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

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter is torn. He wants to go back home because there is so much he needs to do. But, if this place works like the last one he was at, time sort of 'stops' back home while he's gone. He does remember that odd, disorienting feeling and desire to get back to the life that is happening without him. On the other hand, in these convergences, he's been reunited with friends he'd lost, which isn't an opportunity he's likely to have otherwise. As well, he's made a bunch of new friends he never would've made - he was friends with a couple of 18th century pirates and a few 23rd century space-farers. It was wild!

His hand snaps up to snatch the box out of the air with almost no effort. "Thanks." He extracts one of the sparklers from the box and pushes himself up to kneel on the blanket. He tosses the box back, aimed to land right next to the guy. "Do you not like the fireworks show?"

[blastedass]

Bakugo glances to the side when a solid "whap" of box against skin suggests the other guy didn't miss a thing. Huh, someone has good reflexes. He gives the sparkler in his hand a few bobs, drawing a zigzag line in the air as the yellow stars fire off with streamers behind them. Typical sparkler fare.

When Peter throws the box back, he catches it and gives him a look. "Just one?" Who the hell's satisfied with just one sparkler? Not that Peter can see the two other boxes by Bakugo's side. He pulls out another sparkler and tosses the box back before using the smoldering stick to light the new one with the telltale raspy hiss.

"It's turning into a sky full of dicks and tits!" Amusing for a few seconds, then just gets crass. This place isn't ingratiating itself to him any time soon. "Use some other designs, perverts."

[canttrickmeanymore]

Someone does have very good reflexes. And, back home, he wouldn't put them on display outside of his superhero gig. But here? Here he just said 'fuck it' and doesn't even care. It's too hard to hide anyway since he doesn't have his hero suit.

To be fair, Peter didn't know he was permitted to have more than one, and he didn't want to seem greedy. "Well, if you insist. Got a light?" Peter Parker does not come equipped with his own personal fire system.

He chuckles a little at the comment about the fireworks. "It's a sex resort, man." Which he hates to say and is almost concerned that it seems somewhat blasé to him. "The fact that we're allowed to keep our clothes on is kind of a surprise, really." Though, there does seem to be a number of times that the guests end up naked.

[blastedass]

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

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

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

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter had a very good reason for hiding his hero identity back home - he was a high school kid who suddenly had superpowers when he got started. Sure there were other super-people in his world, but they were all established adults. who would ever take a fifteen year old seriously as a crime-stopper? But Peter is fascinated by other hero types and their particular powers. And he will ask all kinds of questions about people and their worlds.

Alas, Peter is far too polite to assume a whole box of something tossed to him is his for the taking. He does, indeed, catch the unlit end of the lit sparkler sent his way. "Thanks." The toss works for him - he wasn't expecting the guy to get up. There's a sizzle-hiss as he lights one sparkler with the other.

"Haven't seen that so far, but sex is definitely a theme." Kind of a prominent one. A grin bends his lips - he can't help it. "Yeah, good luck with that. Especially if they lace the food or drink with something."

[blastedass]

How different their worlds are; kids in Bakugo's world went to high school for kids with superpowers in order to become pro heroes. Plenty of 14 - 18 year olds in U.A.'s classes were very much taken seriously by criminals and police officers. Some Pro Heroes gained their reputations in high school even before they became established adult Pros. Bakugo does his damnest to hide his inner nerd when it comes to superheroes and superpowers, but if someone can look past his exterior, they'll see it easily.

With the sparkler lit, he's able to see Peter's face more clearly and vice versa in the warm yellow-white glow of the sparks and streamers. He looks a bit older than the kid Bakugo initially took him for. There's something heavy about him, as if there's a weight of experience behind his almost-boyish face. Must've had an interesting life.

"No shit." Bakugo's voice drops to a wry drone. He noticed that from the fireworks and plenty of other messed-up things throughout the day. Including the people who straight up told him, much to his stunned ire. He narrows his eyes at that visible grin. Grrr. "Don't look down on me! I'll cook my own food then!"

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter will ask tons and tons of questions about that set-up. It's so very different from his world. Though, in his world, if Iron Man hadn't stepped up and told the world who he was, keeping hero identities secret wouldn't seem as strange in his world.

Is Peter's life interesting? Maybe. The part after the spider bite certainly has been. Sudden super powers, being whisked off to Germany to fight Captain America, accidentally going to space, then getting disappeared for five years, only to come back and lose friends, then to lose everyone. Interesting and kinda depressing. But, he tries not to let it get to him.

