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

shady scavenger

[noneforyou]

[ Xue Yang has been working on his own scavenger hunt list, as might be gathered from the small bag he's carrying around with a few swimsuit bottoms already inside. He's wearing a light shirt that's open in the front as well as a set of loose swim shorts, showing off numerous faint scars across his body.

As he wanders past Zero Two's booth his eyes initially glance over her sign and move on, but a moment later he pauses and turns to read it more thoroughly. Once he's done his gaze raises to meet hers.

He walks over and grins at her. ]

How about a deal? You tell me how we're supposed to collect nude images for this hunt thing and I'll give you one in exchange.

[ (aka: from a low-tech setting, can barely operate Watch, please help) ]

[blastedass]

Wait'll they get into talking about their worlds and heroes. Because Bakugo's not someone who's shied away from using his Quirk even outside his costume. Technically he's not supposed to, but even the golden child (with a major attitude problem) has some vices.

Bakugo's guilty of actions over words, assuming chucking a whole box at someone would indicate it's theirs. When the other guy asks about a light, the spiky-haired blonde lights another sparkler and then tosses it to Peter, fully expecting him to catch the unlit end. You know, rather than get up and move over there like a decent human being...

"Haa?! They wanna enforce a fucking nudist colony ruling?!" That's fucked up! If someone comes after his clothes, they're going to get off way worse than the shitty seagull lifeguards he blew up on the beach. "Screw that!" No one's gonna force him to do anything! Even if he's salty as hell about getting kidnapped again...

[blastedass]

[Bakugo's always been a perceptive guy. Something about this guy's response to him sets off a wary alarm in his mind and his red eyes narrow at him. Ashen blonde brows furrow, a look of irritation settling on his face as he chews another piece of meat. Only pausing when the stranger starts to slide to the side. It takes a second to realize he's starting to circle him.

That's it. Now he's graduated from weird stranger to fucking creep.]

Know what? Stop circling me and spit it out, asshole!

[The way his voice lifts like grates on his nerves, but before he can actually do something about it, that bomb gets dropped. Bakugo tenses up. Drugged?! He instantly spits out the piece of meat, backing off from it and wiping at his mouth with his free hand.

What the fuck?! The worse part is, he finds it hard to actually... not believe this guy! Who would say shit like that while looking and acting like that if they weren't telling the truth. (A dead man if this is just fucking with him.) Bakugo's hand lights up for a split second before BOOM! what looks like a grenade explosion goes off in his hand, torching the meat and skewers into ash and slag in a second.]

Don't fuck with me! [Now he can't even go for the water to try and dilute it! Is that not trustworthy too?!]

[wholefoods]

[Ah. This woman is so... excitable? That's alright, though. She just seems upset by the circumstances. Which is incredibly understandable. Mina waits for Yor to finish covering herself before speaking up again.]

Why don't we find you something more appropriate to wear? You won't find such things in the bungalow, even if it were to open.

[softstoneheart]

Nah, I could've done worse if I was serious. But I don't wanna kill them.

[ Nothing wrong with it at all. There's a slight aroma of grilled chicken in the air as the lifeguards lie face down, ass up in the sand. Confident that she's knocked them out, she strides over and props a foot up on one of their backs. They're not moving. It's safe! ]

Come get your feathers.

[hatefuldays]

[ Being walled in and unable to leave is pretty normal when you grew up on a single spaceship, it turns out. ]

This is weird... I was supposed to wake up on Earth. What happened?

[belheir]

[... Well! His offer was rebuked. This is why it's way better to just be upfront about things. Especially since it doesn't seem like Yusuke was even aware of the offer to get rowdy without being drugged.

He'll let Yusuke bumble around to get "presentable". If that smell is what he thinks it is, then there's no point in wearing any flip-flops, right? The sand is fine!

He will, at the very least, sit up to lean his back against the bed where Yusuke is getting ready.]

I thought you didn't want to find out what was outside.

[belheir]

184 days.

[He corrects*, absentmindedly.

(*at least from the start date of this thread.)

