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TDM 013: BARING IT ALL
| TDM 013: BARING IT ALL |
00. Arrival 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. If you don’t manage to get away from them quickly enough, they may even usher you toward the Laid Bare Spa, where new arrivals will be offered free massages, a sauna, hairstyling, and their clothing may come up permanently missing. But you will be given a complimentary towel to leave with if needed! Feel free to explore the Island, though there isn’t much to see beyond what arrivals before you have helped to rebuild. 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 place to live in the now, whether a rundown apartment in the City, a tent on the beach, a bed in the barracks, or your own space at the House of Worship. Your inventory will be found a day later, wrapped up haphazardly and delivered to each person's makeshift home. I. THROW IN A TOWEL? Erku's new arrivals may be encouraged to seek out the Laid Bare Massage & Spa for some specialized attention and relaxation, but they and long-time inhabitants will also be offered a chance to earn credits. Anyone interested in earning robot wages will be tasked with being the resident towel person! You’ll stand inside of the room while the patrons are receiving their massages, hot scrubs, or relaxing in one of the saunas holding towels for them should any be requested. Or you may be asked to help with the regular cleaning of the Spa, wiping down all of the tasteful nude statues to free them of the grime and filth (or… other things) that builds up over time. You might even be asked to help lovingly clean the murals of nude patrons (that is to say, fellow Islanders) all over the Spa. But this is a job that requires a very specific uniform. Robots will provide you with your very own chiton or toga. The chitons happen to be very short, not covering nearly as much as they reveal, but the togas might be entirely too long. They brush or drag along the floor and what with being barely held together with the thinnest and most fanciful of ropes, who knows how often they might be untucked? Take care, please, or else the robots might pull you into being the next model for their latest mural portrait instead. II. GRIN AND BARE IT Erku’s resident mental health professional, Dr. D. Love of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Therapy Center, has taken a keen interest in ensuring that the relationships of you Islanders are progressing in a productive, healthy, and open-minded fashion. And to ensure this, he’s tasked his robot staff to pay close attention to anyone who looks like they are having trouble with relationships with other people on the Island. And after months of so few (none) clients, these robots are very motivated to seek out people in need of their therapeutic assistance! Arguing with a friend? Telling someone to stay out of your life? Being a hermit who refuses to come out of your apartment? Accidentally bump into each other on the street? Make a joke at your friend’s expense? Playfully punch someone in the shoulder? Walk by someone you don’t know and not tell them hello? Well clearly all of you need help in repairing whatever may be damaging your relationships! Before you know it, you’ve been bundled off by the robots right to Dr. D. Love’s office and sat down to talk it all out. The fact that you may not even know the other person the robots think you need to work your troubles out with doesn’t matter. Dr. D. Love is here to make sure everyone goes home happy and satisfied. You may have to play along with this confusing farcical situation, even making up wrongs and slights you claim you have done to one another before finally coming together in reconciliation. The more you deny there is anything wrong, the more the good Doctor will insist you need even more help than they first thought. They might even have to send you into one of their Privacy Rooms and work out your frustrations with each other with their wide array of therapeutic sexual devices and supplies. III. BARE NAKED AMUSEMENT TOUR The trolley is making its rounds as usual with announcements echoing from the loudspeakers that it’s Bare It All Week at Six Flagellants Amusement Park and to kick it off there will be a grand concert at the Loudinus Outdoor Amphitheater that lasts all week long! Not sure what that means? Well, come to the concert and enjoy hours and hours of music played by robots who seem to have taken their songs right from the pop rock crazes of old. Whose old? Who knows. The music may not be completely to your taste, but something about it may make you feel energized and overly dressed. You might even feel the need to strip down until you’re not wearing anything at all! But don’t worry, the robots performing on stage will give you new clothes to wear by throwing skimpy, sexy underwear and lingerie right at you! How did they know your size? Don’t ask questions, just give into the urge to put it on while you rock out until it’s time for the trolley to take everyone right to the gates of the amusement park! Anyone dressed in less for this week will receive free entry, rides, and food and might even receive special prizes at various booths of sex toys, candies that act as an aphrodisiac (meant for sharing of course), stuffed animals, or even a free sex doll! Those are super hard to win from the ring toss, so you should really take advantage and enjoy all the perks of baring yourself for everyone’s viewing pleasure. N A V I G A T I O N |
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At least this is better than dealing with the Eustace Awareness she has, but only marginally. ]
That's because it's weird, here... so many things are sex-oriented, it's totally strange. It's like a pervert's playground because of what they want us to... do. Y'know?
[ Actually, does he know? Clearly, he gets the procreation aspect of it. That's a dangerous amount of information for Cassius if that's all it is. Too many gaps for him to fill in with his 'logic'. She almost huffs at his 'advice' before the next question hits her. She makes a face, morbidly curious but full of dread. ]
... Why do you want to know?
