TDM 011

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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.

We are thrilled to announce that the Golden Peacock will be embracing autumn with a special outing. Current and new guests are invited to join us for a refreshing outdoor experience where participants can unplug, unwind, and connect with nature. During this time, all Watches will be disabled to the most basic functions (texting, calls, checking chip account) in order to encourage guests to disconnect.

Please look forward to two weeks of finding yourself amongst the trees. We hope you enjoy your stay, and have a fan-CAMP-stic time. 】

CAMPING

GETTING OFF THE GRID

As the resort moves into what it claims is autumn, the days grow shorter. The projected sun in the Vale sets in the afternoon, after which a faint chill falls. Then there’s the most excessive transformation of all – a portion of the Vale has transformed into a campground complete with a scenic lake, seemingly overnight. Statues nearby have been dressed up with flannel jackets and suspenders. Folksy banjo fills the air without any discernible source.

A section of the campgrounds have been reserved for tents. These tents vary in size, shape, and supplies. All tents, regardless of quality, are supplied with sex toys and lube. Staff and long-standing guests all agree — pretending to live in the wilderness and 'rough it' for a while is thrilling. This is what the peasants feel like all the time!

NOT ALL TENTS ARE EQUAL

► High-rank guests are allocated spacious and luxurious tents. These elaborate mini-homes come with TVs, beds, heaters, and plenty of supplies. Provided camping gear is high quality, ranging from state of the art flashlights to designer backpacks. It can't quite be considered roughing it in these tents, but glamping is camping too!

► Mid-rank guests are allocated moderate tents that comfortably fit up to three guests. These tents come with cots or sleeping bags, as well as standard camping gear to make their time living off the land fairly comfortable. While these tents lack the bells and whistles of the high-rank accommodations, they are more than enough for a comfortable but realistic camping experience.

► Low-rank guests are allocated the shabbiest tents. These sagging accommodations can shield one guest comfortably, but that doesn't stop staff from pairing low-ranking guests together in order to save space. Their 'sleeping bags' are a single blanket and hay bale pillow. There are no other included amenities aside from sex toys and a single lantern.

► Last but certainly not least: our Wildcards! All Wildcards have been randomly assigned. Whether they end up in a glamping tent or sleeping beneath a propped up sheet is left to chance. Wildcards also may find themselves waking up beside a current guest or another new arrival.

► Guests that "go camping" will discover that the door connecting the Vale to the rest of the resort has mysteriously vanished. Uh oh! Looks like there's no going back to the comfortable life anytime soon. Don't worry, the door will return when it's time to pack up and head home.

LET'S GET CRAFTY

► New characters still wake up naked save for a robe, as is standard for the Golden Peacock. This round’s robes are flannel gingham to embrace camping and autumn aesthetic. Some of these robes are much shorter than others; watch out that the lake breeze doesn’t reveal more than you wanted.

► Unlike the standard, there are no racks of clothes waiting for new arrivals outside of their tents. You're roughing it out in the woods, remember? Instead of clothing, Wildcards will find an assortment of raw materials to make clothes.

Fabric rolls, hemp, buckets of leaves, leather, and other assorted goods are waiting to be cobbled into something new. The staff have been kind enough to leave some small hunting knives and wooden needles to make crafting a bit easier. Of course, they won't stop anyone that wants to embrace the wild side and strut around naked.

HOME ON THE RANGE

Welcome to the Peacock Campgrounds! Nicknamed the Stomping Grounds by long-standing guests. Rustic and right off a sparkling lake, guests will find everything they need to live in the wilderness. Staff have expertly set up fire pits, benches, hammocks, and a wooden shed to act as a tool depository. There's even an outhouse, which is a real novelty to many of the long-standing guests. Do they just... squat over that hole and do their business? How wild!

Unlike previous resort-sponsored excursions, guests are expected to manage without the help of staff. That pile of wood won't be replenished once used; guests will have to go chop down trees and split their own. Food won't magically appear in their tents regardless of rank. Camping is all about living off the land. Though staff make themselves scarce to make the experience feel real, they lurk in the shadows, discreetly providing necessary tools and fixing broken equipment so guests won't struggle too much. It isn't fun if it's real hardship, after all!

