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-LOUD CLAPPING- WOOOO!!! YEAH!!!! :D

Thank you for writing out a whole play for this, that was delightful :'D One aspect of it is also very close to canon, in fact! I shouldn't say which one of course, but noting the similarity was very fun for me!

Picturing Scutum doing a four-handed bonk on Pegasus's head is also very funny, leave it to Peggy to run her mouth off in the name of gossip xD

SOMEONE LIKE ME (CHAP. 23) - A STARGLASS ZODIAC X ZODIAC EXPERIMENT CROSSOVER

i think this might be the longest chapter yet oops

previous chapter is here

next chapter is TBA

masterpost is here

tagging @mythicalmagical-monkeyman @hyperfixation-tangentopia @maiawhimsicalt and @sweet-star-cookie

The vine-lights in the theater dimmed. Music began to softly play from all around them—hidden speakers, Ciara assumed. The music began to build, began to grow, and when the piece had hit its peak, the curtains flared open.

"This is a tale of wisdom!" An actor ran up onto the stage, dressed in all blue—he looked like a bard. He was holding a lyre, and he strummed as he ran.

"Of courage!" A knight in fully-clad golden armor ran up as well, dragging a sword behind him. His boots clank-clank-clanked on the wooden stage as he went.

"Of compassion!" A woman, draped in one of the gorgeous rainbow dresses Ciara had seen earlier, made her way up as well, placing her hands on the bard and knight's shoulders.

"This is the tale of Asteria!" All three shouted, pointing their hands upwards, towards something—a window? Ciara looked up as well, finding a glass window stained with rainbow colors, depicting a woman with her eyes closed.

/Is she like the equivalent of Eclipse?/ Ciara thought, remembering the stories Capricorn had told her.

The bard and the queen ran off the stage, and another voice—the narrator, probably—began speaking.

"Our story begins with a knight," The voice said, as the knight drew his sword. "One day, after his duties, he found an injured animal. This knight's valor knew no bounds, and so he went off to offer his aid."

"Upon further investigation, he discovered it was a mythical pegasus!"

An actual pink pegasus clip-clopped onto the stage, her flank covered in blood—or no, red paint. She stumbled to her knees, her wings fluttering, whinnying in pain. Two actors dressed as bears chased after her.

"Oh! Beautiful creature, who has hurt you?!" The knight shouted, rushing forward. "Fear not! I shall aid you!"

"The knight rushed forward, slaying the ugly bears that were tormenting the pegasus!" The knight drew his sword and pretended to stab the bears—more red paint oozed out of the fake wounds.

"The knight withdrew a flask full of orange liquid, tipping it down the pegasus' throat! After a few moments, the pegasus' eyes fluttered open."

"Oh, brave knight!" The pegasus said, her voice bright and melodic. "I thank you!" She rose to her feet and trotted in a circle around the knight before flapping her wings and running off the stage.

"Wait!" The knight cried, reaching his hand out hesitantly. "O' great beast, who are you?! What are you?!"

"But the great pegasus had already departed," The narrator droned as the knight walked off the stage. "The knight went off on his way, dejected, but he never forgot the beauty of the great creature."

"Many moons passed, and the pegasus was thought to be just a figment of the knight's mind. Nobody would believe him." The knight reappeared, this time with a bunch of townsfolk. He gesticulated vigorously, trying to convince the people of his tale. "Nobody believed him. They all thought him a fool."

"That is, until one day." The knight and townspeople went off in different directions, and the curtains dropped. When they rose once more, the bard dressed in blue was standing there, playing his lyre.

"Hark! Hear the birds sing!" The bard sang. "This piece I dedicate to the beauty of nature itself! Even the beauty of humans cannot compare!"

He began playing a beautiful piece, first playing a tune that mimicked the sounds of the birds chirping. Then he switched to a melody that sounded like the flowing of a river—calm, and tranquil.

In the background, the shadow of the pegasus lurked once more. She began to sniffle, then cry, then full-out sob.

"Oh!" The bard whirled around, startled. He saw the pegasus' crying form, and rushed over. "Pardon me! Have I disturbed you with my song? I apologize. I shall go—"

"No!" The pegasus cried, wiping her tears with her wings. "No, your song...it was beautiful! These are tears of joy, you see! For it is so rare now to find souls that truly appreciate the blessings of nature."

