TDM 12

[goldmods]

【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.

As a token of appreciation to all of our guests, the house and resort have worked in collaboration with the all powerful system that transmigrates souls between worlds to bring you a special excursion! All are invited to participate in our limited time event, Tits out! A Sex Dungeon! where guests can shop, craft, adventure, treasure hunt, and battle.

During this event, sexual encounters with WILDCARD guests are worth double the payout, so please keep an eye out for our new arrivals! Other supplies, such as typically banned weapons, are also available.

We appreciate our low rank guests temporarily adjusting their living quarters to accommodate this delightful experience. Extra thanks to you for your generosity! 】

WINDING MARKET

A ROOKERY COMES SPRAWLING

A CHARMING MARKET

► The Rookery floods the main lobby and begins construction on the eve of November 15th. This wandering group of merchants has decided to set up shop! From November 15th through January 1st, the Rookery will be operating a marketplace on the ground floor of the Golden Peacock. This marketplace operates at all hours and does not close.

► This once luxurious lobby has transformed into a rustic market. Wooden shops line the walls where eager merchants promote their wares. These little stores are stocked with handcrafted goods, specialty products, and artisanal treats. Unlike general Golden Peacock establishments, shops in the marketplace are willing to haggle and trade.

► Not all of these booths are occupied. Guests interested in selling their crafts or services are welcome to open up shop. The merchants of the Rookery will also hire resort guests looking for work.

CEDAR AND PINE

► This simple marketplace embraces small town charm. The scents of wood and pine meld with freshly baked bread and leather. The echo of a blacksmith striking metal resounds through chatter and laughter. Shopkeepers call and wave from their booths to lure in potential customers.

► Weather simulation has been introduced to the first floor. Snow falls from an artificial sky dotted with lights. This snow looks, feels, and tastes like the real thing. The temperature correspondingly drops to a brisk chill, so bundle up!

► Merchants decorate their shops with winding ribbons, baubles, and bells at the beginning of December. A massive pine tree graces the central square and patrons are invited to decorate it with sparkling ornaments.

Rumor of a gifting tradition spreads, with merchants jumping on board to offer gift wrap with every sale. If you don't give someone you care about a thoughtful present then you must not really like them at all!

SPECIALTY SHOPS

LIMITED TIME WARES

PREPARE FOR DUNGONEERING

► One of the biggest stores in the marketplace is the armorer's shop. It isn't safe to go adventuring in an unexplored dungeon without protection! Come one, come all. The best armor in town is here. The marketeers in the armorer's shop swear their supplies are the best in the business. Well-crafted! Quality materials! Enchanted to ward off the elements!

All available armor is extremely slutty. Every piece has been styled to emphasize the wearer's assets and barely covers anything. Tight, sexy, and functional. Isn't it a win/win for all? Let those tits battle and breathe!

► Guests that follow the sound of clanging metal will find the blacksmith. The front of the shop offers a basic selection of knives, swords, and shields for purchase. While the quality of these weapons is mediocre at best, guests may not want to pass up the opportunity to purchase a weapon while the house is allowing it.

Weapon aficionados may meet with the blacksmith to discuss enhancing the current selection. Special materials can be found in dungeon chests or collected from monsters to improve weapon quality. Guests willing to collect these materials and have the chips to spare can commission superior products.

► Several leather shops are competing for business. One specializes in enchanted leather pouches, another focuses on offering high quality boots. Leather journals make beautiful gifts. What lasts longer than leather clothing? Nothing! Or how about a leather hair accessory for that person with long, flowing locks?

Those browsing through these many leather shops best keep their wits about them. Not all of them are selling real leather! Some greedy merchants are trying to pass off plastic junk as the real thing. A few bold charlatans willing to lie about enchantments to customers that appear uneducated about magic. Do your best to not get swindled!

DRIED AND BAKED SUNDRIES

► The dried goods shop is the most popular amongst adventurers. Those preparing to head down into the dungeon can't leave without supplies, after all! One can find a broad selection of jellies, jams, preserves, cheese, jerky, nuts, and seeds. While they aren't the tastiest, they'll survive for several days in a backpack, which is exactly what every adventurer needs!

► The universe-renowned baking mogul, Mama Brot, has opened a shop selling her famous pretzels. These soft pretzels, nicknamed breastzels, come in both sweet and savory variations. They are deliciously plush and melt in the mouth. It's said that one bite of one of her pillowy breastzels will send you straight to heaven. Dessert and bread connoisseurs cannot miss out!

Guests eager to get their hands on some of Mama Brot's breastzels have their work cut out for them. The shops restocks with fresh breastzels every morning, but the line to purchase starts queuing two hours beforehand. Supply runs out quickly every time Mama Brot decides to whip up a new batch. Good luck!

► Small bakeries peppering throughout the marketplace kick off December with a flurry of decorated cookies. Guests will find cookies and biscuits cut into different shapes, painted with icing, smeared with jam, and drizzled with chocolate. Hot chocolate booths also pop up, their baristas encouraging guests to gather and enjoy the snow by the center market tree with a cozy drink.

JOBS & QUESTS

A MAKESHIFT TAVERN

CALLING ALL ADVENTURERS: A SLAYER QUEST AWAITS!
Are you looking to make big coin? Do you have the strength and endurance to take on the dungeon? Then we want YOU to join our guild's quest to sLay!

The dungeon is teeming with sexy monsters that need sLaying. All you need to do to sLay is to fuck them real good! Once satisfied, these sexy monsters may drop quality loot. Join in the hunt to sLay and consolidate drops with our guild! We're happy to make trades or buy.

Yaaassss sLay all day!

JOB POSTING ONE! BIG PAYOUT FOR EASY WORK!

I am a pharmacist looking for some brave adventurers willing to go down into the dungeon and collect dongle flower milk for me. I need at least 10 bottles! This is an important ingredient in one of my popular prescriptions. I am not athletic enough to go get it myself and my supplies are running low.

