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TDM 13



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

Due to a high volume of check-ins, temporary accommodations have been made in our new inn for all new arrivals. Wildcards are invited to enjoy rest and relaxation while getting to know their fellow inn patrons. Current guests are encouraged to make reservations at the inn for some self-care. Prices are discounted to celebrate the new year.

All patrons have exclusive access to new additions at Crane's Respite and Heron's Retreat. The inn itself also provides a unique experience unlike anything else in the Golden Peacock.

We aim to have all guests moved into their suites as soon as possible. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience! 】



ARRIVAL
RYOKAN INSIDE A RESORT
WELCOME INN ► A brand new ryokan has opened between Crane's Respite and Heron's Retreat! This traditional Japanese inn offers an immersive cultural experience with tatami mat rooms, futon bedding, and elaborate multi-course meals. Guests have access to both Crane's Respite and Heron's Retreat through the ryokan, making this a convenient location for sanctuary and rest.

New arrivals are temporarily checked in to this wondrous new property. Each room houses up to 4 guests comfortably, so no one will wake up alone! Depending on the guests that check in, new arrivals and current guests may be mixed.

Characters wake dressed in yukata instead of the resort's standard robes. These yukata are light cotton and range in style, from block colors to cute patterns. They will also find tanzen, tabi, slippers, and geta available for their use. Guests wearing clothing aside from the provided yukata will be asked to change.

Current guests are encouraged to check in to the ryokan and enjoy some relaxation. In fact, the staff promoting the ryokan are offering exclusive discounts for current guests. They can come enjoy the inn for a quarter of the price. What better way to kick off a new year than with some self-care?

Stubborn guests unwilling to unwind may find themselves dropped into the ryokan overnight, courtesy of the front desk. These particular guests will also find themselves temporarily locked out of their usual room to encourage participation. You're welcome!
GETTING LUCKYGuests wake to a lucky bag every morning. While opening the lucky bag is not mandatory, the accompanying notecard explains that guests can potentially win special powers, incredible riches, or limited edition items.

Of course, this comes with the risk of a bad pull. The card doesn't explain what unlucky bags include, but hey! What's life without taking a gamble?

LUCKY OPTIONS:
MONEY: Double or triple extra large payout.
HEALTH: A surge of virile energy. Short refractory period and improved endurance. May experience multiple orgasms in short span.
LOVE: A high chance of meeting someone romantically compatible during the day. Serendipity at work.
SMALL CHARM: A day with small boons scattered throughout. Extra portions at meals and good luck during games.
BODY MODS: A flattering aesthetic change. New hair color, long eyelashes, flawless skin, enlarged breasts, thick ass.
ATTRACTION: Pheromones or an aroma that draws others in and enhances charm. Perfect for making new friends.
SPECIAL ITEM: A sex toy that caters directly to the guest's specific kink or desire appears.
& ETC: Make your own!


UNLUCKY OPTIONS:
MONEY: Draining of chip account, potentially going into debt.
HEALTH: An immediate suit flare. Wildcards may temporarily receive a random suit and undergo effects.
LOVE: A twisted tongue. For some reason, you keep saying the wrong thing when talking to someone you're attracted to.
SMALL CURSE: Mildly inconvenienced throughout the entire day. Stubbed toes and too-hot tea abound.
BODY MODS: An unflattering aesthetic change. Finger-length toes, enlarged tongue, long earlobes, extra limbs, flat ass.
ATTRACTION: Random items stick to you as if you're magnetic. Difficult to remove them once they're stuck on.
SPECIAL ITEM: A weird haunted sex toy appears. This sex toy moans and groans, haunting its target until they use it.
& ETC: Make your own!

Lucky bag effects only last for the day they are triggered. Effects will be gone come morning and a new lucky bag will be waiting to be opened. The exception to this rule are monetary gains and losses.
SHARED SPACES
A GIANT TATAMI ROOM
GROUP DINING ► Meals are communal and held in the ryokan's common room. Guests can enjoy traditional cuisine and sweets while getting to know one another. Eagle-eyed staff will seat guests that seem suitable near one another, hoping to matchmake. No guest will be allowed to dine alone in the corner!

