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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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Cha Hyunsu | Sweet Home

[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-16 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Arrival
A. Swan Lake Bathrooms

[Hyunsu awakes with a start as the shrill beeping from his new watch echoes through an unfamiliar public bathroom. He ends up stumbling head first out of the stall he's in and landing sprawled unceremoniously across the pristine tiled floor. Yes, the pristine tile is the first thing he takes note of, and not the fact that he's naked. He's ended up naked or half-naked a lot since his transformation, but clean public spaces have become something of a rarity. Monster apocalypses are messy.

He stands slowly, wary, and edges uncertainly toward the bathroom door. He doesn't bother to check the other stalls. Getting out seems more important at the moment. It's a relief when he opens the door and nothing attacks him, but that fades into very open puzzlement as he steps out into an equally pristine (and quite frankly, opulent) library of some sort.

He blinks, obviously confused.]


Where...?

[It's only when he starts to feel eyes on him, some perhaps a little more appreciative than he's strictly comfortable with, that he thinks to cover himself. Someone help him, he has no idea what's going on.]



Cloud Dwelling Garden

B. Lawn Games

[Hyunsu looks down curiously at the watch's inquiry about playing a game. It feels like it's been forever since he played a game. Of course, the kinds of games he's used to are multiplayer video games and those can't be played on a watch.

Still, curiosity gets the better of him and he selects "YES." Then he chooses his level. Easy enough so far. Then he gets his task, at which point he stares blankly at the screen for several seconds before muttering quietly:]


I've changed my mind.


Conservatory

C. The Orchard

[Hyunsu would be the first to admit that he knows very little about food and nutrition. He is a high school drop out who was a shut in and lived on ramyun before the world turned completely upside down. He'd given up being picky about what food he ate a long time ago.

But even he has to admit, these fruits are a little sketchy. It looks more like something out of one of his video games than a real fruit. And frankly, he's had his fill of mad scientists and their experiments. Not that any of the gardeners seem that bad, but he's learned to be cautious.

So, now he's staring quite dubiously at an orangeberry.]


What is it?


(ooc: Also open to wildcard options if none of these work! Feel free to hit me up in PM or at [plurk.com profile] etceteras if you want to plot something. I tried to keep the prompts flexible so they could go the way of spice or gen depending on what people want to do. Though, keep in mind for smut that Hyunsu is ICly about 18. Also general CW: Hyunsu has a lot of mental health issues and a history of suicidal thoughts and actions.)
Edited 2024-04-16 16:07 (UTC)
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cloud dwelling garden;

[personal profile] deferences 2024-04-16 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[there are reasons why sizhui doesn't want to play these games half the time. most times, it's because the requests can be silly, other times, they're outright filthy, and in this case, the one he ended up with is the latter: participate in a sex act you have never engaged in before with another player.]

Aiyah, [he complains to himself, brushing a hand through his hair while the opposite one stays lowered so he can stare at his watch.] I just had to choose something higher, didn't I? [his head shakes, he finally lowers the arm and just as he does, the sound of a familiar voice catches his attention, has him glancing up and over toward hyunsu, eyebrows lifting with surprise once he realizes just who it is.]

...Hyunsu? [and he shuffles a step or two closer, head tilted, his forehead creasing with half-confusion, half-curiosity.] When did you get here?
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-16 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[There is an almost instantaneous wariness at the sound of an unfamiliar voice saying his name. His body language shifts, stiffening just slightly as if he's readying himself for some kind of confrontation.

After all Jung Ui-Myeong has a history of taking over bodies and fucking with him. Although, Hyunsu is aware that Ui-Myeong has generally chosen people Hyunsu actually knows, and he does not recognize Sizhui at all. It does occur to him that Sizhui's general demeanor seems genuine and friendly rather than, well, sinister.

This actually makes this encounter much more confusing. Hyunsu blinks once, puzzled.]


