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

[pyrolyzed]

[ Oh, he hates that. Hearing his own voice yelping like that. It sounds extremely pathetic coming from a whole other person, and Fuuta tries not to think about the mortified heat he can feel rising in his cheeks even as he snaps, ]

Shut up, I thought you might go running off again if I didn't grab at you! [ He ends up tolerating about five seconds of patting before swatting one of Aak's (his own) hands away with a growl. ] And stop that!

[ At least Aak can rest easy knowing his own body's been kept fairly safe. A little sweaty and scuffed up in spots from running around the maze, sure, but otherwise not too much worse for the wear. (Yet.)

Fuuta, on the other hand ... It must be a weird experience for Aak, seeing his own features crinkled up in that typical, fretful, tense way Fuuta usually tends to look. His ears flick sharply back as he looks his own body over from tip to tie, before looking back up with a click of the tongue. ]

What the hell were you even doing? [ A huff before he looks aside. Hoping for a moment that the ice magic in the switch room has turned off, but ... nope, it's still going strong. ] I was looking for how to undo this bullshit, you know. While you were off doing whatever. I overheard some people saying just doing the same thing again fixes it, but ... we should look for another room, I think. I dunno how long it takes for a room to reset.

[ And he does not want to risk waiting around until a minotaur comes sniffing for them. ]

[malpwactice]

[Aak doesn't like seeing Fuuta's usual expression on his body, sure. It's not like it was an impossible expression for him to make. He felt the way Fuuta looked right now plenty of times in the past. He learned that he should never let that anxiety show on his features. So it feels like a failing to see Fuuta's eyes nervously canvas the halls.]

[He liked Fuuta well enough, anxiety and all. He doesn't really like himself.]

I thought I'd do you a favor! [Aak shrugs and holds his hands up defensively. He considers asking who Fuuta thinks would get credit for any cards but the other interrupts with his plans. That's probably for the best. Asking that would make it way too obvious what he'd been up to.]

Oh, so you were just listening to gossip? [It sounds like some really intensive research into fixing the problem. Definitely he spent his time more wisely than Aak! Fuuta's face doesn't lend itself quite as well to Aak's catlike grin but his cheeks still press up to curve his eyes with a smug look.]

Couldn't hurt to try. If we run into anything too strong we're screwed, though. You've got some nasty debuffs on this body, you know?

[Aak hovers his hand over the spot in the armor that covered the bruised ribs.]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Aak might not be able to fully manage his usual, smug cat-grin while wearing Fuuta's face ... but he does still manage to look annoying enough that Fuuta immediately grimaces, lips pulling back to reveal fangs in a half-growl. ]

Cut that out.

[ He means that smile, mostly, but Fuuta does also grab that hovering hand to yank it away from 'his' chest. He's not in any rush to see his body in pain, but also -- he does not want to risk Aak making any extra-loud noises or being incapacitated by messing around like that and accidentally nudging those busted ribs. He knows exactly how much that shit hurts. ]

And I know, alright. You think I'm like that 'cause I wanna be? Ugh ... [ Aak's fluffy tail lashes behind him sharply; he has zero practice controlling those animal features, so they end up transparently reflecting every emotion he's feeling. ] It's not like you're that much better, though. You don't feel much ... stronger than me, or anything. You're just not hurt.

[ So they're both equally useless if a minotaur finds them!

Fuuta sighs before fetching a burlap bag he'd tied to the back of his belt; it clinks with glass as he pulls it free and holds it out for Aak to take a look. ]

I did find this in some treasure box as I was looking around, though. Maybe they'll like ... buff us, or something. Since they were treasure.

[ There are a few bottles inside -- potions. Though ... does Aak recognize them as the decoy potions from the upper floor? Someone probably just abandoned them in a box after cottoning onto them being duds. ]

[malpwactice]

[The bestial features do give Fuuta's irritation an edge it didn't have before. A shame they had to come from him. Maybe they could find another carnivore for Fuuta to swap with later. Once they figured out the mechanics of the trap it was no longer a hazard, it was juts a toy with fancy steps.]

Yea but I'm smarter. [It seems that Aak accepts Fuuta's assessment of his body with his usual grace and dignity. Anyways, as long as the single swipe is acknowledged he can let it go. Terrans were a bit stronger than Earthlings but Aak was such a weakling, made even weaker by his time at the resort, that they're comparable.]

[Aak accepts the glass and starts looking over it, assessing the viscosity and swirling the liquid inside. He holds it up a bit higher, disappointed when there's not really any better lighting to best determine the color. He'd started to learn a few of the warning signs of a bait potion versus the real thing but there were also so many different random-ass potions!]

