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TDM 01: TAKE 2

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【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-Star Resort and Casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.

Unfortunately, due to high demand during the holiday season, we are temporarily unable to check you in to your reserved room. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. We have arranged for a temporary room while we work on processing your reservation as quickly as possible. We appreciate your understanding during this time.

As a token of our appreciation we have issued 4 CLOTHING VOUCHERS and 4 FOOD VOUCHERS to your account that can be used at many of our locations. Complimentary chips have also been applied to your bank account.

You will be notified as soon as your reservation has been processed. Your comfort and happiness are our utmost priority. We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay. 】



EVENS
EVENS
Soft. Warm. Cozy.

The beep of the Watch is gentle, a considerately low sound when rousing newly arrived wildcards while a small vibration tickles the wrist. Satin sheets slide with the lazy stretch of legs. Bedding shuffles. The room is a comfortable temperature but … for some reason, it’s maybe a touch too warm? And cramped?

As characters rouse from their slumber (or otherwise blink into awareness) they will find that they are now in a shitty resort room. They have been temporarily allocated a rank 2 suite. These suites are small and the twin bed takes up the majority of the space inside. Walkable area is minuscule. There is no decor or window. All characters are naked, wearing only a white terrycloth robe knotted at the waist. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.

But perhaps that’s not the most alarming part.

They’re not alone.

All characters will find themselves waking up in pairs. Not only have they woken up in an entirely unknown place, they are pressed up against and/or are cuddling what may potentially be a total stranger. Even if a pair is lucky enough to know one other ... pretty awkward waking up together like this, isn't it?

Due to holiday overbooking all characters are required to share a room while the backlog of reservations are processed. Some of these rank 2 suites may even have three temporary residents if you’re feeling spicy.

The resort is truly sorry that they overbooked during the holiday season. This is unprecedented. They have never before seen the house bring in so many new guests at once. Without even a heads up for the staff. It’s like being middle management isn’t worth it! For the sake of avoiding headaches and customer complaints, wildcards will find that each room has an included a gift basket as an apology for the inconvenience.

GIFT BASKET DELIGHTS (PLEASE DON’T COMPLAIN) ▷ Charming Novelty T-shirts: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]
All Natural Body Care
A Luxury Candle
A Box of Holiday Cookies
12-Pack of Resort Branded Health Items

Wildcards that explore outside will find staff running around like frenzied hens. These employees will encourage wildcards to go wash up in the bathroom, a communal space with plenty of free supplies for newcomers. The communal bathroom is a clean area with multiple open showers, sinks, and water closets. Wildcards will find shelves stocked with basic toiletries and clean towels. They will also find other general bathroom amenities available for use like hair dryers, face masks, scrub brushes, combs, razors, toothbrushes, q-tips, and so on.

All facilities inside the communal bathroom aside from the toilets are open concept and there is no separation based on gender (or anything else). Everyone is expected to share.

BATHROOM MISCHIEFTHE SOAP WANTS TO DROP: Soap is slippery, but it seems as though some of the bars are intent on slipping out of hand and onto the floor. Some even shoot across the open concept showers and hit someone else. But how could soap throw itself at someone?! Are you sure you're not just looking for attention?

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE YOURSELF: As the steam from the showers rolls through the bathroom the mirrors begin to fog. Strange enough, fogging the mirrors begins to reveal some kind of message ... and not just any message. Wildcards may discover one of the worst private thoughts they've ever had written out on the mirror for all to see. Hiding it as easy as wiping away the vapor, but you can never really escape your truest thoughts.

SHAM-ME, SHAM-YOU: There are several shampoo scents for wildcards to choose from in the cabinets. One particular formula, Saltmarsh Sparrow, isn't quite like the others. This particular shampoo is designed to pair with the wearer's natural scent. Wildcards may find that they are leaking faint pheromones that incite lust and arousal in potential mates. Use too much shampoo and you may even be affected by your own scent!

YOU, ME, AND THIS COMMUNAL TUB: The communal bathroom also includes a large soaking tub that can accommodate several guests at once. There are scrubbing stones kept around the pool for guest use and jars of mud masks to wear while enjoying a soak. Mud masks will leave even the dullest skin feeling hydrated and fresh—amazing! But... what is this? The very teeny tiny font on the bottom of the jars say, "Mud will not wash off by the same hands that applied it. We recommend finding a partner to apply masks with. Enjoy!"

Some of the staff will pity these poor new guests that have had their reservations pushed out. They will show characters the way to one of the small supply closets that are used by cleaning staff. The closet is small but fully stocked with linens, extra toiletries, pillows, robes, slippers, and yellow Golden Peacock tracksuits in a full range of sizes. They will encourage wildcards to take whatever they want before running off again.

But those that aren’t careful might find themselves in an interesting predicament.

OPEN THIS FUCKING DOORWildcards may find that the closet door will slam closed and lock while they are inside. This will only happen if there are two wildcards inside the closet.

A giggle from the other side of the door is proof that it wasn’t an accident but the voice will not respond to any questions or demands. Only when asked what they need to do to be released will there will be another soft giggle and the demand: “Kiss, kiss, kiss for seven minutes!

Wildcards who abide by the kissing ghost's rule will be released promptly after seven minutes of kissing. Those that do not will be trapped inside until one of the staff members comes around and unlocks the door.

Wildcards will find that the hallways of the basement are chilly and narrow. Heading to the end of the hallway will reveal a stairwell where they can ascend to check out the main resort. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
ODDS
ODDS
A bird cries in the distance. Water beads trickle down chilled flesh. Itch itch itch—something pokes your bare ass.

The beep of the Watch is as gentle as it was for the new arrivals that didn’t wake up on the cold hard ground but the sound blends into the rustle of leaves and the gurgle of the river. Unlike their luckier colleagues, some wildcards have unexpectedly woken up in the middle of lush vegetation. Oops! That was a miscalculation. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.

Wildcards that wake up in the Vale will be completely naked and without a resort robe to cover up. Lost amid thick bushes, mushroom clusters, and towering trees, it doesn't feel like they're in a resort at all. Isn't this a rainforest? By all accounts, this is a rainforest.

Those that wake in the Vale will have to make their way through the rainforest to find the exit. Really, so unexpected! This was not what we had in our system at all. It must be overloaded from high demand. Our apologies. Please don't complain.

LOST IN THE VALE ▷ The Vale is the only area in the resort that has simulated weather. Wildcards in the Vale may experience thunderstorms, windstorms, and light rain showers. Those who don't find their way out by night hours will find themselves plunged into darkness, with the bioluminescent mushrooms their only source of light.

▷ There are small caves and caverns throughout the Vale. There is overhead connected netting throughout the trees that may make travel easier for those agile enough to get up there. A river with fresh water runs throughout the entirety of the Vale.

