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TDM 14



【 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 mid-rank suites for all new arrivals. We ask current mid-rank guests to welcome any new arrivals that may temporarily be assigned to their room while we process reservations.

Exciting news! The Phoenix Casino has undergone a renovation. Guests are invited to come enjoy refreshed facilities, games, and lounges. We don't think you'll ever want to leave!

Additionally, the casino will be hosting an upper rank soiree at the end of the month. All guests rank 9 and above are invited to attend. Any +1s of low rank may only attend as a pet or personal attendant. Otherwise, low ranks are not welcome.

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



PHOENIX REBORN
A CASINO ROYALE
THE FLAME OF FORTUNE ► The Phoenix Casino has been reborn in a sea of red. Cool tones have been replaced with brilliant bursts of warmth, from rugs to hanging decor. Long-standing guests, thrilled with the unexpected update, have flooded the casino with renewed vigor. Four large cards, a King of each suit, hang overhead and watch the masses below with unsettling gazes.

All clocks have been removed. Time flows strangely, blending hours and minutes, making it difficult to judge how long one has spent inside. Yet the long-standing guests do not seem to care, tirelessly gambling and hitting the slot machines, some to the point of passing out right in the middle of the casino. There are times that some of the long-standing guests look particularly ghoulish, as if their souls have been drained away. Yet at other times, they look perfectly fine, back to gambling with relish.

With the change of style comes a change of staff. It's a temporary measure since the usual servers have taken vacation en masse. New dealers have uncanny smiles and sharp eyes; they are quick to catch guests trying to cheat at the tables. These dealers are willing to take bets beyond chips, like days off a gambler's lifespan or increments of their power. The more drained guests become, the more energetic these dealers appear.

► The ghost hands are particularly active in this bright new casino. These meddlesome phantoms purposefully mess with the games to change the outcomes, give guests particularly embarrassing tasks, or to stir up trouble at the tables. They also rig some of the games to get the sexy outcomes they want, gleefully rubbing their floating selves together when they get their way. So, if your character's suddenly found themselves caught in a stroke of awful luck, there might be a ghostly culprit!

► Guests are not forced to stay in the casino for any particular length of time. They may come and go as they please. However, they may find that what feels like five minutes checking out the casino has actually been a day away from their room. If they spend too long in the casino, their energy will drain and they may feel light-headed, as if they've been sucked of their vigor to the point of fatigue.
WILDCARDSDue to several staff members taking their paid time off during an unexpected casino reno, managers snatch up the opportunity to put these new wildcards to work before they're properly sorted. They don't really count as guests yet, right? It's a dire situation. There's so much work to do and so few hands! With these excuses, desperate managers snatch wildcards from wherever they may be and throw them into open service positions throughout the casino.

All wildcards dragged to work are required to dress up for their new job. Wait staff that serve drinks around the casino floor are required to dress as sexy casino bunnies. Entertainers who dance and strip for the amusement of casino guests are required to dress up as feathered show-birds. Janitors that scrub stains out of the carpets must be topless and wear sexy maid-style bottoms, either a skirt or butler trousers. They're asked to fill every role aside from dealers, since those positions have been filled by the house.

► Though wildcards have been employed without consent, casino managers aren't totally heartless. Wildcards are only required to work 24 hours across the month for their new job and these 24 hours do not need to be consecutive. Once they've hit the threshold, they will receive their meager pay and a few resort vouchers.

► Wildcards aren't the only guests being dragged into work. Low Ace cards (aces that downgraded into their rank) have also been conscripted to work. Though they're not required to work as many hours as wildcards, the long-standing guests are particularly handsy with them given their special status.
A BATHROOM HOLD-UP ► Bathrooms have been decorated with various paintings and artwork. Nothing amiss happens when a guest enters, but when they try to leave, they may find that the door refuses to budge. All of the portraits will take the opportunity to observe the guest trying to leave, but one of two portraits will take control and demand:
Sinners dare step into MY washroom? Don't think you can leave without confessing your crimes! Those who have trampled upon virtue should be heavily punished. And I ... I will observe this punishment be dispensed. To see it is done right. Ahem.

