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TDM 01: TAKE 3
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【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-Star Resort and Casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
Unfortunately, due to high demand during the holiday season, we are temporarily unable to check you in to your reserved room. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. We have arranged for a temporary room while we work on processing your reservation as quickly as possible. We appreciate your understanding during this time.
As a token of our appreciation we have issued 4 CLOTHING VOUCHERS and 4 FOOD VOUCHERS to your account that can be used at many of our locations. Complimentary chips have also been applied to your bank account.
You will be notified as soon as your reservation has been processed. Your comfort and happiness are our utmost priority. We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay. 】
EVENS
EVENS
Soft. Warm. Cozy.
The beep of the Watch is gentle, a considerately low sound when rousing newly arrived wildcards while a small vibration tickles the wrist. Satin sheets slide with the lazy stretch of legs. Bedding shuffles. The room is a comfortable temperature but … for some reason, it’s maybe a touch too warm? And cramped?
As characters rouse from their slumber (or otherwise blink into awareness) they will find that they are now in a shitty resort room. They have been temporarily allocated a rank 2 suite. These suites are small and the twin bed takes up the majority of the space inside. Walkable area is minuscule. There is no decor or window. All characters are naked, wearing only a white terrycloth robe knotted at the waist. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.
But perhaps that’s not the most alarming part.
They’re not alone.
All characters will find themselves waking up in pairs. Not only have they woken up in an entirely unknown place, they are pressed up against and/or are cuddling what may potentially be a total stranger. Even if a pair is lucky enough to know one other ... pretty awkward waking up together like this, isn't it?
Due to holiday overbooking all characters are required to share a room while the backlog of reservations are processed. Some of these rank 2 suites may even have three temporary residents if you’re feeling spicy.
The resort is truly sorry that they overbooked during the holiday season. This is unprecedented. They have never before seen the house bring in so many new guests at once. Without even a heads up for the staff. It’s like being middle management isn’t worth it! For the sake of avoiding headaches and customer complaints, wildcards will find that each room has an included a gift basket as an apology for the inconvenience.
Wildcards that explore outside will find staff running around like frenzied hens. These employees will encourage wildcards to go wash up in the bathroom, a communal space with plenty of free supplies for newcomers. The communal bathroom is a clean area with multiple open showers, sinks, and water closets. Wildcards will find shelves stocked with basic toiletries and clean towels. They will also find other general bathroom amenities available for use like hair dryers, face masks, scrub brushes, combs, razors, toothbrushes, q-tips, and so on.
All facilities inside the communal bathroom aside from the toilets are open concept and there is no separation based on gender (or anything else). Everyone is expected to share.
Some of the staff will pity these poor new guests that have had their reservations pushed out. They will show characters the way to one of the small supply closets that are used by cleaning staff. The closet is small but fully stocked with linens, extra toiletries, pillows, robes, slippers, and yellow Golden Peacock tracksuits in a full range of sizes. They will encourage wildcards to take whatever they want before running off again.
But those that aren’t careful might find themselves in an interesting predicament.
Wildcards will find that the hallways of the basement are chilly and narrow. Heading to the end of the hallway will reveal a stairwell where they can ascend to check out the main resort. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
The beep of the Watch is gentle, a considerately low sound when rousing newly arrived wildcards while a small vibration tickles the wrist. Satin sheets slide with the lazy stretch of legs. Bedding shuffles. The room is a comfortable temperature but … for some reason, it’s maybe a touch too warm? And cramped?
As characters rouse from their slumber (or otherwise blink into awareness) they will find that they are now in a shitty resort room. They have been temporarily allocated a rank 2 suite. These suites are small and the twin bed takes up the majority of the space inside. Walkable area is minuscule. There is no decor or window. All characters are naked, wearing only a white terrycloth robe knotted at the waist. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.
But perhaps that’s not the most alarming part.
They’re not alone.
All characters will find themselves waking up in pairs. Not only have they woken up in an entirely unknown place, they are pressed up against and/or are cuddling what may potentially be a total stranger. Even if a pair is lucky enough to know one other ... pretty awkward waking up together like this, isn't it?
Due to holiday overbooking all characters are required to share a room while the backlog of reservations are processed. Some of these rank 2 suites may even have three temporary residents if you’re feeling spicy.
The resort is truly sorry that they overbooked during the holiday season. This is unprecedented. They have never before seen the house bring in so many new guests at once. Without even a heads up for the staff. It’s like being middle management isn’t worth it! For the sake of avoiding headaches and customer complaints, wildcards will find that each room has an included a gift basket as an apology for the inconvenience.
Wildcards that explore outside will find staff running around like frenzied hens. These employees will encourage wildcards to go wash up in the bathroom, a communal space with plenty of free supplies for newcomers. The communal bathroom is a clean area with multiple open showers, sinks, and water closets. Wildcards will find shelves stocked with basic toiletries and clean towels. They will also find other general bathroom amenities available for use like hair dryers, face masks, scrub brushes, combs, razors, toothbrushes, q-tips, and so on.
All facilities inside the communal bathroom aside from the toilets are open concept and there is no separation based on gender (or anything else). Everyone is expected to share.
Some of the staff will pity these poor new guests that have had their reservations pushed out. They will show characters the way to one of the small supply closets that are used by cleaning staff. The closet is small but fully stocked with linens, extra toiletries, pillows, robes, slippers, and yellow Golden Peacock tracksuits in a full range of sizes. They will encourage wildcards to take whatever they want before running off again.
But those that aren’t careful might find themselves in an interesting predicament.
Wildcards will find that the hallways of the basement are chilly and narrow. Heading to the end of the hallway will reveal a stairwell where they can ascend to check out the main resort. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
ODDS
ODDS
A bird cries in the distance. Water beads trickle down chilled flesh. Itch itch itch—something pokes your bare ass.