Do I know you?
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[personal profile] deferences 2024-04-17 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ah hell, he made that same mistake he always does: assuming someone he knows from another world will remember him from it, too. he feels his ears pinken with embarrassment, his head lowers for a moment then he tucks both arms behind his back, trying not to seem too sheepish with his misstep.

at least hyunsu can rest easy knowing that he's not some crazy body-snatcher that's out to harm him?
]

Apparently not, [he jokes softly, trying to add some levity to the situation.] I guess there's no easy way to say this except straightforwardly: I knew you from another world. [except he looked... different. he still looks like hyunsu, obviously, but there's some newer wear and tear on him that sizhui can't really quite put his finger on and it makes him wonder just how difficult his life has been back home.]
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-17 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Well. This is awkward. And weird. But in a way weird is easier, Hyunsu has become very accustomed to weird. If you had told him a few days ago that he was going to wake up in a different world, he likely wouldn't have bought it. But now that it's happened, there's no point in denying it. Hyunsu isn't even sure it's any stranger than anything else in his life at this point.

Having a stranger know him is a little different, though. It's harder to navigate.]


I'm sorry.

[It's the first thing that he can think to say. The intention is to apologize for not recognizing him, but he realizes a few beats too late that it could be interpreted in other ways, too. I'm sorry you knew me, for example. He supposes that could still be a valid apology to make and opts not to elaborate.

Though he does add, almost as an afterthought:]


Another world. But not this one?
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[personal profile] deferences 2024-04-18 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[i'm sorry,’ like hyunsu needs to apologize for just simply being himself. perhaps being outspoken wasn't such a great idea after all? he isn't too sure anymore at this point and rather than try and play it off, he shakes his head, raises a hand and motions idly toward nothing in particular.]

You needn't apologize for anything, you've done nothing wrong.

[if anything, he's the fool who should've kept his mouth shut and considered his options a little more carefully instead. it doesn't even occur to sizhui to think of what else he might apologize for, not right away, and that in turn is why he doesn't hesitate to take a couple of steps forward, leaving a respectable amount of distance between them but still showing that he's interested in hyunsu, in knowing why he doesn't remember him, just like half of the other people he's run into from noctium before.]

Mmhmm. It was a fancy world where we all gained Gemstones and were forced to interact with each other [pause] intimately. Sort of like this world? Except less extreme in some cases.

[noctium didn't expect people to have sex; things like hugging, kissing, and handholding? all fine and dandy, although they wouldn't get you as much manna as sexual activities would.]

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[personal profile] keyeju 2024-04-17 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Being leery of weird food is already a pretty smart move. Being leery of weird food that is being handed to you in the middle of a hotel that really emphasizes the freedom for their guests to wallow in debauchery is an especially smart move.

This is probably why Narumi is sitting here casually tossing a peaplumto up into the air catching it like it's ball rather than taking a bite himself. He doesn't look like he's particularly interested in eating it either, but he will glance over curious at Hyunsu when he asks that question.
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Looks like fruit to me. Only one way to find out though, right?

[ Easy to say while he continues to treat his own gifted fruit more like a toy than food. ]
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-17 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
That's not a real answer.

[Yes, it's a fruit, but that doesn't tell Hyunsu anything of substance. There are different kinds of fruits and this one isn't anything Hyunsu has seen before.

His gaze shifts to the peaplumto Narumi is fiddling with. Another strange frankenfruit. And one that doesn't appear to have been sampled. Either he's familiar with these fruits and knows they're untrustworthy, or he's being just as cautious as Hyunsu is.]


You haven't tried yours either.
keyeju: (can't believe I wasted so much time)

[personal profile] keyeju 2024-04-18 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Freshly arrived to this hotel with no real agricultural knowledge, he's as much in the dark as Hyunsu is about these fruits. As cheeky as the way he delivered that line was, he wasn't actually lying to the boy when he said that.

Rather than a scheming mastermind, he was ready to be an opportunist if someone else was willing to take the plunge and risk biting in.

