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peacockstop2024-10-15 09:00 pm
TDM 06
【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
On behalf of the house and resort, we would like to advise all Game 52 players to exercise caution around the Golden Peacock for the next few weeks. The veil between 'what is' and 'what has been' grows thin and the threads of fate have tangled in unexpected ways. We are currently observing how these two phenomena behave when they occur simultaneously and act in concert.
We advise that all guests monitor their physical states until the veil thickens once again and the threads of fate return to running parallel. If you find yourself undergoing any strange transformations, please report to the Broken Wing clinic for observation. We will do our utmost to make sure you are comfortable during this time.
You may also notice other strange phenomena around the Golden Peacock while the veil is thin. Please continue to exercise caution. New wayward spirits have joined us during this time. While spirits are crossing, it is possible for guests to get swept along into the ghostly realm.
As always, please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve your stay. 】
HEADS
TAILS
MAIN LOBBY
BACK HALLWAYS & STAIRS
MONSTER MASH
THE VALE
SMOKED EGG
BALANCE RETURNS
OOC NOTES
▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. Suits will not manifest until characters are accepted into the game.
▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's October event. Changes to the above locations will ICly be present from October 15th - November 3rd. All supernatural phenomenon will increase in strength over time, culminating in peak activity on All Hallows' Eve. The days following Halloween will relax, leading into eventual normalcy. Some locations are spared the supernatural frenzy, so players can play as normal if they wish to avoid these tropes/prompts. Players may assume that the supernatural come and go in the above specifically incorporated locations.
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▶ If you aren't satisfied with these prompts, please feel free to check out our LOCATIONS to explore more of the resort!
▶ 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. This TDM in particular has the potential to get real wild, so we want to emphasize this request!
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▶ Go forth and let your freak flag fly!
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You don't? How convenient.
[ he reaches for the box and gently tips it to one side, then the other, hearing the talismans clatter together noisily. perhaps whatever she is — not entirely human, that much is obvious — comes with their own inherent defenses against other such creatures... or perhaps she's simply confident. he somehow doubts anyone who isn't used to the hunt would take up an offer such as this, anyway. ]
Thank you, then.
[ well, he certainly has no such pride in the matter that he'll turn down any ready defense. wordlessly, he tips the contents of the box over into his pockets, mindful of which goes where. no better way to test their validity than in the line of fire, right?
once situated, he turns back to texas, ever the professional. ]
Shall we?
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they'll be good to go now and to be safe she's kept the holy water for herself.
they shouldn't have all their tools in the open and texas does know she'll get an earful later from friends of hers, but they couldn't let things worsen whenever she nods at marco. it's time they start their "job". both professional, both capable when she takes the lead toward the particular hall in this massive wheel they'll be walking around.
with or without her swords, texas won't let him get hurt. not much.)
Hopefully it doesn't have a pack hiding, the staff made it sound like some took to gathering up similar monsters to roam with them.
(though she'll keep her voice low. not to tip off anything on the way there, the scent is pungent so texas can guess whoever this was had been gorging itself. likely on sex and other things that it can get it's hands on from it's position. that was always the difficult part of tracking when it came to finding locations, but she's got the nose for such things. which means that texas gets to deal with having to stay focused on it not trying to overwhelm her if it's also the type to use such things as a defensive measure.
there's beasts like that in terra though it's not unheard of for there to be other problems from them, filthy water and polluted crops were the two things she can think about. they're fortunate that the resort doesn't have that issue or else there'd be a bigger problem from their target.)
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all that said, the hallway had been narrow, and the transformed had proved relentless. neither marco nor texas were without their share of scratches by the time they wrangled all three into the vale for their payout. and while suffering injury is part and parcel of the role of a hunter, there is one in particular that snags at marco's conscience, prompting him to approach texas after they'd been given their pay. ]
I'm sorry. I was sloppy, and you wound up taking a hit meant for me.
[ from his pocket he had procured a single handkerchief. certainly not enough to properly treat the wound, but possibly enough to stop the bleeding for now. ]
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at the end of it, texas had wound up with her arm taking the brunt of harpy talons that attempted to grab marco in a desire to likely drag him off as it's prey next. what she got was a torn dress shirt sleeve and her black jacket being caught in the cross fire, but that was to be expected. part of her pay can go toward fixing it given texas didn't have any shortage of clothes to wear. they just needed to be careful on any future hunts whenever she blinks. texas hadn't expected him to go looking for her, but she could appreciate it.)
Don't worry about it. I can't say that I expected that, either. I'm used to swords more than my hands in a fight which also didn't help.
(still, she'll take his handkerchief to wipe away the excess blood and maybe turn her remaining jacket sleeve into a tourniquet. three of hers friends were definitely going to be upset with her, but that's a given.)
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The lack of weapons feels shortsighted, [ he admits, in a rare show of frustration and criticism. still, he can't say he's entirely critical of the hotel, considering none of this seemed all that planned. ] Then again, I suppose the staff were relying on our innate abilities to suffice.
[ a sigh. ]
Would you like an escort to the infirmary?