Peter laughs a bit. He can't help it. The vehement reaction to the sex side of things here is so different from nearly everyone else. "That's probably safest. But, is it really that bad? The sex?" A couple years ago, Peter had similar type thoughts - that so much sex was way over the top.

[blastedass]

They'll get into nerdy hero talk even if Bakugo tries to keep his aggressive badboy attitude up over that nerdy side. A few heroes keep their identities secret, but there are pressing reasons for that. Maybe they'll come up whenever they have this talk.

A lot of heroes have a whirlwind of a life, ups and downs, goods and bads. Bakugo's life has been a shooting star from the start, blessed with a powerful quirk, gifted intellect, natural athleticism, success whenever he tried anything, a well-off family, the proverbial golden spoon, all of which ended up creating a giant dick. Who's been dealing with a lot of hard-hitting reality checks, humiliations, trials, and other maturity forces. But he also does his damnest not to be dragged under. He's a hero.

Heroes win.

"If it's forced, it is!" No, Bakugo's not a prude. But he's also his own person, proud, and doesn't want to be made to do anything he doesn't want to do. Especially something as intimate as sex. He's still someone who thinks that crap belongs in the bedroom and usually with someone you know pretty well, plus give a shit about.

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter is unapologetically a huge nerd. Math and science and computers and electronics and pop culture - all sorts of random things rolling around in his head. And he can talk for hours if not stopped. But, maybe Bakugo likes that sort of thing?

It must be just one of those superhero things, where nothing can be simple and everything comes at you fast. Peter would happily take a slower day, given the chance. At least just once. He'd also like to have his friends back. And his family. And maybe even the jerks from school who poked fun at him all the time. At least that would mean people knew who he was.

Peter has that whole 'humble beginnings' thing going on - parents died when he was really young, raised by his aunt and uncle, not a lot of money. That sort of thing. He was probably, somehow, destined for the whole hero gig.

"What if it's just very heavily suggested and/or recommended?" Okay, Peter's being a little bit of an ass here. And he was like that once - wanting to not be out in the open with all of that sort of thing. To say he 'got over it' would be a little bit of a stretch. He wouldn't have sex straight out in the open with any random stranger back home. But, in this alternate world he's been pulled into, if he means he misses out of unpleasant punishments, he'll do it. Conditioning from living in Duplicity for two years, probably.

[blastedass]

Bakugo is a studious ace when it comes to academics, despite his apparently-delinquent behavior. Will he sit there and talk at lengths with a nerd about them like a nerd? NOPE!! He's more inclined to dive into superheros and powers than generic nerdy things. Even if he's secretly a big nerd himself.

The life of a hero is never simple. To the point where one Pro in Bakugo's world's life mission is to enjoy a world where heroes have time to kill. Idyllic, but it says a lot about Hawks and the nature of the hero society Bakugo and he come from. Slow days end up boring the blonde, especially if he has nothing to do. He'll relax on his own time, but hates having it forced on him. People tend to come up with stupid ways to waste their time and want to include him in the idiocy...

Peter would get along well with Midoriya, should he ever appear in this place. The mixture of humble beginnings and massive nerd would probably set these two off talking a damn hurricane Bakugo would want no damn part of. Only thing worse than a motormouth nerd is two motormouth nerds. Being heroes doesn't change that!

"That's not what happens in this fucking place, is it." The gruff way Bakugo says that suggests he's already heard about the manipulative methods the House uses to drive people into those actions, as well as "punishments" used to further enforce their perverse demands. Heavy suggestions or weighty recommendations that aren't enforced are little more than annoyances which can be ignored. Bakugo doubts that's the way it is in the House. Peter's free to change his opinion though. He knows more about this place than the explosive blonde does.

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter can respect not wanting to sit around discussing generic chemistry. But he would be delighted to discuss scientific theory around superhero powers and the like. He surely has theories of his own.

Back home, Peter would be looking for gainful employment so he could afford food and his apartment. His hero gig doesn't really come with a paycheck. Maybe if he joins the Avengers. If there still are Avengers.

"Maybe a little. If it's like the place I was before this, they probably lace the food and drink and maybe even the air with substances that make you more receptive to suggestions." In fact, he knows they do. So far, the punishments he's seen here are nothing like Duplicity. Non-compliance there meant being pumped full of aphro until you're so uncomfortable you have no choice but to comply and fuck someone. At least from what he saw. He hadn't had to endure that at least.

Peter shrugs. "Really, the easiest thing to do is just go with it. And there don't seem to be super strict quotas here -" not like in Duplicity "- so, that's a good thing, right?" He is trying to find that sliver of silver lining for this cloud.