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO COOK?

► On the first camp morning, guests will find barrels of ingredients and cooking utensils left beside the central fire pit. These barrels are stocked with fruits and vegetables that won't spoil quickly, many of which are seasonal to autumn. They have also been left a few protein options like eggs, jerky, and canned ham. These ingredients are communal and limited. Once they run out, guests will have to hunt and gather in the Vale to collect more.

► Guests must prepare their own meals while camping. Not even the high-ranks are given any special treatment on this! While oil and firestarter are included in the initial supply, these too are limited and won't be replenished after use.

► Staff would never let their precious guests go without a sweet treat. A generous supply of hot cocoa and all the fixings for s'mores has been left behind as well. While none of the other food will be replenished, the hot cocoa and s'mores goodies seemingly never run out. A night around a campfire without roasting marshmallows or sipping cocoa would be too cruel to subject guests to.

SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW

► Guests will have to hunt and gather once ingredients dwindle if they want to eat. The wooden shed is home to a selection of tools that can be used to hunt: bows and arrows, hatchets, axes, fishing poles and line, etc. All tools are rudimentary and can break if not taken care of.

► The Vale is lush with wild fruits and vegetables. However, much like in reality, not all vegetation in the Vale is safe to eat. While some berries and mushrooms are consumable, others are toxic or psychedelics. One must also not forget that they're in the Golden Peacock: some unusual plants that grow in the vale may trigger arousal. Watch out that you don't eat something funky by accident!

► Before 'leaving', staff will explain that guests can fish or hunt small game running throughout the Vale. One particularly enthusiastic staff member will suggest guests track down the snoggleboffs, as they're extremely delicious after roasting on an open fire.

ACTIVITIES

TWO WEEKS OF ROUGHING IT

Camping can't be all about survival. Where's the fun in that? Before 'leaving', the staff arrange activities and events for guests to enjoy. A wooden bulletin board outlines times for group hikes, camping experiences, and wilderness delights. Adirondack chairs line the edge of the lake and a few tire swings hang over the water, tied to strong tree branches. For the first week and a half the weather is pleasant and sunny. Perfect for camping.

At night, acoustic guitars and other wooden instruments come out so that guests can make music around the bonfire. Projected stars dapple the night sky, forming various constellations sourced from guest worlds. The moon enters a different phase each night, shining a gentle silver across the campgrounds. Why not pull your sweetheart in and cuddle beneath the night sky? It's so romantic.

IN CAMP

► Guests that don't want a cold shower should make their way over to the shower stalls quickly. These outdoor showers hold very little hot water and run cold after about five minutes. First-come first-serve!

► A wood-chopping competition begins around lunchtime. There are two goals: to split as much wood as possible and looking sexy while doing it. Guests that chop wood unsexily immediately fail! Alternatively, sexiness with a pathetic number of chunks is more acceptable, but still a loss. Those that achieve both goals will instantly win a large payout. Failing to sexily cut wood won’t have any penalties associated with it, and you can always try again tomorrow!

► Bear hunting is a popular activity that even the spoiled long-standing guests are getting in on! No, not hunting real bears. That would be insane. Peacock's version of bear hunting involves hunting down bear-like guests and capturing them! Any guest that fits the criteria of big, thick, and strong may potentially be assigned the role of bear. Hunters who manage to tie up, handcuff, net, or otherwise 'capture' a 'bear' will instantly receive a large payout.

THE LAKE

► This sparkling lake is rich with fish. Enjoy sitting back on the long pier with a fishing rod or take one of the wooden boats out for a row around the lake. It's also safe to swim in, for guests that would like to take a dip and rinse off the sweat of camp living! Don't mind the random swim trunks or drink umbrellas that pop up now and then. This water is definitely fresh and not recycled from the summer beach extravaganza.

► Guests that do decide to take a dip may encounter a familiar friend. Fernando the tentacle monster is camping too! This randy tentacle monster is as horny as ever, eager to embrace guests and stick slippery tentacles into any reachable orifice.

► Once the sun goes down, many of the long-standing guests strip off their shoddily crafted clothes and sprint into the water for skinny dipping by moonlight! What's a camping excursion without a lake-side orgy? The best way to drown out those erotic moans from the lake is to head to the central fire pit and join in on some campfire songs.