Judgmental John will demand that guests trapped in his bathroom confess one of their sins, crimes, or sources of guilt. Each stuck guest will be prompted to confess and then they together must decide whose crime is worse. Judgmental John will then preside over the executioner, the guest with the lesser crime, punishing the guest with the worse crime.

▷ While Judgmental John has perverted intentions with his demand and will encourage sexy punishing, he will reluctantly accept any kind of punishment the executioner decides to dole out.

▷ If your character has met Judgmental John before he will definitely remember them. This portrait never forgets a face!

Aren't you cute? Show us some flirting, give us a treat! We'll let you go after you entertain us a bit. What do we like? Anything charming, anything sweet. Even confessions will do! It gets so lonely in here. Imagine watching everyone do nothing but piss and shit before leaving. Don't we deserve some fun?

▷ The Teasing Trio are friendly and looking for a good time. They want to see cute or lightly spicy engagement between the guests they've caught in the restroom. They know how to have fun and aren't taking this trapping thing seriously.

▷ Anything like holding hands, love confessions, emotional moments, and dewy-eyed passionate declarations will please them. It doesn't have to be real, it just has to satisfy their collective cute aggression.

▷ If your character has met the trio before... well, they won't remember. They're too taken up by gossiping with each other to remember everyone they've asked for some entertainment.


GAMES
ROLLING HIGH
DIRTY DICE: WHOLESOME OR WHORE A crowd favorite — Dirty Dice is back and as dirty as ever. The creators put their heads together to come up with funnier and more dynamic dice options to keep things interesting for players. This time, combinations include wholesome and whoreish options to create even more unique game tasks.

► The rules for Dirty Dice: Wholesome or Whore remain the same as last year. Players will be seated at a two-top (though group Dirty Dice games are also encouraged!) with a set of twelve-sided dice. The starting player rolls both dice. The action created with the dice must then be done to the opposing player — however, the rolling player does have the option to turn down the action. The second player will then roll the dice to create an action, also with the choice to turn down the action. Players continue to take turns until there is a winner.

► The first player to complete three actions will receive bragging rights, an extra large chip payout, and the resounding applause from the audience. Depending on which combinations are used to win the game, the winner may be crowned as cutely wholesome or top whore.

DIE A
1: KISS
2: HUMP
3: CUDDLE
4: BITE
5: CARESS
6: SUCK
7: COMPLIMENT
8: FINGER
9: HOLD
10: LICK
11: WORSHIP
12: SNIFF
DIE B
1: LIPS
2: ASS
3: EAR
4: CHEST
5: NOSE
6: NECK
7: WAIST
8: KNEE
9: HAND
10: NIPPLE
11: THIGH
12: FOOT

SLOT MACHINES ► Slot machines around the Phoenix Casino have been updated! Guests may choose between red machines and black machines. Red machines are easy tasks with small chip prizes. Black machines include more challenging tasks but offer extra large chip prizes.

► Players may either use RNG for the below prompts or select any combination they like OOCly. ICly, it's all random.

► A character plays on a red machine and pulls a 1, 3, and 5. The challenge sent to the character's Watch would be, DANCE WITH A WILDCARD IN THE BATHROOM. If they complete the task, they will automatically receive a small payment as a prize.

A character plays on a black machine and pulls a 4, 1, and 10. The challenge sent to the characters Watch would be, HAVE SPOONING SEX WITH A NEW PARTNER IN PUBLIC. If they complete the task, they will automatically receive an extra large payment as a prize.

RED MACHINE

ACTION
DANCE
CONFESS A SECRET
ADMIT A KINK
SHARE A DREAM
HOLD HANDS
SHARE A MEMORY
TELL A FEAR
SWAP CLOTHES
FLIRT
VENT FEELINGS

ON/TO/WITH
A FRIEND
A STRANGER
A WILDCARD
HIGH RANK
MID RANK
LOW RANK
A DIAMONDS
A HEARTS
A SPADES
A CLUBS

WHERE
UNDER TABLE
ON CHAIR
ON POKER TABLE
IN CLOSET
IN BATHROOM
BEHIND BAR
IN LOUNGE
IN BED
AGAINST WALL
BALCONY

BLACK MACHINE

POSITION/ACT
DOGGY STYLE
COWGIRL
PILE DRIVER
SPOONING SEX
ORAL SEX
SIXTY-NINE
CLOTHED SEX
MATING PRESS
HANDJOB
INTERCRURAL