▷ There are real birds living in the Vale. These birds find newcomers very interesting and like to swoop and peck if they see a good opportunity to bully. They are easily frightened off but quick to return if someone is particularly reactive.

▷ The Vale is very moist at ground level so mud and sinkholes are common. There are scattered stone and wood-plank pathways but for the most part the set-up is very natural.

Laughter rings throughout the forest. Footsteps echo. Branches snap. There are other people around aside from you naked newbies. If eavesdropped upon, wildcards may pick up on what these guests are cawing about. It sounds like they’re playing some kind of game.

Wildcards that wake up in the Vale may unwittingly stumble into one of the resort’s popular roleplaying games: Sexy Hunter 💕 and 💕 Sexier Prey.

There are numerous booby traps set around the forest. The goal of the game is to trap your prey and take them home for kinky fun and these guests weren't expecting newbies to suddenly drop in! The traps won’t hurt anyone but they will put them in some embarrassing positions.

SEXY? TRAPSCAGE: A lofted wooden cage. This trap is triggered when the prey crosses a hidden tripwire. The cage will fall from above and enclose the prey if they are not quick enough to evade. The cage is heavy and difficult to move. Escapable if the prey is strong enough or if someone lends assistance.

HANGING NET: Netting hidden on the ground by leaves or moss. Stepping into the net area will trigger the trap into pulling up and capturing its prey in lofted bundle. Escapable if the prey manages to cut through the net or if someone lends assistance and breaks the pully rope.

MUD PIT: A deep hole hidden on the ground by leaves, moss, or carefully placed bushes. Prey will fall into the hole once stepping into it. Depths may reach 6 - 7 feet so prey cannot climb out on their own. Escapable for those with good agility or if someone lends assistance.

ANKLE SNARE: A rope loop hidden beneath leaves, moss, or other craftily laid vegetation. This trap is triggered when the prey steps into the snare. Rope will tighten around the prey's ankle to keep them in place. This trap may remain on the ground or loft the prey so that they're hanging upside-down from a tree. Escapable for those who can cut the rope or if someone lends assistance.

After braving the elements and surviving booby traps, these wildcards may finally find civilization. The lounge pagoda where many of the long-standing guests are hanging out and enjoying drinks is comfortable and connected to a bathroom where characters can themselves clean up. In contrast to the naked muddy wildcards, the guests on the pagoda are dressed in trendy and elaborate clothing.

They stare at the newly arrived nude wildcards before breaking into shouts of glee and approval.

“Yes, brilliant idea, it’s a naked party! Whoohoo! Come on everyone. Take your clothes off. All of them! Naked party, naked party, naked party!”


These NPCs will shed their clothing and begin to skinnydip in the pools and river. They will chase each other—and wildcards! Wildcards will find themselves surrounded by an orgy. They will encourage wildcards to join in on the fun and offer them food and drink to get into the mood.

IT'S AN ORGY Y'ALLFINDERS KEEPERS: None of the long-standing guests are paying attending to the clothes they've stripped off. Some of these clothing items may even have small items in the pockets, like a zippo lighter and cigarettes. Wildcards that dare to snatch clothes or items most likely won't be caught ... but if a guest does catch them, what are they gonna do other than give chase? If you're fast enough it's all yours.

FREE LUNCH IS NEVER FREE: All of the food and drink offered by the guests on the pagoda is spiked with aphrodisiac. Intensity varies from a very slight amount to a full dose, at player discretion. Regardless of potency, wildcards will find that effects do not last long.

MOVE OVER, BUB: The bathroom in the pagoda is small, comfortably fitting two at best. There is a shower with a limited amount of hot water available. The gauge will show as the amount of hot water declines. Once the hot water runs out wildcards can only use ice cold water to wash off the mud. It would be effective to shower together, wouldn't it?

WHO STARTED THIS PARTY: Pagoda guests will become wilder as the party goes on. Wildcards may end up voyeur to guests having sex out in the open. Some guests will try to match up with wildcards or try to match wildcards simply because they would look good together. Particularly frisky guests will playfully chase wildcards around. Good luck, newbie!

Wildcards will find the exit out to the central hub and elevator bank behind the pagoda. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Characters will wake up in either a rank 2 room or in the Vale. We ask that you pick one arrival for your character for consistency sake. If you can't choose we suggest using an RNG and letting it pick evens or odds.
▶ Characters in the Vale do have a room assignment as well. They can eventually find their way there after their journey, the poor things.
▶ All characters have been issued four food and four clothing vouchers. These vouchers are as good as money around the resort.
▶ Players should mod random NPCs as they like.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Do whatever your little hearts desire.



MAIN LOBBY
MAIN LOBBY
The Peacock is buzzing with excitement! The massive main lobby is especially spectacular with golden streamers, dazzling lanterns, glittering ornaments, and cheerful music. There doesn’t seem to be one particular holiday being celebrated with the general theme being winter and holiday. An amalgamate like this resort simply couldn’t select one thing and had to go for everything (more is always better). The hallways and aisles are packed with streams of guests in ostentatious outfits. One can’t swing a cat without hitting someone*.

*No cats were harmed in the making of this TDM. We love cats.

There are sprigs of mistletoe above many of the hallways and doors. Surprisingly, the mistletoe have no supernatural abilities whatsoever, but guests that spy two people beneath the mistletoe together will point and demand they kiss. It’s tradition. Don’t be a downer during the festive season. Succumb to the peer pressure.

Hallways are also decorated with vases of poinsettia flowers. Nothing is amiss about these flowers during day hours, but during late night hours they will pick themselves up and trade vases with each other.

They are polite flowers and try to change when there are no guests around but don’t always manage to do it discreetly. Wildcards may notice something gold glinting in the roots of the scrambling poinsettias. Wildcards who manage to grab these flowers and comb through their roots can collect a simple gold ring (along with shivers of, iyaaaa, we just met, so bold).

5 GOLD RINGS GAME ▷ The poinsettias are changing vases! Hey, they like to be fashionable too. Wildcards may notice something gold glinting in their roots as they dart across the floor to the next pot.

▷ Poinsettias are quick and clever. They will dodge, hide, and use bystanders as shields to avoid being caught. Once they’re in their new vase they cannot be taken out. They’re very stubborn.

▷ Poinsettias that are startled may give off a spurt of strong aroma. Wildcards that inhale this scent may break out into a rash. The cure is to climax/orgasm, which will get rid of the rash immediately. It may last up to a week otherwise. An embarrassed poinsettia may offer this explanation, apologetic for doing the flower equivalent of farting in your face.

▷ Gold rings can be retrieved from their roots. Taking these rings is harmless to them but they will be a bit bummed since these rings granted them the ability to scurry around. Please be kind and deposit them into a vase so they are not left stranded on the resort floor!