"Is that so?" The bard began to pluck at the strings of his lyre again. "Would you like to hear more?"

"Yes!" The pegasus squealed, still shedding tears of joy. /Damn, this pegasus can really act well./ "Such dulcet tones have never been heard before!"

The bard kept playing, and the pegasus watched, enraptured. The tones shifted continuously, evoking every feeling from the peace of relaxing in the shade to the excitement of running through the forest.

When the bard's performance was done, the pegasus stood up. "I must depart. Goodbye, lover of the forest! We might meet again, we might not! I bid you farewell!"

"Wait!" The bard shouted, running after the pegasus. "Come back! You mustn't leave so quickly—you're the only one that appreciates my music!"

"And so, many more moons passed. The bard began writing more tales, tales about the pegasus." The bard walked off the stage and then walked back on, now singing for a group of townspeople. "The people thought him delusional, and turned their backs on him. Nobody would listen to him." The townspeople began scolding the bard—one of them even threw a tomato at him. Ciara giggled.

"One ordinary day, the knight was taking a stroll through the market, looking for something to eat." The set pieces changed, and it was then Ciara noticed the spirit moving them—a man with purplish skin and wavy black hair and a purple horn on his forehead. "When he heard the bard, singing the tales of the pegasus."

"O' great beast, where'er you are!" The bard sang, dodging the tomatoes being thrown at him. "Your great wings and beauty shall ne'er—hey! That was a perfectly good pie!" The fake pie splattered on the ground behind him, causing Ciara to stifle her laughter with her fists.

"Excuse me!" The knight in golden armor ran towards the bard hurriedly.

The bard scoffed, his blue robes waving in the wind. "If you're here to insult me, just go! I've endured enough slander for one day!"

"No, no!" The knight rushed up to the bard. "Do you sing of a mythical pegasus? If so—I've seen the beast you sing of!"

"The bard's eyes widened with curiosity."

"You're not pulling my leg, are you?" The bard sprang to his feet. "You are a member of the royal army! Take me to visit the queen, for with both of our accounts, she will surely believe us!"

"The knight was less enthusiastic."

"You saw how those people acted." The knight shuffled back and forth. "They think us lunatics! What might the queen say if she heard our story?"

"Noooooo, she'll believe you!" Ciara whispered as the bard continued to try to convince the knight to join his cause. Capricorn smiled over at her.

"What good will visiting the queen do?" The knight asked, still unsure. "What will she be able to do?"

"She will be able to issue a royal proclamation!" The bard danced around, strumming his lyre. "And with her aid, we will be able to see the pegasus again!"

"In the end, the bard managed to convince the knight to escort him to the palace to meet the queen." The props changed, and now a throne with the woman in the rainbow dress sitting in it was wheeled up.

Both the knight and bard kneeled before the queen. "My Queen," The knight spoke up. "A winged horse has been sighted in the kingdom. She was there one moment and then gone the next. And this beautiful creature could /talk/."

"She would bring much joy to our people if only we could see her again!" The bard exclaimed dramatically. "My Queen, please help us! Issue a declaration, and help us find this pegasus!"

"The queen rested her head on her chin, lost in thought."

"What does this winged horse look like?" She asked, slowly, surprised but without malice. "I would like to know what I am searching for."

The bard waved his hands about wildly. "A lovely pink hue, the color of roses just bloomed, with wavy chestnut hair and magnificent wings—"

"The pegasus was pink." The knight summarized. "With a brown mane and large wings."

The queen sat up, straighter, her eyes going wide. "A pink pegasus, you say?"

Both the knight and bard nodded, and the queen stood up suddenly. "I've been having dreams as of late. This...this pegasus calls out to me, beckons me. She tells me she will lead me to my destiny!"

"Later that night, the pegasus visited all three of them as they dreamt," The narrator said as all three of them walked off. "She told them of a great prophecy, and that the journey they were about to embark on would alter the very fabric of the universe."

"And so, the three of them, the knight, the bard, and the queen, set off on an adventure the next day, to find the legendary pegasus. Along the way, they faced many challenges."

