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

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Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) | Marvel 616 | new player

[catsclaws]

i. Beachfront (OTA Gen)

Felicia has woken up in strange places before (... don't ask), and she's waken up in expensive places before, but usually she has some idea of how she ended up there. Maybe she was fighting a magical asshole who transported her somewhere, or maybe she was on vacation in Madripoor and had a little too much champagne, but she has no idea how she got to this casino. Not to mention, if there was a casino this big a luxurious in her world, she most certainly would have stolen from it already.

With not enough information to go on, she set out from the small room with the intent to explore, lack of proper clothing be damned. Luckily, she was granted a swimsuit at the beach (arguibly the robe she arrived in was less revealing), and even managed to find herself a snack.

That's when the seagulls swarmed in. As one burly lifeguard lunges toward her, Felicia delivers a swift kick across his feathery face while holding her beach snack in her right hand.

"You're not taking MY churro, birdbrain!" Touch her food and DIE!

But with more and more seagull men surrounding her, she could use a little help.

ii. Across the night sky - Seaberry Floradora (OTA potential smut--probable clinging--check journal for info)

This place isn't turning out to be as relaxing as Felicia thought it might be. There's a lot of craziness happening, the fish are half human, and they play some super weird beach games during the day. At least things feel calmer at night.

When she sat down on the sand with a drink, just close enough to the water's edge to get her toes wet, Felicia began to wonder more about this place. Maybe she's just stuck on some weird island where the guests have been forced to play a game. Wouldn't be the first time, except this time there's no Logan for her to team up with and she's not being hunted (in the traditional way).

It's when she looks up at the night sky that she realizes the gravity of her situation. "That's.. not right.." What is that? Another star system? Is she in another galaxy? Or did she somehow end up in another universe? Felicia feels like she would've noticed if the multi-verse broke again. Having sipped up half of her beverage, staring at the foreign sky suddenly brings on a feeling of smallness and isolation.

With her knees tented, the platinum blonde woman lets out a soft sob and hides her face against her arms, which are folded atop her knees. Dammit, she shouldn't have let that out. She's not some damsel, even if she looks like she's ripe for the cover of a romance novel wearing that bikini and sitting on the beach in the light of the moon.

iii. Wildcard!

[ ooc: Open to any other scenarios in the TDM or random encounters. Will match format/style for any tags. ]

ii.

[abit_ofboth]

Having been here a few months now, Loki is hardly surprised by the latest shenanigans the hotel is trying to pull off. He has tried to avoid this area for the most part since he’s not exactly a fan of the heat, but he can’t seem to resist (which he also blames on this place, though they have certainly done worse). At very least, he’s mostly trying to come only at night when it’s a little cooler and he does enjoy being by the water.

On this particular night, despite his general wariness of the new drinks this place provides, he finds he can’t say no to a Mango Star as he wanders along the edge of the water. He’s easily the most casually dressed he’s ever been, wearing green Bermuda shorts and a black Hawaiian style shirt with little green crocodiles all over it. (No one needs know that the crocodiles were originally something much more lewd, but a little magic took care of that easily.)

He hasn’t been walking long when he sees a woman sitting by herself on the beach. Frowning slightly, he can’t help but think she reminds him of Sylvie. A little too much of Sylvie, which scares him. The last thing he wants is her stuck here too. Unable to help himself, yet again, he approaches the woman and sits down next to her. “It’s really not that bad here.” He pauses, frowns again, and looks out over the water. “Okay, so that’s not precisely true, but things could be worse.”

[catsclaws]

When that drink wears off and Loki gets to know her, he'll realize just how different the two women actually are. Maybe on a general level, they share a few traits. There was a time when Felicia lived with anger, but that's in the past, now.

It's not until he speaks that Felicia notices someone has joined her. She lifts her head just enough to turn her gaze and look at the man beside her. He seems friendly enough, but this place appears to have a one-track mind.

Things could be worse? Normally, she'd say the same thing, but it's just not in her to make light of the situation with the way she's feeling right now. Being sad and sulky is not like her at all, but she can't manage to express that, either.

"I don't know where I am. I don't know anybody here. And a fish tried to have sex with me." But it could be worse?