ON/TO/WITH
NEW PARTNER
OLD PARTNER
HIGH RANK
MID RANK
LOW RANK
WILDCARD
SUBMISSIVE
DOMINANT
LIGHT HAIRED
DARK HAIRED

WHERE
UNDER TABLE
IN BATHROOM
IN CLOSET
BALCONY
IN BED
IN LOUNGE
AGAINST WALL
ON TABLE
BEHIND BAR
PUBLICLY
SEX TOY ROULETTE Come one, come all, step right up and try your luck at Sex Toy Roulette! Several roulette wheels are waiting for those brave enough to give them a spin. Sex Toy Roulette is a game of chance that comes with risks and rewards. Are you daring enough to give it a go?

► Sex Toy Roulette is very easy to play. A player steps up to the wheel, grabs the handle, and gives it their best spin. Whatever the needle lands on when the wheel stops is what the player wins! Lucky ducks might land on one of the fabulous instant prizes which can be claimed immediately. Sexy slutty yet less lucky ducks land on one of the sex toy options.

► If the needle lands on one of the sex toy options the roulette manager will give the player the corresponding sex toy. The toy will sync with the player's Watch and begin counting down from 4 hours. The instructions for further steps are transmitted to their Watch: Use this toy in a sex act with another guest within 4 hours.

► Players that complete the game and use the sex toy within 4 hours will receive no penalty. They also get to keep the sex toy. Yay!

► Players that do not complete the game and do not use the sex toy within 4 hours will be penalized. Not only will a substantial amount of chips be drained from their account, they may experience a sudden and intense suit flare. Wildcards may randomly experience symptoms of ANY SUIT.

1: ICE CUBES
2: INSTA-PRIZE
3: ANAL DOUCHE
4: FURRY HANDCUFFS
5: FISHNET STOCKINGS
6: ROPE
7: INSTA-PRIZE
8: REALISTIC PENIS DILDO
9: LATEX GLOVES
10: PENIS PUMP
11: BANANA
12: BLINDFOLD

13: INSTA-PRIZE
14: PING PONG PADDLE
15: FLESHLIGHT
16: NIPPLE CLAMPS
17: HUGE BLOWUP DOLL
18: COLLAR WITH COCK RING
19: INSTA-PRIZE
20: MAID OUTFIT
21: HIGH HEELS
22: ZUCCHINI
23: LEASH & COLLAR
24: BUTTER KNIFE

25: LACE PANTIES
26: INSTA-PRIZE
27: LINGERIE SET
28: ANAL BEADS
29: MASSAGE OIL
30: WOODEN SPOON
31: CANDY G-STRING
32: CANDLE & MATCHES
33: MASSIVE DRAGON DILDO
34: NECK TIE
35: INSTA-PRIZE
36: VIBRATOR

► Guests that land on INSTA-PRIZE may select from the following prizes:

  • An extra-large chip payout and money box experience. Stand inside a narrow box and enjoy being showered with the bills of different cultures across the multiverse! Dollars, yen, euros, yuan... you name it.
  • The royal experience. Travel around the party in the coveted Pure Gold Peacock Palanquin. Enjoy 24 hours of topless servants and constant hand-and-foot service. All of your commands will be obeyed.
  • Select from an assortment of luxury watches, necklaces, earrings, and other expensive articles of clothing. Cashmere, pure silk, Mongolian wool — high quality items for keeps. May also select from appliances that would not be normally found in low rank suites.
  • A brand new car or motorcycle!!! Yes, the car will have to live in the garage, but it's all yours. Winners who choose a motorcycle may ride it around the hallways of the resort.

  • ► The specific details of the sex toy a character is given is left to OOC discretion. For example, if you choose to land on "vibrator", you may have your character given any kind of vibrator. Have fun!
    LOUNGES
    ROLLING LOW
    THE PEACOCK LOUNGEGuests looking to get away from the flashing lights of the main casino can slip away to solace in the Peacock Lounge. The drinks are flowing, the food is good, and the music is calm. The Peacock Lounge offers guests a place to relax and unwind during their gambling escapades.