"Their first challenge was a duo of vicious beasts, the Chimaera and the Manticore. They guarded a bridge, one that was essential for progression."

Two actors, one dressed in black, the other in white, advanced towards them. They had masks of beasts, giant wings, and tails swinging behind them. The knight unsheathed his sword, stepping in front of the bard and queen.

"The knight slayed them easily, with his bravery and courage."

The knight swung his sword gracefully, arcing it through the air and slamming it into the Chimaera's head. The Chimaera fell, and the Manticore snarled in defense. The knight backed up, and then with a leap that would've impressed even Cygnus (the best ballet dancer in her Astral Plane), struck the Manticore with a devastating blow.

"Woo hoo!" Ciara whisper-shouted, clapping quietly.

"Their next challenge was another monster—much stronger the Chimaera or the Manticore. It was the great Minotaur, and it was far too powerful, even for the knight. He was guarding the way to a great labyrinth that our heroes needed to pass through. He could not be beaten with sheer power, so the bard devised a clever tactic to bypass him."

An actor with a highly realistic bull head lumbered onto the stage, carrying an axe. The knight started forward, sword drawn, but the queen stopped him. The bard began gently strumming a lullaby on his lyre, singing softly, and the Minotaur sprang to attention.

The beast began to stomp around, his feet shaking the ground with every step. However, the bard's playing and singing was skilled indeed, as the Minotaur's movements began to become sluggish, and then he collapsed, snoring.

"Clever bastard," Ciara murmured, nodding in approval.

"The heroes tip-toed past the minotaur, completely unharmed thanks to the bard's wisdom. In the heart of the labyrinth, there lay the final monster that our heroes needed to best—the legendary Medusa."

An actress, skin painted vibrant green, with a snake tail replacing her lower half, slithered across the stage floor. Her wig consisted of many small, hyper-realistic fake snakes, hissing as she made her way across.

"Too skilled to be defeated in combat, too clever to be outsmarted, it seemed our heroes were at a loss as to how to proceed. But the ever-empathetic queen figured out a way."

The queen valiantly approached the monstress, sweeping her shawl off her shoulders and delicately placing around on Medusa's neck. The queen then bowed deeply, and Medusa raised her hands to her mouth.

"Yes, girlboss," Ciara said quietly, and Scorpio shot her a weird look.

"And so, touched by the queen's compassion, Medusa allowed the heroes passage to the top of the labyrinth, where they found a magnificent temple. Inside, they found..."

"The pegasus?" Ciara whispered.

"The great pegasus."

"Warriors!" The pegasus trilled. "You have persevered through the challenges set before you, just as the prophecy foretold!"

"A soldier, carrying a mighty sword." The knight stood to attention, placing his hand on his sword.

"A poet, whose weapon is his words." The bard strummed his lyre, flashing the audience a smile.

"And a ruler, whose brow is laid in thorn." The queen nodded, fixing her crown.

"Your journey has been long and arduous, and your reward shall be great and bountiful!"

"What is our reward?" The queen asked, her voice unwavering. "You said that our journey would alter the very fabric of the universe?"

"And indeed it will." The pegasus spread her wings wide, both them beginning to glow. "Brave soldier, step forth."

The knight stepped forward, kneeling before the pegasus.

"For your courage in the face of peril, I award you with the powers of the sun. May you burn bright and glorious."

A spotlight flashed on, and the knight's golden armor seemed to shine even brighter. The knight stood up, a yellow orb now nestled in his palms.

The pegasus' left wing dimmed, and it folded to her side. "Clever poet, step forth."

The bard stepped forward, bowing deeply.

"For your wisdom in the face of uncertainty, I award you with the powers of the moon. May you shine brilliant and luminous."

Another spotlight flashed on, and the bard's azure robes seemed to be bathed with splendor. The bard straightened up, a blue orb now sitting in his hands.

The pegasus' right wing dimmed, and now she folded both her wings to her sides. "And for you, kind queen. Step forth."

The queen curtsied, hands spread to her sides.

"For your compassion in the face of hatred, I award you with the powers of all the stars. May your magnificence never run dry."

A final spotlight flashed on, and the queen's rainbow dress now glowed with even more vivid color. The queen tipped her head back, her hands and arms now glittering with power.

