your eyes are broken bottles [ 2024 catchall ]

[lunardreaming]

who: lucy kushinada (lunardreaming) + others
when: all throughout 2024
where:
what: 2024 catchall, open quest starters
warnings: will add as necessary




[ note: open starters will be posted in the comments! if you'd like to do something with Lucy, hit me up at cosmonautdelta ]

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open quest⸻

[lunardreaming]

berry bonanza (open to both magic and tech path folks)

How was Lucy supposed to know to not eat one of the muffins left in the lobby of the apartments? Look, okay, yes, her natural skepticism probably should have warned her off as it usually does, telling her not to eat strange food that someone's just left around, but maybe the weird optimism of Magisteria has started to get to her. And they'd just... looked so good.

And now, with every move she makes, glitter scatters. They're going to be finding it in the carpet for years.

She'd gotten a very concerned call -- as have other Otherworlders, Lucy assumes -- and a plea for help, and here she is, set up at a table in the lobby, dissecting a muffin. It's a criminally good muffin, actually. It's soft and fluffy on the inside and smells amazing. But what she's mostly interested in are the two types of berries she's found inside: Hexberries, and what she's told are Neon Berries, which look a little like strawberries but in shades of color that only belong in a rave.

Lucy pokes one with the knife she's used to cut the muffin apart, frowning thoughtfully. She nudges one of the cut-up Hexberries toward the person she's studying them with.

"I'm seeing some weird energy readings from these things. It's fluctuating all over the place." Her Bursterfly, which she's kept hold of after hooking it up to an energy reader, is oscillating in different colors as it sits on the table next to her. Lucy's grown kind of fond of the critter. "Food causing magical effects is... new to me, though."

open quest⸻

[lunardreaming]

guardians of the glow (open to both magic and tech path folks)

Lucy's never exactly been the sort to help for the sake of helping. In Night City, that was a great way to get yourself killed or scammed, and she'd been too wary of people ever since she was a child to extend trust like that.

The reason she's helping collect Nightglow flowers is because payment was promised, and as far as she's concerned, she wants to do everything she can to get ahead in this city. New city, new life. New, fresh start. And though Lucy has already procured herself a job, extra cash never hurts.

In the Agrarian Enclave, Nightglows are plentiful, and Lucy can see other Otherworlders just like her collecting them. Seems like she's not the only one that decided to be helpful.

Crouched to pick from a low-laying bush, movement catches at the corner of Lucy's eye. She'd been told the wildlife have been eating the blooms, but-- there's a raccoon staring at her. Except it's just a black shadow, with big luminous eyes, and Lucy can't decide whether it's creepy or cute. If it's alone and harmless, it's probably cute. But if it's just the forward guard of other shadow creatures, then it might be creepy.

"Hey," she calls to the nearest Otherworlder, voice pitched low, "there might be more shadow creatures around here. Keep your eyes open."

for koujaku⸻

[lunardreaming]

( continued from here )

Used to a big city, yeah. Looks just like home, except for all the magic shit.

[ The tiniest hint of amusement enters Lucy's voice. Koujaku looks like he's picking a place a lot less neon than everywhere else, which says a lot about him. Lucy will indulge him rather than dragging him to a club with a name like AMORE or TRIP or FLASHBANG with rainbow flashing lights and naked people of questionable genders in cages. However tempting it is.

The bar is less well-traveled, only a few people inside, and quieter than most other places. Lucy picks a table near the window so she can watch outside. The bartender looks to be AI, their face a cacophony of glowing eyes. ]

If you're into stimulants, a lot of the places here offer drinks with them. It's called Verve.