So you're willing to drink random stuff if it's in a treasure chest? [Sorry, the smug look is back. He's using that whole four centimeters of height advantage to the fullest. Considering the guy was just giving him grief for stuff like this it was just funny that he was willing to accept it with an RPG finish painted on top.]

This one looks like the sensory kind. Like, tellin' where monsters are or speedin' up your reflexes.

[So it wasn't about to make either of them superpowered but it would help two scrawny guys make it through unmolested. At least, from Aak's personal appraisal. He says it with confidence even though... he's actually wrong.]

[pyrolyzed]

[ Fuuta has, at this point, largely accepted the fact that his growth spurt is over and he's probably stuck at the unglamorous height of 165cm for the rest of his life. So he's shorter than average. Whatever! People who judge him over that are trash, that's their problem, not his.

-- anyway, knowing about his own short height and still needing to look upwards at it, even slightly, sure is infuriating. Fuuta just shoots Aak-in-his-body the stink eye for a moment before giving into the flare of his temper and stepping on his foot. Yes, that's his body? He's not making it a proper stomp. But it's still Aak in there right now, so he's going to step just hard enough to make it ache a little. ]

I'd rather drink random stuff from a treasure box than anything you make.

[ A very pointed little barb, said right as he snatches the bottle back from Aak's (his own) hands and holds it up to the light, like he can discern anything from the way light shines through it. He can't, of course! It just looks like a bottle full of weird, colorful liquid. Even when he pops the cork off and takes a cautious sniff -- it smells kind of strong? can he smell better than he used to, in Aak's body? -- he can't really discern any useful information from the sugary scent. So after squinting at it for a moment more, Fuuta turns back to Aak.

While holding the bottle back out. ]

You take the first sip. [ Pause. ] -- no, wait.

[ Never mind. Pulls the bottle back. That's his body, after all. ]

I'll try it first.

[ ... but after he says that, he doesn't actually want to drink it first??? Cue a moment of hesitation as he tries to decide which option feels less dangerous for himself. ]

[malpwactice]

[Is it more satisfying, Fuuta, to see your own face cringe with the paint and irritation of the foot stepping? The hiss of breath through jagged, irregular teeth?]

[And some irritation lingers, since Aak really can't understand why Fuuta trusts something the house made more than something he did. They should be equally untrustworthy, really. Maybe, somewhere deep down, he wonders if he'll ever make any progress in Fuuta's mind. If he never makes any progress, if he's always going to be mistrusted, he just feels a need to live up to that.]

[And that's how he can blame Fuuta for the fact his behavior doesn't improve!]

[Aak's already got his hand out to accept the potion. He's confident in his own assessment so he doesn't really care whether it's his body or Fuuta's. He raises an eyebrow as Fuuta stops him and then still hesitates.]

... shame my body doesn't give ya' any extra courage, huh?

[He reaches out to put his hand over his own on the bottle, grin sliding back onto his features.]

How'sabout I give it to you mouth-to-mouth?

[pyrolyzed]

[ It is not any more satisfying!!! For a self-conscious little asshole who knows he's kind of an eyesore, needing to see his own face make all these expressions truly is a nightmare. It's partly why Fuuta's even jumpier and has a shorter temper than usual, making him even more of an ornery mess than he aways is. Lovely!

Still, it's no real excuse for the dirty look Fuuta shoots Aak (ugh he hates that smug grin) (unaware that his own smug smile is really not much better) before pointedly yanking the bottle back out from under Aak's hand. ]

I have plenty of courage. [ As he pops the cork. ] Not wanting to just chug weird drinks here is being sensible, not being scared.

[ So he says, but even after that bluster, he needs a hot second of mental preparation and a deep breath before he can bring himself to throw back the bottle. He ends up downing about half the bottle in one big chug.

-- it tastes fine? It tastes fine. Kind of grossly sweet, but whatever. Fuuta comes up clearing his throat, accidentally pricking his tongue on his own (unfamiliar) sharp teeth as he reflexively licks his lips, before holding the bottle out with a frown. ]

You drink the rest.

[malpwactice]

[Aak pulls his hand back, holding it up at Fuuta's snappiness. His expression melts back into one that's more natural on Aak's own face. There's a little curl of the lip and a less-readable look in his one visible eye. It's sensible but he was still willing to do it. He was willing to rely on this sort of thing but he was still scared of it.]

[Fuuta licks his lips and Aak can see the little place where the fur's gotten wet. Ah, that'll be annoying when they swap back. Hopefully this potion doesn't dry sticky.]

Bossy, bossy, [Aak teases, taking the bottle back.] Hey, does this still count as an indirect kiss?

