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

[affectare]

[ sometimes you just say things without realizing the full magnitude of the words you have just said

in this case, it's not until until the words leave furina's mouth that she's realized the (huge huge huge huge) error of her ways. bigger than the entirety of teyvat, actually. asking him for a demonstration? in this kind of place?? she might as well just shuck off all her clothes and ask him to ravish her right here and now.

UUUUGHHHHHhhhhhHHHGHHHGHGHhhhghghghg please won't the beach just sudddenly open up and swallow her whole?

but of course it doesn't, and now she's left to lie in the bed she's made. furina de fontaine, you absolute fool! and there's no neuvillette to carefully mediate in her place, no clorinde to escort her away. it's just her, standing there on the beach, a myriad of emotions from fear to resignation playing out on her face as she stares at fuuta, both of them flustered beyond belief. ]

That's....o-of course I know what I'm asking! [ that's the problem. ] I have, in fact, taken all variables into account [ she fuckin' hasn't ] and determined that this is the best course forward, for both myself and you. [ it fuckin' isn't. ] I get to develop a better understanding of how this place works and you.... [ uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what does he get out of this ] you get to bask in my glorious presence, an honor which many Fontainians would have fought for once upon a time.

[ wow. what an unbelievable offer. truly irresistable. furina grimaces, shoulders deflating, voice lowering. ]

And...and I guess I'll owe you a favor, after this. [ for? making a move on her??? ]

[affectare]

[ oh. that was Easy™.

she peeps at him over the bed, then peeps at him a second time juuuust to make sure he's still turned away, then makes a mad lunge for the neatly folded floral robe sitting at the foot of the bed. the fabric's a little too thin for her liking even after she cinches it up all the way, so she settles for draping the sheet across her shoulders like a shawl for extra protection.

once that's done, she clears her throat. ]

Yes, well....thank you. For your assistance. [ she literally commanded him to turn around but okay. ] I don't suppose you know where we are?

[ other than in some weird bungalow out on a......beach? are they on the beach? she swears she can hear the lap of ocean waves from the window. ]

[philancer]

[ Sylvain doesn't actually know anything about mermaids, except for the strange creatures up at the bar. And he's pretty sure that's all he'd ever want to know on the matter, because those things are... freaky.

But he spots the man cutting through the water and changes his own course to intercept, kicking strongly to propel himself forward faster in hopes of catching up.

Wriothesley's always been graceful, but there's something almost... otherworldly about his movements down here. ]

[philancer]

And what'll it take to make you consider forgiving me?

[ There's a playful purr in his tone, even as his thumb rubs teasing circles against the inside of her ankle, still keeping her foot trapped against him.

It's been a while since he'd seen a familiar face that didn't immediately fill him with trepidation. Past spats aside, Hilda had always been someone fun to hang out with. Except when she was making him run all her errands for her, but that wasn't an issue at the moment.

Besides. She was new. And she'd just downed an entire drink. Probably without checking to see what effect it might have first. It wouldn't be very polite to leave her to her fate before he knows she'll be alright. ]

Scavenger hunt, spicy

[driving_from_the_backseat]

[Avalon’s own Watch reads, Collect two kisses. They were planning to find someone in a similar situation rather than kissing the first person they see, so this works well enough.

They study the person in front of them.] Do you care where?

[izanagis]

[...

Logically, two things are true. One, Yusuke is right, this is probably the last place anyone would have a second thought about seeing someone naked. Someone else, rather, because there are plenty of others. And two, he's going to wind up pantsless no matter what, most likely, because if he doesn't play this particular game, he'll be at the mercy of the seagulls. So: which is less unappealing?]

Fair enough. Here you go.

[So in the end, he goes with the "strip right here on the beach" option anyway, holding out the swim trunks. Once Yusuke takes them, he'll at least...try to fashion his shirt into something around his waist. It sort of helps.]

[peacewithouttyranny]

Ah... Eight point five is awfully generous.

