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

OPEN

[icequeenly]

[ Unless specified otherwise, Mitsuru will be wearing a near identical copy of her usual swimsuit ]

THOSE WHO POUND SAND

[ Are you a wildcard newbie or a lower rank in need of rescue from those seagull lifeguards? It seems you are in luck, because (1) Mitsuru aka the queen of hearts is approaching looking anything but amused at the antics of the gulls. Not only does she have the rank to make them stop but she seems to possess an imposing frostiness in her presence that is entirely her own. It's clear that she means business and even with the heat of the day still at its peak there seems to be sudden icy quality to the air for a moment as she commands them, ]

Stop that at once!

[ They do, pretty damn quickly, hurriedly making their excuses to make themselves scarce as Mitsuru shoots daggers at them. As they hurry off, she turns to their former victim. ]

Are you alright?

BEACH BUNNY BARBECUE BONANZA [potential nsfw]

[ Having approached the where the food and drinks are, Mitsuru had been looking for some a little lighter and more refreshing like some fruit. Instead, she finds herself being handed one of the Flaming Hop Skewers. She doesn't want to be rude but it's safe to assume that the girl has likely never eaten anything off of a stick in her entire privileged life. ]

It's rabbit...?

[ She's eaten it before, in a fancy restaurant and the face she's making implies that she's not convinced that it's going to taste all that good barbecued on a skewer. ]

Pardon me but... Am I supposed to just eat this straight off this stick?

SCAVENGER HUNT (gen and hard mode) [nsfw]

[ You may run into Mitsuru being forced to take part in either flavour of scavenger hunt during her time at the beach. If you catch her during easy mode, she will approach you wherever you're hanging out at the beach with a drink and ask the following of you: ]

Excuse me. May I take the rest of your glass?

[ Later in the afternoon it seems that she's been dragged into the more risqué version. She'd seemed pretty unflappable earlier, even if her requests had come across slightly frosty and awkward, but now... well, it's hard not to look flustered when you have to ask this: ]

There is no easy way for me to say this to you, nor can I possibly say it without seeming horribly forward... [ But well, hopefully her "victim" gets it. This is the resort after all. ]

Would you please bite me?

A RISING FLOOD - TEXT

Those of you who have lost their accommodation to flooding are welcome to lodge in my suite for the time being. I am of queen rank and there is more than enough room for guests.

WILDCARD?

[ Want something else? Just send me a PM. ]

Scavenger Hunt (easy)

[erbe]

Oh, this?

[Tohsaka holds up her drink, half gone. Its vivid blue color matches her eyes as the contrasting red umbrella garnish seems to go along with her red bikini. Hanging from the rim are blue-and-white gummy dolphins for a festive look. One of them is bitten.]

Why? Are you too young to drink?

[She doesn't look it, but who knows? Rin, who intended to attend university in London, has been running off their rules for "drinking age" ever since she arrived.]

[icequeenly]

That depends where you're from. [ Strictly speaking, yes she would be classed as underage when it comes to drinking back home. But as much anything else Mitsuru definitely does not want to give this woman the impression that she's sauntering around the beach trying to scavenge people's half consumed beverages because she wants to drink them.

She sighs. ]

I'm being forced to participate in what the resort is calling a scavenger hunt. One of my tasks is to collect an unfinished drink from someone else.

Otherwise there will be consequences.

[ And yeah, she doesn't really want to go into those. Nor think about them really. ]

[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?

[icequeenly]

[ Her question is met with a raised eyebrow from Mitsuru. ]

Do you usually seek to take advantage of those in an unfortunate situation such as this?

You may have what you like of the reward if I get it. I have no need of the winnings.

[ Queen ranked here plus Rich Girl back home. Figures that the payout doesn’t really interest her.

What does interest her is avoiding a public spanking by a bunch of seagull headed lifeguards. ]

I simply wish to avoid the punishment.

[erbe]

Oh, not specifically. I take advantage of anyone I can — no discrimination.

[Tohsaka hands over her left-over drink, and rests her hands on her hips.]

How far along are you in task?

[Since she wants "her cut" of the winnings, Tohsaka might even decide to help if Mitsuru hasn't gotten very far along.]

beach bunny barbecue bonanza

[schmisse]

[ Look, just because the food is served on a stick doesn't mean you have to eat it that way! Weiss has eaten meat like this before, but it's definitely uncomfortable. You'd have to show so much of your teeth in front of others, and that's just weird.

She's in line for a couple skewers though, because she wants to try it out and see if it's any good compared to what she's had back home. ]

I suppose you could? I'm sure a lot of people do that. But it's so easy to get something stuck in your teeth, though.