    ► While guests won't be pestered to play games or set bets inside the Peacock Lounge, they aren't completely free of the resort's antics. Everyone who comes into the Peacock Lounge will be set up on a casual date for the duration of their visit. Dates are completely randomized, with servers pairing guests at tables and matchmaking based upon their personal whims.

    Guests will be paired with someone new every time they enter the lounge. It's a great way to meet people!

    ► Staff are well aware that not all guests are smooth enough to slide right into a date. All tables come with a set of DATE NIGHT QUESTIONS for guests to use. Waiters watch eagerly, leaning over and nudging the cards when it looks like a table might be in a lull or have fallen into awkward silence.

    All meals come in pair sets to encourage the date-like atmosphere. Given that the Peacock Lounge is the only place inside the casino offering food, it's either suck it up and be romantic with who you've been paired up with or go hungry.
    DOWNSTAIRS DESIRE LOUNGE ► Pink neon signs point down several dark stairwells. Guests looking to fulfill a kink or fetish they may be reluctant to admit normally should go ahead and follow the arrows, because deep in the casino they'll find the Desire Lounge. This lounge is scarcely lit and cloaked in shadow, a place where the scent of sex is thick in the air. Discreet staff lead the way through padded pleasure rooms.

    All guests must wear a nondescript mask and promise to remain anonymous before entering the lounge. Here, anonymity and desire are king. Guests are here to seek out partners based solely upon sexual interests.

    Sexual interests may not necessarily be BDSM or hard kinks. Upon arrival, guests will enter a desire into their Watches so the system can match them with an appropriate partner. A lonely guest looking to be treated lovingly can enter their desire into the database, where they'll be matched with another guest whose desire is to dote upon a partner. Dominants will be matched with submissives. Sadists will be matched with masochists. Guests with matching fetish play will be paired together.

    All rooms are dimly lit to help keep encounters anonymous and discreet. Guests are required to keep their masks on and are advised to avoid asking questions about their partner. There might even be blindfolds involved, for either one party or both, depending upon the desire being fulfilled.

    Staff, however, won't be inside the pleasure room with the couple during the act. They won't know what rules are bent and broken.


    A ROYAL NIGHT
    HIGH RANK SOIREE
    FOR THE UPPER CRUST ► All royal and high rank guests will receive an invite for a royal evening in the casino at the end of the month. Rank 9 and higher, all aces included, are encouraged to dress up and come for a night of drinking, dancing, and indulging with their peers. The royal ranks are the real stars of this star-studded evening but 10s and 9s are tolerated as the bottom of the top.

    Guests rank 8 and below may only attend if they are accompanying a high rank as either their leashed pet or obedient servant. Wildcards are lumped in with the low ranks for this event since they are not yet assigned a real rank.

    Bringing a wildcard as a pet or servant earns social points with the long-standing guests, since they're new and unknown. Bringing several pets and/or servants also earns social points. Not bringing any servants or pets is laughable, and high ranks that show up without any companions will be gossiped about and snickered at.

    If they choose to bring a pet or servant, high ranks are encouraged to dress them up to show off their status and wealth. Even if you're dressed well, you can't be that well off if your pet is dressed slovenly or your servant is in a simple white shirt and pants. It's also a show of ownership, claiming them as your personal property by dressing them in your style.

    It's encouraged for high ranks to trade pets and servants for the evening. What's some sharing amongst peers? It's an excellent way for high ranks to get a taste of something new, be it taming someone else's pet for a while or being waited upon by someone else's servant. Sharing isn't mandatory, but those unwilling to trade will be expected to put on a public display with their +1 for everyone else to enjoy.
    SERVE AND SATISFY ► Low ranks that attend the party as a +1 are expected to behave properly and entertain the high ranks. Pets must be leashed the entire time and servants must stay at their master's side, unless temporarily swapped to another high rank. They can attend with PC or NPC high ranks.

    ► Coming as a +1 isn't the only way for a low rank to get into the party. The casino is still short-staffed, after all! Low ranks may also be employed as waiters to tend to the high ranks. Though their job first and foremost is to serve food and drink, should they catch a high rank's eye, they must do anything that high rank wants of them. This includes sexual favors, be it offering themselves up or servicing the high rank in question.