Shame this guy has too much sense for that. He smiles wider as he tosses the fruit higher into the air this time.
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Brand new food given out whoever might be passing by to test them out. It's pretty suspicious right?

[ Unfortunately, even without a fruit to tamp his impulse control all the way down, he's never been as risk averse as he probably should be. ]

I'll take a bite of mine, if you also take one of yours.

[ Like potentially poisoning themselves is a fun game of chicken. ]
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-18 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yes, exactly. Hyunsu is ready to agree that it is pretty suspicious, but then Narumi decides to take it a step further by issuing a challenge. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective), it's not the type of challenge Hyunsu has a strong interest in rising to. He'd rather minimize harm than maximize it and two people eating a potentially poisoned fruit isn't going to help anyone.

Hyunsu purses his lips for a moment and releases a sigh.]


If they can't be trusted, it's safer if neither of us takes a bite.
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keyeju: (until I can think up some)

[personal profile] keyeju 2024-04-19 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A third toss into the air now, even higher this time. He's tempting a different kind of fate with this little maneuver, because eventually that fruit is going to come down from the fall hard enough to splatter all over his hand. Lucky for him this time he catches it without the skin splitting once again. ]

Yeah, but where's the fun in that?

[ Thrill seeking nonsense spewing from this man's mouth right now. ]

Chances are good if they took all this care to bring us here physically unharmed, it's not going to do anything that dangerous.

[ Though given the themes pushed at this resort, there's a different potential problem that might come from eating these. ]

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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?
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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.]
massochism: (♪This is not the way into my heart)

[personal profile] massochism 2024-04-18 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
[listen, at least he doesn't have his actual idol outfit right now to make it even more confusing. Hyunsu is quick to follow, and he's relieved that it's at least not too much of an alarm to have him freezing up really.]

Oh—well, out of the library, first. You just arrived, right? If you're willing, I'll take you to one of the clothing stores. The Watch— [he gestures to the Watch on Hyunsu's wrist, identical to the one on his own] —will explain what they want from you here. It's... not exactly easy to swallow it all, I know, but we're in this together.

[his smile is sheepish then, attention split between the path forward and the man beside him.]

I'm Olivine.
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-18 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, right. Introductions.]

Hyunsu.

[When it comes right down to it, Hyunsu has dealt with worse than this. So it might be weird, a little disorienting, but he's aware that things could be worse. He's careful about keeping the little jacket secure as he walks, but he does take a moment to lift his hand to look at his watch.

Though, walking down a public hallway in a resort isn't the best time to take in all this information, so he mostly just scans it for now. But as he lowers his arm, it occurs to him:]


I don't have money.

[For clothes. From stores. He was poor before the apocalypse, then after it didn't matter that much since society had pretty much fallen apart. Now he's back to having to worry about funds, apparently.]
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[personal profile] massochism 2024-04-19 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
It's good to meet you, Hyunsu.

[that comment earns a little laugh, head tilting forward a little. it's an easy worry to have, he understands, but honestly...]

Don't worry about that. I have more than enough to help out someone new. Like I was helped when I arrived.

[funds don't come too hard, after all, for someone like him. moreover, being a priest as he is, helping others is in his nature. so he's happy to lead him on, to one of the many tailors in the resort.

it's not the fanciest place, but its clothing is all both comfortable and stylish. sorry, Hyunsu, no hobo clothes for you to drown in.]

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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.
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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?
commensalist: (♫Such a noble aim; such a noble aim)

[personal profile] commensalist 2024-04-18 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[it's fine, normally he wears gloves (which do not hide the length of those spindly claws actually), so he'd had an excuse... sort of. he's used to being looked at suspiciously for a multitude of reasons, too, and Hyunsu actually seems more calm than not.]

Of the game? Probably to prime us to accept whatever ridiculous requirements they intend to throw us next, under the idea that comfort is more important than principle.

