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TDM #4
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The Lobby.
- When you open your eyes, there is quite a lot of beige to take in. The unassuming walls of the room you've found yourself in are barren save for a single motivational poster directly in your line of sight. An illuminated sign above an open door on the far wall reads 'lobby exit.'
"Welcome," chimes a polite, synthesized voice. "I'm happy you're here." A moment later comes the clarity of the situation: you have died and so has the world you came from. "This is Amani, your new reality," continues The Peacekeeper. "Everything will be fine."
At least you aren't the only one here, you'll soon find out, as others who are just as confused and concerned as you are mingling on the main hub's first floor. Hopefully, you find a familiar face among the crowd. If not, that's all right. You'll get to know quite a few people very well soon enough.
- If you're one of the unlucky few whose death required a bit more intensive re-coding to maintain stability in the simulation, you'll instead awaken on a bed in the infirmary. Everything is strikingly white save for the occasional string of vines with lavender growing in bursts to help keep people calm. Whether or not it works seems to be on a case-by-case basis.
While there is no active medical staff, the voice of The Peacekeeper is there to explain the situation in a more delicate manner to these individuals. It's already stressful enough having to have gone through such a violent death, after all!
If characters want more questions answered, they'll need to speak to The Peacekeeper directly. But first, it will encourage socialization in the main hub and hopefully, you'll find someone you recognize to make taking things in a little easier.
WHAT
The fourth Amani TDM!
WHEN
April 21st, 2022
KINKS OF THE MONTH
★ Tickling
★ Facials
★ School Uniforms
★ Sharing
★ Hurt/Comfort
★ Facials
★ School Uniforms
★ Sharing
★ Hurt/Comfort
WELCOME
Throughout the main hub where everyone congregates, a light chiming echoes through the first floor. "Hello, everyone," comes the synthetic voice from when you first arrived. "Please, watch your step since there's quite a few puddles around. If you'd like, there is cake, some refreshments, and some eggs for you in these trying times. If they feel warmer than usual, that's because they're going to hatch soon!"
While the Peacekeeper doesn't elaborate, as usual, simulation inhabitants are free to notice the eggs that either they gathered or are still littering the simulation are now warm to the touch, give off a faint glow, and may even move subtly now and again if watched.
Dark, ominous clouds begin to gather over every piece of sky in the simulation and before long blot out the sun. Sheets of rain begin to pour down almost without warning. Hopefully, you've managed to fix those leaks in your house! Or maybe you're finding new ones...
Lightning splits the sky with a dramatic crackle and thunder booms not long after it. The wind howls and the worst of the storm won't relent for a few hours at the least. Even after, the rain will linger for days on and off to varying degrees of severity.
While the weather has taken a turn for the gloomy, that doesn't mean that simulation inhabitants have to be! In fact, it may feel somewhat refreshing as if the rain is washing away any negativity lingering after The Overseer's masquerade. Whether by her design or not, she - nor The Peacekeeper - will say but it does seem that she wants to keep relations as peaceful between the simulation inhabitants and creators as she can.
Of course, your buckets might not just be catching water. With the rising water levels, the fish that inhabit the simulation's waters are just as confused as anyone else. Even more confusing is the glitch causing them to transform once they find themselves on solid (mostly) ground.
Thankfully, they don't change into anything harmful. Well, maybe to your teeth since an abundance of sweet treats is bound to cause a cavity or two... Not to mention the other odd effects that food here is known to have.
If the party and its cake don't appeal to you, that's perfectly fine. This is the perfect time to configure your Digitized Technical Friend or your DTF status. A DTF is similar to a dæmon from His Dark Materials in that it is connected to and a reflection of a character's soul. These DTFs take shape accordingly and are projections similar to the NPCs. Think of them as your own personal Clippy except less annoying. Hopefully.
Once that's set-up, there are other locations of the main hub to investigate! You can still find an (off-key) instrument to play in the music lounge or check out the (algae-ridden) pool.
You can even visit The Peacekeeper themselves on the second floor. They're always happy to have visitors! They're also conveniently where you might place a complaint about that status of the main hub and its amenities.
While the Peacekeeper doesn't elaborate, as usual, simulation inhabitants are free to notice the eggs that either they gathered or are still littering the simulation are now warm to the touch, give off a faint glow, and may even move subtly now and again if watched.
APRIL SHOWERS
Granted, there are bigger things to worry about such as the storm that's rolling in.Dark, ominous clouds begin to gather over every piece of sky in the simulation and before long blot out the sun. Sheets of rain begin to pour down almost without warning. Hopefully, you've managed to fix those leaks in your house! Or maybe you're finding new ones...