▷ Each ring collected may have either a slight charm or slight curse. A ring will either grant a brief boost to physical ability (charm) or drain physical ability (curse). Rings are single time use and will become plain gold rings after a brief use period. Players are welcome to choose if the rings they collect are charmed or cursed.

Birdbucks is likewise getting into the winter spirit. Despite there being no weather in the resort they are offering seasonal hot drinks! Prices aren’t any cheaper than usual but the quality is better than their standard coffee. They are offering four new delicious new flavors: Buttered Honey Rum Coffee, Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Cinnamon Latte, and Rainbow Cookie Cappuccino.

These drinks won’t do anything other than make one wired from all the caffeine, but guests are encouraged to enjoy them around one of the fireplaces set up throughout the main hallways. Many people are snuggling up to the fire while nursing a Birdbucks drink and telling stories. A great way to get to know your fellow guests! Each fireplace is surrounded with festive cushions, beanbags, pillows, and blankets.

"Have you all heard about the Peacock’s annual wish tradition? No? I’m an old-timer around here, let me tell you … see those little jars hanging amongst the lights? You’re supposed to write down your heart’s desire on a piece of paper and stick it into the jar. Then, take a match and light it on fire. They say if you do that you’ll get your desire within the next 12 months. Me? I’m wishing for an older babe, a high rank babe, to become my sugar momma… what, doing it together with someone? Sure. They say that if you do it with someone you’ll have a fated connection forevermore. So don’t do it with someone you don’t like, hah!"


Wildcards will find that that loud guest isn’t lying. Many small glass jars hang alongside the fairy lights and there are multiple tables with paper, pens, and matches.

Guests are scribbling down their desires and stuffing them into the jars, watching with glee as the lit paper crumbles to ash. Couples who put their desires in the same jar are said to have a fated connection forever after so many couples can be found following the tradition. Nothing happens right away ... but who knows? It may prove to be true later.
RED CARDINAL
RED CARDINAL
Those looking to escape from the crowds will find respite in Red Cardinal. Despite being busier than usual, this particular bar remains serene with guests calmly enjoying food and drink. The decorations are minimal with a few red hanging paper lanterns. The proprietress, a handsome woman in her forties, works the bar while watching all guests with an eagle eye. Guests can be loud and out of control in the hallways; they aren’t going to behave that way in her bar.

Due to limited space, all wildcards that come alone looking for a meal will be seated at a two-top table with another wildcard. The menu for the holiday season is preset. All dishes are cooked by the proprietress's own hands, so the aroma has the comforting spice of homemade. She fully expects these wildcards to eat every single morsel. To leave any dish with scraps would offend her.


"Full? What do you mean, full? Look at you. You're so thin! Eat up, don't leave anything behind. Is my food not good enough? What's wrong with it?"


Guests that do not manage to finish the entire holiday spread will be bullied into washing dishes in the kitchen. The amount of dishes to be washed is massive. There is no dishwasher so it must all be done by hand. Wildcards sent to kitchen duty will not be allowed to leave until every dish is scrubbed clean. It's the least they can do after insulting her cooking by leaving food on the plate.

RED CARDINAL’S HOMEMADE HOLIDAY MENU ▷ Shrimp and Leek Dumplings; Vegetable Dumplings
▷ Squid Kebabs with Oyster Sauce
▷ Spicy Crawfish Pot (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️)
▷ Rice Noodles served with Sour Beans, Peanuts, Bamboo Shoots, and Shallots
▷ Hand-Pulled Noodles, Thin Beef, Boiled Egg served in Fish Broth
▷ Steamed Crab
▷ Carp with Sichuan Pickles
▷ Kung Pao Chicken (🌶️)
▷ Spicy Beef in Hot Oil (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️)
▷ Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce (🌶️)
▷ Red Braised Pork
▷ Sweet and Sour Ribs
▷ Mapo Tofu (🌶️🌶️)
▷ Twice-Cooked Pork Slices
▷ Hot and Sour Glass Noodles (🌶️🌶️🌶️)
▷ Fried Eggs with Tomatoes
▷ Roast Duck
▷ Egg Fried Rice
▷ Lotus Root and Rib Soup
▷ Glutinous Rice Balls
▷ Green Dumplings
▷ Steamed Pea Flour Cake
▷ Osmanthus Cake
▷ Mung Bean Cake
▷ Egg-Yolk Puff
▷ Dragon's Beard Candy
▷ Steamed Creamy Custard Buns
▷ Rice Dumplings

Guests that decide to skip the food and set up at the bar will find dozens of sealed wine jars. The proprietress will share that these wines are her personal make that she only offers once a year. She has not labeled the effects of these wines for her own personal amusement. Guests who wish to purchase a jug must select one based on the name written label, without knowing what may have been added into the mix.

Red Cardinal has all the other usual options as well. They carry basic spirits, beer, and other no-fuss drinks. Characters may also order small bar snacks like nuts and chips.

RED CARDINAL’S HOMEMADE WINESWEET OSMANTHUS: A sweet wine with notes of apricot and plum. A healthy dollop of the butterflies one feels during first love has been blended in to evoke an even brighter taste on the palate. Drinking Sweet Osmanthus will inspire feelings of love and romance in the drinker.

JAMMY BERRY: A tart wine with notes of blackberry, raspberry, and bayberry. A clever tongue may also taste the unshed tears for those without mourners. Drinking Jammy Berry will compel the drinker to cry. Full on waterworks. You baby.

CHILLED NUT: A mild and nutty wine with notes of chestnut and mint. All that's added to this one is a sprinkle of those bad ideas that always come past 2am. Drinking Chilled Nut will prompt the drinker to confess a secret.

LOTUS TANG: A deep-bodied wine with notes of wood and oak. A cup and a half of blended confidence from "the strongest" men as been liberally whisked in. Drinking Lotus Tang will give the drinker a massive confidence boost and the sense self-importance to match.

All jugs have a high APV. Drink too much and you may end up sleeping on the floor of the bar!
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
Players can submit five threads where their character collects a gold ring with their application to receive a bonus upon acceptance. Players should include these links beneath their sample with a note that they are for the 5 Gold Ring game.
▶ Players may assume that each poinsettia has two rings in their roots so characters may take one each.
▶ If your character writes down a desire and lights it in a jar please keep in mind what that desire was for the future.
▶ Characters obviously can run away from the proprietress if they don’t finish all their food, but she’ll be on the lookout for you miscreants in the future.
▶ Wines can be mixed and matched to blend effects. RIP to that character.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Fly free.



LOVE DOVE
LOVE DOVE
Love Dove, the resort's largest department store, is running a massive end of the year sale. All items are between 50% - 70% off, which is a massive bargain for those that are tight on chips!

