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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!

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Comments

❥ rosie ❥ original ❥ new character!

[hasitsthorns]

❥ camping.

The unexpected nudity doesn't bother her any. Actually, this young blond woman seems fairly... unbothered overall by the strange circumstances of her arrival. She hums as she works with what she's been given; in short order, she has cute green and pink leaf bikini. It covers about as much as it needs to for her to feel more socially acceptable.

"Hey," she asks anyone available, "can you help me tie these vines?" Not around her neck yet, actually, but to the tips of the leaves covering her chest. "I need to be able to fasten this thing somehow so it doesn't just flutter off and all." She could stick it to her skin with sap like a natural pasty but 1) sensory nightmare and 2) ow, peeling it off later.

"The hips were easy because I could see them better, but..." A glance down at her chest. Look, it's a lot and hurts to crane her neck like she was to make sure she's poking and tying in the right place. Might as well ask for help with someone else.

❥ activities.

( Day )
She should probably be more discerning about what goes into her mouth by now. Probably, but she isn't. While she enjoys a good s'more and hot cocoa, she can't live off it alone. Hunting goes against her more pacifist beliefs these days so...

Berries it is, she guesses. The one she pops into her mouth is some kind of blackberry, she thinks. It's not the normal variety though she realizes later as her vision warps a little and things turn strange.

Colors are sharper. Smells are stronger. She lays in the grass and rolls around in it while giggling lightly. "Dude, you have to try this," she tells someone that comes by. "It feels great. Like soft little tickles all over!" Yeah, she might be having a slight trip. Just a little one! At least it's fun.

( Night )
Skinny dipping is something Rosie enjoys in theory. In practice? Her fear of drowning makes that a little more complicated. Still, she's not going to be some kind of loser afraid of getting a little wed and wild- The water isn't even that deep! She can handle this.

So, she strips off her leaf bikini and takes a few hesitant steps into the cool water. She's far from the only one out her, too, and that helps a little bit. She's confident. She can do this. In fact, she's feeling so bold that she even attempts some seduction.

"You know, this water is awful cold but you could probably warm me ri-ee!" Her very suave and sexy remark is cut short by a surprised squeal as she slips on some algae and falls back into the water with a splash. Once her head is under, it becomes nothing but panic.

"Nope!" she exclaims, flailing. Rosie grabs the nearest person, perhaps who was attempting to flirt with, to moor herself as she trembles. "Nope! No! Please, get me away from the water. Please." She'll be embarrassed in a little bit, but right now fear greatly outweighs anything else.

❥ howling.

Under the blood moon, Rosie herself doesn't feel all that changed. She is already a wolf woman though, technically, so maybe she's just... exempt?

Or maybe she's instead just a tantalizing target for anyone wanting. She keeps her ears and tail tucked away for now, but no one would be able to deny the similar canine smell on her as others turning around them.

Whatever the case may be, she can definitely feel the frenzy and pheromones of so many people being thrust into what is essentially an unexpected mating rush. Naturally: She wants every part of that.

"Oh, nnoooo..." she says, louder than she needs to, "I'm lost and all alone out here in the woods. What will I do?" If she wasn't a tantalizing target enough before, she hopes she is now.

❥ wildcard / plot with me!

(( hi hello my name is chai! I'm here with my hot mess of an OC lady, rosie!! if you have any other ideas or wanna' hash things out, you can find me at tentamenace, tentamenace on discord, or just PM this journal! ))

Camping!

[8chohakkai8]

... Ah?

[Hakkai understood, within his limited few days here, that plenty of people within this strange new world had a lot less shame than he had. Truthfully, he respected everyone for it. However, that still did not stop his own awkward reaction on the occasional moment when someone happened to approach him.

Not that he minded the idea of helping. Under normal circumstances, he would be more than happy to take a few seconds to aid the poor miss in her moment of struggle. It was just that this wasn't a normal circumstance...]

Um, that is —I would be happy to, except I'm not sure I can.

[After all, he was in quite the opposite state from her. Where she was happy to walk about without worrying about covering, he seemed to be draped head to toe in multiple layers of fabric. Not a single inch of him to be seen!]

[hasitsthorns]

-Oh.

