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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.

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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!)

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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.
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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.

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N A V I G A T I O N

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[He narrows his eyes at Duo, half-derisively, half in exasperation. What do you mean that's it, of course it's Deathscythe, he had said as much! You doubted him, and that's hurtful.]

Yes, from the outside. [It warrants a closer look, at least.] It is definitely Deathscythe.

[Because even if it's not the same exact gundam, it's still the same model, same material, same experience of looking up into the almost human face of a monster made for war, named for a god, and representative of the spirit of your home. Wufei can't actually make direct eye-contact with his own, a fact that he can barely acknowledge, let alone express.]

I'm... going to keep moving. [It's justifiable. Particularly if Duo is going to reduce this place to rubble, he'll need to gather more information. There is, after all, significant illegality here, one way or another, and Maxwell has always been a highly skilled mechanic, in Wu Fei's experience. He is capable of making the evaluation on his own.]

Well I'm definitely gonna check the works, too. [ Duo knows his own work, and the Sweeper's work, enough to know where something may have been tinkered with. It takes Duo a moment to acknowledge what Wufei says, turning for a moment to make an almost absent-minded little 'uh-huh' of acknowledgment. ]

I'm gonna get climbing. [ Because of course Duo couldn't leave it be for a moment longer. He's too used to climbing the massive legs of his gundam to get to the next part that he begins with a kind of assurance only a Gundam pilot could have, ditching his jacket on Deathscythe's foot.

When Wufei is done casing the place, or perhaps curious, Duo has the cockpit of his gundam open, a few panels popped and is, intently, looking through all the little details, a small furrow in his brow as he does so. ]