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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Aerith Gainsborough | Final Fantasy VII | 5♠

[aflowers]

 1. A Charming Market

gen

[ Once a florist, always a florist. When the marketplace shows up with stalls available to use, Aerith takes up residence in one of them. Her access to flowers around the resort, especially innocent flowers, isn't as great as it would be back home, but she's able to make a modest display, with regular flowers on one side and resort specials on the other.

The ground floor is cold thanks to the new weather effects, so Aerith is dressed for the cold as she stands at her new stall, a simple, handwritten sign at her side.

Flowers: 1 credit, or a kiss.

If anyone approaches, they'll be greeted with a bright, cheerful smile. ]

Hi! Did you want to buy a flower? I can even put one in a seasonal wrap, if you want!

 2. Dungeon

[ Wherever she's found in the dungeon, Aerith will be wearing a far too skimpy "armor" and carrying an oversized, stripped tree branch that is meant to be a weapon. On higher floors, she's likely to be a little embarrassed about it, but by the time she gets to the lower floors she's given up worrying. ]


Floor 1: Mistletoe
sfw/nsfw

[ The basement has had quite the strange makeover since she saw it last. She doesn't come down here all that often, but to her best memory, it usually just looks like a dingier version of what's upstairs.

Now, though... well, there's a reason it's being billed as the entryway to a dungeon.

She's already avoided a mimic chest or two, and she's busy exploring when she suddenly finds that she can't move.

And, it would seem, she's not the only one in this situation—there's someone else right by her, apparently stuck in the same way that she is.

Aerith offers them a small smile. ]

Hey! I don't suppose you know what's going on here, right?


Floor 6: Arrows
nsfw

[ This dungeon trip has gone on for far too long, and been far, far too eventful. She's lost count of the times she's had sex—or something adjacent—since putting on this skimpy outfit, not to mention all the other tricks and traps the dungeon has had in store for her and the other adventurers.

And so it's more of a relief than she can say to see the door open at the far end of the corridor she's in right now—enough that she stops remembering to check what's going on around her and makes straight for it, completely unaware of the traps in the wall.

She's hit, then, not with one arrow but two, wincing in pain as they strike her in the side. It's a pain that fades quickly though, replaced by an odd tingling where they hit; frowning, she moves to pull them free only to find that they've fallen away already. ]

...Huh.

[ Frowning, Aerith turns to the person still down the other end of the hall, lips parting to warn them—

And snapping shut as she sees them, biting her lip in the next moment.

Suddenly, the open door seems far less enticing. ]

 Wildcard

As always, I'm more than happy to mess with the other prompts too, so feel free to hit me with anything! If you have questions, hit me up at denouements or discord at glitcheries!

Floor 6

[tekkenseisai]

Aerith!

[ Makoto was only a few steps behind Aerith when the trap sprung - close enough to see the arrows hit, but too far to do anything but watch as they punched into her friend's side.

[ She was in motion instantly, rushing down the hall as quickly as she could without losing track of her surroundings because she's not going to be able to help Aerith if she's hurt too. ]

Aerith, are you--

[ The arrows just ... fell out as soon as she reached Aerith. ]

You're alright ...?

[ She's happy of course, just ... confused. There was no blood on the arrows, or the ground, or on Aerith herself -- no injuries either, for that matter. ]

We should get back to the end of the hall.

[ If there were more traps lining the walls, they'd be staying in the crosshairs if they didn't move ... and just because the arrows didn't cause any visible injury didn't mean they hadn't done something. If they get to the relative safety at the end of the corridor, she'll have a chance to assess things - to make sure Aerith is really alright, and to figure out what set off the arrow trap.

