TDM 04

[goldmods]

【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.

Due to a high volume of check-ins, temporary accommodations have been made on our brand new beachfront for new guests. We will endeavor to have all guests moved into their reserved rooms as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience. Affected guests may convene with the nearest lifeguard or reception for a complimentary swimsuit, at their earliest convenience.

Please remember that beach-appropriate attire is mandatory. Guests found breaking dress code may be escorted off the beach until they return in proper swimwear. We hope you enjoy your stay, and have a beachy keen experience. 】

BEACHFRONT PROPERTY

A BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT

As the resort moves into what it claims is summer, the days grow longer. The sun is projected well into the evening, the heat of its warmth dialed up to a level some guests complain is unreasonable. Then there’s the most excessive transformation of all – half the Cloud Dwelling Gardens have been transformed into a sparkling beach of white sands and blue waves, seemingly overnight. Statues nearby have been dressed up with wide hats and stylish sarongs. Upbeat music fills the air without any discernible source.

A section of the beach has been reserved for a collection of bungalows. These cute pastel homes open straight onto the sand, and are comparable in size and amenity to a rank 7 or 8 suite. All screens within these bungalows are fixed to a channel that airs reruns of Boobwatch around the clock, a classic TV series about blue-footed boobys running in slow-motion across the beach. Staff and long-standing guests all agree — there’s no better summer programming than this!

IT’S FREE REAL ESTATE

▷ Thanks to a classic move called “overbooking,” new arrivals are being checked in to all this wondrous new property that’s just opened up. The catch? Why, characters are stuffed up to 4 in a room, of course. Don’t worry, that’s what the bunk beds are for!

▷ Characters still wake up naked save for a robe, as is standard for the Golden Peacock. This round’s robes are a light and breezy linen, patterned with tropical flowers and colorful designs. Some of these robes are more sheer than others. Watch out that the gentle breeze on the beach doesn’t reveal more than you wanted.

▷ Existing characters are welcome to temporarily take up residence in any empty slots in these homes. The staff understand that sometimes you want to pretend to be a brand new guest again, all bright-eyed and ready for adventure. They can even lock you out of your real room for an extra bit of authenticity. No need to ask! It’s all taken care of already.

THOSE WHO POUND SAND

▷ Several lifeguards have been newly hired to protect the beach and its visitors. These burly fellows and lasses all have three things in common: skimpy swimwear, rippling muscles, and seagull heads. They spend most of their time hanging out in groups, flexing and gossiping loudly. If characters approach them for their complimentary swimwear, they will provide whatever they’re currently wearing for them to use... by force, if necessary.

▷ Characters who seem particularly vulnerable or are holding something particularly tasty may find themselves surrounded by these lifeguards out of nowhere. The seagulls are relentless, pushing and shoving and pulling hair until they get what they want. Hope you didn’t like your sand castle very much. Those on the lower end of the rank scale will suffer the worst harassment, and they may even go out of their way to harass wildcards, 2s, and 3s just for the heck of it.

▷ Being new hires and fairly low on the resort staff hierarchy, these troublemakers can be easily chased off by someone of a high enough rank, or an assertive enough presence to pass as one. T-they’re not scared! They just remembered they have a mandatory group cawing session to get to! Buzz off!

FUN IN THE SUN

DON'T FORGET TO OIL UP

What’s a beach without fun and games? Dreadfully boring! That’s why all of the beach classics have been expertly set up by staff, including strip volleyball nets, giant boob-shaped beach balls, and plenty of floaties for use in the shallower areas of the temporary ocean. A row of parasols with paired lounge chairs underneath them are placed in some prime viewing areas for festivities. Any time you get thirsty, there’s always a cooler full of canned drinks conveniently nearby, courtesy of Cock-a-Doodle-Doo’s. Sometimes you can hear the staff whispering to each other, “What if it’s too perfect? We won’t be able to deal with the ratings dip once the beach ends!”

Seashells have been arbitrarily scattered along the shoreline, coming in both natural shapes and ones a little more... erotic. The sexiest ones of all are conch shells that let you hear the moans of another guest when held up to your ear; supposedly, if you hook up with the person on the other end of the shell, you’ll be extra lucky in the casino for the rest of the summer. All in all, it’s a carefully tailored creation that can be called nothing short of paradise.