Meals are completely free of aphrodisiacs. While the Golden Peacock loves to push guests into playing Game 52 through various means, the chef was deeply offended at the prospect of ruining her food with unseemly drugs.

Guests are encouraged to come and play konpira fune fune outside of mealtimes. This popular, fast-paced drinking game involves rhythmic tapping of a small object on a table in time with a song, requiring quick reflexes to switch between flat palms and fists to avoid penalty drinks.

To play, two players sit facing each other with a small object (like a small sake bottle or cup) and a towel on the table. Players tap the object with a flat palm in time with the song. When the song mentions a chosen word, players switch their hand action to a fist instead of a flat palm. If they fail to switch correctly or hesitate, they lose the round and take a drink.

The game continues until one of the players gives up. Good luck!
COMMUNITY GAMINGSEXY GO & SHOGI: Numerous Go and Shogi sets can be found around the ryokan. The games themselves are standard, with the sexy addition coming in at the end. The guest that loses in their match is considered the winner's 'prisoner of war' and their exclusive property for the remainder of the day. Go/Shogi pairs will be shown private BDSM rooms after the match, where the winner can claim their prize.

FLIRTY SUSHI JENGA: Similar to regular jenga, except guests must remove blocks from the tower using a pair of chopsticks. Each successfully drawn block provides a flirty prompt for the player to complete, like 'kiss another player' or 'slap your own ass'. Failing to complete the task or knocking over the tower constitutes a loss. The loser must immediately pay the winner the equivalent of a large payout of chips.

STRIP PINGPONG: The inn hosts a nightly pingpong competition with the chance to win an extra large payout and bragging rights as the top player. Every time a player fails to make a legal return they must remove a piece of their clothing. The game continues to 11 points regardless of whether or not a player runs out of clothing to remove; they will simply be expected to play naked.


BATHS
SULFER AND CYPRESS
SOAK AWAY STRESSCrane's Respite and the ryokan are proud to mutually present a new indoor and outdoor onsen. All baths are co-ed and available for inn patrons to use. No clothes are permitted around the onsen. Aside from towels, guests must be nude to enjoy the springs. Since the onsen are meant for relaxing and not washing, bathers are asked to rinse off separately before getting in the water.

► The outdoor onsen mimics a natural hot spring surrounded by bamboo forest and gentle snowfall. This 'outside' has been carefully crafted to feel real with greenery, rocks, trees, and small waterfalls. Water temperature ranges from comfortably warm to very hot, usually between 38°C and 42°C.

Watch out! They did such a good job with the atmosphere that a clan of snow monkeys moved in right away. Guests may encounter these monkeys happily soaking in the water or, more commonly, when they're stealing and running away with unguarded towels.

► The indoor baths are built with hinoki cypress, giving the space a beautiful citrus aroma. These baths are large and span several rooms, allowing bathers to sketch swimming movements in long wooden corridors. Indoor chambers enjoy sunlight during day hours, courtesy of large glass panels sporadically placed across the ceiling and walls.
BEST BEHAVIORIn a switch-up from typical Golden Peacock encouragement, all of the baths have several signs declaring: NO SEX ALLOWED. No nonsense staff patrol by the onsen to check that guests are abiding by this no sex rule.

► Guests that read the pamphlets in their room might recognize some incongruity. According to the pamphlets, any intimate encounters that occur in the baths are worth double the amount of chips. A difference of opinion between the staff and upper management, perhaps? Either way, sex in the onsen is forbidden fruit and worth extra chips if successfully done.

Guests caught fucking in the baths will be dragged away by staff for punishment. Punishments range from being forced to work as staff themselves, scrubbing the baths clean during nighttime, playing in the pet play rooms, and a public spanking in the common room during mealtime.
SPA
OIL AND STONE
REJUVENATION ► There's more relaxation to be had than soaking in the onsen. Guests of the ryokan can head over to Heron's Retreat for a full spa experience! While both individual and couples packages are technically available, the receptionists at Heron's Retreat will automatically book guests for a couples package even if they've shown up alone. Single guests are randomly paired together for couples treatments. Of course, guests that come with someone will be booked with their partner!

