【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-Star Resort and Casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
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.
As a special wedding gift from us, we have arranged for you and your new spouse to stay in one of our junior penthouses while you wait. Congratulations on your new marriage. We are so pleased you have chosen our resort for your honeymoon.
You will be notified as soon as your official reservation has been processed. Your comfort and happiness are our utmost priority. We hope you enjoy the provided amenities and lose yourself in marital bliss. 】
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!
▶ We ask you to kindly add content warnings to your threads as appropriate.
▶ If you do not currently have permissions and kinks listed in your character’s journal we suggest leaving a note in your top level of any limits or boundaries for other players to reference.
▶ Thank you for spending Valentine's Day with us! You're our sweetheart this year. 💕
[ooc: I don’t have a kink list ready yet, but my only hard ‘no’s are graphic SA, scat/watersports, and gore. I’m open to most otherwise! As a side note, Tatsumi makes a lot of religious references and talks about Christianity and God a lot so if that is an issue, opting out of him is perfectly fine.]
[Arrival: Evens - As God intended…]
[Waking up in such a strange place, under such strange circumstances must surely be a confusing experience. When Tatsumi woke up here, he was quite startled! Even more so to realize he was in bed with another person and wearing cloths he did not recognize!]
[He is certain whoever is in this bed still, will probably wake up worried. So, he slips out of bed early to go and prepare a few things. Returning to the bed to his would-be spouse, he gives a gentle smile before greeting them, holding a tea tray. His outfit was probably a nice looking wedding tux, but he’s dressed down a little, down to his white shirt and untied bow tie draped around his shoulders.]
Good morning! It seems we’re in a strange situation. Haha, I was hoping we could talk over tea and find out why we might have woken up here like this…
[At least your spouse is polite.]
[Elevators: The Teasing Trio]
Ah…
[C’mon, we’re really not asking for much. Show us something fun~]
I’m …not so sure that’s appropriate.
[Of course this place is a whole lot of inappropriate and Tatsumi has been trying very hard to be a Good Christian Boy about it all, but now he is at an impasse where he might have to yield.]
[He looks at his partner in the elevator a little bit helpless. Maybe they have some ideas.]
[Help him.]
[Oods: Pesky Octopi.]
[This place was a mistake, and he’s not even sure how he got down here. Only that he’s been walking the halls for some time. He is not one to get lost! But here he is, having made a wrong turn, and now he is in some lower level baths with …dubious facilities.]
[Tired and warm in uncomfortable ways, he decides to dip his toes into the water. It’s a shame his intuition didn’t warn him in time before something grabbed onto his ankle and pulled him straight into the water with a single tug.]
[He yelps and grabs onto the ledge of the pool trying to win an aggressive tug of war with his own body. Tentacles start to climb up his body and he starts to panic.]
Ah- Help! Please! Is anyone there?
[He does not want to know what might happen if he lets go.]
[Wildcard.]
[Hit me with something!!! Anything!! takatorabatta is where you can hit me up for plotting, or you can just PM this journal.]
[ Leo, on the other hand, has not tried very hard to be appropriate over the past month or so. Actually he has more or less managed the opposite without trying to do that, either. Though being asked to do something like this isn't even near the worst he's been asked to do, so he just outright laughs about it.
Though he does like seeing people he recognizes, even if recognizing people doesn't always mean Leo bothers with things like "remembering their names" or other such details. ]
[Its a blessing that someone here is adapting, right…? Ah.]
[Even phrasing it like that, he has some reservations, but it’s enough to convince him to try at least. Otherwise both of them might be trapped here. It would be one thing if it were just him, but if his reluctance causes problems for someone else…]
…Yes, I suppose you’re right. It’s not so different from something a fan may ask of us.
Ideas? [ Well, uh. He feels like Tatsumi isn't going to like what usually gets you out of a locked room here (sex. it's always sex) but sometimes things that are a lot less will work. It kind of seems to depend on the luck of the draw. And he's not really sure what will work for this elevator, although the portraits are talking about the kind of things they want, so. ]
It's usually easiest to just cater to the crowd here! We could probably get out with just a kiss or something.