THE BEACH BUNNY BARBECUE BONANZA

▷ This booth constantly has smoke billowing out the top and is manned during the entire day by one man – Steve, formerly from reception. It seems this is his punishment duty for be-bathrooming all of the arrivals, last time. Those willing to lend Steve a sympathetic ear will be entreated to bring him water, since the sweltering heat of the booth dries him out like nobody’s business. No matter how characters try to help him, though, a tragedy always occurs and the water always ends up spilled across the sand. That curse really is something, huh?

▷ The signature item at this cookout are the Flamin’ Hop Skewers. Made due to the current overpopulation in the Conservatory, these spicy-sweet — emphasis on the spicy — glazed skewers temporarily grant those who consume them the soul of a rabbit, including their insatiable desire to mate. Any rabbits that resort-goers have formed an attachment with have not been culled, so don’t worry about your precious buns!

▷ The booth also boasts several other exotic meats and vegetables that are considerably safer to eat, for guests who find themselves unable to overcome their attachment. Some of these skewers also feature fruits, including the hybrid ones from the previous gardening collab with the Dizzy Pigeon. Characters are free to revisit any of the Orchard prompts under the Smoky Nectar section of our PREVIOUS TDM.

A SHOW OF STRENGTH

▷ When the projected sun is at its highest, staff members will start bringing out tarps and watermelons, fresh from the gardens. What’s that, you ask? Oh, of course these were donated willingly! What a strange question!

▷ The goal is to smash the watermelon the staff give you until the succulent red fruit inside is splattered all across the tarp, perfect for falling comically into or... eating, if you’re into that. The rules are that you must use your buttocks to do so, and you only get two tries. Successfully cracking open the watermelon on the first try will earn characters a large payout, and if it’s on the second try, a medium payout.

▷ Failing to bust a watermelon at all won’t have any penalties associated with it, and you can always try again tomorrow! In order to keep their watermelon supplies steady for the duration of the beach festivities, the staff do ask that guests attempt this no more than once per day.

DAYDREAM PARASOLS

▷ Every umbrella set up on the sands has two lounge chairs set up underneath it, with a shared table between them. The chairs are padded and oh-so-comfy — sitting in them for too long while another person is present will result in both characters falling into a deep sleep.

▷ While asleep, characters will discover they’re sharing a dream with their umbrella-mate. The dream is always set on the same beach as the waking world, but there are floating clouds and sparkles in a range of pastel colors. Other beachgoers are faceless, if not entirely absent. It’s just the two of you.

▷ Anything the characters think of can drift in and out of the dreamscape, including but not limited to items from home, scary monsters to dramatically rescue your partner from, and strange abilities to fly or float through the air. However, characters will also be at full suit activation in the dream. Once both characters orgasm or they naturally wake up from their naps, they’ll find things are entirely back to normal, as much as they ever are in the resort.

NOTES

▶ All new arrivals have been issued four food and four clothing vouchers. These vouchers are as good as money around the resort. The staff will strongly insist on characters picking out "summery" attire with it, though.

▶ Existing characters may be booted into the bungalows or locked out of their room against their will. We leave it up to player discretion if this happens and the degree to which they're removed from their normal suite.

▶ For the Daydream Parasols, wildcards may be afflicted by whichever suit their player prefers for the duration of the dream. This will have no bearing on their suit selection when applying, and suit effects should not manifest once back in the waking world. It's just a dream, after all!

▶ The dreamscape has no explicit time limit, so feel free to make them as long or as short as desired. Dreams should also be sexy first and foremost. While you can include your mom dying in the background if you'd like, you have to be horny about it too.

TWINKLING CURRENTS

THE PARTY NEVER STOPS

As the sun sets in a cascade of colors over the water, lamps are lit and floating lights surface from the depths. Stars twinkle in the sky, and Steve is finally released from his smoky shackles. Though the daytime amenities have gone to sleep, the night promises its own set of beachy wonders sure to please even the most distinguished of vacationers.

Flyers posted in the lobby and in the hallways promise of a bar ran by the most enchanting mermaids you could ever want to fuck, as well as a fireworks show in every color, including ones you’ve never heard of. With the seagulls gone to bed, peace settles across the sands, tinted blue, yellow, and pink from the myriad of lights. For those seeking a more subdued, romantic air — this is the beach for you.

