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.

---

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]

[ dumbass???

she lurches back, blinking rapidly, mouth hanging open as a surge of indignition sweeps through her at the insult. intended or not, accidental or not, she's never been good at taking any kind of criticism. at her sides, her hands ball into angry fists. ]

Hey! Just because I've never d-done anything like this doesn't mean I'm a d—

[ no, she's not going to say it. ]

'I mean, I mean,' [ it's her turn to copy him now, dropping her voice low and gruff ] Since you obviously know so much about how this place works already, why don't you [ with a point of one index finger towards him ] show me how it's done?

[ is she. is she propositioning him? no, honestly she just wants payback for making her feel stupid. ]

A demonstration of how to just 'roll with it'. That should be easy enough for someone like you, right?

[pyrolyzed]

[ Wh -- she can't just mimic his voice back at him?! That's cheating?! (no)

Fuuta promptly bristles like a cat that's gotten spritzed with a spray bottle, looking properly indignant as he snips back, ]

Don't go putting words in my mouth?! When did I say I know everything about how this place works?! [ She didn't say that either??? ] I just know enough to survive, and I'm explaining it to you, what're you getting all pissy for! You should be thanking me, you know!

[ He's quickly losing steam in his yapping though, and Fuuta's face slowly flushes redder as he has to address ... her demand. ]

And d-do you even know what you're asking me for? [ I-is she propositioning him. No way. There's no way he would've expected that from her. But like, what else was that supposed to mean. It's not just the summer heat beating down on his hoodied self that's making him sweat, and Fuuta's voice cracks as he continues. ] S'not like I can't give you a demonstration? [ Pride demands that he bluster in such fashion, but not without visible effort. ] But that's ... -- you. ... are you serious?

[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??? ]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Oh, something here feels real fucked up.

And not just because pretty princess Kusunoki "Muu doesn't want to!" Muu is propositioning him for something raunchy.

Fuuta just nails Furina with a dead-eyed stare, brow scrunched severely and lips parted in a look of very obvious bafflement as he ponders -- what the fuck is a Fountaynian? And 'glorious presence'? What the fuck? Muu had been annoying and pampered from the get-go, but this is kind of a new level of delusional, if she's really saying this shit. ... and is she, really? He feels insane for it (and maybe he really is just starting to go insane after being stuck here for too long), but Fuuta's starting to doubt his own perception of reality at this point. So, after a moment of staring dubious at Furina, he finally deadpans, ]

I need a drink before I deal with all this. [ Said before he wearily turns on heel to move towards the closest of those bar stalls dotted about the beach. Though he only takes a step or two before glancing back at Furina, snapping, ] C'mon, keep up. I'm not gonna wait around for you.

[ His wallet isn't exactly fat, but he can buy her one (1) drink, he supposes. Worth it to stall for a little more time and figure out what the hell is going on here, and check if she's really, really, really serious about this. ]

[affectare]

[






well. he didn't immediately abandon her to fend for herself after that ridiculous spiel, soooooooooooooo that's a plus?

she does squeak as he turns to leave but quickly follows behind, sandals pitter-pattering in the sand as her short legs speed to catch up to him. truthfully this is her best chance to weasel out of things and get the hell outta dodge away from her bad ideas, but after so long spent helpless in the face of looming disaster, it feels too galling now to continue to run away from her own problems.

and who knows? maybe....maybe this whole thing won't be so bad. maybe there's some truth to all the whispered gossip between the attendants that have served her over the years. it's not like she's ever had the chance to find out for herself. ]

A drink. Of course. What a splendid idea. [ all said weakly this time, as if she's trying to convince herself rather than him. ] Um...I never did get your name before. I mean, you said Number Three, but that's not really a name...unless it is and you don't actually have another name?

[ fucked up if so. ]

[pyrolyzed]

[ He might have said that he wasn't going to wait for her, and it wasn't a lie, but Fuuta also doesn't forge along excessively quickly; Furina should be able to catch up to him just in time to see him make a face at her question. ]

Don't call me that. [ 'Number Three.' He'd only said it in an attempt to surreptitiously affirm they were both fellow prisoners, but now that that's ... not the case, whatever the reason, he doesn't really want to hear it any more. Reminds him too much of that fucking warden's insufferable face. ] That's not my name, and it doesn't really matter any more, so forget it.

