【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
It has recently come to our attention that many of our guests have not been focusing on their health and wellness. In an effort to encourage healthy living and help our beloved guests get in shape, a grand sports festival will be held in the Golden Peacock. This sports festival will include many small games and four large games.
Prior to the festival, guests will have the opportunity to train and prepare for the games with our expert coaches.
We hope you are as excited as we are! And, as always, we hope you enjoy your stay. 】
BEAK
MEET THE TEAM
♦ DIAMONDS GAME ♦
OMEGADOME: HUNTING GAME
A cheerful pair of game managers stand outside the conservatory doors and block all guests that try to enter. They quickly explain that a special Diamonds game is taking place inside and only guests that agree to participate may enter. This game is a physical exercise that riffs on "Hunting", which is a popular sport in many different countries and civilizations. Of course, it is one hundred percent safe, and all guests that play are eligible to win massive chip prizes, store vouchers, fabulous prizes, and more.
Details about the game? Those can't be shared outside of the conservatory. Only the brave and those willing to risks will reap the benefits of this Diamonds game. So step right up, dear guests, and sign this waiver before stepping into the flourishing beauty of the conservatory for a brand new adventure.
♥ HEARTS GAME ♥
DOUBLES' THERMO: SURVIVAL GAME
Chickadees is sparing no expense on advertising their e-sport games over the course of the sports festival. Posters, notifications, stickers, fliers! Come one, come all. Sports don't need to be physical. Guests that duck into the arcade will find a variety of e-sport games to enjoy, but the real showstopper that every single employee is aggressively promoting is the new immersive VR game, DOUBLES' THERMO.
A large swath of egg-shaped pods have been installed in the back half of Chickadees. Any guest that shows an iota of interest will be assaulted by employees encouraging them to give it a try. They will offer vouchers for a free session, encourage with mentions of prizes that can be won from the arcade's coveted prize wall, and persuade by praising how high tech and immersive the experience is. Some employees are desperate enough to trick or push guests into the pods if they aren't willing to go in themselves.
However they've ended up inside the VR egg, guests will find themselves submerged in strange fluid as the lid closes. Everything fades away into darkness as the game loads...
♣ CLUBS GAME ♣
QUACK AND COVER: SHOOTING GAME
Cloaca & Dagger has temporarily outfitted itself as a neon-bright paintball course. Gone are the wild sex setups in exchange for series of obstacles and obstructions for guests to navigate while in pursuit of paintball championship. This high intensity game of strategy and physical fitness promises to exhilarate! Welcome to Quack and Cover, a game where your shooting skills and ingenuity will be put to the test.
So say the game managers at the door before following up with a few disclaimers. Cloaca & Dagger is not responsible for any physical or psychological trauma guests may incur while inside. Guests that join the game will then be outfitted in tight black underarmor and supplied with a paintball gun and protective mask before being let loose on the course.
♠ SPADES GAME ♠
PECKING ORDER: MMA GAME
During night hours, many long-standing guests make their way through Talon toward the gym’s creaky basement stairs. Three floors down and then through a desolate hallway with littered with abandoned equipment. Double doors wait at the end, unassuming until they’ve been opened…
Flashing lights, jeers, and the thick odor of sweat. You’ve found the Pecking Order, a late-night mixed martial arts event where guests show their prowess in the ring. Spectating guests shout and messily eat snacks on make-shift bleachers while fighters clash inches away, using only their bodies to fight for dominance and win. Pecking Order is very informal; guests only need to sign up in order to get added to the docket. Anyone can watch, though they will be vaguely warned at the door that even spectating comes with risks.
LOCKER ROOMS
YOU WASH MY BACK, I'LL WASH YOURS
Every training and game location has a door labeled LOCKER ROOM right outside the entrance. These doors all connect to the same massive locker room. The magic of these locker room doors goes one way. Trying to go back to the place you just were by backtracking will not work — you’ll just end up in Beak! All guests will be advised to finish their games before hitting the showers.