Unless there's a glitch in the system. Is that person in the romantic rose petal couples jacuzzi not your partner? Oops!

► An old-fashioned tea house has opened inside Heron's Retreat. Here, guests can enjoy hot tea and confectioneries in view of a small zen garden. Guests are welcome to prepare their own tea, if they like.

► A small shop selling limited time toiletries and yukata has also opened. Guests can purchase any of the oils, soaps, and creams they may have enjoyed during one of their treatments. Affordable yukata are also on sale for guests to take home after their ryokan experience has ended.
HOLISTIC THERAPY ► Guests may enjoy spa amenities freely. Heron's Retreat has a broad selection including a sauna, steam room, cold plunge, jacuzzis, sensory showers, and aroma chamber. There is also a high-end juice bar that serves organic smoothies and juices.

► Guests can book, or have booked on their behalf courtesy of some helpful staff, pair massages and body treatments. While standard massages and treatments are available, a special couples massage and body scrub experience are running for a limited time exclusively for guests of the ryokan.

The Happy Endings Massage is an erotic experience where massage therapists massage guests with aphrodisiac oil. Once the arousing effects of the oil have set in, they may engage in some group fucking with their clients. Alternatively, they'll wind their clients up and then leave the room so the pair may enjoy some oil-enhanced fucking in private.

The Sweetener Body Scrub slathers guests in a sugar scrub and wraps them in giant flower petals for soaking. After 30 mins, guests will discover that they themselves taste sweet and delicious. Particularly to the partner who did the scrub with them, who will taste addictive to them in turn. Saliva, sweat, skin, cum — it's all delicious until the effects of the scrub wear off.


SELF-CARE
CREATURE COMFORTS
HEALING PAWS ► The ryokan features an independent fitness studio. Numerous classes are available for guests to join or they can do some solo workouts in the gym. In keeping with the aesthetic of the ryokan, the training equipment available is rustic. Guests will find bamboo swords, wooden staffs, striking posts, clay pots filled with sand and/or water, sand bags, and weighted stone dumbbells.

► Puppy yoga is one of the most popular classes available. Let yourself be carried away by a series of soothing postures and deep breaths while surrounded by puppies! Guests are welcome to stay and play with the puppies after class. These puppies are energetic and eager to play; they may even try to follow a favored guest home!

► The relaxation lounge features 24 indifferent cats that wander as they please. Guests can purchase snacks and toys to give the cats, as well as enjoy some sweet treats themselves while relaxing on cushions. The relaxation lounge is kept dim so guests may join the cats in lazing and napping, with the lights only turning up when it's time for the cats to eat. A few lucky guests will be asked to help give these precious felines their meals!
FREE PLAY ► It isn't only the cats and dogs that get playtime. Rooms marked PLAY ROOM can be found throughout the ryokan, Crane's Respite, and Heron's Retreat. Guests that want to experience pet life can dress up and wait to be adopted by an owner for the night. Costume selection is vast and not limited to cats and dogs. Dressing rooms provide everything one may need to play the part of a pet: collars, ear headbands, tail buttplugs, paw socks, muzzles, gags, harnesses, and other kinky accessories.

► Guests not dressing up will be encouraged by staff to adopt a pet. These guests are referred to as owners, and if they agree to adopt, they can pick through an assortment of toys for their new pet. After selection, both will be escorted to a private room for play. Rooms are varied, ranging luxurious bedrooms to playgrounds with human-sized agility sets and climbing structures.

Staff may begin aggressively recruiting if pet selection runs thin. Guests that behave poorly or cause trouble around the ryokan may also be punished by being forced into a pet role, with a warning to owners that these are 'naughty' pets that need training. Alternatively, they may also target guests that are shy or keeping to themselves. These 'strays' will be marketed as high priority and in desperate need of sweet loving.