[He doesn't think he'll be rated that high in the the hotness scale, even with this human avatar.]

every day i think about how mona popped in for 5 minutes during the fontaine aq

[affectare]

[ mona, mona....she recites the name silently in her head, a repetition that finally ends once she strikes gold and a lightbulb flashes on. her eyes widen as her mouth forms a small o. ]

For The Steambird! That's right, I believe Charlotte's mentioned you a few times.

[ though charlotte mentions a lot of people, her connections both within and outside of fontaine far greater than the average individual could hope to attain. but, hang on, the astrological column...? ]

I've read your column. Remarkably well-written and informative, while still managing to be entertaining and engaging. No wonder Charlotte's only ever had good things to say about you, Miss Megistus.

[ for a moment, she forgets where she is and the all the troubles she'd just gone through. her expression glitters, happy to have something familiar to latch onto. ]

ii. show of strength

[endyourstory]

[ For reasons not too different from Falin, Kiana's also fascinated with the contest - watching it, eyeing the watermelon hungrily, wondering if maybe she's way too strong to fairly compete...but then Falin's tail catches her notice, moving in the periphery of her vision. She turns to look, and wow that sure is a dragon. A dragon who's a woman? This place really is perfect!

After a few moments realizes that she's gawking, and tries her best to act normal. Her best isn't great, though, and an excited jumble of words spills out of her mouth: ]

I think someone as cute and beautiful and cool as you can do anything she wants!

[waged]

( why are you looking at him for that?????? stelle is the one who brought it up?????????? )

Now now, my friends. I understand all of you have a lot of questions without answers, but lucky you, I do tend to have the answers for many of those questions.

For example, the Wildcard status is temporary until you properly check-in. Plus five points to you. ( miss 'galaxy ranger'.. if that's even your real occupation... the canon point shenanigans are killing him, right now. ) Though I will say, I didn't take either of you to be so eager with games. Game 52 is a long-term game, from my expert opinion. Until you have all the proper and private accommodations, I'm sure you won't have to worry about it.

Oh, but if you're wondering if I have the answer as to whose room this really is... Why don't we flip a coin to decide?

( because they can literally just ask a staff frankly. this all made funnier when you think about he has his own room elsewhere... )

cw: dirty talk, talk of breeding

[starcinoma]

[ it's... strange. everything about kiana feels so familiar, and yet this situation feels almost alien. they've been together many times by now, yes, but how many times did they just- take their time? touch each other and kiss, soft and caring?

(she remembers one time, at least - but then, they hadn't escalated things even to this point. warm hugs. gentle kisses. fingers stroking through their hair. she'd invited kiana back to the express, told her she'd work with welt to find a way. just as intense as their regular mishaps, without even a fraction of the violence.)

she reaches up, presses kiana's hand a bit more firmly into her own breast. more pressure is fine. this is what she wants. when she finally pulls away from the kiss, her breath already heavy, it's to murmur into kiana's ear- ]

...remember what I told Sirin? [ remember what i told you both? ] How pretty she'd look with my kids?

[ her hips roll forward against kiana's, involuntarily seeking a bit more connection. just a bit closer. just a bit more touch. ]

Maybe it'll actually work here.

[schmisse]

[ Well, it's obviously not her (Weiss) who's going to be tackling people. Still, it would seem that she's hit a sensitive spot with this stranger. ]

I've been told that judging people from their appearance isn't recommended.

[ By which she means she does see how tiny this other woman is, but she is doing her best not to judge too hard. :') ]

I need an unfinished drink from someone, kisses, sunglasses, sandals, and five feathers from a lifeguard. The feathers are the ones I need most.

I think I can just find random sandals in the sand.