OUTSIDE CAMP

► Those that head out of camp for a hike or hunt can enjoy any of the Vale's usual wonders. With autumn, shiny apples dangle from the trees and pumpkins pepper beneath their protruding roots. Along with autumnal fruits and vegetables, canned beef and ham have been mysteriously left in pockets close to the campgrounds. A little act of kindness from the staff; not everyone is cut out to hunt their own game!

► For those interested in hunting down some fresh game, walking around the forest in the morning may come with a stroke of luck. Strange little creatures the size of an adult's fist are active during this time. These hairy beasts come in brown and white, and screech, "Scrun scrun screeee!" when agitated.

Yes, these are the alleged snoggleboffs! Don't feel bad about hunting them, they're an invasive species that are unfriendly and eager to steal from unsuspecting guests. Their main strength is their speed, but once caught, they don't put up much of a fight.

► Guests that explore deep into the Vale may find a dark cave mouth that leads downward into a damp chamber. The ceiling glitters with stalactites and, along the wall, they'll find a horizontal crease with what seems to be... hair? If touched, this crease will creak open, revealing a large eye that darts back and forth before focusing on whoever woke it. Black pupils and iris bleed into one endless abyss.

Those that gaze directly into the eye will freeze. Their mind will remain active while their body locks in place, not unlike sleep paralysis. This trance will break once the eye blinks, which it will do after some time... but it can also be forced into blinking by force if there's someone who hasn't made eye-contact around to help. Frozen guests will be overwhelmed with the fear of abandonment for the duration of their paralysis. This fear will fade after the connection is broken, as if it wasn't their fear at all.

Like a regular eye, dirt or debris can force a blink. If this route is taken, the eye will go bloodshot and shut, refusing to open again. Any guest that inflicts damage to the eye may find that their suite, upon return, has been trashed. As if someone or something threw a big tantrum in there while they were gone. Wonder why that happened...?

HOWLING

CALL OF THE WILD

Temperatures drop drastically at night as the camping excursion nears its end. Nights become so chilly that morning dew frosts over, crunching beneath guest feet. Every day the light and its warmth set a little bit earlier. Staff remain elusive and do not provide warmer blankets or clothes for guests, leaving them to cuddle for warmth or find other ways to sleep comfortably during nightly cold snaps.

The moon hits its apex on the final night of camping. Unlike the other nights, this full moon shines blood red. The Vale stills under this ominous sign, silent. Snowflakes begins to fall, spreading an endless clean sheet across the campgrounds. That reflected pink hue is inescapable.

THE WEATHER TURNS

► Along with chilly nights, the last few days of camping feature inclement weather conditions. Clouds overtake the sun and rain falls, alternating between light mist and heavy downpour.

► Winds pick up, with speeds threatening to whip away the less stable tents. Guests that don't hunker down and add additional support to their tents may end up chasing them into the storm. Other loose items around the campgrounds may end up blown away as well.

BLOOD MOON

► Wild instinct rises with the blood moon. As crimson moonlight beckons, some guests may begin to feel ... strange. As if they need to claw their true selves free. Those that answer the call to bathe in the light of the blood moon will undergo a transformation.

► Basking in the light of the blood moon triggers a were-transformation. While the standard were that the blood moon inspires is the classic werewolf, guests may transform into any kind of were. Along with hybrid transformation, the blood moon stirs mating and sex impulses in these new weres. Remaining humans are at risk of being eaten... in the sexy way.

► Transformation into a were is not mandatory. Other guests may step into the blood moon's light and not experience any kind of transformation or impulse. These guests are now actors in a sexy horror scene, given the task of surviving the night surrounded by monsters! At least they're sexy monsters? Giving in and fucking on the wild side may be more fun.

PACKING UP

► After the crazy weather and horny werewolves, the staff judge that it's high time to wrap this excursion up. Guests will once again openly see these diligent workers the morning after the blood moon. They come flooding into the site with clothing, snacks, and other comforts while praising everyone for surviving for so long without the resort's usual luxuries.

► A first aid tent and cleaning station are swiftly erected. All guests that volunteer to treat injuries sustained over the course of the camping experience or help clean up the site will be compensated with a large payout.