Please deliver all dongle flower milk to the medical shop in the northwest corner of the market. Please note, I need FULL bottles. Do not skimp or I won't pay!

JOB POSTING TWO! HELP A WOMAN'S GROWING BUSINESS!

I am a young lady looking to expand my make-up business. I heard rumors that there's water in the dungeon that could make an AMAZING base for make-up products. But it sounds like it's super scary in there and I don't want to go. Please, someone, help!

You can bring all bottles of dungeon water to the make-up booth in the southeast corner of the market. I'm willing to pay in chips or trade some of my current products. My face masks and nail polishes are really good!

JOB POSTING THREE! PLEASE DON'T ASK WHY!

Hello. I need many dungeon slime cores, so I am looking for everyone and anyone willing to go slime hunting and gather some for me. We can negotiate pay based upon the number of slime cores brought. Do not inquire what the slimes or their cores are needed for.

Please bring all slime and slime core deliveries to back door of the Dried and Baked Sundries shop. Thank you!

JOB POSTING FOUR! I WANT COLLECTABLES!

If you're going into the dungeon, I want collectables. If you find that fabled treasure room, bring me back something cool and shiny. I'm willing to pay good money! I don't care what it is as long as it's hard to get and I can brag to my friends about it.

You can find me drinking in the tavern. I'll be wearing expensive velvet and a tiny hat with a feather.

PULL UP A CHAIR

► As a watering hole for adventurers looking for a place to kick back and relax with a hot beer, the tavern is a hot spot at all hours. Crude and sticky, there's never a dull moment at this establishment! Fights break out every night, drinking competitions are the norm, and it's the best place to gather information.

The tavern doubles as an inn, offering a dozen rooms above the bar for adventurers to cool their heels. A night's stay is relatively cheap and costs only a handful of chips.

► Guests can pick up jobs and quests from the tavern's request board. Postings vary in difficulty and payout. Anyone is welcome to pick them up and they can be completed for as long as the dungeon is active.

► Jobs and quests can be completed through the dungeon prompts below. They may be done multiple times. These job posters need a lot of supply!

► Guests can also list their own jobs and quests to the tavern's request board. While the board is typically meant to attract adventurers for hire, guests can advertise their own services this way. The bartender really doesn't care what goes up. She's too busy breasting boobily behind the counter in a corset that hikes her cleavage against her throat.

A WHOLE NEW BASEMENT

GOOD LUCK, NEW ARRIVALS

A TRENDY RENOVATION

► Low rank guests will be delighted to find that the basement has been completely renovated! Basement and maintenance floors have been converted into a realistic dungeon complete with gray stone, torchlight, and the echo of crawling monsters. Low rank suites have been temporarily adjusted to match the aesthetic.

► The communal bathroom has also been styled into a medieval latrine. Low rank guests can now enjoy bonding together over a communal trench and chamber pots. A helpful sign has been posted on the door advising guests to be wary of slimes coming up through the piping.

► Low rank guests that aren't happy with their living arrangements can check out the rooms above the tavern. They need only chat with the bartender and pay a fee for each night they wish to stay. It's up to them whether or not they think a dungeon filled with monsters or a raucous tavern is better for their beauty sleep.

NEW ARRIVALS

► New arrivals find themselves waking in various locations throughout the dungeon. Unlike low rank guests who have dungeon suites, new arrivals wake randomly in the upper and lower levels of the dungeon. Anywhere is fair game.

► New arrivals are considered dungeon monsters. In fact, wildcards are the number one hunted monster for the extremely popular sLaying quest! They'll have to keep on their toes if they don't want to be sexily sLayed.

► Stepping away from resort standard, wildcards wake dressed to embody their role as an erotic dungeon monster. The house knows that its guests have eclectic tastes, so monster costumes range from skimpy strategically placed furs to full body suits.

► What are dungeon monsters without drops? Wildcards will also wake with a pouch of valuables for adventurers to collect. These items can vary from useful ores, gemstones, and chip vouchers to random items like condoms, vegetables, and shiny rocks.

UPPER DUNGEON

START THE DESCENT

FLOOR 1

Heading down the stairs from the marketplace leads to the first floor of the dungeon. This is where all low rank suites have been condensed. Corridors are generally dry and well lit, with twisting ivy and torches lining the walls. Some guests say that it’s an improvement over the previously dreary, dirty basement.

Only a handful of monsters are brave enough to come close to the surface. The ones that do have low IQs and are easily defeated.

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► Barrels, crates, and chests can be found in corners and intersections. Low value materials, like perishables and basic clothing, can be found inside. This may or may not include the personal items of low rank guests misplaced during renovations. Whoops!

Watch out! Mimic chests love to hide amongst these crates. Opened mimic chests chase nearby guests, desperate to thrust their slimy tongues into any reachable orifice. They’re also quite dumb, happily repopulating areas where other mimics have been beaten. It isn’t uncommon to find a new one where an old one had been just yesterday!

► Sprigs of mistletoe grow over doors and dangle from the ceiling. Nothing happens when someone passes alone. The enchantment is only triggered when two or more people intersect. Those who cross under the mistletoe may find themselves unable to leave its proximity. As if an invisible bubble has appeared, attempts to leave will be rebuffed.

The mistletoe enchantment can only be broken by kissing. Some mistletoe may be satisfied with a brief kiss while others may require its victims to use tongue. Get ready for some smooching!

FLOOR 2

Multiple stairways across the first floor lead down to the second. As guests head down, they will find the temperature dropping and light dimming. The stairwell opens up to a reveal crumbling archways, staggered levels of ruins, and rich moss blanketing over stone.

This dungeon floor has several gaps between ruins and multiple pockets of open space. Old wooden bridges creak in the wind. Leaves flick across, carried on steady breeze. Treasure chests and harpy-like monsters can be found throughout the ruins.

