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Due to unprecedented high demand we are temporarily unable to check you in to your reserved room. We apologize for the inconvenience. We have arranged for a temporary room while we work on processing your reservation as quickly as possible. We appreciate your understanding.
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EVENS
EVENS: NEW CHARACTERS
Music plays. Instrumental, the tune gentle enough not to disturb peaceful rest. The sudden insistent beep of the Watch is a cutting cacophony across an otherwise sweet lullaby. Upon opening their eyes, new arrivals will quickly discover that something is wrong. The quilt snug across their body is weighty. Crystals glint in a weave of embroidery and cotton shimmers with threads of silver. Dozens of decorative pillows surround the bed. The gauzy curtains of the canopied bed are drawn, obscuring the rest of the room.
Extravagant for a kidnapping. Too extravagent. What’s more, these new guests will find something even stranger than this new diamond-studded suite tucked into bed beside them. Someone else. Who are they, what are they wearing? What happened last night?!
Guests are encouraged to explore the resort from here! There are paper maps available for those who would like and staff are happy to recommend locations if they have any preferences. Enjoy your honeymoon, you lovebirds!
ODDS
ODDS: SPECIAL RE-ARRIVAL
Never trust a hallway in the Golden peacock.
Cross the wrong threshold and time begins to slow. A short hallway becomes long, sheds its doors, only leading to turns without end. Guests too eager to explore the resort have gotten lost before. For how long always varies, dependent upon capriciousness of the resort. Hours? Yes. Years? Yes. Every guest caught in the winding hallways has reported the same thing: time is different there and too difficult to discern.
Some wayward guests have been caught in the endless hallways since the FIRST TDM. Weeks pass before a single doorway appears in the distance. It creaks upon opening before everything goes topsy-turvy. These guests have been let out of a trap door in the depths of Crane's Respite.
All water corridors will eventually lead back to the populated areas of Crane's Respite. The waters are warm, the scent of bath salts returns, and staff are wild with joy at finally finding all of you. They have been beside themselves searching ever since you vanished!
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Because we love all of the new characters premiering on this TDM, we kindly request that our Evens prompt be top level exclusive for new characters. Current characters are encouraged to tag in to these prompts with the caveat that they’ve been picked up from their assigned suite (or wherever else they were before) and dumped into the new arrival’s bed. We would like for new characters to have this prompt unique to their top level comments!
▶ Players are welcome to have their current character riff off of these prompts in the log community with the exclusion of the new arrival element. This request is just for TDM top levels.
▶ Current characters and new characters are both welcome to freely mess around with the Odds prompt with the exclusion of the arrival element. For new characters, players may participate with the idea that their character is exploring Crane’s Respite after their unique arrival in the Evens prompt. The Odds arrival element may also be utilized by current player characters who may have been on an unofficial hiatus in January and did not tag as much as they would have liked, to explain any long IC absence.
▶ Octopi may be killed. If a character decides to eat one of the octopi they may find themselves taking on some of its traits. Which traits are up to player discretion.
ELEVATORS
ELEVATORS
The house has recently ordered a full changeout of art in all high traffic areas. The elevators in particular have received special attention with many different famous artworks and portraits studded to the walls for guests to admire. These artworks are treasures of the modern world that one would typically see behind glass at a museum. Guests may even find works from their own world hanging in the elevators. Even famous works that maybe have been lost to time. So this is where they ended up. Is that Vermeer's The Concert?
Guests may find their elevator suddenly stopping without warning. The portraits on the wall stir, curiously studying them, but there are three main portraits calling the shots. The portrait that controls that particular elevator will make their demands known with the threat that, if they are not obeyed, you will be trapped forever.
Elevators will function after the portrait's demands are met. Guests that hold out and refuse may find themselves trapped upwards of twelve hours. Guests with the ability to do so may crawl out of the top emergency door, free to go wherever they want from there.
GREAT TIT!
GREAT TIT!