[ It's what she tells the other girl, although, once she signals Steve the number two with her fingers, she also has to add: ]

Oh, and could you please give me a plate, a knife, and a fork to go with it?

[ So while she does answer Mitsuru's concern, she herself won't do it... Just two rich girls not eating like commoners... Nope. ]

[icequeenly]

I take it you've tried eating this way before then?

[ Mitsuru observes the other young woman curiously. Apparently she's not the only one who isn't enamored with the idea of eating food off of a stick. Still, she's torn between fundamental disapproval at the idea of it and wanting to actually try things that she finds odd but that commoners others seem to take for granted. ]

I feel as though I ought to at least try and eat it the way they've intended it to be done.

[ She pauses, before hurriedly adding to Steve, ]

However, please make that two plates and two sets of knives and forks. Some napkins would not go amiss either.

[ Just in case. ]

[schmisse]

Once or twice, yes.

[ So in a way, she has a clue what she's talking about! And it's why Weiss would prefer not to eat things on a stick... Other people certainly enjoy things that way, but Weiss has realised that she doesn't and would not want to keep trying. ]

You're definitely more than free to try it if you've never had it that way before.

[ An encouraging smile! One that doesn't disappear, even after Mitsuru asks for an extra plate and an extra set of utensils. ]

It certainly will get messy if the meat is juicy. I'd almost forgotten about the napkins.

[ Her voice is loud enough for Steve to hear, so he ensures to add more napkins for Weiss once their orders are done. He's grilling!! And it may take a few more minute before everything's cooked to perfection. It has to be for royalty, after all. ]

[icequeenly]

[ The word "messy" does immediately fill her with horrifying thoughts of getting barbecued meat stains on her pristine and incredibly white two piece swim suit... A scenario she doesn't even want to think on for too long. She's just grateful that Steve appears to be being generous with the amount of napkins in the pile he's handing over to them ready for their order when it's done.

Mitsuru nods her gratitude to him, along with a 'thank you'. ]

I'm sure I'll regret it entirely in a few minutes time but regardless, I'll give it a try. I've never eaten rabbit served this way.

I'm Mitsuru Kirijo by the way - and you are?

[schmisse]

Just be sure to be careful.

[ Weiss doesn't think the other woman is the type to just chomp on meat, given what she's heard and seen so far from their interaction, but it might be worth giving yet one more warning. ]

My name is Weiss Schnee. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, Mitsuru.

[ She ends her sentence abruptly, sounding as if there was more she wanted to say. The truth of the matter is she's suddenly thinking in her head if the woman would rather be called Kirijo and not Mitsuru. These sorts of things can be confusing for someone like her. Everyone's just either called by their first name, with or without a title, unless it's in school or at work, then it's by their last names. ]

scavenger hunt (hard)

[vorrible]

[With a lead-in like that, Ianthe is expecting something much more indecent. Pale eyebrows lift in anticipation of a truly outrageous request. She's disappointed. But only slightly, since this is actually advantageous for her.]

Oh, is that all?

[If she had a nickel for every time someone has asked her to bite them today, she'd have two nickels—which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice. She supposes she must give off bite me energy. Fitting, honestly. Twirling a lock of pale blond hair around skeletal fingers, she beckons her closer with her living hand. She's never been that into redheads, but she can admit the girl is lovely enough. Not that it matters for this.]

I'm happy to give you a nibble provided I can take a picture afterward. The marks won't take on my own skin, you see.

[icequeenly]

[ Is that all? As if it's a perfectly normal occurrence to be approached by a stranger for "a nibble" as she puts it. Then again she had been in this place long enough to expect this kind of reaction by now. ]

Some might think it an odd request from someone they've never met before.

[ And this woman appears to be a newcomer to boot. With a skeletal hand. The way she twirls her around her fingers makes it nigh on impossible to disguise the fact that Mitsuru's gaze falls upon it, eyes temporarily widening for a moment before her expression shifts back to a more neutral one. There were all kinds here but this is definitely a first.

The marks won't take on her? Logically one might suspect that might have something to do with this woman's... condition, whatever that might be. With a sigh, she moves closer, brushing her long scarlet tresses to one side to leave part of her neck exposed for Ianthe as she approaches. ]

...Very well. Lower down my neck please.

[ Easier to cover, not that it really matters here but Mitsuru will always still cling to some semblance of propriety when she can. ]

[vorrible]

[This whole day is odd. Make no mistake, she has many questions and concerns about her removal from the Mithraeum, what this place is, how far away she's been taken, and who's responsible. In comparison, being asked to use her teeth on a stranger is nothing—a funny story she might tell over dinner.]

Sensible choice.