[blastedass]

Get Bakugo on a good day and he'll definitely discuss superhero science and theory, though probably clipped and irritable if things start spiraling into rambling nerd territory. Which he'd never do. It would be an interesting comparison though.

Ironically, the hero society in Bakugo's world paid its heroes, as they were far more a public service occupation than costumed vigilantes running around fighting crime out of the goodness of their hearts or hard-held resolutions. Plus secret identities aren't really a thing. Plenty of non-heroes with Quirks get "normal" jobs to make society run smoothly as well. Photographers, construction workers, news reporters, librarians, etc.

"Before this?" The way Peter says that suggests it's not his homeworld he's talking about. Bakugo makes a face at the suggestion of laced food and drink, mostly because he already GOT hit with one of those today. The experience is not something he wants to talk about, feeling both duped and robbed of his own damn agency. He hates the idea he's having to accept, but "fuck or die" isn't a hard concept to grasp, despite his anger towards it.

Grumbling, he admits "They did it to one food stall on the beach." Peter can take what he wants from that. Listening to the guy try to find some kind of good in the whole things reminds Bakugo of two of his classmates, which brings another round of irritation. The worried kind... "You wanna just "go with it" with a bunch of fucking strangers." Wry and angry.

[canttrickmeanymore]

That's okay, Peter can do enough nerd rambling for the both of them. Even if they aren't talking about hero powers.

If the Avengers got paid, it was out of Tony Stark's pocket and not the government. The government seemed mostly uninterested in superheroes until they were needed to save the world or the universe or something.

Peter never did any of his hero work for money anyway. He does it because it's the right thing to do. So, he's hoping he can find a civilian job to pay the bills.

He nods. "Yeah. I was in a dystopian city that had sex quotas." All under the guise of searching for some rogue gene. Peter never really bought that explanation.

"General fucking of strangers wouldn't be my first choice for recreation, no. But, sex is pretty damned fun. So finding someone to do it with is a benefit." He's trying here. Mostly aiming for logic. Which sometimes works better than emotional appeals. How's he doing?

[blastedass]

Expect to get growled at for talking too much. Even going on about superpowers and heroes isn't immune to Bakugo's grouchy limits.

That's not how Bakugo's world worked; heroes made a living being heroes, the government paid them, corporations sponsored them, pretty sure tax dollars went to them, to say nothing of fan clubs, merchandise, donations, etc. But heroes made good on all that money by protecting civilians from villains and natural disasters, serving them as inspirational idols and celebrities, and many staffing schools or heading projects to improve cities and life itself. They were part of the economy of the superhero society.

So it's not hard to imagine what happened when villains began to erode the public trust and tarnish the heroes' reputations and success. Bakugo, his classmates, their school, all the heroes, watched as their society and nation crumbled to pieces due to All for One and the League of Villains. His world's a mess right now...

Stuff they can talk about later, when Bakugo's not making a disgusted face at Peter's previous experience. "And now you're stuck in a fucking perverted hotel with a manipulative sex game." The same could be said for him, buuut he's being irritable right now.

"Tch, I can think of more things I'd rather do," he grumbles as red eyes avert somewhere else. Of course he knows sex is fun; he's not some damn prude who's never heard of it before. And Peter's not wrong about finding someone with a benefit, if it comes down to that. "I'm gonna at least know the person first." It's as reluctant a compromise as he'll make.

[canttrickmeanymore]

If Peter gets growled at for talking too much, he'll stop, but he'll be a bit self-conscious about it for a little while. It very likely won't stop him from talking so much for long though. He just talks that way. He's kind of wordy. And gets excited about many many topics.

In Peter's world, he was one of the few heroes that he knew of who kept his identity secret. Mostly secret. He told other hero-types. If Tony Stark hadn't announced to everyone that he was Iron Man from the beginning, Peter wouldn't have told nearly as many people as he had. Probably.

Would he take money for his hero work? Maybe. But it's not why he does what he does. He does it because it's the right thing to do. Because he likes helping people. It's one of the things that makes him happy.

So far, Peter's world hasn't faced a team-up group of villains. There were a bunch of bad guys who were fighting against Peter and the other two Peters at the same time, but it wasn't a coordinated team-up effort. The collection of heroes in his world have face a big ole army of villains though - so that's a thing.

Peter sighs. "Oddly, this place almost seems like a paradise by comparison. And playing a game feels like a lot less pressure than having to check-in to the 'government' that you met the sex quota for the month." Wow, explaining Duplicity is pretty fucked up.