► Every guest that participated in the camping event, regardless of whether they help wrap things up, will be issued a spa voucher. Go relax, you've earned some pampering after all of that hard living!

OOC NOTES

INVITES | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS

▶ BLANKET CW: altered states; eyes (descriptions only, incl. eye injury); exhibitionism; hunting (incl. hunting fantasy creatures); orgies; public sex; survival; temperature play; tentacles; transformation; violence

▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. Suits will not manifest until characters are accepted into the game.

▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's September event. Camping will ICly begin September 15th and end October 3rd.

▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.

▶ The top level directory is for new characters only. We want to make sure new characters are prioritized and receive attention! If you would be interested in a game invitation, you can note that in your comment header.

▶ 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.

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Comments

Acheron | Honkai Star Rail | Current Player, New Character

[emeinator]

I. Tents Out
A. Does Anyone Know How To Cook?

[The fire crackling brings a wave of nostalgia over the whole little setting. Despite still dressed in the flimsy robes the resort had so graciously given them, there is a warmth to the scene that warms more than skin. It settles in one chest as flames flicker.

For a moment, it would be easy to forget that they're stuck in some crazy sex resort.

Acheron is settled on a log, hands nursing a mug of hot cocoa as she looks into the flames. It's a scene that she is all so familiar with during her travels across worlds and galaxies. Still, she's perhaps feeling extra nostalgic as memories she still has clung to flit through her thoughts.] This is a strange place. It doesn't offer bare necessities one would expect, yet they seem to not want us to lack for the sweeter things. Peculiar...

[The limited ingredients versus the neverending cocoa and s'mores is kind of silly, but she finds it almost charming.

Nevermind the lack of proper clothes. She seems not too bothered by her state of dress. It's not like she can complain at the moment.] It's easy to forget that the sky we look above to is not real, but it is still quite beautiful.

B. Supplies Running Low

Do you intend to come with me? [Acheron thinks that if she had a sword, getting supplies would be easier. As it is, she'll accept a hatchet and axe for the time being. She could fashion something out of wood. It wouldn't be elegant, but it would get the job done.

She has no intention of waiting for supplies to run out. Even if her state of being is quite questionable at best, she knows many people here are very human. Staying idle would do them no good.] Let us go then.

II. Fire Going
A. Wood-Chopping Competition

[Cool is a kind of sexy right?

There's some clapping and whooping as Acheron stands, axe in hand, with a plentiful amount of wood chopped falling to the floor behind her. Did anyone ever expect an emanator of nihility using her skills to chop wood? That's not important.

Also, people see to be very awe'd despite barely seeing her movement as she chopped so much wood. Her standing with eyes closed in a cool pose is pretty sexy though, right?] I've completed your task.

B. Bear Hunting

[You're definitely being chased. You can't see it, but there's something akin to tension in the air. Every so often you might hear a rustle of leaves, but the source of it hasn't made themselves known.

It happens in the blink of an eye though. You'll suddenly find yourself pinned to the floor with the longhaired woman firmly keeping you pressed to the earthy floor. Despite it all, she doesn't look like she's out for blood or anything. She's just participating in the game, though she does find it a little strange that she's hunting people and not actual bears.]

There's no point in resisting. [One can feel the strength in her grip, even if it also feels like she isn't putting all of it into keeping her captive pinned down.] Do you concede?

C. Outside Camp

[Perhaps you were caught staring at the eye; unable to break free from its gaze. It isn't the most glamorous, but you'll suddenly feel a hand grab you and yank you back as though tossing you out of harms way. She didn't really think much pass the reflex of breaking your eye contact with whatever that eye belongs to.] Don't look at it again.

[Her brows are furrowed and she doesn't even give the eye a cursory glance. She had seen what it was already doing and she feels some foreboding energy from it. She won't ask what it has done by locking eyes with, but with the way you were frozen into place.] I apologize for the abruptness. We should leave though.

III. Wildcard

[Feel free to wildcard something if these options don't satisfy. You can PM me if you want a personalized starter and we can hash some details out for it. Thank you!]