"The pegasus, now drained of all her power, had at last completed her task. These three beings would now ascend to a higher plane of existence, becoming the gods of a new land."

The three heroes began exchanging items, talking softly. The queen lifted her crown off her head and gently placed it on the bard's head. The knight presented the queen with his sword, and the queen graciously took it. The bard swept his arms out, handing the knight his lyre.

A different string instrument began softly playing—violin? Cello?

The knight ran off the stage, returning wearing a dragon costume—it looked like one of those dragon dancers from Chinese new year's.

"The knight became the god Solaris, wielder of fire and earth magic, and bearer of the Sun Starglass."

The bard also ran off the stage, returning with a similar dragon costume—this one in blue.

"The bard became the god Lunaris, wielder of air and water magic, and bearer of the Moon Starglass."

The queen turned around, shaking her hair down around her shoulders—her hair reached the floor. She spun around—once, twice, and suddenly her dress flared out, becoming adorned with feathers and beads. (Like that one scene from The Hunger Games, where Katniss' wedding dress became the mockingjay dress with wings.)

"And the queen became the goddess Asteria—the creator of the Astral Plane."

"Ohhhhh." Ciara muttered. "That makes so much sense."

"Together, these three created a rich world of constellations and spirits." More and more spirits crowded up on the stage, the three gods rising above them all. "The world that we live in. The world of Asteria!"

"Long live Asteria!" All the actors chorused, cheering. The background music began to swell, and the curtains swung closed. A moment later, it re-opened, with all the actors standing in a line, holding hands. Asteria, Solaris, and Lunaris were standing in the very middle, all three of them sitting on the pegasus. After a moment, all of the actors bowed deeply, smiling and waving at the audience. (Which only consisted of four people.)

Ciara clapped enthusiastically, Scutum following her example. Capricorn clapped lazily, nodding in approval. Scorpio waited a couple moments before hesitantly clapping as well.

"That was amazing!" Ciara shouted as the lights came back on. "Is that actually how your Astral Realm came to be?"

"No, no," Capricorn chuckled, leading the group over to the stage—to meet the actors, Ciara hoped. "None of us actually know how this world was created. Pegasus actually wrote this play."

"Pegasus wrote this?" Ciara asked, just as the titular Pegasus rounded the corner.

"Capricoooooooorn!" Pegasus giggled, trotting over to the group. Behind her, a light purple colored unicorn and a cream colored foal followed. Ciara assumed they were the constellations Monoceros and the other horse constellation. (Ciara forgot its name—there were too many vowels.)

"Peggy, excellent performance up there." Capricorn patted Ciara's shoulder. "This is Ciara, the visitor to our Astral Plane. She really enjoyed our show, it seems."

"Oh, helloooo!" Pegasus tittered. "Good to have another theatre lover here!" She waved her wings, nearly knocking Scorpio in the head. "These here are my brothers, Monoceros and Equuleus! Monoceros is our stage hand, and Equueleus is our aspiring apprentice!"

"Hello," Monoceros slowly said, nodding his head. "A pleasure to have you here in the theater."

"I noticed you during the performance!" Ciara exclaimed, remembering the man moving the props. "You were the guy helping to change the scenery!"

Monoceros nodded sagely. "That was me, yes." He began to shapeshift into his human form, much like how Ciara's own Pegasus could shift between human and pegasus. The now human Monoceros flexed his fingers. "Taking the role of a grip rather literally, as you can see."

"Sissy, you were so cool up there!" Equuleus shouted, running circles around his sister. "I liked it when you were whining in pain!"

Pegasus sighed, smiled, and shook her head. "One must always know how to suffer for their art!"

It was then Pegasus noticed Scorpio and Scutum standing behind Capricorn. "Oh, Scutuuum! How have you been, dearie?"

Scutum shook Pegasus' wing with one of his hands. "Good, good. And you?"

"Maaarvelous! Though I must say," Pegasus folded her wings so that Scutum and Ciara were hidden from view—presumably so they could gossip without anyone hearing them. "I am surprised you managed to convince Scorpio to come here!"