The beep of the Watch is as gentle as it was for the new arrivals that didn’t wake up on the cold hard ground but the sound blends into the rustle of leaves and the gurgle of the river. Unlike their luckier colleagues, some wildcards have unexpectedly woken up in the middle of lush vegetation. Oops! That was a miscalculation. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.
Wildcards that wake up in the Vale will be completely naked and without a resort robe to cover up. Lost amid thick bushes, mushroom clusters, and towering trees, it doesn't feel like they're in a resort at all. Isn't this a rainforest? By all accounts, this is a rainforest.
Those that wake in the Vale will have to make their way through the rainforest to find the exit. Really, so unexpected! This was not what we had in our system at all. It must be overloaded from high demand. Our apologies. Please don't complain.
Laughter rings throughout the forest. Footsteps echo. Branches snap. There are other people around aside from you naked newbies. If eavesdropped upon, wildcards may pick up on what these guests are cawing about. It sounds like they’re playing some kind of game.
Wildcards that wake up in the Vale may unwittingly stumble into one of the resort’s popular roleplaying games: Sexy Hunter 💕 and 💕 Sexier Prey.
There are numerous booby traps set around the forest. The goal of the game is to trap your prey and take them home for kinky fun and these guests weren't expecting newbies to suddenly drop in! The traps won’t hurt anyone but they will put them in some embarrassing positions.
After braving the elements and surviving booby traps, these wildcards may finally find civilization. The lounge pagoda where many of the long-standing guests are hanging out and enjoying drinks is comfortable and connected to a bathroom where characters can themselves clean up. In contrast to the naked muddy wildcards, the guests on the pagoda are dressed in trendy and elaborate clothing.
They stare at the newly arrived nude wildcards before breaking into shouts of glee and approval.
“Yes, brilliant idea, it’s a naked party! Whoohoo! Come on everyone. Take your clothes off. All of them! Naked party, naked party, naked party!”
These NPCs will shed their clothing and begin to skinnydip in the pools and river. They will chase each other—and wildcards! Wildcards will find themselves surrounded by an orgy. They will encourage wildcards to join in on the fun and offer them food and drink to get into the mood.
Wildcards will find the exit out to the central hub and elevator bank behind the pagoda. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
The beep of the Watch is as gentle as it was for the new arrivals that didn’t wake up on the cold hard ground but the sound blends into the rustle of leaves and the gurgle of the river. Unlike their luckier colleagues, some wildcards have unexpectedly woken up in the middle of lush vegetation. Oops! That was a miscalculation. No details are given other than the above message and a follow-up message explaining GAME 52.
Wildcards that wake up in the Vale will be completely naked and without a resort robe to cover up. Lost amid thick bushes, mushroom clusters, and towering trees, it doesn't feel like they're in a resort at all. Isn't this a rainforest? By all accounts, this is a rainforest.
Those that wake in the Vale will have to make their way through the rainforest to find the exit. Really, so unexpected! This was not what we had in our system at all. It must be overloaded from high demand. Our apologies. Please don't complain.
Laughter rings throughout the forest. Footsteps echo. Branches snap. There are other people around aside from you naked newbies. If eavesdropped upon, wildcards may pick up on what these guests are cawing about. It sounds like they’re playing some kind of game.
Wildcards that wake up in the Vale may unwittingly stumble into one of the resort’s popular roleplaying games: Sexy Hunter 💕 and 💕 Sexier Prey.
There are numerous booby traps set around the forest. The goal of the game is to trap your prey and take them home for kinky fun and these guests weren't expecting newbies to suddenly drop in! The traps won’t hurt anyone but they will put them in some embarrassing positions.
After braving the elements and surviving booby traps, these wildcards may finally find civilization. The lounge pagoda where many of the long-standing guests are hanging out and enjoying drinks is comfortable and connected to a bathroom where characters can themselves clean up. In contrast to the naked muddy wildcards, the guests on the pagoda are dressed in trendy and elaborate clothing.
They stare at the newly arrived nude wildcards before breaking into shouts of glee and approval.
These NPCs will shed their clothing and begin to skinnydip in the pools and river. They will chase each other—and wildcards! Wildcards will find themselves surrounded by an orgy. They will encourage wildcards to join in on the fun and offer them food and drink to get into the mood.
Wildcards will find the exit out to the central hub and elevator bank behind the pagoda. Welcome to the Golden Peacock!
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Characters will wake up in either a rank 2 room or in the Vale. We ask that you pick one arrival for your character for consistency sake. If you can't choose we suggest using an RNG and letting it pick evens or odds.
▶ Characters in the Vale do have a room assignment as well. They can eventually find their way there after their journey, the poor things.
▶ All characters have been issued four food and four clothing vouchers. These vouchers are as good as money around the resort.
▶ Players should mod random NPCs as they like.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Do whatever your little hearts desire.
▶ Characters in the Vale do have a room assignment as well. They can eventually find their way there after their journey, the poor things.
▶ All characters have been issued four food and four clothing vouchers. These vouchers are as good as money around the resort.
▶ Players should mod random NPCs as they like.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Do whatever your little hearts desire.
MAIN LOBBY
MAIN LOBBY
The Peacock is buzzing with excitement! The massive main lobby is especially spectacular with golden streamers, dazzling lanterns, glittering ornaments, and cheerful music. There doesn’t seem to be one particular holiday being celebrated with the general theme being winter and holiday. An amalgamate like this resort simply couldn’t select one thing and had to go for everything (more is always better). The hallways and aisles are packed with streams of guests in ostentatious outfits. One can’t swing a cat without hitting someone*.
*No cats were harmed in the making of this TDM. We love cats.
There are sprigs of mistletoe above many of the hallways and doors. Surprisingly, the mistletoe have no supernatural abilities whatsoever, but guests that spy two people beneath the mistletoe together will point and demand they kiss. It’s tradition. Don’t be a downer during the festive season. Succumb to the peer pressure.