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broca had warned her the infirmary can swindle people which is another thing she's reluctant about and aak didn't seem to be around. not right now, anyway. so this left the next best solution for texas which was to take advantage of her ruined clothing and make it into a bandage.)
I got warned against going down there if I can help it from a friend due to there being a catch, so this might have to be the next best thing.
(later she can get aak to look at it even if texas is reluctant to let that feline anywhere near her and her body. which means that she'll still have to deal with getting chewed out to hell and back by one friend of hers in particular.
weiss is going to kill her and texas knows that much while making sure that the makeshift "gauze" was wrapped properly. nice and tight, not too tight in the bow that she tied together thoughtfully. as long as she didn't have to deal with more harpies in the future then even if she did think about it being weirder they weren't offered weapons past what's given in the rookery.)
Truthfully? I don't know why we weren't given any, I know they take ours and any other things we could use as a weapon or whatever but it's like we're expected to use our own abilities plus whatever we can get....at least like you're thinking.
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That's right, I'm sorry. It would have been more of a hassle than helpful.
[ still, he can't help but feel guilty. even now, she's tending to the wound all by herself. ]
Will you really be alright? Maybe there's someone here I can call for you?
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(texas isn't the sort of woman to mind these things, anyway, if she can help as much. at the moment they're fine. she might later have to talk aak into not jabbing her with some manner of drugs, but that's fine. even if this still is going to get her murdered in her sleep by what few friends she's been making lately while staying there for now two months. three nearly. it doesn't get any easier, but texas did find it to not be as bad as things could have been. talons in her arm aside; they got off lucky that it wasn't anything worse than that.
that case, she may have indeed needed to be brought down to the broken wing or would have wound up there as a corpse given texas had no idea how anything was working right now. at the moment it only feels as though they were all at risk of the house making them having some manner of regrets throughout their stay. mainly if they're not playing along as it needed.
or worse than that whenever she thinks about it. the staff did respond nicely to her given her rank is high....there is that they can do. maybe one of them can bring proper bandages and the like given texas did have the chips to cover it amongst other things knowing her clothes would need to be fixed.)
....there is always trying the staff, they might honestly be glad to help me since I'm not far from their "Royalty" ranks.
(sadly for them, she has no plans to go higher thank she is if she can help that. this sweet spot meant she didn't have to deal with getting fawned over like she saw in her friend's case. or really, have to deal with the idea of being worshiped almost again. texas had enough of that whenever she was a wildcard the first time.)
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[ she has proven herself more than capable, after all; he would hardly do her any disrespect by continuing to insist she look after herself. the wound itself looks stable, at least, and that's comforting.
still, there is a nagging little thought in the back of his mind. he couldn't well depart without making sure— ]
...How are you feeling, by the way? I know you said the injury isn't major, but outside of pain...
[ he trails off, looking mildly awkward about it. do you feel horny is not exactly something you can just ask polite company, even in a place like this. at least, he's finding it awfully difficult to find the words to ask it. he would not be so presumptive as to offer — anything — but after recalling how a single pinprick from a zombie had made him feel, it's only due diligence he ensure she isn't going to be left to the same fate. ]
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as for the question, she did understand what marco was meaning. texas has gone through in her two months at the resort a few things; nothing as bad as some could have dealt with yet the memory is there while she reaches for her cigarettes for a change.)
Still feel fine, thankfully. Not like I'd put anything past this place, one of my experiences was getting hit by paint and it speeding up my already temperamental suit activating.
(there's a lot that can go wrong, a lot she didn't want to think about. they're fortunate this isn't that time in the future where texas even would suffer under the moon from doing her own part. though that's something more for the future and not for now; later she might be out of it for a time from that newer experience and the shift back to more primitive instincts by lupo standards after coming back to her senses. that's not something to worry about now, though.
texas did however remove her left glove to make sure that the talons didn't do something after all. the spade mark there almost looking like two wolves locked together yet stable which is a relief to her. god. it was a pain dealing with it being super active already for her first month....)
Seems fine, anyway.
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[ pure, genuine relief floods his voice, words pushed out around a rush of breath. he doesn't go so far as to put a hand over his heart or anything, but it's all there in the easement of the lines on his face. seems there are some mercies spared in this place, after all. thank goodness for that. ]
If that's all, then I'll be going. [ there's no point dawdling, and he's got a payment to collect, one that hopefully won't be shortchanged. he inclines his head towards her in a brief but respectful bow. ] Should you ever need another partner, my name is Marco.
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(that's the least she can say, though texas wasn't used to this. not getting bowed at again. as the would-be heiress to the texas familiga she would have had to deal with such things often; all from those that granted them respect and even quite a bit toward young cellinia herself. though that's not a name she gives out any longer whenever it comes down to it. not the way she used to. there's almost something to treasure about people learning it; that they got her trust somehow to that point mention that piece of herself.
she won't take up any more of his time even with that in mind whenever she smiles though it's small and brief. sadly that's another thing that might be impossible to see her have one again properly.)
Be careful if you keep going hunting.