[ Holding out his hand? Leo takes it, unsure of whether Tatsumi is trying to be the knight here or if he's asking Leo to be. So he might swing their hands instead of doing anything for the first moment... ]
Anyway, were you with anyone else when you got here~? [ Like, say, any of the other Knights (he can dream). ]
[He was going to try and be the knight but he may have miscalculated what to do here. He watches Leo swing their hands instead for a moment and becomes increasingly aware of how out of his depth he is.]
[He won't call attention to that, though. No, that feels like revealing weakness in a den of lions.]
Ah- I woke with someone in my bed, a stranger. I made them tea and we had a lovely conversation.
sincere apologies, i had covid and perished for a bit
[ The elevators shudder to a stop, the paintings make their demands, and Zhongli heaves a sigh. ]
The staff are rather diligent about rescuing guests from situations like this, but there's no guarantee they'll show up in a timely manner.
[ He glances towards Tatsumi. There's no way to tell how recently he arrived, but given his reaction Zhongli is willing to assume this isn't something the young man was expecting. ]
We could be waiting here for hours, so complying with their request will almost certainly allow us to leave faster.
[ Jun honestly believed having a relaxing bath would be a good idea—until he hears the panicked words of someone pleading for aid.
The sounds bounce off the walls as he bounds into the baths. First, he notices a familiar person struggling at the pool's edge. Second, he watches as the tentacles begin to crawl up the person's body.
Wait is that— ]
Tatsumi-senpai, hold on!!
[ As Jun slides across the tiles, he rushes over and grabs his senpai's shoulders, attempting to break the tight grasp the sea creatures have on him. Jun is unsure if this will work, but he is determined to help however he can. ]
[Jun probably knows that Tatsumi would have to be in quite a bit of distress to just call out like that. The truth is, those tentacles are certainly beginning to wander- the ones that aren't trying to drag him under anyway.]
[It feels like a miracle from God when he sees Jun run over to him. A familiar face and someone he trusts. He tries to grab onto Jun instead of the ledge, feeling his grip start to slip terribly.]
Jun-san!
[And then, suddenly, he's let go. The tentacles release, as if deciding they were more trouble than it was worth, and the momentum nearly sends him right into Jun.]
[Tatsumi is deeply out of breath, his skin is red and covered in suction marks, and his skin is starting to burn and tingle. Were they poisonous...?]
[ This is the first time he has seen anything like this, and rightfully so! Although, understandably, anyone would be upset concerning this, Jun's glad he heard Tatsumi call out and even more thankful he was here to help.
He pulls on Tatsumi more tightly, using his upper body strength and wrapping his arms around the portion of his waist that's not submerged in water.
Suddenly, though, they stop, and retrieving his senpai from the pool becomes relatively easy. Although his expression is a little worried, now the ordeal is over, he wonders what caused them to let go. ]
Hey, are you alright!?
[ With a quick glance downward, Jun notices his senpai's reddish complexion and realises that he's the least likely to be okay. ]
Ah, that was dumb of me to ask, 'course you're not. Does it hurt!? D'you need me to get anything to help, Tatsumi-senpai?
[Something of note, also, is the fact that the octopus made off with Tatsumi’s pants and had done a great deal to undo his shirt. So, he sits there sopping wet and rattled.]
[And hot. His skin is burning up suddenly, and the breath he takes is more to try and relieve that heat than it is to catch his breath. Oh …something is happening to him. Something about those creatures …their contact did something to him.]
[The little heart shaped marks and rashes begin dotting his skin more now.]
Jun-san.
[That is a strange quality to his voice. Almost breathless, but with something throaty underneath it. It hardly sounded like him, and he’s surprised by how strangely needy it sounded.]
I-I think …I’m having some kind of allergic reaction.
[ Tatsumi's reddening skin initially drew Jun's attention, with marks further spreading across his body. But Jun should have noticed Tatsumi's fever sooner, as evident when he presses a hand to Tatsumi's chest, finding him hot to the touch. Even more disconcertingly, Tatsumi spoke Jun's name in a way Jun had never heard before from his senior.
As Jun leans over Tatsumi, he gently places his hand against Tatsumi's forehead, gingerly tracing his fingers along his cheek as he attempts to ascertain the cause of Tatsumi's ailment. In an unexpected turn of events, Jun's cheeks flush, spreading across his cheeks, causing a dryness of the throat as he begins to shake off the thought of Tatsumi's unconventional tone of quality.
