ercookies | TDM 001

TDM 001: TFLU

( 1 ) After leaving the teleportation chamber, you are gently coaxed out of the hospital and encouraged to find a place to stay. Maybe you've had time to check out your A5 app. Maybe you're just settling in. It's cloudy, overcast, cold -- you'll want to seek out someplace warm.

Also, your device is beeping. A lot. The tech on the island works, it just doesn't work right. You can't seem to send a message to the correct person.

It's time for...

Texts From Last Universe

( 2 ) What's this? Your bingo card has just been beamed to a stranger's inbox...?!
( sample A5 cards -- NSFW, may contain triggering content, please feel free to use/ignore as you see fit)

( 3 ) And now you're receiving messages from other users that they don't remember sending:

Nice shirt. It would look better on my floor.

10/10 would ride it into the sunset.

This user thinks you're attractive.

u up?

🍆

( 4 ) Once you figure out that the robots have been hacking your devices, it's no easy feat to track one down and demand they stop. "So The Augur wills!" they wail in a monotone. "So it is done!"

Any attempt to actually contact The Augur and get back into the hospital will be met with beefy robot bodyguards, who suggest taking a gentler approach to fix your devices.

If you know what they mean.

Wink.

(This is your overt kink prompt. Please label any threads accordingly.)

Note: All prompts are optional. The theme for this TDM is "malfunctioning devices." They can be fixed by indulging in the squares on your cards. For the sake of the TDM, you can use one of the pre-generated examples or a wildcard from the kink list. This can be used as a free bingo square completion once you have been accepted into the game. Players are welcome to wildcard their own TDM prompts; we only ask that you try to stick to the theme.

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( he huffs, clicking the safety back on and slipping his weapon back into the folds of his jacket. another shudder and he gets closer--- not just to get a better look at what joker's doing, but also to use the other thief as a barrier from the wind. )

I know.

( a blink or two, and then with a smirk: )

Did you really think I'd pull the trigger?

[ Ren shrugs. ]

No, but you would have kept complaining.

[ It's said very mildly: he doesn't actually care when his teammates complain about x y z...it's part of the entire Experience. ]

( that's a fair assumption. there's only one thing worse than working with people you have complicated feelings for, and that's working with people you have complicated feelings for while also wearing wet shoes. )

... that cat didn't accompany you?

( there's concern, but it's very mild. as he continues to watch, akechi can't help but be impressed by those hands of ren's. )

I haven't seen him since I woke up here.

[ Unfortunately...It's surprisingly quiet without Morgana around. Ren's had the cat at his side near-constantly for the past nearly-year; it's weird without the constant commentary.

After a second, the lock clicks open neatly. ]

( well, at least akechi is here to provide his own. )

Wonder if they even allowed cats to begin with.

( his hand goes back to the holster, as he stands up straight. )

I doubt there's anything inside, but just in case...

Try not to shoot any other people.

[ PLEASE...monsters are ok though.

Ren doesn't look like he's on guard, but he always seems relaxed even as "Joker", so that isn't saying much, as he just sort of soldiers on inside.

His footsteps are quiet, though, and he's sticking to walls and staying out of sight like he would in a Palace. ]

( he sighs as he follows ren, though he doesn't bother going full stealth mode, instead keeping the gun at his side as he keeps his eyes moving. )

You know, if anyone other than you was sneaking around like some kind of... cryptid? I would've shot first and asked questions third.

( the second part of this equation would be 'hide the body'. but anyway, he'll indulge ren for a moment longer before tapping his shoulder. )

I think we're fine.

[ But he LIKES sneaking around...

But Ren does stop creeping, even if he's still way too quiet. ]

Don't lie, you wouldn't have shot any of the others, either.

[ Probably? ]

( he thinks for a moment, pausing to raise a finger up in dispute: )

I could miss on purpose.

( to send a message, for what? who knows. either way, he's fairly certain there's no one else in this abandoned building. )

... it's still chilly in here, but at least we'll avoid any storms.

[ Missing on purpose still counts as basically not shooting someone, Goro!

But Ren doesn't dispute it for the moment, instead looking around to try to find someplace to sit. There's maybe a beat up old couch he can dust off... ]

It's not ideal, but it's definitely better than the alternative. I didn't see any places that looked more viable, either.

No, but other places weren't locked like this one.

( for what purpose, akechi hasn't been able to tell. perhaps the couch was valuable in the sense of being something comfortable to rest on?

either way, he flops onto it without thinking about the dust. he's instantly surprised by a cloud of it. )

Ugh!

Do you not do much cleaning on your own?

[ Akechi...

Ren sighs and goes to clean it off himself. ]

( he scowls, standing up immediately so he could brush himself off. the plume settles back down, just in time for ren to clean it up. )

I do. I just didn't expect it to be so... that.

( rolling his eyes, akechi folds his arms across his body. )

Well, it's just dust. It's not going to make you melt or anything.

[ And Ren is plenty good at cleaning...so in a few minutes, the couch looks -

Well. Not good as new, since it's pretty old, but at least very spic and span! ]

( he did somehow clean the entirety of leblanc's upper floor, so... he trusts ren to do a thorough job.

when he's finished, akechi again takes a seat but without same energy as before. )

... seems okay.

( there's enough room for someone else to join him, too... )

[ Oh, IS there...

It's fine, Ren planned to sit there anyway. He takes the seat casually, looking around. ]

I guess this'll make a decent base of operations.

( there's a temptation to... get a little closer to ren, which he takes albeit with his eyes in the opposite direction. he's not looking to draw a reaction, but he definitely feels a little safer this way.

his interest in ren has never left him. whatever makes him tick will always attract him. )

You think? ( snrk. ) Guess this might be the most normal one you've ever had.

[ Well, Ren doesn't seem to react badly to Goro moving closer, at least? But he's always been weirdly okay with being around Goro, even knowing Goro was in the process of plotting to kill him. IT'S FINE, PROBABLY. ]

Now, that's rude. I think Leblanc was perfectly normal.

The coffee and curry were sublime. The company was... fair.

( with the exception of ren and ren only, but he doesn't say this explicitly. no, he's happy to sit there with a tiny but smug grin. )

Have you noticed that this place isn't a palace?

Yes, of course.

[ Palaces aren't always distinguishable from the real world, as they both know, but... ]

...I think it's something very new.

It's very new. Or old, judging on the dust.

( that smile fades. )

I thought... we were done.

You're not the only one.

[ He's...not sure what to make of any of this, actually. ]

...But it doesn't seem there's any helping it.

Damnit.

( will he ever get the rest that he truly deserves? or akira, for that matter?

then again, for some reason--- akechi has always felt like he's been on a timer. this is no different. )

Guess not. I hate unfinished business.

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Texts From Last Universe

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Sorry for the delay, I've been speed replaying to finish my app and then suddenly, a week later.

np!!! welcome back to the land of the living or something like it

thanks! :) hope to submit today so i can baseslide in.

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sorry for the delay! this week just, disappeared.

o7

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