"Sure. There's lots of other things to do. And, like anything else, doing nothing but having sex can get boring." He hasn't hit that particular wall yet. He shrugs. "Yeah, I thought that too" Then he got hit with aphro and trapped in a basement with sexual contact being the 'key' to being set free of the trap. And so he was dependent on the sort-of kindness of a stranger. At the least, their willingness to bargain.

[blastedass]

Good thing Bakugo knows someone very similar to Peter in that regard. Shutting up when yelled at, wriggling in embarrassment and frustration, before the seal breaks and he starts talking again. Sometimes it's just the incessant muttering a million words a minute, resulting in people feeling impressed, creeped out, or curious depending.

Ironically, the secret identity aspect in Bakugo's world was adopted more for villains than for heroes, once the heroics graduated from unsanctioned vigilantes to government-sanctioned vocations as society adapted to superheros. But that didn't stop plenty of villains from being known identities. He'll find Peter's world not backwater in their secret identity aspect, but kind of "old fashioned" instead. Something two or three generations ago would've done.

"Haa?! What the hell? That place is fucked up!" And yes, that does make the House a far more tolerable idea by comparison. Even if "playing game" doesn't sound like it's that optional in the long rung. Bakugo already heard from others that there's a punishment for resisting too long, and it gets harder and harder to resist. Better to accept of your own volition than get forced.

"Do you still think that?" The way Peter says it suggests one answer. Even if some damn trap ends up demanding doing it with strangers, that doesn't mean he has to change his opinion of how he wants to do it or how he approaches/demands it happen when he has the choice. Hopefully sex won't get boring. That'd be even worse...

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter just tends to get really excited about various topics and wants to share all of his knowledge. Learning is fun! And sharing that is also fun!

Even the villains in Peter's world don't really seem to have secret identities. More just alter-egos. Peter kept his hero identity secret because of his age. Though, after Strange's big spell, he'll be keeping his identity secret to protect all of the people who aren't him.

Peter nods. "Yeah. Yeah it is. I mean, there were some good things - I made some really good friends and got to see people from my world who had died, people important to me. So that part was nice." He can't say that he wants to go back to Duplicity. But if it let him see friends again, he might consider it.

"Do I still think that it's not necessary to get to know the person I'll be having sex with?" He half shrugs. "Kinda. I mean, I prefer at least knowing their name, but anonymous sex is also really hot." He really just said that. Out loud. To another person.

[blastedass]

He's really going to remind Bakugo of Midoriya. A happy excitable person who loves to learn things and share that knowledge when asked. Usually in way too many words at too high a speed. Fucking creep.

Most villains are stripped of their secret identities once they're caught or make themselves known to someone with a good eye. Ironically, the heroes in Bakugo's world are known even at high school age, since they specifically pick out their hero names and it gets put on their license, registered with the government and hero agencies. No point in protecting identities but for fringe cases. Bakugo knows of two such cases.

"Hmph." Bakugo frowns as Peter relates some positives. Making friends. Seeing dead peo- "You saw dead people?!" He's still getting his head around the idea of people from different worlds and timelines, obviously meaning dead people could be brought over.

"Uh-huh." Did Peter really need to repeat that entire question? Bakugo looks up at the sky again, watching some of the lewd fireworks. That lasts only a few seconds before he's back to the sand again. "You sound like a sleazy guy at a bar."

[canttrickmeanymore]

Yeah, that's pretty much Peter in a nutshell. Though, Peter doesn't think he's a creep. But, maybe they're using different definitions.

Ah, in Peter's world, heroes aren't super mainstream. Like, it's not a job you'd put on a resume (except maybe Iron Man). Oh, they did try the registration thing one - it went very very badly. For everyone. They probably won't try that again.

Peter's turn to frown. "What? No. Well, okay, so they were people I knew from home that had died back home, but they were from a point in the timeline from before they'd died. So they weren't dead yet." That was probably really confusing. "For example, my friend Tony, when he first showed up there, he was from a point in our timeline that pre-dated he and I meeting for the first time, so he didn't even know who I was." Which was so super weird for Peter.

The repeat was so he was sure which question he was answering. Peter frowns again. "Rude. And not really sure how. I haven't hit on your once." Not intentionally. Peter is really bad at flirting. "That would be sleazy."

[blastedass]

No creep thinks he's a creep. Bakugo found Midoriya's rambles creepy specifically because his childhood friend could and would ramble about him and details he never even told the guy! (Then again, observation's one of Midoriya's strengths.) On top of being a super nerd.

