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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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[He sure hasn't! Which is stupid, because he's such a caretaker.
Exhibit A follows.
Minato is right about the heat; it's brutal. But this kind of situation, a problem to solve, is where Yu begins to feel himself slipping easily into the role of "leader." Take stock of your usable items. Observe the surroundings. Find obstacles to overcome. Break it down, and it's not so tough.
Making a thoughtful sound, he reaches for his uniform jacket. It's hyperrealistic, down to the stitching and the scuff mark on the bottom hem from some long-over battle. If it's that true to life, then if he digs in the pocket...aha, a handkerchief. He dunks it into the water and holds it out to Minato.]
Put this on the back of your neck. It should help. [Observe the surroundings... clear water, shade from palm trees. This is a lot to work with, actually. So maybe he has a minute to mention something he's curious about.]
Is that...a Gekkoukan uniform? I went there on a school trip, once.
[ Minato's eyes had drifted shut in an attempt to conserve as much energy as possible. Block out visual stimuli, and that's less sensory information for the brain to process. They flicker open though at the sound of something breaking the water's surface. His company's handing him something...?
Oh. A damp handkerchief...
Minato holds his hand out to accept the offering, laying the cloth flat against the back of his neck. A long exhale of relief follows. That's a little better already. Where'd this guy learn something like that? ]
...huh?
[ His gaze returns to the other teen at the sound of his old school's name. Why on earth would someone be at Gekkoukan of all places for a school trip? ]
Yeah. It is.
[ Minato watches his company a little closer, gray-blue inspecting the monochrome pattern on the other student's jacket collar. ]
[If they're meant to figure this game out together, "don't let your partner die" seems like it'd probably be rule number 1... so Yu watches Minato as he takes the handkerchief. The thoughtfulness in his expression masks a layer of concern.
A small smile tugs at his expression.]
Yasogami High. It's in a pretty small town, so that's not a surprise. Our schools did a... "cultural exchange," I think they called it. We went and took classes there for a day.
[On a school trip. It was not Yasogami's finest moment.]
If you don't know my school, then maybe you weren't there at the same time I was.
[ What?? Taking classes on a school trip?? The incredulity is reflected within Minato's expression by the slight lift of both brows. ]
Maybe.
[ This guy looks roughly around his own age though? They could even be in the same year. Had he visited Gekkoukan shortly after graduation day? That'd be unusual timing for a school trip though, considering it meant the end of the academic year.
Minato reaches up peel the damp handkerchief off the back of his neck. He folds it over the other way, laying that cooler side against his skin again. ]
Was it at least fun?
[ Because going from your original school just to take classes at some other school kinda sounds like it would suck. ]
[Ah. He catches that expression. Not one to skirt the truth, Yu's answer is pretty easy:] Not really. No offense.
[It did suck. It sucked, and it was absurd, and...somehow, he still looks back on that time with fondness. A bit. The sort he won't admit to, because it was all so...
...
anyway.
Yu rolls up his sleeves as he takes another look around the area. It's-- a game, right? So there has to be some kind of...goal in mind, or something like that.]
If there's a chance we'll be here for a few days, we should try to find some shelter. [Yeah. "We." He just like doesn't even ask before he decides that--] Have you seen anything like that yet?
[ Yep. That's what he thought. Still, Minato allows a small exhale, about the closest thing to a laugh that most people ever get to hear. ]
None taken.
[ Looks like his partner is already taking the initiative. Awesome. It means Minato can slip back into his usual, comfortable role of being a follower over a leader. It also means he'll accept that two-letter word without much fuss. Yeah, they can be a "we" if that's what this guy wants. ]
...
[ Shelter, huh? Now that he thinks about it...
Minato nods. ]
Yeah. I think I passed some in the forest.
[ He rises from his crouched position, taking the handkerchief on the back of his neck into his hands.
...ah. Looks like he'll actually be the one leading. So much for just getting by while following his companion. ]
He doesn't know Minato at all, yet, but somehow...that little sound seems almost like a point of victory... But he keeps the thought to himself, and the small smile that wants to come along with it as well. At least Minato doesn't kick up a fuss over him lumping them into a group...
Yu dusts the dirt from his school trousers as he rises, nodding at the observation.]
Sounds good to me. We'd better get going.
[Sorry, Minato. He'll pick up Leader-ing once he knows where they're going...probably...]
[ He'd truly walked into that one, hadn't he? Minato has no complaints. Of course he's the one who needs to lead, if he's the one who'd seen shelter between the two of them.
And because it feels a little awkward to hand the sweat-soaked handkerchief back to his companion, Minato turns on his heel to trek towards the forest with the damp cloth still clutched in his hand. He leads the charge, heading for the thick foliage and trusting that his partner will follow close behind. They shouldn't have to venture too deep into that wilderness from what he can recall. ]
...you never told me your name.