[ Aka... theft. ]

[nonvoting]

[ the fact that rufus visibly flushes is enough to tell tseng that something he's said has resonated. it sparks an answering heat in tseng's belly, pleasantly surprised—although, come to think of it, should it be a surprise at all? maybe it's a matter of course. if this is tseng's dream, then doesn't it stand to reason that it would cater to his desires, that the rufus of his subconscious would be turned on by the things tseng wants to do to him?

rufus slips off the desk and crowds into tseng's personal space. his body radiates heat like a small sun, and tseng's nails bite into his palms for the effort it takes not to reach out and put his hands all over rufus' body, at his waist, up his sides, his chest, his back. once he allows himself that indulgence, tseng knows it's over for him—that will be the drop of water that breaks the dam.

he cannot, however, stop himself from tilting his head just enough that rufus' nose slots against his perfectly, that their lips brush when rufus speaks, the contact a wildfire threatening to consume tseng whole. ]

I don't think about what he would hate, [ he murmurs back. he can feel the heat of rufus' breath against his mouth, can all but hear the thud of rufus' heartbeat in his ribcage. ] I want it. I would love it.

[ the thread of tseng's self-control stretches thin, strains under the pressure of holding him back. he swallows hard. ]

Tell me you want it too and it's yours.

[experiment01]

[The reaction she gets from Ragna is interesting to witness just as much as it is to see the blush on his face. Sae found it incredibly endearing and it shows in the slow smile that twitches her lips up. Is he not used to stuff like this..? Huh. Cute! She huffs out a laugh, fingers shifting to brush some hair away from her face.] ..Ugh! don't remind me about that. I'm going to have to look for the other thing on this list eventually. I don't want my butt smacked by those lifeguards.

If I fail the scavenger hunt can I just ask someone else to smack my ass instead? Ragna can do it! [She grins up at the man in question, making a swatting motion with her hand playfully.]

Well.. It's on easy mode so yeah, I guess I am getting off pretty easy haha. [She shrugs her shoulders as her watch says this, the smile on her face still easy-going.] Do you want to tag along? You've been here longer than me, so it helps to have someone experienced with me. [There were a lot of questions she wanted to ask but was refraining from doing so for now. Sae squints at the list, wings rustling thoughtfully. ] We can do the first one next. It says to collect one unfinished drink. We can go to the bar and snatch one from an unsuspecting person. [It didn't specify how she was supposed to collect the drink so it was safe to assume that she could do it the way she felt was right.]

[affectare]

[ what kind of gentleman are you, rufus...... 😔

but, it's fine, it's fine. she hasn't lived 500+ years not to have figured out how to save herself from choking to death, one of the most basic skills known to mankind. just give her another second or ten and then....ah, there we go! right as rain. ignore the redness to her face and the ragged quality to her voice.

it's fine. ]

That's... [ she sneaks a peek at the sky. oh great, now it's a set of very bare, very full breasts. fantastic! (or is it fan-tits-tic—) ] Not without warning like that, no.

[ like, she's seen dicks before? some of the more steamy novels she's picked up have featured rather detailed illustrations on what happens when a man loves a woman. but usually the parts are like an appetizer and not the main course, so to speak, and certainly they've never been blown into such giant proportions before.

she sighs. ]

Though it seems like I'll need to find some way to [ ugh ] adjust my tastes if I'm truly meant to be staying here for an extended period of time.

[theidlemaiden]

[ The circles on her ankle are distracting at best, but not so distracting that she doesn't hear the obvious purr in his voice. It has her questioning what exactly is going on here before a voice asks if it's a touch that's really that unwelcome (and is it so surprising considering it's Sylvain)? Of course, the answer is no.

Because when was the last time she had really flirted for the sake of flirting? Sylvain had always been reliable for that because neither of them wanted anything serious, and she wanted a way to annoy Holst even if he never knew about it.

She takes a thoughtful sip of her drink this time through the curly straw. There are in hindsight probably more important things to figure out. Like what was the last thing he remembers and why he seems so at home and at ease here than she had ever seen him at the Academy. But asking those things feels like a way for him to turn and leave in the other direction.

And now that she's seen a familiar face all she wants is to not be alone. ]

I don't really know. There's no late library books to be returned and my drink is still fresh. Why don't you surprise me?

[bleakdecember]

[It's strange, but he's always felt the most himself around wildcards. Maybe not comfortable, but instead something primal and true. Maybe it's the feeling of knowing someone can take anything you throw at them. It's hard to say.

He likewise closes the distance, drawing dangerously close to Yu. He wants to reach out so badly, but doesn't quite yet. Something holds him back.]

