A city that never sleeps
The world isn't as it seems, and New Yorkers certainly know that well. While the element Asterium is not widely understood, those in the city's underground know better. For millenia, humans have known of this energy. They called those born with it in their bones changelings and mutants. Legends have told of werewolves and vampires for centuries. Those who can harness it became witches and warlocks. All they know now is that some things are better kept secret, and where else can you hide a secret better than New York City?
NEW YORK TIMES
07/07/2020 It's been (technically) our first month! Thanks to everyone who's joined us, and for more announcements, please check HERE for in-game and new developments!
17/06/2020There are staff & RP position tryouts here!
23/05/2020 Trying to gauge interest right now! If you want to help out and potentially take one of the leadership positions, please message me! (either on achromatic#7519 on discord or if you have my skype!)
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CURRENT PLOT
We are currently starting up, and trialing some of the groups right now! There will be an upcoming plot in regards to some city shenanigans soon, but for now, we're simply fixing up the kinks and establishing roles/groups/characters. Feel free to join us! The community and the lore is still being built, and we're always open to new suggestions.
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Post by achromatic on Jul 18, 2020 9:41:07 GMT
Ash nodded. Yeah, ham and rocket was fine. "All right, I can order," he grinned, excited to show Sello the pizza they had here. Honestly, his stomach rumbled at the thought. Before he knew it, he was at the front of the line.
"Ash," the cashier greeted him, "you're here again? Did you remember to bring your coupon card this time?"
The boy rolled his eyes. "I did actually, so maybe one of these days I'll finally get that free slice I've been promised a hundred times."
The man laughed. "You should just keep it in your wallet, then if you ever decide to drop by, you can just grab a slice or something."
Ash grinned, shaking his head. "Nah, I think I lose my wallet more than I lose your coupon cards, but thanks. The usual again please."
The man glanced towards Sello for a moment. "New friend? He wants the the ham and rocket...a man of taste, I see. I'm Carl by the way, glad to know Ash keeps inviting people to his favorite pizza place." He gave Ash a grin, and the curly-haired by smiled back innocently.
He quickly tapped the order in, and Ash pressed his phone to the machine, a quick beep and the order was done. The man turned around, calling out the order and grabbing two cups, filling it with the colorful slushie Ash loved. "On the house, kid."
He grinned. "Thanks Carl," he called out, before returning to Sello, passing a cup to the other boy, "it's just blue raspberry slushie, I order it a lot but here, take it."
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Post by nova on Jul 21, 2020 6:06:15 GMT
Sello let out a small breath of relief when Ash affirmed his choice and he remained quiet once the cashier began speaking. He cast a few glances at him but otherwise his eyes wandered around to take in the area and discreetly listen. However, when he was pulled into the conversation, he whipped his head back to the man.
“Hello,” he said. He offered a small smile before turning to watch Ash tap his phone to the machine and then the cup being passed his way. He blinked at it for a moment, and his smile relaxed into a more natural one.
“Ah thank you,” he said. He gingerly took the cup and peered inside, becoming intrigued by the bright blue color. It had been awhile since he had a slushie, nevermind such a dubiously colored one. Well, blue raspberry didn’t sound too bad, not that Sello was picky; it was a free drink after all.
At the thought of expenses, Sello quickly added, “Oh, sorry, how much was it? Um, the pizza?”
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wrinkly, rather thin black wallet. The only cards inside were his driver’s license, library card, and school ID. He only carried as much as he needed due to a fear of getting robbed. Or kidnapped. Or...anything bad, really.
He struggled to open it with one hand and suddenly he realized he barely had any money left after the purchases he made earlier. Still, internal screaming aside, he would still want to pay Ash back.
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Jul 21, 2020 15:17:57 GMT
Post by achromatic on Jul 21, 2020 15:17:57 GMT
Ash chuckled, before taking a long sip from his own, peering quickly at Sello to see if he liked the drink. The other boy's face didn't show a lot of emotion. Was Sello always so...closed off? Maybe he was shy–then again, Ash did come out of the blue just to ask a stranger to grab a pizza with him. Anyone would probably find that awkward, right?
Yeah, maybe he really did need to plan things a little better next time. In hindsight, it was a bit strange.
Ash shrugged. "It was like three dollars, don't worry about it," he chuckled, barely glancing at the other boy's wallet. He didn't want to say anything, but the boy didn't seem to carry any cash either. "I mean if you really want to pay me back, you can just buy me some candy or ice cream later, and we're even."
He glanced towards the counter, where paper plates now held their dinner, and the man beckoned them over. Ash grinned, grabbing the first slice and passing it to Sello, before taking his own. "Mm," he breathed in the smell as if it was the most delicious smell in the world, "bone apple teeth," he joked.
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Post by nova on Jul 22, 2020 6:46:03 GMT
Sello felt bad at feeling relieved when Ash said not to worry about it. Still, money was money, as per what his parents always said. His honor system was pretty strong, but he didn’t want to insist further.
“Oh, well, okay,” he said, reluctantly storing his wallet away. The idea of something sweet sounded nice until a wave of overthinking hit him.
Later? Like, later today later? Or later some other time later later? He thought. He didn’t even know any stores for that. Maybe if he could look some places up really quickly…
The beckoning over brought Sello out of his thoughts and he shook his head a little as he walked over to the counter. He stared at the slice of pizza passed his way with the same amount of intrigue as the slushie. It really did have a lot of greens on top, but he was more curious than disgusted. He looked up at Ash’s joke and he chuckled before looking down at his slice.
“Mm, salad,” he said.
He did have to admit that the slice looked and smelled incredible. He glanced at Ash before he picked up the green slice of pizza and took a small bite, getting hit with a punch of flavor. Ash was not messing around, was he?
