【 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 in our parking garage for all new arrivals. We aim to have all guests moved into their reserved rooms as soon as possible. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience!
All are invited to There Is No Tomorrow, a Phoenix Casino soiree to celebrate our beloved guests. The festivities will begin at 1800 hours on January 20th and end at 1800 hours on January 27th. Please look forward to 168 hours of delight.
In an effort to raise happiness and encourage better guest relationships, attendance is required. The house will assist guests that are too shy to appear of their own accord. Please note that black tie attire is mandatory. As always, we hope you enjoy your stay! 】
PARKING GARAGE
ANY CAR IN A STORM
PHOENIX CASINO HALL
WELCOME TO THE NEXT 168 HOURS
Phoenix Casino is a-flutter with activity and packed to the beak with guests. As a famously ever-changing space, the staff would be remiss if they didn't deck the crown jewel of the Golden Peacock out. The casino glitters from top to bottom, shining brighter than diamonds, rubies, sapphires, opals! Party-goers are shiny and glamorous with picture perfect makeup, fluttering gowns, and sharp suits. Card tables are packed and the slot machines are a-ringing as guests play, play, play! Prizes, luxury, booze, attractive people, it's the place that everyone wants to be at.
Those people being dragged inside by some invisible force...? Silly, they were so excited to come that their bodies moved before they realized what was happening. Those are struggles of joy and definitely not the casino's infamous ghost hands dragging unwilling guests to the party at the behest of the house. Look, they're literally hurling their bodies at the card tables with unrestrained glee!
All clocks indicating day hours and night hours have been removed from the casino. Once a guest has entered, their Watch will jam, making it impossible to keep track of the time. You don't need to worry about that tonight.
▶ 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 January event.
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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!
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[ Look, it hasn't led him astray so far. Now, he even knows what a car is!
Akira's response though, it surprises a laugh out of him and he smiles, friendly. ]
Thank you.
[ And then at Akira's reveal of his own abilities, Wei Wuxian lets out a soft huh. ]
It must be a powerful creature but also dangerous for you as well. What do you do if your soul is damaged in the process?
[ He's thinking of it as being similar to his golden core. The source of a cultivator's power, but extremely delicate as well. To use your soul to fight is like how a cultivator uses their golden core.
Also also he's slowly piecing together what the word "cool" means. It's got to be positive, right? ]
[ THEY SURE HAVEN'T. but ah, he supposes that's... an answer?? sure, yeah. he's, of course, thinking more esoterically. if you lose a piece of your soul, there has to be some damage there.
[and a new friendship was forged that day between Cat and Hobo. also scours the FAQ for the answer to this question AND ACCIDENTALLY DOESN'T FIND THE RIGHT ANSWER AT FIRST, SIGHS!!]
[Akira slows to a stop once he is asked, eyes fluttering shut as he tilts his head back, searching through the recesses of his mind for those familiar presences always hovering at the edge of his consciousness. he can sense them even now, familiar and comforting, like his own personal army. but. . .]
[. . . they feel too distant for him to reach. and even as he tries to grasp at them, to pull them forth as he does so many times in the past, he finds himself falling just short]
[he frowns, brows knitted]
. . . no.
[WAIT ISN'T THIS HIS DREAM, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE?? don't mind him as he mutters a grumbled complaint to himself, still loud enough for WWX to hear]
Come on, subconscious. You know better than that. . .
[ It's totally his dream which is why it should work, yup. Except — what if it's not? There's a raised eyebrow here from Wei Wuxian as he watches Akira struggle and, huh. ]
Are you alright? It's okay if you can't do, I'm sure it happens to everyone once in a while.
[ Okay, bud. Sure. Wei Wuxian doesn't exactly believe this but then again, maybe different magic is different magic here and that's just the result of being in a different world. ]
Fair enough. We are in a different world, after all. The rules change, and we shouldn't be surprised.
Well, if you ever are able to use your powers, do let me know.
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Akira's response though, it surprises a laugh out of him and he smiles, friendly. ]
Thank you.
[ And then at Akira's reveal of his own abilities, Wei Wuxian lets out a soft huh. ]
It must be a powerful creature but also dangerous for you as well. What do you do if your soul is damaged in the process?
[ He's thinking of it as being similar to his golden core. The source of a cultivator's power, but extremely delicate as well. To use your soul to fight is like how a cultivator uses their golden core.
Also also he's slowly piecing together what the word "cool" means. It's got to be positive, right? ]
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I'd cast a healing spell, I guess.
[he doesn't understand the question??]
It's actually not that dangerous. Preferable to fighting without them.
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He considers Akira's words, thinking thoughts. ]
Could you do it now?
scrubs the slate clean NOTHING TO SEE HERE
[Akira slows to a stop once he is asked, eyes fluttering shut as he tilts his head back, searching through the recesses of his mind for those familiar presences always hovering at the edge of his consciousness. he can sense them even now, familiar and comforting, like his own personal army. but. . .]
[. . . they feel too distant for him to reach. and even as he tries to grasp at them, to pull them forth as he does so many times in the past, he finds himself falling just short]
[he frowns, brows knitted]
. . . no.
[WAIT ISN'T THIS HIS DREAM, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE?? don't mind him as he mutters a grumbled complaint to himself, still loud enough for WWX to hear]
Come on, subconscious. You know better than that. . .
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Are you alright? It's okay if you can't do, I'm sure it happens to everyone once in a while.
[ That's what she said. ]
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[quickly, defensively, with a little bit of a pout]
— there's something stopping me. I can feel them, but I can't. . .
[he trails off with a small, sharp exhale. he lets it go for now, but he is gonna be so salty about this later]
Ah, well. Nevermind. It might be because this place isn't the Metaverse.
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Fair enough. We are in a different world, after all. The rules change, and we shouldn't be surprised.
Well, if you ever are able to use your powers, do let me know.