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TDM 03





【 Hello, dearest guests. We hope you have been enjoying your time in the Golden Peacock and utilizing our many amenities.

Reception would like all guests to be aware that some new arrivals have been misplaced. Due to the nature of the resort, new arrivals may have been misplaced in unexpected locations. This includes your personal suites. We are very sorry for this inconvenience.

Please do not be alarmed if you come across a misplaced new arrival. We kindly request that any guests that find a misplaced new arrival escort them to the main hub, where we have arranged a central meetup where all new arrivals can claim their complimentary robes and welcome baskets.

All guests are invited to come mingle at the main hub and meet new arrivals. As always, we hope you have a pleasant day! 】



DEALER'S CHOICE
STEVE, WHERE DID YOU PUT THE NEW ARRIVALS?

The Golden Peacock has swept away the hues of winter and welcomed vibrant pops of color for a change of pace. Gone are the snow whites and cool golds. Vases of bright florals have been staged all throughout the general hubs and hallways. Statues have been cheekily decorated with bright clothes, such as charming hats and billowing dresses with cheerful prints. This peacock has cleaned up nicely, its brilliant feathers shaking with a warm palette to please the senses.

Staff are bustling during the decor turnover. While some diligent employees are steadfastly decorating the hallways with sprawling vines and spectacular blooms, others are darting back and forth in search of something. Or rather — someone. Several someones. Front reception is in an outright panic while flying over the phones and furiously slamming their hands on keyboards.

"Steve, I know you're new, but you can't just press any button that pops up on the computer screen! The new arrivals are supposed to go into temporary suites." Deborah, the head receptionist, sighs, "Now who knows where they are. I hope they're okay... I'm sure they're quite confused, wherever they wound up. Steve, stop crying. The house won't fire you for this. Probably. How's your resume looking?"

THE BATHROOM BUTTON ▷ Due to a mistake at front reception, new arrivals aren't waking up in a temporarily assigned suite like usual. All new arrivals will wake up in a bathroom somewhere in the Golden Peacock. Steve, bless his heart, chose the wrong button and directed all new arrivals to bathrooms. Why do they even have a "bathroom" button at front reception, anyway? Who is that for?!

▷ Players are encouraged to get creative and have their character wake up in any bathroom location across the resort. Please feel free to reference our LOCATIONS for ideas as to where your character might wake up. As long as it's in a bathroom, it can be anywhere. Almost all locations within the resort have a bathroom!

Not even current character suites are safe. New arrivals may wake up in tubs, toilets, and showers in suite locations as well as general resort locations. For low rank rooms, the communal bathroom is also fair game for sudden new naked arrivals to wake up in.


THE MAIN LOBBYA welcome station has been set up in the main lobby. After getting their bearings and finding their way to the main lobby after an unexpected bathroom adventure, new arrivals will find racks of plush terrycloth robes and yellow tracksuits. They will also be given a welcome basket with general toiletries and snacks to get them started in the resort. Some gift baskets include special sex toys picked out just for them! They haven't tell anyone about that specific kink before? The house knows its guests well. No need to say anything at all.

Front reception has arranged a welcome party to greet new arrivals and help get them more comfortable. Not because they feel extremely guilty about the bathroom mixup and are hoping that these new arrivals won't complain to the house. Definitely not! With the help of 24K and Birdbucks, new arrivals and guests alike will be treated to alcohol or coffee at the front desk's expense. The fireplaces are roaring and several couches have been set up to create a comfortable atmosphere. Some long-standing guests have joined in to tell stories about how much fun they've had at the resort while enjoying a drink by the fire.


TIME FOR BED... BUT?Due to the initial mistake at reception there are no empty suites available for new arrivals to borrow. Staff have set up twin-sized cots at the back of the main lobby for new arrivals while sprucing up the situation as a giant slumber party. All new arrivals will be assigned a cot and given a privacy screen. Unfortunately, there isn't much privacy to be had when you're shacking up in a public spot.

▷ Don't worry — this will only be until check-in has been properly completed and guests have been assigned to their correct suite. We're so sorry, please don't complain to the house! Or if you do, blame Steve!

The ghost that haunts the main lobby isn't thrilled about this either. He's just a nice, low-key ghost that likes to watch people and knock over cups at Birdbucks when no one is looking. How is he supposed to do that with these people sleeping in the main lobby? In an effort to spook off these new arrivals, the ghost haunting the main lobby may whisper some odd things into their ears at night. Odd things like, "The person next to you is watching you sleep, you should run away," and "You just farted and everyone knows it was you. You should leave." Surprisingly effective, no?

In the end, Steve didn't get fired. But he did get reassigned to trash duty.