Great Tit! is the Golden Peacock’s popular dessert bar and cafe. With its bright pops of color and whimsical treats, guests simply can’t resist stopping in for a butt shaped cookie and hazelnut coffee. After catching wind that the resort has decided to celebrate a dessert shop's most lucrative holiday, Great Tit! is ready to impress the masses. Advertisements for limited edition drinks and desserts rain the main lobby; one can’t go three steps without slipping on a neon pink coupon for 10 percent off nipple buns. Guests that decide to pass by the cafe will find themselves assaulted with confetti cannons and eager employees ushering them inside.
Guests will find a temporary communal shower room upon exiting Great Tit! where they can wash off after a fun day of rolling around in sugar. All guests will be gifted a tee branded with a, CHOCOLATE IS MY LOVER logo.
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ This portraits prompt has been triggered by several characters expressing interest in and investigating the lore of the resort paintings. This is just dipping a beginning toe in, but congrats to all for poking around!
▶ Portraits in the elevator should not be destroyed, purely for continuity’s sake. If a character would go far enough to attack one of the portraits, the portrait will slap them back with ghostly power.
▶ Characters may also figure other ways out of the elevator if they have specific abilities to do so. While the portraits can control the elevators, they cannot control your character(s). Any destruction to the elevator itself is liable to result in a rush of security dragging the culprit(s) away to the Iron Net.
▶ Great Tit! is running a massive sale! Even characters who are on the broke end of the spectrum will be able to afford to join in on the fun and indulge in sugar at these prices.
▶ Players are encouraged to make up any other elements for the Hall of Chocolate. If it’s a dessert and edible, it’s there. Enjoy your sugar coma!
▶ While the chocolate boxes are ICly limited due to Alessandro’s skills as a chocolatier, this is only an IC mechanic. There is no OOC limitation on this prompt as far as chocolate rarity goes.
THE NEST
ALICE AND THE PARROTS
Fashion boutiques are a dime a dozen in the Nest. The shopping hub is massive, lined with stores all trying to aggressively appeal to guests. A challenge in itself — but the guests of the Golden Peacock are no ordinary people. Used to being pampered and fed excitement, if these boutiques don’t bust their bottoms to appeal to the fickle nature of their patrons, they won’t be in business for much longer! One particular boutique, Alice and the Parrots, is riding winds of romantic thrill and churning out a couple of brand new fashion lines sure to draw in loads of chips.
Guests are welcome to try on clothes in Alice and the Parrots' dressing rooms. These dressing rooms are small and can only accommodate two people sharing at a time. Such is the life of a small boutique store. Sharing is no big deal, right? And there’s no way you can buy clothing this expensive without giving it a test first.
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Players are encouraged to make up whatever cute outfits they would like for this prompt.
▶ Wedding clothes do not have to be cute and frilly; this section accommodates tastes of everyone.
▶ Alice and the Parrots is more expensive than Love Dove. Their clothing quality is excellent but their price tags are high. Staff may watch low ranks extra diligently to cut off any stealing. Thieves will be chased by NPC security! Anyone caught gets a day in the Iron Net.
CASINO CHAPEL
CASINO FLOOR
A Pop up Chapel has appeared in the Phoenix Casino. Guests are delighting in playing out weddings and pretending to get married — and a few guests are even tying the knot for real. They aren't worried about the sanctity of marriage; they can divorce tomorrow if they get bored of each other. And everyone knows that getting married doesn't mean you can't fuck whoever you want!
Since the resort isn't keeping track of how many marriages a guest has, all guests are encouraged to marry as many people as they would like. The more the merrier!
Wild wedding events will continue all throughout the month of February, until the guests find it's gotten stale. A divorce rush will round out the fun at the end of the month.
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Weddings are not legally binding. Birdvis is not registered as a real officiant, but he does have an excellent beak and pompadour.
▶ Prizes from easy mode slot machines are automatic and do not require mod thumbs up to claim.