Surprisingly, Jun appears to enjoy this far too much, but he can't think of him that way! ]
H-Hold on! Really, I dunno what to do! Want me to carry you outta here? I can do that and find you help.
[ Well, he's currently consumed with the fear that Tatsumi-senpai could die from his allergic reaction, leading him to be unable to control the worry which permeates his tone. ]
[Exploring sure is fun, isn't it? Finding glowing mushrooms, crystals he's already pocketed, and then, these baths...Which he'd thought were empty until he heard someone crying out. Well.
Fuck. Okay. He's not the strongest, but be damned if Rui's not going to leap into action nonetheless, because it's what any of the others would do, and he's not going to let them down even worlds away. Once he's shucked off his jacket, he sprints over, flip-flops thwacking against the stone, and reaches both hands out for a monkey grip.]
Here! I know this place is rather one-track-minded and all, but this is really too much! [Tentacles, really??? This is horrifying to see in person, actually!
Never mind that any thrashing on their parts is only going to make it worse. They'll figure out the solution in time :) ]
[Oh, thank the Lord someone heard him. He really didn't want to think about what might happen if his grip were to give out on the ledge. Which- it very nearly does! He instead focuses on the one who's come to save him, latching onto his arms and doing his best to kick away the creature that's got such a heavy grip on him.]
They're-- really very persistent!
[But between them, the Octopus gives up, tiring itself out and deciding to go and find easier prey elsewhere. Tatsumi will scramble out of the pull as quickly as possible, so none of the others get ideas, and he's sure there are others.]
[His skin is marred in sucker marks and a growing redness, and Tatsumi is panting, trying to catch his breath. He slicks his hair back and tries to offer Rui a grateful smile.]
I'd expect no less of the wildlife here, I suppose, but still...Anyway.
[He returns Tatsumi's smile, albeit vaguely, and leans in to examine those sucker marks and the irritation around them.] Are you alright? I don't know if they're venomous, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Stay there.
[However.
As soon as Rui goes to stand up and fetch his discarded jacket for bandaging purposes, tentacles lash around his wrist and yank hard. He lands heavily on the ground instead, given that arm had been bracing him, and instinctively reaches out for whatever he can with his other hand.
That happens to be Tatsumi. Sorry brother, there's no other purchase in this bitch and he's getting rapidly sucked into the water. Hope you're ready for another dip, because this sucker's a grown-ass adult, and the way Rui's voice wavers in his throat instead of crying out in panic is probably hint enough as to what it does.]
[ Having also been lost, but far more lucky, Jisu had heard the cry for help. Without even having thought about it, or having been in the water long enough to experience the 'dangers,' she was running in the direction. ]
Hold on!
[ Because they sure were holding onto Tatsumi! Reaching to the edge with a slide on her knees, one leg is over the ledge and in the water while grabbing his arm. Sadly for Tatsumi, it's very likely they were experienced and smart enough to get through any clothing obstacles to get what they wanted. No time to think about that! There was only time to grab under his arm and start pulling back. At least she had leverage with one of her feet to stay on the drier surface, for now. ]
Grab onto me- For more leverage.
[ Better than a smooth surface, but boy, these things had a good bit of strength, didn't they? ]
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Tatsumi Kazehaya | Ensemble Stars!! | Newbie
[Arrival: Evens - As God intended…]
[Waking up in such a strange place, under such strange circumstances must surely be a confusing experience. When Tatsumi woke up here, he was quite startled! Even more so to realize he was in bed with another person and wearing cloths he did not recognize!]
[He is certain whoever is in this bed still, will probably wake up worried. So, he slips out of bed early to go and prepare a few things. Returning to the bed to his would-be spouse, he gives a gentle smile before greeting them, holding a tea tray. His outfit was probably a nice looking wedding tux, but he’s dressed down a little, down to his white shirt and untied bow tie draped around his shoulders.]
Good morning! It seems we’re in a strange situation. Haha, I was hoping we could talk over tea and find out why we might have woken up here like this…
[At least your spouse is polite.]
[Elevators: The Teasing Trio]
Ah…
[C’mon, we’re really not asking for much. Show us something fun~]
I’m …not so sure that’s appropriate.