FLORAL RIOT
A STRIKE OF COLOR
🌸🌸🌸 Come experience new floral delights! Prepare to be ravished by a symphony of color and aroma. Romance, love, and pleasure all await within corridors of beauty. 🌸 🌸 🌸

Days before the grand unveiling, the gardeners of the Cloud Dwelling Garden distribute flyers announcing that their special floral exhibition is now ready for guests to enjoy. Long-standing guests vibrate in anticipation, eagerly stomping around the gardens until the ribbon is cut and the newest resort amenity has been revealed. The gardeners make a point to approach new guests and encourage them to join in on the fun, explaining that the house likes to create a new floral experience for guests every few years or so.

Exhibition opening is set for mid-month. On the 15th precisely, the gardeners line up in front of the white sheet hiding the project, each taking a turn to bow and say a few short words about how grand and generous the house is for giving them such rewarding jobs.

The curtains fall away to a wall of shockingly bright florals. Guests ooh and aahh at not only the array of shades but at the luxurious meld of so many different kinds of flowers. Wisteria and roses, lilies and carnations. Lilacs, peonies, daisies, daffodils, sunflowers. More and more and more and more. The staff explain that this flower maze is perhaps their most intricate piece of work yet and that there is grand surprise waiting at the heart. Additionally, as part of the festivities, several prizes have been hidden around the maze at dead-ends. Long-standing guests clap and cheer before charging inside.

THE FLOWER MAZE ▷ The flower maze is a winding marvel of foliage boasting over ten feet tall. Like the hedge maze, there are various twists and turns for guests to explore. This maze is a coalition of every flower thinkable, with many squared sections highlighting particular breeds. Bright pops of whites, pinks, and yellows knit with deeper purples, reds, and blues. Trees rich with blossoms hang low. Bushes rich with waxy leaves guide the way to different hidden alcoves and pockets. The flower maze is complicated and very easy to get lost in for hours. However, there is nothing magical or paranormal about it. It's just a flower maze.

▷ Guests may find statues overgrown with ivy within the maze. Despite the flower maze being a new addition to the garden, these statues are marked with age. They are weathered, having survived through the elements despite there being no real weather in the garden. Some statues are chipped and missing appendages. Despite how these old statues feel out of place in a brand new exhibit, they do not give any sense that they aren’t simply decor.

▷ Romantic gazebos have been incorporated into the design of the maze. These are popular rendezvous spots for guests to overlook the sprawling flowers and small ponds on the comfort of a small couch or a swinging bench for two. Some special gazebos have been furnished with daybeds and other comfortable furniture.

Treasure chests can be found hidden throughout the flower maze. Many of these chests are filled with sex toys and lubricants to help players get into the mood to play 52, but not only sex related items are available. Some chests may have clothes, some may have treats, some may even be filled with rocks.

▷ A few mimics have snuck in alongside the treasure chests. When opened, a mimic chest will curse the opener with a horny tongue. For a short period, the cursed individual will find themselves making erotic freudian slips. "How are you doing?" may end up coming out as, "How are you fucking?" While this curse will eventually wear off on its own, the embarrassment is forever.


THE GRAND FLOWER LAWNGuests that find the heart of the maze will discover the grand flower lawn. Also called the flower sea by staff, this brilliant landscape is covered in a lush carpet of flowers in shades of blue. Blue roses are the crown jewel of the flower sea, carefully dethorned so that guests may spread out on a velvety bed of petals.

▷ It isn’t impossible for our hardworking gardeners to miss a thorn or two. Even with careful checking, a few thorns have escaped scrutinizing staff. Guests pricked by a thorn while on the rose lawn will begin to feel drowsy. Effects may range from light exhaustion to falling into deep slumber. The cure for the rose's thorn curse is a kiss. Don't worry: true love need not apply in this case.

▷ Picnic baskets are available for guests that would like relax out on the lawn. Included in the picnic basket set: a blanket and set of pillows, fruit sandwiches, champagne, small cakes, and cookies. Hot tea and coffee is also available upon request. Staff are happy to accommodate any other special requests as well. Ask and ye shall receive.


SPECIAL LAWN GAMESAll guests lounging on the lawn will receive a cheerful message on their Watch: 【 WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY A LAWN GAME?

Guests that select the NO option will be left to their snoozing and merriment. Guests that select YES will receive a follow-up message.

▷ 【 Thank you for participating in the Lawn Game. Please choose one of the below options. You will be informed of what surprise task you have chosen after selecting an option. All level one tasks will reward in a small payout upon completion. All level two tasks will reward in a medium payout upon completion. All level three tasks will reward in two extra-large payouts upon completion.

LEVEL ONE
【 1♡ 】Serenade another player with a romantic ballad.
【 1♢ 】Perform oral sex on another player.
【 1♧ 】Discover a secret about another player.
【 1♤ 】Steal an item from another player.

LEVEL TWO
【 2♡ 】Confess any romantic crushes you may have to another player. The player need not be one of the crushes in question.
【 2♢ 】Find a unique item to use as a dildo. Allow another player to use this unique item to fuck one or more of your orifices.
【 2♧ 】Describe, in explicit detail, one of your erotic fantasies and/or desires to another player.
【 2♤ 】Take on a submissive role and please another player, either sexually or non-sexually.