▶ Chip prize from difficult mode slot machines is automatic. The special prize is 5 reward points to add to your bank on rewards. Players who wish to claim the special prize should link the finished thread (the kink in question has been completed) under their rewards header with the header, Wedding Slot Machine. If you do any combination of 6/6 (finger hand lol) we ask you somehow make this sexy or involve a climax in order to claim the points.
BLANKET CW: Aphrodisiac; Compulsion; Costumes; Dubcon; Entrapment; Foodplay; Gambling; Lingerie; Matrimony; Tentacles; NSFW Images and Language; NTR; Nudity; Roleplay; Sacrilegious Themes
▶ All new characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. The house is still observing and deciding. As rank and suits are assigned upon acceptance your new character's suit will not manifest until they are accepted into the game.
▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's February event.
▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Please make sure to review the arrival prompt notes! Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.
▶ The top level directory is for new characters only. We want to make sure new characters are priority and receive attention!
▶ If you aren't satisfied with the prompts on this TDM please feel free to check out our LOCATIONS to explore more of the resort.
▶ Smut threads that take place on this TDM can be used for rewards. If both parties in the smut thread join the game, you may retroactively apply the character's initial card values to your 52 bank. If one character does not join the game the thread will not be applicable toward rewards (as that character would not have a card value). The character that does join would still receive a small payout for the encounter. Hopefully it was a fun thread anyway!
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▶ Thank you for spending Valentine's Day with us! You're our sweetheart this year. 💕
anyway. he's dimly aware that he's not in the same bed that he fell asleep in. that's kind of nice, right? it's definitely more spacious. he can almost starfish out and not touch any of the edges.
but when he does that, he's. touching someone else.
[ as soft as Leona is, and how he has wondered what it's like sleeping next to him on occasion... he doesn't actually remember leaving Scarabia. And the chances of Leona leaving Savanaclaw are pretty low, all things considered?
And so he sits up, now fully awake and confused.
he could sleep in later, probably? ]
When did you get here?
[ a beat, and then he looks around the room, the next question of "when did I get here" on the tip of his tongue ]
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[ there's a look of confusion again when he hears the answer, and his question dies on his tongue. ]
But I just saw you yesterday...
[ he trails off... and blinks, realizing what he is looking at. he hasn't spotted the ring on his own finger-- or rather, he's filtering it out given how often he has on gold baubles very similar to it. but he flusters a bit when looking at Leona, before catching himself, and transitioning to thinking seriously.
(it's not that serious) ]
Also... These aren't pajamas.
[ he isn't shirtless, but his button up top is disheveled from sleep, or "rough housing"? really, it's hard to tell. ]
[ okay. well, kalim wouldn't lie to him. he might be the single student least likely to lie to someone's face. if he did see leona yesterday, then he did. which means he can draw his own conclusions as to their circumstances.
it won't show on his face but he's pretty pleased about it, all things considered. ]
Yeah. We woke up in some of the nicest rooms in the resort. Don't ya feel lucky?
[ better than some grungy, dirty one where the room was more likely built around the bed. no room. no space. shitty cookies. etc.
anyway. leona pulls the sheets down away from his body, exposing what lies underneath: that all the beastman is wearing is lingerie; a light satiny pink with a ribbon right in the middle of the waist. and that's. it. ]
there are confused feelings running through him everywhere right now. from literal confusion, to, somehow, embarrassment that he should avert his eyes and look away, to natural curiosity because he's never seen Leona like this, to something that makes his heart beat a little bit faster ]
Ahahaha... You have really interesting choices in pajamas, Leona. I wouldn't have expected this sort of outfit from you?
[ he's really looking, huh? something about how curiosity killed the cat feels like an appropriate saying to offer to kalim yet leona's not doing it. maybe he wants the other housewarden to look. maybe he's getting used to ogling eyes, and that was even before coming here. ]
It's kinda tight. Wonder who got paid to do this.
