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TDM #7
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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 active medical staff, the voice of The Peacekeeper is also 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.
- 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, seek shelter from the typhoon here. If you'd like, there is cake and some refreshments."
WHAT
The seventh Amani TDM!
WHEN
August 24nd, 2022
KINKS OF THE MONTH
★ Bloodplay
★ Sensory Deprivation
★ Rimming
★ Overstimulation
★ Sex-toys/Strap-on
★ Sensory Deprivation
★ Rimming
★ Overstimulation
★ Sex-toys/Strap-on
WHAT'S YOUR DTF STATUS?
If the main hub and its features 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 visit the training grounds, music lounge, library, and onsen. Also, feel free to leave an offering for the resident deity of sleep (Hypnos) at his shrine! 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. Even if you do complain, The Peacekeeper will encourage others to set off and find their own place to live out in the simulation.
Granted, the housing market in the afterlife isn't exactly robust. It doesn't help that every place you find has a leaky roof or broken window. No, unfortunately that will 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.
A FOUL WIND BLOWS
For the last couple of weeks, The Peaceekeeper has been relatively quiet save for the mandatory greeting of newcomers. In fact, it doesn't even make the usual announcement that it has before to alert inhabitants of the sudden shift in weather. Blue skies and sunshine gradually begin to darken over. The wind picks up to a frightening gale that will see people likely needing to strap things down and fasten their shutters tight.
However, it's not anything physical that inhabitants will likely end up losing. The forceful rain, wind, and ensuing storm will instead strip away their inhibitions if they're unlucky enough to be caught in it.
What was holding you back, anyway? It's hard to remember or seems so suddenly trivial. It's not an issue anymore. that's for sure! Whether this is about something intimate, secrets kept, or things you know you shouldn't say for any number of reasons don't matter. Self-consciousness and doubt feel like a thing of the past and you're free to chase whatever whims you want!
Hopefully, you won't regret it when the effects wear off in a few day's time.
However, it's not anything physical that inhabitants will likely end up losing. The forceful rain, wind, and ensuing storm will instead strip away their inhibitions if they're unlucky enough to be caught in it.
What was holding you back, anyway? It's hard to remember or seems so suddenly trivial. It's not an issue anymore. that's for sure! Whether this is about something intimate, secrets kept, or things you know you shouldn't say for any number of reasons don't matter. Self-consciousness and doubt feel like a thing of the past and you're free to chase whatever whims you want!
Hopefully, you won't regret it when the effects wear off in a few day's time.
CLEAN-UP CREW
Although not everyone may be in the mood to buckle down and get to work after the storm blows through, the mess it leaves behind is literal as well as metaphorical. Time to get cleaning! The Peacekeeper has graciously provided a whole host of tools to assist inhabitants in clearing the debris littering the beach and floating in the ocean, including...
- ★ Inflatable Rafts » For those who would prefer to clean the water instead of the beach, these boats can comfortably fit two people in them--or one person, should they choose to lie down. Better grab a partner, unless you want to be rowing in circles!
★ Skimmer Nets » These long-handled tools can extend up to five meters, with nets strong and deep enough to scoop up a substantial amount of debris from the water--or capture most people from the waist up, should you feel more inclined to messing around than picking up the pieces.
★ Brushes » These broad brushes come in a variety of materials to help scrub mud and sand off any buildings that got blasted, from stiff nylon bristles, to soft silicone that might not feel bad being used for a massage. You've earned it after working so hard, right?
★ GET LAID » The state-of-the-art Liquid-Air Impulse Device boasts an impressive number of features, all in a handy dandy device you can wear as a backpack. Not only can its hose serve as a pressure washer, high-powered vacuum, or water gun, but it can also be used as a jet pack! The sky is the limit--just don't forget to land occasionally and refill its tank with water, or you may find yourself in free fall.
JUST KEEP SWIMMING
All your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed!
The mermaids that live beneath the waves of Taasunni Beach are extremely grateful that the inhabitants have taken the time and effort to clean up their home. To show their gratitude, they've decided to let everyone experience the beauty of the once-again pristine ocean for themselves!
Upon request, one of the mermaids lounging in the shallows will kiss inhabitants to fill them with magic. This gift will transform them into merfolk themselves for about 6 hours, allowing them to breathe underwater, swim swiftly, and explore or play in the depths to their hearts' content.
Those who indulge in this, especially repeatedly, may find themselves feeling unusually buoyant and free--as though a weight has lifted from their shoulders, and their troubles are simply washing away on the tide.
The mermaids that live beneath the waves of Taasunni Beach are extremely grateful that the inhabitants have taken the time and effort to clean up their home. To show their gratitude, they've decided to let everyone experience the beauty of the once-again pristine ocean for themselves!
Upon request, one of the mermaids lounging in the shallows will kiss inhabitants to fill them with magic. This gift will transform them into merfolk themselves for about 6 hours, allowing them to breathe underwater, swim swiftly, and explore or play in the depths to their hearts' content.
Those who indulge in this, especially repeatedly, may find themselves feeling unusually buoyant and free--as though a weight has lifted from their shoulders, and their troubles are simply washing away on the tide.
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 effects of all the influences 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.
★ Please thank Love Bug Infy for helping out with this TDM!
★ Make sure to dunk your questions/feedback in the thread below!
★ The locations page is undergoing a revamp! While originally I wanted to have it done in time for this test drive meme, that didn't quite happen. But it is coming soon, I promise!
