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erku mods ([personal profile] erkumods) wrote in [community profile] ercookies2020-06-18 12:03 am
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TDM 002

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



softheartedshizun: (pic#14090650)

[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-21 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[His hand was taken, which, was also odd in that it prevented him from his goal. But, that was fine too. As his hand was clasped he moved his hand a little so he could brush against Binghe's palm, and as he suspected, smooth skin.

But, where he might have recoiled in terror before, he does not. He was not... particularly afraid of what might happen. He was still happy to see Binghe, even if it was the original.

Though, why was he trying so hard to pretend? Before had been a legitimate accident, but now?

Bing-ge! Why are you not taking full advantage of this R-18 world that is right up your alley? Go seduce all the women and make a new harem! What is this bullshit playing around here with him?

He let out a soft sigh.
]

This master is aware of who you are, there is no need to pretend.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-21 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Luo Binghe's eyes widen slightly, and there's a long pause. Then, slowly but deliberately, his grip tightens on Shen Qingqiu's hand and fingers, the grip of someone ready to break bones. His gaze sharpens and his lips twist into a grin. Around Shen Qingqiu's waist, his grip holds a little tighter. ]

If Shizun is aware, why not shove me away as you did before? Do you not think I'll try to do it a second time? Or could it be that Shizun is willing this time?
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-21 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[The primal fear that is always deep down inside him rushes to the surface at the tightened grip. He can't help but flinch a little. After all... he knows what happens to the original goods. How much Binghe hated him. The original was not kind, and their previous meetings had been frightening.

At the accusations, he couldn't help but look away.

Guilty.

He was honestly not unwilling, and it was selfish and terrible of him.
]

The circumstances are different.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-21 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Different."

[ He pulls Shen Qingqiu a little closer, making sure their waists are flush against each other. If there's an erection there, Luo Binghe wants to feel it, and he wants Shen Qingqiu to know that he can feel it. ]

Is it that Shizun has been without a "Luo Binghe"? Is the despicable Shen Qingqiu so pathetic that he'll take whichever he can get without a care?

There was a certain list of things asked of me when I arrived. [ He lets go of Shen Qingqiu's hand to grab a handful of his ass and pull him even closer. ] Was Shizun asked the same? Have you been suffering here without someone willing to claim you as their wife?
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-21 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
[His affection might have been high, but he wasn't the sort to just standing at attention without at least some work first. Binghe would find no victory there. What he did do was flush a little, the faintest tint to his otherwise pale skin.]

Who said there is no care-

!?

[He all but yelped at the grab and pull, the tint to his cheeks actually deepening.]

This master is not, and never will be, anyone's wife.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-21 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Then it won't be a problem. We can resume exactly where we left off last time. If you're not his wife, he has no reason to take issue.

[ Without leaving any room for argument, Luo Binghe uses his hold on Shen Qingqiu to suddenly lift him up. He adjusts his hold so that he can initiate another kiss, at the same time bringing the two of them into a nearby abandoned home. The bed is easy to locate even with what should be a distraction in his arms, and all too quickly Shen Qingqiu is pinned underneath Luo Binghe once again. ]

Shizun, [ his voice is full of so much affection that it's impossible he's being fully sincere, ] you were given a list as well, weren't you? Tell me the things on it that you want to do.
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-21 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
[No matter what being taken away and pinned down in such a short time raised his adrenalin levels. His fight or flight response definitely kicked in and he wanted to flee, but he couldn't, so instead, he froze. The Binghe that had ripped his arm off during the punishment was on top of him, oozing manipulative affection and reminding him that he was in fact, in the middle of doing something that would hurt his Binghe, the maiden heart Bing-mei.

But everything about this world was upsetting and would hurt him.
]

This master doesn't care much for his list.... But....

[He raised a hand and pulled at the front of the collar. Bad Puppy. Yes, yes, this was a bad puppy here.]

This is listed in a way. And Phone Sex doesn't sound too bad....

[Of course he could always just show the list, he felt speaking them aloud was too much.]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-21 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ By this point, Luo Binghe had all but forgotten about the collar around his own neck. When Shen Qingnqiu reaches up and suddenly his whole head gets pulled down a little in response, his expression immediately goes cold. He's angry, not the fiery anger of someone about to lash out but the frigid anger of someone who will patiently bide his time, waiting to execute revenge in the cruelest way possible.