Stepping inside will transport you away from the busy crowds of the main hallways and into several floors of retail magic. Not wanting to be outdone by competitors, Love Dove has pulled out all the stops to impress during the festive season with massive decorations and mannequin set-ups. Large bows and ribbons, boxes done up in shiny paper, trees and candelabras, sparkles sparkles sparkles. There are also several tables set up around the store offering complimentary glasses of wine and chocolate covered strawberries.

Characters will find a section for every kink imaginable in the store. Gaze in wonder upon the wall of strap-ons. Marvel at the wide shade range of the silicone penises. Bask the rainbow of silky lingerie—for both women and men. There are gadgets and gizmos a-plenty, including some design oddities of Love Dove’s own creation that wildcards may never have seen before. The store even has staged areas for guests to try out some of the more elaborate equipment before buying. While it is not encouraged to use anything insertable before buying for hygienic reasons, guests can turn display toys on to test vibration strength and suction power.

Despite being a sex department store, Love Dove also has several departments dedicated to regular clothing and undergarments. Characters will find decent basics like t-shirts, sweatpants, underwear, jackets, jeans, skirts, shoes, and dresses for slashed prices. Don't miss these deals! The sale ends when the winter festivities end.

DRESSING ROOMSANONYMOUS FUN: Many of the stalls have strange holes cut into the walls, making it easy to peer into the next room over. However, an astute wildcard may realize that these holes are too big to be peepholes. One may even come to that realization because of an unexpected visitor poking through the hole to say hello.

YOU’D LOOK BETTER IN THIS: The lights in the dressing rooms may flicker on and off during the night. After that blink of darkness, wildcards may find that the clothes they were going to try on have been swapped with something completely different.

FOREBODING: Wildcards may find that their reflection in the mirror is pale and tired. The lips of that reflection will move, a faint flick not noticeable to anyone else around, only to the one looking directly at their own face and knowing they aren't whispering. This reflection will try to warn its original... but will quickly freeze up, unable to get the message out before returning to normal.

At the front of the store there is a temporary section with an elaborate display. Wildcards will find Love Dove promoting masks and feathered costumes. They will hand out fliers inviting all guests the holiday masquerade. Drinks! Food! Dancing! A night that you surely won't forget! New guests simply cannot miss this party. Anyone who is anybody is going to be there.

All those who plan attend the masquerade are required to dress up. In the spirit of the season Love Dove is offering especially good sales on these elaborate costumes. For those with simpler tastes, there are also ballgowns and tuxedos in various prints and colors. The most important article is, of course, the mask.

Staff will encourage wildcards to pay particular attention in choosing a mask that resonates with them.

TRY A NEW FACEHEARTS: Several of the red masks have been marked by Hearts. The wearer will be able to glean a vague sense of the emotions of those around them.

DIAMONDS: Several of the white masks have been marked by Diamonds. The wearer’s body will become especially sensitive to touch and temperature.

SPADES: Several of the black masks have been marked by Spades. The wearer will experience a heightened desire for intensity or violence.

CLUBS: Several of the purple masks have been marked by Clubs. The wearer will become compelled to act impulsively or recklessly.

Masks with effects may be purchased and worn in any of the masquerade prompts.
LOVE DOVE (AT NIGHT)
LOVE DOVE ... AT NIGHT
For all the joy that comes with celebrating the holidays, the jubilant atmosphere can evoke loneliness in one's heart. There are many different kinds of loneliness. The melencholy of missing someone that's died. Sorrow from being parted from your family. The ache of watching the one you love celebrating with someone else. The mourning of being left behind by a friend. These feelings are fleeting in the resort—luxury and hedonism are great distractions—but where do they go after that?

Right now they're manifesting in the sex toys.

Guests browsing Love Dove during night hours will find that some of the sex toys have been possessed by residual loneliness.

Loneliness is a powerful force and it has granted the toys the power to act on their own. Guests had better watch out—as brainless tools gifted a sense of autonomy, all they know to do is fulfill their function.

SEX TOYS GET LONELY TOODILDOS: The dildos will chase after guests to try and fill whatever hole they can. These dildos are indiscriminate and will target any hole, so watch out for these pests trying to jam into one of your nostrils. Dildos will target the nearest character and will change targets if another one is within closer range.

SHIBARI ROPE: The shibari rope has uncoiled itself and is hiding in wait to capture two people together. When it spies an opportunity it will throw itself forward and try to knot two individuals together. It will target a single individual if no one else is close enough to catch with them.

FEATHER TICKLER: The feather ticklers are surprisingly aggressive, chasing after characters to tickle them to tears. Sometimes these ticklers work together to trap characters into a corner and tickle them. A very unlucky character may even run into a flock of ticklers!

LEASH AND COLLAR: The leash and collar set will play dead until someone is close enough. The collar will snap around the neck of the closest individual and the leash will drag them toward someone else to hold.

The sex toys are low level and easy to fight off but please note the you break it you buy it signs posted all over the store. Can you afford to go all out, even with the current deals?
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ How mask abilities manifest in the wearer is totally up to you. For example, the way a Heart mask wearer senses emotions can vary from character to character. There is no one right way to apply the prompt.
▶ Consequences for breaking the toys are totally up to player discretion. Have fun.
▶ Toys can be quelled in other ways. If your character has the ability, go for it.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. Please feel free to get creative! Listen to your heart, when he’s calling for you.



CASINO FLOOR
CASINO FLOOR
The Phoenix Casino has been transformed into a winter wonderland. Trademark royal blue has been replaced by shades of gold and white with pops of bright red lanterns. Guests in elaborate masks and costumes mesh together and then part, reveling in pretending to be someone else for a little while.

All have dressed to impress, sparing no expense in dripping themselves in precious gems and metals. Some of the guests are treated like gods—these are the royal rank guests and the difference in treatment from the rest of the crowd is palpable. These dazzling celebrities take up much of the spotlight, laughing loudly at card tables and shooing away anyone too low of a rank to breathe their air. They don't bother to hide their identities. Why, when they have the best of everything?

There are several game tables set up where crowds are playing and betting. Wildcards are encouraged to join in on the fun and given some grace from social judgement because they have no official rank yet. Some wildcards may even find guests making eyes at them over the table. After all, who knows if the house has been watching and decided that they’re a favorite? Today’s wildcard can be tomorrow’s new 10 rank.

Wildcards may participate in dice games, card games, and roulette in the main casino. Most other typical casino games have been shelved in favor of the special events in private game rooms.

The buffet is massive and decadent. Dishes like lobster and caviar, cuts of filet mignon, kobe beef with white truffles, oysters chilling on real diamonds, bluefin tuna, matsutake mushrooms, pule cheese, and so on. The dessert table is likewise exorbitant with elvish honey cakes, black watermelon, macarons, petit fours, chocolates, eclairs, tarts, soufflé, and flan all sprinkled in edible gold flakes. Dishes may contain aphrodisiac at player discretion.