[which it is, in his opinion, but it's still annoying.]

Given they were able to do all of this, even across what seem to be multiple worlds— [that idea doesn't sit well with him either.] —it does seem to mean we may be required to forego some of our ideals in order to survive.
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-18 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hyunsu hums in something like agreement, or at least understanding.. That does sound about right. It's not like they were brought here of their own free will. They were kidnapped, which means the resort probably wants something from them.

On the one hand Hyunsu has been pretty good so far at not forgoing his ideals in order to survive, but he has to admit the situations seem pretty different. He hasn't thought as much about what his ideals about sex are versus his ideals about killing people. And this place seems a lot more preoccupied with the former.]


I guess we'll see.

[Starting with Hyunsu refusing to play the game for now.]
commensalist: (♫Chances are we are alike)

[personal profile] commensalist 2024-04-19 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[there's definitely a different level of difficulty between choosing to kill someone and choosing to fuck (or be fucked)—he knows that quite well. and for most, he would recommend never crossing the line for the former, but the latter? it doesn't matter nearly so much.]

So we will. I must admit to being curious, though the rewards were worth more than testing it myself, for me.

[he does at least gesture nearby, offering some space and company while he waits out the limits of the game. it's also a passing... sort of offer, should things go sideways. Luke has nowhere to be right now, and he's curious enough to wait. so if, for some reason, it doesn't play out the way he expects? the least he can do is offer help for the inconvenience and in exchange for the knowledge.]

I'm Luke, for what it's worth.

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c. the orchard

[personal profile] figured 2024-04-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ hyunsu is the last person eunhyuk ever expects to see in this place, but here he is, standing almost no different from when eunhyuk last saw him. and he's about to put something really weird-looking into his mouth.

eunhyuk crosses the distance between them, quick and light on his feet, and firmly grabs hold of hyunsu's wrist.
]

Whatever it is, don't eat it. Put it down.

[ he's being ungentle, he knows. but this is more important. ]

Hyunsu. When did you get here?
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-25 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Look, he wasn't necessarily going to eat it. Probably. Maybe. It really depends. Truthfully he might have pocketed it and saved it for later, just in case, but when Eunhyuk grabs his wrist Hyunsu releases the fruit almost immediately, letting it fall to the ground.

He blinks, surprised as he fully registers who's talking to him.]


Eunhyuk?

[It takes another couple of seconds for Eunhyuk's follow up question to catch up with Hyunsu's brain. He blinks again, glances down at the dirty fruit, and then back at Eunhyuk.]

Yesterday.

[He thinks maybe he should be the one asking when Eunhyuk got here, actually, because last time Hyunsu saw him he was in a building that was about to collapse. But in the end he doesn't voice the question out loud because he's still not really inclined to talk a lot. Some things don't change.]
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[personal profile] figured 2024-04-25 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yesterday.

[ after eunyu's been gone for at least a month. life thinks it's funny. he lets go of hyunsu's wrist, pinching the bridge of his nose in irritation over this whole place. ]

Eunyu was here, you just missed her. Come on, let's get your out of here.

[ oh, if he's trying to eat a strange fruit— ]

I have food in my suite. We can eat there.
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[personal profile] leavening 2024-04-25 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Hyunsu starts to open his mouth to ask what Eunhyuk means about Eunyu but before he can Eunhyuk has already moved on to offering him food. Which…is tempting, actually. He has found the abundance of food and generosity here a little suspicious and hasn’t actually eaten much since his arrival.

He’s pretty sure he can trust Eunhyuk to know what food is safe, though. And it doesn’t feel weird accepting it from him.]


Okay.

[And with that acceptance out of the way, he circles back around to the original point.]

Eunyu was here? Did she leave?

[Is there a way to leave? And if there is, is it good that she left? On the one hand, this place doesn’t seem to be in the middle of an apocalypse. On the other, it seems kind of fucked up in an entirely different way.]
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