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TDM 003
| TDM 003: #BEACHBUMS |
I. BEACH  Welcome arrivals, new and old! The skies on Erku may be perpetually gray, but the weather has taken a sudden turn to summertime heat. Fortunately, soaring temperatures have chased away more of the strange fog that conceals so much of the island, unveiling a charming, sandy cove dotted here and there with rustic love shacks. These shabby little lean-tos are dusty and sparse, but they provide everything one (or two, wink wink) might need for a little relief from the sun. Just don’t wander too far... that fog has memory-loss properties. II. DRINKS  The 'bots are very apologetic about the whole fog incident, and they are trying to get on the new arrivals' good sides by giving out fancy drinks. Of course, they still haven't mastered the art of making things properly, so each drink has a little something... extra.
III. SNACKS  Lo! As you ask, the Augur shall provide. Thanks to the efforts of your organic predecessors in restoring the planet’s Eros energy, edible fishes and seaweeds have returned to the ponds and the shores of Erku. If you fancy yourself savvy to basic survival skills, why not fashion up a fishing rod and catch yourself dinner? Just be careful if you happen to hook one of the octopus creatures from the deeper waters - they can be quite forward with their tentacles! Or, if primitive angling isn’t in your repertoire, you can always trade some credits for a tasty catch from one of the food stalls along the coast. Most stalls are manned by 'bots, but there’s nothing stopping an enterprising arrival from setting up shop. No credits? No problem! The robots have also provided a bit of entertainment, and any volunteers to man the kissing booth, get dunked in the wet t-shirt dunk tank, or grill up some fish - among other opportunities - will find credits automatically loaded onto the payment app of their bracelet devices. The 'bots are recruiting especially hard for participants to work in the gloryhole tent! IV. SPARKLES  As dusk descends, the white sands of the beach suddenly come alive with glittering lights. It’s as if the darkened waters have carried a thousand shining stars from the depths of the sea to the shores of the cove. In actuality, each little twinkle is a bioluminescent plankton or jellyfish! Feel free to wade among them and admire their shine; even the sting of the jellies won’t hurt you... though they do pack a different punch. The tentacles of the jellyfish elicit a powerful aphrodisiac response, which gets the heart racing and the blood pumping for an intimate touch. The effects come on within a matter of minutes, and last for a few hours. Only time will relieve the symptoms, but a partner will help to make it more bearable. N A V I G A T I O N |
keiichi maebara | higurashi no naku koro ni
[ Despite having only lived in the rural village of Hinamizawa for few months, as Keiichi looks out over the almost alien beach in front of him, he can't help but feel incredibly homesick. It's not that the view in front of him is any less lovely than the red, orange, and yellow hues of the sun setting across the rice fields, forests, and dirt roads of home, but as he looks out at the crystal clear water, the pristine sand, and the verdant hills separating the beach from the world around it, he can only think about how nice it would be to share it with his friends.
It still feels so weird, being trapped here in this completely alien world (look, isekai really hadn't been a thing in 1983), to say nothing of the really weird, futuristic bracelet he was given to wear. The implications of that are too embarrassing for him to really think about right now, so he focuses instead on trying to find some manner of distraction.
Also, it was really considerate of whoever brought him here to make sure he has a swimsuit, but they can go straight to hell for making sure it's this one. He's sticking with his usual red and black-lined sleeveless top and a green pair of shorts with sandals, so don't ask about the drooping swan head briefs lying in the sand nearby him.
Thankfully, it seems some of the robots (or maybe just some kind stranger) were generous enough to set up a volleyball net. He notices someone else eyeing it nearby, and so, picking up the ball, he approaches holding the ball, giving a friendly smile. ]
Hey, wanna give it a try? It's usually more fun with teams, but I'm sure we can make it work with just the two of us.
[ 2 - Shall We Play A Game? ]
[ Honestly, Keiichi's been eyeing the drinks since the moment he arrived. There's nothing like waking up in a bizarre, otherworldly place run by robots to really make him miss the parfaits and desserts of his favorite restaurant back home, Angel Mort, and so far, this is looks like the closest thing he'll find. (Even then, the robots wouldn't look nearly as good in the uniforms.) After being reassured by the staff's polite, robotic voices that the drinks contain absolutely no alcohol (or, at the very least, he will be served non-alcoholic versions), he finally agrees to try some of the exotic-looking drinks.
He starts with just one, but then he tries another, and then another. Each time, he tries a different flavor, and while each one lacks a certain something — probably the care and devotion of a distinctly human touch — but they're not bad. Kind of interesting, actually. He's particularly fond of the Vivace flavor.
But someone should've probably stopped him at just one. And he probably shouldn't have tried all of them, but nobody bothered warning him about the drinks around here.
All that Vivace may or may not have helped him approach someone with a deck of playing cards, offering a friendly game. Or why he's been particularly loquacious when it comes to talking about all the times he's lost at said card game and been forced to wear some terrifyingly humiliating outfit as a result. ]
Alright, so what are you thinking? Blackjack? Crazy Eights? I'm a fan of Go Fish myself, but it's more fun if there's more people involved!
[ 3 - The Ballad of the Swan ]
[ Alright, that was probably too much Vivace. Keiichi doesn't know quite how the robots managed to talk him into it — they're robots — but he finds himself in a rather humiliating position now.
Technically, this is a wet shirt dunk tank, and to that end, the robots did provide him with a tight-fitting white shirt, which really just gives him more clothing to wear. But instead of his normal clothes, he's manning the booth wearing that damned swan swimsuit, its head bobbing majestically as he hangs precariously on the seat of the dunk tank.
He seems resigned to his fate... that is, until he notices someone standing in front of the booth. Someone that the robots seem to be offering a quantity of balls. His eyes widen in absolute terror, as he wonders what he could have possibly done to deserve this. ]
No... you wouldn't...!
[ 4 - Wildcard ]
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