Lightning splits the sky with a dramatic crackle and thunder booms not long after it. The wind howls and the worst of the storm won't relent for a few hours at the least. Even after, the rain will linger for days on and off to varying degrees of severity.
While the weather has taken a turn for the gloomy, that doesn't mean that simulation inhabitants have to be! In fact, it may feel somewhat refreshing as if the rain is washing away any negativity lingering after The Overseer's masquerade. Whether by her design or not, she - nor The Peacekeeper - will say but it does seem that she wants to keep relations as peaceful between the simulation inhabitants and creators as she can.
ONE FISH, TWO FISH...
The constant rain brings water levels of the rivers and eddies up at an alarming rate. Flooding is inevitable and, hopefully, the place you've claimed as your own isn't in the way. If it is, you might want to get the buckets ready or consider a relocation!Of course, your buckets might not just be catching water. With the rising water levels, the fish that inhabit the simulation's waters are just as confused as anyone else. Even more confusing is the glitch causing them to transform once they find themselves on solid (mostly) ground.
Thankfully, they don't change into anything harmful. Well, maybe to your teeth since an abundance of sweet treats is bound to cause a cavity or two... Not to mention the other odd effects that food here is known to have.
- ★ Taiyaki » Despite having just jumped out of the chilly waters, these tasty treats will be warm to the touch and generate steam. After biting into one, you'll radiate warmth no matter what for a brief period of time. Being a walking furnace sure is nice with this damp, cold atmosphere... Maybe you'll find a friend or two to huddle up with and keep warm.
★ Swedish Fish » Eating one of these stretchy, gummy candies will increase your flexibility. Literally and metaphorically! It might be easier to be convinced to do something you wouldn't have before and now you can bend just the right way to make it extra fun.
★ Hard Fish Candy » These tart candies will render someone unable to speak until it completely dissolves. This can take a while, too, since they seem to be persistantly stuck to the roof of your mouth! Yet, don't underestimate the power of body language to speak your mind.
★ Chocolate Sardines » Eating one of these rich bite-sized treats will make you sweeter. No, really! Candy kisses isn't just an expression after eating these fish. You taste delicious. Maybe too delicious... Be careful! Once someone gets a taste of you, they might not want to stop anytime soon.
WHAT'S YOUR DTF STATUS?
If the party and its cake don't appeal to you, that's perfectly fine. This is the perfect time to configure your Digitized Technical Friend or your DTF status. A DTF is similar to a dæmon from His Dark Materials in that it is connected to and a reflection of a character's soul. These DTFs take shape accordingly and are projections similar to the NPCs. Think of them as your own personal Clippy except less annoying. Hopefully.
Once that's set-up, there are other locations of the main hub to investigate! You can still find an (off-key) instrument to play in the music lounge or check out the (algae-ridden) pool.
You can even visit The Peacekeeper themselves on the second floor. They're always happy to have visitors! They're also conveniently where you might place a complaint about that status of the main hub and its amenities.
RAINING CATS AND DOGS
While the fishy foods are odd enough as is, another glitch appears to be occurring throughout the simulation but this time originates not from the rain but The Peacekeeper's humble musings. "Did you know," speaks the resident AI, "that there is an expression called 'raining cats and dogs'? I think that's such a curious saying! It made me wonder what it might actually look like..."
Following the strange, unexpected 'announcement,' inhabitants may begin to notice large globs of water falling periodically from the sky now amidst the regular rain. When they hit the ground with a large splash, nothing is there... at first. The water will burst apart only to reassemble into a canine or feline friend. Well, it's shaped like a dog or a cat.
Due to the sudden nature of their spawning though, some things aren't quite right. Perhaps that cat has only three legs instead of four; a dog may be missing an eye, an ear, or even its tail. And those are the more tame oddities! While the unique animals aren't overly abundant there are still a good number that spawn across the days of rain. Don't be surprised if a dog takes up shelter from the storm on your porch or you come home to a cat you don't own having climbed through a loose window.
While this might be exactly the addition to your home that you wanted, it doesn't change the leaky roof or broken window in your new place. Or, unfortunately, the fact that there's no extra space for a pet yet. No, unfortunately that will still need to be fixed the peaceful way. If you'd like more lighting or even cozier clothes, simulation inhabitants are reminded that 'peaceful interactions' are very important!
It might be a good idea to stick close to someone you know, for now, since even the smallest amounts of intimacy might see subtle changes occurring where they're staying. Perhaps that broken window is now fixed, the grime and dust seem a little less, or the floor doesn't creak quite as loud.