"Why?" Ciara asked, casting a glance at Scorpio. Was he on bad terms with everybody in this Astral Plane? "He actually came with us to the clothing store to pick up the costumes."

Pegasus let out another appalled gasp. "The costume store? Oh my, how did you ever manage to do that?!"

"Uh. What's so bad about that?" Ciara asked, oblivious to Scutum's hand-across-the-neck gestures.

"Don't you know there was a horrible, horrible accident involving Pisces and Scorpio?" Pegasus lowered her voice even more. "Pisces was one of the few people directly harmed by Scorpio's Void magic! Why, I believe—"

"Peggy!" Scutum whispered, desperately trying to make her shut up.

"Aquarius threw him out of her shop, last time I heard—"

"Peggy!" Scutum whispered, more urgently. "Peggy, he's right there—"

Scorpio was in fact there, desperately pretending he couldn't hear their conversation.

"A lot of us used to view Scorpio as an outcast because of that—ow! Hey!"

"Peggy!" Scutum bonked Pegasus on the head with all four of his arms, nodding towards Ciara.

"Sorry, sorry." Pegasus unfolded her wings, walking away and waving with her front hoof. "Catch you later, Capricorn!"

Capricorn wiggled his fingers goodbye, turning back to Ciara. Scorpio awkwardly stood there.

"Aquarius and Pisces are actually siblings in my world," Ciara said, changing the subject. Capricorn's face wrinkled up in intrigue, probably thinking about what it would be like if his own Aquarius and Pisces were siblings instead of wives.

Ciara kept thinking. It seemed that Scorpio was intrinsically linked to exclusion, or shame, or disgrace, no matter what form he took.

She wondered why that was.

check out @sweet-star-cookie's starglass zodiac lore if you liked this!! questions about my lore are greatly appreciated!!

#this was awesome thank you!!!#tagged for me #Starglass Zodiac #SGZ #TZE #The Zodiac Experiment #crossover #fanfic

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#xD #one of the best line deliveries tbh #dungeon meshi #audio

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#literally lmao #it sucks ass

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i will die without routine. also this routine is killing me

#being AuDHD be like

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his day

#happy kirb day y'all #probably could've put this on my sketch blog but eh #my art #kirby #kirby anniversary

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can i jsut say… isnt it insane that polar bears go underground like imagine just walking along with a shovel and u start digging a hole and a bear is in there

#i love polar bears :'D #they're so cute #bears

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@uncertainty5 We got basically the same thing 😂 Not sure how "lawful" I am, but in the context of DnD I'm really not chaotic either lol. I didn't look again until after I made mine, but I find it funny how close our outfits are too, haha!

Tried my best to make myself here rather than a full-on fantasy persona since the colour options are fairly limited, but I came out pretty cute anyway :D I can still be part dragon though, as a treat

I don't really know who to tag in these so if you see this and wanna do it, go wild!

Tag game!!!

Do this quiz

And this picrew

And tag people(obviously)

@anartistwithamask @gummy-axolotl @shadowthegay @auseryoumayknow @copper-ichor @moonysfavoritetoast @alexthescaredenby @invaderxeya @fungal-boy-witch-yay @artists-void @hazbin-hotel-lucifer-simp @ka1-the-pr0ot @theautumnalcat

#picrew maker: 'how many animals do you want' me: 'yes'#i feel like i might have missed more of the purple clothing options but i didn't spend a lot of time on this either #my hair does not have this much volume irl (i wish) but it's the closest option for how long and wavy it is lol #very reminiscent of the fluffy hair I draw on my characters actually haha #tagged for me #tag game #long post

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I drew Him.

#him!!!#the boy!!!!#insp #pnf

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Hey, that's my school too! :D This is such a cool tribute, check out all the films on YouTube here!

My old animation school just hit 30 student films so I did a little tribute piece to celebrate it haha

#this goes so hard buddy great work :D <33333 #you are now a god among men as promised #friend art #seneca animation #seneca 2d #seneca college #if one year feels less complete than the others then uuuuhhhhh don't worry about it! don't! :D

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I’m back with another commission for the wonderful VioletStrike214 of her character, Seraph! Thank you once again for commissioning me, I got to draw a dragon for a commission and that is such a treat. :’D A dream come true for me, and during the Year of the Dragon too!