The Golden Peacock is proud to present our upgraded and extended locker room. Please come in and enjoy the facilities, catch-up with your teammates, and enjoy some healthy drinks provided by our favorite resort convenience store, Cock-a-doodle-doo’s!
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[She had almost started with her usual denial, because that was pretty much her default reaction to random fans approaching her in the middle of the street when she was trying to be discreet. Except she sees his face and immediately recognizes him, beaming happily. Sure, she isn't close to him, but you know who is? Her good friends!]
The cute one of that group from the Outer Ring! You're... Mister Lighter, right?
[She had to pause for a while to recall that moment, but she's a professional, and more importantly, he was important to her friends. So he's temporarily important to her too.]
What are you doing here? Oh, don't tell me this really is a strange Hollow after all.
[He's not the only sweaty one here. Her dress was not appropriate at all for the weather, a white button up with puffy short sleeves, and a little black dress tossed over it. It looked more like the school uniform of a child, especially with the large ribbon on her head, but it was tailor-fitted for her. The sweat is drenching through it though, the second layer not at all helping.]
Yep, that's me. The cute one. [ no i don't know how he lives with himself either ] That's the good news. The bad news is...
[ A slight grimace befalls his expression as he shields his bare eyes from the sun, gazing out at their surroundings. There's actually a lot of bad news to this. First of all, even Lighter isn't stupid enough to miss the ramifications of someone like New Eridu's brightest star appearing in a place like this. Second of all, he's now in the incredibly precarious situation of having to explain why that is. A sense of responsibility is awakening in him, even if temporarily.
First thing's first, though. ]
It's not a Hollow. Which could be pretty lucky, depending on how you look at it. Right now, I'd say we're more in what seems like VR.
[It's not a place she particularly frequents, but it would explain things if it was. She heard that they had really advanced technology and it can feel realistic, just like-- the experiences she's had so far. It was far too realistic. She still feels a strangeness to her body until now.
How strange.]
I heard their technology is really advanced, but this is a lot more than I expected! How impressive. So, how do we get out of it?
[ Consternation shadows his brow, already creased with exertion. Not physically, but mentally. Should be illegal, he thinks; she really turned the big shiny eyes on him. Looking to him for an answer he has but dislikes having to say for the way he can't actually get to the bottom of anything. Inertness, an ability to uncover secrets... it burns unkindly in his chest. ]
I'm afraid we're a long way from the HIA Club. [ Not underestimating her hopefulness, he tacks on: ] And from New Eridu in general.
[ Part of him thinks better of reaching out to her, instead giving his head a toss towards a tropical outcrop not far from the beach. ]
What do you say we get out of this sun? I've got a few questions for you, if you don't mind. Then I'll open the floor up to you.
Hmm... I thought as much. A girl could hope, right?
[She did really hope, because she's experienced... quite a bit since coming here. She's lucky, she thinks, to find him within the day, despite it all. Well, she was also lucky that her encounters had mostly been with good people too.
The question has her nodding, smoothing down her dress and turning her frown upside down, deciding that currently, she's Astra Yao, the biggest star of New Eridu. Since Lighter doesn't know her that well yet, she'll be more professional for now.]
All right then! I'll follow your lead, Mr. Cutie. Shall we?
[ Somehow, the recognition she has for the situation she's facing almost makes him feel worse. Like he's the one having to pop the bubble, even though it's clear she'd been bracing for the possibility. The bad news he likes to deliver is usually a little more violent, a little more deserving — he's no Proxy, that's for sure. ]
Oh, that's too much. [ He manages to likewise phase into his mantle of champion, a pithy sort of confidence wreathing his tone of voice. ] But who am I to really argue?
[ Hiking up through the sand, Lighter reaches out to brush some of the foliage away, indicating that Astra can go along into the shade first. ]
Before you ended up... [ A vague gesture. ] in here, I suppose. Did you have to go through a place that looked like a fancy resort first?
Mmhmm! This place is pretty interesting, don't you think?