He'll nod gravely at her request, though. Got it. No outting her deep, dark, lonely secret to any of her friends that show up. Though if it were him? He'd want them to know exactly how much he missed them.

Then again, he isn't a tsundere...]

You're not alone. I'm here.

[And he'll even pull her back close, arms loosely wrapped around her.}

Though I can see how it's hard without people from your home who know you best.

[He's in the same position, after all.]

[wholefoods]

[...Hrm. Well, it's true. She hasn't seen them killing or trying to eat people. They were harassing her, yes, but no more thank a schoolyard bully. Sometimes it's difficult to read Ashiro's face because of how flat she typically keeps her expression. However the sigh that falls from her lips sounds like reluctant resignation. In the end, she relents. Her hold on the lifeguard loosens. He wriggles free.

As soon as he scrambles to his feet the whole crowd takes off in a cacophony wailing cries. Meanwhile she simply watches them scatter.]

If I see it again, I won't hold back.

[belheir]

You don't look old enough for the sort of job that'd make you travel frequently.

[Maybe a convenience store job, sure, but a travelling one? How peculiar.

At least, he won't comment on her taking more sips. If she wants to see her friend, more power to her. He opens his mouth to confirm that yes, the drink is probably why she's seeing her "Yu-spenpai".

Wait.]

Narukami wouldn't happen to be your friends last name, would it?

[icequeenly]

[ Mitsuru chuckles softly from where she's perched on one of the seats, enjoying the gentle rolling motion of the vessel as it meets each rolling wave. Apparently it is possible to have spend a perfect afternoon in this place - and it's no surprise to her that it would involve Nami. ]

I've been on plenty of boats. I've just never had cause to be the one sailing it.

[ Or driving it. They often tended to have engines where she's from after all. ]

I should have known you would be so skilled at this.

[ Of course she knows Nami's background but there is a marked difference between hearing about it and witnessing some evidence of it in the flesh.

She nods and reaches for the bottle of champagne along with a flute glass. Turns out that having entourages like theirs could occasionally be a positive thing, although Mitsuru won't ever not find it odd that more than one hanger-on here has bothered to commit to memory her favourite kind of champagne served at the resort. ]

They're making quite an effort now that you're a queen too, aren't they? They must consider us a suitable match.

[ The evident difference between how they responded to Mitsuru mixing with anyone of lower rank, including Nami herself previously, was extremely obvious. Although at the subject of rank, she's reminded that there has been a question burning at the back of Mitsuru's mind ever since her friend had ranked up and joined her in the upper echelons of the casino hierarchy. She pushes it aside for now though, handing over a now filled champagne flute with a smile. ]

[icequeenly]

[ Grateful for the patient response, not to mention Scott not looking at her like she's weird for even asking the question, Mitsuru smiles a little. ]

I'm not sure I would fit all of it in my mouth even if I cared to try that.

[ cough She follows his example, taking a delicate little bite from the skewer. Once she finishes her mouthful, Mitsuru glances at him curiously. ]

I think I might have seen you around the resort before... you're of King rank, aren't you?

[ Figures, she'd been the first queen rank and far as she's aware, he'd been the first king. Hard not to catch the occasional glimpse of the person who had been her only fellow "royal" for a little while. ]

[wholefoods]

[The recoil could be from embarrassment, but... it's only now (thanks alcohol) that Mina realizes there's something wrong with "Kafka's" manner of speech. Her hand now takes up residence on her hip as she narrows her gaze to scrutinize him a little more.]

Kafka?

[Forgetting to call him by his surname, or full name. She's definitely off her usual game.]

Charlie DiVincenzo | OC | New Player

[ratratrat]

[cw: vampire shit - or maybe you're into that!]

I. TWINKLING CURRENTS | THE BAR

[There's an obnoxious man at the bar with you tonight. He sits with a wide stance, knees spread open - his short black and purple hibiscus-pattered robe covers almost nothing. This isn't awful. A state of undress, even for someone with a pasty, lackluster physique, is expected. What truly disturbs the mood is his "siren song."

Mermaids are supposed to sing beautifully, but even if these fishy friends were capable of sonorous melodies, he'd be drowning them out with the volume of his voice.