#reblogging from my art blog #akysi #my art #commissions #VioletStrike214 #because dragons #sweet star queue-kie

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Ooooh, I'm excited to see who you picked then! :D There's a lot I need to revisit for designs and lore myself aha

SOMEONE LIKE ME (CHAP. 22) - A STARGLASS ZODIAC X ZODIAC EXPERIMENT CROSSOVER

i just made an exorbitant amount of pizza for cooking class lolol

previous chapter is here

next chapter is TBA

masterpost is here

tagging @mythicalmagical-monkeyman @hyperfixation-tangentopia @maiawhimsicalt and @sweet-star-cookie

"Ciara, I have good news." Ciara distantly heard Scorpio saying outside her tent. She sat up and unzipped the tent to see Scorpio awkwardly standing there, hands behind his back.

"Yeah? What is it?" Cassie asked as Scorpio shifted from foot to foot.

"Well, my...business that I've been concerned with recently has...settled down for a bit." He shuffled around some more. Scutum popped up at his side.

"He's able to accompany you around the Astral Plane today!" The bug said cheerfully. "Anywhere you'd like to go!"

Scorpio cleared his throat. "Um. Yes."

Ciara nodded excitedly, grabbing her bomber jacket and pulling it on. This would be her opportunity to see how this world's Scorpio acted around others, and her chance to figure out how on Earth Cassie befriended Scorpio.

"Sounds great, dude," She said, sheathing her sword and slinging it onto her shoulder. "Can we visit...who haven't I visited yet...oh! Aquarius? Or maybe Pisces?"

Scorpio coughed, quite aggressively. Scutum gently patted his arm. "Ah. Perhaps someone else? Scorpio doesn't have...the best relationship with Aquarius or Pisces."

Ciara tilted her head. Surely, out of all the signs, Aquarius and Pisces were the least likely to have conflict with Scorpio. All three were related to the water element in some way—surely out of all the Zodiacs, Scorpio would have the least differences with them?

Then again, her own fire signs were constantly at each others' throats (even more so in recent months), so perhaps she shouldn't judge.

"Maybe you can just stand outside?" Ciara shrugged, talking to Scutum as Scorpio seemed to be avoiding eye contact. She wanted to meet this world's Aquarius and Pisces at some point—if only just to see if they were slightly more mentally stable than her own.

Scorpio looked down at Scutum, then looked back at Ciara. "Well...I suppose..."

Scutum looked up at the scorpion Zodiac. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, you don't have to do anything you don't want to," Ciara chimed in. "You can just stand, like, six feet away from us. And not make eye contact."

Scorpio nodded impassively. "I'm sure it will be fine. Pisces is...not that hostile towards me. The same cannot be said about Aquarius, but she and I know to keep our distance."

Ciara stood up and crawled out of the tent, planting her hands on her hips. "Great! When should we leave?"

"Whenever you'd like."

"Right now! We should leave right now!"

Ciara knocked on the door that apparently belonged to Aquarius' and Pisces' clothing studio. It was a decent size, and it was decorated quite ornately—it seemed mainly made out of dark blue and dark pink stones and embellished with golden accents.

"Come in!" A cheerful-sounding voice shouted, and so Ciara pushed open the door, the bell overhead jingling jauntily.

"Hello!" A woman with dark magenta clothing waved merrily at her—this world's Pisces. She looked an awful lot nicer and much more approachable than her own Pisces.

"Hi!" Ciara waved back, looking around at all the dresses set up on mannequins. They were beautiful, pieces of art made from silk and lace and beads. They could rival Columba's dresses back in her own Astral Plane.

Pisces' eyes widened in surprise. "Our visitor! Ciara, wasn't it? How nice! And who is that with you?" She leaned her head over, her face going slack when she saw who was with Ciara.

"Ah...I see." She straightened herself back up and turned back to Ciara. Scorpio seemed to shrink down, and Ciara stood ramrod straight in order to somehow hide him from view.

"Well, the dresses you're looking at are actually for Capricorn," Pisces said cheerily, doing her best to ignore Scorpio's hulking figure lingering in the doorway. "Costumes for one of his plays."