[She thinks she's a fairly good judge of character, and while she isn't completely certain what is going on in his mind, he gives her a sense of security that she felt was much needed right now. It's in the little things, the gestures that showed consideration for her, even if it's just to be a gentleman.
She goes ahead, hiding in the shade with enough space for both of them, before she continues.]
Oh, thank you. Anyway, it seems this hotel has even more amenities than I'd ever expect. This VR system had the most enthusiastic staff.
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[She had almost started with her usual denial, because that was pretty much her default reaction to random fans approaching her in the middle of the street when she was trying to be discreet. Except she sees his face and immediately recognizes him, beaming happily. Sure, she isn't close to him, but you know who is? Her good friends!]
The cute one of that group from the Outer Ring! You're... Mister Lighter, right?
[She had to pause for a while to recall that moment, but she's a professional, and more importantly, he was important to her friends. So he's temporarily important to her too.]
What are you doing here? Oh, don't tell me this really is a strange Hollow after all.
[He's not the only sweaty one here. Her dress was not appropriate at all for the weather, a white button up with puffy short sleeves, and a little black dress tossed over it. It looked more like the school uniform of a child, especially with the large ribbon on her head, but it was tailor-fitted for her. The sweat is drenching through it though, the second layer not at all helping.]
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Yep, that's me. The cute one. [ no i don't know how he lives with himself either ] That's the good news. The bad news is...
[ A slight grimace befalls his expression as he shields his bare eyes from the sun, gazing out at their surroundings. There's actually a lot of bad news to this. First of all, even Lighter isn't stupid enough to miss the ramifications of someone like New Eridu's brightest star appearing in a place like this. Second of all, he's now in the incredibly precarious situation of having to explain why that is. A sense of responsibility is awakening in him, even if temporarily.
First thing's first, though. ]
It's not a Hollow. Which could be pretty lucky, depending on how you look at it. Right now, I'd say we're more in what seems like VR.
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[It's not a place she particularly frequents, but it would explain things if it was. She heard that they had really advanced technology and it can feel realistic, just like-- the experiences she's had so far. It was far too realistic. She still feels a strangeness to her body until now.
How strange.]
I heard their technology is really advanced, but this is a lot more than I expected! How impressive. So, how do we get out of it?
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I'm afraid we're a long way from the HIA Club. [ Not underestimating her hopefulness, he tacks on: ] And from New Eridu in general.
[ Part of him thinks better of reaching out to her, instead giving his head a toss towards a tropical outcrop not far from the beach. ]
What do you say we get out of this sun? I've got a few questions for you, if you don't mind. Then I'll open the floor up to you.
no subject
[She did really hope, because she's experienced... quite a bit since coming here. She's lucky, she thinks, to find him within the day, despite it all. Well, she was also lucky that her encounters had mostly been with good people too.
The question has her nodding, smoothing down her dress and turning her frown upside down, deciding that currently, she's Astra Yao, the biggest star of New Eridu. Since Lighter doesn't know her that well yet, she'll be more professional for now.]
All right then! I'll follow your lead, Mr. Cutie. Shall we?
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Oh, that's too much. [ He manages to likewise phase into his mantle of champion, a pithy sort of confidence wreathing his tone of voice. ] But who am I to really argue?
[ Hiking up through the sand, Lighter reaches out to brush some of the foliage away, indicating that Astra can go along into the shade first. ]
Before you ended up... [ A vague gesture. ] in here, I suppose. Did you have to go through a place that looked like a fancy resort first?
no subject
[She thinks she's a fairly good judge of character, and while she isn't completely certain what is going on in his mind, he gives her a sense of security that she felt was much needed right now. It's in the little things, the gestures that showed consideration for her, even if it's just to be a gentleman.
She goes ahead, hiding in the shade with enough space for both of them, before she continues.]
Oh, thank you. Anyway, it seems this hotel has even more amenities than I'd ever expect. This VR system had the most enthusiastic staff.
[Read: Pushy and aggressive.]