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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

[laserguy]

[Those bands aren't familiar to Scott, but his interest doesn't wane even in the slightest. If she's familiar with Metallica and Led Zeppelin, it probably just means that she's from a further point in time compared to him. Man, being stuck in the early 80s sucks sometimes! But hey, at least he can get a sampling of what these rock bands are gonna sound in the future.

Hopefully they're cool. It'd be like so depressing otherwise.

But he opens a bag of jerky he found earlier, tossing one piece into his mouth as Mitsuki starts playing. The song is unfamiliar, but he finds himself bopping his head along as she plays the chords and everything. Scott doesn't say anything, not at first, not wanting to interrupt until she finishes. But when she does...]

Man, that was so cool! [She's cool. He claps his hands before letting out a small laugh.] Is that something from Metallica? Sounds like something they'd play... but I haven't heard of it before.

[altrock]

(seems like this might be someone else from a different time, she guesses. he knows metallica and led zeppelin, so that's enough for her to have an idea on what he might know of rock and metal bands. punk too, ozzy could be another she can try playing something from. later, anyway. she's glad he seems to have lit up. would have been awkward if they both were stuck here trying to avoid thinking too much about what's happening at the lake.

she's not going swimming after that.

if someone wants to hear future bands, then why not? she won't complain. she likes losing herself in music, and it wouldn't have been the first time she got people she knew more into the rock scene. whether they know the lyrics or not, that's always been her greatest joy in playing and even singing along. the way it connects her, connects others, through lyrics and everything else in a good song.)

It is! It's one of their future songs, Enter the Sandman. (she also could have done for whom the bell tolls, perhaps, though that also could wait a bit. mitsuki can't deny this sounds more fun than anything else going on during this forced camping adventure.) My uncle played a lot of them and other bands when I was growing up at the shop, sometimes I'd even find new things I hadn't heard before.

[laserguy]

Ohhh, now those lyrics really make sense. I get it.

[He understands the vision now!! Not that he was completely clueless while she was singing and playing, but knowing the title definitely gives a full picture of the song now. Man, cool that Metallica made a song like this in the future... good to know they still have their shit. They just started in his time.

And now that she's stopped playing for a moment, he offers his bag of jerky to her, Scott's grin bright. It doesn't feel like it's too often that he talks to other people about rock bands, especially ones from his timeline, but guess it just doesn't come into conversation a lot. Mitsuki is the only person he knows that has an electric guitar too...]

So, got inspired to pick up the guitar and play because of the music your uncle played? [...] You're really good.

[altrock]

Yeah! It's difficult to find people who know these bands, y'know?

(more so that they were around her age, the only other one she knew was an older man. reira aside, anyway. she's from a different time, a different place. knowing too many bands, too many songs, and even having more fun than ever with playing along or singing to their greatest hits while embracing she'd never be "normal" by the world's own standards. that's fine, or so mitsuki believes. not everyone has to be something that they don't want to be while hoping for the best, all it takes is finding the people they feel most at home with.

it'd take time, but that's what living is about. the same way that music is a connection for her, she uses that connection to form new bonds and find her way through everything at the heart of it all. this young heart of hers that often has its own struggles with her wide smile and happiness despite the gloom she carries, but mitsuki did take some beef jerky after scott offered. man, she can't remember the last time she had some.

tasted great, so she'll take that once she pops it into her mouth and chews on it for a bit.)

I'm not that great, but I'm still learning. He and the others were there cheering me on every step of the way.

(she honestly misses her uncle too, but mitsuki wouldn't want joe stuck here with her, either. the second worse person to be dragged in would be him, aya would be the first in her eyes.)

[laserguy]

Tell me about it.

[It feels like a lot of people are into other types of music! Like... pop, or whatever. Music from Japan, since most of his friends are from that country-- but hey, it's clear that rock music is still popular enough there if she knows of Metallica and all those other bands. It makes him extra glad that he stopped by and avoided all that stupid business at the lake.

Yeah, not even a competition there.