    ► The expectation is to behave, but the high ranks so love training and disciplining an unruly low rank. Any +1 or waiter that does not submit to the dominance of a high rank will be punished to their satisfaction, either by their own hand or another. All +1s and waiters will be warned about this before being allowed to enter. Can't say you didn't know!

    ► Pets, servants, and waiters may be traded for high ranks to enjoy. They may also be ordered to fuck each other publicly for the high ranks to watch. Low ranks with better status, such as ranks 8 and 7, have a bit more leeway and sway with the high ranks. Bottom barrel low ranks may be freely used and ordered about, even by higher ranked pets/servants/waiters.

    OOC NOTES

    INVITES | RESERVES | APPLICATIONS
    BLANKET CW: alcohol; anonymous; BDSM; confessions; costumes; dubcon; entrapment; gambling, hierarchy; pet play; power dynamics; public sex; punishment; sex toys; supernatural

    ▶ 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 March event.

    ▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.

    ▶ The top level directory is for new characters only. We want to make sure new characters are prioritized and receive attention! If you would be interested in a game invitation, you can note that in your comment.

    ▶ 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.

    ▶ 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 strongly suggest leaving a note in your top level of any limits or boundaries for other players to reference.
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    billed: (pic#18374411)

    ada wong / resident evil / new character & player

    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-17 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
    1. casino bunny.
    [ she's seen all manner of strange and horrifying things in her line of work, and she's learned to expect them now, but this admittedly takes the cake.

    it's been a long time since she's had to go in blind, to really start from scratch without any info and none of her usual gadgets. but ada isn't one to give in even when the odds don't look good, so she plays the games, wears the bunny costume when they decide to rope her in to serve tables. it's a good way to pick up on conversations as she weaves around guests, matching drinks to their respective customers as if she's been doing this for longer than the thirty minutes of her shift.

    at least, until once of those ghostly hands come by as she's leaned over to place a drink down. ada's hand reaches out to grab it as it brushes against her hip, but ends up grabbing someone else's instead. it's a firm grip, a little too strong to match her appearance, and ada immediately lets go.
    ]

    I'm sorry, [ she says, pulling on an apologetic smile and softening her voice. ] Are you all right? Let me get you another drink.

    2. peacock lounge; date night.
    [ the date is unplanned but, honestly, this works just fine. did she really just happen to be next to you at that exact moment to be paired up for a date, or was it by design? who's to say? especially not now, when they're both at the table with drinks. ]

    They're certainly pushy. [ her tone is wry, but her expression is sympathetic. ] Let's hope their drinks are better than the service.

    3. royal night.
    [ she's on waitress duty again, but that suits her just fine. she's free to melt into the shadows while the high rank guests flaunt their pets and chips around, drifting to and from crowds while passing out flutes of champagne. it's all a little too... much, for her tastes, but that's the trend in every part of this resort, it seems.

    ada refuses to be tethered, even for just a night, and there's others that likely feel the same. for those, she goes a little out of her way. a little shift and nudge of her foot, and another waiter goes down, spilling a tray of hors d'oeuvres onto the coat of a high rank guest, causing just enough commotion for them to drop the chain.

    and if you look up, maybe you'll spot her some feet away, a brief meeting of dark eyes and a knowing glance before she slips away.
    ]

    4. wildcard
    [ feel free to hit me with something else if the above doesn't spark joy! i'm massively voicetesting so please don't mind the lack of kinklist and permissions 🥹 basically, f/m and f/f ok, but 18+ for anything going into spicy territory; cool with most things besides non-con. ada will lie, flirt, and talk her way out of anything to suit her needs, but she's mostly here to snoop. ]
    Edited 2026-03-17 04:34 (UTC)
    armmunition: (pic#18376462)

    Date night

    [personal profile] armmunition 2026-03-17 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
    [Leave one situation and tossed into another. At least on the scale of things, trapped in some gaudy hotel that's promoting everyone to bang like there's no tomorrow is maybe on the lower end if he was comparing it to bio terrorism.

    Still, he's not exactly looking, even as he's pushed into a seat across from-
    ]

    That depends. You think these drinks could clean a wound in a pinch?