OOC NOTES

INVITES | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS
BLANKET CW: alcohol; BDSM; body modification; competition; costumes; dubcon; group sex; petplay; public sex; punishment; sex toys; stripping; supernatural; transformation

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smokedout: Go on the date just to get the dress off ♪ (4 ♪ Oh yeah I'm a sexy mess)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Hot stuff. He likes that. And the guidance he's getting for where to touch her... he's following it as best as he can, and it seems like it's working. Some part of him is starting to wonder if he's just dreaming this, but... fuck it, who cares. Either she sticks around or she doesn't, but he's not going to waste any time thinking when he could be focusing on her.

That stroke earns a shiver, and a twitch of his fingers that might betray some of the inhuman strength he's holding back.
]

I liked watching your face when you got hurt.

[He also liked hurting her, it feels good to purposefully let his heat loose. But he's speaking carefully, still hesitant to fully commit to whatever's rolling around in his head.]

Is it just burns, or... what's your limit?
mollified: (fake smile)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-21 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Negotiable, [ she says, on another sigh and a smile. Her eyes are drifting half-shut, losing focus as she pays attention to his hand and the slow build of pleasure in her belly. ] Wouldn't want you burning my clit off, though. I'm still using it.
smokedout: But not me ♪ (6 ♪ Everybody out there on the job)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[He lets out a huff of laughter.]

I'll keep that in mind.

[Even if.. the thought comes with a rising, mild headache. A warning from the cosmos that if he thinks too hard about it, he'll get a memory bleed. Dodger pushes it away as quickly as he can, and refocuses his efforts on Bella, only giving himself away with a brief furrow of his brow.]

...Anything else you're after? Bites, bruises, cuts, whips...?

[Yeah maybe there's some anticipation in his voice. Don't worry about it.]
mollified: (glance)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-21 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her eyes open and her eyebrows go up; at the same time, more automatically, her hips rock into his hand. That slow build spikes higher. ]

Have you got all that on offer? Do you know how to handle a whip?
smokedout: But not me, oh no ♪ (12 ♪ Everybody out there on the job)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Dodger's eyes light up.]

I can handle a belt. And I don't have knives on hand but I bet we could get creative.

[Worst case scenario he could snap his sword in half, but then he'd have to explain to Henry why he needs it repaired... Damn the lack of weapons around here.

Her reaction is making him a little bolder, though, so he leans closer to growl against her ear.
]

The important part, is that I'm going to make you bleed for me.
mollified: (gasp)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-21 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Muscles clench around his fingers. Her teeth catch her lower lip again, hard, before she can make an incriminating sound. Incriminating to the attendants, that is. That ship has sailed when it comes to her new friend, she's pretty sure, with her body making itself clearer and clearer every time he says something dangerous.

But then, as far as that goes, she left safe waters a long time ago, didn't she? All the way back in that paper-clogged office in Iron City. And even that was rough and rocky, as shorelines go.

She pushes the thought out of her head for the moment. Hot stuff's hand and the lingering sting of the burn on her thigh weave with the rumble of his voice to send shivers through her. It's hard to stay still enough to avoid detection when she wants so badly to ride his hand to a rough, fast orgasm. ]


Tell me what else. Are you going to make me come for you? Tell me how.
smokedout: I wanna tear all my bridges down ♪ (51 ♪ I wanna get into trouble)

cw: noncon thoughts

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[He ends up watching her curiously. The closest he's gotten this reaction was asking John to shapeshift, and he just... isn't used to seeing a woman react so strongly to him. He's had a girlfriend, yes, but... well, he knows he did something wrong there. The sex was the least of the issues.

But. Right, he's supposed to be in control of this. And he still barely knows what he's doing, so he's just... falling back on actual things he's done without consent, figuring he can always backtrack if he finds a limit.
]

I'm going to tie your arms up out of the way with my belt. I'm going to leave burns on the backs on your legs, and on your ass cheeks. I want you to feel them while I'm fucking you. And I'm gonna be choking you out when I drive you over the edge.