[ Yeah, he is covered from head to toe. That's... interesting. Whereas some might think she's cold, she ask to ask: ] Aren't you hot in all that?

[ Not that it's any of her business, really, how he chooses to dress. She's just saying! Even with the chillier temperatures, she couldn't imagine being so wrapped up. ] I mean, being more covered is probably smarter but I'm working with what I got here, which isn't a lot.

[8chohakkai8]

Oh, it's not that bad, really.

[At least, this wasn't anything compared to his days traversing the desert. He'll survive. Besides, he needs this outfit. It's for protection.

Instead, the shrouded stranger could only make a motion somewhat resembling tilting his head with curiosity as he focused on her other statement.]

Were you unable to collect from the piles of fabric and sewing supplies offered when we first arrived?

[hasitsthorns]

Uh.

[ Give her a moment. She's trying to come up with a good excuse. 404 error: not found. Guess it's the embarrassing truth: ] I mean, sure, but I'm not good with clothes. I grew up in a rural kind of place so... using the plants was easier for me is all.

I'm still resourceful! Just in a different way.

[8chohakkai8]

Rural... Using plants?

[The confusion was obvious in his voice. Mostly because he lived a fairly rural lifestyle himself and... He definitely wears clothes made out of fabric.]

Well, I suppose as long as you have your own way with it, it isn't a problem. After all, people in these lands seem to have diverse tastes regarding the clothing they wear.

[Or don't wear! Really, he's seen so many people running around completely nude since he's gotten here!]

I mean, I wish I could help, but unfortunately, the way my hands are, it's just difficult for me to tie knots.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Look, just-! Don't worry about it! By rural, she means 'being a feral wolf child in the woods' versus what most modern people think of. For most of her early life, she just didn't even wear clothes at all. She's trying to find a compromise though of being decent to a socially acceptable degree while keeping her comfort in mind so- Leaf bikini! ]

That's alright, [ she says, waving one free hand while holding the tie with her other. ] I can probably figure it out.

Do you have, like, a condition or something?

[ (Girl, oh my god, you can't just asK THAT-) ]

[8chohakkai8]

[THANK GOODNESS HE'S USED TO HANDLING BLUNT PEOPLE! Instead, Hakkai just meekly laughed in response to the question. He actually seemed to liven up a little.]

I suppose one can call it that, yes. At least it's most certainly the type of situation that I'm not sure would fit well within our current environment. And given that I'm still trying to place our whereabouts and precisely what things are like here in comparison to the world I'm from, well... Let's say things are safer for now if I keep as covered up as possible.

[Look at him being all vague and mysterious!]

[hasitsthorns]

[ Thank goodness, indeed! She's not the worst person to deal with, really, just a bit... insensitive. Definite foot-in-mouth syndrome, then confused why other people seem so upset. Most of the time though, she does mean well. ]

Huh! Well, yeah, that makes sense. [ Honestly, it's how she is with being a 'demon.' Ain't no one got to know that but her for the time being. ] Well, whatever makes you comfortable is what matters! Especially in this weird as fuck situation.

I thought at first it might've been my boss throwing me for a loop, but now I'm... less sure.

[8chohakkai8]

[Yeah, it must certainly be awkward to be hiding the whole 'demon' thing in a place like this. Hahaha...Hah...]

Your boss? Is this the kind of situation your work superior usually throws you into?

[Because that sounds like an HR violation to him!]

[hasitsthorns]

Not usually, but he doesn't always give me my assignment information until I'm in the thick of it. [ Or someone thick is in her might be more accurate? Regardless- ] I haven't been able to get in touch with him though. Or, like, anyone.

So, I'm just trying to make the best of things until it all gets sorted out.

day!

[medicinemaster]

Yaone's on her way to forage for some more food when she stumbles across the giggling blonde rolling around on the grass. As a doctor, she's no stranger to the effects of drugs or the fact they can have peculiar effects on the body sometimes. However, she's already identified a few toxic plants and mushrooms out here and few that that she doesn't recognize at all. It's enough to make her stop in her tracks, leaning over her with concern, her long, loose black hair curtaining out the sun.

"Are you... well? May I ask what you ate?"