[ again, apathy wins over modesty. he adjusts himself, hand curling around below and raising his junk to get the fabric to sit right. ]
[ stares right back at kalim. he's cute and naive and that's all very well and good but here? that could be a liability. or it'd make him a winner almost immediately. ]
I don't like wearin' anythin' to bed if I can help it.
[ nothing feels better than gently circulating air on and around skin. ]
Did ya pick what ya wanted to wear? I doubt it. If I didn't know any better... we're married or somethin'.
[ curiosity, that's definitely the tone. he doesn't hate it, but also, he's just... confused. leona is one of his favorite people at NRC, but wouldn't that be the sort of thing both of their families would be really involved in?
and not a surprise??
basically, surprise leona, he doesn't hate the thought. ]
[ when he says that, is there an air of... disappointment? a twinge of regret, thinking about the possibilities? imagine marrying into riches. the only issue would be how insufferable cheka and his 'spouse' would be together. leona's tail would go bald in seconds. world record. ]
Seein' as ya probably don't understand what's goin' on here... I'll clue ya win. We're all playin' a game.
[ let's see how broad he can be without explaining the rules. let's see what kind of assumptions kalim can make before leona has to correct him.
[ he fully accepts what Leona is telling him, without a second doubt. would even lean in, in interest-- the lack of clothing forgotten as long as he doesn't let his eyes wander. Though, marriage and games... aren't they all a little too old for that? ]
Ahahaha... That makes more sense than really being married.
[ And so, he wants to know the rules of this game. ]
So, what're we supposed to do? What's the game called?
[ the more leona thinks about it, the more he wishes he could just go back under the sheets and pretend to not know anything. maybe feign falling back asleep? those are options. they're currently in his head. but when kalim's focus isn't below his chest, that's probably... for the best... even though there are inevitabilities starting to form in leona's head. ]
It's called 52. Ya basically collect imaginary cards from every player. When ya get every single one, you're allowed to go back home.
[ Kalim is airheaded. clumsy. gullible. naive. ditzy and a bit, well, hm, vague. so it takes a moment for what Leona is saying to click into place, and he's vaguely aware that, like, things may not click into the right place.
For instance, a ransom to go home? That's something Kalim is very used to. Maybe the kidnappers will make him call his father, write a note, or something like that. He's long since stopped thinking about that aspect of kidnapping much.
But there's a touch of concern on his face as he realizes, wait, but Leona has been kidnapped too?
The second is the implications? Because as soon as Leona looks him up and down, his eyes start to follow the pattern before he remembers and snaps them back to his face. That part is... confusing to him? ]
[ short answer that's to the point. again, he looks back down to his crotch and the unfortunate covering that is becoming less of the latter and more of the former. overall, just unfortunate. it's not his fault that his suit makes things difficult for him, when there hasn't been any 'attention'.
or maybe it's just the fact that things are... unavoidable. ]
Doesn't matter if ya want to or not.
[ with a sour look, he rolls his eyes and lies back onto the bed, sprawled out almost like a starfish. he doesn't care if he brushes up against kalim as he does it. ]
And if ya stick around? You're gonna have to, too.
[ his eyes finally leave Leona's face, and then his cheeks pink in embarrassment. he isn't sure what to do, but if Leona is going to lie back down? so is he, his arm just lightly touching Leona's as he looks up at the ceiling, both bothered by the situation, and unbothered.
bothered for others, and unbothered for himself. ]
I don't know how I got here in the first place. And it's not that unusual... Nicer than usual...
I thought I'd just wait until I heard back from my family.
[ this is a mistake. he's making a mistake. this is going to be a problem. if it gets out... if anyone hears about this, leona will die. that's it. he will just turn into sand and disappear forever. ]
Well, I hate to burst your bubble. I haven't heard anythin' from my brother or my father and it's been a while. They might not even know you're gone.