Larger changes, however, will only come after demonstrating the more powerful peaceful interactions. If you want new hardwood floors or a fresh coat of paint on the walls, you're going to have to demonstrate how well you 'get along' with others against them first.
Following the strange, unexpected 'announcement,' inhabitants may begin to notice large globs of water falling periodically from the sky now amidst the regular rain. When they hit the ground with a large splash, nothing is there... at first. The water will burst apart only to reassemble into a canine or feline friend. Well, it's shaped like a dog or a cat.
Due to the sudden nature of their spawning though, some things aren't quite right. Perhaps that cat has only three legs instead of four; a dog may be missing an eye, an ear, or even its tail. And those are the more tame oddities! While the unique animals aren't overly abundant there are still a good number that spawn across the days of rain. Don't be surprised if a dog takes up shelter from the storm on your porch or you come home to a cat you don't own having climbed through a loose window.
While this might be exactly the addition to your home that you wanted, it doesn't change the leaky roof or broken window in your new place. Or, unfortunately, the fact that there's no extra space for a pet yet. No, unfortunately that will still need to be fixed the peaceful way. If you'd like more lighting or even cozier clothes, simulation inhabitants are reminded that 'peaceful interactions' are very important!
It might be a good idea to stick close to someone you know, for now, since even the smallest amounts of intimacy might see subtle changes occurring where they're staying. Perhaps that broken window is now fixed, the grime and dust seem a little less, or the floor doesn't creak quite as loud.
Larger changes, however, will only come after demonstrating the more powerful peaceful interactions. If you want new hardwood floors or a fresh coat of paint on the walls, you're going to have to demonstrate how well you 'get along' with others against them first.
SEEING PINK
ear the end of the week, the rain finally relents and temperatures continue to gradually increase. Those May flowers can't quite seem to wait though since several of the trees lining the edge of the forest bloom brilliant pink blossoms that a DTF will be able to identify as love blossoms. While the blooms won't last very long, they certainly are using all the time they have to take over.
The pollen is one thing. It may start out as just a tickle in your nose or stuffy head but eventually turns into something much more lovely. You're tickled pink about almost everything, it seems, and want to share that happiness with others. And who needs rose-colored glasses when almost everywhere one looks there's a string of love blossoms blooming?
These invasive flowers are in your garden, along the vines in the city, and even sprawling through the main hub! It actually seems almost impossible to avoid them. The Peacekeeper assures inhabitants that it isn't purposeful and just the natural cycle of the love blossoms.
Enjoy the mood-lifting and groin-tingling effects while they last! The love blossoms will only linger for a few days, at most, before receding back to the forest line and eventually falling dormant again until next spring.
The pollen is one thing. It may start out as just a tickle in your nose or stuffy head but eventually turns into something much more lovely. You're tickled pink about almost everything, it seems, and want to share that happiness with others. And who needs rose-colored glasses when almost everywhere one looks there's a string of love blossoms blooming?
These invasive flowers are in your garden, along the vines in the city, and even sprawling through the main hub! It actually seems almost impossible to avoid them. The Peacekeeper assures inhabitants that it isn't purposeful and just the natural cycle of the love blossoms.
Enjoy the mood-lifting and groin-tingling effects while they last! The love blossoms will only linger for a few days, at most, before receding back to the forest line and eventually falling dormant again until next spring.
SEXY STAMP CARD
If you're wondering about these 'peaceful interactions' that keep being mentioned or what the kinks of the month are for... Here's your answer! Upon arrival, all characters will receive a digital copy of their very own sexy stamp card.
Completing peaceful interactions (i.e. kinks) will reward characters with stamps that they can turn in for re-gains and many other things! While the example one here is the standard issued card by The Peacekeeper, players are more than welcome to customize it how they see fit. Have fun with it!NOTES
Completing peaceful interactions (i.e. kinks) will reward characters with stamps that they can turn in for re-gains and many other things! While the example one here is the standard issued card by The Peacekeeper, players are more than welcome to customize it how they see fit. Have fun with it!
★ The kinks of the month have changed! Be sure to check this post for what the new ones are. Also, give a congratulations to Corrin (
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fatefulprince) as the as the new leader of the sexy leaderboard! 🎉★ The effects of the strange fish candies can, as always, be as heavy or light as you'd like! It can be chalked up to differences in resistance, non-humanity or not, etc. etc. Also, they can mixed-and-matched! Have fun with that.
★ The flora and fauna page will be updated. It's also still open for player suggestions! All you need to do now is link your check-in (or player claim) comment to make a submission!
★ Make sure to dunk your questions/feedback in the thread below!