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If it is something you do not want to do, you do not do it. I believe that is what Fossildwellers mean when they speak about 'having a choice'. [To Cassius himself all of this merely is something that does not apply to him. He has made his own choices, burned certain bridges and is planning to stick with that.]
Hmm...I fail to see the connection between a replacement penis and speed. Penises are not quite known for speed. [At least, his own isn't going anywhere or anything.] Is it something that is required when it comes to impregnating a female?
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She's torn between wanting to cry and wanting to laugh at his question. He, of course, has confused what kind of 'speed' it means. The image of this little pink vibrator zooming around a race track does not escape her imagination, but it's definitely in there, regrettably.
Beatrix shakes her head. ]
It's not like an airship, Cassius. It... vibrates. So, um, the faster the speed, the faster it vibrates... see? [ How does she summon Eustace here to take her place in this moment. She feels like a guy should be explaining this instead of her!! But, here she is, feeling responsible for him again. The more he knows, the less trouble he'll get into. ] And no, it's got nothing to do with that. Like, it's not like an actual penis vibrates, it just... er... y'know... um...
[ She cannot spit it out. She can only hide her face as if she can hide from her own words here. ]
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Hmm. [He nods slowly. There is no reason to question her answer, yet why does this thing vibrate? Do Fossildwellers prefer penises to vibrate? Or...hold on, it seems she is already answering a big part of his question. Yet not everything.]
I understand your answer about how its speed correlates with the vibrations it can make. Still, since a penis is unable to vibrate I wonder why this replacement toy does. [He pauses briefly just so he can look around once more.]
I do not know.
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She's dealt with much worse than being a sex ed teacher in her life, so she should buck up!
This is mortifying though, absolutely! Can her reputation handle this? And what if he blabs and someone gets the wrong impression about her! She's an adult! Of course she knows about these things at this point, but she's never been able to wrangle her own embarrassment. ]
It's -- n-not everyone has sex for procreation, y'know, Cassius. It's, um... ugh, how do I put this? It's so weird to talk about, why do you have to-- no, no it's not your fault, anyway.
Um, y'know! It, er... it... it feels good, I guess. That's the best way to put it? I guess...
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When she is done stammering he blinks.]
Is that it? [Now he still doesn't know why the pink replacement penis vibrates but it is also lost to him why she finds it difficult to express something she enjoys. For Fossildwellers it isn't difficult to enjoy something and express that.] Your response is illogical to me. [That's the best way to put it, really.]
Do you use this to enhance that what feels good about it? Is that why it vibrates?
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[ This is becoming more and more the worst thing she's ever had to talk about. Can't she go back to teaching him about food or how to avoid getting stung by jellyfish at the beach?
By the skies, how does she explain this in a way that won't make her drop dead where she stands? ]
L-Listen, Cassius, it's not like I've really used one! Y'know! [ If she has, it doesn't matter. She will lie about it if she's stuck here in public discussing this. ] But, it's ... I guess... Ah, jeez! Yeah! I guess! That's the best way to put it. That's what it does.
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Yet, he can conclude that this pink vibrating replacement is not going to do anything for him. After all, he does not have places to put it in. At least, not the sort of places females have.]
If this object is meant to make you feel good I think it will be more useful when it is in your possession. [So he moves to offer her the vibrator.] Here. You may take it.
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And then he tips the vibrator her way.
And offers it to her.
And she puffs up like a true Hellcat with her voice going up an octave as she waves her hand frantically. ]
Nononono! I don't want it, Cassius, no... no! Just go give it back already, please!
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It is a mere vibrating pink penis. [The tone of his voice is neutral but there's a slightly exasperated undertone there.] You behave as if I am giving you something that threatens your life. [He sighs.] Very well, I will yield to your illogical emotional outburst and keep it for myself.
[He tucks the vibrator away and looks at Beatrix. Maybe it is a good idea to steer this conversation away from offensive phallic shapes and fake penises.]
How long have you been here?
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[ At least he's opted to keep it and tucks it out of view. She's exhausted already. She lets out a short sigh and frowns. ]
About a month now, I guess. I'm just glad you didn't come in the middle of a storm like I did. Are you okay, though? They didn't hurt you or anything, right?
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Hmmm...they are rather public about it here. [Once again he gestures at all the little stands signs that encourage to enter this area without clothes. And then there's this other thing.] The food I have purchased here is barely nutritious and the flavors are barely a surprise on my tongue. [Nowhere near that particular apple he once had. What a spectacular combination of sweetness and crunchiness that has been! Not even to mention ramen.]
I am fine. My body functions normally. I am without injuries. [Yet, he isn't entirely sure why he feels a little lightheaded.] Hm...are there other places worth visiting?