TDM 002

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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

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[riddleofthebox]

[Riddhe would normally turn down a random bet like that, and he's about to tell this girl exactly that. Then he actually looks at her... and her hopes and dreams.

Okay, pretty girl, you have his attention.]

Something else? [All right, he'll hear her out, at least.] What did you have in mind?

[fairysong]

[She tries not to smirk as the man she's spoken to seems to flirt with the bait she's dangling in front of him. Look, she's got assets; she knows how to use them.]

Well, what would you say to a private performance from the Galactic Fairy? Most men would kill for something like that where I'm from~

[She says, as though he knows what that means and won't just assume, you know.

Something completely different.]

[riddleofthebox]

You know, I think that might be on my bingo card. [He doesn't look because, even if it isn't, a private show from a girl that hot is definitely something to look forward to.

Also, "Galactic Fairy"? A+ stripper name.]

But if you win, what would I owe you in return?

[fairysong]

[Bingo card? Isn't that just for, you know, fucking?

Whatever, maybe there's other stuff on there, she didn't look. She'll worry about it later.] Isn't it obvious? Cold, hard cash.

I'm a little short at the moment, that's all.

[riddleofthebox]

[And there go his hopes and dreams again, shot down by reality, as fucked up as that reality is.]

Then I'm afraid you're talking to the wrong guy. [Would that he could make it rain.] I only just got here a little while ago, I barely have any money myself.

[fairysong]

[Instantly, her demeanor changes, the flirtatiousness vanishing in a heartbeat. She straightens up.]

Well, why didn't you say something? Now you've just wasted my time.

[riddleofthebox]

['xcuse u, woman. As soon as she drops the act, Riddhe also starts to catch an attitude.]

You're the one and bothered me. If anything, you should be apologizing for wasting my time.

[fairysong]

I said up front I wanted to wager! If you didn't have anything to bet, you should have said so. [She huffs.]

If you don't have anything to bet, why even come to the racetrack?

[riddleofthebox]

The only thing you had to wager was a lap dance!

[Or maybe it was a pole dance. or whatever. Doesn't matter because he has no chance of getting it now.

He folds his arms, indignant.]

I came here because this was one of the few things that didn't revolve around sex. At least until you propositioned me!

[fairysong]

A lap--?!

[Sheryl stares at him.

And then just slaps him across his cheek.]

I was going to sing for you, creep!

[riddleofthebox]

[It stings, but he doesn't raise a hand in response. Maybe he misjudged that part of things, but its not his fault. What else is he supposed to think when, while stuck on sex island, a hot girl put her hopes and dreams in his face and says she'll perform for him?]

Then you should have said that in the beginning.

[fairysong]

So it's my fault because you assumed something weird? Not in a thousand years!

[She huffs.]

Why'd you even come to a racetrack if you don't have anything to gamble with, anyway!

[riddleofthebox]

What else was I supposed to think when a hot chick calling herself the 'Galactic Fairy' offers to perform for me in private?!

[He is not taking the blame for this! It's her fault for putting her hopes and dreams in his face. Hmph!]

Look, can you-- [He's interrupted as he hears a bunch of cheers, then looks back to see that the race is over.] Dammit! You made me miss the race.

[fairysong]

I never said "in private!" You keep making assumptions and that's not my fault.

[She tosses her hair over her shoulder.] Maybe you should've been honest about not having any money, and you wouldn't have missed the race, because I wouldn't have wasted my time~

[riddleofthebox]

Well, "private show" or whatever the hell you said! Same thing!

[This. Woman.]

What did you expect me to do, shout "I don't have any money" the moment you got near me?