★ Due to moderator error meaning we are over the player limit already and repeated requests, the player cap has been increased to 50. We are currently at 47/50 slots taken! Anyone wishing to claim a character must have an invite and follow the proper rules in place to be accepted into the community.
★ Also in light of that announcement and since I totally forgot the monthly meme due to being sick... Why not check out the ATP/EMP Meme now up? See who others want to try out, enable your friends! Fun all around!
NAVIGATION
keyleth of the air ashari | critical role
Rain and storms were a part of the cycle of nature, but Keyleth had some experience in a realm like this. Well, about 30 years ago, give or take, but nevermind! Anyway she knew better than to trust something like this was natural and without some kind of unwanted effect, and while she knew she couldn't stop it entirely, she could try to calm it in places. Anyone wandering around the Grasslands would find a strange, circular area of complete calm, blue skies and soft breezes at a five mile radius, and, if they happened to investigate it enough, find a woman with slightly pointed ears peeking out from a long fall of red hair perched happily in a field, growing a tiny clutch of bright red tulips next to her. One couldn't assume she was the source of it, of course, unless they were very good at guessing where the exact center of the calm was, but there she was all the same. "Hello," she called to anyone nearby, waving cheerfully. "Would you like a flower?"
ii. clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere
Well this was a mess, huh? But it was fine, she liked helping out! Like, she wished these weird sex realms would just ask her if she wanted to hang out for a while instead of just grabbing her from Exandria, but that was the way of powerful realm owning beings. As she worked, Keyleth mostly stayed in her earth and water elemental forms, either using her strength to haul a mess on land or gather up the debris in the water, but occasionally she'd take a break and shift back to her own form of a tall, willowy half-elf. She'd beam a smile, wringing the water out of the heavy mass of her hair or brushing dust and debris off of her pants. "Hey there! Uh. Working hard or hardly working?" Why yes she was, even after all this time, a very awkward little duck.
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She didn't know what she expected when she made it into the calmer area, but it sure as hell wasn't an attractive, familiar woman growing flowers in the middle of it. Night Sky, hair drenched, skin speckled with mud, wild green hair housing twigs and a few flowers of her own already, strode over and smiled. "Yeah, actually. I would love one."
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"Hi there!" She beamed and waved cheerfully, tilted her head as she studied Night Sky's new coloring and decided that pink would look good with her hair. With a touch of druid crafting, she coaxed a vibrant pink zinnia to grow from the ground. "You ended up here too, huh? You'd think we were on some kind of list!"
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Night Sky chuckled and took a seat in front of her; criss-cross applesauce and definitely flashing some vag. "I wouldn't be surprised. The 'these people will fuck for our entertainment' list? There's at least two more of us, too."
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Once the flower was nestled into Night Sky's hair, Keyleth beamed a smile and fussed with the hair around her shoulders, fluffing it so it fell nicely. "What were you doing for the Green Knight? He's not, um. Evil, or anything, is he? I mean I don't judge or anything! I'm just, you know. Curious what you've been up to!"
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Night Sky seemed content to just let her do whatever, laughing softly at her series of questions. "No, he's actually one of the good ones. He used to be a human, a long long time ago, and he's since, uh, moved up to Archfae, protecting a part of the forest of dreams called the Everwood. I'm one of the guardians, and I mostly just hang around and watch for Beastmen that cause trouble." She smiled. "What about you?"
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"Me? Well. I've just been taking care of things at Zephrah. It's mostly not very interesting...oh, my mom came home! And we were attacked by smoky shadow assassins. Other than that--pretty mundane day-to-day stuff." Keyleth stretched her legs out, absently tapping the toes of her boots together. "This is kind of a nice break. Like a vacation!" Weird as that sounded, but it was true. The Feywilds had been, as well, possibly even more so because she'd had Vax. "Are you just living out here, in the forest? Gosh, I guess I have to start another garden, huh."
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She had little context for what Keyleth told her, but assumed all of those were good things — minus the smoky shadow assassins, obviously. "You should." She would hang out there, too! "I don't really like the city, even if there aren't that many people. Plus I'm pretty sure a bunch of people think I'm just some ethereal fae living in the woods and if they make me angry I'll curse them or something. It's a little funny."
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A Break from the Weather
When they got to approximately the middle, they nearly just collapsed in the grass from relief, but instead paused at the greeting of a person they hadn't noticed until now.
"Oh! Hello!" They smiled, coming over and plopping down into the grass beside her. "I absolutely would, thank you."
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She studied her new friend for a moment (because how could they be anything but friends?) and then snapped her fingers. "I've got it!" She swirled her hand over the ground and, with a soft glow of green light, coaxed a purple Madonna lily to grow from the earth. Moths like lilies, she was pretty sure, and the purple would be a pretty contrast with all of their white fuzz. "Here you go," she said cheerfully, plucking the stem carefully and passing it to them. "I'm Keyleth. It's nice to meet you! Are you okay? I know it's hard to fly in the rain."
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Stretching their long, digitigrade legs beside them, they beamed, offering a three-fingered handshake. "Pleasure's mine, Keyleth! I'm Bronwyn. And yes, I'm alright, thanks to you! I thought I was gonna be stuck in this awful storm all day. Too much water can totally wreck my wings."
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"Hello Bronwyn!" She beamed right back, shaking the offered hand. "You're certainly safe from the rain here, for a good while longer. I'm hoping the storm will have passed before my magic is exhausted. Have you lived here for very long?"
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"Also, they didn't bring anyone else of my species, so I'm all by myself and everyone's always looking at me like a crazy person. It's not my fault I'm tall!"
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