SWIM UP TO THE BAR

▷ While the advertisements promised mermaids, they were careful not to include any photos or illustrations. Wading out into the sea to the floating bar quickly illustrates why: these merfolk are fish on top, not the bottom! If asked about this configuration or accused of being unsexy, they’ll lift their elegant legs out of the water and exclaim, “How else would you be able to fuck us if not for these!” Though a few guests seem unsatisfied by this clarification, there are no complaints about the drinks themselves.

▷ HOLDING ON TO SUMMER. This cocktail brings seaberry-gin, limoncello, white crème de cacao, and freshly squeezed lemon juice over pebbled ice, wrapping you in decadent flavors accenting the season. Drinking this cocktail can cause you to be overcome with the desire to lean back and sink into the ocean itself, but fret not! It also grants you the wonderful ability to breathe underwater, no gills required! And it’s topped with a yummy little ball of white chocolate.

▷ MANGO STAR. A delightfully bright drink in a highball glass, the combination of elderflower rose syrup and seaberry-gin floats a summery pink over the orange mixture of mango juice, lime juice and honey syrup on the bottom. On top are two cute little stars cut out of mango, accented with mint leaves. Guests who drink this cocktail report some confusion in the identity of other guests, as just one drink is enough to shift perception of others. Other characters may appear to be different guests of the resort, or familiar faces from home.

▷ SEABERRY FLORADORA. This is a vibrant cocktail made of seaberry-gin, ginger beer, lime juice and raspberry syrup, highlighted by floral ice cubes and edible flowers. Despite its bright pink color indicating a level of cheerfulness for the summer, this flavorful cocktail causes guests to be quickly overwhelmed with a sense of loneliness. The longer this sensation goes on, the more guests will try to seek out company to aid in the ache, even if it means appearing quite desperate in the process. Each successive drink will increase the severity of the effect.

▷ BLACKBERRY ROSEMARY GIMLET. Blackberries, rosemary sprigs, simple syrup, and a combination of seaberry-gin and lime juice make this aromatic cocktail. It’s double strained over ice and garnished with a blackberry on a pick, giving it a regal appearance. Drinking this cocktail causes obsessive and possessive behavior, however — sometimes to extreme levels. Should your partner choose this cocktail to drink, you may not want to mention anything that could make them jealous. Each successive drink will increase the severity of the effect.

▷ JUST SOME SEAWATER? Questioning the mermaids and mermen on how they came to be the way that they are will result in them offering you an item off the sea-cret menu. Taking a glass from the bar, they dip it into the ocean and offer it right over to you. Drinking the seawater does, in fact, turn you into a very sexy reverse merman or mermaid. This occurs whether or not you drink it from the glass or take in a gulp while swimming, so watch out!

ACROSS THE NIGHT SKY

▷ Where else could you get a perfect view of the stars? Despite the sea of lights below, the artificial nature of the skies in the resort means that all guests get an unrivaled view of the galaxy. Which galaxy? Why, any of them — characters will see a shifting range of constellations from night to night, including ones they don’t recognize, ones shaped a bit like something you might find in Love Dove, and ones that are identical to those from their home. Happy gazing!

▷ A fireworks show is held every night, from 10PM until 1AM. The noises are just loud enough to block out a whispered confession timed correctly, but aren’t quite enough to inhibit conversation. Most of the fireworks are from a design series known as Matteo’s Masterpieces, and range from the standard burst to abstract shapes to... well, you know. Unlike the sloppy doodles found in the margins of books while Swan Lake was decaying, all of the boobs and dicks blasted across the sky are very well rendered. For fireworks.

SANDY SCAVENGING

A GAME OF BEACHES

It wouldn't be the Golden Peacock without a game for guests to play! All guests that wander into the beach area may find themselves receiving one of two Watch messages. Some very special guests may even receive both challenges — or continuously receive a new challenge when the last 24 hours is up. The resort just wants you to have the most fun possible!

SCAVENGER HUNT: EASY MODE (SFW)

Hello, dear guest. You have been randomly selected to play our EASY MODE: SCAVENGER HUNT! You have 24 hours to complete this hunt. Once completed, please submit your collected items to the nearest SEAGULL LIFEGUARD to claim your reward of Great Tit! Dessert Vouchers and a large payout.