[Of course this place is a whole lot of inappropriate and Tatsumi has been trying very hard to be a Good Christian Boy about it all, but now he is at an impasse where he might have to yield.]
[He looks at his partner in the elevator a little bit helpless. Maybe they have some ideas.]
[Help him.]
[Oods: Pesky Octopi.]
[This place was a mistake, and he’s not even sure how he got down here. Only that he’s been walking the halls for some time. He is not one to get lost! But here he is, having made a wrong turn, and now he is in some lower level baths with …dubious facilities.]
[Tired and warm in uncomfortable ways, he decides to dip his toes into the water. It’s a shame his intuition didn’t warn him in time before something grabbed onto his ankle and pulled him straight into the water with a single tug.]
[He yelps and grabs onto the ledge of the pool trying to win an aggressive tug of war with his own body. Tentacles start to climb up his body and he starts to panic.]
Ah- Help! Please! Is anyone there?
[He does not want to know what might happen if he lets go.]
[Wildcard.]
[Hit me with something!!! Anything!!
elevators
Though he does like seeing people he recognizes, even if recognizing people doesn't always mean Leo bothers with things like "remembering their names" or other such details. ]
Well, it's just fanservice, right~?
LEO…
[Even phrasing it like that, he has some reservations, but it’s enough to convince him to try at least. Otherwise both of them might be trapped here. It would be one thing if it were just him, but if his reluctance causes problems for someone else…]
…Yes, I suppose you’re right. It’s not so different from something a fan may ask of us.
[Thoughtful pause.]
Does Leo-san have ideas?
he's here to be a problem
It's usually easiest to just cater to the crowd here! We could probably get out with just a kiss or something.
We love a hurricane of a human being
[A kiss isn’t so bad. He could handle that. Probably. Ah, is Tatsumi nervous? Surely not.]
I think that is a reasonable place to start.
[He will hold out his hand to see if Leo will take it. He is going to start with a polite kiss on the back of the hand, thanks. Very knightly.]
his main identifier
Anyway, were you with anyone else when you got here~? [ Like, say, any of the other Knights (he can dream). ]
no subject
[He won't call attention to that, though. No, that feels like revealing weakness in a den of lions.]
Ah- I woke with someone in my bed, a stranger. I made them tea and we had a lovely conversation.
sincere apologies, i had covid and perished for a bit
Whoa~! Well, that's one way to start out. When I arrived I was naked in a jungle!
[ So Tatsumi is winning. Or losing? Depends on how you view it? ]
( elevators )
The staff are rather diligent about rescuing guests from situations like this, but there's no guarantee they'll show up in a timely manner.
[ He glances towards Tatsumi. There's no way to tell how recently he arrived, but given his reaction Zhongli is willing to assume this isn't something the young man was expecting. ]
We could be waiting here for hours, so complying with their request will almost certainly allow us to leave faster.
no subject
[He gives a laugh that …is a bit nervous, but mostly good natured.]
Haha, I see. Well …if that is the easiest way to leave, and you are a consenting individual, I suppose I have nothing to protest.
[That’s a lie, he has plenty to protest, but he also sees the situation they are in.]
oods!! i'm literally crying
The sounds bounce off the walls as he bounds into the baths. First, he notices a familiar person struggling at the pool's edge. Second, he watches as the tentacles begin to crawl up the person's body.
Wait is that— ]
Tatsumi-senpai, hold on!!
[ As Jun slides across the tiles, he rushes over and grabs his senpai's shoulders, attempting to break the tight grasp the sea creatures have on him. Jun is unsure if this will work, but he is determined to help however he can. ]
junsan we have to stop meeting like this
[It feels like a miracle from God when he sees Jun run over to him. A familiar face and someone he trusts. He tries to grab onto Jun instead of the ledge, feeling his grip start to slip terribly.]
Jun-san!
[And then, suddenly, he's let go. The tentacles release, as if deciding they were more trouble than it was worth, and the momentum nearly sends him right into Jun.]
[Tatsumi is deeply out of breath, his skin is red and covered in suction marks, and his skin is starting to burn and tingle. Were they poisonous...?]
at least we're not meeting in hell this time
He pulls on Tatsumi more tightly, using his upper body strength and wrapping his arms around the portion of his waist that's not submerged in water.