[ It's not mandatory information, but it'd surely help with building rapport, wouldn't it? ]
[It's kind of weird, watching someone's back like this... Is this how his friends felt when they were exploring the Midnight Channel? Did they prefer it? There's a sort of responsibility, here, too -- someone has to lead, but someone has to bring up the rear. I've got your back is a saying for a reason.
Not...that he thinks anything is really going to happen, here. It's a companionship simulator. It's the resort. This isn't exactly life or death.
(Well. Yet.)
Still, he's glad that he can still feel his Personas, at least, since he didn't show up with any weapons.]
It's Narukami -- but just Yu is fine. Nice to meet you.
[Another one for the 'no honorifics' club? Look. It just seems silly to keep up with them in a place like this.]
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Exhibit A follows.
Minato is right about the heat; it's brutal. But this kind of situation, a problem to solve, is where Yu begins to feel himself slipping easily into the role of "leader." Take stock of your usable items. Observe the surroundings. Find obstacles to overcome. Break it down, and it's not so tough.
Making a thoughtful sound, he reaches for his uniform jacket. It's hyperrealistic, down to the stitching and the scuff mark on the bottom hem from some long-over battle. If it's that true to life, then if he digs in the pocket...aha, a handkerchief. He dunks it into the water and holds it out to Minato.]
Put this on the back of your neck. It should help. [Observe the surroundings... clear water, shade from palm trees. This is a lot to work with, actually. So maybe he has a minute to mention something he's curious about.]
Is that...a Gekkoukan uniform? I went there on a school trip, once.
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Oh. A damp handkerchief...
Minato holds his hand out to accept the offering, laying the cloth flat against the back of his neck. A long exhale of relief follows. That's a little better already. Where'd this guy learn something like that? ]
...huh?
[ His gaze returns to the other teen at the sound of his old school's name. Why on earth would someone be at Gekkoukan of all places for a school trip? ]
Yeah. It is.
[ Minato watches his company a little closer, gray-blue inspecting the monochrome pattern on the other student's jacket collar. ]
...I don't recognize yours though.
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A small smile tugs at his expression.]
Yasogami High. It's in a pretty small town, so that's not a surprise. Our schools did a... "cultural exchange," I think they called it. We went and took classes there for a day.
[On a school trip. It was not Yasogami's finest moment.]
If you don't know my school, then maybe you weren't there at the same time I was.
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Maybe.
[ This guy looks roughly around his own age though? They could even be in the same year. Had he visited Gekkoukan shortly after graduation day? That'd be unusual timing for a school trip though, considering it meant the end of the academic year.
Minato reaches up peel the damp handkerchief off the back of his neck. He folds it over the other way, laying that cooler side against his skin again. ]
Was it at least fun?
[ Because going from your original school just to take classes at some other school kinda sounds like it would suck. ]
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[It did suck. It sucked, and it was absurd, and...somehow, he still looks back on that time with fondness. A bit. The sort he won't admit to, because it was all so...
...
anyway.
Yu rolls up his sleeves as he takes another look around the area. It's-- a game, right? So there has to be some kind of...goal in mind, or something like that.]
If there's a chance we'll be here for a few days, we should try to find some shelter. [Yeah. "We." He just like doesn't even ask before he decides that--] Have you seen anything like that yet?
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None taken.
[ Looks like his partner is already taking the initiative. Awesome. It means Minato can slip back into his usual, comfortable role of being a follower over a leader. It also means he'll accept that two-letter word without much fuss. Yeah, they can be a "we" if that's what this guy wants. ]
...
[ Shelter, huh? Now that he thinks about it...
Minato nods. ]
Yeah. I think I passed some in the forest.
[ He rises from his crouched position, taking the handkerchief on the back of his neck into his hands.
...ah. Looks like he'll actually be the one leading. So much for just getting by while following his companion. ]
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He doesn't know Minato at all, yet, but somehow...that little sound seems almost like a point of victory... But he keeps the thought to himself, and the small smile that wants to come along with it as well. At least Minato doesn't kick up a fuss over him lumping them into a group...
Yu dusts the dirt from his school trousers as he rises, nodding at the observation.]
Sounds good to me. We'd better get going.
[Sorry, Minato. He'll pick up Leader-ing once he knows where they're going...probably...]
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And because it feels a little awkward to hand the sweat-soaked handkerchief back to his companion, Minato turns on his heel to trek towards the forest with the damp cloth still clutched in his hand. He leads the charge, heading for the thick foliage and trusting that his partner will follow close behind. They shouldn't have to venture too deep into that wilderness from what he can recall. ]
...you never told me your name.
[ It's not mandatory information, but it'd surely help with building rapport, wouldn't it? ]
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Not...that he thinks anything is really going to happen, here. It's a companionship simulator. It's the resort. This isn't exactly life or death.
(Well. Yet.)
Still, he's glad that he can still feel his Personas, at least, since he didn't show up with any weapons.]
It's Narukami -- but just Yu is fine. Nice to meet you.
[Another one for the 'no honorifics' club? Look. It just seems silly to keep up with them in a place like this.]
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