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TDM 009: I'M IN LIKE WITH YOU
| TDM 009: I'M IN LIKE WITH YOU |
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. STARGAZER On the first night that new arrivals wash ashore, the moon rises. It's full and beautiful and surrounded by stars. The robots quickly bring old, dusty telescopes out of storage and line them up on the beach to help people get a truly spectacular view. "Look to the heavens! Behold, the chicken, the cat, the owl, the donkey!" It's... the cock, the pussy, the hooters, and the ass. For the rest of the night, characters will become fixated on the specific asset associated with the constellation they've gotten an eyeful of. Whether this leads to some body worship or just casual appreciation is up to you. You can learn about the stars and constellations later this month in some of the rare, non-pornographic books in the library. (More info will go up soon, so please be patient!) II. STIMULATING CONVERSATION An ancient courting ritual has been announced! It involves the give-and-take of candy hearts with slogans printed on them. Of course, since these hearts are being manufactured by robots, their sense of taste is a little... off? Or perhaps off-putting? "You'll do." "5/10." "Acceptable." "Sloppy Seconds." Receiving a negative heart makes one feel insecure, jealous, and submissive. "Be mine." "Nicest ass." "Swell bulge." "They're good lays, Bront." Receiving a positive heart will make one feel confident, boastful, and dominant. Your friendly neighborhood 'bots will give them out to anyone who asks - and maybe even those who don't. III. Eat Or Dare The robots have set up a stall by the beach with a banner that reads: Eat Or Dare. They have procured bigger candy hearts than ever before -- fist-sized and larger -- with actions written on them instead of derogatory slogans. "Take a dive." "Lick me." "Get handsy." The name of the game is to follow the instructions or forfeit the challenge by making the evidence disappear into your mouth. Delicious! Those who eat the candy hearts will feel themselves getting giddy and unreasonably invested in the love affairs of others. They will feel compelled to play matchmaker to spread the cheer. N A V I G A T I O N |
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but she says nothing, humming to let him know she agrees, that she's paying attention, nodding as he speaks, but that all stops when he turns to face her, and she freezes, wide-eyed as he asks his questions.] I promise you, I have never been here before, and I really did just get here. So I've never done this before. [they're so close to getting it out of her, but she still holds back, pressing her lips together tightly.] But what exactly do you mean by "this"? [just to make sure they're on the same page...]
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If not here, then the whole... different world bit. Dimension, universe, whichever it is. I'm not entirely certain, to be honest. [ He waves around at all the ruins as if to imply all of it, all of this, which, when you get down to it, he does. ] Ridiculous as it may be, that you know what a chocobo is at all is suspect enough.
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I won't bore you with the details, unless you want them, but before I came here today, I was on a crystal planet. And before that? I was on a space station. I was pulled from Britannia, then from one to the next, just like how you got here. [this is probably no help to him, but now it's all out! ta-da!] I'm sure this is all very confusing. [it sure was for her, and she lived it!]
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[ He would also like to go to space, okay? Dear Augur, please give them a space station, somehow. ]
Well, assuming, that is, neither of them ran off of... well... [ Wait, is this how Kururugi felt when he had to inform Lloyd about the whole sex bingo thing? Reluctant to be the one to discuss this? Since when did he even care about something as mundane as talking about sex? Ugh. ] As I mentioned before, trading with the Augur, it's really only interested in... [ Vague gestures as if trying to find the right word in the air and pull it out but there's nothing. Fine, he'll just be straightforward, as per usual. ] The bracelet the robots gave you have a card of actions that you can do in exchange for just about anything, really.
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what he doesn't seem to know is how to finish a sentence, though, and with each attempt, her eyebrows just raise higher on her forehead.]Run off of what? Interested in what? [come on, man! spit it out! but then it registers that he says "card", and she wonders, if maybe, just maybe...] What actions? [reluctantly, she lets go of the robots to search her bracelet for this card, flipping through the apps quickly in search of something particular.]
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Acts of intimacy. [ Good lord, man, just say sex like a normal person, but there it is. Now's a great time to idly take his glasses off and busy himself with cleaning the lensing of smudges. They aren't imaginary ones, at least. ] Although how some of what's listed on them relate to such in... some cases, I wouldn't be able to tell you.