[While he talks, his fingers speed up a bit, trying to make up for the fact that she can't really shift around too much. Chasing whatever seems to excite her, and figuring if she gets off soon then they won't have to worry about someone looking over at them.]
mollified: (sly)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-21 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her breath catches harshly, in something that contains both alarm and intense arousal. ]

Shit, [ she hisses, ] you sweet-talk all the girls like that? Oh, just like that--

[ She closes her eyes tighter, deliberately tensing. The handjob she was giving him is abandoned at this point; her hand moves over to grip his thigh instead, while her other keeps pressing his palm against herself. A little more. If she holds her breath--

There. The tension goes out of her in a soft whine and a judder as her pleasure crests. It isn't the strongest orgasm she's ever had, but it gets the job done. No extra points for drama, after all. Her cunt clenches around Dodger's fingers before she relaxes with a sigh. ]
smokedout: 'Til I'm numb, 'til I am blissful ♪ (45 ♪ And this feeling has got a window)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gets no answer from him - the honest answer makes him sound like a lunatic, and he's making that clear enough as it is. It barely matters anyway, because his focus is all on the way her body clenches around him, and that little whine that came just before it. That- okay, when he'd had John shapeshift he'd felt the same thing, is this what it's supposed to be like...???

He's just. Not going to think about how novel this is. Or that even that subdued orgasm was more clearly genuine than anything he got out of his ex-girlfriend. It's fine, he's fine, he's not going to examine that at all.
]

...Fuck, you're hot...

[He pulls his fingers out, glancing around toward the staff... cool, they're in the clear. Seems they're busy admonishing someone else for trying to same thing.]

I'm Dodger. It's, uh... a pleasure.

[Feels like he should have introduced himself sooner...]
mollified: (small smile)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-21 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She lets out a contented sigh, sinking a little deeper into the water so she can pillow her head on the edge of the pool and open her eyes to smile up at him. ]

Coming from you, that really means something.

[ Dodger. If anything was going to cement her suspicion that he runs in the kind of circles she used to put behind bars, it'd be a name like that. ]

Nice to meet you, Dodger. I'm Bella. Are you artful?
smokedout: Out in the street making a mess ♪ (2 ♪ Oh yeah I'm a hooligan)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-21 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[That earns a huff of laughter.]

I like to think I am.

[Better an Artful Dodger than the actual origin, which is a shortening of 'dodgey little fucker'. Such is the way with childhood nicknames.]

I can already see you live up to your name. Lucky us, huh.

[His hand is idly moving back to her thigh, running his fingers over the burns there. They can get up in a moment, but... this is nice. This is really nice.]
mollified: (femme fatale)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-22 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, and he knows his Romance languages, too.

[ She wonders if he's gotten the Artful Dodger thing as often as she gets the comment about her name fitting her. It certainly seems like a practiced response. ]

Lucky us.

[ One of her hands drifts over to run fingertips down the length of his cock. ]

Are you going to save this for me, or should I return the favor?
smokedout: Hollow, hollow, hollow, hollow ♪ (36 ♪ Cause I'm hollow)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-22 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Not that surprising, is it? Dangerous men having a passing knowledge of Italian.

["Passing". Listen she didn't ask for his life story.

The hand on his cock has Dodger closing his eyes and tipping his head back... it is very tempting to just sit here, relax and let a beautiful woman jack him off. But he could be doing much better, and that finally motivates him to move.
]

Saving it. Why don't you get up and dry off, I'll follow after you.

[Mostly because he's been teleporting around for his own convenience, and he does not need to scare the hell out of her by teleporting her with him. And he cannot choose whether people ride along with him, if they're touching him.]
mollified: (dangerous)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-22 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ From beneath her eyelashes, her focus on him sharpens for a moment. Interesting to hear him call himself dangerous. But not any more surprising than him knowing a bit of Italian. ]

All right. [ She teases her fingers along the head of his cock one more time, just to keep him interested, then straightens and pushes herself up out of the pool, water sheeting off her breasts and thighs. It is nice to do this sort of thing where she doesn't have to do anything extra to get clean. As she dries off and wraps a towel around herself, the burns on her thigh stand out, even against her heat-flushed skin. ]
smokedout: 'Til the blood of both is my limbo ♪ (46 ♪ 'Til the sum outweighs the mental)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-22 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Dodger waits until Bella is out of the bath, before his form bursts apart into flames with a loud pop. He reforms a moment later at the edge of the bath, still soaking wet... at first. He at least has the decency to take a step or two away from her before his skin heats up enough to glow, and the water bursts off of him in a puff of steam.