Ciara nodded and wandered leisurely around the store, pointing at random dresses and asking Scutum or Pisces their opinion on if they would look good on her.

"I dunno guys, red's just not my color," Ciara mused as she rubbed the silky fabric of a bright red dress between her fingers. Scutum nodded in agreement, Pisces giggled, and Scorpio reluctantly nodded.

"What about blue?" A new voice spoke up as the back door opened. Ciara turned around to see Aquarius, her puffy blue hairdo brushing the ceiling. She was tall—her own Aquarius was decently tall, but this one easily surpassed her in height. Ciara was also pretty sure that this one was wearing high-heeled boots. She was curious to see which Aquarius was actually taller (though she was sure her Aquarius would cheat by using her prehensile hair).

The water-bearer was carrying a couple of boxes, which she set down on the counter before ambling over to Pisces and giving her a kiss on the forehead. Pisces giggled even more, reaching up to Aquarius' face and giving her a kiss on the cheek. This continued some more, the couple completely oblivious to everyone else in the room.

They looked strangely domestic, much more different than her own Aquarius or Pisces. She couldn't imagine her own Aquarius or Pisces settling down to start a clothing shop. Actually, she couldn't imagine Aquarius or Pisces ever settling down—they were both chronic workaholics.

"Were you looking for anything in particular?" Aquarius asked, finally ceasing her barrage of kisses and turning to Ciara. "I'm sure that we could find something immaculate that suits you, and—what is he doing here?"

Scorpio shrank down even more, almost to the point of squatting against the wall. The glare that Aquarius shot him was surely sharp enough to cut glass.

"He accompanied Ciara here, sweetheart," Pisces said, gently patting Aquarius' arm. Ciara noticed that both Zodiacs had a small ring encircling their pinky fingers—they were married, then. "No need to worry."

"Does currency exist in this world?" Ciara asked. "If so, I'm afraid I can't pay for anything."

"Well, our clothing shop isn't quite like your typical haberdashery," Aquarius explained, pointing to the various dresses displayed on the mannequins. "We view clothing repairs as necessary for the well-being of the people of the Astral Plane, so we do many of these repairs for free."

"We also occasionally upgrade others' clothing," Pisces said, pointing behind Ciara, towards Scorpio. "We actually created the original design for Scorpio's hood and cape!"

Ciara scrutinized Scorpio's clothing, looking at the fine details. "Yeah, that actually checks out. Good detail."

Scorpio pulled his hood over his face—the poor man was still attempting to hide himself.

Aquarius apparently took note of this, tsking as she waved her fingers at him. "Stop hiding, you're too damn tall to hide any part of yourself."

A thumping at the back door broke the tension between Scorpio and Aquarius, and Pisces rushed over to open it. Standing behind it was a blobby pink fish thing, with what looked like a jellyfish-esque hat perched on its head. It had no mouth, and no discernible limbs, either.

It was very cute, though. It blinked its eyes rapidly, the beads on its hat swaying as it tilted its head towards Ciara.

"Awww!" Ciara squealed, rushing towards the jellyfish creature. "You're so cute!"

Pisces chuckled, patting the fish blob creature on the head. "Her name is Piscis Austrinus, but we call her Austri for short. She's my companion constellation."

Ciara reached her hands out to squish Austri's cheeks, and the fish constellation glowed yellow, her eyes closing in happiness. "I have a Piscis Austrinus too, but I haven't seen her in a while. We call her Rin for short. She's my Pisces' younger sister."

She looked up at Aquarius, still squishing Austri's gelatinous cheeks. "Who's your companion constellation?"

"Oh, me?" Aquarius looked up, apparently listening for something. "She's not here right now, but she is Aquila, the eagle. She's one of the most powerful lightning users in the Astral Plane." She made a little jazz hand gesture, supposedly representing the lightning magic. "She flies most of the time, but perhaps you will catch a glimpse of her overhead."

"Really? Your companion is also Aquila?" Ciara ceased her squishing attacks on Austri and turned her full attention towards Aquarius. "In my world, Aquila's more of a potion-maker than a lightning magic user."

"How interesting. I don't believe we have much potion makers in our realm." Aquarius twirled her fingers in what Ciara's ex-boyfriend would have called 'a fruity gesture'. "Although I can't imagine what we would use potions for. Perhaps for healing, though our healing's mainly covered by Libra, as well as..."