The bar isn’t lacking either. The resort has created three specialty cocktails for the masquerade. While regular cocktails and spirits are available, staff will encourage guests to give these limited time drinks a try.

COCKTAIL MENUGOLD GLAMOUR: Those that drink Gold Glamour will find that they are now able to change their voice. A popular choice among guests that really want to lean into becoming someone else for the night.

DIAMOND DUST: Those that drink Diamond Dust will find their walls slowly lowering. Suddenly, being vulnerable and open to connecting with people doesn't seem so bad. Something to help loosen up your favorite introvert.

RUBY TONGUE: Those that drink Ruby Tongue will not be able to tell a lie for the next hour or so. No matter how hard they try they will only speak honestly. Ruby Tongue won’t let you hide from yourself, even at a masquerade.

Wildcards and long-standing guests aren’t the only ones in attendance. Phantom hands have crashed the party and are phasing through the casino. To be fair, they’re always in the casino. It isn’t crashing if it’s their stomping grounds, right?

The phantom hands are mischievous and in the mood to get into trouble. They will be pinching the waists and asses of guests, tugging on clothes, knocking over glasses, and generally be a nuisance. Their favorite trick is to pin the blame for their crimes on someone else. If they’re not careful, wildcards may be the target or the scapegoat for some of these pranks!
GAME ROOMS
GAME ROOMS
The resort has arranged for four special events during the masquerade. These events take place in private rooms away from the bustle of the main party. There is no advertising about what is in each room and many guests are swept into the momentum. Highly trained staff tending to the door will be quick in prepping wildcards who wander in, giving them little time to realize what exactly they’ve stumbled into before it begins.

VIRGIN AUCTION In a room draped in red velvets and spotted with plush couches, wildcards will find themselves either snatched up to a wooden stage or given a number. The distinction between the two is simple: staff will judge which characters are virgins and which are not. Virgins are included in the auction and all others are given the opportunity to bid on them.

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome … to the annual Virgin Auction!! Gaze upon these fresh nubile virgins in awe! So clean and so untouched. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to bask in the glow of their freshness!

▷ Virgins will be asked to give an introduction of themselves on stage. Afterward, they can walk the floor and interact with bidders as they please. Virgins are a rare novelty in the resort so NPC guests will fawn over them and offer them gifts like chocolates and flowers. Some may even read crappy love poetry to them.

▷ Bidders may submit their bids via Watch directly to their virgin of choice. If the virgin likes the bid and the guest submitting it they can accept immediately. If not, they can wait for another bid. After 30 minutes, if they have no other bids, they must accept their highest bid.

▷ Virgins need only spend 1 hour of their time on a “date” with the winner of their bid. They do not need to lose their virginity. Virgins will be paid a medium payout for participating in the auction and paid 20% commission from their winning bid.


LOCK & KEY Gold and red melt together in this cozy game room. Adorned with padlock and ribbon decor, wildcards will only have a moment to admire the space before being snatched away by staff. Some wildcards will simply be given a key and returned to the room. Others will find themselves buckled into a harness or belt of some kind—but this isn’t any belt. It's a chastity belt. A rather uncomfortable one at that.

One hour to find your match, all! Anyone that doesn’t find their match after time has passed will be locked in the pillory and spanked as punishment! Welcome to the Locked Chastity Game!!

▷ Locks are looking for their matching key! Guests must find their match in order to win the game.

▷ Locks and keys that do not manage to find their match by the end of 1 hour will lose the game and have chips deducted from their bank account. They will also be locked into a pillory and spanked.

▷ Chastity belts may be over clothes or under clothes. How intense of a belt a character is wearing is left to player discretion. Some are very raunchy and may require direct contact with intimate areas to access.

▷ Once the game begins the door is closed. Candles that let off a strong aphrodisiac will be lit to add some urgency to the matchmaking. How strongly a character is affected is left to player discretion.


DIRTY DICE In another large room with small scattered game tables tables, pairs and groups will be given a special set of dice to play with. Two bold guests take the lead and show everyone how to play the game. One guest tosses both dice: one lands on BITE and the other on BREAST. He grabs his game partner and peels down her collar to sink his teeth playfully into her breast. She then takes her turn, the dice commanding another intimate action.

Got it, newbies? This is an easy beginner game. Roll the dice and do what it says. You both take turns, and if neither wimps out and does what the dice say four times in a row, you win a prize. That’s Dirty Dice for you!

DIE A
1: Bite
2: Kiss
3: Caress
4: Grab
5: Lick
6: Sniff
DIE B
1: Lips
2: Breast
3: Mouth
4: Neck
5: Ass
6: Knee


▷ If both players manage to complete four rolls they both will receive a medium payout.

▷ If one player manages to complete four rolls they will receive a small payout alone.

▷ If neither player manages to complete four rolls they get nothing.

▷ We recommend players use RNG during this game for random fun!


MASTER & PET This particular room notably has several smaller breakout rooms, all decorated in sensual black silks. Every character that steps inside will be guided into drawing a card from a box. The card will either denote Master or Pet. Staff are quick to divide those who have selected master and pet cards and set them up for play.

Welcome, Masters. We have a variety toys and pets for you to choose from. Your wish is our command. Here, you can have whatever you want. You’re in control.

▷ Masters will be given a selection of toys to browse. Players are free to imagine anything in the piles of stock that masters get to choose from.

▷ Pets will be collared and given a metal tag denoting whether the pet is a cat or a dog. This distinction is made based on character personality.

▷ Masters may request a random matchup or examine the available pets and choose the one that catches their eye. Both will then be escorted to a private room to play.

▷ Pets that manage to satisfy their master will receive a medium payout after play.
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Players should mod NPCs and dealers as they like. Characters may win big with medium and large payouts when gambling. They can also lose big as well!
▶ Game managers and staff assisting setting up special games should also be freely modded as needed.
▶ Feel free to make up other special games as well! Players, as always, are encouraged to be creative and have fun.