Annoying, but he's been entertaining himself prying into someone else's troubles and leaving you well enough alone. Until now.

When his victim makes up a terrible excuse to escape, Charlie turns to the next nearest person.]

Hell of a night, isn't it?

[His deep, bruised eyes stare at you - clearly eager for attention whatever response he gets. As Charlie waits, his fingers tap along his drink - a Seaberry Floradora. The ice has mostly melted, and the condensation on the outside of the glass is smeared over his knuckles. This drink's affects would be a wonderful excuse for his behavior, however, it looks like he hasn't taken a single sip.]

II. SANDY SCAVENGING

[Never one to forego an opportunity, Charlie has recently turned another beach-goer's desperate begging for sandals into an interrogation. A full explanation of the situation in exchange for the footwear - an easy deal, he'd say.

And maybe he can make a deal with you, too.

Charlie hasn't been inducted into this scavenging game formally, but he's playing his own version. He's staked out a well-traveled spot on the beach to stand, making 'friendly' eye contact with each passer-by. How 'friendly' yellowed eyes blemished with dark bruises can look is up to individual interpretation.

When he does catch your eye, he raises a pair of sandals into view. The gesture leads one's gaze to two pairs of sunglasses clipped to the hem of his robe and a bunched up swimsuit shoved into his lower pocket.]

Hey!

You lookin for somethin'? If I don't have it, I can get it for ya-

III. NETWORK

[You are about to receive one of three cursed images:

• A blurry 'selfie' with only a pasty forehead and dark slicked hair in frame. A few eyebrow hairs are in focus at the bottom of the picture
• A crisp image of something dark and viscous - it's probably blood? it's definitely blood - splattered across the deck of a bungalow
• A picture of teeth. No, a picture of fangs spread wide between pale lips. Whether the subject was mid-sentence or about to bite is difficult to determine

Charlie is profoundly inept with technology. He sent none of these on purpose - he hasn't even noticed they went out.]

OOC:
[Charlie appears in his 30s, and is actually in his 80s. I welcome all CR, but if you want gen only let me know! M/M and M/F are both wonderful - open to SFW and NSFW on any prompt. He's a pants on kind of top, but there's plenty of fun to be had. Charlie's journal has permissions and opt-out options for his mind control, but I won't ever initiate that power without checking in first.]

[laserguy]

[Scott visibly shudders when their hands meet, his fingers slowly wrapping around hers as the lump in his throat hardens. She... she is here, right? This is so familiar, them holding hands. He can't possibly mistake it even now.]

You're... you're really here.

[Sorry Jean, he's not quite in the right mindset to answer your questions. Far too fixated on having her close, warm and feeling so real. He lets his mind be open, like he's trying to reach her. Unlike all those years ago, he's completely okay with her reading his mind now. He just wants to feel her in that way once more. Scott thinks he can feel her presence there, mentally grasping for her in a way that feels a little desperate. Maybe even clingy.]

You came back. [His lips start to tremble. He doesn't care who else is around them in the distance, if they're out in public. All that matters is the woman in front of him. He doesn't even try to hold back those feelings, the way his vision starts to become blurry.] Like you promised.

[He's never fully composed when he's around her. Never just Cyclops, now official leader off the X-Men, but Scott around her. He's been hers since they bumped into each other almost a decade ago. Maybe he should wonder about the logistics more, why this is happening, but he can't. He doesn't want to let go of her again.]

Charlie DiVincenzo | OC

[ratratrat]

https://peacockstop.dreamwidth.org/3348.html?thread=7950100#cmt7950100

[erbe]

[Tohsaka's gaze grows colder at the mention of another Master. After all, her Holy Grail War was a bit more traditional than the ones Chaldea got involved with. Immediately tension wells up within her muscles, and she becomes wary of their surroundings.]

Don't bother. There's no Holy Grail here, so no reason for Masters to come face-to-face.

[snakelace]

[ …Yep, he’d sort of expected this, so he’s not even going to fight Quincy about it. ]

Lovely to meet you, Quincy. I hope you’ll find someplace with a good view of the sky. I’d like to watch the fireworks later on.