Guests who do not complete the hunt in 24 hours will be hunted down and then publicly spanked by a SEAGULL LIFEGUARD.

Please note that items scavenged may not be personal items. They must be collected from other sources. Good luck!

1. Collect one unfinished drink.

2. Collect two kisses.

3. Collect three pairs of sunglasses.

4. Collect four sets of sandals.

5. Collect five feathers from a lifeguard.

SCAVENGER HUNT: HARD MODE (NSFW)

Hello, dear guest. You have been randomly selected to play our HARD MODE: SCAVENGER HUNT! You have 24 hours to complete this hunt. Once completed, please submit your collected items to the nearest SEAGULL LIFEGUARD to claim your reward of Naked Yolk Kink Vouchers and an extra-large payout. Winners will also be given a limited edition WINNER pin. Any guests wearing a WINNER pin will be treated as kings and queens of the beach, and be permitted to command any other guests as they see fit.

Guests who do not complete the hunt in 24 hours will be hunted down, stripped, and then strapped into the fuck pillory by our SEAGULL LIFEGUARDS. Losers will be free game for other guests to use for their pleasure.

Please note that items scavenged may not be personal items. They must be collected from other sources. Good luck!

1. Collect one cup of cum.

2. Collect two bite marks.

3. Collect three pubic hairs.

4. Collect four nudes (nude images).

5. Collect five bathing suit bottoms.

NOTES

▶ All effects from the swim-up bar last around 2-3 hours, but may be extended by having another drink.

INTO THE DEPTHS

IT'S HIGH TIDE WE GET OUT OF HERE

Though the beach experience is perfect on the surface, things are less elegant behind the scenes. Wave-making machines pulse and rattle down below, shaking the ceiling of the basement suites. Water leaks from pipes, streaking across walls and pooling on the uneven floors. The maintenance levels are abuzz with staff setting out buckets and pans, shooing lost guests away with a heightened level of urgency. Someone got a little too enthusiastic with mopping, they claim. Nothing to worry about at all!

Even the ocean itself isn’t without its issues. Despite appearing as a boundless expanse from the shore, the walls of the Golden Peacock are a very real factor. To avoid any undue damage to the screens that comprise the sky, the sea stops abruptly before it reaches them, cascading into a waterfall all the way down to the depths of the resort. Gentle currents become swirling vortexes and choppy waves, sure to pull down any guests that aren’t careful about where they swim. A few gull-guards patrol the line of buoys that mark the end of the safe swimming area, but the primary line of defense the resort relies on is the utter disinterest most of its guests have.

TUMBLING DOWN

▷ Characters who stray past the line of buoys out in the far sea will find themselves caught in a riptide that sucks them straight over the edge of the water. This applies both to characters swimming, or characters in some sort of vessel, such as a small rowboat borrowed from the staff.

▷ Feel free to make up any sort of vehicle rentals in general, as long as they’re reasonable in size — they should be able to accommodate 1-2 characters at most. A waverider would be okay, but a yacht would not.

▷ While falling down the waterfall, characters will temporarily black out before hitting anything solid. They will resurface anywhere there is standing water, whether that be a flooded hallway, in the Crane’s Respite, or even in someone’s open toilet bowl. There are no limitations on where in the resort the resurfacing can happen; even the bathrooms at Roost aren’t safe from this teleportation.

A RISING FLOOD

▷ Drainage is a difficult aspect to manage. Though the majority of the seawater is recycled to maintain the ocean above, enough of it is siphoned off for deeper filtration that the resort’s plumbing systems simply can’t handle the volume. Leaks are happening on all floors below ground, increasing in depth the further down into the basement characters go.

▷ Characters living in the rank 2, 3, and 4 suites may notice that in addition to having leaks in the hallway, their own rooms are also flooding. This can range anywhere from a constant, unpleasantly damp floor, to having an entire cascade of water blow them and any other unsuspecting guests down several hallways the moment their door is opened. Life vests are recommended.

▷ The flooding will intensify as the event goes on, culminating in some of the maintenance levels being entirely underwater towards the end of the event. Once the event is over, the flooding will recede within about a day, leaving only a few water stains here and there as evidence of their presence.

