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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

vague mentions of bullying and low self-esteem issues

[altrock]

(she almost winces, the reaction is one thing, the rest is another. she doesn't blame her for that, and mitsuki knows she's by no means anyone's first choice of a partner. sexually, it didn't matter, she's not the best and lacks a lot of the experience others in the resort has. not even mentioning her plethora of issues, she hasn't slept with anyone. she's been getting better a bit, but that's not enough to decide if she'll be okay. the adults around look at her with disgust and turn their nose up at her existence like she's an eyesore, some ignore her entirely with a few reminders of her childhood often springing up.

they don't like her.

they don't like she's here, they don't like she exists and that she's wasting space that could be given to one of the others they treat with adoration. she hasn't felt this alone in some time. the grown-ups don't care, most people seem to have their own issues so it's better she doesn't talk about it. why do that, anyway? she's surely not worth the effort of those around them, the words of advice she was given was to fake it until she makes it.

but what happens when the person faking it, can't fake it? grow thicker skin, fake it, it was sound advice, sure, it's only that it got wasted on this girl who couldn't properly lie to save her life. there's a pain that comes with it. sometimes she even thinks to herself that she might die here despite it being not that far into her stay, she's already heard that some people had been here for two years almost.

nobody should care, or that's what she's getting at, about one kid who might find herself being given the shit end of the stick more before she feels those words resonate. they got two wrong girls for this, she wants to say. it's only difficult when the words stay stuck in her throat, while mitsuki could only close her eyes and turn her head away as instructed.)

....sorry, I'm not cut out for this place, either.

(she sighs, the moods gotten heavy. chirpy comes in handy, she guesses. the stupid ai that everyone hates from her experience, they all didn't seem to think highly of it during the date auction last month. even mitsuki was surprised people were bidding on her, but that wasn't something to write home about. one wanted to hear her play music, the other? she disappeared.

is this going to be another time where people leave her? she'd only barely gotten over the first time it happened, that day she made her choice she won't conform to the rules and kept maintaining her rhythm as being offbeat. she finds it so....tiring, to think about before contemplating if she should give yukari this tent and find somewhere else to sleep at. maybe one of the other adults she did know would be okay with that, maybe one of the other teens.

she can't answer that question, unfortunately, for herself.)

I'm....Mitsuki, by the way.

crying, these two

[snipers]

[ it takes her a moment to get dressed once mitsuki turns away, dragging on the baggy sweater that was given to her and a pair of... god, seriously? lacy panties?

it'd be hilarious in its absurdity if it wasn't so upsetting. well, at least the baggy sweater is long enough to seem like a cute microdress, if yukari was in any kind of mindframe to put together an outfit in her imagination.

her eyes lift when mitsuki speaks again and her heart sinks again but not out of bitterness or despondency for herself. knowing this sensation is twofold between them causes a crack to run along yukari's heart, and she can't help the empathetic ache she feels for her new acquaintance. it makes her angry for an entirely different reason to know this place likes to drag in people like them just to see them suffer. ]

...Yukari. [ beat ] Takeba. [ another beat, then: ] Takeba Yukari.

[ ... ]

Heh, guess I should've said it that way to start. And I'm sorry... for yelling at you.

THESE TWO IDIOTS CARRY SO MANY ISSUES IM DYING

[altrock]

(the sweater had the telltale signs of being odd by normal teen standards, it looked more grunge than normal. black with a generic skull at the center of it. baggy, almost more suited for a boy than a lanky girl like mitsuki. though that's more her style. she didn't like to dress feminine, but with a little imagination? yukari might be able to make that sweater something cuter for herself.

any other time it might sound hilarious, some bad dream happening for multiple people. except this isn't a dream, this is reality. they're all here. all of them trapped, the expectation is they had to survive their stay while gathering cards. mitsuki hasn't....gathered any cards except one. though that was by watching another guest that she knew masturbate.

it wasn't something she expected to go through, to endure, but she watched and thought to herself she wasn't so sure if she could do that even if she tried.)

It's not your fault, y'know?

(if she were a terrible person, she could have held a grudge. she isn't. this isn't yukari's fault for it happening, it's not a position they both should be in despite holding an air of understanding. things aren't easy when you're expected to grow up faster than some might have due to circumstances being beyond one's own hands.)

There's a lot that makes my head spin about everything to do with this resort, too.

SLAPS CAR, ETC.

[snipers]

[ yukari was never into the "grunge" or "goth" look, but she's not about to look a gift horse in the mouth, nor complain too much when the alternative is... not wearing anything. she could make it work, and if anyone asked she could make something else up. the most important thing about the sweater is that when she raises her arms, it doesn't expose her.

too much.

but let's not think about that right now.

after tugging down the hem of the sweater one last time, yukari gently sets the blankets back in their original position in a poor attempt to at least seem normal. normally she'd make her bed shortly after waking up, right? right. so let's at least pretend. she wraps the robe around her waist before taking a seat across from mitsuki, legs folded together. ]

I'm afraid to ask, but, [ sighs ] "like what"?

