【 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.
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[ Wouldn't be the first. Probably won't be the last, either. Chronically unable to back down, Lighter is drawn to the sensation of that glare. Enough to peel his eyes back open to meet it, the pinch of his brow somewhat... soft, despite himself. Cats can sure be scary. ]
If I had to say... [ Inhale, exhale. He finally dredges himself up, giving the back of his neck a rub. ] Actually, I'm not sure. But I know what I don't deserve.
[ His legs shift beneath the covers, edging towards the opposite edge of the bed to hopefully swing himself out of it without incident. ]
And that's to be in bed with someone who didn't sign up for it.
[ he might be the scariest cat that lighter has ever met in his life. leaks wouldn't mind that distinction; it's something he's prided himself on no matter where he's gone. he's seen plenty of worlds, some more broken than others. this one seems much more pleasant from the get-go.
which is why he... carefully moves over, on all fours, to place a hand on lighter's shoulder before he can go. those claws delicately land upon skin but don't dig. not yet. ]
Stay.
[ followed by a sigh that tries to conceal its choked nature but comes out conflicted and unsure. ]
I do not know if I will get another chance to see another person for... perhaps, a long time.
[ Gaze cutting down to the touch, Lighter obeys without thinking, spine sloping as he relaxes. He's wise to force, even when it's not in use. Eyes aching, he shakes his head with something that could've been a laugh, were it not too faint to really tell. ]
No allergies here. At least not to cats.
[ It's probably in poor taste to pathetically roll back over, so he sits up straighter, steepling a knee and resting a scarred forearm across it.
Not seeing anyone for a long while besides him though? Yikes. ]
[ he draws his hand back towards his own side, slipping it down into his lap as he stops crouching on the bed and goes back to something seated and cross-legged. stiff, composed, and ultimately restless are what he feels. not all of those are good things, especially when it pertains to the resort itself... ]
I never planned on being here in the first place. [ a sniff, as he rubs his own arms. an unconscious tick from a world before? maybe the second from last? leaks hums. ] And I am sure you would say the same.
[ his tail flicks behind him. his eyes trace over lighter's form. ]
But I suppose I could have been unlucky. You look like you can handle yourself.
I've been known to win a fight or two. [ The statement sits on his tongue heavier than he'd like it to, betraying the playfulness with which he'd said it. It's an easier way to disperse the sensation of eyes on him. ] But if no one's paying me to, there's not a lot of reason to consider it.
[ Of course, even without meeting the man's gaze, he's still understanding of physical tells, the shift of the mattress and the sheets, the sound of skin being touched to alleviate tension. ]
Unless you're talking about the other reason why we're here. Presumably.
[ or another reason. whatever motivates lighter doesn't particularly concern leaks. isn't intimacy a kind of fight? he could logically come to that kind of conclusion. the kinds of physicality that leaks has experienced has left scars on him: some emotional, some not. that he hides them relatively well, though the kind of duress of being alone with another man... ]
I am. [ no point in lying either. he knows himself. he knows what he likes. ] I would rather be with someone who can show restraint.
[ someone who fights, someone who's used to that kind of adrenaline might try to chase it in any form. ]
Modesty is a good thing to have, no matter where you are.
[ Though the phrasing should leave Lighter feeling more cautious, he finds that caution ebbing beneath a much stronger instinct: flexing. ]
Oh? Well, I'd tend to agree. Being flashy isn't all there is, even in a row.
[ Somewhere, his faction is sensing a disturbance. And plausible deniability when it comes to being showy is much easier to uphold when he's in his bare ass skin and not his usual get up. (Even if he doesn't seem like he's kidding at all...)
Then, belatedly, as if his jock brain has finally caught up with his mouth: ]
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If I had to say... [ Inhale, exhale. He finally dredges himself up, giving the back of his neck a rub. ] Actually, I'm not sure. But I know what I don't deserve.
[ His legs shift beneath the covers, edging towards the opposite edge of the bed to hopefully swing himself out of it without incident. ]
And that's to be in bed with someone who didn't sign up for it.
[ chivalrous? anxiety? ]
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which is why he... carefully moves over, on all fours, to place a hand on lighter's shoulder before he can go. those claws delicately land upon skin but don't dig. not yet. ]
Stay.
[ followed by a sigh that tries to conceal its choked nature but comes out conflicted and unsure. ]
I do not know if I will get another chance to see another person for... perhaps, a long time.
[ and then a beat: ]
Unless you are allergic.
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No allergies here. At least not to cats.
[ It's probably in poor taste to pathetically roll back over, so he sits up straighter, steepling a knee and resting a scarred forearm across it.
Not seeing anyone for a long while besides him though? Yikes. ]
Planning on going somewhere?
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[ he draws his hand back towards his own side, slipping it down into his lap as he stops crouching on the bed and goes back to something seated and cross-legged. stiff, composed, and ultimately restless are what he feels. not all of those are good things, especially when it pertains to the resort itself... ]
I never planned on being here in the first place. [ a sniff, as he rubs his own arms. an unconscious tick from a world before? maybe the second from last? leaks hums. ] And I am sure you would say the same.
[ his tail flicks behind him. his eyes trace over lighter's form. ]
But I suppose I could have been unlucky. You look like you can handle yourself.
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[ Of course, even without meeting the man's gaze, he's still understanding of physical tells, the shift of the mattress and the sheets, the sound of skin being touched to alleviate tension. ]
Unless you're talking about the other reason why we're here. Presumably.
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[ or another reason. whatever motivates lighter doesn't particularly concern leaks. isn't intimacy a kind of fight? he could logically come to that kind of conclusion. the kinds of physicality that leaks has experienced has left scars on him: some emotional, some not. that he hides them relatively well, though the kind of duress of being alone with another man... ]
I am. [ no point in lying either. he knows himself. he knows what he likes. ] I would rather be with someone who can show restraint.
[ someone who fights, someone who's used to that kind of adrenaline might try to chase it in any form. ]
Modesty is a good thing to have, no matter where you are.
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Oh? Well, I'd tend to agree. Being flashy isn't all there is, even in a row.
[ Somewhere, his faction is sensing a disturbance. And plausible deniability when it comes to being showy is much easier to uphold when he's in his bare ass skin and not his usual get up. (Even if he doesn't seem like he's kidding at all...)
Then, belatedly, as if his jock brain has finally caught up with his mouth: ]
Not that, uh. I'm saying you should be with me.