[ and this is when he takes kalim's wrist. he pulls the other boy closer. leona stops his impression of a sea creature and turns onto his side. their foreheads are now dangerously close. he doesn't even need to speak normally, he can whisper. ]
[ if leona was expecting Kalim to react in fear, or struggle away, aside from the initial "eh?" he exclaims in surprise, he only looks up at him, with all the trust in the world. Even if all he's saying is supposed to sound harsh, it's like Kalim doesn't even hear the harshness in it, ]
Don't worry! I can handle this.
[ this is just one more kidnapping-- except this time, he has friends, and Leona has never once shown anything but kindness to him, from his perspective.
is it strange to be this close to Leona when they're both like this? a little... but he doesn't hate it ]
We'll figure something out, right? And you said there's the game?
[ just another kidnapping... ordinary and commonplace for students at nrc. it has to happen at least once in their school career, right?
and the longer that kalim is with him, the easier it is for him to swallow down whatever nerves that have built up over time. the kind that would keep his modesty in check, the kind that would keep his hands from doing anything... that he'd regret? ]
Ya think?
[ can kalim really handle what will be asked of him? it's not leona's place to worry about his well-being. it's jamil's. without his vice warden present, who'll keep kalim from making poor choices? the one who might instigate some of them? ]
[ his eyebrows furrow, the confusion once again apparent on his face as he tries to make the connection between what Leona is asking and what they're talking about. Anywhere else, he's pretty sure Leona would never have said anything like this.
Might have derided the whole thing as stupid and childish, at least that's what Kalim thinks he would have done. And frankly, never in a million years would he have considered that Leona would ask him of all people?
and yet, as he starts to work through this, his hands reach up to cup Leona's cheeks, and pull himself up to kiss him. Before he can really register, that's what he's doing. ]
[ yes. the leona from kalim's yesterday might've been incredibly unenthused by the prospect of not only sharing a bed and wouldn't have offered a kiss nor any kind of physical gesture. but this one has been 'improved' by some amount of time at this resort, and thus... he recognizes an easy card that's potentially dangling in front of his face.
but also? it's easier to stomach kalim than it is, say, some horned bastard. that's for sure.
and maybe....... he'll like it more.
the kiss is pleasant. all kisses happen to be, but this one feels sweet. his lips curl into a smile as they hold it. the beastman reaches a hand around kalim's waist as he ensures their lips are firmly pressed before he casually rolls... putting the other boy's back onto the mattress. ]
[ Kalim's eyes snap open and he realizes that he definitely kissed Leona? And his face flushes red immediately, because that had felt like there was no intention behind it? And weren't kisses supposed to be sweet, important?
And the next thing he realizes is that his body feels hot, but not the sort of hot he'd feel on an average day in Silk City. He feels restless, antsy, very aware of some of the things he'd been ignoring to maintain a sense of modesty for Leona.
he arches his back to try and get a little more comfortable-- and shivers immediately, that being new ]
Wait...
[ he mumbles into his lips, awkward and innocent ]
[ all leona can hope is that he's not awakening anything in kalim... even though he's certainly doing it semi-purposefully. sorry jamil. ]
Wait for what. 'm not a waiter.
[ that he doesn't put all of his body weight on kalim, lest he smushes the poor guy. he lets his braids dangle down and rest against his chest while he hovers above, like a predator sizing up its prey or marveling at its prize. their lips not pressed together to keep that word from escaping him, leona frowns. ]
You gonna take another or am I gonna have to steal a few more?
[ is he really. is he really hoping that he isn't awakening anything in kalim.
because Kalim definitely is aware of something going on. an awakening? maybe. Now that he's comfortable, he's not as quick to move again, lest he bring back that full body shiver that had happened before. His hands are still on Leona's cheeks, a nice little bit of leverage ]
I did that one impulsively.
[ he admits, and his hands pull Leona's face down towards him again. is this any less impulsive? not really, but at least this time it's more of a conscious decision, the kind that he thought Leona deserved, rather than half thought reaction to a comment.