Hallways are also decorated with vases of poinsettia flowers. Nothing is amiss about these flowers during day hours, but during late night hours they will pick themselves up and trade vases with each other.
They are polite flowers and try to change when there are no guests around but don’t always manage to do it discreetly. Wildcards may notice something gold glinting in the roots of the scrambling poinsettias. Wildcards who manage to grab these flowers and comb through their roots can collect a simple gold ring (along with shivers of, iyaaaa, we just met, so bold).
Birdbucks is likewise getting into the winter spirit. Despite there being no weather in the resort they are offering seasonal hot drinks! Prices aren’t any cheaper than usual but the quality is better than their standard coffee. They are offering four new delicious new flavors: Buttered Honey Rum Coffee, Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Cinnamon Latte, and Rainbow Cookie Cappuccino.
These drinks won’t do anything other than make one wired from all the caffeine, but guests are encouraged to enjoy them around one of the fireplaces set up throughout the main hallways. Many people are snuggling up to the fire while nursing a Birdbucks drink and telling stories. A great way to get to know your fellow guests! Each fireplace is surrounded with festive cushions, beanbags, pillows, and blankets.
"Have you all heard about the Peacock’s annual wish tradition? No? I’m an old-timer around here, let me tell you … see those little jars hanging amongst the lights? You’re supposed to write down your heart’s desire on a piece of paper and stick it into the jar. Then, take a match and light it on fire. They say if you do that you’ll get your desire within the next 12 months. Me? I’m wishing for an older babe, a high rank babe, to become my sugar momma… what, doing it together with someone? Sure. They say that if you do it with someone you’ll have a fated connection forevermore. So don’t do it with someone you don’t like, hah!"
Wildcards will find that that loud guest isn’t lying. Many small glass jars hang alongside the fairy lights and there are multiple tables with paper, pens, and matches.
Guests are scribbling down their desires and stuffing them into the jars, watching with glee as the lit paper crumbles to ash. Couples who put their desires in the same jar are said to have a fated connection forever after so many couples can be found following the tradition. Nothing happens right away ... but who knows? It may prove to be true later.
*No cats were harmed in the making of this TDM. We love cats.
There are sprigs of mistletoe above many of the hallways and doors. Surprisingly, the mistletoe have no supernatural abilities whatsoever, but guests that spy two people beneath the mistletoe together will point and demand they kiss. It’s tradition. Don’t be a downer during the festive season. Succumb to the peer pressure.
Hallways are also decorated with vases of poinsettia flowers. Nothing is amiss about these flowers during day hours, but during late night hours they will pick themselves up and trade vases with each other.
They are polite flowers and try to change when there are no guests around but don’t always manage to do it discreetly. Wildcards may notice something gold glinting in the roots of the scrambling poinsettias. Wildcards who manage to grab these flowers and comb through their roots can collect a simple gold ring (along with shivers of, iyaaaa, we just met, so bold).
Birdbucks is likewise getting into the winter spirit. Despite there being no weather in the resort they are offering seasonal hot drinks! Prices aren’t any cheaper than usual but the quality is better than their standard coffee. They are offering four new delicious new flavors: Buttered Honey Rum Coffee, Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Cinnamon Latte, and Rainbow Cookie Cappuccino.
These drinks won’t do anything other than make one wired from all the caffeine, but guests are encouraged to enjoy them around one of the fireplaces set up throughout the main hallways. Many people are snuggling up to the fire while nursing a Birdbucks drink and telling stories. A great way to get to know your fellow guests! Each fireplace is surrounded with festive cushions, beanbags, pillows, and blankets.
Wildcards will find that that loud guest isn’t lying. Many small glass jars hang alongside the fairy lights and there are multiple tables with paper, pens, and matches.
Guests are scribbling down their desires and stuffing them into the jars, watching with glee as the lit paper crumbles to ash. Couples who put their desires in the same jar are said to have a fated connection forever after so many couples can be found following the tradition. Nothing happens right away ... but who knows? It may prove to be true later.
RED CARDINAL
RED CARDINAL
Those looking to escape from the crowds will find respite in Red Cardinal. Despite being busier than usual, this particular bar remains serene with guests calmly enjoying food and drink. The decorations are minimal with a few red hanging paper lanterns. The proprietress, a handsome woman in her forties, works the bar while watching all guests with an eagle eye. Guests can be loud and out of control in the hallways; they aren’t going to behave that way in her bar.
Due to limited space, all wildcards that come alone looking for a meal will be seated at a two-top table with another wildcard. The menu for the holiday season is preset. All dishes are cooked by the proprietress's own hands, so the aroma has the comforting spice of homemade. She fully expects these wildcards to eat every single morsel. To leave any dish with scraps would offend her.
"Full? What do you mean, full? Look at you. You're so thin! Eat up, don't leave anything behind. Is my food not good enough? What's wrong with it?"
Guests that do not manage to finish the entire holiday spread will be bullied into washing dishes in the kitchen. The amount of dishes to be washed is massive. There is no dishwasher so it must all be done by hand. Wildcards sent to kitchen duty will not be allowed to leave until every dish is scrubbed clean. It's the least they can do after insulting her cooking by leaving food on the plate.
Guests that decide to skip the food and set up at the bar will find dozens of sealed wine jars. The proprietress will share that these wines are her personal make that she only offers once a year. She has not labeled the effects of these wines for her own personal amusement. Guests who wish to purchase a jug must select one based on the name written label, without knowing what may have been added into the mix.
Red Cardinal has all the other usual options as well. They carry basic spirits, beer, and other no-fuss drinks. Characters may also order small bar snacks like nuts and chips.
All jugs have a high APV. Drink too much and you may end up sleeping on the floor of the bar!
Due to limited space, all wildcards that come alone looking for a meal will be seated at a two-top table with another wildcard. The menu for the holiday season is preset. All dishes are cooked by the proprietress's own hands, so the aroma has the comforting spice of homemade. She fully expects these wildcards to eat every single morsel. To leave any dish with scraps would offend her.
