Nymphlopedia

Entry 71: Dance Nymphs

Beginning AN:

Remember how I said I "fell behind on my schedule to be ahead" and I'd like to get through the rough drafts of thirteen entries all in one day? Well, this was in the middle of them (it was from 63 through 75), and yeah... you could probably tell from this idea that I was... getting a bit odd. But hey, we've done a music one so...

Also I hope these last few Nymphs in general don't come across as feeling too repetitive or anything like that. (Hopefully the Dulls should make up for that... I've got some real crazy ideas for those there.)

"PARTY HATS ARE CLOTHES AND RULE #1 IS THAT NYMPHS DO NOT WEAR CLOTHES, PERIOD." Sonata said. "I'M SICK OF EXPLAINING THAT! Just think of me as like Mollie before she was cured! Can't wear the hat, but I'm still here to party!"

A party was being thrown, and appropriately, the gang was in one of the places that could closest be described as a "Party Biome." (Well aside from the Hallow but fuck the Hallow. Vince and Sonata felt that from the beginning. Tania felt that the more the Corruption stopped feeling like a huge threat outside the Mainland.)

Lexus stuck her hand holding the hat back. "But... Tania wears-"

Ah, the small group of those purpleish Dance Nymphs that attended the party (many more were invited) all cringed.

"Party hats are more of a... symbolic clothing than the kind that damages you..." Tania said. "They refuse out of principle."

"Well okay!" Lexus said. "I'm just glad you're here to party with me!"

"With you I'm not sure." Sonata said, looking at the tables of the huge amount of food there. Thinking of eating all of them. No, Nymphs could not physically eat that much all at once. Sonata was just really thinking about it.

"But you can still dance, right?" Asked a Dance Nymph. "Our canyons could use that. They'll power up our motion-powered shields."

Tania excitedly raised her hand. "I can! It would be an honor to mend with your clan with-"

"NO." Both Vince and Sonata said at the same time.

"...What's wrong with her dancing?" Lexus said, her attention being in those neat, mini-canyons with glowing plants glowing from them. And with the occasional glowing line pulsing from plants underground.

"Everything." Was Sonata's answer.

"Tania's not a very good dancer." Vince added on. "It might break the machine."

"I practiced!" Tania said. "I can dance well enough! It's just a matter of motion!"

"It's a matter of motion timed right," said Sonata, "and face it, you're not that good with timing."

"I want to challenge you to a dance-off." Tania told Sonata.

"...Okay. As long as we're not around any motion-powered machines. I will nuke you."

Vince sighed, which Sonata noticed immediately.

"What? Vince I know you typically just grab a cake and go, but I think this is something you'd want to see. Plus, it's not like you'll find too much new things underground, I don't think anything can beat your new mushroom tools."

"I know, but..."

Lexus slowly inched over to him, wrapping her arm around his shoulder - oh yeah and she was naked, party hat aside. Naked Empire Party-Planner, after all. "Vince! My man! You don't have to be that way! Spend more time with non-Nymphs-" she looked around. "I mean, this party was thrown for the Dance Nymphs, sorry, but you could learn a thing or two from me about meeting up with your human friends instead of running off to adventure all the time."

"Vince, when she's telling you to be more laid back when I'm around, that's saying something." Tania said.

"Or it could mean you've been drunk for a while and just look more like a slacker compared to him." Sonata told her. "But you're not drunk. So point invalid."

One of the Dance Nymphs clapped. "I would be interested in this dance-off between the Last Dryad and the Oread she is closest to."

The way that was worded made Tania light up a little. Sonata, on the other hand, chuckled and looked away. "I wouldn't say that I'm the closest to her... I mean... I'm really not... come on."

"No, you are." Tania said with a smile.

"You seriously don't have any Oread friends you've known longer than me?"

"I've known some in the past longer than you, but I broke off with them. And the few I made now, I rarely see."

"...No."

"Sonata, you really are my closest Nymph companion now. I would be honored to defeat you in a dance-off."

And Vince had a little outburst:

"I just hate being... restless! I like to be out doing things, and dancing in a party just isn't enough!"

He just got looks at him. Sonata broke the silence by waving her hand at him.

"So why don'tcha try taking us both on in a three-sided dance off?" Sonata asked him. "It sounds like a perfect solution to everybody. Plus, I get to have an actual challenge!"

"Okay."

And Sonata's expression got serious. "Take off your fucking clothes though it's a naked dance-off."

"Four-sided!" Said the Dance Nymph that would later wind up joining as a main fighter of the Naked Empire. "Let one of us in too! As the guide that will crush you all!"

Dance Nymphs.

Dancers that could even give the legendary Hom Trio a run for their money! These Nymphs are all about that movement! Whether it's fatal or friendly is up to them.

Preferred Environment: Dancing Fields. (AKA "Dancing Deserts.")

Environment Threat Level: Peaceful. (Sonata insisted that this would be called "Beneficial," but I disagree.)

Environment Stats: Mildly moist. Average temperature. Fantastc. Rare. Smooth, shiny blue-purple surfaces and general angular formations that look like odd canyons, with several growing flowers and the like sprouting from them. Plenty of the plant life typically "jingles" back and forth. They and animals are adapted to follow and move with a "rhythym" going on in their regular lives.

Other Names: Motion Nymphs, Party Nymphs.

Affinity: Wind.

Color: Light Indigo.

Traditional Costume Weapon: Single "belts" of one to three (most commonly three) thin strings made from plants of the area. Assists them with figuring out what correct motions to make, and gives them mild flight, along with other, very minor telekinesis/matter manipulation in general.

Vince's Comment: HAHA, you know that cliche where being good at video games makes you good at something in real life? Well that FINALLY works here! If you're good with rhythm games, you should be able to figure them out and dodge them really well! Bonus points, if you have some Song Nymphs as friends, they can easily compose a theme that would screw them over! Finally, another Nymph that's okay to survive against in combat!

Sonata's Comment: Shit I know I'm supposed to be giving you tips on how YOU can socialize with THEM but I swear they have this peacock thing going on, they can flash these feather-looking things from their belt and it looks really nice and pretty and I'm just awestruck and swept off my feet to them. Vince and Tania just thought the feathers looked good, they weren't as infatuated as I was, so. So. So uh, if a Dance Nymph/Satyr likes you, don't worry. You'll know.

Tania's Comment: Dance Nymphs.
Nymphae Saltatio.
Dancing is absolutely a valid natural process! One that can aide in combat, communication... the applications are there! These Nymphs are natural experts in the art of dance, namely when it comes to adapting to other cultures based on watching just a few of their motions. They can glide and avoid anything, a prime example of how "the power to dance" might sound silly, but it's... it's valid!
(Note from Sonata: I'm gonna translate what she just said. "I breakdanced once. Sonata laughed her ass off at me. Vince was left speechless for the whole rest of that adventure." Also, when Tania isn't doing that breakdance spin move - she's getting better with it, but the first time she crashed in to a wall - she dances like Elaine from Seinfeld. Yeah. Oh yeah.)

Closing AN:

Huh, didn't realize I'm doing two "desert" biomes in a row.

Also was this the first chapter that had the Party Girl have a speaking role? I think it was.