NOTES

▶ Any amount of standing water is a valid target for a character’s resurfacing, even something as minor as a glass of water. For situations where a character would not actively fit into the source of their arrival, they will be violently flung out of it, knocking over or spilling it in the process if that’s possible.

▶ As always, players are free to control the level to which their individual characters are affected, and being flooded out of their space is not mandatory.

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OOC NOTES

INVITES | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS

▶ BLANKET CW: alcohol; altered states; aphrodisiacs; breeding urge; delusions; forced clotheswearing; hallucinations; harassment and bullying; jealousy; thalassophobia; transformation; unreality

▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. The house is still observing and deciding. As rank and suits are assigned upon acceptance your 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 June event. The beach will ICly be present from June 15th - June 30th.

▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.

▶ The top level directory is for new characters only. We want to make sure new characters are prioritized and receive attention!

▶ If you aren't satisfied with these prompts, please feel free to check out our LOCATIONS to explore more of the resort! There are recent additions to the locations page as well, for those who have yet to see them!

▶ Smut threads that take place on this TDM can be used for rewards. If both parties in the smut thread join the game, you may retroactively apply the character's initial card values to your 52 bank. If one character does not join the game the thread will not be applicable toward rewards (as that character would not have a card value). The character that does join would still receive a small payout for the encounter. Hopefully it was a fun thread regardless!

▶ 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.

▶ Don't forget your sunscreen! We'd hate for any chicken wings to come out burnt.

NAVIGATION • LOG • NETWORK • OOC • MEME

Comments

[artcritic]

[Whatever that concoction was, it's doing a miracle for the underwater make-out session. This is the first time he's experienced something like this, and he'd be a liar if he said he didn't want to test the limits and all angles of it.

Being underwater makes shifting into Akechi's lap quite easy, with knees on each side of his hips and hands locked firmly around his neck now. With sounds now dulled out due to being underwater, every other sense seems to be heightened, especially the touch. A very visible shiver goes down his back and his fingers curl into Akechi's shoulder, and happily engages the deep kiss, letting the tongue go past his lips with a soft sigh of pleasure.]

[worldbent]

[An ayakashi's existence in his presence is a microaggression. Which, in Matoba's mind, makes this quite the mutual antagonism. But poor Kai will just have to remain befuddled for the time being; the exorcist's current, impenetrable passive-aggression will remain a mystery.]

[At least he has the benefit of his form granting him a relative amount of tolerance, not that any of this screams "tolerance". But leading Kai along into answers as he has done was, impossibly, Matoba's flavor of bias. Instead of merely spitting vitriol and leaving him to find the answers on his own, he finds it suiting him to toy with his food a little and leave him in a relatively decent state. Because, who knows? In the future, this cat-spirit might prove more useful than distasteful.]

I look forward to discovering your assignment, [Matoba leaves him, with another utterly joyless smile.] At a time which we can be of more benefit to each other.

[He doesn't bow or nod back; he just watches Kai turn to leave, holding his gaze.]

Then, you may repay me properly. [He won't forget.]

[belheir]

There's nothing like that here. The only other world accessible to us is the one in the Roost, and there's nothing for humans there. In fact, I'd say it could be a really deadly problem if one ended up there alone.

[Especially after everything he'd seen. With the only way out to malevolently trick someone if they had no access to other abilities, and the only way to stay alive and not be completely drained to have sex.

Naturally, considering this place.

Kazuya finally takes a bite of his skewer, and while it's spicy, it's not that intolerable to him. Not that he has the greatest spicy tolerance, but he's got enough that this is just a pleasant tingle.]

Kazuya Minegishi. It's nice to meet you, though I wish it was at least under better circumstances.

[philancer]

Anything you want, Eiden.

[ There’s a fond chuckle in his voice, although it is a little strained as he lets go of that control Eiden had called him on. The last little bit he was holding back while he focused on the man caught beneath him, wanting to make sure his pleasure was seen to.

But now he gives him the rest of what he wants, fucking into him harder and rougher as he chases his own pleasure, buried deep in that tight, slick body as Eiden clenches around him so deliciously. ]

Fuck, you feel so good. Missed you, Eiden. [ He murmurs the words into a sloppy kiss as his pace stutters, falters, picks up again. And then he’s coming with a moan, spilling deep inside the other man as his body trembles with the force of it. ]

[philancer]

What does ‘tapping into it’ mean?