"Full? What do you mean, full? Look at you. You're so thin! Eat up, don't leave anything behind. Is my food not good enough? What's wrong with it?"
Guests that do not manage to finish the entire holiday spread will be bullied into washing dishes in the kitchen. The amount of dishes to be washed is massive. There is no dishwasher so it must all be done by hand. Wildcards sent to kitchen duty will not be allowed to leave until every dish is scrubbed clean. It's the least they can do after insulting her cooking by leaving food on the plate.
Guests that decide to skip the food and set up at the bar will find dozens of sealed wine jars. The proprietress will share that these wines are her personal make that she only offers once a year. She has not labeled the effects of these wines for her own personal amusement. Guests who wish to purchase a jug must select one based on the name written label, without knowing what may have been added into the mix.
Red Cardinal has all the other usual options as well. They carry basic spirits, beer, and other no-fuss drinks. Characters may also order small bar snacks like nuts and chips.
All jugs have a high APV. Drink too much and you may end up sleeping on the floor of the bar!
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Players can submit five threads where their character collects a gold ring with their application to receive a bonus upon acceptance. Players should include these links beneath their sample with a note that they are for the 5 Gold Ring game.
▶ Players may assume that each poinsettia has two rings in their roots so characters may take one each.
▶ If your character writes down a desire and lights it in a jar please keep in mind what that desire was for the future.
▶ Characters obviously can run away from the proprietress if they don’t finish all their food, but she’ll be on the lookout for you miscreants in the future.
▶ Wines can be mixed and matched to blend effects. RIP to that character.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Fly free.
▶ Players may assume that each poinsettia has two rings in their roots so characters may take one each.
▶ If your character writes down a desire and lights it in a jar please keep in mind what that desire was for the future.
▶ Characters obviously can run away from the proprietress if they don’t finish all their food, but she’ll be on the lookout for you miscreants in the future.
▶ Wines can be mixed and matched to blend effects. RIP to that character.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. We encourage players to get creative! Fly free.
LOVE DOVE
LOVE DOVE
Love Dove, the resort's largest department store, is running a massive end of the year sale. All items are between 50% - 70% off, which is a massive bargain for those that are tight on chips!
Stepping inside will transport you away from the busy crowds of the main hallways and into several floors of retail magic. Not wanting to be outdone by competitors, Love Dove has pulled out all the stops to impress during the festive season with massive decorations and mannequin set-ups. Large bows and ribbons, boxes done up in shiny paper, trees and candelabras, sparkles sparkles sparkles. There are also several tables set up around the store offering complimentary glasses of wine and chocolate covered strawberries.
Characters will find a section for every kink imaginable in the store. Gaze in wonder upon the wall of strap-ons. Marvel at the wide shade range of the silicone penises. Bask the rainbow of silky lingerie—for both women and men. There are gadgets and gizmos a-plenty, including some design oddities of Love Dove’s own creation that wildcards may never have seen before. The store even has staged areas for guests to try out some of the more elaborate equipment before buying. While it is not encouraged to use anything insertable before buying for hygienic reasons, guests can turn display toys on to test vibration strength and suction power.
Despite being a sex department store, Love Dove also has several departments dedicated to regular clothing and undergarments. Characters will find decent basics like t-shirts, sweatpants, underwear, jackets, jeans, skirts, shoes, and dresses for slashed prices. Don't miss these deals! The sale ends when the winter festivities end.
At the front of the store there is a temporary section with an elaborate display. Wildcards will find Love Dove promoting masks and feathered costumes. They will hand out fliers inviting all guests the holiday masquerade. Drinks! Food! Dancing! A night that you surely won't forget! New guests simply cannot miss this party. Anyone who is anybody is going to be there.
All those who plan attend the masquerade are required to dress up. In the spirit of the season Love Dove is offering especially good sales on these elaborate costumes. For those with simpler tastes, there are also ballgowns and tuxedos in various prints and colors. The most important article is, of course, the mask.
Staff will encourage wildcards to pay particular attention in choosing a mask that resonates with them.
Masks with effects may be purchased and worn in any of the masquerade prompts.
Stepping inside will transport you away from the busy crowds of the main hallways and into several floors of retail magic. Not wanting to be outdone by competitors, Love Dove has pulled out all the stops to impress during the festive season with massive decorations and mannequin set-ups. Large bows and ribbons, boxes done up in shiny paper, trees and candelabras, sparkles sparkles sparkles. There are also several tables set up around the store offering complimentary glasses of wine and chocolate covered strawberries.
Characters will find a section for every kink imaginable in the store. Gaze in wonder upon the wall of strap-ons. Marvel at the wide shade range of the silicone penises. Bask the rainbow of silky lingerie—for both women and men. There are gadgets and gizmos a-plenty, including some design oddities of Love Dove’s own creation that wildcards may never have seen before. The store even has staged areas for guests to try out some of the more elaborate equipment before buying. While it is not encouraged to use anything insertable before buying for hygienic reasons, guests can turn display toys on to test vibration strength and suction power.
Despite being a sex department store, Love Dove also has several departments dedicated to regular clothing and undergarments. Characters will find decent basics like t-shirts, sweatpants, underwear, jackets, jeans, skirts, shoes, and dresses for slashed prices. Don't miss these deals! The sale ends when the winter festivities end.
At the front of the store there is a temporary section with an elaborate display. Wildcards will find Love Dove promoting masks and feathered costumes. They will hand out fliers inviting all guests the holiday masquerade. Drinks! Food! Dancing! A night that you surely won't forget! New guests simply cannot miss this party. Anyone who is anybody is going to be there.
All those who plan attend the masquerade are required to dress up. In the spirit of the season Love Dove is offering especially good sales on these elaborate costumes. For those with simpler tastes, there are also ballgowns and tuxedos in various prints and colors. The most important article is, of course, the mask.