The difference makes complete sense to him, and one of his hands moves from his cheek to slide so that he can lift his arm around his neck ]
[ but the less-than-modest smile on his face betrays his intention, if his slightly sarcastic tone didn't already. that he internally preens being in the obviously dominant and favorable position here, despite having hands that cup his cheeks and can probably feel the warmth radiating off of them.
and then.
the next kiss does, frankly, catch him off-guard. that kalim anchors that arm to solidify his hold and even if leona wanted to break away, he probably would find some resistance? except he's not and he's more than happy to further indulge. that he makes sure to fit his body in between kalim's legs, splitting them so that he can appropriately rest his lower body there. to... stimulate with more movement as they make out. ]
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anyway. he's dimly aware that he's not in the same bed that he fell asleep in. that's kind of nice, right? it's definitely more spacious. he can almost starfish out and not touch any of the edges.
but when he does that, he's. touching someone else.
and the voice. ]
Oh no.
[ muttering as softly to himself as possible. ]
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[ as soft as Leona is, and how he has wondered what it's like sleeping next to him on occasion... he doesn't actually remember leaving Scarabia. And the chances of Leona leaving Savanaclaw are pretty low, all things considered?
And so he sits up, now fully awake and confused.
he could sleep in later, probably? ]
When did you get here?
[ a beat, and then he looks around the room, the next question of "when did I get here" on the tip of his tongue ]
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[ because he has something else he's been tracking, though it's not really of kalim's concern. not yet, anyway.
both brows furrow as he realizes that he's... there's something a little off.
so as he sits up, there are two things that come to mind. one--- he's wearing pants. two? he's not wearing anything above the waist.
and he sighs. ]
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[ there's a look of confusion again when he hears the answer, and his question dies on his tongue. ]
But I just saw you yesterday...
[ he trails off... and blinks, realizing what he is looking at. he hasn't spotted the ring on his own finger-- or rather, he's filtering it out given how often he has on gold baubles very similar to it. but he flusters a bit when looking at Leona, before catching himself, and transitioning to thinking seriously.
(it's not that serious) ]
Also... These aren't pajamas.
[ he isn't shirtless, but his button up top is disheveled from sleep, or "rough housing"? really, it's hard to tell. ]
Hmmm.... Something strange is going on...
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[ okay. well, kalim wouldn't lie to him. he might be the single student least likely to lie to someone's face. if he did see leona yesterday, then he did. which means he can draw his own conclusions as to their circumstances.
it won't show on his face but he's pretty pleased about it, all things considered. ]
Yeah. We woke up in some of the nicest rooms in the resort. Don't ya feel lucky?
[ better than some grungy, dirty one where the room was more likely built around the bed. no room. no space. shitty cookies. etc.
anyway. leona pulls the sheets down away from his body, exposing what lies underneath: that all the beastman is wearing is lingerie; a light satiny pink with a ribbon right in the middle of the waist. and that's. it. ]
... luckier than me, anyway.
[ what a bother. ]
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eh???
there are confused feelings running through him everywhere right now. from literal confusion, to, somehow, embarrassment that he should avert his eyes and look away, to natural curiosity because he's never seen Leona like this, to something that makes his heart beat a little bit faster ]
Ahahaha... You have really interesting choices in pajamas, Leona. I wouldn't have expected this sort of outfit from you?
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[ he's really looking, huh? something about how curiosity killed the cat feels like an appropriate saying to offer to kalim yet leona's not doing it. maybe he wants the other housewarden to look. maybe he's getting used to ogling eyes, and that was even before coming here. ]
It's kinda tight. Wonder who got paid to do this.
[ again, apathy wins over modesty. he adjusts himself, hand curling around below and raising his junk to get the fabric to sit right. ]
So yeah. You're here. That's... annoyin'.