He keeps the bag offered to her, though he sometimes tilts it back to his own hand to eat a piece. Scott can't say he's ever had an experience like this before, with another teen, just chomping on jerky as they sit around a campfire and listen to her play. Something unique, but still normal in a way that he enjoys. New experiences that make him feel like a regular ass teenager... it's really nice.]

Heh, you're good to me. If you just need someone to sit and listen to you practice, I'm cool with it. [...] I promise not to break the timeline back home by mentioning those future bands or future songs they might play.

I AM SO SORRY FOR THIS BEING LATE

[altrock]

(can't say that she minds it either, another bit of jerky is popped into her mouth while she manages a smile. yeah, she thinks she'll get along just fine with him. chill guy, he definitely seems cool. type of person that she might get along smoothly with during her stay in this crazy resort. not everything needed to be about the crap shoved down their throats, but she's happy and feeling like she's in a better mood than earlier in the day.

that's good enough before her attention goes back to scott and about the timeline, well. it's not like she minds. he might like some of the future music given she's a walking library of 90s and 00s hits. some bands could be his thing, she'd have to figure out that tonight while they're talking. any others could be later.)

Don't worry about it, if you like the sound of them? That's good enough for me. There's a good few bands that I know from my time and even from before I was born.

(thanks to her uncle and his love for rock, though this did give her an idea of another band she can play music from. though it's muse she chooses this time after taking the chance to wipe her fingers clean from the jerky. it might not have been her all-time favorite from them, but it was one of the songs that mitsuki enjoyed from the band.

if anything, she can also play hysteria another time or even some of their other ones that she enjoyed hearing if he wanted to ask more about it.)

YOU'RE GOOD

[laserguy]

[He leans back on one hand as she starts playing the next song. Unfamiliar music starts playing in the air between them, expected but still a tune that he thinks is really good. Plus, there is something kind of neat hearing things that might be from his future... kind of like getting a sneak peak into something, even if they aren't from the same exact Earth. They are similar enough that Metallica exists in both Earths. Kind of a funny thought if he thinks about it hard.

But honestly his thoughts slowly fade-- well, they change into something else as she starts singing the actual lyrics. And with everything that's happened in his life back home, he really can't stop himself from relating to those words. Changing, hard times ahead... maybe changing the world. Yeah.

So engrossed, he barely notices when she finishes, Scott taking a moment to respond.]

Oh, sorry-- no, that was really good too. It's just how I've been feeling lately. [He rubs the back of his head.] Really struck home, you know?

[altrock]

(no, she can understand that. people here come from different places, different variations of home. she hasn't met a lot of them, hasn't even gotten to know yet their own problems. it's different. like with any musician, she understands how people want to escape through something like music. connect with it and let it take their minds elsewhere. it was a little unintended, but she did want to show him muse and just the way that they typically did things with their own lyrics. sometimes she can be found playing knights of cydonia, or even something like uprising depending on her mood at the time.

not that muse was the only band she gravitated toward playing, but she did enjoy their sound and would make it a point to try showing people if they're interested in them their sound. she did seem glad that he liked it, but that caught her attention, what he mentioned about it hitting home for him.

guess everyone has more problems, even the other people around her age.)

Nah, I get it. Muse leans more into making people think depending on the song. It's one of the things I like about them. (that was even why she liked certain other bands, not just the more fun ones like franz ferdinand.) Think we all have stuff we carried with us from back home, at least if I noticed it right.

[laserguy]

[Muse, huh? A band from the future, most likely, but kind of cool thinking that this is something he can look forward to as well. No matter how tense things might be, at least rock bands will always exist. He wonders if the lyrics will be at all different though, given that mutants and such exist, but that's like too deep in thoughts.

A small agreeing noise leaves Scott though at her words. Better to just focus on the present, right? Sit here by the campfire with Mitsuki and listen to what they have. It's been nice so far, like a lot.]

That's the best kind of song, right? One that you can relate to, think about. [He likes a good beat and neat jams too, but when a song really hits home... that's just something you can't help but carry for a long time.]

Everything in my life was sort of changing before I came here. [He admits, because it doesn't feel too hard to say that much right now.]