Staff will encourage wildcards to pay particular attention in choosing a mask that resonates with them.
Masks with effects may be purchased and worn in any of the masquerade prompts.
LOVE DOVE (AT NIGHT)
LOVE DOVE ... AT NIGHT
For all the joy that comes with celebrating the holidays, the jubilant atmosphere can evoke loneliness in one's heart. There are many different kinds of loneliness. The melencholy of missing someone that's died. Sorrow from being parted from your family. The ache of watching the one you love celebrating with someone else. The mourning of being left behind by a friend. These feelings are fleeting in the resort—luxury and hedonism are great distractions—but where do they go after that?
Right now they're manifesting in the sex toys.
Guests browsing Love Dove during night hours will find that some of the sex toys have been possessed by residual loneliness.
Loneliness is a powerful force and it has granted the toys the power to act on their own. Guests had better watch out—as brainless tools gifted a sense of autonomy, all they know to do is fulfill their function.
The sex toys are low level and easy to fight off but please note the you break it you buy it signs posted all over the store. Can you afford to go all out, even with the current deals?
Right now they're manifesting in the sex toys.
Guests browsing Love Dove during night hours will find that some of the sex toys have been possessed by residual loneliness.
Loneliness is a powerful force and it has granted the toys the power to act on their own. Guests had better watch out—as brainless tools gifted a sense of autonomy, all they know to do is fulfill their function.
The sex toys are low level and easy to fight off but please note the you break it you buy it signs posted all over the store. Can you afford to go all out, even with the current deals?
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ How mask abilities manifest in the wearer is totally up to you. For example, the way a Heart mask wearer senses emotions can vary from character to character. There is no one right way to apply the prompt.
▶ Consequences for breaking the toys are totally up to player discretion. Have fun.
▶ Toys can be quelled in other ways. If your character has the ability, go for it.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. Please feel free to get creative! Listen to your heart, when he’s calling for you.
▶ Consequences for breaking the toys are totally up to player discretion. Have fun.
▶ Toys can be quelled in other ways. If your character has the ability, go for it.
▶ All subprompts are suggestions. Please feel free to get creative! Listen to your heart, when he’s calling for you.
CASINO FLOOR
CASINO FLOOR
The Phoenix Casino has been transformed into a winter wonderland. Trademark royal blue has been replaced by shades of gold and white with pops of bright red lanterns. Guests in elaborate masks and costumes mesh together and then part, reveling in pretending to be someone else for a little while.
All have dressed to impress, sparing no expense in dripping themselves in precious gems and metals. Some of the guests are treated like gods—these are the royal rank guests and the difference in treatment from the rest of the crowd is palpable. These dazzling celebrities take up much of the spotlight, laughing loudly at card tables and shooing away anyone too low of a rank to breathe their air. They don't bother to hide their identities. Why, when they have the best of everything?
There are several game tables set up where crowds are playing and betting. Wildcards are encouraged to join in on the fun and given some grace from social judgement because they have no official rank yet. Some wildcards may even find guests making eyes at them over the table. After all, who knows if the house has been watching and decided that they’re a favorite? Today’s wildcard can be tomorrow’s new 10 rank.
Wildcards may participate in dice games, card games, and roulette in the main casino. Most other typical casino games have been shelved in favor of the special events in private game rooms.
The buffet is massive and decadent. Dishes like lobster and caviar, cuts of filet mignon, kobe beef with white truffles, oysters chilling on real diamonds, bluefin tuna, matsutake mushrooms, pule cheese, and so on. The dessert table is likewise exorbitant with elvish honey cakes, black watermelon, macarons, petit fours, chocolates, eclairs, tarts, soufflé, and flan all sprinkled in edible gold flakes. Dishes may contain aphrodisiac at player discretion.
The bar isn’t lacking either. The resort has created three specialty cocktails for the masquerade. While regular cocktails and spirits are available, staff will encourage guests to give these limited time drinks a try.
Wildcards and long-standing guests aren’t the only ones in attendance. Phantom hands have crashed the party and are phasing through the casino. To be fair, they’re always in the casino. It isn’t crashing if it’s their stomping grounds, right?
The phantom hands are mischievous and in the mood to get into trouble. They will be pinching the waists and asses of guests, tugging on clothes, knocking over glasses, and generally be a nuisance. Their favorite trick is to pin the blame for their crimes on someone else. If they’re not careful, wildcards may be the target or the scapegoat for some of these pranks!
All have dressed to impress, sparing no expense in dripping themselves in precious gems and metals. Some of the guests are treated like gods—these are the royal rank guests and the difference in treatment from the rest of the crowd is palpable. These dazzling celebrities take up much of the spotlight, laughing loudly at card tables and shooing away anyone too low of a rank to breathe their air. They don't bother to hide their identities. Why, when they have the best of everything?
There are several game tables set up where crowds are playing and betting. Wildcards are encouraged to join in on the fun and given some grace from social judgement because they have no official rank yet. Some wildcards may even find guests making eyes at them over the table. After all, who knows if the house has been watching and decided that they’re a favorite? Today’s wildcard can be tomorrow’s new 10 rank.
Wildcards may participate in dice games, card games, and roulette in the main casino. Most other typical casino games have been shelved in favor of the special events in private game rooms.
The buffet is massive and decadent. Dishes like lobster and caviar, cuts of filet mignon, kobe beef with white truffles, oysters chilling on real diamonds, bluefin tuna, matsutake mushrooms, pule cheese, and so on. The dessert table is likewise exorbitant with elvish honey cakes, black watermelon, macarons, petit fours, chocolates, eclairs, tarts, soufflé, and flan all sprinkled in edible gold flakes. Dishes may contain aphrodisiac at player discretion.
The bar isn’t lacking either. The resort has created three specialty cocktails for the masquerade. While regular cocktails and spirits are available, staff will encourage guests to give these limited time drinks a try.