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► Adventurers need to cross multiple bridges to make it to the next portion of the dungeon. However, they will find that they cannot cross these bridges alone. All bridges in this area vanish the moment someone steps out solo. Luckily, falls to the ground are cushioned by a thick blanket of moss.

Adventurers must step forward together, hand-in-hand, in order to cross. Guests that stop holding hands while crossing, hesitate, or mistrust one another will find the bridge vanishing from beneath their feet.

► Wind speeds spike dangerously at random intervals and send the floor into sub-freezing temperatures. During these times, it is advised that adventurers take cover, because they might end up blown away. There are sporadic abandoned campsites in caves and alcoves where guests can wait out the wind.

These campsites serendipitously offer a cozy bedroll. One cozy bedroll. With howling winds knocking out torchlight, the only way to keep warm is to cuddle up and share body heat. Oddly enough, the furious winds only calm down after adventurers snuggle. Weird!

FLOOR 3

Lush vegetation dominates the third floor. Pathways are challenging to follow beneath overgrown flora. Ancient trees twist between crumbling pillars. This dungeon forest is teeming with sexy floral monsters that blend with the brush and provoke adventurers with sensual whispers. Isn’t it amazing how accurate they are in pinpointing your kinks?

Monsters on this floor love to tease and fondle guests passing through. Adventurers cutting through the forest may end up groped by branches, leaves, and flowers. Or more! These floral monsters can get very handsy.

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► Treasure chests can be found throughout the dungeon forest. The floral monsters will try to protect them, but none of the monsters in this area are particularly strong. Wood nymphs seduce guests away from chests and vines will lash out to slap their hands. Chests on this floor are valuable, offering high-quality potions like elixirs and panaceas.

Not all potions are good. Some bottles are decoys that cause unwanted effects. The three most common decoys are love potions, hatemance potions, and flora potions.

LOVE POTION: A magical liquid designed to make the person who drinks it fall in love with the first person they see.

HATEMANCE POTION: A magical liquid designed to make the first person who drinks it fall into hate, coupled with passionate sexual desire, for the first person they see.

FLORA POTION: Liquefied chlorophyll designed to temporarily transform anyone who drinks it into a sexy monster. Monster need not be plant-based.

► An invasive species, the dongle flower, can be found in large number in the center of the forest. This flower’s fleshy petals phallically cone into one another and stand erect from a small cluster of leaves at its base. This flower is mostly known for its milk, which can be collected by pumping its petals. Those unfamiliar with this breed of flora may mistake it for a human penis, but closer investigation will confirm that it is indeed a plant.

Getting to close to the dongle flower comes with risks. This flower is notorious for ejaculating its milk when stimulated. Dongle flowers in close proximity may trigger one another and cause a chain of milk ejaculations. Dongle flower milk has analeptic properties that heighten virility, sensitivity, and sex drive. The more milk, the more potent.

LOWER DUNGEON

HALFWAY DOWN

FLOOR 4

A slope leads the way down to the fourth floor. Adventurers must be careful with their footing to avoid taking a spill because the path is steep and uneven. Why are these stones sticking up so much, anyway?!

Guests not watching their step may end up triggering a trap. After a trick stone sinks beneath their weight, a rumble echoes throughout the dungeon. This echo the ominous prelude to a giant boulder crashing down and rolling after them! (There is a nipple painted on the boulder.)

Those that don’t want to get squashed by the boulder may have to throw themselves off the ledge. Depending on where they decide to jump ship, they will end up in a different chamber designed to test their mettle.

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► CHAMBER ONE: An unfurnished room with no windows or doors. This chamber is deep, making it difficult to try and scale the walls back up to the path. Lone adventurers will end up stuck until someone else joins them, because the trap will not trigger until two or more guests are inside.

Once at least two guests are trapped, spikes spring from two opposing walls. They slowly begin to close in and a booming voice declares: BE EMOTIONALLY VULNERABLE OR DIE!

The floor will give way for guests that comply. Those that do not and cannot get out of the room on their own will be spiked. They may escape with injuries or die. If the latter, they will revive in the Broken Wing clinic.

► CHAMBER TWO: This chamber is divided into multiple parallel rooms. These rooms are designed to facilitate a specific kink between the guests trapped inside. They might be furnished with toys or vacant with only a gloryhole in a partition. Regardless, every room has a door locked shut with a bulky padlock.

After two guests have entered a booming voice declares: EXPLORE KINK OR REMAIN TRAPPED FOREVER!

Padlocks will drop and doors will open for guests that comply. Those that do not are doomed to be trapped forever… or figure a way out through demolition. That disembodied voice is going to be really salty when adventurers realize that last option exists.

FLOOR 5

Water commands the fifth floor. Adventurers must tread through dark and damp tunnels that lead into flooded chambers. Pools and rivers run throughout, with some areas reaching depths of 50 feet. Treasure chests are submerged but are worth the effort, offering ores, metals, and rare stones that can be used to enhance weapons with the blacksmith.

Reverse mermaids live in these waters. They enjoy swimming alongside adventurers and spreading their legs to show off how good they are for fucking.

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► Slimes ooze along the ceiling and plop into the water. They float along like jellyfish, but will direct themselves toward adventurers they sense nearby. Slimes vary in size and color, though the majority are small enough to cup between two hands. The mother slime, a giant slime hidden deep in the depths, occasionally appears to absorb adventurers into her gelatinous body.

Small and deceptively cute, these little monsters are attracted to adventurers and eager to ooze all over them. Different colored slimes and their secretions cause various physical reactions. Slimes can be mixed to create combination effects.

CLEAR SLIME: Clear slime is an aphrodisiac that can also be used as a lubricant.

PINK SLIME: Pink slime amplifies shyness and embarrassment.

PURPLE SLIME: Purple slime triggers sexual aggression and sadistic tendencies.