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Acts of intimacy. [she's still flipping through, frantic as she skims the apps, eyes darting from one side of the screen to the other, then moving on.] The Augur wants us to be intimate with each other, it runs off that energy. [oh gee, doesn't that sound familiar. there's a huff of frustration, but she finally finds what she's looking for: the a5. and there it is, a little bingo card, blank of any marks, just like she thought it would be. her eyes flicker to lloyd, her gaze rather intense. she's not angry, not with him, not with the augur, not anyone, but she is getting exhausted.]
Hmm. That's...
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[ He has no idea how it works and it's driving him up a wall. ]
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[she's betting the second one; looks like the island needs a little push from someone already out of their shell.]
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[ Lloyd knows that he isn't likely to go around fixing things for the greater good but everyone else? Milly would have to ask them herself, so he's left shrugging and turning to start walking again. ]
Or they're shy. That could be it!
But let's keep moving. You'll see more fixed up buildings eventually, the ones that have people living in them, or whatever else they've since added to the city. I know someone did add electricity, for one, and fixed the water, I assume, at some point.
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[there's no hesitation following him, making sure the robots are still in tow. she's going to get them back to the house(???) no matter what. what's gonna happen? they run away? she'll just try to get new ones. but it is getting more difficult to pull them away from the beach...]
So what have you requested so far? Was your lab something you asked for?
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Well, I had planned on requesting a lab eventually but Kururugi beat me to it, actually. Easier to do that than risk my finding trouble without one, I suppose.
[ Or Suzaku just wanted to give him something nice. A gift of that size, considering how it was paid for, was a little difficult to acknowledge at first but now? It's hard not to admit the origin without sounding a little fond. ]
I did ask for this computer, however. [ He taps the folded tablet tucked under his arm. ] And some general supplies. Canned food and toiletries and such.
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she makes a mental note, though, that lloyd himself has made requests that were granted. he did all the work himself, and the thought of him getting down and dirty with someone (with all the visuals to go with it) is plastered to her mind's eye. it's nasty, in several ways, and now she has that image stuck in her brain for longer than she'd like.
but enough about his personal life! there's another question for him.] Do we have to earn everything here? The Augur doesn't help keep us alive? [which seems counterintuitive. if it needs help rebuilding, why wouldn't it make life for its prisoners easier?]
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Hm, well, it's since added some barracks and the temple apartments so people don't have to hole up in ruins for a place to stay. You can technically get food from the hospital cafeteria but I hear it's all been tampered with half the time. Everything else you find, though, was likely requested or earned in some way. The best explanation I can come up with is it doesn't actually have the power to supply everything outside of the bare minimum on its own but since it won't let me tinker with it...
[ He can't really back up his guess with real evidence. Very annoying! ]
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Tampered with. [she catches that, and she knows exactly what that means. but she doesn't linger on it for too long.] Well, beggars really can't be choosers here, huh? Guess it's time for me to get to work! [the augur won't even know what hit it! at least, that's what she hopes for.]
So, you've asked the Augur if you could mess with its... robot bits. [while that sounds plausible, that's not what she meant.] Like, its brain? I wonder why it didn't let you~
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[ Lloyd grumbles. Was he rude to the all-powerful AI that rules their current island home? Of course, why wouldn't he be? ]
I did ask if it'd exchange a look at its workings for... you know, but that didn't help. [ In case Milly thought she could do better. Speaking of her doing, uh, just doing, he casts another glance back over a shoulder her way, looking immensely doubtful. ] You could just let the others handle it for you, you realize. I doubt you'd be left wanting for anything since the place Kururugi has set up is fairly... hm, well, you'll see once we get there.
[ Suzaku fucked a whole friggin' mansion into existence, it's not even funny. ]
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speaking of...] Why would I leave it to anyone else? If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself! [and she will be doing it herself.] Suzaku might want some help, too. And I'm willing to lend a hand. [ooh, that came out more sultry than she would've liked! but it gets the point across.]
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Just so long as I don't have to witness you lending him a literal hand. [ Oh yeah, he went there. ] If it really doesn't bother you that much... [ What else is there to say? ] Then it's not as if I have any say in what you're free to do, in any case.
[ Or who? ]