Wildcards and long-standing guests aren’t the only ones in attendance. Phantom hands have crashed the party and are phasing through the casino. To be fair, they’re always in the casino. It isn’t crashing if it’s their stomping grounds, right?
The phantom hands are mischievous and in the mood to get into trouble. They will be pinching the waists and asses of guests, tugging on clothes, knocking over glasses, and generally be a nuisance. Their favorite trick is to pin the blame for their crimes on someone else. If they’re not careful, wildcards may be the target or the scapegoat for some of these pranks!
GAME ROOMS
GAME ROOMS
The resort has arranged for four special events during the masquerade. These events take place in private rooms away from the bustle of the main party. There is no advertising about what is in each room and many guests are swept into the momentum. Highly trained staff tending to the door will be quick in prepping wildcards who wander in, giving them little time to realize what exactly they’ve stumbled into before it begins.
NOTES
PROMPT NOTES
▶ Players should mod NPCs and dealers as they like. Characters may win big with medium and large payouts when gambling. They can also lose big as well!
▶ Game managers and staff assisting setting up special games should also be freely modded as needed.
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▶ Game managers and staff assisting setting up special games should also be freely modded as needed.
▶ Feel free to make up other special games as well! Players, as always, are encouraged to be creative and have fun.
OOC NOTES
▶ BLANKET CW: dubcon; nudity; sex toys; aphrodisiacs; alcohol; altered states; gambling; gloryholes; chastity play; bdsm; petplay; very sexy characters doing sexy things
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caleb widogast | critical role
- crestsidestory
[ She's swift and efficient in this, and her strength is a bit surprising, from what he can see of her frame. Not enough to leave bruises, but firm. The touch sits strangely between impersonal and too familiar, but it lasts only a moment. He doesn't quite laugh, but the uneven curl of his lips is a near thing for him, along with the warmth in his eyes. ]
Somehow. You have a strong grip, Edelgard. [ Caleb looks away from her after a long moment--perhaps a beat too long--to reach for the dice. This is going well so far, but luck always runs out eventually in games of chance. ] Here we go again, then.
[ A quick shake, and the dice tumble from his hand. The first: kiss. And the second: lips. He reads each again just to be sure, and feels his stomach tighten again with nerves. Well, it doesn't get more straightforward than that. ]
Is this... [ He's about to say okay, but stops. As much as they are trying to make this as easy for each other as possible, neither of them would be playing this game if it didn't feel necessary somehow. When he looks back to Edelgard, Caleb can feel his face heating. His brow furrows, and unwittingly, his tongue quickly wets his lips. ] ...acceptable to you? I will try to make it quick.
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I will take that as a compliment.
[ Their polite banter is easy enough, despite the awkwardness that drives the need for it. She doesn't know what to expect when she looks down to see the results of his roll but she doesn't manage to read it without a hint of a blush creeping into her cheeks.
If she had not just this morning resorted to the most unromantic way possible to have her first kiss as a fully grown adult -- not even kissing her way into a closet as though passionately swept away but kissing her way out of one -- this would be even more awkward. She glances sideways toward his face.
It isn't fine, exactly, even though that is the phrase that readies itself on the tip of her tongue. "Acceptable" does feel closer to the truth. ]
Yes. [ She pauses. ] I expect it to be highly survivable.
[ Does that successfully acknowledge their combined uncertainty while offering reassurance? She hopes so. ]
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He still feels his cheeks growing warmer, though, especially as he notices her face reddening. Stay on task, Widogast. This shouldn't be such a big deal. ]
Hopefully. I've caused no direct fatalities with kissing yet, to my knowledge.
[ Clawing weakly at his typical dry humor to keep the mood light, that maybe sounds more alarming than reassuring. His already thin smile gets tighter around the corners of his mouth, more a grimace. Well, the only way out is through. If only they'd come to this more naturally, it wouldn't be a chore to kiss a pretty stranger. But the context makes it feel especially strange. Best to get this over with. ]
Sorry. Bad joke. We will be fine. [ He takes a measured half step in, telegraphing the way he enters her personal space again. A hand lifts at his side as though he's going to reach for her arm, but drops again before his fingers actually make contact. ] If you are ready, I will proceed.
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I am afraid it's a risk we must take.
[ What a change of pace to say something like that about a kiss. It isn't actually a necessity at the moment, part of the appeal after this morning, and she'd already decided she was willing. They aren't trapped in a closet and he isn't someone she will one day face on a battlefield. Perhaps it truly is as Sylvain suggested: there is a taste of freedom in the relative anonymity. But having let out a genuine laugh about it, however small, makes her all the more resolute.
As he steps forward she gives him a short nod, the corners of her mouth still slightly upturned. His hand drops before his fingers make contact but her hand connects with his shoulder-- ]
Let us continue.
[ -- to serve as an anchor since she has every intention of rising on the balls of her feet to meet him on his next move. ]
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As he'd promised, it is brief and chaste. His eyes slip closed. His beard is only a little prickly, grown long enough to be on the softer side. His lips are dry and slightly chapped, and slide against hers only lightly, little more than a brush. For the precious few seconds it lasts, he merely appreciates the sensation, his nerves forgotten. Then it is over, and they rush back in again.
Not as badly though, he finds. He doesn't feel embarrassed of himself or the kiss. Just the circumstances, and he knows that to be a mutual feeling. He doesn't pull back far, conscious of how she leans into him. ]
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The antithesis of her entire lifestyle.
She's reasonably pink when they inch apart, pressing her lips together for a second, and then she lowers so her feet are flat on the floor again. ]
Your streak of nonfatal kisses continues.
[ She smiles as her hand falls away from his shoulder. ]
And I believe we are close to winning this game.