[ Sylvain trudges out of the water behind him, stretching as well, his muscles feeling sore and tired, like he’d just had too long a day training with Felix.

He gets as far as the shore before flopping down on one of the large towels nearby, patting the space beside him in invitation. ]

[silicone]

[ being filled up by sylvain has eiden going slack, but still
holding fast to him like before. the bruising pace is fine with him, and he rides it out with a laugh leaving him by accident, a drunken smile because this is precisely what he wants. ]

Glad we could meet again...

[ the earnest words slip out and he looks up at him between one kiss and then another. his heart races as he feels him empty into him with a tug of his hands in the ropes... his fingers flex and he looks sylvain in the eye, emotion quietly welling up in such a sensitive state. ]

Lemme hold you... [ please. ]

[philancer]

[ He chuckles at the soft request, easily reaching up and untangling Eiden’s wrists from the hammock before bringing them down between the once more. And then trailing kisses along the faint red marks left in Eiden’s skin from his efforts to free himself on his own. ]

Come on. Let’s use this hammock the right way. Before I land flat on my face in the sand.

[ And he’ll carefully shift Eiden so he’s laying in the hammock the right way before carefully crawling in beside him, letting it swing them both as the netting has them rolling right into each other immediately. ]

[asixthsense]

For what it's worth, this place doesn't seem all that bad. Especially if we can easily avoid that Roost place you mentioned.

[Admittedly, Natsume does have a skewed idea what could be considered "bad". His hand drifts toward his neck to where there had been a collar before he woke up here. He absently takes another bite while he sorts a few things out in his thoughts. Suddenly, his eyes narrow.]

Wait... is there a Zoo here?

[silicone]

... Hah... Read my mind.

[ ohhh the kisses to his wrist earn a little ba-thump hard in his heart. he feels tired, but content, more himself as he feels sylvain's spend slowly leak out of him. the hammock is nice, feels good now that his hands are loose to touch sylvain's chest, to rake through his mussed red hair. ]

Come here -

[ pressing a soft kiss to his mouth, warm and melting as he holds onto him. it's funny how this sort of reunion should maybe be a little more awkward, but with sylvain, it feels effortless. ]

[bleakdecember]

[That shiver only encourages him more. Akechi pushes forward, kissing more desperately, but also running his hands along Yusuke's side.

Soon enough he finds the bottom hem of Yusuke's shirt, hesitating only for a second before trying to slip his hands up and under the fabric. He want to feel Yusuke's skin on his skin, the rare warmth in this cool water.]

[notscar]

Then I'll give ya somethin' else to chew on until next time.

[ yeah. he's definitely someone he can toy with. he's willing to take on a challenge if it means he's rewarded in kind, and leona could see a pretty aggressive guy working in his favor if he needs it. doesn't hurt that he's somehow gotten him to soften up just a bit--- from a very hard rock to a slightly damp and eroded one. ]

Name's Leona Kinsgcholar and I'm a prince. Now ya know royalty. Ain't ya lucky?

[ hands on his hips, leona continues to smile knowingly. overconfidently. ]

Hope ya enjoy the beach while it lasts. Hope you're still around, too.

[ because he might be a little disappointed if bakugou happened to disappear before the resort's next fun game... ]

[molotovmoustache]

[While Olivine's initial, lewd moan is heard, it hadn't deterred Baptiste from his artistic vision. Truthfully, it only encouraged him that he had gone in the right direction.

It isn't under the spoon comes in contact with the other's piercing that Baptiste's impish gaze flickers upward. A glimpse of a beautiful man on the precipice of coming undone...

And then. Well. Olivine did come undone a little bit, now didn't he? The drinks spills on pale skin - leaving an icy trail that dips lower... and lower... and--

This was his chance. The color that came to Olivine's face. The way those lips parted in a cry of surprise and yet... pleasure? It was far more salacious than the posed photo Baptiste had originally planned for.

So he raises the device at his wrist. The freezing spoon he'd been holding drops into the other man's lap, slipping over his thigh. The prop is forgotten completely ad Baptiste stands in preparation to get his shot-

It's almost perfect. And Baptiste knows the final touch needed. His hand grabs at Olivine's chin and turns the man's face upward as he looked down at the other. His grip is firm at the other man's jaw - one fingertip reaching to trace at the corner of Olivine's mouth.