LEVEL THREE
【 3♡ 】Make passionate love to another player while in the missionary position.
【 3♢ 】Engage in any sex act involving penetration on the Grand Flower Lawn with another player.
【 3♧ 】Participate in a sex act you have never engaged in before with another player.
【 3♤ 】Kidnap another player for 24 hours.

Players will be prompted to select an option without knowing what the corresponding task is. The task will be sent to their Watch after they have selected an option. To see what your character is lucky enough to receive as their task, simply click the dropdown!

▷ There is no penalty for characters that wuss out and are unable to complete their prompt aside from a mocking message to their Watch,【 LOSER, LOSER, LOSER. BIG LOSER.

The flower maze will only last as long as the most fleeting flowers do. The flower maze will remain open to the public for several weeks, after which it will close for further remodeling.

"We'll be open again with another complex arrangement," one of the gardeners explains cheerfully. "A maze isn't fun once you've learned the layout. We'll open again after creating a whole new design for guests to enjoy. Maybe even some new flowers, too. A lot of the ones on the lawn got funky after guests came all over them..."



SMOKY NECTAR
DRIBBLE OF SWEETNESS
The conservatory is even busier than the gardens. Unlike the easygoing staff in the garden, employees in the conservatory are busy zooming to and fro with brooms while trying to get a handle on the unexpectedly huge amount of pollen. From flowers, from trees — so much pollen. The ground is coated and the air is thick. Several long-standing guests visiting the area have fallen into sneezing fits. Even with cleaning efforts to mitigate the build-up, the pollen becomes thicker as the weeks go on. Staff eventually give up on trying to sweep it away.

This pollen is not standard. Guests that inhale this pollen will begin to feel feverish and strange. Continued exposure to this pollen will heighten a desire for sex to the point of all-encompassing need. Orgasms become much more intense. Nipples are constantly hard. Guests may also be overwhelmed with the urge to "fertilize or become fertilized" — to aggressively deliver or receive cumshots. Gardeners soon realize that normal pollen has been tainted by the cross-breeding of their new spectacular fruits, resulting in an extremely potent sex pollen that affects people and animals. This sex pollen is stronger than any of the current aphrodisiacs in the resort, baffling the gardeners. They weren't even trying to make horny fruit!

The effects of the sex pollen will ease after a few days unless exposure is continued. Guests with too much exposure to the sex pollen may find themselves passing out from violently intense successive orgasms. Any guests found unconscious post-orgasm will be delivered to the Broken Wing clinic for recovery.

THE ORCHARD ▷ The gardeners are thrilled to present this season's fruit orchard. When the previously closed-off portion of the orchard opens, guests will find that some of the delicious fruit hanging on the trees are ... strange. In collaboration with the Dizzy Pigeon, the gardeners of the conservatory have crossbred several standard fruits to create new fruits with delicious, never before seen flavors. Sure, there are the typical apple and orange trees to pick from, but why not give something new a try? Each of these new breeds have been imagined with paying homage to one of the glorious suits in mind.

ORANGEBERRY: A blend of oranges and blueberries. This delicious new citrus has a hard outer peel but tender flesh inside. Sweet with a slightly tart aftertaste. Bred in homage to the Diamonds suit. Those who eat this fruit may experience heightened sensitivity to touch and temperature for a short period time.

PEARAPPLE: A blend of pears and pineapples. A brilliant combination of mildly sweet with a punch of tang. The outside of this large fruit is rough and prickly. Once cut into, the flesh is firm but juicy. Bred in homage to the Hearts suit. Those who eat this fruit may experience intense positive emotions, such as a sudden onset of one-sided love or excessive positivity, for a short period of time.

PEAPLUMTO: A blend of peaches, plums, and tomatoes. This succulent fruit is powerfully sweet, with a fuzzy skin and silky inside. A new favorite for juicing. Bred in homage to the Clubs suit. Those who eat this fruit may find themselves being extremely impulsive for a short period of time.

CHERRYUZU: A blend of cherries and yuzu. These tiny bunches of fruit are sour enough to make the strongest-willed person scrunch their face up! Small but powerful, these fruits are satisfying to bite into with a pop. Bred in homage to the Spades suit. Those who eat this fruit may experience intense negative emotions, such as sudden possessiveness or jealousy, for a short period of time.


THE BUTTERFLY DOME ▷ The butterfly dome is exploding with color. Bright dots of yellow and orange speckle greenery without restraint. An assortment of butterflies lazily fly from buttercup to tulip. These butterflies are unafraid of people and may approach guests, dusting them with the thick pollen that coats their wings before they flutter off elsewhere. The pollen here is thicker than anywhere else in the conservatory. Guests may feel the effects of the sex pollen more strongly while in the butterfly dome. Breathing in pollen for one hour in the butterfly dome is equal to breathing in pollen for several days in the rest of the conservatory.

