TDM 002

[erkumods]

TDM 002: IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO

( 1 ) Around mid-morning, a message from the Augur appears on bracelets all across the city. "New organisms discovered. Domestication in progress." The wark of a chocobo rises up from the outskirts of the city. Several more join in, forming a charming chorus. And, strangely, this is when new arrivals begin to show up. Beamed in one at a time, scanned en masse, they are processed just as the first wave was. There's one major difference: whereas the old guard was given their bracelets and ushered into the City, the new folks are also given... collars. Buckled, snapped, or otherwise fastened around their necks, a variety of colorful collars with some rather unusual novelty pet tags. (These are just a few suggestions. The typical “If found, please return to ____” is also very much acceptable.) "You are new organisms. Domestication in progress. Compatible Eros energy will complete domestication." No matter how hard they try, characters cannot take the collars off by themselves. They need a partner's help - but not just anyone will do. It very well might be the first person they find, or it might take several tries. The robots grow bolder as the day grows on, targeting characters who aren't new, as well. "Y̶o̶u̴ ̸a̷r̸e̷ ̵o̵r̵g̶a̴n̷i̷s̶m̸s̶.̶ ̶D̷o̶m̴e̴s̶t̶i̶c̵a̸t̶i̸o̴n̸ ̷i̵n̸ ̴p̸r̶o̵g̷r̵e̷s̵s̷." Their antics die down by nightfall, but for the next day or two, the occasional malfunctioning 'bot may accost someone in the street, so stay on your toes! ( 2 ) An abandoned racetrack lights up the night. That's right: place your bets, folks, because these birds are about to run around a track while robots sell synthetic, overpriced aphro-popcorn. ...Did you say priced? That’s right! If you participated in the orgy earlier this month, you'll find you have a stash of credits accessible in your app. You've fucked money back into the world, so why not waste it? (Opportunities to earn credits will come up periodically and won't always be sexual in nature, so don't worry if your character wouldn't have any yet.) And if you don't have credits to bet with, why not get creative? ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● N A V I G A T I O N

Comments

[aeroll]

what kinda trade?

[oomfies]

i want one of those feathers from that thingy you mentioned
i can't get you popcorn but i DO have food i've been hoarding
interested?

[aeroll]

you've got yourself a deal

[ sorry, chocobos. he needs to eat, so what's one feather in the grand scheme of things? ]

[oomfies]

perfect!! ytb tyy ❤️

just gimme a text when you got it and i'll meet you at the racetrack?

[aeroll]

you might wanna start coming here then

i'm gonna get one rn

[ the racetrack happens to be filled to the brim with chocobos waiting to get their yellow feathers plucked. ]

[oomfies]

[ What. That fast? But they're dangerous animals (probably)?? ]

oh. okay LOL nbd
omw! i'm the girl w/ the green hair

[aeroll]

[ they aren't that dangerous.

besides, he's quick on his feet. ]

i'm the guy with the red hair

i'll meet you at the entrance

[oomfies]

k! ttyl

[ And true to her word, Lottie arrives at the racetrack in a matter of minutes, makes herself comfortable in the meantime she waits for this (she refuses to internally refer to this guy as 'FU' so he gets to be) random dude to show up. She isn't particularly looking for red hair in the crowd, mostly because she's sitting on top of a suitcase, legs crossed, hunched over and staring down at the screen her bracelet projects. Is she reading over their conversation and deciding whether to let him know she's here or not? Absolutely. Is she going to actually send it?? No. ]

[aeroll]

[ well, while she mulls over whether she wants to make her presence at the racetrack known or not, reno has already collected +1 chocobo feather. he is twirling it in his hand by the time he reaches the main entrance and it honestly doesn't take long for him to notice the green-haired woman staring intently at her device. ]

Yo. [ he approaches her, pointing the long feather at her. ] 'Lottieperson', right?

[oomfies]

[ When he calls out her username (and name, by proxy), Lottie officially forces herself off her little bracelet. Glances up to look at the guy with the red hair and the feather she requested, steadily making his way over to where she's been loitering. She takes her time getting up off her suitcase, gives a small wave as he approaches. ]

Hey. [ She dusts off her thighs, for no real good reason other than to have something to do, and then smartly says - ] I, uh, take it your name isn't 'FU'?

[aeroll]

[ he stops a few feet away from her, nodding his head in response to her question. ]

Yea, it ain't. [ he was in an irritable mood, so when the device prompted him for a username, he just typed that in. ] The name's Reno.

[ he waves the chocobo feather in his hand indicatively. ]

I got your writing tool.