NAVIGATION
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Once he's given Cloud what he wanted, he shifts closer - perhaps recognizing Cloud is looking for that closeness, or might want to touch him - before going right back to what he was doing, getting Cloud's belt unbuckled. Then he reaches for his pants, eyes flicking up to Cloud's face. "May I?"
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Cloud looks down at the hand hovering near his fly, suddenly feeling a bit self-conscious about being slightly hard, but after a moment he nods.
cw: references to (minor) workplace sexual harassment
Sephiroth says this as if he doesn't actually believe it. But then, he'd seen the look on her face when she'd said 'imposing', as she ran a hand along those belts down his chest. He isn't going to spell it out unless Cloud asks, but he knows that while making him visually distinctive was certainly a company directive, the particular way Scarlet went about doing that had some personal motivations less-than-subtly served at the same time.
With Cloud's permission, Sephiroth unfastens his pants as well, drawing them and Cloud's underwear out of the way. Cloud's being slightly hard does anything but bother him; in fact, he considers it a good start. He lightly runs a finger along Cloud's length, watching him through his lashes for his reaction.
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Accidentally mirroring Sephiroth's memory of her, Cloud runs his hand down the other man's chest along one of the belts, but when he reaches a buckle, he stops to unfasten it. If Sephiroth lets him, he'll do the same for the other one, until they fall away along with the coat.
"Now you can wear whatever you want," he says quietly. He's not sure why that seems so important to point out, but it does.
Cloud thought that once Sephiroth had him mostly stripped, he would feel...exposed in a more figurative sense, too. Vulnerable. He doesn't, though, not with Sephiroth so close. At that somewhat teasing touch, Cloud takes in a stuttering gasp and that finger can no doubt feel him responding to it. He glances down only to find those vivid, catlike eyes watching him like a jungle cat on the prowl, and he can't look away.
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Cloud may be mirroring Scarlet's actions, but the mood and his intentions couldn't be more different. Sephiroth doesn't even associate the one with the other, his smirk softening instead as Cloud touches him. He does indeed let Cloud unbuckle those belts, shrugging off the harness once it's unfastened so that Cloud can enjoy his bared chest without anything left in the way.
"I can," he agrees, with a slight smile. "I'm used to this, but...I can branch out, as well." Then, with a chuckle - "Genesis will make sure I do, regardless."
Genesis had always loved getting him into any clothing other than his uniform. Sephiroth's not sure if it was for the visual appeal or whether it was simply that Genesis liked seeing him when he wasn't dressed up as some product of ShinRa; he supposes it easily could have been, and probably was, both.
As Sephiroth's gaze captures those mako-blue eyes of Cloud's, he slowly wraps a hand around the man's length, beginning to stroke him. It's slow, languid, but with an intense deliberateness that's only heightened by the way Sephiroth's so fixated on him. He's looking for every scrap of reaction, measuring it and filing it away and using what he observes to inform his next moves.
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Getting the harness out of the way emboldens Cloud a little, enough to resume his palms' journey down Sephiroth's chest. "I want to see, when you do."
The finger turns into five of them and a warm palm, and something about the way Sephiroth's holding his gaze so intently makes his touch that much more intoxicating. It doesn't take long for Cloud to stiffen steadily further in Sephiroth's grasp despite the slow pace; his breathing grows heavier, his eyes grow darker, and eventually he does close them. Sephiroth will notice the occasional hitch in his breath or twitch of his hips, faint half-sounds at the back of his throat - involuntary reactions, and it's unclear whether he even realizes they're happening.
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He's drinking in Cloud's reactions; they're subtle, perhaps Cloud is like himself in that he's not an overly expressive person, but they're there. Sephiroth cherishes each little sign of Cloud's pleasure...but he also wants more.
So after a few moments, he shifts his grip on Cloud's cock to simply be bracing the base of it, and lowers his head to take the head of it into his mouth.
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He feels Sephiroth's hand shift, but his eyes remain closed, so it takes him completely off-guard when he's suddenly enveloped in an incredible wet heat. He gasps, eyes flying open and hips arching up off the ground without thought. He pushes himself up onto his elbows and looks down with flushed cheeks to stare at the breathtaking sight of Sephiroth with his mouth on Cloud's cock.
"A-ah..." A quiet, half-strangled attempt at words that fails utterly.
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He's never done this before himself on another man, but Genesis has done it for him and Sephiroth's filed away at least some things from the experience. Between that and being exceedingly careful - Cloud has made it clear he's uninterested in pain, and Sephiroth is focused on giving him only pleasure here; it feels important to him in ways he can't even define with the rain washing away further context - he's making a pretty good start. And, as Cloud watches, Sephiroth lowers his head to take Cloud fully into his mouth, sucking experimentally.