    [It's almost comical. The staff seemed to had gotten Leon all dressed up for his date, but they didn't bother to clean him up. The dirt, sweat, and blood still lingers on his face, though his hands are clean. Expected, given how he only recently took his gloves off to slip a band back onto his finger.]
    billed: (pic#18374396)

    im winging this

    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-17 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
    [ it's the voice first that she registers, lower in timbre than she remembers, but she'd recognize that anywhere. and then it's his face—a lot older than she remembers it being the last time she'd seen him. ada's usual impassive countenance fractures briefly with surprise, there and gone again, before it smooths back into something more neutral. ]

    Someone had to have ordered vodka, [ she says, more automatic than anything else. ] But I think you'll need a little more than that.

    [ this whole thing is just to get a date, isn't it? as long as they leave together, they could get him cleaned up properly. ]
    armmunition: (pic#18376466)

    you and me both. shakes hand

    [personal profile] armmunition 2026-03-17 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
    [Maybe he's just too exhausted at the moment to be surprised. Ada looks younger than she should be. He can only guess what could possibly be the reason, but maybe he'll find out why soon enough. After all, Ada does love her air of mystery and games.

    If anything, he looks relieved though. It's been a long last few days and seeing her feels like a breath of fresh air after the smell of rotting flesh, dust, and blood had been his constant companion.

    He scoffs, though a ghost of a smile lingers on his lips.
    ] Actually, I'm feeling pretty great right now. Out of all the people I tango'd with the last few days, I don't think I can complain this time. Our mysterious benefactors deserves a tip.
    belheir: (022)

    date nice...

    [personal profile] belheir 2026-03-17 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
    This isn't even them being pushy... You must be new here.

    [He can't help but laugh at his current date's comment. It just seems so funny to him that he'd have agreed with her once, that this was terribly pushy, setting people up together on a get to know you date without their consent.

    Now, he thinks of it as possibly the most benign thing this place could be forcing them into.

    He gives a nod of his head at their beverages.
    ]

    You're in luck though, I'm sure the drinks are the highest quality you could ask for.

    [Especially being sat with a King rank like him...]
    billed: (pic#18374414)

    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-17 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
    [ oh? kazuya laughs and something in ada's eyes glitters, there and gone as she leans in towards the table, one long leg crossing over the other. she took a gamble on this young man; she's still feeling the resort out, but she's observed the guests long enough now that she's starting to get the vibes of what the higher ranks might be like. ]

    Is it that obvious that I'm new? [ she demurs, her smile turning a touch softer. ] But you're right, I am. And I have a hunch that you're not.

    [ there's a glass of red wine in front of her, an unfamiliar brand, but she'd watched them take it down from the top shelf. one of the royal ranks, perhaps. ]
    belheir: (004)

    [personal profile] belheir 2026-03-17 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
    Yeah. If you're here longer than a month, this kind of thing is pretty much the least pushiest the resort can be. You just missed us being assigned families and spouses, sorry to say.

    [It's a good guess that he's not new, even if by his words it's fairly obvious at this point.]

    I've been here two years myself now. There's been a bunch of crazy stuff that's happened, but this is pretty much the least of it. I'd say watch out for laced food and drink too, since that can be common as well. The stuff right now is probably safe, though, since it's being served to us specifically... Not always a guarantee, though.
    arsenist: <user name=albarose> (ka203)

    3

    [personal profile] arsenist 2026-03-17 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
    [She's someone that moves in the shadows. Akira can recognize it, because he so often does the same.

    He watches the whole incident go down; the resistance, the trip, the commotion. Their gazes lock, and he watches her melt away. Akira knows the times to keep his head down, so he doesn't follow after right away. Cleans the table not directly involved, letting time steadily tick away, before finally making his own detour to the back.

    It doesn't take long for him to find her between rooms, about to enter another. He leans up against the wall, demeanor mild if curious.]


    Looks like the party finally got a little livelier out there. Is this more to your taste?
    billed: (pic#18374414)

    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-17 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
    [ as he cleans the table, he may notice one of the "pets" who had been reluctantly chained to her master scamper off, hopefully away from the party entirely. with his entourage of servants, it's easy to let one slip through the cracks.

    by the time akira finds her, ada is refilling another tray of champagne in the hall right outside another room, a steady hand pouring an equal amount in each flute. she spares him a glance, recognition in her eyes before she turns her attention back to the champagne. painted lips curl briefly into a smile, something that seems to say who? me?
    ]

    If we're talking about taste, I'd rather be soaking in a bath with a glass of wine instead. But I'm aware I seem to be the outlier here.
    arsenist: <user name=albarose> (ka25)

    [personal profile] arsenist 2026-03-18 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
    You might be surprised. I think there are plenty here who would choose that over this. Not everyone is content, even if people look like they're enjoying themselves.