It'll be interesting to talk about their worlds and histories, as Bakugo's world went through development of its hero society. From villains to vigilantes to heroes to sanctioned hero vocations with registration and all the other things. It's worked out for them mostly, but... things began to come apart this year.

"Tch, so this place pulled people from an earlier point on the timeline." Yeah, he can understand how that would happen. Even for dead people. Just grab them before they died. He leans back on his hands as Peter offers the example. "Did he want to know about the future?" That's always a toss up in his opinion. Would he want to know what future him did? ... Not sure. Hopefully he'd never have to answer that question.

"I'm not explaining it to you." Not when it sounded like someone casually talking about sexual preferences and kinks like it was nothing. "Telling someone you barely know you like anonymous sex is weird." Comes across almost as an en passe invite.

[canttrickmeanymore]

Peter's only really been part of the hero world for a few years. So he doesn't know a whole lot about it all. Just what he'd learned on his own before he joined that world and what he's gotten in the few years since then.

He smiles, a little sadly. "Some of it, he did, yeah. He probably would've preferred not knowing that he died though." Peter had kinda told him accidentally - Peter hadn't really been in the best headspace at the time and it sort of slipped. Sadly, he couldn't take it back.

Peter frowns at this guy. "Dude! You asked! I didn't offer that up out of the blue." What the hell?

[blastedass]

It should be interesting, since heroes existed in Peter's world for more than those few years, he assumes. Was it because Peter suddenly found out he could become a hero or did something happen to finally get him off his ass and use his powers as a hero? Things Bakugo will find out when they talk about it.

"Tch, most people would only want to know that if they could change it." Being told when you have no way to prevent your own death would be a shitty piece of information to learn. Bakugo's going to figure out that's sort of the way things operate around here, but it won't be for a while. He has to watch what he says around anyone from his world, since he's pretty far in their timeline...

"I didn't ask for details! You could've just said yes or no!" Rather than expounding on it. Sheesh.

[canttrickmeanymore]

Definitely. Heroes have been around in Peter's world for a very long time. Especially if Thor and Loki being thousands of years old counts. It'll probably come up that Peter encountered a radioactive/experimental arachnid and gained super powers as a result. From there, the hero stuff came about because Peter really is just that good a person.

Peter smiles a little sadly. "Tony wanted to know everything. All the time. He loved information. But succinct information." He shrugs. "I think actually knowing wasn't the part that bothered him. The super sudden bit of information from someone he didn't know very well who somehow knew about when it happened was probably the weirder part." A little sigh. "And I didn't do it on purpose." Had he said it was him before? Whatever. Peter did it. It was an accident. He and Tony were fine.

He sighs again. "No one ever just wants the one-word answer, man."

[blastedass]

For someone who grew up in a world where people were naturally inclined to gain a superpower when they reached age 4 to 6, having one gifted to you by something like a radioactive spider sounds... completely ridiculous! Even though there's already been a shocking revelation in his world of a man who could scientifically transplant and copy Quirks biologically. Radiation's fucked up.

"If he asked for it, that's on him." Though Peter quickly dumps the blame back on himself when he admits to accidentally leaking it. But if Tony had delved deeper... Someone who wants to know everything would probably have sussed it out eventually.

"Huh, so you're the kinda guy that sucks at secrets except your own." Whether it's by excitement or carelessness. Midoriya had a massive secret to keep, but accidentally slipped some of it to Bakugo out of desperation and guilt one time. Initially he thought the guy was bullshitting him, but eventually learned the rest of it with his own analysis.

"If I wanna know your kinks, I'll ask." Grumble.

[canttrickmeanymore]

As far as Peter knows, all of the superheroes in his world gained their powers by external means, aside from, say, Thor - but he's from a whole other planet. But, Captain America, Iron Man, even Captain Marvel - all have external 'powers' (Iron Man's a little different since he built a suit, but same idea). So Peter and a weird spider is about the same until the mutants become part of the MCU.

"He didn't ask." If Peter hadn't just lost, essentially, everything at the time, it likely wouldn't have come up. Grief and loss is kinda shitty like that sometimes.

Peter pulls a face. "Well..." he's not even super good at keeping his own secret. Or, he wasn't. He might be better about it now that no one knows again. "When I try to keep secrets, it doesn't end up working out well." Or he's keeping the wrong secrets. Or keeping them from the wrong people. His life is complicated, okay?

"It's not a kink. Just an opinion." Now he frowns a little. "You do realize we're in a place that is very very friendly about sex, right?" Sometimes even pushing people in that direction to win bigger prizes.


[ooc: sorry for the delay - september ate my face... and Peter should be back in the game this month :/]