Luo Binghe had years of humiliation and lowering his head for Shen Qingqiu. He refuses to have his head lowered a single time more. ]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-21 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ So he reaches up and grabs that hand, squeezes tight enough that fingers loosen and then pins it to the bed to cut off any thoughts of trying again.

It's only then that his expression softens once more into one of cloying affection, and he leans down close enough that their noses brush together. Despite the look, his grip on Shen Qingqiu's hand remains tight enough to be a threat, tight enough to likely hurt. ]


Then Shizun should explain what "phone" is, and we can do that together.
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-21 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hadn't pulled that hard so it made no sense to him that the reaction should be so harsh. Or, that Binghe's head should have moved at all. However, whatever he had done, it was the wrong thing and reminded him even more that Binghe could kill him at any moment should his whims take him there.]

A phone is a tool for long-distance voice communication.

[He paused a moment to consider something and then spoke again.]

However, at this point text communication should also be considered as part of a phones function as well.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-22 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Luo Binghe quietly takes in the information, waiting until Shen Qingqiu is done to give him a wide, indulgent smile. ]

No.

[ Simple. Immediate.

He leans down to give a slow kiss before pulling back. ]


Things must truly be very hard for Shizun, if you have come to dislike springtime activities that much. Surely there must be something else on the list that Shizun has been curious about. [ Despite how magnanimous his smile continues to be, his grip on Shen Qingqiu's hand tightens more. ] I promise you, Shizun, this disciple is much more skilled than anyone you have had an encounter with before.
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-22 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Of course you are! How else would you claim and keep 613 wives! Don't rub that in his face, he doesn't need that reminder!

Especially when he thought about the last thing he did....

But, he can't say he has come to dislike them. Just... he can't say he was overly interested in them in the first place. Well, maybe it was the complicated aspect of involving other people.

...

Don't judge him! Relationships and human interaction are hard! Though he was quite wanting now and willing and... it was just embarrassing trying to talk about this sort of thing, and his card really was trash!
]

If you wish you can look at it. Since this master is unable to, you will have to activate it.

[Since he could not easily move or reach his hand, the wrist device would have to be accessed and his A5 card brought up for him.]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-22 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ He pauses, gaze drifting to Shen Qingqiu's hand and bracelet as the overly-wide smile finally fades to something more realistic.

Luo Binghe's grip finally loosens and he brings Shen Qingqiu's hand back down, though he continues to hold onto it so it can't reach up again. With his other hand he activates the device, just as he was instructed when he arrived, and goes through the list. When he notices the mark on one square, an eyebrow quirks up and he glances at Shen Qingqiu. ]


Hands and fingers?
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-22 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Don't ask him about that! Don't make him acknowledge it happened! He had little control over the situation!]

A few days after this master arrived there was a celebration, manipulative music, drugged food, and drink, matters were inescapable.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-22 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Inescapable... [ Luo Binghe's smile regains its edge. A dimension that so thoroughly encourages intimate encounters... truly does sound like a place he will enjoy claiming as his own. ] So even Shizun was enticed into doing something that he didn't wish to.

[ He studies the card for some time longer, then his gaze slowly lifts towards Shen Qingqiu once again. The edge hasn't left his expression. ]

Shall I keep you in a cage? Or perhaps bound by a shackle, perhaps around your waist... Shizun, did you know that you look very appealing when tied up? I'm certain we could manage such a thing.
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-22 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Was a desire for bondage just something innate!?]

No.

[No bondage! No one gets to have it! No thank you!]

Are there not other things that suit better?

[His fear was slowly easing, though it would probably never quite go away as long as he was looked at in such menacing ways. But... it seemed, like all things, the longer he was around, the less he worried. Instead his expression was soft, a little embarrassed, a little guilty. He knew what he was suggesting, and he already knew the outcome of their encounter. Though his mood when he first saw him, not knowing who he was, was quite different from his mood now, it still equated to the same thing.