OOC NOTES

OPENING INFO | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS

BLANKET CW: dubcon; nudity; sex toys; aphrodisiacs; alcohol; altered states; gambling; gloryholes; chastity play; bdsm; petplay; very sexy characters doing sexy things
▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. The house is still observing and deciding. As rank and suits are assigned upon acceptance your character's suit will not manifest until they are accepted into the game.
▶ All TDMs are game canon.
▶ 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.
▶ If you do not currently have permissions and kinks listed in your character’s journal we suggest leaving a note in your top level of any limits or boundaries for other players to reference.
▶ Most importantly, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season!!!!!
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usopp | opla

[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-20 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
1 welcome — main lobby
[ chasing around after sentient flowers all in the hopes of getting an extra buck or two is a very particular kind of shame that most would shy away from, or at the very least execute with some discretion. usopp, on the other hand, possesses an ego almost entirely fictional and thus has very little issue running after the little guys with little more than his quick wit and a desperation to find other means of income. he darts, he dashes, he even throws himself onto the floor like a baseball player sliding into home plate, except the plate it a quivering poinsettia crying out about its virtue.

you find him just as a poinsettia wriggles free from his grasp, leaving him looking mildly confounded. the plant's coy squeals are ringing (lol) in his ears. by the time he notices you approach, he's clutching one of the (cursed) rings in his hand and looks up at you in a daze. ]


...There's a deflowering joke in there, somewhere.

[ and then he falls flat on his face. ]

2 masquerade — casino floor
[ one would think that, by now, usopp would have known better than to indulge in one too many drinks. especially in a place like this, classier and sketchier than he's ever known, and without nami's hefty purse to bear majority of the brunt. honestly, maybe he would have been wiser, were he truly left to his own devices. alas, for we may never know, thanks to the purple sequin mask bearing a single club symbol just beneath his right eye. the mask itself is just a little askew, because four drink usopp is kind of a sloppy mess. ]

So I said to him, I said — "Hey, Bozo!" — Bozo's his actual name, by the way. Yeah. Short for Bozomy. It's regional.

[ it's not an unfamiliar scene. usopp, leaning heavily on his elbows propped up by the casino bar, holds court among other party-goers who may or may not realize they're the audience to his performance. he's fifteen minutes deep into his third story of the evening, and his words haven't even begun to slur yet. ]

I said, "Hey, Bozo! The time for your reign is over! This village is under my protection now!" [ he spares a moment to let the gravitas of his heroic speech sink in, the corners of his lips curling in self-satisfaction. ] I know what you're thinking — a smart man would give up, go home. But, you don't spend a lifetime going by "Bozo" if you're a smart man. [ he sighs, heavy and resigned. ] So, you know. I had to do it to 'em.

3 game rooms — dirty dice
[ games, he'd said, like an absolute idiot, i love games! someone pointed in a direction, and he'd followed, because six drink usopp is kind of a stupid mess. smashcut to ten minutes later, and he's seated at a small circular table across another unwitting (?) player, wondering what he might have done in a past life to deserve such rotten luck. kicked a kitten, probably.

he stares at thrown dice before him, brow furrowing deeper and deeper as the words sniff and ass continue to stare up at him. eventually he looks up to address his game partner, expression grim. ]


...Let's call that a practice throw.

? et cetera
( feel free to toss a wildcard at me for anything i missed! happy to write a starter. 18+ for 🌶️ )
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sniff booty

[personal profile] gripping 2023-12-20 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
( play the game, zoro. it'll be easy, zoro. who doesn't want an easy win, zoro? the words jangle around in his mind as he stares in ( internal, because he'd never show the emotion on his face) horror at the dice. those words rolling around in there sound suspiciously like usopp.

maybe this is zoro's fault. a little. but, only because he chose to let usopp talk him into something that has bad idea written all over it.

there are plenty of things zoro can and will do in his life — including murder — but letting someone sniff his ass is where he draws the line.

apparently.

he frowns, picks up his glass and the whiskey burns all the way down to his stomach. every single part of him just wants to get up and walk the hell out and pretend he never even saw usopp tonight. the glass is set down suspiciously carefully and he fixes a hard stare on the other man, )


Roll it again.
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-20 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
I was already going to, [ he insists as he snatches up the pair of dice. despite, or maybe because of all the liquor in his system, he feels it's absolutely necessary zoro knows he had and will never have any intentions to sniff his — or anyone else's! — ass tonight. or ever!!

he gives the dice a good, long rattle in his fist, lips pursed in concentration as if he could somehow imbue his will onto the miniature cubes and get — ?? what, exactly. he pauses briefly, recalling in sudden vividness the demonstration two other players had performed for everyone's benefit. he feels a brief flash of panic that finds his eyes dropping down to zoro's chest and—

he drops the dice onto the velvet tabletop like he'd just been burned. realizing belatedly that he'd closed his eyes somewhere along the way, he tentatively cracks one open... then the other. he stares, and the words grab ass stare back up at him.

a long moment passes. ]


Sssoo am I supposed to—? Or you?
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[personal profile] gripping 2023-12-20 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
( it really isn't something that zoro needs to know, honestly, because he just assumes that from anyone. who wants to sniff someone's ass?? not this guy. and, thankfully, not usopp. there's probably some weirdos out there that'd be into that kind of thing but the less zoro thinks about it, the better.

what he does do in the face of this strange thing is let a brief and small smile flicker over his lips at usopp's belligerence. zoro knows it's the alcohol lending to that smartass tone coloring his words.

well, they were. now he just sounds like normal usopp when he squeezes his eyes closed and questions the new roll of die. can't take this guy anywhere. he finishes off the rest of his drink and motions to a wandering waiter for another, larger glass. )


Why'd you want to do this if you're afraid to do what the damn dice say?

( he sounds exasperated, but not mean. yet. instead, he reaches around and grabs a handful of usopp's cheek with one hand and snatches up the dice with the other. a squeeze with one ( not the dice ) and a toss with the other ( the dice ) and then his hands rest against the table as he glares at the dice, just daring them to give him something stupid.

and, it does. because, of course, it does. his lips thin as he stares at them: lick knee. these dice are determined to just give them a really awful time. zoro supposes he could just go ahead and lick over usopp's pants and be done with it — that'd certainly make things easier. but considering how he's seeing other people complete this game, it might not count. and that'll just really piss him off if they do four things and then it turns out to not even count.

he wants the payout.

also, he's just assuming he's going to be doing all these things because he doesn't feel the need to hesitate doing any of them. they don't have all night to wait for usopp to find his courage to touch zoro. so, with that in mind, zoro sinks to his knees and coaxes usopp to shift his leg closer so his foot is between zoro's legs. he pushes the pant leg up to just above the knee and then leans in. he tells himself it's the competitiveness in him that makes him do it like this, no other reason.

his gaze upturns, looking at usopp's face through the dark veil of his lashes, and it's there he keeps his sights — face and nowhere else — as he leans in to drag his tongue, near slow and seductively, over usopp's knee. there's a sharpness to the corner of his mouth that reflects something almost like a challenge as he reaches just above the crest of knee. he'll hold eye contact for a few beats longer ( should usopp even be looking ) as if it's some strange display of misguided dominance.

then, just like that, he gently taps the side of usopp's leg as he rises just in time to accept his new drink from the waiter. he takes a pull from the glass and waves absently to the dice. )


Go on.
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wow this went places sry about that

