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welcome, new visitors

There isn't much fanfare for the new crop of visitors who have come in this month, but what they encounter is quite wondrous. Is it a cruise ship? Is it a hotel? Is it a tiny planet? No one can give them a straight answer, but all are encouraged to take part in the buffet, where visitors may find an assortment of foods both familiar and unfamiliar to them. There is an open mic night happening in one of the lounges on site, featuring staff and visitor performances. Or there are a handful of shops to browse if you're amenable to trading.

Visitors will find that the Hotel Multiverse at the Edge of the Cosmos between Canons (its official name) is very much alive beyond the bustling crowd. In fact, it might just be listening to you and anticipating your needs.

As for the rest? Well, that's up to you. You may as well socialize, right?

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( neon, the dope he is, stares mostly at jasper when they stop at the window, watching the stars reflected in his big eyes before looking into space himself. god damn it. )

I gotta say, a vacation in space is just the thing I need to refresh myself before getting back on tour.

( he says it so casually. it's out of habit that he tries to maintain a sense of chill when he feels most enthusiastic sometimes. it's hard keeping up the guitarist with mystique bit. )

I'm not saying we don't deserve this, but I can't help but wonder why we're here and not those fucking workaholics in our band. ( neon barks out a laugh. )

[ jasper lets out a bark of a laugh and finally tears his gaze away from the window (fuckin' SPACE, man! he's been to the depths of the ocean and now he's gone the other direction!) and looks over at neon with a grin. ]

Maybe us being gone is their vacation. They can produce in peace.

[ they'll probably have two entire albums ready for recording by the time they get back. if they ever get back.

it'd be pretty nice to get back at some point, really. just not yet. ]

We'll get to brag about having a romantic rendezvous in space first.

( that comment makes him raise his eyebrows, disappearing under his too-long bangs. )

We finally taking that romantic vacation we've always talked about? ( they have never talked about this.

eventually, more shops come into view, though neon doesn't even remember seeing any of these during his first round. it's utterly disorienting, being here, and he's certain it will frustrate him if he stays for very long, but for now...

he nudges jasper's side. ) Hey, swim stuff. We can go for a swim in fucking space.

It's been years since we first talked about it.

[ no it hasn't. jasper grins all the same.

he pulls neon into the shop, because going speedo shopping in space just sounds like a fun (and funny) time, and jasper pauses as they cross the threshold of the store. his gaze lifts up to all of the blue all around them, light reflecting in his stare as he looks back toward neon. ]

It's probably a good thing we're not high right now.

[ he doesn't want to think about what he'd do if he was up in the clouds in a place like this. probably fall down the stairs. ]

Call me crazy, but I think I need to be sober for a few days to take everything in. I think the paranoia would take over if I was fucked up and wandering the place.

( he smiles, watching jasper take in the boutique. if they were high, it would probably feel more like they were underwater than amongst the stars. the way the lights flicker and fade around them makes for a disorienting shopping experience, but he give them points for vibes. )

Cm'on, let's find you something.

Just me?

[ jasper drapes an arm around neon's shoulders and tugs his hood off his head so he can wind a little bit of his hair around his fingers. ]

I don't think there's gonna be a whole lotta sun to damage your very pretty porcelain skin. You should join me.

[ he tilts his head sideways to bump is forehead against neon's temple before he pulls away, wandering off in the direction of what looks to be swim gear. ]

Man, what a variety.

That's a relief, but I just started thinking about what it'd be like to go days without actually seeing sunlight. I hope they have some fuckin' - fake sunlight room. I know they had some shit like that on Star Trek.

( the hotel is probably like "heard" at this point. )

But. Fine, I'll get some shorts too. ( as if it absolutely pains him to think about swimming with jasper.

he snorts and slings his arm around his waist as they make their way to the back of the store before pulling away to actually rifle through the clothes. )

Nothing like being put under a heat lamp like a lizard.

[ jas breaks off from neon to go perusing the options, humming in thought as he pokes through. they have... everything anyone could possibly want, actually, including an entire wall dedicated to overly elaborate rubber mermaid tails (they're pretty, even if looking at them makes jasper highly uncomfortable, like looking at a dismembered family member).

he eventually makes his way back over to neon with a pile of options in his arms, grinning wide. they range from speedos that will do little to cover anything to an entire fucking wetsuit.

the last one is just for funsies because he's never actually put one on (he doesn't exactly need to), but he's really curious as to what he'd look like in one. ]

Find anything good?

( neon picks up a few pairs of low-waist shorts and small shorts, interested in some coverage but not a loose fit. he pulls designs that are both close to his personal sense of style and more futuristic ( to him ), suiting the mood of the ship in this case.

jasper, to his surprise and delight, brings with him a wider range of possibilities and neon laughs. )

Someone's ready for a damn fashion show.

( meanwhile, he shows off some Tron-like shorts with what look like blue, glow in the dark piping on the sides and hem. )

Plus side, it doesn't take long to change in and out of these.

[ jasper grins and takes a step back to eye the shorts, nodding just a little in appreciation for the vibe they have. ]

You just need a sick bike that leaves light in its wake.