[She bends and presses her open mouth to the place where neck and shoulder meet, bites down, and keeps her jaw clamped there. Her hands come to rest on each of the redhead's upper arms, keeping her steady. For a good bite mark, you have to hold it a while. She's well-acquainted with the sort of pressure and duration it takes to bruise flesh—as well as the force required to rend it. Since this is only a little love-bite, it's just hard enough for the former with no danger of the latter.

After about half a minute, she pulls back to examine her handiwork. The shape of her teeth is indented in the skin, bright red for now but sure to darken.]

That will do, I think.

[icequeenly]

[ It's an odd situation all round and while this bite is simply something to tick off this ridiculous list so she can avoid a severely humiliating punishment from those awful gull-headed lifeguards, Mitsuru is always a little... sensitive in the neck area. Something she's become well acquainted with since she arrived at the resort. She involuntarily shivers a little as the other woman's teeth mark her flesh, the action drawing a vivid red flush across her features.

It's a relief when the task is over and she can regain her composure. ]

I will take your word for it.

[ She can check in a mirror later.

Of course there will be no covering the mark with clothing right now, not while she's dressed for the beach but she can at least arrange her hair so it's somewhat covered... But hadn't this woman said something about wanting a picture of it first? ]

You may take your picture. I take it you've also been roped into this scavenger hunt too?

wildcard♥

[cartographie]

[ Somebody, be it from Mitsuru's crowd of hangers-on or Nami's, saw fit to outfit the sailing vessel Nami's been taking for a spin with champagne and a fancy selection of fruits geared towards the tastes of both women, adding what Nami thinks is the cherry on top to an afternoon spent doing something she loves and missed desperately with someone she harbors a lot of quiet, but very deep feelings for.

There's the joy of getting to show off, of course. She can do a lot of things, but out of every skill Nami's been blessed with, sailing is almost as intrinsic to her as drawing her maps, and her talent shows just as much as how happy she is getting to flex a muscle she hasn't used since being pulled out of her world and off the Merry. ]

I can't believe you live on an island, but you don't do stuff like this more.

[ Then again, the level of modernity in Mitsuru's and some of her other friend's worlds has taken a fair amount of reading to wrap her head around. Still, it seems counterintuitive. Living on an island and treating the ocean like a backdrop rather than something that's a regular part of life feels downright strange to Nami, who honed her skills as a means to an end, and secretly treasured the false sense of freedom being on the water provided in moments here and there.

They're far enough out that the noise from the beach can't reach them, and comfortably away from the current, the speed with which the boat slices through the water diminishing as Nami adjusts the sails, leaving them at a slow, steady float that doesn't require the attention she would rather be giving to Mitsuru at this point in time. ]

Pour me a drink? [ She asks, sparing a brief glance over her shoulder while tying off the halyard, smiling slightly at the sense of comfortable familiarity that time spent just hanging out with Mitsuru always brings. ]

[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. ]

[cartographie]

It would be kinda embarrassing if I was a navigator who couldn't sail.

[ Not that she doesn't enjoy hearing her efforts be classed as skilled by Mitsuru. Truthfully, as much as she likes having her ego stroked, compliments from Mitsuru just seem to mean more, and she smiles despite her cool attempts at brushing aside the remark.

Once the boom is secure and the sails are just how she wants them, Nami takes a moment to grin up at the sight of them, full of wind and speeding them along. It's good, it's the most normal thing she's seen in months. Turning with a satisfied sigh to look back at Mitsuru, she runs a hand through her thoroughly wind-tousled hair and moves to sit beside her. ]

Because I boss mine around.

[ Every high-ranking card seems to attract an entourage of adoring guests and staff, Nami just likes keeping hers in tight ranks, and busy with errands. ]

I keep telling you, they don't get in the way if you give them things to do.

[ She's a fan of being spoiled, something she's always known about herself, but the rise in ranks really drove the point home.

One corner of her mouth curves up in a grin as she leans towards Mitsuru, tilting her glass to clink it delicately against the one in her friend's hand. ]

Here's to suitable matches, then.

[icequeenly]

[ Mitsuru finds herself quietly admiring the way Nami looks with her hair so wind-tousled, accompanied with that confident smile on her face. She really does look in her element and her companion can't help but be charmed by it.

Not that she could ever really help but be charmed by Nami whatever the circumstances. ]

Perhaps I should take your advice then. I just find it odd ordering around what I suppose is essentially a fan club... Just having them around in general is weird enough.

[ She had actual maids back home. But this is different, these people aren't on her family's payroll. They're following her around, wanting to cater to her every whim voluntarily, as if they have nothing better to do.

She returns the clink of the glass with a smile, ]

To suitable matches.