[ With him, naturally.

But anyway, he’s just going to do his best to chill while slung over someone’s back because what else can he do, honestly. ]

[icequeenly]

Yes, let's.

[ It makes sense to share, does it not? One of them might not care for the taste of it, no sense in ordering one each until they've tried it first. That's the logical argument she's sticking with. It simply has nothing to do with the fact that those lonely pangs she's experience right now make the idea of sharing a drink at close quarters with a pretty woman an extremely appealing prospect.

As does extra chocolate. ]

I do have something of a sweet tooth... [ She smiles as she confesses it. She hadn't consumed as many drinks as her companion, but still enough to not be reticent about letting her mahogany eyed gaze linger a little too long on Yor in return. It also erases any motivation to correct her when she completely butchers the name of the drink. Oh well, at least the word "summer" was in there and the bartender gets the jist...

Apaprently he'd also taken the request for extra chocolate seriously too, because instead of one white chocolate sphere atop the concoction, there are several. Best keep the tipsy women happy after all. ]

It does look good. I'll let you have the first bite of one of these.

[noneforyou]

Fuck if I know. Abduction or something. I was just having a normal day and then I was here; no clue what happened.

[ Xue Yang doesn't sound too bothered about it, mostly because it's been long enough for him to at least adjust to the idea of it. It's not the first time his life had been forcefully upended and he'd been tossed somewhere without the choice to go back to where he came from... just with a lot more debauchery this time.

He seems to look down at the sand to maybe pick out more shells, but he also keeps an eye on her as he speaks. ]

You from the heavenly realm or something?

[ If she's not from "earth" his expectation is that she's from one of the other two realms, and since she said "starship" he's guessing it's not the lower realm. ]

[theidlemaiden]

[ If there's anything she's learned in the last several years is that even the past laid plans - even those one by a Master Tactician - can go sideways. Running from seagull men hadn't quite been on her proverbial bingo card for this year, but then again, ending up here hadn't either.

Really, it's befitting of a wildcard.

Perhaps, surprisingly, she pivots in time with him. Hidden from their view her breath comes out in short quick bursts that she tries to quiet. From around the corner she can see the group that had been following them halt in their tracks now sending the poor group they had ducked behind into a frenzy. It isn't quite enough to send them away from their hiding spot but for the time being it seems like they had forgotten about them.

She can't help but feel a little bit as she watches the guests attempt to scatter but the absurdity of it all is enough to have her trying not to laugh. She can't help but press a hand to her mouth in an attempt to stifle it, eyes wrinkling in delight as her gaze darts back up towards Rinne. ]

[snakelace]

It most certainly would.

[ He has no idea she’s even from Teyvat… ]

We both want a fair exchange, after all. And perhaps I’d like a bit of fun as well. You may take my bathing suit, for instance, but in exchange, I’ll have you participate in a bit of research I’m conducting.

[ Be afraid. ]

[snakelace]

Oh, I’m afraid this world has a way of confounding usual understandings of medicine.

[ He might not have seen tongues turn blue just yet, but he has seen people cough up flowers for seemingly no particular reason…

But maybe there’s just something a wee bit too cheerful in his smile when he adds, ]

After all, in a world like this, there’s no telling what you might be putting in your mouth next.

[wray]

[ Six stares at the drink for the next few seconds.

It's only really because of the cocktail roulette from a while back that he's a little wary, but since it's from Rin, he doubts she would have picked anything strange. Then again, it's not like he's aware that she just went for the cheapest option. ]

... No, I was only wondering.

[ Surely it'll be fine. He takes one sip, his ears perking up from delight when he realizes that it's delicious. It would have been nice if his words were just as enthused, but: ]

This is good.

[ He takes another sip. ]

[erbe]

Is that right?

[A devious twinkle in her eye lights up as she recognizes this moment as a chance to get in on something. A small grin tugs at the corner of her lips as Rin swirls the remainder of the drink in her glass.]

If I let you have it, will you give me a portion of your winnings?