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None of the kisses he shared as a young man were ever so tentative. By then, he and Astrid and Wulf had already been through so much together that nervous hesitation with each other would have been silly. The three of them weren't anything so simple as teenage sweethearts, and so Caleb--Bren, in those days--never experienced the nervous jitters normally characteristic of first kisses. This experience feels oddly like reclaiming something from his past, and he finds himself quietly grateful for it. He also knows he could never express that sentiment aloud without sounding mad, so it emerges only in the softening around his eyes, the wry curl of his lips, the warm humor in his voice. ]
A relief. I worried myself for a moment.
[ As his hand slips away from her back, he notes the--fetching? endearing?--color in her face; he probably isn't much better off. ]
So we are. We've made a good team. [ While he might have been able to grit his teeth and endure it with a less ideal partner, he's sure he would find himself resenting the experience rather than appreciating it. ] I think chances are good we'll see it through to the end.
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That's inaccurate and she knows this is may be a bit closer to a storm's eye but the feeling persists all the same. Many of the other options do not require the very personal trinity of eye, face, mouth contact. There's more room to detach from the act.
Still, she makes no effort to restrain the smile that tugs at the corners of her mouth. ]
We have. I'm grateful for your assistance. This could have been a much less productive experience.
[ An admittedly odd thing to say after kissing someone and, again, perhaps too formal but it's genuine. Someone else could have made this challenge seem much more difficult, if not completely unappealing.
She turns away from him long enough to pick up the dice one more. When she rolls them one die tumbles over to read lips and she feels immediate relief. After a mouth roll, how difficult can lips be? The other die twirls on its end for a suspenseful second or two until it tips over to reveal bite. ]
I'm certain we can avoid fatality here as well.
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Something he has very pleasant memories of, honestly, which he will try not to linger on now. It's mildly surprising that his first thought is that this might be pleasant. Several suggestions so far have been things he would ordinarily enjoy, and he wonders what makes this one feel different. Maybe it's just that the kiss they've already shared was not a disaster, and has actually resulted in more ease between them. That small act of intimacy seems to have broken some barrier; they've graduated from strangers forced to cooperate to co-conspirators united in purpose. ]
Unless your teeth are sharper than they seem. [ Even joking feels more natural now, rather than forced to lighten the mood. He's starting to learn what quips Edelgard might be amused by, and wants to share that amusement for its own sake. ] Otherwise, not so different from the last.
[ They haven't moved far from each other since kissing drew them into close proximity; their hands are nearly touching already, so he barely has to reach to close that small distance. His fingers brush the back of her hand, then slide around her palm and close, holding firmly but loosely down by their sides; solidifying their positioning almost as he would for a dance. ]
I will follow your lead.
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I promise not to gnaw.
[ Just a small bite, no bloodshed. Barely a nibble. There has never been a reason for her to bite someone for pleasure before so there is no doubt in her mind that it's best to err on the side of caution. When his hand takes hers it feels like partnership, her strength and confidence fed by his - hopefully reciprocal. It has been a short game but they have come a long way.
Perhaps it's the ease with which he took her hand that spurs her opposite hand on: she turns to face him and cool slender fingers frame the side of his face, her thumb idling just beneath the corner of his mouth as if to point the way to her target. She doesn't aim to kiss him again -- not exactly -- but just how conscious she is of how nice it could be is a pleasant crackle, almost electric, in the back of her mind. Her eyes lower from his own to his lips and then she closes the little distance remaining, just a quick incidental brush of her mouth against his before her teeth sink into the plushest part of his bottom lip. Not fast or hard but solid, firm, the moment drawn out into a few heartbeats so just as before there is never room for the act to be questioned.
The way she tugs his lip away from his teeth for a split second before releasing it is less intentional, disengaging a bit less smooth and precise than engaging. As though mildly apologetic, her thumb sweeps across his lip. ]
Still on your feet, I see.
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- stormangel
[ Though Caleb has been expecting Yasha's question--it's inevitable that she would ask him, the person who should know things about a situation like this--he doesn't feel any less useless or disappointed in himself when he doesn't have an answer. He gives a huff of laughter that is utterly humorless and shakes his head, averting his eyes down to his beer. ]
I wish that I could tell you, Yasha. What I have seen here is...beyond my knowledge.
[ Which scares the shit out of him, frankly. He takes a long swig, wetting his throat and steeling his nerves. ]
I mean to change that, but it may take some time. [ He hopes to discover what has happened, how, and why, but at the moment, conjecture is useless. ] I have some theories. Nothing certain. I am sorry.
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Hey, take it easy, okay? It's been- it's been a lot. So don't apologize. [She eyes her drink then adds,] If I can help you in any way, you just need to tell me. Magic is not my strong side, but I'll find a way somehow.
Oh and, [she leans in again,] if anyone's dick to you around here- also come and find me. I don't have my sword, but my fists are not going anywhere.
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[ He's very serious about that, even if he cracks a smile while saying it. Her presence here is already doing wonders for his spiraling paranoia. It's invaluable to have someone he trusts and cares for to lean on--particularly someone he trusts to be able to take care of herself, as she threatens to do on his behalf. He's touched, of course, by her fierce offer to defend him. ]
Thank you, Yasha. I am without my book and components, but I still have a few spells at my disposal. [ The corners of his mouth curl up a touch further, his smile reaching his eyes with a spark of friendly mischief. ] I am not completely helpless, luckily, so you will not have to worry about me too much.
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Well, I don't know about the book, but- I can help you scavenge for some components? What do you need? Salt? Flowers? Insects? Rats? [Her eyes sparkle for a second and the bartender gives her a very, VERY weird look. She doesn't notice.] I can hunt down rats. There's this jungle outside of this place where I can go look.
I know you're not helpless! I just wanna make sure that when this places fucks with us eventually [oh boy, does it fuck with them] that you have all you need. They have been suspiciously nice to us up until now, [and her gut is telling her it's not going to last.]