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Jul 22, 2020 14:15:52 GMT
Post by achromatic on Jul 22, 2020 14:15:52 GMT
Ash grinned as Sello took a bite. "It's amazing, right?" he agreed excitedly, before biting into his, "I mean, there's also chilli oil if you like that." He gestured to the glass bottle near the counter. Even though everything came in a paper plate, the pizza parlour seemed fancy enough to have sauces and bottles of extra seasonings such as oregano and chilli flakes.
"What do you think?" he offered, grabbing some napkins and handing it to the other boy, "it's Emeline's favorite so you know, it's probably really good. I've never tried it though, so I guess you can totally be the judge of whether she's got really good taste in food or a really weird one."
He did want to make this a good food experience for the other kid, after all. He didn't seem like he ate out much–well, he had all but admitted it really–and frankly, any eating out experience should at least be decent, especially if someone was eating at this exact pizza place. If Ash was proud of anything, it was that he could find a decent place for grub that wasn't too expensive. If it wasn't good, he'd just make it at home. At least that was what he tried to tell Emeline; sometimes she'd agree and sometimes...well, his cooking could still use some work.
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Post by nova on Jul 28, 2020 5:14:42 GMT
Sello took his time chewing and he smiled at Ash’s comment. He followed his gesturing and squinted at the bottles, eyeing them carefully. Is chilli oil spicy? Hmm. He didn’t really use add-ons anyway; he didn’t like drawing attention to himself so he usually just took whatever was given to him. But he did like the pizza as it was.
He sipped his slushie while he listened to Ash speak, and he glanced back at his slice of pizza. So it was Emeline’s favorite, huh. He supposed he had free reign to say whatever he wanted then, but he felt he should be honest.
“It is really good,” he said. He raised the slushie cup and added, “And, um, this too.”
He took another sip before looking at Ash’s pizza then his own. So Ash never tried it before? He lowered his cup as he gestured a little to his pizza.
“Do you want to try it?” He offered. He wanted to be generous, or, oh no, what if he thought that was germy? Internal. Screaming.
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Jul 28, 2020 15:50:06 GMT
Post by achromatic on Jul 28, 2020 15:50:06 GMT
Ash didn't expect Sello to actually offer him any. It was a really nice gesture–he was touched, really–but he had assumed the other boy was a bit...shy, and hm, maybe they were getting along better than he thought. He gave Sello a smile, albeit a sheepish one.
"You sure you're not worried about germs or something?" he laughed, almost teasing the other boy, "I'unno, sometimes people get picky about that stuff, and you know, don't want to intrude on your food too."
Frankly he wasn't sure what the proper etiquette for all of this was, and all of a sudden he felt almost a bit shy. Of course, Emeline had never shared her pizza, but then again, he wouldn't either. They had their own set ways and they stuck to it.
"I mean, I'll try it if you try mine," he offered, "it wouldn't be fair for me to take a bite out of yours and just steal your food like that, right?"
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Post by nova on Aug 4, 2020 3:42:49 GMT
Sello sipped his slushie and averted his eyes at the mention of germs. He always shared with his siblings and vice versa (although it was mostly the former) so it didn’t seem too weird to him. And he was healthy, he was pretty sure. Still, he was mentally preparing to take back his words until Ash gave a counteroffer.
He glanced back over at his slice of pizza, staring with the same fascination that he had for his own food. He would normally decline, but he supposed he could take a small bit of his food since he was sharing his own; he didn’t want to seem rude.
“Um, yeah sure. What did you get, again?” He asked. It was one of the weird named ones, he was pretty sure, but it didn’t look half bad. He gently pushed his plate a little closer to Ash while he took another sip of his slushie.
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Post by achromatic on Aug 5, 2020 14:58:07 GMT
The boy exchanged their plates, his expression bright. "Uh, it's called Vesuvius, so it's like, their chilli option..." he gave Sello a sheepish smile, "it's actually not that spicy but maybe I just burned off all my tastebuds when I was younger." Ash was always a sucker for trying weird foods, after all, and that also included his love for things that were extra–extra spicy, extra sour, extra sugary...he could name it all.
He waited for the other kid to take a bite first, holding Sello's pizza, before shooting a quick, expectant glance to Sello, wondering what he'd think about his choice.
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Post by nova on Aug 15, 2020 4:58:19 GMT
Sello also waited for Ash to take the first bite, but after casting a quick glance at him at the same time he did, he quickly looked back down at the pizza. He felt a little more self-conscious, but he tried not to take notice. Not that spicy, right? He took a small bite into the pizza and chewed, the flavors dancing around in his mouth.
Hmm, it was pretty tasty actually...Oh. Oh. Oh? Maybe he was a little sensitive, but he could start to feel some of the spiciness. He was scared to ask what Ash thought was really spicy.
“It’s, it’s pretty good,” he said. Although he said that, he nearly instinctively reached for his slushie and took a few sips, letting the coolness settle on his tongue.
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Aug 17, 2020 11:19:47 GMT
Post by achromatic on Aug 17, 2020 11:19:47 GMT
He grinned. Great! He was slowly converting Sello towards his own food addiction, he knew it. "I hope it wasn't too spicy for you," he chuckled before taking another bite of his own slice, revelling in the glorious explosion of flavour that burst on his tongue.
He took another sip of his slushie, practically wolfing down his own food. He only slowed down to make sure he wasn't eating a ton faster than Sello was, waiting for the other boy to finish his own food all the same. He enjoyed this, if he was to be honest; it was nice meeting someone and getting a slice of pizza, even if it had been a change from his original plans.
"So do you live far from here?" he asked brightly.
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