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And with that established...he lowers his head again, taking Cloud fully into his mouth again. He hasn't entirely decided on his game plan yet, whether he intends to finish Cloud like this before moving on to other things or simply work him up; he may decide as he goes.
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His opportunity comes soon enough. That hot, wet mouth takes him in again and this time, he doesn't try to hold back the soft sound that comes out with his somewhat breathless sigh. Little rolling waves of sweet pleasure wash over him as he steadily hardens further against Sephiroth's tongue, letting quiet gasps and whimpers out on each exhale. He doesn't have the presence of mind to stop his hips from occasionally jerking upward to chase more, as his hands grip - and crush - the flowers beneath him and his toes curl inside his boots.
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The jerk of Cloud's hips up into his mouth jolts him, though; he's not at all experienced in doing this, isn't prepared for it, and it comes close to choking him in his unprepared state. But he quickly fixes that by...putting his hands on Cloud's hips and holding them down, assuring Cloud can't move without Sephiroth's controlling it.
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He looks down at Sephiroth with slight alarm, and then a touch of awe as the man's effortless strength keeps him still when his own will can't. "S-sorry..."
It turns out to be a good call on Sephiroth's part, because Cloud's getting steadily closer to climax and can't control his hips' sporadic attempts to buck up against those strong hands, heels digging into the ground and eyes squeezed shut again.
And then we glossed over things because these boys are awkward/taking forever
He takes his time undressing Cloud fully, admiring his body as he does. He's likewise slow and careful in preparing him; the lubricant Genesis had insisted he carry with him in this place really is turning out to be a wise investment. And when he pulls Cloud into his lap, onto him, pushes into him...every move is deliberate, personal, as though it holds a far deeper meaning than simply indulging their mutual desires.
It's intense, every moment of it, a smoldering heat that builds between them. Sephiroth's pace, either deliberately or by accident, keeps Cloud from finishing too quickly even after how Sephiroth had worked him up. It only becomes rough and truly heated at the very end, with Sephiroth pressing Cloud down onto his back in the field and rocking into him deep, breath hot against his neck, hand stroking Cloud to completion even as he spills into him. And honestly...Cloud may not complain about that roughness at all.
In those hazy moments afterwards, Sephiroth is still holding himself over Cloud, breathing hard - oddly, perhaps the only time Cloud has ever seen him show any signs of exertion - with his hair making a curtain between themselves and the rest of the world. When those distant green eyes regain their focus, they immediately flick to Cloud's, finding and capturing his gaze. He doesn't say anything; it's simply a moment of wordless connection, perhaps a private assessment of whether Cloud is all right.
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But he does more than watch. While the other man undresses and prepares him, Cloud takes the opportunity to get his hands on Sephiroth's bare arms again and lets them roam unhurriedly all over every part of him that he can reach. He tries his hand at imitating what he felt before, running his fingers around and over Sephiroth's nipples to see if he likes it.
And once they begin in earnest, it's easier than Cloud expected it might be to just...let go. He doesn't look away from Sephiroth's intense gaze, nor does he try to stifle any of the quiet gasps or sounds he makes. When the slow pace starts to drive him to distraction, he reaches up to pull Sephiroth close and kiss him deeply again, moaning softly into it.
By the time Sephiroth's got him back to the edge, he's clutching at that silver hair with both hands, back arched and head thrown back, and he definitely has no complaints about the way Sephiroth's strong hand strokes him off or how hard his hips thrust before the blooming warmth of both of their climaxes sends Cloud reeling into a blissful haze.
It takes longer for Cloud to recover, as his panting breaths mingle with Sephiroth's behind that comforting curtain. He meets those catlike eyes with his own, though his gaze is still dazed and dreamy, and he smiles.
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He leans down, kissing Cloud with a gentleness of his own that no one who'd ever seen Sephiroth fight - even when he'd been wholly himself - would realize him capable of. His grip on Cloud's hips - which may have left some unintentional bruises - has eased by now, but he lifts a hand to cup Cloud's cheek. "Not too much for you?" he asks, tone somewhere between genuinely solicitous and a little teasing.
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"...your smile. It's nice."
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At the compliment, Sephiroth blinks, seemingly surprised, before the smile returns. "I suppose not many people have seen it. Not a true smile, anyway. It would make sense if you hadn't seen it before today."
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Cloud's brow furrows the slightest bit for a moment. "I've seen you smile before. But not like this." He can't remember what the context is, or what sort of smile it was if not a true one, but that much he knows.
His minute frown vanishes soon enough, as he realizes that Sephiroth's smiling a real smile now just for him. "Can I kiss you again?"
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