YELLOW SLIME: Yellow slime may enhance dominate or submissive inclinations.

MOTHER SLIME: Secretions from the mother slime trigger a breeding rut/heat. The more contact one has with the mother slime, the more intense the rut/heat.

► The water in this dungeon has unique properties. Adventurers that soak for long periods of time may find their skin clearing up, their hair becoming shinier, and their features becoming dewy and radiant. This water is imbued with beauty magic that intensifies the sexiness of those who drink or bathe in it. Everything they do, even sneezing or scratching an itch, will be tinted in a pink glow of attractive glamor.

Guests that soak for too long run the risk of becoming powerfully distracting. Beauty can be bewitching, so take care to not charm other adventurers into becoming obsessed admirers, lest you become an unwitting Helen of Troy!

Drinking the water comes with an additional potential side effect. The drinker's voice has a 25% chance of becoming hypnotic. They may be able to entrance others or cause them to orgasm through dirty talk alone.

FLOOR 6

Drying off won't be a problem after getting down to the sixth floor! The temperature jumps to a sweltering degree and light glints off silvery glass. Orange and red flicker and dance. Stepping into the yawning mouth of this massive floor reveals a giant pit of blazing fire beneath a twisting mirror maze.

Muscular minotaurs prowl, prepared to kidnap adventurers and whisk them away to their dens. This maze is also equipped with traps and enchantments designed to redirect guests back to the beginning entrance. Adventurers will need to use creativity and ingenuity to navigate this labyrinth while battling intense heat.

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► Guests can take cover in small chambers at maze corridor intersections. These rooms are also sweltering but, happily enough, there are magical air conditioners available! Two plates on opposite sides of the room must simultaneously be stepped on in order to activate the ice enchantment.

Comfort comes with a price. Something strange happens when magic sparks: the adventurers standing on the activation plates have swapped bodies! They won't be able to switch back immediately, either, because the ice enchantment has a cool down period. Their options are to either wait it out or go find another room with an unused ice enchantment!

► Adventurers that successfully navigate their way through the maze will find a long corridor leading to a massive shining door. They've found the exit down to the treasure room where riches upon riches are waiting. Money, money, money!!

Guests that let their guard down while walking to the door may end up shot with an arrow! In classic dungeon fashion, holes in the wall open and launch arrows all the way down to the entrance of the treasure room.

Getting shot by an arrow will trigger lust at first sight! Forget about everything else and look at your fellow dungeon crawler. Aren't they so erotic? Don't you really want to fuck them right now and forget about all that treasure? Or perhaps they're still rocking around in your swapped body. Isn't it suddenly tempting to fuck yourself?

TREASURE ROOM

IT DEFINITELY ISN'T CURSED

FLOOR 7: THE BOTTOM FLOOR

The final floor of the dungeon is a massive chamber glittering with precious gems, metals, and enchanted valuables. Piles and piles of gold coins are stacked as far as the eye can see. Treasure chests line the walls, overflowing with sparkling jewelry. Anyone that’s ever wanted to swim in piles of gold can finally make their dream come true.

Guests can take whatever they can carry. They have to make their way back up through the dungeon with it, so hopefully they came prepared!

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► Brave adventurers that managed to come this far deserve worthwhile gains. Those who enter the treasure room are welcome to pick up special treasures from the following selection. None of these items are game breaking, so players can pick up multiple or mix and match.

ECHO STONE: A small stone that fits in the palm of a hand. When tapped, it sends out a soft pulse that outlines nearby exits, hidden passages, or alternate routes in shimmering light.

EARRINGS OF FATE: A matching pair of diamond studs. If shared between two people, the wearers can sense each others’ location all times.

CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY: Shimmering silver fabric as smooth as water. Wearing this cloak grants invisibility.

THONG OF BRONZE: A bronze thong. Wearing this thong increases power, endurance, and speed, but only when worn alone.

RING OF PROTECTION: A simple gold ring enchanted to protect the wearer. While this is useful during battle, it also can act as birth control and prevent sharing diseases.

CLICK LOCK LOCKET: A simple golden heart-shaped locket. The wearer can open the locket and give themselves temporary body modifications for up to two hours at a time.

MECHANICAL MOUSE: A mechanical mouse that registers its master with a drop of blood. A little friend that can scout, transport small items, and fit into tiny spaces.

BRASS COMPASS: A small brass compass with delicate gears. It doesn’t point north. Instead, it points to the carrier's deepest desire or the object they seek the most.

FEATHER OF FLIGHT: A delicate feather that feels lighter than air itself. Grants the ability to fly for a short period but the user must have it in their possession and activate it. Works in bursts, such as allowing them to jump across wide gaps or avoid a deadly fall.

HAND OF LUCK: A small, silver broach shaped like a human hand, fingers outstretched in a gesture of good fortune. The hand grants increased luck to the user, influencing dice rolls, odds, or even the outcome of risky decisions. However, it only works once per day. When it activates it may make other things worse.

► An iridescent door glitters at the back of the treasure room. Written on an aged scroll pinned to the wall is an explanation that this door can send adventurers home. They will have abandon their companions for this opportunity, because one who uses the door must pass through alone. The scroll explains that the door will only work once within a span of several hours, making it impossible for anyone else to immediately use it. There is also the risk that it will never work again.

Of course, the door isn't really sending anyone back to their world. Guests that decide to take the leap will find themselves walking straight into their suite upstairs. The scroll didn't specify which home!

OOC NOTES

INVITES | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS

▶ BLANKET CW: alcohol; altered states; anonymous; aphrodisiacs; BDSM dynamics; body swap; breeding kink; classic tropes; costumes; cum play; dubcon; death; enchantments; erotic plants; erotic monsters; entrapment; hypnotism; noncon; temperature play; traps; weapons; violence; voice kink

▶ 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 November event and is designed to provide content for players through the mods' December break. The marketplace and dungeon will ICly conclude on January 1st.