[abit_ofboth]

That would definitely be a difference as Loki couldn’t imagine Sylvie without at least a bit of anger, though really he’s also sure there are plenty of people who (rightfully) think the same of him. But much like Felicia, his anger is very much in the past.

She is not wrong about that. Likely there’s something in these drinks that will make them want to do something that strangers didn’t normally sign up to do together, but that is not why he stopped. She is beautiful, of course, but Loki has become quite adept at avoiding much of what this places wants of them.

“Well, though I can’t tell you exactly where we are in the multiverse, I can tell you we are in a rather elaborate hotel and casino that, while is rather questionable in how they brought us here and what they prefer we do, it is so far fairly safe and the food is decent. My name is Loki, and I have been here a few months. I am better known as the Asgardian God of Mischief, though I feel I do not really deserve that title anymore. So now you know me. And better fish than a tentacle monster? No, I’m sorry, I cannot make that any better. I do hope you punched it in the nose. Do fish have noses?”

[catsclaws]

"So it is the multiverse.. great." At least she's getting a few ideas confirmed. Hearing that their prison is a nice one and the food is good doesn't do much for her misery, but it will later once the drink wears off. Naturally, Felicia is going to want to get out of here, but she'll indulge in luxury until she does.

When he says his name, she looks at him again. There's obviously a spark of recognition at hearing the name. It's not like they've ever tangoed back home, but every New Yorker has heard of him.

As it turns out, fish do have noses, and Felicia punched one. Rather than get into those details, "Giving up your title? Why's that?" He said a curious thing, so she wants to hear more.

[abit_ofboth]

"The multiverse is a good thing, despite the existence of this place." His tone is more amused than anything else though he believes what he's saying. He's fought very hard to make sure everyone has a fighting chance, not matter what decisions they've made. That does not mean he has to enjoy every timeline, this one included.

The look of recognition on her face is evident and Loki can't help but smile, though it's tinted with a bit of sadness. No matter what this place wants him to think, this woman is most definitely not Sylvie. But he is interested in talking to her. It's not easy for anyone when they first arrive.

He leans back on the sand and crosses his legs at the ankle. "Doesn't really suit me anymore, I suppose. I've experienced a few things later that have made me see things differently."

ii;

[laserguy]

[No matter what sort of headspace he's in, simply ignoring someone-- anyone that's in obvious distress is not his thing. Honestly, it gives him focus and allows him to drag himself out of his own thoughts and problems. It's so much easier to deal with someone else's issues other than his own. Granted, he's been getting better at that too, accepting his loss and slowly opening up to others here, not as worried about being the mutant representation that can't make a mistake, because a lot of people are overall... good here (not counting the House obviously).

Living with humans again, mingling with them in a more personal way, this is what Professor Xavier wants. At least he thinks so.

Regardless, Scott makes his way over to Felicia, shrugging off his open white shirt and kneeling down by her, offering the cloth to her with a patient smile. He may potentially look odd here, wearing sunglasses at night, or maybe that's familiar--]

Didn't quite have a tissue on me.

[It's not like she has any spare clothing to wipe any tears with.]

[catsclaws]

[ Felicia looks up when she hears the voice, her eyes scanning down from Scott's face to the offered shirt. Then, with some embarrassment, she quickly wipes her face with the back of her hands and shakes her head. Although she declines using his shirt as a tissue, she does tip her head, an invitation for him to join her. ]

Sorry. I didn't know I looked so pathetic.

[ The words are said with an undertone of humor rather than self-degradation. It's not usual for her to sit out and shed tears like this; not in public. If she's that miserable, which isn't often, it's usually in private and there's multiple bottles of booze to keep her company, along with a warm body to serve as a distraction.

... It's a totally healthy coping mechanism! ]

[laserguy]

[He certainly doesn't push the issue, but he gratefully takes the offered seat nearby with Scott easing to the ground next to her with that same concerned frown. His shirt is bundled in his lap now, fine with just letting her out those feelings if she so needs it.]

Not at all. [...Not that Scott wants to get into all the times he's been rather pathetic (at least in his eyes) in this hotel, but he understands. Appearing... emotional in public is not something he likes to do, but sometimes things are overwhelming. It doesn't help that moods are often altered in the first place here. He can hardly fault her for crying like this.]

It's not pathetic to cry. [It's always easier saying that to someone than following his own words.]