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peacockstop2026-05-15 05:59 pm
TDM 15
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★ Mating Season ★ is pleased to announce the start of nesting season in the Golden Peacock! This is a special time where guests are invited to join a series of competitive events to woo potential mates. Everyone is eager to find their perfect match and happy ending! 🍆 💦
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You doing ok over there, dude? For one, he sounds a lot younger than the stereotypical chainsmoking gambler she was resigned to getting saddled with for god knows how long, and for another... just what the heck is he doing over there anyway?
She considers asking for a hot second, decides she prefers ignorance actually, and reaches over to knock on the wall a couple times instead.
Rap-a-tap-tap. ]
Gurgle twice if you're actually gonna die or I'm telling them it was a freak accident.
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Sorry, sorry. I'm fine. I wasn't expecting the soda to be alcoholic.
[ Setting the cursed bottle down primly on the side table provided, he tries to think of how to have a conversation that will both keep the resort from meddling and not be too weird with the stranger behind the partition. He can't decide if doing this blind is an improvement or not. ]
I'm ... guessing you just got here? Every day is like this.
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Guess she's just not drinking anything but water until she's out of here, huh? Too bad, What a shame. ]
They don't do anything by halves here, do they?
[ /DEROGATORY... some of the stuff she's seen in her short time here has not endeared the resort to her.
She's slower to reach for any of the provided snacks herself; crinkling plastic and clinking bottles hints at her eyeing the labels with a great deal of suspicion. ]
Yeah. Just woke up here this morning. You?
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How long has he been here now? ]
I woke up here about … three months ago? In a bed with some guy I didn’t know.
That kind of set the tone.
[ So much had happened it seemed as if he’d been here both longer and shorter at the same time ]
I don’t know how much it means coming from a stranger, but I’ve met good people here. They keep things from being totally crazy.
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[ Waking up with unexpected company aside... who comes out and says that so calmly?! Sound more upset about how messed up that situation is, Junpei!!! ]
Jeez - be more picky about the company you keep, or you'll end up like the weirdos outside.
[ Unsolicited advice! How nice. Also unfortunately a reality of Maki being Maki, with her whole knack for bulldozing through whatever's inconveniencing her at the moment... so yes, she's what one might conservatively call "confident" if only because she's not accustomed to operating any other way.
Maki makes a short, irritated noise, joined by the rustling of one of the snack bags tearing open. ]
Besides, calling someone good is like saying water can be wet. That's not setting a very high bar for the crazies to clear.
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It’s not like that.
[ Trying his damndest not to sound petulant and doing a middling job of it. ]
They’ve really treated me well. Besides, trying to survive this place alone only makes them want to target you more. Then you might get stuck in situations way worse than … whatever this is.
[ He’s never watched any kind of dating show. Not enough jumpscares or practical effects to keep his interest. ]
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Hoh? So, what... you're just gonna roll over and take it if they pat you on the head and say nice enough things?
[ The worst part is she's not even being all that scornful about dropping that in his lap. What does she care? He's just some random guy, so she's not invested in what he does with his time. If it was one of her idiot kouhais saying that in earshot, they'd be having a very different conversation.
But he isn't, so they won't. Simple.
Uncomfortable silence seeps in like molten lead, so very heavy while she pops a pretzel in her mouth.
Sounds like how someone treats their dog, a younger version of her might say. That's no way to live.
Instead, she swallows her mouthful of pretzel and snags a bottle of sparkling water, twisting the cap open with a crisp crack-fizz. ]
Must be working out for you if you've lasted this long.
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I haven’t rolled over. They offered help and … I took it. They’re just people. Here against their will like we are.
[ Indifferent era Junpei would scoff at what he’s saying now. But indifferent era Junpei hadn’t been through what he had. ]
I haven’t done anything I’m ashamed of. That’s enough for me.
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[ I'm still right though is sorta kinda implied, to nobody's surprise. Being passive, accepting things as they are... that might not be what he's trying to say, but she can't help hearing a different voice saying those words, and the echo of it is too painful for her to linger on for long.
So.
More rustling; paper this time. ]
"What kind of person's your type"?
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That’s why when she asks the cliche question, he answers as if their little back and forth didn’t just happen.
Only now? He’s overthinking. Trying to give a response that won’t give further credence to her previous comments. ]
I’m still figuring that out. Not like I’ve given it much thought.
Do most people even really know what they want? Sure, they’ll say they do, but then just end up with someone the complete opposite.
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I want someone stronger than me.
[ Oops. Guess not.
Apparently her answer hasn't changed since that one silly school interview, and that's unlikely to change in the future either. ]
If someone can't meet that requirement, then there's no point trying to salvage anything. Saves us both time. [ Her seat creaks. Maki rests her cheek on one fist, eyes drifting aimlessly over the pod interior while she fishes around for another pretzel from the bag perched on her lap. ] You really have no preferences at all? Not even one?
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While he fishes idly in the topic jar for something to ask her in return, the current subject is given a little more thought. ]
I guess if I really had to choose something ... someone passionate about an interest. A hobby. That's something I can relate to. Someone who cares about more than money or relationships or whatever.
[ Even though she can't see him, he shrugs his shoulders as he opens the paper he pulled out. ]
'Give the cheesiest pickup line you know.'
[ His lips form a line. Is this better or worse than a straight out dirty question? ]
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Is that a mirror in your pocket? Because I can see myself in your pants.
[ As much as she regrets the fact... every pickup line she knows was learned by osmosis against her will. Thanks, Gojo.
If anyone asks - no, she doesn't know any more. Firstly, because it feels an awful lot like it's tempting fate, and secondly, and Maki has approximately zero interest in letting any of the knuckleheads in her life get wind of any of this. Once she's out of here, she's taking this shitshow of a memory to the grave.
The pretzel crunching this time around is suspiciously aggressive while she pulls up another question slip. ]
"Are you more of a tits or ass person?"
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[ An honest initial reaction to the awful pickup line. The sound of her eating has him glancing hesitantly at the snack bar. Should he risk something to get the godawful aftertaste of the alcopop off his tongue? There's a sound of him rustling around in what's available a minute later. ]
Chest.
[ He's not going to say 'tits' and they can't make him.
Since he's busy deciding if the potato chips or Pocky look less suspicious he takes the lazy route and just lobs her own question back at her: ]
What about you?