Is it, really? Something brings us together, I think. You -- you're special.

oh HELL yes

[bleakdecember]

[When he first sees her, he's convinced this is a nightmare. It'd hardly be the first time he'd been haunted by the memory of his crimes, after all. And Shido's Ark is here, too, it only makes sense.

And yet. Some part of him wants to grovel at her feet, to beg for forgiveness, if only so she won't leave him. That's not like it. His tattoo burns on his skin, and he exhales through grit teeth.]

Me. [He can't quite muster the usual bite to it, though, stuck in something more pathetic.] And what will you do about it, with just the two of us here?

[bleakdecember]

Ah, well. Most creatures don't share the same level of sapience as humans, as far as we know. In my world, at least. That's what people use to comfort themselves.

[He hums faintly, though. That sounds.... efficient. Too pure, somehow.]

Fascinating. I can see why you'd have such moral purity, given the nature of your diet. It's easy to judge when you can gain sustenance from the earth itself, hm?

[He doesn't... sound too judgemental, but there's a dark glimmer to his look.]

Pound sand (also, wow, your voice for Rin is really good!)

[driving_from_the_backseat]

[With their revealing swimwear and thin frame, Avalon certainly looked vulnerable enough. The seagulls surround them, pecking at the rows of blood-red beads curling up Avalon’s arm and tangling beaks in their hair.

As the young woman approaches them, she will have to reach through the gaggle to put her arm around their waist. One of the seagulls makes a last attempt at Avalon’s beads, but eventually follows the rest of the group to the next smaller-than-average person.

Avalon lets Rin’s arm stay where it is, neither pulling away nor leaning into the embrace.] Thank you. They seem to be looking for people to harass.

[bleakdecember]

[Oh, that's cold. It's kind of nice but it's still a shock, and he sputters and flails to try and block her attack. His hair's all wet and he looks terribly undignified. Maybe this is more of a dishonor...

Eventually he just lays back, defeated and dramatic.]

Oh, you've got me. I'm not long for this world. All my worldly possessions I leave to, hmm, Daan.

[starcinoma]

[
. I only play games with pretty girls attached.
. Sex is a minigame and I WILL 100% it.
> Long-term is fine, as long as I don't miss any weeklies... ]

I guess that's true, but... Don't these places usually have other ways to motivate you? [ "rewards," yes, but "punishments" too. powers. purchases. snacks- ah, that's right. stelle turns to face acheron directly. ] If anyone offers you snacks or drinks for free, they're probably drugged. It's still free food, though, so.

[ thanks for that advice, stelle! that's definitely not concerning or anything!! glancing back to aventurine- ]

Sure. [ she holds her hands up, palm out. ] As long as you catch it this time.

[ she could point out that if he's flipping the coin, it's just going to come up the way he wants anyway. she could make the reasonable argument that flipping a two-sided coin for a three-way dispute is entirely senseless. she could refuse just for the sake of being contrary.

...but she's seen the sorts of trickery he's capable of thrice already. is it so wrong to wait and see just what he'll pull this time? ]

[bleakdecember]

I don't suppose you have anything to aid with sleep that won't give me ridiculous side effects?

[Not what Aak meant, but more useful to him.]

couldn't resist

[gracile]

[The fact that they're both wearing swimwear (and Haru's is... certainly not as modest as she would have personally preferred or chosen had she had the option, alas) lends a certain level of absurdity to the situation.

Her chest aches. Haru steps forward. Her hands ball into fists, and then relax.]

There's a lot of things I've wanted to do to you. [To bash his face in. To shred him to bits with Milady's guns. To throttle him until he could feel just a fraction of what she'd felt watching what happened to her father. She exhales.]

But they wouldn't really change anything, would they? For my father, or for you.

[bleakdecember]

[Well, okay. But then again....]

A little bit of demon blood to help me and I wouldn't be so sure about that.

[They did go many rounds last time Akechi got a taste of that. It might be fun!

He laughs.]

Haha, no. Unless you plan on getting me a nicer pair.