[ A proper glance over his shoulder at her. ]

Fuuta. I'm Kajiyama Fuuta.

[ His visible eye narrows as he says it because -- it's like her outline goes kind of blurry for a moment. Like he's catching glimpses of blue streaked into the dirty blonde of her hair, for some reason? It's mostly the reason he hesitates for a moment before asking something that feels ridiculous to ask. ]

... what's yours. [ Of course he can't fucking help following it up with a snippy -- ] You're supposed to say your own name before you ask for anyone else's, you know.

[affectare]

[ what the

she gasps, affronted. ]

And you're supposed to be polite back at people when they're polite to you first, you know!

[ the nerve of this guy! it's like he's never heard the word manners before in his life. unbelievable. maybe she actually is making a mistake following behind him like this, if this is how he's going to act the rest of the day. argh! here she was, about to nicely call him by his actual name and he has to go say that. never mind, number three is more fitting. maybe he had been in prison before this, if this is the only way he knows how to speak. ]

It's Furina. My name. Furina de Fontaine. [ a prissy-sounding name for a drama queen. ] A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mister Fuuta.

[ she sounds anything but pleased. ]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Furina de what. That doesn't sound anything like 'Kusunoki Muu.' Maybe he really is losing his mind. Maybe he's been here too long and something in the air's really fried his nerves.

The admonishment about his lack of manners goes entirely unaddressed. Fuuta's too occupied looking baffled by her (perfectly reasonable and normal!) introduction, giving her a weirded-out stare for a moment before just shaking his head. And is he going to explain why he looks so confused? Absolutely not! At least, not yet. Instead, Fuuta rubs a hand against his temple, looking like he's trying to ward off a headache as they approach the bar stall. ]

I just want a water. [ That's directed at the bartender before he tilts his head to indicate Furina should place her order, too. Then, back at the bartender, who slides him his water: ] I'll cover one thing for her. Just, like, something normal. Nothing fancy.

[ Wow, how generous ...

The atrocious manners also continue, as he barely waits for Furina to place her order before abruptly speaking again: ] So what's your deal, then.

[ Said as he stares hard at her, trying to figure out why her, like, outline keeps seeming to blur as he squints at her? ]

[affectare]

[ honestly after the events of today, wild and unpredictable even by her standards (usually she's the one in charge of all the theatrics, not the other way around!) she meekly slips into place next to fuuta, mumbling undeer breath for a second water. surely if she sticks to water, then nothing else strange will happen, right? surely even the water here can't be poisoned.

oh, if only neuvillette were here to check for her. that water freak would surely be able to tell the difference.

though not even neuvillette would be able to save her from the sudden question lobbed her way, one that has her once again blinking at fuuta rapidly in surprise. ]

My—my deal?

[ what does that even mean? she's perfectly fine? absolutely normal? she doesn't have some sort of deal going on, especially not after focalors had purposefully set her free. she's got fewer deals now going on than before, as a matter of fact!!

not....that she can really say all of that to a complete stranger. ]

I...just want to understand this place a bit better if I'm supposed to be staying here for awhile. I never really had the chance to do anything like this before.

[ sometimes you're forced into playing a singular role for five hundred years and you slowly lose all sense of self. just normal girl things. ]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Okay, first of all, Fuuta has to contend with the dirty look the bartender shoots him for coming to a bar and having both people request waters. After a sigh, he orders a beer. What, is this girl worried he's gonna do something scuzzy with her drink even through a bartender? Whatever.

That aside -- ]

... what.

[ Furina is treated to a flat stare for a solid moment because, like. Where the hell did that come from. ]

That's not what I was -- [ A short huff. ] Like -- I'm twenty, I'm from Tokyo, Japan, I was a college student. I meant what's your deal like that.

[ He hadn't asked something weird, had he? Wasn't that a perfectly normal thing to ask someone? Like, an introduction? He's definitely starting to feel like something's extremely off, and Fuuta massages at his temple with a hand to try and get his vision to stop fritzing at the edges when he squints at her. ]

And what d'you mean you've never had the chance to do anything like this. You mean ending up in a freak resort where people are supposed to -- [ a vague gesture of the hand at the rest of the beach, to indicate all the horndogs doing their thing. ] -- or, like, getting a drink.