The water-bearer glanced up at Scorpio, whose gaze darkened. Pisces shook her head, almost imperceptibly—a warning to not continue the conversation.

"And who?" Ciara asked, failing to read the room.

"And nobody," Scutum finished confidently.

The door opened again, the bell jingling. In strode in Capricorn, indifferent to the tense conversation that had just happened. "Hello everyone—oh my, what happened here?"

"Nothing, nothing," Pisces calmly said, returning to the counter. "Are you here to pick up your clothing for your show, Capricorn?"

"Yes indeed," The goat-fish said, slithering up to the counter. Oddly enough, his tail functioned more like a snake tail than a fishtail. "Oh, is this Cassie's friend? Hello, hello, we meet again!"

"Hi!" Ciara watched as Aquarius and Pisces worked to fold the costumes and put them into packages. "You're doing a show? Gemini—I mean, the Gemini twins said something about you running a theater?"

"Indeed I do," Capricorn said happily. "Would you like to watch our actors practice? Our props and backgrounds have finally been finished, and our costumes finally arrived, so your experience will be truly authentic."

"Ooh, can we?" Ciara turned to Scorpio and Scutum, clasping her hands together. "You know, I was something of a theater kid when I was alive—and I went to a bunch of broadway shows when too!"

Scutum nodded excitedly, while Scorpio shrugged. "Sure."

Capricorn clapped his hands together. "Perfect! It'll be wonderful to have a new audience."

"Here's all your costumes," Pisces said, sliding the box of costumes over to Capricorn. "Best of luck with your play!"

Capricorn took the box, waving to the couple and making his way out of the shop. Ciara followed after him, as did Scorpio and Scutum. As they made their way out, a huge shape streaked across the sky.

"What's that?" Ciara asked in curiosity, squinting up at the thing. It seemed like an enormous bird of some sort.

"Oh, that's Aquila!" Scutum's four hands traced the bird's arc as she landed on top of the clothing store, hopping around. She was bright yellow, a stark contrast to Ciara's Aquila.

"She's a lot more...brightly colored than my Aquila." Ciara turned around and ran after the group, as she had fallen behind a bit. "Though that's her lightning magic, I assume?"

"You're very...perceptive," Scorpio spoke up, his voice muffled a bit. At some point, he had pulled his face mask over his mouth.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Ciara declared, walking in front of Scorpio and beside Capricorn.

"We're here!" Capricorn proclaimed, spreading his arms out, showing Ciara the theater standing before them. It was small, certainly smaller than the theaters in her Leo's kingdom, but it was no less beautiful.

"Whoa." Ciara walked up to the theater, looking up at the flowers in purple and red shades growing up and down the pillars. They looked unlike any other flowers she had seen—perhaps a species native only to this Astral Plane.

Capricorn opened the first set of doors, leading them into the theater. He gestured to the much larger doors that probably led to the auditorium. "I must distribute these to the actors in their dressing rooms. Please feel free to make yourselves comfortable in the seats inside!"

"Okay!" Ciara wrenched open one of the doors, aggressively motioning for Scutum and Scorpio to go through. "This shit's heavy, hurry up!"

The auditorium was similarly small, looking rather like those bars her cousin used to do stand-up comedy in. There were vines dangling down from the ceiling—were they glowing? That was cool. More flowers, nestled in pots, were strewn about the room. Ciara ran up and down the aisles, giggling while she tried to find the best seat.

"Child," Scorpio muttered, and Ciara stuck her tongue out at him. They all finally decided to sit somewhere in the middle of the auditorium. Ciara glanced over at Scorpio once, and the man looked close to death. Scutum, on the other hand, looked perfectly content.

Capricorn re-emerged from a side door, making his way up to where the small group was sitting. He settled in the chair next to Ciara, and clapped his hands twice.

"Let's begin, shall we?"

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sweet-star-cookie · 8 days

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Oh Scorpio is having a great time, clearly 😂 If he didn't have to escort Ciara around he probably would have disappeared into the shadows entirely by now. Good thing we have our squishy friend Austri to help break up the tension :D