There's still the issue of him being rock-hard, but... he's shown off enough of his powers to a stranger, so invisibility is off the table for now. He'll just have to think unsexy thoughts while he's getting himself dressed. Math equations, tax forms, dense legalese. Anything other than thinking about how that burn looks on Bella's thigh.
]

Which room are you staying in?
mollified: (startled)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-22 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ Unfortunately for both Bella's dignity and their efforts to remain unnoticed, Bella screams at the pop. Well, she yelps. Just a little. Like she could've dropped her croissant. ]

Holy hell. [ She presses her hand to her chest, giving him a wide-eyed look, and then giving the people glancing over at them a much more sheepish one. ] Sorry, everything's okay, promise.

[ Back to Dodger: ] You're full of surprises, aren't you? I'm over in the south part of the inn. [ She gives him the number. ] There were some other guests in there, though.
smokedout: But not me ♪ (6 ♪ Everybody out there on the job)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-23 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dodger rolls his eyes at the yelp, but it's good-natured enough. There's a smile that goes along with it, if nothing else.]

You're gonna have to get used to surprises, Bella.

[He slides a hand around her waist - although it's slow, telegraphing in case she wants to push him off. And he'll fully accept it if she does. Either way:]

If there's other guests, we'll tell 'em we need the room. Easy enough fix.

[He kind of doubts he'd have to do more negotiating than that, but... really, he just doesn't want people in his own personal space. Even if it's just his room at the inn, he still feels like it's off-limits to anyone who doesn't need to be there.]
mollified: (femme fatale)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-23 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't push him off; there's a flicker of uncertainty when she notices how warm he still is, but it disappears when he doesn't seem about to set her towel on fire. ]

Forty-eight hours ago I was in Iron City and understood how the world works, and today I woke up in a sex club in another world I don't know anything about. How many surprises am I supposed to be used to at once?
smokedout: I let him enter to make some more ♪ (16 ♪ The kind of fun that I adore)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-23 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Ten hours after I showed up here, I throat-fucked a biblical demon. Weird shit is gonna keep happening to you, the adaptive survive.

[He's not even... going to tell her the details of that throat-fucking, because they're actually more insane than what he already offered up.]

Iron City, though - that's not in the US, is it?
mollified: (startled)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-23 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bella ... stares at him. ]

So, [ she says finally, blinking hard, ] you do sweet-talk everyone that way, I take it.
smokedout: I wanna tear our bridges down ♪ (53 ♪ I wanna scorn my lover)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-23 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[It takes him a second to realize what the issue is. And... even then, he just looks frustrated with himself for a second.]

...I'm not used to talking to people.

[The Atlas Corporation's go-to recruiter, everybody.]
mollified: (sly)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-23 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You seem to make it work for yourself.

[ She loops her arm around his waist and steers them towards the changing room, to retrieve her robe. ]

What do you mean, Iron City isn't in the US?
smokedout: Hollow, hollow, hollow, hollow ♪ (47 ♪ And I'm hollow)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'd kind of expected her to back out by now. So the fact that she's willing to stick around is... good. He thinks. She certainly doesn't seem like she's just too scared to tell him no.]

I just mean I've never heard of it. Unless it's in the Midwest or something, I haven't really left New England.

[He also probably couldn't locate Los Angeles on a map, even if he knows what it is.]
mollified: (focused)

[personal profile] mollified 2026-01-23 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, we're not New York, but not exactly Peoria, either. If you haven't been west of Philadelphia, though, I guess you could have missed it. Where in New England?
smokedout: I bite the lips, the lips that kiss ♪ (24 ♪ I'm a little kid with a big death w)

[personal profile] smokedout 2026-01-23 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Boston, mostly. Grew up there, moved back about... five years ago? But I was in Connecticut for a bit, New Hampshire, New York. None of it's really exciting, so don't expect any good travel stories.

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