▷ Several flowers glitter with moisture in the light. Upon closer inspection, guests will find that it isn't morning dew — it's floral nectar. Its light and smoky scent may trigger an intense desire to drink. Guests that give in to the urge and drink the nectar will find themselves overcome with unbearable thirst afterward. No amount of nectar, water, or any other beverage will satisfy. The thirst can only be satisfied by swallowing semen or vaginal fluid. The longer one goes without satisfying the thirst, the thirstier they will become.


BUNS GONE WILD ▷ The normally docile giant flemish rabbits that wander the conservatory have gotten into the spirit of 52 as well. These romantic rabbits have been mating relentlessly since the pollen hit, and now the vegetable patches have been overrun with hundreds of young rabbits looking for food. No vegetable is safe while dozens of baby rabbits are running free, not knowing that they shouldn't eat directly from the patches. Due to the recent vegetable shortage restaurants in the dining quarter have been complaining about not getting their produce deliveries. It's a real problem!

The gardeners have been begging guests to assist in catching these baby rabbits. There are too many for them to catch on their own. Guests who are willing to help will be instructed to catch the young rabbits and deposit them into the large wooden pen built to house them. However, this won't be an easy job — these little rabbits are fast!

▷ While the gardeners can't offer chip payment for the help, they will happily give any guests that assist good plots of land to raise their own vegetables. Rabbit adoption is also on the table!

The sex pollen will fade out within a few weeks, when the new breeds of fruit have all been harvested and delivered to restaurants. The gardeners collectively agree to be more careful when engineering new breeds in the future. "I do think," reports one worker in the conservatory, "the house will be impressed that we've managed to engineer an even stronger aphrodisiac. Great things happen on accident!"



PETAL-STAINED LIPS
A BLOOMING DISEASE
👩‍🦰 "Hack hack, hack hack... what do you mean, 'please cover my mouth when I cough'? I'm a rank nine. Nine! You can't tell me what to do. Now, clean up this mess. I've been coughing up flower petals all day." 👩‍🦰

Wet, smudged petals scatter across the floors of the Peacock. The source is initially unclear, since the perfectly groomed flowers in their decorative vases are in perfect condition. Soon the number of guests coughing into their fists begins to rise and more soggy plants plague the hallways.

After the garden and conservatory unveil their Spring additions the clinic will begin to over-run with guests complaining of various symptoms. There aren't enough beds and there certainly aren't enough doctors and nurses to meet rising demand. Guests continue to visit the clinic complaining of some sort of flower cold while spitting up petals and leaves. Advanced cases involve a deeper spread of vines through the patient's body.

Though this illness manifests in many different ways, the head doctor in charge is quick to clock that it's the Blooming Disease working its way through the resort's population. Not an especially dangerous disease. More troublesome than anything and a mess to clean up. Luckily, there are extensive notes in their files about this particular disease and how to treat it.

THE BLOOMING DISEASEA strain of hanahaki disease is running through the resort. Unlike the typical hanahaki disease that is brought on by one-sided love, this blooming variation has no single discernible cause. The nurses muse that it is perhaps a side effect of the intense pollen from the conservatory, but this is speculation.

Similar to the standard hanahaki disease, the main symptom is coughing up flower petals. However, the blooming strain manifests in many different ways, and doctors have seen variations of petals and vines creeping out from every orifice. Players are welcome to get as creative as they like with how the blooming disease presents.

▷ Doctors will make one point thoroughly clear: while medications are available to ease discomfort, the cure for this subset of hanahaki disease is sex. Only fucking another person will completely eradicate the disease. If the disease is not treated it will progress until the afflicted patient has turned into a monstrous pile of flora themselves.

It is possible to catch the disease more than once. Having sex will cure it but some guests have caught the disease in quick succession, requiring multiple sessions of vigorous fucking. Doctors are unsure as to why some guests only catch the disease once while others are susceptible to catching it multiple times. The nurses gossip about how they think it's those guests particularly desperate for love that are prone to re-catching it, but again — speculation.


ALL HANDS ON DECKWithout enough manpower in the clinic to meet demand, guests that have experience in the medical field have been asked to volunteer their time to help treat those suffering with the illness. Those kind enough to join in the effort to mitigate the disease will be given a full kit of medical supplies, which they will be allowed to keep once their stint in the clinic has finished. For the duration of their time working in the clinic they will be fully considered staff doctors and able to direct both employees and guests as they see fit.

Guests that do not have medical experience but who wish to help in the clinic will also be accepted. While they will not have as much power as experienced guests assigned to the doctor role, they will be onboarded as nurses and given basic tasks. All nurses will be given scrubs which can be kept after their job has been completed. Nurses are expected to defer to doctors but can dictate to patients.