[ Without waiting for an answer, she grabs Aerith's wrist to pull her along. ]

[aflowers]

[ Her head tilts. Makoto is saying something, but she's not really hearing it. Aerith is too busy looking at her, taking in her looks in a way she hasn't really ever done before. The other is beautiful, of course—she's always known that—but right now all she can think about is how it might feel to explore that beauty with her mouth. What the other girl's long, slim fingers might feel like on her skin. What—

She has to bite back the sound that lifts so suddenly to her lips as those fingers do touch her, wrapping around her wrist and setting sparks alight in her veins. And where she might usually laugh, tease Makoto for being so worried, for now she simply lets the other pull her to safety, trying to tamp her thoughts down.

As they move, she takes a breath, trying to find the right words to explain without leaving Makoto feeling uncomfortable. ]

I think... hnn. The arrow, it.. I'm not thinking straight.

[tekkenseisai]

[ Makoto looks back over her shoulder as they near the end of the hall, giving Aerith another once-over. She looks alright, if a little flushed ... but there's a glazed look in the other woman's eyes that worries her.

[ If the arrow didn't do any physical harm, then injuring potential intruders may not be the intended effect. Knowing how the hotel operates, the alternative seems fairly obvious ... especially given the Cupid event that several other guests have already described.

[ Reaching the end of the hall, she has an opportunity to stop - to look at Aerith a little more closely. ]

How are you feeling?

[ She doesn't seem to be in pain ... but the arrow is clearly having some other kind of effect. ]

market;

[unionized]

[As ever, Rufus is accompanied by Darkstar when he eventually comes across Aerith's booth — and bizarre as it might be to see one of Shinra's mutant hellbeasts with little charms dangling from her collar, evidently Rufus has been spending his time (and his chips) at the market doting on his favorite girl.

Aerith still ranks high in the charts, though, which is a fair amount of the reason he decides to pause at all.]

I might be persuaded. Are you willing to make a delivery, if I pay extra?

[aflowers]

[ Despite her personal experiences with Darkstar, seeing the creature here in the resort makes her smile. Rufus must be happy to have her with him—the charms dangling from her collar only confirm that, and it's with that in mind that she ends up calling out to him.

She's not really expecting him to stop, but she's pleased that she does; to his question, she nods, quick in her response. ]

I can make a delivery, that's no problem! No extra charge, either.

[ Look, no one ever said she was a businesswoman. ]

[unionized]

[The duality of Gaians: girl who is not a businesswoman and guy who doesn't know how to be anything else.]

Something for Tseng, then. I'd like you to be the one to take it to him.

[He rests his hand on Darkstar's head, idly scratching behind her ears.]

What would you recommend?

[aflowers]

[ Duality, or perhaps a matter of their upbringing—perhaps, with enough time, Rufus could teach Aerith how to do business. Perhaps, with more, she could teach him something too. But for now, she hums in answer to Rufus's statement, considering the flowers she has spread out before her. ]

I know what I would pick for Tseng, [ she starts. ] But these flowers are from you, Rufus, so... would you be so kind as to tell me what it is you wanna say?

[ She's not trying to pry, of course! Only to do her job. But, with that in mind... ]

If you'd rather not tell me, I can pick something out. But it will be more personal if you can, you know?

mistletoe

[blumenthal]

[ Caleb, who had only been a little ahead of her, has only just discovered the limitation on how far he can proceed: he's stopped by an invisible force after only a single step. Except, it seems, when he turns around. It appears he can move quite freely in the direction of the young woman calling out to him, and that direction only. Typical. ]

Not precisely, but I have theories.

[ His voice, a warm accented rasp, carries an undercurrent of wry humor. When he meets her eyes, his small slanted smile settles somewhere between resigned and sardonic, silently commiserating. He is...well, he couldn't avoid getting and eyeful of her attire (or lack of it), but he isn't lingering on it. It wouldn't feel right to do otherwise without invitation when the House has clearly contrived something for them. Since he had his own gear already and most armor is at best inconvenient for a wizard, he hadn't done any shopping at the market for himself. He looks much the same adventuring here as he had adventuring back home in Exandria. ]

Can you move at all?

[aflowers]

Theories, huh?