[Aak's drink is a lot less like slamming it. He tilts his head and the bottle back, letting the liquid go down without hesitation. The last bit of liquid he holds in his mouth and swishes it back and forth like it's a fine wine. Yeesh, was that sweetness the active element or just added to mask another flavor?]

[pyrolyzed]

[ That, of course, promptly earns an eye-roll, along with the vague observation that being able to do an eye-roll with two functional eyes again feels weird. ]

What are you, twelve? Who cares about indirect kisses. Especially after we've both been stuck here forever, and we've already ...

[ '-- fucked. More than once.' Is how he's finishing off the sentence in his head? Although, as his gaze fixes on Aak(-in-his-body) once more, Fuuta ends up blinking, those feline eyes opening wide and bright. Even those big, fluffy ears perk up for a moment, bushy tail giving a sharp swish behind him. He's obviously unused to trying to mask any of the usual feline body language tells, and even if he hurriedly looks away afterwards, scuffing an eye against his eyes, it's painfully clear that something had him kind of shook for a moment.

It's just that ... for a moment, it felt like looking at Aak (as himself) made some weird sensation flit through his chest? But that's gotta be bullshit, right. Right. ]

Wait, hold on. Something's ... [ Weird. ]

[malpwactice]

[They've fucked, they've kissed, Aak certainly doesn't care but he would still put it down as a 50-50 if Fuuta would get weirdly sensitive about it. Aak pauses to lick his lips after finishing his sip of the potion. He knows he should start keeping an eye out for any of the effects he predicted. But it's still kinda weird to still feel smoothness no matter how far outside the lip he licks. He's got his tongue out in an idle blep when he looks back to Fuuta.]

[It's a blep that lingers while his eyebrows furrow. Okay, so there was a side-effect. For his body at least.]

What, you pokin' out of your sheath? That's normal, you get used to that. [He does a quick inventory of sensation in his own body. The house's aphrodisiac was familiar at this point and that didn't seem to be it. Bruises still hurt. Feet still sore from heading all the way up and all the way back. Still stupid cold on this floor.]

[... huh, right, it's cold. It's cold and Fuuta's been down here the whole time. He distinctly thinks that it's Fuuta, not that it's his body that's been enduring the cold. That should be another sign that something's different.]

Get closer while you figure it out. Don't be a prude about it. [He sidles up to the other's side. He has, unfortunately, put Fuuta on his bad side. If he realizes better he shouldn't snuggle up against that side.]

[pyrolyzed]

[ He might been quick to brush off the mention of indirect kisses, but Fuuta is nowhere near as casual regarding the mention of Aak's -- or rather, right now, his sheathe. ]

Haa?! [ It's a familiar, indignant noise he barks, though it's somehow lacking when he can't muster the usual growl to his voice; at least the bare of teeth gives it a little oomph. ] Why the hell would I -- I'm not!

[ At least. He doesn't think he is? He's suddenly insane conscious of how his dick sits within its sheathe in his pants, and Fuuta's gaze flits downwards towards his own crotch, as if he might be able to check on it through the fabric. Which means Aak -- visually, himself -- sidling up to his side has him giving a visible, startled jump; Aak's lucky that Fuuta didn't elbow him in reflex. ]

Don't sneak up on me like that, alright? [ It's been jarring, having his field of vision suddenly widened back up in this body. ] And it's not that cold ...

[ So he says, but Fuuta also makes no move to actually push Aak away? Something about the way the other body feels tucked at his side feels ... right? Proper. -- it's probably safer that way! That's all! So. Fuuta gives a small huff before decisively reaching down to grab Aak's hand in his; behind him, his fluffy tail swishes over to brush against Aak's back. ]

-- whatever. You should stay close anyway, I guess. Let's go.

[malpwactice]

[Now, now, he can't bark. He's meowing, clearly!]

[... that's a joke Aak won't make because it is technically his body. There's no point in making fun of Fuuta for that. It'd just wrap around to being weird. Like, totally narcissistic, right? So, he tells himself he aspects he's finding cute are uniquely Fuuta's even though his own body. After all, that curl of the lip revealing teeth is so him that it hurts.]

Sneak? I was just walking. Don't get so zoned out or something's gonna get you.

[Aak huffs and there might be a bit of a blur between his own mannerisms and Fuuta's. While the signs of his irritation would read clearly on his Feline form there's nothing too unique about it now. The expressions that are more like him are his mocking, taunting, or...]

[Fuuta grabs his hand and his eye goes wide and his frown vanishes. After a second, the more familiar smile settles on his lips. He picks a direction for them to start walking. There's still no pop-ups with information but he figures they can make it work.]

Yea, I've got great circulation, huh? Compare that to your fingertips. [he wiggles their fingers against each other]