[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not scared, [ come usopp's ready response, and this time he actually means it. afraid is too strong a word for what he feels, which right now seem to be a strange cocktail of apprehension and anticipation, like one of his volatile concoctions that's still several stages away from proper testing. let it be known, for the record, asking after the rules of the game isn't exactly the same thing as avoiding the play.

it was definitely a little bit of stalling, though, he won't lie about that. the same way he stalls now, dice clutched tightly in one hand while the other presses flat and impotently against the velvet lining of the tabletop. he still feels the phantom squeeze of zoro's hand on his ass, and finds the sight of the man on his knees in front of him, lips open and tongue out, practically seared into the back of his mind.

there are — rules at play here, outside of the confines of this dice game, and even the overall resort itself. rules between bros, between pals, between friends who fought and played together, between two men who watched one of the other one nearly die chasing after his own bliss. usopp thinks of lines that aren't meant to be crossed, of friendships he only ever heard about, of kaya and missed chances, and the look on her face as the going merry pulled away, knowing she probably wouldn't ever see him again.

and then he thinks he thinks way too much. an overactive mind like his tends to thrive without the restraint of his usual reservations, but this lack of inhibition — aided by one too many drinks and the power of the purple mask still precariously perched over the bridge of his nose — makes for a very strange cocktail indeed.

what the hell, it's just a game. here, just like on the dock of the baratie, zoro doesn't even hesitate. this isn't anywhere close to life or death, so what the hell is usopp being so wary for? he sends the dice rolling, and stares as they settle innocently on bite and neck. alcohol loosens his limbs, the mask whispers encouragement in his ears, but more prominent than both is this sudden desire to stop chasing and finally just catch up.

he reaches out and rests a hand around one side of zoro's neck, using it both as an anchor and a hook to leverage the both of them closer. when his teeth find purchase on that junction between shoulder and neck, usopp bites down firmly enough that the other man would feel it even under all that muscle. maybe even for days to come.

when he pulls back, feeling wildly triumphant and also like he'd just narrowly escaped the clutches of death, usopp realizes he is woefully, desperately without a drink of his own. ]


That's three.
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[personal profile] solveyou 2023-12-20 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Andrew's general amount of care for other people is pretty low. So he watches Usopp go down and stares for a few moments. Then he walks over and crouches down next to Usopp.]

Hey. Can I flip you over?

[Standard procedure for fainting, but Andrew doesn't want to do it if Usopp isn't okay with that. Seems like a medical problem, anyway. If it's not, it's at least worth gathering more information about.]
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-20 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ the thing about being cursed with a physical drain (not that usopp is an expert on the matter, though maybe after this experience he will be), it slows down and weakens everything but his brain, so while he barely twitches his head in affirmative, the entire time his mind is running a thousand miles an hour trying not to panic over his current predicament.

it's not succeeding, in case anyone was wondering.

at the very least, he finds he can still more or less move his mouth, even if it is currently smushed up against the carpet from his weight. gross. ]


That'd be nice, thanks, [ he says, or some muffled equivalent of it. ]
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[personal profile] solveyou 2023-12-20 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, Andrew's done this to a lot of exhausted athletes so he's used to muffled, slurred responses. Also thankfully, despite being exactly five feet tall, Andrew is an exy player who is quite a bit stronger than he looks. So he rolls Usopp over and then peers down at him.]

What happened?

[Because from his perspective, a perfectly healthy guy basically just dropped dead for no discernable reason. It's about the most interesting thing he's seen so far in this place, and it's completely unrelated to sex, which is a bonus.

But it could also just be regular fainting disease which would, admittedly, be extremely boring.]
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ while grateful he's no longer flat on his face, usopp finds being flat on his back presents itself with new misfortunes to navigate. he can see better, for one thing, which allows him to assess the situation better, though maybe he didn't really need his eyes to know that he's still just as useless on his back than he was before. the only difference is now everyone can commit his face to memory as that guy who got knocked out by a flower. damn.

he finds, after some careful attempts, that he can in fact move his limbs, but it takes herculean-levels of effort to do so, and even then they're sluggish and heavy. he considers his savior's question, lips pressed into a grim line. ]


I think, [ he says, in the kind of slow cadence of someone who realizes what they're about to say is very stupid, indeed, ] that flower cursed me.

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3, I'm sorry

[personal profile] theflashyfool 2023-12-20 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I don't know. Seems appropriate for Captain Shitastic.

[But no, he really fucking doesn't want Usopp sniffing his ass if he can help it. Can they...re-roll? If they've got to play this stupid game. Buggy isn't sure he's drunk enough for it yet.

Or if he ever will be.]
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are you really

[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ there's a long, long pause wherein usopp levels the clown with a look somewhere between aggrieved and unease. there's a lot of things an overstrung mind like his can juggle (lol), but navigating the idea of what he'd just witnessed demonstrated for this game and buggy is a feat he's not sure anyone can handle. man does he miss when this guy was just a head.

he looks around. ]


What's the rules on switching partners?
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masquerade

[personal profile] cartographie 2023-12-20 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Drunk Usopp running his mouth and spinning stories to a half-unwitting audience isn't exactly astonishing, but the relief Nami feels when she hears his voice and catches sight of his face in profile when he turns to tell a joke is. She's never been so happy to catch one of her crewmates acting like a jackass.

Carefully edging her way around the side of the bar she listens to him ramble, keeping out of sight as she finds an empty spot to listen, waiting for a break in his current saga to try and get his attention.
]

What happened next? [ Nami's perched on the far end of the bar, leaning in enough to prop her chin on her hand, eyes creased with barely suppressed delight having found him safe and spinning stories to unsuspecting strangers. ]

After you did it to 'em?
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ there are constants in life that no amount of multiuniversal reality-bending can ever change: water will always be wet, the best part of a brownie will always be the edges, and if usopp still has a voice he'll be using it to weave his tales to anyone unfortunate enough to possess ears. he hardly needs a captive audience, let alone one that's goading, but any form of encouragement is more kindle to the inferno of a young man who never learned how to vie for attention a normal way. he would have carried on regardless, but hearing someone actually prompt him as he'd intended has him happily launching into the flourishing end of his story. (the ear-splitting grin is for nami, personally.) ]

Had 'em running for the seas, didn't I? Scared 'em so straight they swam right back to the Underworld from whence they came. I told them to tell their friends.

[ so excited to see a familiar face, he extricates himself from the main crowd without even waiting for an applause (it doesn't come anyway) and all but launches himself at the other straw hat. ]

Nami! You're here too? [ oh, hm, wait. he probably shouldn't sound so pleased about that, considering what here is, but he's also still quite drunk, so the gravity of the situation is a little too far out of his reach at the moment. he's going to throw an arm around her shoulders instead. ] Lemme buy you a drink — what're you having?
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masquerade

[personal profile] bigsmile 2023-12-20 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
(Luffy couldn't be happier, all things considered. He'd been roped into going to the masquerade dressed in a basic tuxedo, white mask adorning with diamond motifs perched precariously on his nose. This place is strange and unusual, not to mention rude for taking his hat away and exposing his curls to the world. It's just difficult to be annoyed with it when such a place brings his friends and Luffy can't help but grin as he watches the story unfold, leaning back on a table where the food spread is within easy reach.