A pause as she leans down a bit more to get a closer look. She's not seeing any immediate cause for worry but still, maybe she should linger just to be sure.

[hasitsthorns]

What Rosie notices first is the sudden shade. Huh, that's strange. She completes her roll from stomach to lay on her back and peer up. "Oh!" she exclaims, sitting up to smile at the woman who is now leaning over her.

"I'm great!" she answers, chipper as can be. "Your hair is really pretty," she continues, filter further gone than it would be usually. She's already a more physically affectionate person but normally has the sense to not grab onto someone unprompted. Normally! As it is, she does reach out to run fingers through that silky black hair. "Hee," she laughs at the ticklish feeling of hair against her fingers.

"I ate some berries? They were kind of like blackberries, but a little different. They were tasty!" Her head tilts to look passed Yaone. Huh. The sky sure is strange colors today. Wonder what that means?

[medicinemaster]

Had it been a man, Yaone would have slapped his hand away but since it's a woman, she indulges it and the compliment with a tolerant smile. She finds herself oddly reminded of Lady Lirin, the charge she babysits back home, and she's long since lost her reservations about physical contact.

"Do you remember where you picked them? Can you show me?"

She's fairly good at identifying toxic plants due to foraging for ingredients for hermedicines back home. Yaone should be able to tell if the berries were poisonous if she sees the plant they come from.

She offers a hand to help her up, smile softening with encouragement.

[hasitsthorns]

"Hhhmmm," she hums, low and sing-song rather than in actual contemplation. It feels nice, honestly, a gentle vibration against her lips. Why hasn't she noticed that sensation before? It feels like she's noticing a lot more than before, but missing a lot as well. Strange.

Rosie takes the hand offered to hoist herself back with a bounce. Her leaf bikini doesn't leave much to the imagination but she also doesn't seem to mind in the least being more exposed. That's something that's just Rosie though. "This way!" she declares, pointing and walking a few steps.

"Or, wait." A squint, before she moves her finger through the air to somewhere else. "That way. Sorry! It looks different in this light? But pretty sure I smell them that way." In a right state of mind, she might not give away that she has heightened senses. But she's anything but in a right state of mind currently.

Night

[brother_nature]

Chobe likewise isn't shy about going nude, in the water or out, and he's already soaking in the sounds and chill, ignoring the little cleaner fish that try to nip at his legs. He also zones out a bit at this newcomer, slightly annoyed at the yapping and lowering himself deeper into the water. Then he hears that splash and. . . doesn't move, really. Chobe ain't no hero, and he figures this chick can swim if she's out here. Nooot his business.

Until she starts flailing and grabbing at him, anyway. It yanks him out of relaxing soak and he barks at her, even if she can't hear him. "OI, oi, quit flailing! Shit!"

Still mostly submerged, a long, thick vine splits from his back to wrap around her waist, and lift her out the water. And he then. . .just holds her there in the air for a moment, frowning up at her.

"The hell are ya doin' out here if ya can't swim?"

[hasitsthorns]

She makes it his business, unfortunately. He was just the closest more upright person, okay! That meant safety to her panicked animal brain. "Easy- for you to say!" she manages to quip, sassy until the end. It's how she would want to go out, honestly. And if this is the way she goes at least it was being a spitfire and with a hot guy nearby. What else could she have hoped for?

After a moment though, she recognizes that she isn't drowning. In fact, she doesn't feel the water at all but instead cool night air on bare, wet skin. She blinks a few times to see more clearly in the dark and- Oh. Huh. That's neat. "Cool party trick," she mentions, firstly, glancing to the vine around her waist and following the line up and back to him.

"And I was just..." Saying aloud 'trying to be sexy' is embarrassing. That's the least sexy thing you could do. "I was trying to get over my fear of water by, like, exposure therapy or whatever! It, uh. It obviously may not be for me." There. That's better, right? Yeah.

[brother_nature]

So much better, even if Chobe looks thoroughly unimpressed. He's half temped to just drop her back into the deep end, but he's certain someone would bitch at him about it. So he snorts, and instead drops her somewhat roughly on the edge of shore, in the sandy shallows away from the rocks.