Suddenly, though, they stop, and retrieving his senpai from the pool becomes relatively easy. Although his expression is a little worried, now the ordeal is over, he wonders what caused them to let go. ]
Hey, are you alright!?
[ With a quick glance downward, Jun notices his senpai's reddish complexion and realises that he's the least likely to be okay. ]
Ah, that was dumb of me to ask, 'course you're not. Does it hurt!? D'you need me to get anything to help, Tatsumi-senpai?
Hell is in the eye of the beholder
[And hot. His skin is burning up suddenly, and the breath he takes is more to try and relieve that heat than it is to catch his breath. Oh …something is happening to him. Something about those creatures …their contact did something to him.]
[The little heart shaped marks and rashes begin dotting his skin more now.]
Jun-san.
[That is a strange quality to his voice. Almost breathless, but with something throaty underneath it. It hardly sounded like him, and he’s surprised by how strangely needy it sounded.]
I-I think …I’m having some kind of allergic reaction.
So whoever sent them to this place
As Jun leans over Tatsumi, he gently places his hand against Tatsumi's forehead, gingerly tracing his fingers along his cheek as he attempts to ascertain the cause of Tatsumi's ailment. In an unexpected turn of events, Jun's cheeks flush, spreading across his cheeks, causing a dryness of the throat as he begins to shake off the thought of Tatsumi's unconventional tone of quality.
Surprisingly, Jun appears to enjoy this far too much, but he can't think of him that way! ]
H-Hold on! Really, I dunno what to do! Want me to carry you outta here? I can do that and find you help.
[ Well, he's currently consumed with the fear that Tatsumi-senpai could die from his allergic reaction, leading him to be unable to control the worry which permeates his tone. ]
Just stay with me, Tatsumi-senpai!
octopi lets gooooo
Fuck. Okay. He's not the strongest, but be damned if Rui's not going to leap into action nonetheless, because it's what any of the others would do, and he's not going to let them down even worlds away. Once he's shucked off his jacket, he sprints over, flip-flops thwacking against the stone, and reaches both hands out for a monkey grip.]
Here! I know this place is rather one-track-minded and all, but this is really too much! [Tentacles, really??? This is horrifying to see in person, actually!
Never mind that any thrashing on their parts is only going to make it worse. They'll figure out the solution in time :) ]
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[Oh, thank the Lord someone heard him. He really didn't want to think about what might happen if his grip were to give out on the ledge. Which- it very nearly does! He instead focuses on the one who's come to save him, latching onto his arms and doing his best to kick away the creature that's got such a heavy grip on him.]
They're-- really very persistent!
[But between them, the Octopus gives up, tiring itself out and deciding to go and find easier prey elsewhere. Tatsumi will scramble out of the pull as quickly as possible, so none of the others get ideas, and he's sure there are others.]
[His skin is marred in sucker marks and a growing redness, and Tatsumi is panting, trying to catch his breath. He slicks his hair back and tries to offer Rui a grateful smile.]
You- Thank you for your help. May God bless you.
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[He returns Tatsumi's smile, albeit vaguely, and leans in to examine those sucker marks and the irritation around them.] Are you alright? I don't know if they're venomous, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Stay there.
[However.
As soon as Rui goes to stand up and fetch his discarded jacket for bandaging purposes, tentacles lash around his wrist and yank hard. He lands heavily on the ground instead, given that arm had been bracing him, and instinctively reaches out for whatever he can with his other hand.
That happens to be Tatsumi. Sorry brother, there's no other purchase in this bitch and he's getting rapidly sucked into the water. Hope you're ready for another dip, because this sucker's a grown-ass adult, and the way Rui's voice wavers in his throat instead of crying out in panic is probably hint enough as to what it does.]
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Hold on!
[ Because they sure were holding onto Tatsumi! Reaching to the edge with a slide on her knees, one leg is over the ledge and in the water while grabbing his arm. Sadly for Tatsumi, it's very likely they were experienced and smart enough to get through any clothing obstacles to get what they wanted. No time to think about that! There was only time to grab under his arm and start pulling back. At least she had leverage with one of her feet to stay on the drier surface, for now. ]
Grab onto me- For more leverage.
[ Better than a smooth surface, but boy, these things had a good bit of strength, didn't they? ]