There's something in the way Usopp talks that captivates people and even Luffy finds himself curious and wrapped up in the stories, wanting to hear what comes next. If it came out further down the line that Usopp had eaten a chat chat fruit or something of the sort, Luffy would not at all be shocked to hear it.

Despite all the weirdness, there's something almost comforting in seeing Usopp around, hearing the other speaking his words like nothing is out of the ordinary. Unfortunately for Usopp, Luffy is also a few drinks and half the buffet in and he pockets another piece of food before calling out.
)

What did you do to 'em, captain?
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if usopp were to be completely honest, in the beginning it was a little funny to still go around calling himself the great captain of the going merry. it was playful, in the sense that everyone involved knew better than to think he actually meant any of it, so joking around like that had never felt like anything more than good fun. but after coco village there was no doubt in anyone's mind why luffy was the real captain, and admittedly ever since then usopp had felt a little more than silly to keep pretending whenever the other guy was around.

but, well. even a jester can command a court, right? ]


Gave 'em the ol' one-two, that's what.

[ he thus proceeds to launch into a brief (five minutes, minimum) run down of what the "ol' one-two" entails — something outrageous and convoluted that defies the laws of physics, even in a world where the laws of physics are pretty loosey-goosey to begin with. it has the intended effect of enthralling his audience, even if a few of them have begun to suspect perhaps this great captain usopp is full of more than just liquor.

by the end of it, he's run out of ways to describe how scared shitless he'd left bozo and hi crew, and feeling a little parched besides, so he slips away from his adoring (?) fans to cross over to luffy's table and help himself to one of the empty seats. and a glass of what he hopes is some kind of kahlua mix and not milk. ]


How's the buffet situation, captain? All in order?

[ ah, it's milk. ]
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[personal profile] bigsmile 2023-12-22 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
( Usopp may not be finding it the most fun thing in the world, but Luffy still enjoys the banter that comes with it even if he doesn't say as much at the time. As long as Usopp isn't redesigning the Jolly Roger again it's all good and Luffy delights in listening to the story the other weaves. There's a charisma and skill there that even he can appreciate, a way with words even if they're spun from the most dubious of threads. If anything the stories are a good giggle and Luffy finds himself laughing quietly as the story progresses, every so often pausing to eat another piece of food.

Soon enough Usopp ends the story and heads on over. Luffy can't keep the grin from his face, overly thrilled that the sniper is in this place. Sure, it's not the greatest resort in the world and he knows first hand that things get weird fast, but with the crew here there's nothing in Luffy's mind that can take them down.

The buffet gets a cursory look.
)

It's not bad, I keep eating it and someone keeps refilling it. ( There's probably a staff member in the kitchen somewhere, cursing Luffy's existence at this moment in time and the pirate captain snags another steak morsel to eat. ) Been here long?
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-24 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
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Lobby

[personal profile] honestyimpact 2023-12-20 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Koby frowns at the ridiculous joke and is about to sigh about it but that falls away as Usopp hits the carpet face first.

He’s over in a flash, crouching down where Usopp has fallen and placing a hand on his shoulder. ]


Are you okay? Did you hit your head?

[ He probably did in his acrobatic attempts at catching the plant, Koby has only done the most basic of first aid training and all of it has just vacated his brain the moment he might need it. Is he supposed to pick him up? If he’s concussed there’s a good chance he’ll throw up if moved but it’s back injuries you’re not supposed to move, he thinks. God he shouldn’t have done shots in the bar because being tipsy definitely isn’t helping. ]

I think I need to move you on to your side, are you alright with that?
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ vaguely, usopp registers the voice as a familiar one. he sits (well, lays) with that knowledge for a while, wondering how embarrassed he's going to have to feel that he took a fall like that in front of someone he might already know, then reasons it probably would have been just as bad to do it in front of a complete stranger anyway.

he runs a brief assessment of himself. the good news? he did not hit his head when he fell. the bad news is because his nose caught the brunt of it. ]


I think my nose is broken.

[ it's not. but it is a little bruised. 😔

that is also not a proper answer, but he doesn't seem to be offering anything else any time soon, so do with that what you will, koby. ]
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3 game rooms — dirty dice

[personal profile] shanksyourfeels 2023-12-20 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ While Shanks' suit remains in tact, the tie has been loosened. These clothes feel tight and loose in all the wrong places - mostly tight. His jacket remains, though the buttons on his shirt are unbuttoned probably lower than the influential guests might like. The mask however, has been abandoned. He actually likes the air of mystery it gives, but it seems a hurdle for this sort of game. Then Usopp rolls the dice, and Shanks lifts an eyebrow before looking at Usopp. ]

[ Shanks has a whole host of 0s when it comes to dignity and self-respect, and would have done or allowed just about whatever, but he isn't going to stop Usopp from rerolling. First, he leans on the table, on his one arm, and laughs, full and hearty. ]


Reroll if you like. That probably isn't the best way to meet people.
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[personal profile] catsup 2023-12-21 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if any of these would be the best way to meet people, [ comes the younger man's more subdued response. by now, the alcohol buzzing in his veins is more of a distant hum, and no amount of influence from the purple mask covering half his face overpowers the voice (sounding young, eight years old even) screaming in his head.

red-hair shanks.

usopp has never met this man before in his life, but he knows his name, and he knows the stories that follow him. hell, he's told a few of them himself. but more importantly than that, usoppp knows who follows this man. he has to wonder if shanks would be able to spot a resemblance. he wonders if there would even be one. maybe that's why he's decided to keep the mask on, for now.

he gestures to the dice. ]


Why don't you give it a shot? Maybe your luck's better than mine.
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[personal profile] shanksyourfeels 2023-12-22 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a hearty laugh to Usopp's retort. ] Some of them, you might find aren't so bad for introductions.

[ Indeed. Red-Hair Shanks. And if not for the mask, he might notice the family resemblance on Usopp, yes. But he has no good reason for why Yasopp never returned. They left East Blue, and he's not sure anything he can say makes up for that to those he and his crew left behind. ]

[ He smiles he takes the dice. ]
Perhaps it is.

[ The dice roll - Die A: 2-Kiss, Die B: 3-Mouth. Shanks lifts an eyebrow to Usopp, giving him a chance to opt out. ]

[ If nothing else, Usopp will have a little story out of this meetup. ]
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