"Ain't much of a party with two folks, so hope you ain't mistake me as a therapist."

Chobe's bad at a lot of things, and shit like this? Horrific. Exposure therapy in his mind would mean holding her head under the water til she sinks or swims, and he's got a feeling she probably isn't up for that.

"Try it when yer friends are around, or when it ain't the middle of the night. I was tryin' to relax in peace."

[hasitsthorns]

She can't deny the breath of relief at being planted back on solid ground. She doesn't mind the lap of water against her legs. When she can sink her fingers and toes into the earth, it's... less scary than being adrift. So, she'd been fine! Until she slipped.

"Psht, nah," she reassures, giving a small wave of her hand. "I wasn't gonna' treat you anything like that, but! Unfortunately, I don't have any friends here to help. Seems like I'm the only one from home that's here?" So far, anyway. She had originally thought this was all a surprise ploy by her boss. Sometimes, he liked to see her squirm.

The longer it went on though without any contact from him or The Morgans or anyone- The more she started to think this wasn't just, like, a joke. This was actually happening. Her head drops to rest her chin on her knees as she sighs. "I'll figure it out." She always does, after all. "Thanks for the assist though in the meantime. My name's Rosie, too."

[brother_nature]

His vine slinks through the water and retracts back into his skin, just as Chobe makes himself comfortable sinking into the water. He cocks his head back to look at her, both surprised she's still hanging around, and the fact that a (seemingly) normal woman decided to wander around alone in an unfamiliar place.

"Aah? So you're some of the fresh meat that got dropped here. You always this friendly with freaks ya just met, flower girl?"

Between the vines and scars on his face, he's certain she couldn't have missed the cues that he might not be the most savory of types.

[hasitsthorns]

Seemingly is the keyword there. Her ease with a guy like Chobe might be a bit of a tip-off that she isn't, in fact, normal. Really though- He reminds her already of Reyson. Rough around the edges and physically intimidating, but not a bad guy necessarily. Well, not to her. That's the important part.

"Usually only if they pay me enough to," she laughs. "But since that's not a thing here, I guess now I am just doing it for fun. The 'freaks' are more interesting anyway." They also tend to be who gives better information. That's also not a thing here - needing to extract information - but it's not a bad thing to keep in mind regardless.

[brother_nature]

She'd be surprised. Information is still a precious commodity, even in Camp FucksaLot. Chobe can be tight lipped or loose depending on the situation, and the more casually she yaps, the less concerned he is about scaring her off. No need to keep up appearances if she can already tell his type, and isn't too bothered by it.

"I could think of at least three way more fun things to do." A light snort. "Sounds like yer gonna do just fine here once ya stop tryin' to drown. You know what this prison is all about, yeah?"

[hasitsthorns]

She'll be pleasantly surprised, actually, since it'll feel like her skillset might not go to waste. Or, at least- She might be useful yet. That was something she didn't want to have to grapple with just yet. "I don't know, getting dirty is definitely in my top three. But I'm open to new things." She definitely wasn't scared by any means.

"I... mostly know what it's about now, I think. I honestly wasn't sure if it was just my boss throwing me into the deep end or not, but I'm starting to suspect that isn't actually the case."

[brother_nature]

That gives him pause, rolling it over in his head. Boss? Thrown in the deep end?

"Ah? What are ya, a prostitute or somethin'?"

Not said with any judgment or meant to be critical, simply genuine curiosity. After all, Chobe can only think of a few positions where that leap in logic would be practical. To most people, the resort and its shenanigans are a complete culture shock, but if one has any experience with brothels, the concept wouldn't seem entirely ludicrous.

[hasitsthorns]

"Courtesan was the proper term, but- Yeah, pretty much!" While she catered to a higher-end clientele, she was still a sex worker regardless. "So, like, it was a surprise to be here but not unthinkable." She does prefer to be given her assignment information ahead of time, but it wouldn't be the first case Charlie """forgot""" and her do her best.

But even then she could usually get a hold of him. Reyson, maybe- Someone. Anyone. The longer it went without hearing from them, the more she started to suspect this was something a little bigger than all of them. Which did make her wonder: Why her? Well, aside from the obvious reasons.