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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
seeing pink!
Corrin leans over to help who he assumes is Felix with his blossom bother. He can't resist, honestly - even though Felix was like an angry little cat with sharp claws, the dragon prince had grown awfully fond of him. Both of them, even. One by one, the prince gently removes the flower blossoms from the entanglement of Glenn's long dark hair, with no shred of a clue that this is the wrong Fraldarius.
"Your hair's gotten long ... it looks so pretty! Especially when it's full of flowers like this." when Corrin plucks one of them out of his hair, he can't resist bringing it to his nose and sniffing it, smiling at the sweet aroma with a happy sigh.
"If I didn't value keeping my head on my shoulders, I would tell you how nice I think you would look with your hair braided and filled with flowers like this." He giggles. "But I don't want to meet my end by your sword, so I'll keep this little exchange between us."
Nope, he has no fresh clue in hell that this isn't Felix. Oh boy.
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His scalp is sensitive enough, and Glenn squirms and starts to wiggle away. That kind of laughing though... he finds his lips quirking up a little.
"Maybe let's not handle flowers that make you giggle like that when you mention my little brother threatening you with a blade."
He lightly attempts to seize Corrin's wrist, only for his hand to give a hiccup in its movement and lack the strength to actually hold on well. Glenn tells himself that he meant to do that in the first place.
"Look closely."
He looks a bit younger than Felix, face marred with a few scars and a hint of burn scars on his jaw that his long hair hides. And then, of course, there's the fact that Felix doesn't have blue eyes.
1/2
"Your brother-!? You mean you're Felix's ...!?"
Ah ... he can see it now. The scars, the blue eyes, the burn marks - this definitely wasn't Felix. Corrin jumps in surprise and releases his grip of the other man's hair, giving him his space. The prince was naturally very physically affectionate, but only with those he knows. Never with strangers! (But would Felix let him do this anyway? Haha, absolutely not!)
"Oh, mercy me! I-I'm so sorry! Oh..." Corrin blinks. "The two of you just ... look so very alike. Wow."
2/2
"I'm Corrin. Felix is my--" Friend? Was he his friend? Sparring buddy? One night stand? Who knows! "He's my friend!" Well, they're friends now! Sorry, Felix! Corrin loves ya!
"What's your name? It's so nice to meet you." He smiles warmly. "Sorry again for this awkward mishap."
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"Name's Glenn. Well met, Corrin."
Of course, he notices the flowers in those pale strands-- huh, his ears are pointed? Neat.
"Honestly, it's safer to mistake me for Felix than the other way around. It's fine."
Ugh, there's the urge to pat this guy's head and.. maybe remove the blossoms from it. Glenn tamps it down as his hand settles at his hip.
"...It's good that he has friends. Especially ones that feel close enough to play with his hair. Heh. That said, I don't really mind if you wanna play with mine. I used to let Felix and our friends do it when they were little."
It feels nostalgic to open this figurative door, even if they're strangers.
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And Corrin's face lights up at Glenn's suggestion to play with his hair some more - wow! How on earth was he Felix's brother!? It was such an emotional whiplash to go from expecting decapitation to being invited to carry on toying with those beautiful, dark locks of hair.
"Truly...!? Well, then! If I may be so inclined ... I don't think I can resist." His hands find their way back to Glenn's hair once again, the black strands falling seamlessly between his fingers. "It's beautiful and soft." He briefly wondered if Felix's hair was this soft to play with. When they hooked up for the first time, Corrin grabbed a fistful of his hair ... quite the opposite of his experience with Glenn just now.
He crosses his legs and combs his fingers through the dark strands, freeing any stray blossom petals that have landed in it, enjoying the way the soft locks feel while he runs his fingers through them.
"So, Glenn ... how long have you been here for?" He's starting to work on a braid.
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His scalp, however, has signs of serious burn scars, leading all the way down his nape and past the high collar of his shirt. Perhaps because of this place, it's the only reason why Glenn's hair is still intact.
"Mm. Few months. I don't really care for the, uh, "peaceful interactions" so it's just easier to hunker down. But... I met someone who thinks similarly to me, so that's... a relief, honestly. Nicer than all the... the emotional whiplash of seeing people grown up when the last time I was alive, they were little kids...."
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"Hunker down, you say? That might explain why I haven't seen you around here before. I've been here for a few months as well." This braiding is so nostalgic. It reminds Corrin of when he used to braid Elise's hair when she was younger.
"I'm glad you found someone similar to you. I know it can be quite overwhelming with all of the peaceful interactions going on, when some aren't really built for diving into intimacy like that." He starts to weave some of the pink blossoms into Glenn's braid. "My own big brother is living the very same way."
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Hmm... it feels good to have his hair braided. He might... want to nod off to this.
"Might be good to meet him sometime, I think. Collaborate."
Absently, he starts sinking a little into Corrin's touch.
"I feel bad that if I want decent things here, I have to impose on others in some way. Being around someone similar-minded... yeah. Sounds nice..."
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He can feel Glenn leaning back into his touch, and Corrin feels his jaw starting to ache from just how much he was smiling. This was the exact sort of thing he needed, and the flowers smelled beautiful. With every calming breath of the sweet aroma he took into his lungs, he felt more and more warm inside.
"Hmmm...? Impose?" He's arranging the flowers so that the darker pink ones are colour co-ordinated with the lighter pink ones. So cute. "I wouldn't call it that, surely. After all, the other person would reap a benefit as well. They'd also get to have decent things too..." and the enjoyment of sex, he doesn't say.
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Feeling very warm indeed, Glenn gently hums to himself as he listens.
"But without any... s-sex on my part, it's one-sided. And... I can't. I just..."
He sighs.
"My death was gruesome. I don't like how it's left me. In body and mind. So the person I met earlier, he.. helped me reframe my situation in a way that.. I feel like I can do something about it."
He smiles a little.
"And that he'll help me do it. I was... am? a swordsman, just like my brother. Or, my brother, just like me, when I was alive. But what good am I as a fighter if I can barely swing a branch?"
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"I'm so sorry you met a painful end ... I did too." Corrin died in a brutal death in war to bring upon a peaceful future that would never arrive. It was gruesome and awful. He doesn't know who landed the finishing blow, he never watched the video offered by the Peacekeeper upon arrival. He couldn't face it.
"I can't imagine what you went through, but you have my deepest sympathies." He certainly felt sadness swelling inside of him. Gods, what a weird cocktail of emotions this was. "And if it's any consolation ... you may not enjoy how you look in body, but ... right now your braided hair is pretty spectacular."
Corrin leans over to cast Glenn a caring, empathetic smile.
"If you have someone here you can confide in about your situation, then I am so glad for that. I know we have only just met but if you need any comfort or support, I'm happy to give it." The prince leans over and places one last flower behind Glenn's ear to complete his look.
"You're picture perfect, I'd say. Although don't go swinging a sword around just yet. All of your flowers will fall out." He grins.