[ his eyes lift and he smiles before finally turning and heading off in... a direction. he pauses after a few steps, decides to actually look around for a sign, and nods again once he spots the arrow pointing to the dressing rooms before he starts moving once more. ]

You know, I bet if I asked around they'd prob let me rent one or some shit. They've got to have that here, ( neon yammers on, trailing after jasper and essentially leaving it up to him to figure out where the dressing room is because all neon can think about are the technological advancements here. )

Oh man, what if they have like glass bottom pool or something and you can swim and look at the the fucking stars and planets underwater.

( his eyes are the ones to go all round and shiny this time around and he narrowly walks into a thin metallic pole halfway through the sentence before swerving last minute. )

Anyway.

Just make sure you don all of the appropriate equipment first.

[ he pretends not to notice neon almost walking into the pole, his lips definitely not twitching in amusement as he pauses and considers what neon's just said about a glass-bottom pool. when jasper turns his eyes are wide, catching the reflective light from the strange blue walls around them. ]

Wait, why didn't I think of that? Oh, man, we gotta find some staff or somethin' to ask about that. Hell, I'll even take a glass dome above me.

[ aw look, he's all excited. ]

( neon pats jasper's cheek affectionately. it already feels like they're in another world even in this shop, like a preview of what a city like atlantis might have been like. )

Living that glamorous rock star life, even up here. ( he pauses. ) I think they covered that in Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.

( after glancing at the sign again, neon's hand finds a curved, rippled wall and he starts to walk along it in hopes of finding some kind of door or something. eventually, he pushes in and, with a small hiss, the dressing rooms reveal themselves as the hatch opens. )

That is so fucking unnecessary but I love it.

This has gotta be like some sorta futuristic wet dream for you. I'm surprised smoke didn't come spilling out when that opened.

[ jasper grins as he steps into the hall of dressing room and-- well, of course he's going to just go ahead and pull neon into one of them with him. because why bother going into separate ones when half the fun is showing off for -- his friendbandmateguy?

whatever.

he dumps his handful of things onto a little table in the corner and grabs the bottom of his shirt to whip it off his body, whistling quietly as he strips. ]

Man, I'm gonna write to customer service. I needed the smoke effect.

( neon's about to pull away to find his own room so they can have a little fashion show in the middle. consider his surprise when 1) jasper pulls him in with him, especially since they spend so much time together as a team 2) the dressing room is more than enough for two people. there are sleek blue benches and the most flattering lights known to man or otherwise.

he raises his eyebrows in surprise when he closes the door behind himself. )

You don't waste time, ( neon murmurs amusedly, turning slightly to take his shirt off. )

I've got a lot to go through. Should I start with the wetsuit or wait until the end?

[ ultimately, he decides to wait, dropping his shorts but leaving his underwear like a normal fucking person trying on clothes that aren't his (fucking weirdos out there, man). so things might not look exactly right, but they'll be close enough.

he decides to try on the goofy ass skull shorts first, cackling a little as he settles them onto his hips. jasper turns around to neon and moves his legs in and out, still laughing. ]

Bro's got sideways duck lips.

Dude, what the fuck is that??

( neon hangs his new jeans up on one of the hooks, first catching a glimpse of jasper's swim shorts monstrosity through the reflection in the mirror before turning around to see it himself. and he bursts out laughing. )

What do you think they were trying to say with this beak design, do you think? ( he asks casually, perching himself on a bench so he can pull on a pair of black low rider shorts, the elastic of his boxer briefs peeking over the waistline. )

Hmmm...

[ jasper turns to look at himself in the mirror again, head tipped to the side in quiet contemplation. he looks at neon over his shoulder in his reflection and grins. ]

Gobble me swallow me?

[ he lets out a bark of a laugh before pushing the shorts back down, ready to just drop them off to the side to start a discard pile. that's when he spies those very words on the wall with an arrow pointing at a tray. jasper lifts an eyebrow and sets the shorts there only for the shorts to just fucking disappear the second he pulls his hand away. ]

...Right.

[ he turns back toward his pile, occasionally casting glances toward neon in the mirror to see what he's wiggling into himself. ]

( neon almost topples over, his leg half into another nondescript pair of shorts when jasper's discarded set disappears. )

Holy shit!

( he hastily pulls the shorts off - he wasn't going to get them anyway - and, still in just his underwear, skitters over to the arrow to plop down in front of it, slowly placing the trunks down. just as jasper's had before, they just - poof - disappear.

he gasps like a small child would at a magic trick. )

Dude...

Where do you think they go?

[ he plucks out a little speedo next, and he can't help but notice that it matches the tron trunks that neon had grabbed earlier, though the strips of color are around the waist and down at the hips. ]

Maybe they just get like automatically folded and put back out where we got 'em from.

[ which would be extra wild because why even have employees at that point except to maybe present a welcoming front and answer questions? jasper wiggles the little pair on and hums quietly as turns back and forth in front of the mirror. his underwear really kinda hurts the image but he likes where it's going. ]

These are a contender.

[ there's the risk of so much ass cheek. they're perfect. ]

( neon rolls to his feet again, heading back to his corner of the dressing room where he tugs on the tron pair of shorts. they come high enough to cover his underwear this time and he steps in front of the three-sided mirror to get a better look at himself. intuitively, he taps the mirror to reveal buttons so he can adjust the lighting. the warm department store lighting is flattering and all but he's turning it down so he can see the full effect of the shorts.

he glances at jasper through the reflection and leers at him. )

Dude, you might as well be naked in those.

( like he's complaining. )

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