▶ 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!

▶ 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

Narumi Gen | Kaiju No. 8 | 9♣ (current character)

[keyeju]

I. UPPER LEVELS

FLORA POTION

[ While Gen has been reluctantly willing to cooperate with whoever he's been traveling with this particular dungeon diving session, holding hands to cross bridges and doing what technically but barely qualifies as cuddling to stay warm, it doesn't mean he's not both still a. selfish and b. almost pathologically drawn to risk taking behaviors.

That's all to say when he cracks open a chest to find a couple of identical looking bottles there, he'll snag one and immediately drain the contents of it, pausing to look quizzically off to the side as if deciding whether his choice is going to end poorly for him or not. Seems it doesn't, because he hops up with a grin, rolling his shoulders back. There's even an invigorated glow to him, like he just downed a vitality elixir or something. He certain seems to have a spring in his step as he grabs the other and tosses it towards his travel companion. ]

Looks like they're safe enough after all. Bottoms up.

[ So here's the good news! The man is not about to transform into some sort of terrifying monster and attack.

Here's the bad news... both of those bottles aren't safe, and while Gen himself doesn't know that, he did just toss something to his partner that might offer a little shock to the system?

Here's the other good(??) news though! Gen is a professional monster hunter, so this should all end fine! He can subdue them easily enough!

What do you mean that some adventuring party before them just set off a whole bunch of those dongle flowers, and they're just now starting to spew that sex drive increasingly "milk" right where Gen and his now monstrous travel companion happen to be standing?

Well... it'll still probably be fine. ]


II. LOWER LEVELS

A. THE CHAMBERS

i. VULNERABILITY

[ The booming voice from somewhere above has spoken! And it wishes for the two people trapped in this room that filled with slowly approaching spiked walls to share their vulnerabilities... or literally die!!

Gen stands there in the middle of the room, looking at one of the walls with an expression of great concentration on his face. ]

We could probably scale those if we're careful.

[ As if trying to scale deadly spikes is preferable to sharing one single vulnerable thought or feeling. ]

ii. KINK

[ Or maybe they end up trapped in the preferable(?) room, where they have to explore a kink instead. There's less concentration on Gen's face this time, and more just a sort of exasperated fed-upness with this place.

He doesn't even blink as he sees the sex pillory sitting cozy in the middle of the room, a paddle and a flog resting next to it. He also won't miss a beat as he turns to his fellow prisoner and says-- ]

You're up. Hop on in.

[ Because he sure as hell isn't eager to do it himself. Though if there is REAL objection here, it's not actually that hard to goad him into doing things if it's worded as a challenge, or even suggested he might be afraid of trying something. ]


B. SLIMES

[ While escaping from demanding chambers is nice and all, Gen doesn't look overly thrilled to be trekking through all this water that he's having to wade through. It turns out that mild protection against dampness doesn't help when your feet are fully submerged in water.

He's grumbling enough as it is, and matters aren't made better by the little slime that has crawled up his boot, the back of his pants, and somehow all the way up to his neck before he notices it and grabs at the thing, but not before it leaves a thick coating of... well... of slime on him. ]

It'll have to send bigger than that if it wants to stop me.

[ He'll toss it down into the water, and it might become more noticeable at this point if it's clear, purple, or yellow. Basically any possible color other than pink. ]


C. BODY SWAP

[ One minute you're trying to escape the scalding heat by escaping into a chamber with ice magic, and the next you're suddenly blinking out of a pair of unfamiliar eyes as the word around you seems to adjust suddenly and rapidly in a way that's as disorienting as it is unsettling. ]

What just happened?

[ A great question, and pretty alarming to hear it said in a voice that Gen recognizes as decidedly not being his. It also doesn't help that currently he's staring at himself from across the room, his face presumably looking just as surprised by this whole thing as he feels right now. ]

C.

[bountyfull]

[ Vash lifts a hand to push hair out of his eyes as he tries to reorient himself to the now rapidly cooling room he's in. He's almost certain this isn't the same thing he saw a moment ago, and it's a little dizzifying.

What's worse, is he KNOWS he just heard his own voice. Jerking his head up he blinks wide eyes over at ....himself? Still holding hair out of his face he stares over at the sight of himself looking just as confused as he himself is. ]

Uhh... you're kidding.

[ Not YOU specifically, Gen, but well... He sounds exhausted, and the sigh that follows only emphasises that. ]

[keyeju]

[ He steps forward off the activation plates with a lack of grace as the entire balance of his body feels just off enough to make him stumble a step. An artificial hand waves in the air for just a second as he catches his balance, before he gives it a more serious look.

With the way that Narumi lives his life, the need for a prosthetic is a real looming possibility, and the idea doesn't bother him other than the fact that the options he has in his world aren't nearly so advanced. He doubts he could curl the fingers of an artificial hand with the dexterity that he does this one now, before his focus snaps back to what's really important right now.

And that's the man who rudely stole his face and his body. ]

You better give that back to me right now.

[ As if Vash did this intentionally, and has that choice at the moment. ]

[bountyfull]

[ It's not like he did this on purpose!! Or did it at all. Vash stands up straighter, which is decidedly shorter than he's used to. He musses up the hair a little, shaking his head to get it out of his face before he's backing up off of his button also, hands raised up with fingers splayed wide.

Uncle! Surrender! Slow down! ]

I didn't take anything! I mean. Okay, we're in a weird situation but it's definitely not my fault! C'mon, don't be so hasty.

[ A pause. ]

I don't think I've ever seen my face make that expression before actually...

[keyeju]

[ Grumpy and glowering? Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be relaxing even with the update that this is not some skill of the man currently residing in his body, and doesn't look like Narumi's in any haste to smooth things out into an easy and relaxed (or possibly even nervous) smile.

And while he is aware the newcomer probably has nothing to do with what is undoubtably another Golden Peacock Special, it doesn't mean he can't misplace a little of his aggression here. ]

Get used to it until you figure out a way to fix us.