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[ It's a lot of weird stuff. Component casting is messy. ]
Oh, I am pretty helpless. Just not completely. [ This is mostly a joke, but he also knows how many times Yasha has stood between him and things that would end his skinny wizard existence immediately if they got close enough. ] We will look out for each other as we always do. You are right about how things are likely to change here. No one kidnaps people just to treat them to a luxury sex retreat. There is something more going on.
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It's a gut feeling rather than anything else. The entire place seems, [she frowns, trying to find the right word,] off the leash, so to say? There was like a massive orgy in front of the hotel and no one from the staff blinked an eye at it. I wonder if that's a regular thing or just some... celebration? [She's trying really hard to connect the dots here.]
We can go snoop around if you want. [She's actually wondering if the said orgy is still in full swing, it's been few hours since then.]
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There is another thing I should mention, anyway. Two really, but one at a time. The first--you remember Yussa? [ Stupid question. Of course she remembers Yussa, they show up at his house unannounced and uninvited all the time. ] He is here also, which is helpful. He has proven a trustworthy ally to us, and two heads are better than one when it comes to figure out...
[ He makes a vague gesture around them to indicate all of this. ]
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[They both probably just arrived, they need food and rooms and sleep. Decent sleep and for the chaos to calm down around them so they can properly tell what is hotel magic and what is just weird stuff from the 'visitors'.]
Yussa... oh, the golden wizard in that tower that didn't want to let us in at first? Huh. Of all people to end up here. [Then again, he's a wizard, maybe it's not so weird to end up in odd places like this. His entire tower is an odd place.]
Yeah, that's true. You can bounce the ideas off of each other. I'm here to- [he slams a fist into an open palm,]- in case there's trouble.
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Ja, that very wizard. I am optimistic about opportunities for collaboration. [ Is that wizard speak for something naughty? Maybe. ]
In any case, I also, ah...received a message on here this afternoon. [ He taps the fact of his Watch. ] The sender was able to conceal themselves, so I do not know who they are. Here, I will show you.
[ With the slow wariness of someone new to technology, Caleb manipulates the screen of his Watch until it is showing the private message in question, then extends his arm to show Yasha: Do you believe people can be trusted? It also displays that there were only two options for his response: YES and NO. His choice follows: NO. ]
I debated how to reply for some time. Ultimately, I decided that if this person is too wary to tell me who they are, they might appreciate a negative response. If we are to unravel this mystery, I believe this is the first loose thread.
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A message- oh! I got one too! [She exclaims but then catches herself, wondering if she should actually share what it writes. It's... the message makes her feel very weird and on edge... maybe it would be good for Caleb to know of it.
Caleb's message to her seems somewhat common, especially since they are arriving in a new place. She doesn't trust anyone around here except for the wizard. And maybe Golden Wizard.]
I wonder if those are sent just to mess with us... [she pulls up her device and gingerly puts on the message she got on the screen: Will you really not run anymore? To Yasha, her feels very directed at her and it's making her quite unsettled.] And I don't like it.
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sorry for the delay! i ended up getting super sick this week :(
take it easy <3 feel better soon! 🌺
- armwriostle
[ I do hate to be told something I already know. That's part of it, certainly. But maybe more disconcerting is hearing his own reasoning from another's lips. Still, Caleb gets the sense that Wriothesley means well, which counts for something. ]
No. It is...not something that they would understand, or react well to hearing. Which is fine. For their sakes, I would prefer that they never understand it.
[ Some of them do more than others. But most of them will never experience anything similar to what he has, which is how it should be. If that means they will never really see where he is coming from, then so be it. It hurts and it is frustrating at times, but knowing that his friends care about him and want the best for him in their own way is enough. There is one person, at least, who understands him more completely. ]
I have not. But he has a good idea of them anyway, I think. [ He doesn't expand on that. He's done too much talking about himself already. Instead, he finally flips the question around. ] Have you?
[ Wriothesley mentioned the guy he liked. The past tense didn't escape him. ]
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[He could not say he understood because he was not someone who lingered on his past. Even the heinous things he did as a teenager, he had accepted them fully. Had moved on. He didn't need people to know about it or accept it. Perhaps they shaped him, but it was not a heavy weight for him to carry.]
I see. [He sees a dismissal when it's presented to him. The man will figure it out without him nosing into their business.
The mention of himself has him smiling a little.] Water under the bridge. Simply things do not workout or were never meant to be. It is nothing that I think much about.
[A shake of his head.] There are no lingering feelings. We move forward. There are those in my present life that take precedence. [There are not many people who remember him as an inmate. Those that might have, well, one doesn't really stay in contact after becoming a free man.]
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I would say that I am sorry it did not work out, but it seems you've long stopped feeling that way yourself. Your ability to put such things behind you so decisively is a skill few possess, I think.
[ Certainly not him. He carries his past with him always, sometimes tangibly, for better or worse. It's important to him to remember, both to honor those who are gone and to ensure he never makes the same mistakes again. Lately, he's learned to focus more on the present as well. The future, though...that is still in question, and tied in deeply with the past. ]
Speaking of the present--I am Caleb Widogast. [ He releases his cup to offer his hand: rough with calluses, with long, blocky fingers stained with ink around the beds of his short square nails. ] You ought to know that, at least, given everything else we've discussed.
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Though, he decides to offer a bit of himself to the other. Since Caleb had ended up blurting out what he assumes to be a heavy subject not meant for random strangers, it seemed fair to let the other know a little bit more about what he had gone through.] It also just comes with the territory. The people you might have warmed beds with in prison are just that. Many are quick to shed and discard difficult times of captivity. [Maybe that sounded a little sad, but prison when he was an inmate was not a kind time. He does not fault people who wish to leave it behind.]
Once you become a free man, the connections you made as an inmate fade away quickly. Especially when sentences differ and contact is difficult.
[Wriothesley takes the hand in a firm handshake. His hands were rough and calloused from years of fighting. There were plenty of scars that traveled from his hands and up his arms.] Wriothesley. Despite the circumstances, I think I can say that it is still a pleasure.