▷ All guests that assist in the clinic will be given an extra-large payout for their efforts. The head doctor in charge will be so grateful that he will be happy to grant any other small favors and gifts if asked. While something like taking one of the patient beds would be too much, he will turn a blind eye to guests who want to pocket items like scalpels and stethoscopes.


CLINIC ENERGY ▷ So many guests have piled into the clinic that private rooms are no longer available. Large rooms will be utilized as group hubs with many patient cots, while smaller rooms normally meant for one patient will be doubled up on. All guests staying in the clinic for treatment will be paired with at least one other patient due to space constraints. Private rooms will be available only for patients separated out for treatment with one of the doctors or nurses.

All of the rooms in the clinic are fully stocked with condoms, lube, and sex toys. After the head doctor announces the cure for the disease, nurses will make sure every room has supplies available for patients to use. They will encourage guests to go ahead and get fucking since it's the only cure! While doctors and nurses are available to fuck as well, they are short-handed, so most patients will have to make do with other patients. To those stubborn guests who don't want to fuck for their health, staff will firmly explain that if the disease progresses they'll be reduced to nothing but a pile of vegetation.

Patients with particularly bad cases of the disease will not be allowed to leave the clinic until they are cured. Patients that have only been lightly affected will be given a prescription to fuck and sent on their way, with strict instructions to return if they do not fuck and the disease progresses.

The height of the disease will hit toward the end of the month. Thanks to the hard work of the doctors and nurses in the clinic, cases will begin to decrease as the days pile on, with the majority of the affected guests treated and sent on their way by the beginning of May. Activity in the clinic will begin to decline as patients fuck it out and cure the disease, with only a handful of scattered cases heading past the first week of May.



PROMPT NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
Arrival, The Bathroom Button: Multiple versions of arrival are possible. Characters may be flushed down the toilet or tub to wake up in several different locations across the resort.

Gardens, The Flower Maze: While players are welcome to imagine whatever they like in these chests, we do ask there be some limits. Characters should not find their special awesome sword or other personal items that were taken away by the resort upon arrival, for example. Items that would generally be available within resort stores or without regains are fine.

Conservatory, General: While this location is currently being influenced by sex pollen, players that do not enjoy this kink may have their character immune to its effects. This will not affect engaging in the hanahaki prompt.

Conservatory, The Orchard: Players are encouraged to get creative with effects from these fruits. While we've offered a couple suggestions, any of the affiliated suit's effects are available to tap into. For example, consumption of Orangeberry, aka the Diamonds fruit, can cause any Diamond-adjacent physical effects.

Broken Wing Clinic: Players are allowed to get as delicate or grotesque with the presentation of the Blooming Disease as they’d like; you can even use this as an opportunity to engage in some vine-y bondage play. From the medical perspective, feel free to envision access to any sort of equipment you’d like, so long as it makes sense within a (sexy) clinical setting.

OOC NOTES

GAME UPDATE | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS

BLANKET CW: Altered States; Aphrodisiacs; Body Horror (potential); Dubcon; Illnesses; Medical Play; NSFW Language; Paranormal; Somnophilia; Sex Pollen; Sex Toys
▶ All new characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. 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 April event.
▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Current characters posting to the TDM should note they are currently in-game in the subject line.
▶ The top level directory is for new characters only.
▶ 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.
▶ 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.
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massochism: (♪Tie me up and take me over)

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[personal profile] massochism 2024-04-17 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's the commotion that pulls Olivine's attention first, the familiar murmurs that ripple through the library. placing a bookmark into the book he was reading, the priest draws up to his feet and steps swiftly toward the source of it. Hyunsu is surely not someone he recognises, and his lack of clothes prompts the priest to glance briefly at his watch, concern written on his face.]

Ah—here, hold on.

[he... does not have much to cover him with, but with the coming of spring he's at least picked up a cute little half-jacket to go over his cropped shirt. it's a little sheer in places, but its sleeves are wide enough that they can do something to help.

... even if that just means wrapping it around his waist, but that's something they can figure out in a moment. already, the handful of old regulars are starting to really perk up, someone murmuring something about newbies or some such, and he really doesn't need to explain this to someone while they're naked and being ogled by everyone around them.]


Sorry, this is going to take a moment to explain. Cover up and walk with me, if you would?
peacewithouttyranny: (a way out)

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[personal profile] peacewithouttyranny 2024-04-17 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[*Mute isn't the only one unhappy about this. Soundwave is a patient like her- somehow is contracted with the disease despite his current body being a hologram. With the clinic being short-staffed, they're paired up together instead and are expected to do what is needed to cure themselves of this disease.... which neither of them seems to be making progress towards it, seemingly content with ignoring each other.

Likewise, he refuses to sit on the bed for probably the same reason, opting instead to lean against a wall opposite of *Mute, arms crossed, eyes closed. Even if he believes that the only cure is sex, they can't really expect him to jump right into copulating with a stranger. It's too much to take it all in. So, what he will do instead is just stay at his corner and takes stock of his current situation while coughing out blue petals.