Being pinned down like this was somehow not so bad if it was his own curiosity and piqued interest or the work of the none stop drugged food was anyone's guess. But, right now, he was ready to try and play the game and have a back and forth.
]

Though, this master can't stop you from doing what you really want.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-23 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
There could be others. We could see how beautiful Shizun's skin looks when dotted with melted wax. Perhaps Shizun would like to return to the outside, where we can find someone to watch the two of us engage in acts. Or perhaps we could locate a mirror, and Shizun could see himself overwhelmed with pleasure.

In fact, why not do all of these things? If I'm to do as I wish with Shizun, why wouldn't I do everything possible?
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-23 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Being in public sounded mortifying, wax sounded like it would hurt, a mirror sounded painfully embaressing. He had an excuse for each one and why they were impossible. He tried to imagine each one, trying to picture ways they might not be so bad, but each one ended in something mortifying.

He felt too shy!

Normally he would protest and Binghe woukd do what he wanted anyway. But... Binghe woukd never hurt him, Bing-ge... had no reason not to hurt him.

After an overly long time of staring off to the side, working through different expressions as he tried to come to a conclusion he looked back up feeling embaressed.
]

May this master make a request?

[Of course he coukd just lie to him.]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-23 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He can tell that Shen Qingqiu is uncomfortable, and he relishes the thought. It's the only reason that he lets him have as long a pause as he does. His smile remains indulgent when Shen Qingqiu finally speaks up again. ]

Shizun may make any request he wants.

[ Now if Luo Binghe will listen to said request is a very, very different question. ]
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-23 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He could make a request, but would it be followed? He already had issues getting straight and proper answers from Bing-mei, he doubted Bing-ge would be obliging. But, what did he have to lose? His situation wasn't going to change, and he didn't feel like fighting.

He hadn't wanted to fight before, it was just... he couldn't watch them hurt each other like that. It was too sad.
]

The amount of pain involved... can it be minimal....

[Just because he had a resilient immortal body didn't mean he wanted to play around in such a way.]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-23 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Shizun... [ Luo Binghe's voice is nearly a purr. ] I've already removed two of your limbs. Are you really so afraid of this level of pain after that? Perhaps you need some perspective.

[ His hand on Shen Qingqiu's wrist tightens again, and his other drifts to casually rest on his shoulder. ]
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-23 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[The uncertain terror rises up inside him again. He remembers clearly what it felt like to have one arm ripped off and it had been terrible. It had been his punishment for failure and running out of points. The experience of the original goods....]

As you can see this master's limbs are here....

[He knows you are smart, he knows you understand there are differences. Even in that moment you recognized he was different.]
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-24 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
They are. How fortunate, that this Shen Qingqiu can regrow them. That means we can both have our fun.

[ His hand drifts from the shoulder to Shen Qingqiu's neck, and then a single finger traces down to where his robes close on his chest. ]

Shizun, where does one acquire supplies in this place?
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[personal profile] softheartedshizun 2020-06-24 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
They were never really lost in the first place.

[Please do not do that! He doesn't want to go through punishment again! He does not want to die! He is not going to participate in guro and snuff!

For a moment he had to think about what was meant as supplies, but then the context straightened itself out. Of course, such things would be needed.... He wasn't really sure though. He hadn't looked.
]

Perhaps it can be requested, the robots- ah... the mannequi- puppets, will oblige to needs to further their agenda. The forest also has plants... useful for such activities of renewed vigor.
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[personal profile] heavenly_pillar 2020-06-24 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Luo Binghe quietly listens as Shen Qingqiu cycles through several words before landing on the one that has Luo Binghe actually making the connection he needs to understand what Shen Qingqiu is referring to. He briefly presses his lips together for a moment, considering, then his grin returns. ]

Stay here, and I will return soon.

[ He's gambling on Shen Qingqiu indeed being needy enough to remain in place. But really, it's fine if he flees. Luo Binghe has chased down Shen Qingqiu before, and the chase was part of the fun.

But he pulls himself up from the bed, and without so much as a glance back, turns and leaves the room.

Should Shen Qingqiu remain, Luo Binghe returns about ten minutes later with a low, seductive, ]


Come here, Shizun.

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