[ Why is this on the new guy? Well... this is really outside of Narumi's domain of knowledge for one. ]

[bountyfull]

Wh— me? Why me?

[ He looks like he might be about to cry. Maybe. He's not entirely sure what this face is doing with the expression he's so used to making, but surely it's at least momentarily passibly pathetic.

All the same he kind of lets out a long sigh, his shoulders slumping a little. ]

I've got a feeling it's not going to be easy, whatever it is. We could try standing on the pressure plates again.

[keyeju]

[ Absolutely not in his face, sir??? Narumi is quick to cross whatever remaining gap of distance remains between them, and grab Vash by the cheeks, and is at least kind enough to use the fleshier hand while doing it. He is not, however, kind enough not to press his fingers in smoosh Vash's face a little. ]

Until we get this fixed, you're not doing any of that in my body.

[ Doing any of what? Looking dramatically sad?

... Yes. The answer is yes. It's got to look weird coming from a very grumpy looking Vash face right now.

He will let go after just a few seconds though with an irritated click of the tongue. ]

We try the same ones we were just on, then we switch plates if that doesn't work.

[bountyfull]

Oo a'y o wha?? (do any of what?)

[ With his face pressed at and pulled the way it is, he can barely get anything out that sounds intelligible, but there is at least an effort. He's rubbing at his face the minute Narumi lets go, and his gaze flicks to the plates they were standing on, his own first (his body's?) and then Narumi's. ]

Well, it's worth a try. Optimism isn't that hard, haha.

[ He presses a grin on "his" face and turns to step back up on the plate this body had been on just a few minutes before. ]

Ok! Your turn.

B-gone kaiju gamer man

[calmomile]

[ Mayou is also Not Thrilled to be making this trek through the stupid dungeon that's taken over her entire floor, but who knows? Maybe there's something cool to be found down here. Treasure, rare books, yadda yadda yadda... though she'll accept just watching Narumi getting his ego knocked down a few pegs, because free entertainment is free entertainment. There might be just a little snickering going on behind her scarf. ]

You know it's just tempting fate when you say stuff like that, right?

[ Being somewhat of a Showoff™ herself, she's smugly walking on top of the water like it's extra firm jello instead of getting her feet wet. A fine enough exercise as long as she doesn't break her concentration or stand too long in one spot, but there's no way she's as unobservant as this guy—————
Splat.
...
There's... there's something on her face. It's pink, and squishy, and — there's a disgusting SLIME on her FACE????

Alas. Being the sheltered little bookworm that she is, Mayou neglected to look up instead of just down at the water. Fantastic. The nasty texture of the little critter does an upstanding job of thoroughly ruining her little water walking spell, because she recoils into herself so violently that it promptly upsets her balance and sends her flailing into the water with an enormous splash. Very graceful. ]

[keyeju]

[ Traveling through less than pleasant circumstances is one thing that Gen is perfectly used to, and not particularly bothered by, but traveling through less than pleasant circumstances while the obnoxious person next to him takes the easy way out does grind a little on his nerves. That he's dealing with slimes oozing on him just makes the whole situation worse, until... ]

You know it's tempting fate when you say stuff like that, right?

[ He smugly parrots her words right back to her after her big splash, grinning down at her like a complete tool as the water ripples around where she's now sitting in the water.

Ah, it feels good when karma slaps people's wrists.

... Excepting, of course, all the times he's been on the receiving end of a comeuppance. ]

[calmomile]

[ Now look here you little shit- ]

On second thought - maybe I'll just drown you right here and take my chances alone.

[ Mayou's petty enough to swat water at him in halfhearted revenge for having the audacity to fling her words back into her face so quickly, but that's about as much energy as she's willing to spend on the matter. Lucky him!
As for the gross little slimeball - it's getting pried off of the bridge of her nose and fastball pitched as hard as her witchy little arms can manage with a distant splash.

...is this stuff supposed to be feel all weird and tingly? Is that normal?

A rough scrub at her face with her scarf doesn't really do much to make the situation all that better, succeeding mostly in smearing the pinkish slime while she gets (soggily) back to her feet. ]

Quit staring like a creep and get moving, slacker.

[keyeju]

[ It's hard to fault someone for doing something he himself would do had the situations been reversed.

Hard, but not impossible, and Gen will absolutely make note of that attempt to get back at him, even if he's already too wet for a little splash to make much of a difference.

Though he still feels like he's winning this one here, as she fails to do more than scrub slime all over her face, and snorts out a laugh at her attempt as she clambers back into a standing position and tries to give him an order. ]

Since when were you the boss of me?

[ So the slime that he'd flicked off himself a moment ago wasn't clear, that's for sure. ]

[calmomile]

[ Hoo boy, the offended cat nose scrunch makes an appearance in a big way at the pushback she gets! Along with... wait. Is that...?

A pinkish tinge creeps up her neck and cheeks for just a second before Mayou abruptly jerks her head away with a huff. Why? Uh, well, she's not really sure herself, but! She's like 85% dead certain it's from a critical overflow of justified irritation at this whole dumb dungeon crawl business. It's a Fuck This Shit™ flush. Obviously. Yes.

She doesn't even care that her scarf is still kinda gross and damp after wringing it out as best she can; that thing's getting wrapped back around her neck and the lower half of her face so she can hide maintain her fashionable wardrobe. ]

Hm. How should I put this...?

[ Her eyes flick over to him, then away again just as fast - like she just can't quite bring herself to look for very long.
Too bad the sass stays the same. ]

You don't exactly "inspire leadership".

[keyeju]

[ The sass is something he's used to in some ways. If nothing else, the fact that she's not literally booting him through the air actually makes her easier to deal with than at least one of his subordinates, who never seems to treat him with the respect a superior officer should in theory earn.