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he went to sleep, and did not expect to wake up to half naked lion beastman in his bed, and now he is distinctly......... confused.
confused is definitely the right word. ]
Eh? So you didn't choose that??
[ as he looks firmly at his face, ]
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[ stares right back at kalim. he's cute and naive and that's all very well and good but here? that could be a liability. or it'd make him a winner almost immediately. ]
I don't like wearin' anythin' to bed if I can help it.
[ nothing feels better than gently circulating air on and around skin. ]
Did ya pick what ya wanted to wear? I doubt it. If I didn't know any better... we're married or somethin'.
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[ curiosity, that's definitely the tone. he doesn't hate it, but also, he's just... confused. leona is one of his favorite people at NRC, but wouldn't that be the sort of thing both of their families would be really involved in?
and not a surprise??
basically, surprise leona, he doesn't hate the thought. ]
For real??
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[ when he says that, is there an air of... disappointment? a twinge of regret, thinking about the possibilities? imagine marrying into riches. the only issue would be how insufferable cheka and his 'spouse' would be together. leona's tail would go bald in seconds. world record. ]
Seein' as ya probably don't understand what's goin' on here... I'll clue ya win. We're all playin' a game.
[ let's see how broad he can be without explaining the rules. let's see what kind of assumptions kalim can make before leona has to correct him.
he's regretting this already ]
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[ he fully accepts what Leona is telling him, without a second doubt. would even lean in, in interest-- the lack of clothing forgotten as long as he doesn't let his eyes wander. Though, marriage and games... aren't they all a little too old for that? ]
Ahahaha... That makes more sense than really being married.
[ And so, he wants to know the rules of this game. ]
So, what're we supposed to do? What's the game called?
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You really wanna know?
[ the more leona thinks about it, the more he wishes he could just go back under the sheets and pretend to not know anything. maybe feign falling back asleep? those are options. they're currently in his head. but when kalim's focus isn't below his chest, that's probably... for the best... even though there are inevitabilities starting to form in leona's head. ]
It's called 52. Ya basically collect imaginary cards from every player. When ya get every single one, you're allowed to go back home.
[ there's probably a lot to unpack... ]
And the way ya collect is by...
[ looks down. looks back up. ]
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ditzy and a bit, well, hm, vague.so it takes a moment for what Leona is saying to click into place, and he's vaguely aware that, like, things may not click into the right place.For instance, a ransom to go home? That's something Kalim is very used to. Maybe the kidnappers will make him call his father, write a note, or something like that. He's long since stopped thinking about that aspect of kidnapping much.
But there's a touch of concern on his face as he realizes, wait, but Leona has been kidnapped too?
The second is the implications? Because as soon as Leona looks him up and down, his eyes start to follow the pattern before he remembers and snaps them back to his face. That part is... confusing to him? ]
Eh...? And you're playing the game...?
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[ short answer that's to the point. again, he looks back down to his crotch and the unfortunate covering that is becoming less of the latter and more of the former. overall, just unfortunate. it's not his fault that his suit makes things difficult for him, when there hasn't been any 'attention'.
or maybe it's just the fact that things are... unavoidable. ]
Doesn't matter if ya want to or not.
[ with a sour look, he rolls his eyes and lies back onto the bed, sprawled out almost like a starfish. he doesn't care if he brushes up against kalim as he does it. ]
And if ya stick around? You're gonna have to, too.
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[ his eyes finally leave Leona's face, and then his cheeks pink in embarrassment. he isn't sure what to do, but if Leona is going to lie back down? so is he, his arm just lightly touching Leona's as he looks up at the ceiling, both bothered by the situation, and unbothered.
bothered for others, and unbothered for himself. ]
I don't know how I got here in the first place. And it's not that unusual... Nicer than usual...
I thought I'd just wait until I heard back from my family.
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Well, I hate to burst your bubble. I haven't heard anythin' from my brother or my father and it's been a while. They might not even know you're gone.