Until the other suddenly speaks. Crimson red eyes shift up to *Mute and an eyebrow raise at her.]


... Soundwave. [He turns to fully face her.] And you?
im_gonna_heal_u: (don't hurt yourself)

[personal profile] im_gonna_heal_u 2024-04-17 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
It's too crowded over here, unfortunately. Maybe you should rest somewhere else. I think I saw a place not too far from here.

[ Konoka felt guilty just for suggesting it. But part of her was also wondering... what if someone else got this prompt? Karen was already half asleep, she'd be way too easy to snag. Maybe it would be for the best if Konoka kept her out of harm's way.

No, she'll just find some place so Karen could safely snooze. She is not at all humoring that thing.

Right?
]
massochism: (♪Wanna wrestle with me baby)

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[personal profile] massochism 2024-04-17 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[he'd almost turned around immediately after arriving to the butterfly dome, once he'd realised that the pollen was... oddly similar to a certain zest he remembers from the springtime, back on Klein. well, he does turn away long enough to find something to cover his face with. it won't completely mute the effects, he's sure, but it's enough to give him a little extra time. the call of the flowers and butterflies is just too strong, so he's... well, just taking notes.

or he was, until he catches sight of something out of place among the tulips, a shift of colour that's more telling of human than plant. snapping his book closed, he slips it into his belt pocket and speeds his steps toward him.]


Ah—I doubt this is a good place to settle. If you're feeling tired, I can take you to the Broken Wing.
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[personal profile] commensalist 2024-04-17 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think they care if we complete the games or not, luckily.

[Luke isn't necessarily playing right now either; he's had a taste of what this place suggests and honestly? the war of "needing funds" and "hanging onto your principles" is currently settled on the latter needle point. better, he thinks to at least speak with someone before he tempts fate again.

claws tap on the sleeve of his yellow tracksuit, awkwardly sized as it is. this kid—reminds him of the Navigator a little, maybe, making decisions without considering the reality he's in. does that make him soft? maybe. Luke does not particularly like the idea of this place, or of dragging people who at least appear as young as Hyunsu. (not that he doesn't understand that the world's cruelty doesn't care about age—far be it from that to be the truth, but still.)]


The only reasonable course of action is to just assume it's fine and move on, if you don't want to do it.
peacewithouttyranny: (idc)

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[personal profile] peacewithouttyranny 2024-04-17 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[As refreshing and nice as The Orchard view is, something about this place is making him feeling a little feverish. Heat slowly rising up in his chest. It's the pollen, but he's yet to realized it and it'll take a lot longer for the pollen to truly take effect on him.

For now, Soundwave is admiring the fruits as distraction. There's nothing like them where he's from, and curiosity even gets the better of him that he's already plucked a pearapple and a cherryuzu from a different tree. His eyes glance at Reed when she talks to herself before biting the fruit. Ripe, huh. That means these can be eaten, right? Including the ones in his hands? Curiosity burning, he wonders just how would these fruits taste. Probably can't eat them with his original body, but thankfully he doesn't have to worry about that "issue" with the holoavatar.

Pulling his mask down, he pops the cherryuzu first since it looks quite small and doesn't have the rough exterior of the pearapple. Which he'll probably have to figure out how to eat later

Well... Not only did he not know that he's supposed to peel off the skin first, he isn't at all prepared for the sour taste exploding in his mouth. It's so powerful! Face scrunching, he makes a muffled sound, and then a whimper as he forces himself to chew and swallow, just to avoid embarrassing himself by making a scene.

To his credit, he manages to return to his stoic expression, but not before releasing a sigh after a rather hard swallow.]


That tastes..... Unpleasant.
peacewithouttyranny: (Disgusted)

[personal profile] peacewithouttyranny 2024-04-17 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I would appreciate tips, thank you.

[And yes, he can see how she might have trouble reaching it all herself. That's some very long hair, miss... Anyway, he follows Laurentina the picnic blanket and sits behind her. Just as he's about to get comfortable, her "joke" brings him pause.

Slow blink.]


Right.... You might wound up on the clinic if you dare try.

[What a sick of sense of humour this lady has. Personally it isn't Soundwave's preferred humour, even though it isn't too dissimilar to some other Decepticons' humour. Since he's heard the same "jokes" before, at least he won't start feeling uncomfortable around her. Although, he will remain tense.]

Now, is there a particular way you would like your hair braided, Miss....? [Sitting crossed legs, he at least remains polite even after that joke threat.]
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[personal profile] godsbabydaddy 2024-04-17 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Little of option a, little of option b. The demon had read plenty of stories of cursed or enchanted maidens woken with a kiss, and despite his strength and power, of course he was going to cast himself as the maiden.