Click.

The photo snaps. Baptiste's hand capturing Olivine's flustered face. A mess of cream - and yet the trail of frozen drink down past that naval gemstone and creating a treasure trail all of his own.

Baptiste had his nude! Triumph crosses the man's features as he returns to lock eyes with the aroused man below him. His gaze contains all the warmth of the sun in that moment - a harsh contrast to the cold drink that had taken to caressing Olivine's body.

Instead of letting go of Olivine's jaw, Baptiste instead leans forward to capture the man's lips in a kiss. A gesture of gratitude. Of relief. Of pure excitement as his warm mouth moves against that mouth that had moments ago let out a cry.]

[molotovmoustache]

[The firebreather is no stranger to injuries. In fact, he often joked that by this point in his life he has certainly broken each bone in his body at least once. Of course, he's the only one who thinks the joke is funny - but it never stopped him from cracking it all the same.

Yet the gnarled scar tissue draws a concerned curiosity from the man. How had Concord survived whatever skewered him? The marks on the man's face would draw Baptiste's wonder as he tried to piece together if it was some sort of intentional scarification or not...

But he never comes to a solid conclusion because his eyes keep going back to that scar. Eventually, Baptiste puts a hand to his own side. His fingers tense as he presses into his flesh - his imagination breathing life into a dull ache there.

Luckily, the voucher conversation will pull himself away from his overactive imagination. Baptiste sees an easy win when Concord relents quickly. Yet Baptiste doesn't give his voucher over to the bartender. Instead - he continues to slide the voucher across the bar until it makes contact with Concord's abdomen since the man was standing at the bar. Baptiste then slides the piece of paper just so that a corner hooks into the waistband of Concord's swim bottoms.

Acceptance of a drink from Concord. And Baptiste's own voucher for the man to use later as a gesture of thanks. It's an arrangement that the man is happy to toast when their drinks come.

He tips his drink in kind, thanks to the man who bought it for him - before he will put the rim of the glass to his lips. His eyes close as the taste of whiskey settles in his mouth.

A tension unwinds in Baptiste's shoulders as he pulls the glass back.]

To future friends, hm?

[belheir]

Not that I've seen? There's some birds and other harmless animals running around the Vale and the Garden, but nothing anything particularly exotic like that.

[... He's thinking of a zoo like, one that houses actual animals.

He'll take another bite too, though his is much slower.]

Though there's, uh, places around if you want to be treated like a pet or such.

[That's not really for him, though. He's already got an owner, technically...]

[molotovmoustache]

[When the other man's lips meet his own, there is a shiver of satisfaction. Baptiste rewards the eager kiss with greedy reciprocation. His tongue runs over the other's bottom lip before pulling it into his mouth to graze it gently with teeth. A lick into Basch's mouth to claim ownership. Baptiste presses forward. It is a bruising connection of hunger and lust.

One of his hands reaches up to grasp at Basch's hair. Baptiste's fingers entangle with blonde locks as he rolls his hips into the man. Demanding.

Baptiste breaks the kiss, panting against Basch's lips. Breathless yet undeterred, he speaks.] You best find us a den, mm? [Baptiste chuckles. Separating from the heat between their bodies was not an option for this man. He's quickly grown far too impatient - and it takes everything in him to not demand to be pressed into the sand beneath them. Instead, he shifts his weight in Basch's strong hands, bringing his legs up to wrap around the man's waist with ease. He locks himself around the other man, shifting his head to better whisper orders into the other man's ear.]

Carry me. [There is a self satisfied smile forming on Baptiste's lips. It can be felt in the kisses he begins pressing into Basch's neck... and the mischievous nipping of teeth into flesh that follow. Each nibble a further, impish demand. The longer he is made to wait, the more fervent each bite becomes.]

[asixthsense]

Oh, is that all?

[Gosh, look how much he's already perked up at the news. No monster zoo! No horny monster zoo! He'd only had to go once a month, but this was great for him now that he didn't have to go at all. Not until he figured out a way back to the floating city, anyway.]

