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erku mods ([personal profile] erkumods) wrote in [community profile] ercookies2020-07-18 06:14 am
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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.

  • Geloso: Has a slightly bitter, yet refreshing herbal taste... and it will make you feel inexplicably envious of virtually anything, to a petty degree! Be it someone else’s shoes or their incredibly muscular physique, you’re jealous enough to tell them about it!

  • Colpito: Fruity and sweet like candy. If you drink this, you will feel hopelessly infatuated with the very next person who catches your eye!

  • Vivace: Delightfully tart, with a flavor somewhere between citrus and raspberry. This summery drink will fill you with bubbly energy. Whether you’re feeling flirty or just mischievous and playful, you’ve never felt more alive!

  • Verace: Creamy, earthy, and a little nutty - the flavor is hard to describe, but delicious. After drinking this, you’ll feel strangely compelled to spill something you’ve been keeping a secret, no matter how incriminating or embarrassing.

  • Conoscere: The robots are especially excited about this flavor! They’ve heard organic beings enjoy chocolate, and hope you like their first attempt (it’s a little bitter, but it is chocolatey). Those who drink this will feel incredibly confident and sensual. Better yet, if you share it with a partner - which the 'bots encourage you to do - you’ll find that every touch is enhanced, and every sensation is shared between the two of you. A lucky few may even be able to sense one another’s thoughts!



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



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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-17 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Hardly anyone isn't no one. But Miranda realizes now he's inviting her back to his home, and she's actually nodding in agreement. Somewhere with a door they could shut. Hopefully.]

It is. We should go. Before I forget why I'm agreeing to this.

[Why did she say that? She hadn't meant to and yet she had. She didn't want to lie to Constantine. She scoots back away from him so she can push herself to her feet and shake the sand off of herself.]
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-18 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry love. It'll be fun. [Famous last words.

He gets to his feet and goes through a similar ritual of shaking and patting sand off his coat and trousers. He's facing her trepidation head-on with a healthy amount of enthusiasm and smiles that hopefully don't give off any serial killer vibes.]


This way. [To the shag pad!]
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-19 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[She shakes the last of the sand from her satchel and follows along, body already warm and her heart pounding in her chest. Trepidation? Excitement? Horror? She has no idea but none of it is enough to make her stop.]

I hope you have a door.

[She's seen that not all of these buildings do, and she's lived in collapsed apartments before, so she would not be surprised.]
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-19 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Actually his place is quite nice. He picked out a half-decent loft to begin with and, well. He's gotten a headstart in terms of sprucing it up a bit. New bed, working fridge, functional stove - apart from the mess of him collecting various random items from other vacant dwellings in the vicinity, it's not looking too bad.]

I've a few doors. Decent kitchen, and shower. [He's not homely enough to want to put out for curtains and paintings for the wall or whatever but maybe curtains and towels are next on the wishlist. For now he's just draped old blankets over the windows.]

Found a place you like yet? [It's mightily convenient that they don't need to shell out piles of alien currency for a bit of food and shelter.]
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-20 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[A shower! Miranda actually perks up at that because a shower is a lot more private than the communal Bath House. But this is someone else's home and it is very rude to be thinking of their shower so covetously!]

Ah...no, not as of yet. It's fine really, I'm quite used to worse accommodations than they are providing us here.

[She remembers when the apartment spiral collapsed in Haven and her apartment was the one cut in half, leaving only one side with a door.]

Do you live alone?
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-21 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly if she asked, he wouldn't care if she wanted to use his shower. He'd probably even have a spare shirt he could give her, though she might feel weird about leaving his place wearing his shirt thinking it might imply something more than, well. A taken or borrowed shirt.]

Yeah. Bit of a mess. Don't get along with roommates type. [That's the understatement of the year, but he likes his self-imposed loneliness privacy.]

It'll just be you and me. [He raises an eyebrow and grins. That should sound a lot less menacing than it does.]
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-21 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, um...roommates are quite lovely under the right circumstances, but privacy is very important, I'd say. Like right now.

[Her face is still red at the cheeks, but Miranda has not yet been deterred. No, she's determined to at least have a serious conversation about what he is expecting and perhaps...see what may come of it. They can't save a world if they refuse to do anything to save it, can they? Even if...even if it means...

Eventually her face will return to normal, she's sure of it.]


You seem very comfortable with the state of things here.
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-22 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
I enjoy a good shag every once in a while. [Probably closer to 'three times in a while' than 'once in a while' according to some metrics, but nobody determined how long 'a while' is supposed to be.] I imagine everyone does.

Could be more fun if everyone just let go a bit more, but it's the only way to get anything decent around here, so I'm sure everyone will open up eventually.
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-23 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't. [She says it because it's hard not to say things right now. Perhaps it would be embarrassing for her, but she can't not say it.] N-Not that you are wrong about doing what needs to be done to better your life, but it's not something I've put thought into.

Isn't that normal when you aren't um...committed?
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-25 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Why? Are you committed? [It would certainly explain her hesitation and apparent discomfort with what John wants to get up to, with her.

For the record, he's very committed to having a good time.]
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-26 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
{OOC: Hello! I just wanted to let you know that Miranda as I'll be playing her in game will be a bit different from this. As her memories from her CRAU are going to be very, very foggy, her personality will be less confident, more anxious, more easily flustered by all of this. So I do feel it unfair to continue this thread under those circumstances, as this wouldn't be game canon.

If you are alright with that though, I don't mind continuing it for the sake of completing it for you! Otherwise, I've greatly enjoyed this thread and would love for them to have CR in game.}
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[personal profile] conjobs 2020-08-28 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
(It's OK we can start a new thread in game :D just happy you joined

I mean it should be fine, he's nothing like Marian Cross ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
Edited 2020-08-28 05:10 (UTC)
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[personal profile] allthetimekept 2020-08-30 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
{OOC: Yes! I'll keep a look out for any open posts Constantine has.}