Listening for another's approach, he kept still. He was very good at just laying there after all. Had had plenty of practice. And besides, wasn't he pretty enough to kiss awake?
godsbabydaddy: (Well this is interesting)

[personal profile] godsbabydaddy 2024-04-17 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reading the young man's shock, Tianlang-Jun easily came to the conclusion that, whoever had brought him here, they hadn't told his unwitting host. And what a lovely host at that. He demon allowed himself to look over the other, giving him a lazy smile while making note of the wings and the odd clothing he wore.]

Considering the company, I think I can forgive you.

[In contrary, Tianlang-Jun was not small. He was tall, with his muscles on display considering that his kidnappers had apparently wandered off with his clothes.]

In exchange for my companion's name.
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[personal profile] eaudevamp 2024-04-17 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Being one who frequents the Conservatory and making friends with the large rabbits there, Reign of course instantly volunteers to help corral the new baby bunnies to its respective new home. That's when he sense it, the dread. It's familiar, akin to fear, but not quite similar. Close enough. It has Reign on edge, wondering if he's being watched, and if so, by whom. There and then gone, always at the periphery.

But he push those thoughts aside, focussed on gathering the baby rabbits, lightly chastising any that tries to wriggle out of his grasp. Then he spots another, and just as he's about to grab it, is taken aback by the flash of white, the rabbit gone from his sight.

That's when he hears — and sees — her. He catches a whiff of her scent as well. Salty, like the sea. Straightening up, he can't help but stare at her jacket, especially the pocket with all the other baby bunnies. ]


Oh, no. It's all right. As long as you're helping, it doesn't matter who catch them first. [ He definitely caught the "prey" word, but makes no comment about it. ] Are you going to adopt all of them? [ Because why else does she still carry them in her jacket? ]
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buns gone wild

[personal profile] eaudevamp 2024-04-17 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Reign has been helping the gardeners to collect any of the remaining baby bunnies hopping about and making a mess of the vegetable patches, though something catches his attention when he notices some of the bunnies making their way back to the pen. As if willingly and waiting for him to pick them up to be placed inside the pen.

The first two times, he thought it a mere coincidence, that perhaps the baby bunnies are tired and wished to rest inside. But when a fourth, and then fifth, bunny hops right over, Reign wonders what is going on. So, walking in the direction of where the last bunny come from, he finally reaches a grassy area, stopping dead in his tracks as he catches the scent of blood in the air, mild as it is.

He takes note of the long-haired man lounging on the grass, watching the way he handles one of the newly arrived bunny. Instead of letting the bunny hop towards the pen, he intercepts it and carries the tiny bundle in his arms before approaching carefully. ]
So you're the one who is behind this.
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[personal profile] prozaic 2024-04-17 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorry, but Shalem can't help but laugh. He turns his head and covers his mouth just to hide his expression and make sure he's not visibly laughing... but he definitely is on the inside. It'll take him several seconds to settle himself, and the man may or may not hear a few chuckles from the serpent in the meantime, black-scaled tail twitching.]

With many fruits, you're meant to remove the peel before eating it. It might just be the same here. [It looks like an orange, after all, even if the colour is... admittedly not.

Then he beckons for the stranger to come closer.]


Come on, I'll show you how to do it.
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[personal profile] godsbabydaddy 2024-04-17 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tianlang-Jun lazily lifted to look up at the new arrival with a relaxed smile, taking him in as he relaxed the rabbit's command to keep heading for the pen. Hm, not human was he? Not that the demon had any room or inclination to judge.]

And if I am? It's a rather effective method.

[And maybe a hint that a vampire might want to be careful about looking for a drink here. Unless he wanted the risks.]
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[personal profile] prozaic 2024-04-17 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
He's really committed to the act, isn't he? Nary a twitch nor a change in breath even with the approach of a stranger. Shalem can respect that, especially the skill in acting. Pretending to be asleep or dead has always been one of the more difficult things to learn.

Be it far for him to not play along-- Shalem so does love a play.

The serpent stands, brushing himself off and straightening his clothes, ready to play the knight in shining armour, come to save the maiden with true love's kiss. Even if he's merely wearing a casual suit, he can still carry himself as if he were. Then he kneels down by the "sleeping" man, brushing his dark hair out of his face, and bends over to brush a soft kiss on the man's lips.

Just a soft one. Teasing him for his trickery.
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[personal profile] shatterstrike 2024-04-17 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Who doesn’t?

[ Which is right up his alley in a way—people really should be free to do whatever they want, although he’s not a huge fan of being locked up like this. Nothing really beats the open desert…

But hey, luckily for Luke, Sinsa’s showing no signs of recognizing him! ]


But you’ve got balls wanting to take a nap out in the open like this. Anyone could just come up and grab ya at this point.