I almost feel bad thinking this is like a vacation. I mean, it's got the beach and everything.

[He's just casually ignoring the weird seagulls. Is the flush slowly starting to creep over his face from the food, or is he just looking a little bashful?]

Well, except that they didn't give us anything to wear for swimming in.

Burning a willpower against hornt

[molotovmoustache]

[Aak bears an impish reminder, yet Baptiste wants nothing more than to indulge in this novel exchange. He even punctuates it with Baptiste's favorite sort of teasing: the temptation to neglect what he was expected to do to instead continue with something far more fun.

Baptiste's eyes slide closed. A groan leaves his lips as he forces himself to wrench his body from the other's hold. It is a feat managed only through a push of sheer willpower. Though his lips press into a pout as he reaches up to rub at the mark Aak left behind.]

[A sigh.] This is terrible timing. You promise me other stuff while I'm in the throes of an urgent agenda... [The curiosity and the desire to play is eating him alive. It's clear on his face.] so... perhaps I'll have to gamble that I can pull a lucky one again, eh?

[molotovmoustache]

[The answer brings with it a laugh. The fingers of Baptiste's hovering hand stretch - yet he never makes contact. Instead he redirects himself to wheel around and stand next to Ali. His arm moves to drape over the other's shoulders.

He's dissuaded himself from a tender caress, but he couldn't stop himself from touching Ali somehow.]

Well? Did it work then? [Baptiste asks, ignorant of the deflection. For now, it was a viable story in his book.] Do you think you could handle anything now? I'd think that being a small, skinny accountant holds no bearing on how impressive you can be. If you're more confident now, then I'd say it is quite special.

[belheir]

There's a lot you can do here, honestly. Though most of it's pretty skewed towards sex. Surprisingly we actually got a school here recently too, and that one isn't focused on it so much.

[Which he's really grateful for. There's already enough things pushing them here to have sex, and he's already eaten one of them.]

Was it really that bad where you came from?

[asixthsense]

I suppose it depends who you were contracted with, mostly. I was a breeding Courtesan, so I had extra duties at the zoo. Oh, and contracts were only for a month at the longest, so even if you got a bad Owner, you weren't stuck with them forever.

[Casually glossing over what was probably the oddest-sounding of that...]

Everything was about sex there too. If you didn't have a contract, for money you had to do stuff like advertise the things the shops were trying to sell. It took me a few months to really get used to it all.

[belheir]

[It all sounds pretty odd to him, honestly. And he can really only imagine what the job of breeding courtesan implies when it comes to zoo.

Yeah, no. He'll definitely take this hotel over anything like that, if what is being implied is true.]

It's sort of the same here? If you end up a low rank, then you really have to do your best to survive. I was a rank 3 for awhile, only one above 2. The rooms are pretty bad, and the basement is haunted. You get chips every time you have sex, but you can also get them from the casino portion too if you're feeling lucky. You're never really out of options.

[asixthsense]

[And just think, Natsume agreed to a life like that willingly! Sort of. Nothing a little brainwashing couldn't handle, anyway.]

I haven't gotten a rank, but I hope I don't get stuck in the basement, then. You said you were 3 for a while, what are you now?

[Taking another bite, and looking thoughtfully at his skewer. He might have some resistance built up but, uh. He can feel a familiar little tingle teasing at the edge of his senses.]

There's definitely something in this.

[belheir]

King.

[The highest rank possible, and quite frankly, the rank he should have been all along, if the other Bels inside him had anything to say about it.]

And yeah, I figured as much. I haven't eaten too much of mine, but I doubt that it'll make too much of a difference, honestly. And if you do get stuck in the basement, let me know. The King and Queen suites can easily house multiple people. You can bunk with me for a bit.

[asixthsense]

King!?

[Hold up, Natsume's trying to some quick math in his head. Even with the ranking thing being such a new idea to him, that's...]

Doesn't that mean you're actually someone important?

[Unlike Natsume, who is used to being a nobody. Makes sense that Kazuya could get away with inviting someone from what's probably considered the slums to stay with him.]

[belheir]

I'm important now that I'm a King rank. They didn't care too much about me before that.

[... He'll finish off his skewer. Might as well, if he's resigned to this anyway, right? It's not like it's about to make anything worse, judging from the warmth starting to bud in his gut.]