dancing in the faerie ring

if kossai was in mushroom musume ...
pixie's parasol , but with fun wings . because ... because . :P

base traits : slime form , incompetent
additionally : bookworm

dampness : mid range
mycelium : high range
robustness : low range
potency : mid range
humanity : variable day by day

would hang out in mushroom village lots , but maybe explore human settlements and bring back some totally not stolen trinkets :D

if kossai was to make up little fairytok style character ...

summer fairy , for sure . spring is nice , but summer is when feel at best . life and nature both pretty broad areas ... think would go for power over plants and weather - in turn strongest during summer , and weaker as things get colder . ( would never let hunters know that part though , heh ! )

would also be fun to actually bring in some faerie flair . magical talent with sweets and music perhaps - relation to summer would be in celebrations , of course ! can see how that would get some use in traps against hunters . would still love to have voice of allure , despite everything .

would these thoughts amount to anything ? absolutely not . do not have tiktok , do not anticipate would ever really want tiktok , and even if did , kossai have good handful of years on these kids . would imagine that would be uncomfortable for many , and put kossai in kind of stressful position of how to interact when already struggle with fellow adults .

still , these games warm heart and feel reminiscent of childhood , so can not help but giggle and ponder ! ... ah , sure , put this in sona tag for kicks . :P

just think about kossai 3d model again , which make for vrchat really ... would seriously love to fix up every problem , but would not have any idea how .

one of biggest problems , well ... could not get unity hub to work on linux , so have to pass that part to lover legion , and was not able to make any custom animations or key shapes work . given that kossai play from desktop and not actually in VR , this means default pose is always visible - and in this default pose , arms clip directly into hips . plus , wings do not move at all , and default run animation is so awkward .

for animations , would really love :

• if wings could idly flap .
• if run animation was instead fly - find avatar with perfect inspiration for this , but unable to do .
• to adjust default pose so nothing clip !
• if eyes could idly blink - did attempt to set this up , and turn out completely non-functional .

beyond that :

• get serious stretch on skirt texture whenever model sit , would be nice if there was some way to make that less awful .
• legs clip through skirt fairly often .
• overall body hair is sparse and awkward - underestimate how much would be visible , and also did not want to spend forever on body hair texture .
• would love to have alternate outfits for gender . but honestly , clothes end up hardest and most frustrate part of this process , and really dread idea of try again .
• actually , would be nice for wings to connect more realistically to back if possible - struggle with this in 2d art too . very much butterfly in function .
• would also love to be able to use for general 3d model scenes , not just vrchat !

how much would kossai have to spend for someone else to do all this , bwahahahaha . ( way too much for what kossai can actually spend , that is for sure ! )
bwah ... bweh bwah bwuh .

... and here is actual faerie kossai , in sort of gravity falls imitation style .
tend to struggle with fat face shapes in usual style , though think recently improve , so figure would reference lazy susan and soos here .

gravity falls kossai is faerie who wander earth , or well , more specifically gravity falls . possibly faerie society eject ? that or just boredom in faerie society .

kossai often leave around quite literal glamourbombs for people to find - trinkets imbue with potent faerie magics . these entice at first glance : some kind of delicious food , adorable little toy , or otherwise .
but once someone accept call of glamourbomb , experience will sour - smells will become rotten , toys will seem to chitter and speak in tongues . whatever aspect appeal most to target will become opposite in nature , to degree of disgust or fear .

worse yet , only target will be able to perceive - easy enough for others to write off as simple hallucination . distance from glamourbomb might dull some of effects , but never truly gone . inversely , direct contact and focus on glamourbomb might seem to alleviate ... but focus can not last forever .
to fully release effects , would need to break this glamourbomb , and allow magic to disperse .

kossai is not evil , but do not initially really understand consequences and pains . most reactions get laughter from kossai - faeries , after all , can be quite cruel to each other by human standards .
pines family would not be able to very well change kossai , but might be able to somewhat redirect .

really dig into merits and flaws system now .
wish could have echoes . in real life .
this would be so inconvenient ! but many faerie things inconvenient anyway . and euphoria is great reward .

echoes vary from mild to extreme levels , and detail various ways in which changeling hold to superstition and folklore . in order from mild effects to extreme , all of which cumulative :

• anyone who throw bread crumbs or salt over shoulder is free from effects of changeling magic
• anyone with knowledge of full name can command 3 tasks from changeling - however , changeling only need carry out to letter , not to spirit
• can not enter home without either carry out favour for owner of home , or invitation - from anyone , not necessarily owner .
• cold iron and religious symbols will bar entry even if gain invitation .
• any mortal who wear religious symbols is immune to changeling magic , and even physical attacks .
• cold iron and sound of church bells will physically pain changeling .
• any mortal with four leaf clover is immune to changeling magic .
• that in mind , four leaf clover also grant changeling luck for as long as all leaves intact . must personally pick , and then wear on person .
• any mortal who wear coat inside out is invisible to changeling .
• unable to cross running water without bridge .
• religious symbols actively repel changeling .
• to stand under shadow of cross will chimerically hurt changeling .
• any holy ground will chimerically hurt changeling .
• mushrooms will bloom in formation of faerie ring , anywhere that changeling is present - even indoors .
• mortals will clearly remember existence and magic , where mists usually hide away .
• there is no longer distinction of chimera or physical in regards to this changeling . chimerical weapons of changeling can hurt mortals physically , but , chimerical creatures can also physically injure changeling .
• people will feel compulsion to follow in daze upon request , blissfully ignorant to danger .
• magic is easier to cast , but as before , will have no effect on anyone who wear cold iron or religious symbols .
• require willpower to enter holy ground , and injury is now physical .

this is huge set of effects , clearly , most of which bring some kind of inconvenience . but ... euphoria ? euphoria please ? :P

genuinely consider might give kossai character progressive echoes - start as mild in childhood , to become more extreme with age . not exactly within balance of game , but whatever . rule book say do whatever with rules anyway !

kossai is unusual in that , well , real kossai always aware of nature ... did not go through single period of realisation like chrysalis and saining , even if go through periods of deny , hide , then crack back open .
in that sense , think would be fair to play game kossai with tenuous relationship to mists , never fully conceal .

really do prefer that kossai sona do not have mouth visibly - however eat is only for kossai sona to know .
but ... do sort of start to wonder about give bill cipher style eye-mouth . still , would not want that to become main or well known feature ? like that should be secret , not something which show off .
so really might as well not make choice !