[ Then he makes a thoughtful little hum as he considers this. ]

Unless you’re into that?
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[personal profile] eaudevamp 2024-04-17 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Certainly not human, if Reign slit pupils are any indication. Additionally, if the stranger has a good sense of smell, he likely could pick up a subtle scent off Reign as well. Either way, the bunny in his arm stops wriggling and finally relaxes. ]

Indeed it is, though I guess it's fine so long as the bunnies aren't harmed in the process.

[ Mentally scarred, perhaps? Being made to act against their will, no less. Reign is very aware of such abilities, considering that his vampiric pheromone is similar. Fortunately, he isn't the type who bites and drink indiscriminately, nor currently looking for a drink. ]

At least you helped speed up the capturing process. I think this little bunny here is the last one.
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-17 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hyunsu turns quickly, startled again by the sound a voice that seems to be talking directly to him rather than whispering about him. He's used to people whispering about him, but not entirely used to people actively trying to help him. He blinks a few times at the man addressing him. He's dressed...a little like a k-pop idol, actually. Which is notable mostly because Hyunsu is fresh out of a post-apocalyptic hellscape where idol fashion has fallen by the wayside significantly.

The offer of help seems genuine enough, though, so after only a moment of hesitation Hyunsu accepts the jacket.]


Thank you.

[He ties it around his waist, carefully trying to position it so it hides everything that needs to be hidden for the moment. Once he feels relatively certain that his placement is strategic enough he nods slightly and moves to follow.]

Where are we going?

[If he still sounds cautious it's only because he's been through too much bullshit by this point not to be.]
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-17 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[He blinks a few times and glances at the man who's speaking to him now. His gaze flickers briefly to the clawed hands. He can't help it. It's almost second nature now to take note of non-human features. Not that Hyunsu is particularly worried about a monster attack at the moment. The guy seems pretty calm and collected, and Hyunsu has come to understand that non-humans aren't always dangerous and humans aren't always safe.

Hyunsu glances down at his watch again and then around at the lawn surrounding them. No one seems to be in a hurry to force them to do anything. So, this guy is probably right. Still, the entire situation raises a lot of questions.]


Then, what do you think the point is?
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Broken wing clinic

[personal profile] perfectpower 2024-04-17 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'll answer the questions in a bit. He's sick and it's taking him a bit to process everything, and he has more pressing concerns first. Namely, he stares at Aspen's wings for a moment before closing his eyes and covering his eyes with an arm.]

Fuck. My luck finally ran out. I can't believe I died here.
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[personal profile] godsbabydaddy 2024-04-17 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He may not have done much actual acting in his career, but he was very much a fan of the theatre. And while this little bit didn't exactly have the drama of some of his favorite ballads, it was still fun.

Tianlang-Jun waited for the feeling of lips on his, savoring it for a moment before reaching up with an arm to pull his 'savior' down for a much more playful kiss. "Hello~"
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[personal profile] godsbabydaddy 2024-04-17 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[He was in good company at least. While Tianlang-Jun resembled a human more than some demons, red eyes and claws tended to give him away when he left them exposed. Not to mention the dimly glowing red mark on his forehead.

And the scent was nice.]


This lord saw no reason to harm them. I'd much rather eat in the restaurants then have to cook a bunch of rabbits.

[At least he isn't like his nephew, who'd just as likely eat them whole. And possibly alive. Snakes.]

Oh? Excellent. Wonder if we'll be seeing a special once they've had time to grow larger.
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[personal profile] putupyourdukes 2024-04-17 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Felix waves a butterfly away from his face like it's a mosquito and glances up at the stranger.]

I'm not tired.

[He winces at the sound of his own voice, terribly raspy from a dry throat. But he takes the warning seriously and stands up, grimacing at the malaise of uncomfortable arousal and dehydration headache.]

But fine. How do I get out of here?
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[personal profile] philancer 2024-04-17 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Habit?

[ But he huffs out a deep sigh after that quip, dropping his head until his forehead rests against Felix’s shoulder. ]

Fuck. I wasn’t even sure that would work.

[ The relief is more than audible in his tone. And his hands are still gripping Felix by the shoulders. ]

Are you okay?
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[personal profile] loughshinny 2024-04-17 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[She watches, quietly, as the butterfly settles on his finger for a moment. She doesn't risk lifting her own hand, least her internal fire burn too hot and accidentally harm one. But if a butterfly lands on her horns, she's unlikely to notice.]

That's... a unique ability. [A fascinating one. She's jealous, for a moment. If her abilities were like that, the gentle song of communication and not her destructive fire... could things have been different?

Reed squirms, both from the agitation of the pollen, and from bad memories.]
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[personal profile] loughshinny 2024-04-17 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Reed debates saying something, but she doesn't even know what she'd say. So she just watches Soundwave eat the cherryuzu and waits for his reaction.

Ah. Maybe that crossbreeding wasn't that successful.]


Is it bitter? Or... sour? [She looks at the peaplumato she took a bite from, and offers it to him.] This is sweeter.