    [His tone is nice and even, polite for an adult still, as he exchanges his used towels for fresh ones. Conversational. There isn't exactly a significant change with what he says next- but his eyes do lift to look at her directly.]

    Some might even be playing along until the time is right to do otherwise.

    [He doesn't know her well enough to read whether she'll pick up that he's talking about himself, but it's fine if she doesn't. It's enough to pass on the information, and maybe it'll be something of a reassurance.]
    joyd: (✝ apart)

    wildcard... dirty dice

    [personal profile] joyd 2026-03-17 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
    [Unlike many of the other guests in the casino, Tyki doesn't appear to be gray with fatigue — at least not so far. Perhaps his tolerance is a little higher, given the circumstances and his own unique constitution; either way, he's glad to keep playing the role if it means he might earn a little extra cash. Never know when one might need the funds. And he's quite familiar with gambling, after all.

    Yet this game demands a single partner, and he's feeling pickier about the choice. When the young woman passes by again, Tyki waves for her attention.]


    Hi there. Want to take a break? I won't tell if you don't.

    [He's seen this particular 'casino bunny' pass by a few times, carrying drinks to and fro, busy at work. And he's not shy to admit he's intrigued.]
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    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-18 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
    [ the first thing she notices is the amber eyes, almost gold depending on how the light hits him. it's what makes her pause as she passes his table on her way to retrieve another tray, and her lips curl into a brief smile, dark eyes lingering on the angles of his face; the breadth of his shoulders. ]

    Playing hooky? [ there's something assessing in her gaze, but whatever it is she was looking for, she seems to find it. she slides into the seat across from him, crossing one long, fish-netted leg over the other. ] You're a bad influence, aren't you.

    [ not that it sounds like she's complaining, a little current of playfulness slipping into her tone. ]
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    [personal profile] gumai 2026-03-17 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
    [ Date is here. Date is, in fact, a high rank guest who is dressed in a nice tux and watching things go down as he sips on his glass of bourbon and lets out a soft "huh" when the food goes flying. What a shame. Definitely not his business though. And when Ada is close enough to hear him, he'll comment — ]

    Glad it wasn't me.

    [ That was the target of her attack, of course. He's just a guy, who is at a party, completely innocent. ]
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    [personal profile] billed 2026-03-18 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
    [ that is a very nice tux indeed. another high rank guest, most likely, but curiously without a pet... maybe they're separated for now. the expression on her face softens briefly, long lashes fluttering at his remark. ]

    What wasn't you? [ she offers her tray of champagne to him. ] More champagne?

    [ she's just a girl, who is serving at a party, completely innocent. ]
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    [personal profile] gumai 2026-03-18 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
    [ That makes his lips curl upwards, catlike, and he sets down his empty glass of bourbon on her tray to exchange it for a flute of champagne instead. A tilt of the tip of the glass to her in acknowledgement. ]

    Mm, wildcard?

    [ He's asking her, since he hasn't seen her before so... she must be new. ]
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    [personal profile] ordimame 2026-03-18 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
    [Edamura finds the peaceful lounge much more palatable than the energetic chaos of the casino. so it's no surprise that he drifts his way there eventually! eager to cozy up at a table alone with nothing but a good meal and--]

    [. . . and. . .]

    [. . . well. so much for his grand dreams of dining alone]

    [this isn't the first time the resort has paired him up with someone against his will, though. it's annoying, but the last time he was forced to take his meal with company, it hadn't been all that bad! which is why he greets Ada rather pleasantly. a tilt of his head and a tiny sigh to convey his exasperation, but not an ounce of grumpiness. that's "pleasant" by his measure]


    They're. . . fine, I guess. [waggles a hand back and forth. so-so] Had better, had worse.

    [I mean he's the one out here drinking cheap alcohol, so. . . like. . .]