[altrock]

(later she can probably roam around with her at nest, it isn't hard for girls like yukari to talk her into that. she'd even offer what she could, but she doesn't have much from her rank, and it wasn't like staff does her any favors in how they might speak to her. she couldn't get them to tell her what happened to one of the people she had first met after the gala. it's enough that mitsuki felt uneasy, but she hopes that she might be okay somewhere.

the grunge look didn't seem too bad on her, it wasn't like they didn't have pink colored leather jackets and the like for more girly-girls. punk didn't stick to only one color if someone wanted to make it their own.

it fits so they can make that work despite the difference in build. mitsuki is more androgynous, but enough about that. the question comes back around to her experiences as of now. the teen pauses, a near thoughtful expression and her wondering if she shouldn't tell her the entirety of staff mistreating her plus the other low ranks from what she's gathered. a lot of them also seem to be fellow teens who wound up punching bags in some manner themselves. she couldn't say why, but mitsuki did reach to rub the back of her head a bit then:)

A lot of the adults on staff and long-term guests don't think highly of me and others for being low ranked.

There also was a crazy gala they had last month and at one point we had memories being played around for people to see, the fourth and final night I near got cornered by hornier than usual guests too much that were trying to just pin the nearest person down and....

(she does grimace, that night was not something she likes to think about. not about the alcohol in her system or about the taste of flavored tobacco on her tongue. it was rough. they were trying to quite literally deflower a young girl after realizing she seemed so fresh, so new. it should be obvious what she means in how she trailed off.

still, she sighs about it, she rather take being given whiskey again than deal with that.)

And....the foods spiked with aphrodisiacs.

[snipers]

[ ... yukari feels her back teeth grind together out of frustration with each passing second that mitsuki spends explaining. part of her wishes she could say she was surprised hearing about all the ways people acted when reverting to their baser impulses, but that's what it means to act solely on impulse, right? something had to have gone on — and that's bad. just like the lovers' shadow, messing with people's minds and forcing people into giving up just for a moment of pleasure.

geeze, is that what she's going to have to expect here? just every day more of that?

she sighs to herself, letting her short nails dig into the palms of her hands before she continues. ]

Screw that. [ she gives mitsuki a look, brow pinched in annoyance. ] How dare they treat you that way! What gives them the right?!

[altrock]

(it wasn't what she's used to, admittedly. the sex aside, she knows how cruel people can be. being bullied meant she was subjected to that cruelty early on in her formative years has been something on her mind since those days. telling herself that she was better off alone had been both a blessing and curse, people needn't pry deeper or ask her more. mitsuki didn't have to worry about relationships, not even about how she found it easier that way like she could manage on her own. being off rhythm with the world only made outcasts such as herself standout more, there isn't any other way around that in her young life.

it isn't a life that anyone should live, not here with the expectation to endure and let themselves be treated like hunks of meat if it means they can get out of the pit they're in. low ranks were indeed treated like they didn't exist, not even like they're meant to be there. she's seen that too often when hanging around the one royal that she knows out of the resort guests.

but....she isn't sure how to react, to hearing that annoyance and how yukari seems to despise it. a part of her thinks that it must be because they do this to everyone, not just her. why would anyone give her that kindness aside from....aside from aya, who she thinks briefly about. it's enough to cause mitsuki's heart to sting. maybe even enough to cause tears to want to well up in her eyes.

damn it, this is uncool of her. it's enough to make her reach to wipe any potential tears away. she shouldn't cry, even if she wants to.)

Wish I knew.... (that's all she could say.) High ranks get better treatment, I sometimes get people pounding on my door while drunk and threatening to kick it open since they thought it was their suite.

mentions of past bullying.

[snipers]

Well that's just stupid!

[ angered for an entirely different reason now, yukari can't hide the distaste she has for this. like any sane person, yukari despises bullying in all its forms and will always stand up to stop it when it happens right in front of her.

no one stood up for her when she and her mother got bullied from city to city after her dad died, so she's doing her best to correct that at this point in her life. ]

Tell ya what, if they give me a nice room, you can crash there if things get too bad where you are, okay?

bullying mentions

[altrock]

(for a second there, she wasn't sure to believe her or not. reira didn't mind her coming by at times, but she also was an adult with her own life in the resort. a kid like her would have gotten in the way of that, despite mitsuki also busying herself with helping with her concert efforts. despite thinking herself as not being as capable, she owed it to her and the others to try her best. they shouldn't be let down. like usual, she's overthinking it. a struggle in trusting others. she's not used to kindness without it fading fast.

the exception to that mindset isn't here, she also would have been appalled by the way that others of the guests treated mitsuki. especially if she finds out about them threatening her. but she can understand bullying, she's been bullied often. she's watched them write cruel things and say things that some would find sickening over something like mitsuki's refusal to conform by society's own standards. the worse part was her childhood. kids are cruel, people can be cruel themselves, she's watched adults standby and do nothing while others carried on in a sense of entitlement that made her sick to think about.

she still hasn't gotten over it all. some day she might, but not now with where she's at. nobody would hope to get checked into a place like this, from what she's learned. not even if people they knew were here.)

Y-yeah....I'd feel bad if I just freeloaded, though, even if I can't offer much I'd still like to try and do what I can.

[snipers]

Don't worry about that right now, Mitsuki-chan.

[ she adds the honorific in just to be safe — usually with her peers yukari's a little bit more familiar. however, having just met mitsuki and not knowing too much about the other girl, yukari hopes that maybe the gently teasing "-chan" will help them both relax a little bit. ]

I dunno where I'm even staying after this, so we'll figure it out as we go, okay?