[ The same humor in his voice is present in hers too, although she is perhaps a little warmer than she is wry. She does, however, raise a brow when she realizes that his own clothes are... well, relatively normal, compared to the barely-there scraps she's seen others wearing (and of course wears herself). Theories... make sense, given the kind of place that they're in. She's never to her memory been held in literal place, but she has been locked in several rooms, so...

His question draws to her attention the fact that he seems able to move at least in her direction, and so she tests it too. She's barely surprised by her results—steps toward him work, but steps away from him seem as if they're blocked somehow, like an unseen force is blocking her in and forcing her closer to him.

Nearer to him now, she offers a shake of her head, a smile. ]

Only to get closer to you—

[ And then, she bursts out laughing. ]

I sincerely hope you've been here long enough to understand, because that sounded like the worst pickup line ever...

[blumenthal]

[ What a relief that she seems equally good-humored about this turn of events. Things get difficult, to say the least, when that isn't the case; he's been there before. It helps that this is hardly the worst this place could have thrown at them.

Her laugh is infectious enough to make his smile a genuine one, slightly crooked and crinkling the faint lines at the corners of his warm blue eyes. ]

Long enough, ja. [ His tone implies that he considers this an understatement. ] But it says something about me, probably, that I do not mind bad pickup lines.

[ Reassured that they seem to be more or less on the same page, he loses much of the wary tension he was holding himself with, poised for something worse. Her warmth, too, puts him at ease--and as he looks down into her upturned face only a few steps apart, it is impossible not to notice how pretty she is. ]

It is the same for me, anyway, which means at least one of my theories is probably close to the mark. Locating the source of the effect might tell us more. [ Now that they are close enough, he offers a hand; if more physical contact is going to be necessary, it's best to test the waters by easing in. The dark brown leather of his fingerless glove is warm with his body heat. ] I am Caleb Widogast, if that helps.

[aflowers]

[ He isn't the only one who finds his mood affected by her; Aerith only finds her smile broadening when he tells her that he doesn't mind bad pickup lines. The truth is, neither does she; they can be cute and fun in their own way, silly if handled right. And she does enjoy having something to laugh about.

It makes it easier, too, to draw those last few steps closer to him, accepting the hand he offers; her grip is warm too, though perhaps somewhat less than his, some of her body heat lost due to how skimpy her outfit is. ]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Caleb. I'm Aerith Gainsborough. [ And then, because she can't resist teasing: ] I'm not sure that the exchange of names will help us that much, you know, what with the sort of place it is... but I'm happy to know all the same!

[ And, based on his suggestion, she scans the area around them, looking for something that might be keeping them in place. She sees the plant hanging, seemingly innocuous, above their heads, but thinks nothing of it. Sure, some plants and flowers can be harmful, but not in the "entrapment" sort of way, so... ]

charming market;

[laserguy]

[Being tossed into a medieval world definitely wasn't something Scott was prepared for, but he finds himself browsing through the new marketplace anyway because why not?? Kind of cool in a way, even though he half expects things to still have the usual resort flavor to stuff. The armor that they were selling definitely fit into that bill.

But he soon walks close to Aerith's stall, before stopping and looking at her with a slightly curious look from behind his glasses.]

Uh, sure? [There's a glance at her selection of flowers, although, it is pretty hard for him to really take in their vibrancy and colors with his vision. Still, he can tell that she's taken good care of them.]

...You're really only charging one credit for a flower?

[aflowers]

[ To the newcomer's question, Aerith offers a nod and a bright, warm smile. ]

Mmhmm! Just one credit. Some of them weren't mine to begin with—I got them from the Vale—and the ones I grew didn't really cost me anything to take care of them. So I don't need to make any money back, and... [ She shrugs. ] It's more about spreading the joy to everyone, you know? It's always nice to have a flower or two around!

[ She does pause here though, tilting her head as she considers him. ]

Though... your glasses are red, right? It might be hard to see their color properly if you don't take them off.