Something about his personality doesn't seem to do much to inspire respect, and despite the fact that he's an impressive enough soldier he has wrangled awe out of many of his troops, without being able to see him in action it's hard to muster up any of that feeling. ]

I've got a whole division of soldiers back home who wouldn't agree with you there.

[ Some... what. There are a number who might still nod in understanding at what she's saying, even if they'll snap to attention and follow his orders when they're in the middle of a mission.

Either with agitation still bubbling up, he'll reaching down so he can grab the edge of her scarf and yank a little to reveal a little more of her flushed face.

Purple, huh? That's the color of the slime that's still lingering on his neck.

Fortunately for both of them, even at his worst and most "slime heightened", Narumi's idea of sadism is less busting out the knives for torture, and more revealing in someone's embarrassment. For a man pushing thirty, he really never grew past the pigtail pulling stage of his life. ]

[calmomile]

[ Unwrapping this particular witch won't even get him a cool consolation prize, but he will get a point blank annoyed nose scrunch like he's just done something so morally objectionable that he may never be forgiven in a million years. Your days are numbered, Gen.
That same mortified flush races up her neck and cheeks even faster than before, prickling at her skin and making her shift from foot to foot uncomfortably.

Tugging her scarf back is the obvious choice, but... maybe it'd be better to just pretend she doesn't care? The less she has to look at him, the better. ]

Duh. That's their job.

[ So flippant. Mayou herself isn't really sure how she manages to maintain a semi-believable facade of indifference; the more she thinks about how gross the slime feels, the worse her embarrassment gets, and isn't it so much worse that Gen's kind of attractive if you ignore his personality?
It's official. She hates this place. Zero stars on dungeon Yelp.

Funny how she just so happens to turn her head away from him as far as humanly possible. And hey, isn't that gross slimy wall over there suuuuper interesting all of a sudden? Yeah, real nice. Very... decrepit. Really ties the whole place together. ]

How the hell did someone like you get put in a position of authority anyway?

slimes

[pyrolyzed]

[ The sound of that clear slime hitting the water with a splash is followed closely by a bark of laughter -- a sharp, obnoxious noise that Narumi can maybe recognize. Because it's Fuuta who's been following a few feet behind Narumi.

He wasn't, like, stalking the guy or anything? He just happened to be going the same way? And if Narumi just happened to be drawing the attention of those annoying slimes first and letting him walk through scott-free afterwards, then that was just a nice coincidence?

But the drag of the slime's left the hair at the back of Narumi's head sticking out at stupid angles, and how could he resist laughing at this asshole looking so dumb? Fuuta's still wearing a shitty smirk when Narumi looks back at him, though he does reflexively fall back a half-step. ]

-- what? [ Fuuta's frankly also looking pretty ragged by this point ... trudging through this place hasn't been easy for him. But his habit of always covering himself up so thoroughly's worked in his favor here -- he is completely slime-free (so far), letting him manage a smug smirk as he gives a little shrug. ] You should get a look at yourself in a mirror right now. Trying out a new hairstyle?

[keyeju]

[ As stupid looking as the armor offered in the shops had been, and boy had it ever been, Narumi had still opted into something that would give him some boost rather than trek through this mess in his own clothing. There was a lot of skin for the slime to trace across, though of course it had to go for the neck and thus the hair. It doesn't matter that Narumi doesn't seem to take particularly good care of it, he still has some strange concerns with certain aspects of his appearance, and his hair is something he personally thinks looks cool enough that it's irksome when a shitty little creature decides to mess it up.

Just like it's irksome with a different shitty little creature decides to laugh at him.

He takes a deep breath in through his nose, before wheeling around on Fuuta, taking a step forward that's meant to intimidate even as Fuuta takes a half-step back. ]

How about the peanut gallery keep their thoughts to themselves after I've been nice enough to let them follow behind me for their own safety after all this time.

[ Happened to be going the same way or not, Narumi actually knew how to use a weapon, and he'd seen enough from Fuuta to sincerely doubt he could put up much of a struggle against most of what was in this dungeon. Not without the resort transforming him into something a little more powerful than usual.

Speaking of which. How does he always end up covered in slime around this guy.

He grumbles something incomprehensible to himself as he reaches up to try and brush off the slime still coating his skin, eyes narrowing just a tick as he realizes the skin underneath the layer is starting to warm up subtly in a way that cannot spell anything good. ]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Lucky for Narumi, Fuuta is a yellow-bellied coward. Bravado or not, Fuuta does hurriedly take another step back when Narumi lurches towards him, water splashing around his boots from the haste of his movements even as he tries to act strong. ]

H-haa? Don't go giving me shit about this when you're the one who looks ridiculous right now! [ His voice sure had wobbled for a second, but in typical fashion, it gains a bit of confidence once he's gathered momentum -- and also because he thinks he has a point. Hence his shitty, toothy little smirk before he continues, ] And besides, you're the one always calling yourself Japan's number one, or whatever dumb bullshit it is. All that showboating and you're gonna make a big deal of me happening to go behind you?

[ The way he says it makes it very obvious that he does not have a high opinion of Narumi's screenname.

He's learned his lesson, though! Even as he trades barbs with Narumi he's keeping an eye on the ceiling overhead, and he backs off another step as a slime comes plopping heavily down from overhead, right into the water in front of him. As it floats around near his shins, Fuuta shoves it away with his boots -- they're long, shielding him from the fine coating of slime it leaves behind on contact. Huh, he doesn't like the look of that. ]

Hey, you feeling weird or anything? [ There's the splish of water as he very cautiously edges forward a little to close the distance between them just a smidge; he's trying to get a better look at Narumi, stupid hairstyle side. ] Knowing this place, I bet it's a coinflip whether that slime's gonna do something to you ...

