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TDM 008: A WALK IN THE THEME PARK
| TDM 008: A WALK IN THE THEME PARK |
00. Arrival This time, you come out of the water, the Nameless Island's own inherent energy drawing people in. It's like being suspended between realities and abruptly pushed from behind through a rift in dimensions. It may make you sick, or that might be the motion of the ocean, lifting you to the surface and carrying you to shore. Waterlogged and covered in sand, new arrivals will be greeted by robots who welcome them with towels and bracelet devices. The A5 card is already loaded up. Feel free to explore the Island, though there isn’t much to see. Most of the buildings are abandoned and in dire need of repair, and beyond the city lingers a thick fog that obscures much of the wilderness from view. Wander too far into this fog, and you will find yourself mysteriously looping back to where you began, your memories of what you were doing and how you got there erased. With that in mind, it may be wise to stake your claim on a rundown apartment, a tent on the beach, or a bed in the “comfortable” new barracks. Your inventory will be found a day later, wrapped up haphazardly and delivered to each person's makeshift home. I. SIX FLAGELLANTS Welcome, one and all, to a thrilling new location! Robots have worked tirelessly to build, from the ground up, what can only be recognizable as an amusement park. You are just in time for the grand opening of Six Flagellants: Great Advagtures! The Ferris Wheel routinely stops when lovebirds reach the top, waiting for a kiss - or something more daring! - before it starts up again. Robots warn of the scary Haunted House: a dark building with wall-to-wall creeps, and hot and cold running chills. Flickering ghosts roam the halls, and you may find an eerily realistic Headless Horseman -- who bids you, "Come closer. Give me head," while pointing to yours. Hey, get your mind out of the... Nevermind. The Carousel is a two-story affair. Nude figures with familiar faces lounge about, waiting to be ridden, and closer inspection proves that they have the faces of your fellow islanders. Hop on your favorite person and take them for a spin! There are even Bumper Cars, which have the interesting effect of making one feel more aroused with every bump and impact. (It's randomized each time, so don't try to guess based on car color!) What should be a similar ride, the Teacups, has the robots' madness written all over it instead. They have misunderstood the gentle spin-cycles for dangerous, dizzying loop-the-loops across a wide track. Some would swear that the ride has a supernatural invocation for fear. Others are simply man enough to admit they're afraid. Lastly, the Tunnel of Love is not what you expect. Although flavored lube and guides to cunnilingus are on each fleshy-log-shaped boat, the motion of the ocean is quite soothing, and there's a pleasant floral scent in the air that causes a light intoxication. Don't forget to try the food! Similar to the Street Kiosks, there's a ton of faire food: cotton candy, corn dogs, and the like. Mascot outfits are available and those who wear them will be rewarded generously with credits. II. LIKE A FIREWORK The next morning, you receive a message on your device: You are cordially invited to a celebration of skinship at the House of Worship. Please do not dress for the occasion. If asked about it, the robots will confirm that is not a specific holiday, but a simple joyous event. If you pry, they may even say that the Old Ones often made merry and partook in the pleasures of the flesh - and so too should you. For an hour, there will be food and drink - alcoholic and aphrodisiac. Then, at the designated time, once the sun has gone down, clothes will be shed and a revelry begun. As fireworks explode overhead, the different colors send the naked senses reeling:
A group shower will be provided after the festivities wind down. III. MISTLETOE Many cherub dragons can be found gathering together in the Greenhouse, working together to finish the cultivation of a new plant. They spend an exhaustive night decorating the island with the new greenery, which can soon be identified as mistletoe. You may think it's sweet of them, but don't get caught underneath one of these sprigs! Standing under the dragon's mistletoe will cause sensory deprivation - and of course, the only way to regain what was lost is to indulge in an Auspicious Act. (You may choose whichever sense you like, or even choose to be figurative, such as "the sense of reason" or "a sense of purpose.") N A V I G A T I O N |
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“Well... I guess I can wait a bit longer. Just... if it’s important, we should know sooner than later.”
She was still touchy over Ozpin and his hoop act
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Ruby shouldn't have any trouble figuring out how to get to that. It's honestly not all that different from using a scroll.
"It's just that the acts in question are..." And here, Summer comes across very different from Oz trying to hide something. Rather than cagey and trying to seem in control, she flushes. And well she might, considering what's in that app and that she's talking to her daughter.