[ Sorry, Scott. She's just trying to help. ]

[laserguy]

[At first he's not entirely impressed with the idea of her just picking flowers from the Vale and selling them, but if she really grew the others on her own... that feels a little more special?? Or at least something worth spending his credits on, especially since she's only charging a single credit. He may not be rolling in the dough, but he can afford a few flowers.

There's a few people he might want to get flowers for. He almost smiles at the thought.

But he looks up from his perusing when she address his sunglasses, the young mutant not quite tensing, but he still lifts a hand to his shades as if double checking that they're still on. Sure, he knows, but it's almost reflexive because his sunglasses are just that important to him.]

I can't remove them. I'd destroy your nice flower stand if I did.

[At the very least.]

[aflowers]

[ Aerith immediately notes the way the hint of a change in the young man's demeanor, the way he lifts a hand to his shades. Her head tilts in curiosity, but she's quickly given an answer, an admission that he would destroy the stand if he were to remove them. It makes her brows lift, and if anything makes her curiosity worse, but with his reaction to the suggestion, she doesn't think it's a wise idea to ask him how.

Instead, she hums in thought, empathy in her expression and tone. ]

Does it bother you to see everything in shades of red? Or is it something you've gotten used to over time? Do they need to be red to protect you, or would another color work—

[ Whoops. She might be pushing it a little too far, despite her resolve to not push him. Her smile is apologetic. ]

Sorry. If it makes it better, you can ask me lots of questions about me, too.

[laserguy]

[His mouth initially parts, ready to answer her, but then she's adding more questions without pause and he blinks a few times behind his glasses, before a small laugh leaves him. Despite the whole situation, it's kind of funny to see how interested she is in his glasses and stuff. It helps that he really doesn't mind talking about his powers once prompted, mostly because of just how accepting all his friends and others have been towards his status as a mutant. He doesn't think this will be the exception.

Something about her seems... extraordinarily kind? If also really curious.

So a small smile begins to spread at the corner of his mouth, unable to stop himself. His hand drops from his glasses, this time setting on his hip.]

Does that mean I get to ask you four questions too? Or can I get a free flower?

[...Although since it's only one credit to begin with, he'll probably just end up paying anyway.]

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[aertire]

[Aerith is dressed up all nice and warm and cozy, but do you know who isn't? The brown-haired woman who is wearing a pile of black leather straps that would look more at home at a BDSM show than anything else; all the important bits are covered, but barely.

And yet, the cold doesn't seem to be bothering her too much as she peers in at the flowers.] Oh, those are lovely indeed...! How vibrant and colorful!

[She chews her lip.] Mm, I'll have to decline, though. I'm trying to save up money to buy, ah, something else to wear, I'm afraid.

I don't suppose you know anywhere that's more affordable...? Something more like you're wearing would be lovely.

[aflowers]

Oh!

[ In all honesty, Aerith hadn't really been paying attention to the woman's clothing (or lack thereof). In this place, especially during the recent trick or treat festivities, it's not really that unusual for someone to be so scantily-clad. She's actually halfway toward thanking her for the compliments on the flowers when she mentions her clothing, making Aerith's brows lift. ]

I guess you're pretty new here, right? There aren't that many stores but... I've got some extra money—

[ More, in fact, than she knows what to do with. Things are more expensive here than they are in the Slums back at home, but earning is also easier—almost embarrassingly so. ]

Why don't we go together?

[aertire]

Yes, I've only just woken up. [She says, with a soft sigh.] Really, calling me a "fallen angel" like I was some monster to be conquered-- it's quite rude! [She adds a little huff.

But then, at Aerith's words, her eyes momentarily widen in surprsie. Raziel clearly isn't expecting the offer.] What? Oh-- oh, that's so generous, I couldn't possibly take your money--

[It's not like she has anything of her own, though. Be sensible, Raziel!] ...nn, I guess I'd be foolish to turn you down - but I absolutely insist that I pay you back at the earliest possible occasion! [Huffs and surprise give way to a smile on the woman's face, shaky though it is.] The company would be nice, as well. I'm still learning my way around.