastal city on the border of Cloud and Lilith. Wintermount is the second largest city in Lilith Kingdom. Its trade and tourism industry is quite advanced. Every year, there are young talented designers gathering in the Hillside Square for communication and competition. This competition called Designer's Tea Party.

You can see rose garden on the way to Hillside Square. The rose garden is built to memorize Nidhogg the Prime Minister. When he was young, he won the first prize and became famous by his final formal dress of roses.

Hillside Square

Designer’s Reflection: Romantic Visit

Obtained: top-up for Wedding Hell Event

Rarity: SSR

Attribute: Blue/Cool

Awakened Suit: Floral Parade

Story - transcripts from Designer’s Reflection

Chapter 1 - Tea Party

Chapter 2 - Story of the Gown

Chapter 3 - Mita’s Gown

Chapter 4 - Special Award

Story - summarized

Helz had planned to go to the Designer’s Tea Party in Wintermount to win and to promote his store. But once he sees Qin Yi’s and Mercury’s designs, he feels hesitant and decides to withdraw from the contest to study harder.

On the way out, he meets tomboyish Mita, who assures him that his dress is pretty and he should still try the contest. Mita is here with her boss to promote his own design, which his soon-to-be wife will wear at their wedding. Helz realizes that Mita has a crush on her boss, and she admits she had tried changing herself to be girlier so he would notice her.

But Mita still wasn’t happy, and the boss stayed with his fiancée. Nevertheless, Helz gives her the dress he made, and then he leaves for the airport. He reviews his designs while waiting for his flight.

He stumbles upon an acceptance speech he made: “The Apple Apparel Group believes designs should spark joy and everyone should be able to express themselves with clothing.” Helz understands that designs should be tailored to the person, not the other way around.

Helz returns to the contest, but this time, he makes a gorgeous pantsuit that fits Mita’s style. He enters the design for the contest, and then he gives it to Mita to wear to the wedding. She officiates the ceremony in that suit, looking happier and more confident than she had before.

And as Helz expected, Qin Yi and Mercury win the Tea Party with their gowns. But, Aphrodia makes a special award just for Helz. She was impressed with his unique design, so she made a recognition award for him. He still gets to give an acceptance speech (and remembers to plug his store). Soon after, he is flooded with calls and orders for pantsuits to wear. He delays his return home to Flowerland to take care of all the designs here.

Connections

-This takes place during the Wedding Hell Event, and Helz’ story overlaps with Mercury’s and Qin Yi’s Reflections in the timing.

-Helz’s overconfidence nearly causes a dilemma in his Reflection for Diamond Star. He rushes into opening Apple Apparel for the first time without any knowledge of business.

Fun Facts

-The main judge that talks is Mr. Ande from the Starheaven Swan pageant. He is a little less snobby during the Wedding Hell than he was during the pageant. He still doesn’t like Nikki, though.

-Aphrodia hosts the Wintermount wedding design competition. Aphrodia is based after the Greek goddess Aphrodite: both are born from the sea, both are the most beautiful, and both preside over love and beauty. The only difference is that Aphrodia also works with weddings, which is the goddess Hera’s role.

Narrated by Qin Yi.

Zhou Yue: Let’s get a move on.

Luanyun: What’s the hurry? Things will happen at their own pace.

Zhou Yue: But your gown will be on display for a while, and it takes a while to look at all the details.

Luanyun: I think you want to see Mr. Qin Yi, and that’s why you’re in a hurry.

Zhou Yue: Of course that’s one of the reasons...

Luanyun: Don’t worry, Qin Yi is guaranteed to be the winner of the Designer’s Tea Party.

Zhou Yue: But the Designer’s Tea Party is full of talented designers...

Luanyun: Are you not confident in Qin Yi’s work, or are you questioning my ability to choose designers?

Zhou Yue: Of course not! You’re right. You’re the expert.

Narrator: It looked as though the crowd had pushed the couple together. I stepped forward and stopped. I’d wait for them to come to me.

Zhou Yue: Ah! Mr. Qin, sorry to make you wait...

Luanyun: Long time no see, Mr. Qin.

Narrator: When Zhou Yue saw me, his eyes glowed like a child’s. Princess Luanyun was smiling, too.

Narrator: When I had seen her in the theater before, she had always looked arrogant and aloof.

Qin Yi: Long time no see. You both look good.

Luanyun: It hasn’t been that long. I saw a show by the Neverfall Troupe just last month...

Zhou Yue: Oh, be nice, my love.

Qin Yi: Thank you for still supporting my play.

Zhou Yue: Of course! I will always be a fan of the Fair One!

Qin Yi: I wonder if the troupe will ever get a Moonship play again. I’m sending an invitation to an excellent playwright this time.

Zhou Yue: Of course! If you like my play, I am always happy to collaborate with your troupe.

Luanyun: Do you want me to congratulate you on your success?

Zhou Yue: I was able to chase the moon, my love! Now I’m up among the moon and the stars...

Narrator: Under her husband’s warm gaze, Princess Luanyun opened her folding fan and covered half of her face.

Narrator: She had once seemed so unattainable, but I felt like I was now seeing a happy, ordinary person.

Qin Yi: Are you getting used to living outside the royal palace now, Princess?

Luanyun: I am fine. Although I still miss my family, I’ll be just fine as long as I have Zhou Yue by my side.

Zhou Yue: Actually, Mr. Qin, my love still can’t tell the difference between gold coins and diamonds... Ouch! That hurts!

Choose either “You laughed again” or “They’re very happy.”

If “laughed,” ...

You: You laughed again. When you meet them, you always have that smile on your face.

Narrator: Really? I didn’t expect that my play would bring such a happy surprise.

If “happy,” ...

You: They look really happy.

Qin Yi: It’s a great story, isn’t it?

--

Luanyun: Let’s go. Aphrodia is going to announce the winner of this year’s wedding dress competition.

Zhou Yue: Just now you seemed certain that Qin Yi would win first place.

Luanyun: I’m still feeling confident.

Zhou Yue: Then don’t go so fast, Qin Yi...

Qin Yi: Go. I’ll be waiting in the contestants’ area. Whether it’s onstage or not, I’ll see you again soon.

Zhou Yue: Alright. We will always support you!

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3