[ Nami had reached queen now too and unlike Mitsuru, she didn't just show up and have that status handed to her. The younger redhead had known from the start that there was a game to be played here and that her friend was too savvy not to get to the top. They had made an arrangement with one another and the question yet remains in Mitsuru's mind: what was keeping Nami around? Specially around Mitsuru... she didn't need a more privileged, higher status companion anymore.

In the short time she had known her, she had learned that the pirate played her cards close to her chest, didn't let herself become too attached to those outside of her crew. She was too smart for that - admittedly something that Mitsuru found all too alluringly attractive about her. ]

Are you setting your sights on an even higher rank next?

[ The question is said teasingly but there is genuine curiosity behind it. Perhaps Nami's ambition scaled higher than Mitsuru realised, that she wasn't done yet. But then she still didn't need Mitsuru for that. The darker haired redhead can't remember the last time she felt this nervous wondering about how another perceived her... ]

[cartographie]

If they're not doing something, then they just kind of – hover.

[ Nami's nose wrinkles at the memory of how invasive it felt to have an entourage for the first few hours, before she started testing the limits of what they were willing to do for her.

Mitsuru's question catches Nami off-guard, which isn't anything new. The other woman excels at inadvertently drawing more out of Nami than she ever expected to give anybody here. ]

Maybe. Being a woman and a king sounds fun, but I'm fine where I am. I've got someplace to go when the resort gets shitty. The peace and quiet might help me think of a way out of this.

[ Watching her friend, Nami takes a sip of champagne before she shifts closer to Mitsuru, her eyes creasing shrewdly, just at the corners, hinting at an underlying curiosity. ]

Why? Are you?

beach bbq;

[laserguy]

[Scott's about to bite into his own skewer when he hears Mitsuru's question and he turns towards the young lady with a slightly questing glance. Not... what he fully expected to be asked, but the mutant takes it in stride. He's not going to make a big deal out of it, especially since she's genuinely asking him this. He'd like to think he's far from being that type of callous.

Instead, he nods, holding his own up and closer to his mouth, although he doesn't take a bite just yet.]

I wouldn't try to eat the whole thing at once, but small bites. [And it's only now, he takes a small bite from his skewer, pulling some of the meat off before carefully chewing. He's trying really hard not to make a mess.]

[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. ]

[laserguy]

There's a couple of people I know that would've tried.

[He says with a certain amount of exasperation, although there's a fondness to him as well as he briefly thinks about a couple of his teammates back home. Maybe when he was younger, he would've tried it himself, but he's older now. Surely he's outgrown stuff like that. Besides, leading by example and all that, noting that Mitsuru did follow his example. It makes him smile to himself, especially since she seemed to enjoy it.]

I am, yes. [He nods, taking some time to observe her in return. He's seen her around, of course, mostly in passing and possibly some promotional images or displays being made. This place really makes a big deal out of the 'high cards' huh?]

And you're of the Queen rank, correct? [He smiles.] It's nice to meet you. Although, I try not to make a big deal out of rankings.

[icequeenly]

[ She can't but return his smile with a wry one of her own at that. ]

Likewise. No doubt with incredibly messy results.

[ Definitely not doing that herself, she takes another small bite, savoring the barbecued flavour a little more this time before finishing her mouthful and continuing, ]

I am.

And neither do I. But the top floors of the resort were a lot more sparsely populated initially so I thought I'd seen you around somewhere.

[ She can feel the residual effects of the spice still tingling on her tongue. It isn't unpleasant, far from it, although it is leaving her feeling a little warm, as though she's having some kind of flush. They're sitting in the sunshine though - what else did she expect? Nothing out of the ordinary here. ]

The meat is a little spicier than I expected... Not unpleasant though.

[laserguy]

[Scott can't stop himself from being just a little extra careful with his bites, not wanting to make any sort of mess or have that sauce drip on any part of him. For someone that seems just a few years younger than him, she certainly exudes a certain level of elegance, and he doesn't want to appear boorish by having stains on his clothes. Honestly, he just doesn't want to have stains in general.

But with anything that he puts his mind to, he's methodical and it shouldn't be a problem. Just one careful bite after another as he listens to his new companion, her words and sentiment extremely familiar. They're familiar enough to get Scott to smile in understanding and agreement. He really hasn't had any problem with others when it comes to ranks, but it's still nice to hear.

The only problem may be that growing warmth in his body, that heat almost familiar in a way that warns him that he probably shouldn't be sitting around for much longer, but he feels relaxed and warm in a way that is so comforting that Scott has a difficult time moving away. Besides, the present company is just so nice.]

It's a bit spicy, but the flavors still blend well with the meat. [He comments lightly, finishing the rest of his skewer before leaning back against his hands. It really is nice being here with...]

I apologize, I haven't caught your name before. I'm Scott, Scott Summers.