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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 |
i'm deceased
the robot continued to jot note after note, line after line, and kain had to admit he was a bit curious as to what the big deal was. then he remembered the bracelets each and everyone one of them was outfitted with. further, he remembered what those bracelets actually had on them. those... "acts," as they called it.
suddenly, kain was a little more apprehensive as to what the doctor would spout next. ]
That's... an awful lot to notate over—
[ as if on cue, the robot erupted forth and cut kain's sentence short, spouting, "i see, i see! i'm beginning to understand the root of these issues! you're treating the occasion like a task rather than as a bonding experience! there's a distinct lack of passion...!" ]
he tried.
— Lack of passion? Pale brows draw together in a puzzled expression. What did that even mean? Even as Cecil mulls it over a suspicion starts to creep in. The place he'd arrived at had been pretty...blatant. But that didn't mean everyone or everything was. He absently touches the side of his bracelet, uncertain as to if he's reading the room wrong or not.]
I did not know there was passion to be had in sleeping, which is what we are talking about. [ Cecil can't bring himself to look at Kain right now, somewhat galled he's had to clarify this.] Now then, unlock the door. You have had your information from us.
[ Getting out of the room would be a huge boon, especially considering Cecil knows Kain is around. They can look into getting home, back to everyone who would be waiting for them. That and the paladin has so many questions.]
poor cecil having to deal with this
cecil's answer, innocent as it was, only made the situation worse. the doctor tapped its pencil against the clipboard and made a tutting sound, as if to chide cecil for being so foolish and naive. "of course there should be passion when you're sleeping with someone!—"
okay, that's it.
it was at that point that kain could no longer hold in his distress over this stupid incident. he regretted playing into that line of questioning as it only seemed to prolong their imprisonment. he sat up in his chair and scowled at the doctor, cutting it off this time around before it could try to say anything else. ]
Alright, that's enough. We've reconciled our differences, I don't think there's much more to be done of this.
[ hopefully... that would be enough? ]
he can brood over it later
That and Kain. His best friend. How embarrassed he must be too. There's an awkward moment where Cecil sits there, wondering what he's even meant to say to that. Rosa would know what to say in order to get them both out of this place and not for the first time Cecil can almost feel the pain in missing her so.]
Kain is right. There is nothing left to discuss here. [ Suddenly the paladin is up to his feet, squaring his shoulders as he readies himself for what could be a fight. The doctor had his chance and squandered it and Cecil knows now that they could talk for days and be no closer to escape.] Should that door not open in the next minute then we shall break it down. I have been removed from my home, from those dearest to me. Already you have taken my armour and my weapons. You will not be taking any more of my time.
Kain, we're leaving.