Storyline Name: We Are Mint To Be
Creator(s): Sailor Saturn and Puns
Forum: Casual
Advanced or Relaxed: Relaxed
Plot Summary: Nothing is quite like a good vacation! Lounging out in the warm sun, the coolness of a nearby pool and the sounds of happy people all around. This happiness is cut off in the way of a strange fluted song. As the song plays, things begin to change and shift. Everything turns a sickly colored green! As people flee the scene, it's up to our heroes to find this flautist and stop the strange magic.

Problem is, the magic doesn't just look sickly and green, it also warps things affected by its power, changing things into weird shapes, wilting plants and flowers, flickering lights, creating illusions and so on! This makes it harder to follow the sound of the music!
Details on any necessary information:Your setting is at a public swimming pool and vacation spot! Feel free to take the plot in any direction you wish, twisting and adding to it as you see fit, and you can decide if your characters have been working together up to this point, or have only just run into each other (or any other variation), but your main goal is ultimately to find the flautist enemy and stop the illusions! How you accomplish that goal is up to you guys! Have fun!! <3
Restrictions: Characters listed below only!
OOC Thread: Link!
Member to Character List:
Thalassa played by Crystalsetsuna
Xtal-Diamante played by Sailor Mercury

Thalassa rested comfortably under the water in the pool, eyes closed to enjoy the refractions of light dancing through her eyelids. She was wearing an Earthen bikini, which showcased the gills on her ribcage. It had attracted some looks, but it did make breathing underwater remarkably easy. Earth water was so different from the water on her planet, but still pleasant anyway, cool and she didn't have to deal with the unpleasant heat of the sun. It was calm and serene, and fairly quiet if you could ignore the rambunctious splashing of the other pool patrons.

But what made her open her eyes was the screaming that started, in multiple voices. She opened her silver eyes concerned and pushed off the bottom of the pool, surfacing and looking around. Odd, usually the planet was fairly diverse in color, yet now everything seemed to be a shade of...green? And it was strongly disturbing the others.

...Why, exactly, was she here? Xtal-Diamante stared down at her body once more, eyes wandering over the stretchy garment that vaguely reminded her of her attire as Sailor Xtal-Diamante. This one, however, covered less of the tough outer layer that served as her "skin". This place reminded her of the planets she had seen with the others conscripted for the war, but it wasn't the same. It lacked the warm oil rivers of her home, but had that "water" she had seen on Cipriere. This looked different, though... clearer and brighter, and in this place devoid of "plant life" that some of her teammates had been so fond of.

Oh.

The blank eyes scanned the area once again. Now everything surrounding her looked vaguely similar to some of the "plants" she had seen before. At least in colour. Somewhat. Her mind struggled to associate what she was seeing now with previous experiences, bridging gaps too broad for meaningful connections.

Other people may have been running or reacting, but one teenager of moderate height with a massive quantity of cloud-like hair awkwardly gathered back behind her simply stood there. Xtal-Diamante didn't even blink, but occasionally turned her head to continue her observations. She had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Frowning a bit at the odd tint to the world, Thalassa was about to ignore it, until she saw the effects it had. Some of the lovely plants around the pool were wilting, as if shriveling in extraordinary heat. Not only that, now she could see a...green animal? She had no idea what it was, but it had two great curving fangs on either side of its mouth and it seemed to have a very long thick nose that went to the ground nearly. Its wide and large feet seemed to be pounding the ground but she could feel no vibrations that such a large animal must cause.

It was when the animal went through a series of light poles without damaging them at all did Thalassa narrow her eyes. This was not ordinary, even for this strange planet. So it seemed the green hue and this green animal with wrinkly hide were connected. As it was disturbing the peace, it would seem it needed to be stopped.

Fearlessly and calmly, Thalassa strode out of the pool and up the steps. Now how to find what was causing the issue?

OOC:

Xtal-Diamante observed the bizarre animal that crossed her past, but it was strange to her only in that she hadn't seen anything like it before. As the clear crystalline eyes followed the path of the beast, it was hard not to reflect on the thought that there were apparently many different things in this universe. Her time on other worlds had never exposed her to something of that general appearance. In fact, even as she considered this, more oddities rambled by. And still, everything was this odd green hue.

The motion of another person, less frantic than those who still rushed and caused many vibrations with their screams, caught her attention. Interesting to see that at least one of these people seemed untroubled by the change of events. Xtal-Diamante turned her blank stare more directly towards this person with the bluish skin and long hair.

"Perhaps her hair has been affected," she thought, observing the seafoam green hue.

The ruccus was beginning to settle down as the other resort goers finally got out of the area. Thalassa was relieved. It was always easier to think with quiet. “Now, what-” She paused her musing, and it almost seemed as if her finned ears twitched. She hadn't been able to hear it over the screams, but now it was clear as day to her sensitive hearing. Music.

She frowned. Anyone who didn't know what it was and feared it had run. So it left to reason anyone else who remained may be the cause. She looked around and paused, seeing another girl laying on a chair. She blinked slowly and gave a little incline of the head as she asked in her musical voice. “Are you the cause of the music, and these strange events?”

The blank face continued to stare impassively at the speaker who had approached her. Xtal-Diamante hadn't moved at any point, remaining in her position of observation. She was thinking about the green of this person's hair and bluish tint of her skin, continuing down her consideration of whether it could be related to the other minty happenings here. It didn't seem quite the same as everything else—that was clear as the tall young woman approached—but Xtal-Diamante couldn't have decided what such a thing could mean.

She didn't really know what these words meant, either.

"Music?" the voice that replied fell as flat and inexpressive as the other woman's had been musical. "I do not know."

Xtal-Diamante remembered the importance of projecting her vibrations this time. If she had been the sort to high-five herself for success, she would have attempted it.