[keyeju]

[ It sure would help Narumi's case a good deal if he hadn't just suffered a pretty embarrassing sliming right in front of this little jerk. It's not like it's any harder to brag about his accomplishments now than it was before, but it does seem like they're going to be taken a lot less seriously after he just got caught taking a big, gloopy L.

Not that Fuuta ever seemed to take him all that seriously anyway, despite the fact that Narumi has saved him from dangerous men with bows and arrows (alright, oversized manbabies in diapers), and handily defeated him even in a monstrous state (okay, so maybe just a few little lizard features, and it was a very sex focused defeat, but still...!)

Speaking of sex focused, as if on cue he feels his cock starting to stir to life, a twitch of interest coming out of seemingly nowhere as he begins to harden despite having a routine and frankly just irritating argument with a brat right now. ]

I feel fine.

[ His words come out snappy and clipped as he turns to shove a slime away with his own boot, wondering if he can just power his way through it and ignore the growing arousal he's starting to feel. ]

Try worrying about yourself, because I might not feel generous enough to take the hits for you.

[ As if the slime falling on him was him doing that on purpose to shield Fuuta. ]

B

[entirelymyown]

[ A deep, resonant voice, almost a little too deep to sound like a natural voice, comes from a dozen or so feet away as he pulls the clear slime off-]

There's a much bigger one stalking around here. It's easier to hear than see, though.

[ Most of the events that have happened around here have involved things that John's not at all familiar with: sports, cruise ships, camping, carnivals... his life experience has not been so vast or so pleasant. But stalking around caves filled with monsters that can do weird shit to you?

100% his bread and butter. Which is why he'd decided to try and do the most he can for this one to gain some funds and perhaps get himself a proper upgrade. Not that it looks like that's the case: he's wearing what he was given to start, a 'wizard's robes' with sexy cutouts on the hips, waist, and shoulder, not to mention over his heart in just that shape, and no weapons. He doesn't exactly need them.]

The slimes, I mean.

[keyeju]

[ For his own part, Gen is at least decked out in a warrior's armor, or at least what passes for armor in this particularly dungeon. There's a lot of bare patches of skin that don't seem wise to leave uncovered, but at least his chest is fully encased in metal, even if he's less thrilled about the fact that there's not much protection for the organs lower than his lungs.

It also didn't seem to do much good in keeping the slime from crawling up on him, and he rubs at the agitated feeling skin where there's still a coating from the little ooze, trying to wipe it off in vain.

With a scowl on his face that indicates he's not overly amused with this situation, he'll turn to face the man giving advice a little too late. ]

Says you. They're not getting past me a second time.

[ Seeing is, after all, where his true strength lies. His own style of fighting is predicated on his ability to see things clearer and faster than most people, even without the use of the Weapon he happened to lose when he arrived here. ]

I'd prefer the big one anyway. Something like that is definitely not going to be able to hide from me.

[ He says that now, but he might not be overwhelmed by the effect it had on him. Already he can feel the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end as a cloying warmth radiates from the slime covered part of his skin in a way that tingles pleasantly, which immediately sets him on edge. ]

[entirelymyown]

That's actually what I meant.

[ And he points up to the ceiling; it's bigger, but that doesn't necessarily mean easier to spot. With the humidity in this area, all of the rocks look a little damp or even outright wet. Add a mostly-clear slime to the mix-

He gestures between his hands as if to make a ball before holding it up towards the ceiling. Then he gestures like he's pressing the ball along the ceiling, smooshing it out. ]

She likes to spread herself, almost like a net. Then, when you're not expecting it, down she comes. It's... harder to see than you might expect. That's why I figured I should say something.

[ He tilts his head after a moment, though. ]

Did that little one get you? Anything you need?

[keyeju]

[ Most of the creatures that Gen has fought indoors have trended towards more people size in scale, because the real big monsters he tends to fight don't fit into buildings that well. He's seen things that cling to walls and ceilings though, so looking up and seeing a slime stretching itself out along the surface of the dungeon ceiling, gripping onto stalactites as it oozes slowly forward doesn't shock him.

It does clearly annoy him though if the way his face scrunches up is anything to go by.

Without any sort of ranged weapon on him (something he is used to having, but could only nab himself a standard sword this time around), he can't really do much to it where he stands currently, and besides the expectations of how they handle monsters here doesn't really appeal to him.

... In theory.

That warm spot on his skin seems to spread eternally, his skin feeling a tad more sensitive as he shifts his stance, rubbing against his armor in a way that has him clenching his jaw as a small jolt of pleasure pulses through him, drawing his attention a little further south.

Typical... ]

A chance to stab any and every one of those little slimeballs that even thinks of coming near me again.

[ That's probably not what the stranger meant. ]

[entirelymyown]

[ Thankfully, he's extremely used to a grumpy motherfucker with a tendency to grouse about things. He's also bad at non-literal answers. It comes from only really having used mortal 'language' for like, less than a year at this point. ]

Okay. [ He can help with that. ]

Want to travel with me, then? I can watch your back and you can watch mine.

[keyeju]

[ It's not a completely false answer on Gen's part either. He really wouldn't mind a chance to stab the slimes before they can get anywhere close to touching him again. Then again, they don't exactly make for challenging opponents, because even though they can get up close and personal, they're not particularly strong.

Though it seems what they lack in physical strength, they make up for in after effects.

His foot taps a slightly slower than normal rhythm than normal under the water as he can feel himself stiffening up, and wonders if he can ignore this one, or if it'll become unbearable.

It usually does after awhile, and it quickly feels like it's heading that way. He's already finding his eye wandering as less than subtly checks out his new companion here. ]

I usually fight solo.

[ The response is so quick and so automatic on his part, because it is technically true. He's the leader of a whole platoon of men and women, and he usually uses them to clear the area of civilians and take care of straggler monsters while he takes out the biggest threat(s) on his own, finding it easier to tackle these things without having to worry about other people getting in his way.

Then again, he doesn't have the suit here that enables him to pull off those kind of moves. ]