1a!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flamechase]

( it is less familiar for elysia, but the nature, whether real or man-made, is nostalgic, too. it reminds her of times so innocent, when she had been little, nameless, a young girl in a small village who wanted for nothing at all.

and above all else, sharing such a lovely moment with someone whose face lights a particular fire in her heart too is a blessing. everything else - this place, the reason she breathes with life again, the many unanswered questions, they're all second to this very moment. )

It doesn't need to be real to still leave an impression, does it? ( the same could have been said for the elysian realm, after all, made of data in all, she figures, this place might be, too. but hadn't they all been so very real still, with feelings and thoughts to be remembered? ) As long as it makes you feel something, then it's as good as real, right?

( asked in a way as though she's expecting to be comforted, knowing well it's coming from... not the right person, but it's close enough, perhaps. )

[emeinator]

[Acheron looks back up at the sky before turning to Elysia.] That is true. Perhaps it is less that it isn't real but more that I have become too used to such views over and over again. [How many skies has she looked upon? How many times has she seen this at this point? Does she still admire the stars like before?]

As for feeling something... [A more complicated scenario. honestly. Acheron's deterioration is a fickle thing. It's inconsistent; eroding things away in waves, but she can never truly prepare what will be pulled into that void of nothingness.

Despite that, of course, Acheron persists.] Memories will fade with time. Perhaps we will even lose that memory completely. But when it comes to feeling, it is something that we will hold and cherish even if the memory might one day be gone.

[To Acheron, the feelings left behind were the most important.] I might not remember this moment after some time, but I will remember the time in which I felt peace. In which I had a connection with you and a conversation that had left its mark. That is what matters. What is real. The sky can be fake, but it was you and I sitting here that made this moment real.

[flamechase]

( memories will fade with time, and it's one of the few times where elysia can feel her heart freeze, but she continues, when it comes to feeling, it's something that we will hold and cherish even if the memory might one day be gone. that, then, is enough for her. )

You really do have a way with words, don't you? ( enough so that it makes elysia giddy, so easily over the moon. this may not be her mei, the one she has lived so many special days with, but perhaps this too is true. the feeling that lingers, the same one she had felt so many times back in the realm, her last moments with such a beloved friend.

and just like that, too, does elysia stand from her own log to sit closer to acheron, with no concern for personal space. )

That just means I have to make sure this moment will make you feel all kind of emotions, right? The more you feel, the strongly you do, the better you will remember me.

( and that's what matters the most, to a girl whose time has long ended. elysia reaches for one of the s'mores-on-a-stick, showing it off to acheron. )

For example~ Are you hungry? We should roast these together. How about it?

[emeinator]

Do I? I often find that it is difficult to find the words for things, but I hope the words I speak will carry my honest feelings. [She tilts her head with a curious expression, though she doesn't seem bothered when Elysia decides to basically press up against her side. Perhaps she welcomes it. Warmth and the solid weight of another. That, too, is a sign of something real to her.]

I would like that. I find that my memory is not reliable. There are memories that I struggle to grasp now and some memories that still come to me clearly. I don't know what will stick and what won't so I hope that instead of worrying about the contents of those memories, I might remember the feeling I felt during them. If you are willing to indulge me, then I will accept. [Acheron's lips quirk into a small smile at that.

One that changes to that of slight curious confusion.] I have never roasted something like this before. [Girl knows how to roast fish and vegetables. You know, things that you hunt and gather. What the fuck is a s'mores.]

II-B

[lakan]

[ There's something funny, even to Troy, to be pinned down by a smaller woman with his face on the dirt like this. Acheron isn't petite by any means, but she's still smaller than him by a good amount and yet she's on top of his back with strength more than her frame could normally produce. ]

Yep, yeah... We can agree there.

[ Troy sighs and rolls his eyes at his predicament, conceding and waving his hand just to get the arguments out of the way and kind of tapping out. This is such a silly game and he wants it over with, but her strength is also drawing his curiosity out. ]

How are you so strong? Gotta say, not many can pin me down like this.

[ He's no stranger to strong people, but Troy himself is no slouch at the strength department, yet this woman is close if not on his level if his estimate is right. While neither of them are putting effort in pining and resisting, Acheron's strength is still rare in his experience. ]