Angelia

For her 21st birthday, Rǣlia (known to her friends as "Really") decided to organize a celebratory nighttime gathering at Multiversal City theme park. The evening, attended by a dozen or so of the aforementioned friends, included an expansive dinner and mixed drinks, and then more mixing of drinks, and had been perfectly festive and joyous right up until she'd snatched a random bongo drum (from a couch shaped like a boat) and announced that she wanted to start a drum circle. Suddenly, all of her laughing friends were nowhere to be found…

The few seconds between bungling her over-practiced landing and actually slipping the black ring onto her finger were the most precarious of Hodja's entire life…

Aannii, drinking coffee, in a teacup, in space…

Pasithea, suffering from insomnia…

The first time Millie was suddenly cornered by several black SUVs, hooded and herded into one of them by burly men wearing suits, sunglasses and earpieces, she'd reacted as you might imagine anyone would…

Fiola, visiting her favorite species at an otherworldly aquarium…

At this time of night, Macaria often visits the morgue…

Jolie observes an exhibit, and/or is herself an exhibit being observed…

Zuira put on the black ring and wished for snow…

Tawai, arriving at a dinner party only to discover that not all of the guests appear to be strictly human…