[ and this is when he takes kalim's wrist. he pulls the other boy closer. leona stops his impression of a sea creature and turns onto his side. their foreheads are now dangerously close. he doesn't even need to speak normally, he can whisper. ]
That sucks. So you're gonna have to adjust, okay?
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Don't worry! I can handle this.
[ this is just one more kidnapping-- except this time, he has friends, and Leona has never once shown anything but kindness to him, from his perspective.
is it strange to be this close to Leona when they're both like this? a little... but he doesn't hate it ]
We'll figure something out, right? And you said there's the game?
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and the longer that kalim is with him, the easier it is for him to swallow down whatever nerves that have built up over time. the kind that would keep his modesty in check, the kind that would keep his hands from doing anything... that he'd regret? ]
Ya think?
[ can kalim really handle what will be asked of him? it's not leona's place to worry about his well-being. it's jamil's. without his vice warden present, who'll keep kalim from making poor choices? the one who might instigate some of them? ]
Prove it. Kiss me.
[ this is totally part of the game. ]
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[ his eyebrows furrow, the confusion once again apparent on his face as he tries to make the connection between what Leona is asking and what they're talking about. Anywhere else, he's pretty sure Leona would never have said anything like this.
Might have derided the whole thing as stupid and childish, at least that's what Kalim thinks he would have done. And frankly, never in a million years would he have considered that Leona would ask him of all people?
and yet, as he starts to work through this, his hands reach up to cup Leona's cheeks, and pull himself up to kiss him. Before he can really register, that's what he's doing. ]
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but also? it's easier to stomach kalim than it is, say, some horned bastard. that's for sure.
and maybe....... he'll like it more.
the kiss is pleasant. all kisses happen to be, but this one feels sweet. his lips curl into a smile as they hold it. the beastman reaches a hand around kalim's waist as he ensures their lips are firmly pressed before he casually rolls... putting the other boy's back onto the mattress. ]
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And the next thing he realizes is that his body feels hot, but not the sort of hot he'd feel on an average day in Silk City. He feels restless, antsy, very aware of some of the things he'd been ignoring to maintain a sense of modesty for Leona.
he arches his back to try and get a little more comfortable-- and shivers immediately, that being new ]
Wait...
[ he mumbles into his lips, awkward and innocent ]
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Wait for what. 'm not a waiter.
[ that he doesn't put all of his body weight on kalim, lest he smushes the poor guy. he lets his braids dangle down and rest against his chest while he hovers above, like a predator sizing up its prey or marveling at its prize. their lips not pressed together to keep that word from escaping him, leona frowns. ]
You gonna take another or am I gonna have to steal a few more?
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because Kalim definitely is aware of something going on. an awakening? maybe. Now that he's comfortable, he's not as quick to move again, lest he bring back that full body shiver that had happened before. His hands are still on Leona's cheeks, a nice little bit of leverage ]
I did that one impulsively.
[ he admits, and his hands pull Leona's face down towards him again. is this any less impulsive? not really, but at least this time it's more of a conscious decision, the kind that he thought Leona deserved, rather than half thought reaction to a comment.
The difference makes complete sense to him, and one of his hands moves from his cheek to slide so that he can lift his arm around his neck ]
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You? Impulsive? I can hardly believe it.
[ but the less-than-modest smile on his face betrays his intention, if his slightly sarcastic tone didn't already. that he internally preens being in the obviously dominant and favorable position here, despite having hands that cup his cheeks and can probably feel the warmth radiating off of them.
and then.
the next kiss does, frankly, catch him off-guard. that kalim anchors that arm to solidify his hold and even if leona wanted to break away, he probably would find some resistance? except he's not and he's more than happy to further indulge. that he makes sure to fit his body in between kalim's legs, splitting them so that he can appropriately rest his lower body there. to... stimulate with more movement as they make out. ]
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oh no captcha... overflow, y/n?
to an overflow (mine)