Granted, she was always going to give Ruby The Talk one day, but this is skipping quite a few steps!
"Ah, I may as well stop drawing it out. They're intimate, Ruby. ... Physically so."
Yep. That was as awkward to say as she'd anticipated. If not more so.
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Her cheeks turned red as she rushed back up to Summer, her silver eyes wide. “Wh-why do we have to be intimate?! I-isn’t holding hands a better idea?!”
She’s already dealt with one world that loved this sort of thing and now this place?!
“I mean I haven’t thought of having a boyfriend or a girlfriend, I’m just getting along with my friends and even that has problems!”
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Granted, letting Ruby carry on in ignorance wouldn't have been any better, but seriously. That is one hell of a bandage to tear off, and honestly trying to do it any slower would have just been worse.
"I know, Ruby, I know. If I could do anything to get in between this and you, make no mistake I'd do so instantly." Seriously. Not cool doing things like this to her girl, Nameless Island. And Augur.
"The only good news I have for you is that as far as I'm aware, there's no sort of time limit. We're rewarded for participating, but not penalized for avoiding doing so." So yeah, she can just... not. Forever. That's a solution, right?
Just don't let Ruby ask how she's been dealing with it.
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"Well... I guess that's better than nothing." she shrugged. "Maybe by that time something can be found out?"
Because boy it'll be hard to not deal with all of this!
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But with any luck, her little huntress would be able to outsmart it.
"As for finding another way around this... well, we can only hope." Though even Summer isn't all that optimistic about their chances, and that's saying something. She won't say that to Ruby, though.
"Well, with that out of the way-" For now at least, "Come on dear. I'll show you where your father and I are staying."
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On second thought...
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But that's a name she doesn't recognize. Summer blinks in confusion as she tries to puzzle out who Ruby could mean. "Zwei? Sorry dear, I... don't think I know who that is."
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There's a long pause, then a little shrug of her shoulders.
"After. Unfortunately it doesn't look like he came with."
Too bad, really. A pet would actually be kinda nice.
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Fortunately Clover wasn't James, but still, she felt it best for her little Rosebud to be forearmed.
"Your partner Weiss is also here, making your whole team. A friend of Blake's named Ilia, as well... Oz was here for a while, but I think he's left. The home he took over seemed vacant last I checked."
Which, frankly, was a good thing. Ozpin being around had just been horribly awkward.
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Weiss and Blake were here, so that meant Team RWBY was together here. Good, very good! Ilia... that was one of Blake's friends from her home. Maybe she'll get to know her more.
The fact that she said Ozpin and not Oscar concerned her a bit. Did he come from another time like she did? But, since he's gone, that's kinda moot.
"That's a lot of people. I'm glad everyone's here, though. Anyone else?"
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Which might give away who she's talking about already... but then again, it might not. Summer isn't quite sure how many friends Ruby has lost by this point.
And oh, that's a pretty awful thought to contemplate.
"Her name is Pyrrha."
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Ruby stops in her tracks again, stunned at the name. She shouldn't be shocked, seeing as she's looking at Summer right now, and yet...
She saw her die. That's how her powers awoken...
"She's... she's here...?" she stammered. "Does... does she hate me?"
She's certain she might hold some sort of resentment for not saving her. Part of her was certain Jaune did...
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But that question? Summer's eyes widen in shock, and no small amount of horror.
"Hate you? She... implied you were close friends when I spoke to her. Why do you think she would hate you, dearheart?"
Why would anyone?
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She dropped to her knees at that. It she didn't let that show that it hurt her for so long that now, she just had to let it go.
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Gathering up her distraught daughter, Summer pulled Ruby close against her, bringing her head to her shoulder. Dust, her poor baby...
"Ruby, Ruby no." She'd felt this same way so many times, when a plan wasn't enough to save a village, when an innocent fell on her watch, when a friend... Well.
"You can't put that on yourself. Not even the greatest huntress can save everyone." They all have to learn that lesson, eventually. Well, except those who've had such lofty dreams beaten out of them at a young age, and even then, sometimes they got reignited...
"It's not your fault, Ruby. If you try to take that all on your shoulders it... It'll just destroy you."