TDM 014: A DAY AT THE FAIR

[erkumods]

TDM 014: A DAY AT THE FAIR

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. HAY FEVER A new mode of transportation has made an appearance! From one end of the fairgrounds to the other, and even sometimes off the beaten path and into the wilds, robot-horse-drawn hay wagons shake, rattle, and roll. And, of course, what are hay wagons great for? Anyone fancy a roll in the hay? Anyone who is taking a hay ride will see their A5 card flash - and they will be given the option to trade one square for the vehicles square. (New players engaging in this prompt can call it a freebie.) But beware! The wagons roll at all hours of the day and night. At night, the spooks come out to play! Rides will be "haunted" by frightful spooks played by machines and your local Islanders. The 'bots will hire anyone interested to don their favorite slasher costume or ghostly garb. After all, everyone knows that fear and adrenaline are related to attraction, right? Just another thoughtful service provided by your generous benefactors. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● II. Acute Beef Poisoning How about an eating contest? Multiple competitions are held throughout the fair: hot dogs, hot dogs, pies -- just use your imagination! Of course, there's always the chance that you've been recruited to be "eaten"... So sit back and enjoy the ride. For those of you with an exhibitionist streak, all contests are held in front of an audience. Be careful, ye who eat here, because the pies in particular have been known to have the following effects (with a two-hour duration): Meat - A simple aphro pie; a character finds themselves craving a very different kind of meat. Apple - Temporary amnesia befalls those who've tried the apple pie. The effects can be as great as forgetting your entire identity or as minor as forgetting what you've had for breakfast. Cherry - Look upon the very face of innocence! All guile falls away from this character, making it impossible for them to lie. Strawberry - The compulsion to follow orders may be strong sometimes, but the strawberry pie comes with the compulsion to give orders instead. Blueberry - Oh no! You're looking a bit... off-color? The blueberry pie turns a character's skin blue for the next two hours. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● III. BRODEO Last but not least, try the mechanical contraptions of various sizes - equipped with equipment of various sizes as well! The objective of this game is to last as long as you can. Thirteen Hand Sam is the smallest of the mechanical horses. It has no attachments, but instead vibrates until the rider orgasms. Mechanic Mike is the second mechanical horse. With a modest six-inch dildo, it bucks its rider around until orgasm. For those who like a real challenge, the mechanical bull -- the Bonine -- is a two-person contraption that straps each rider in with their own dildo. They sit face-to-face on the thrashing machine, within touching range, able to encourage each other to come (and to lose) more quickly. Ride like you've never ridden before, or comfort someone in the aftermath of a job well done. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● N A V I G A T I O N

Comments

[akyber]

I'm not feeling like myself, that's all.

[ He can blame it on his arrival, it's enough to prove overwhelming on its own. He keeps an eye on the droid as it moves closer even though it appears to be harmless. ]

Aphrodite. [ He says it just to prove he can when teased. ] Are you the resident beach-comber for strays, then? How often are people kidnapped?

[paramounts]

[A grin pulls at her lips at his rebuttal. So he's got some spark to him still.]

It’s only a coincidence, although- [She smiles ruefully as she gestures up, farther inland, up to a hill that overlooks the beach where Ben washed ashore, where a large temple could be seen, pink banners fluttering in the warm breeze.] It doesn’t often miss my notice when new people arrive.

[That is, unless she’s busying herself elsewhere on the island. Which is often.]

Would you like to get out of the sun for a time? I’d be happy to answer any of your questions, but you look a little warm, dear. I’d rather not have you keeling over in the heat.

[akyber]

I'm fine, I —

[ Used to bolstering any weariness with the Force, he stumbles without it there and quickly catches his balance out of alarm. Shit. With no hope convincing her of his words (now it looks like he has heat-stroke like a real idiot), he swallows dryly and gives her home on the hill another glance. ]

On second-thought, I appreciate your generosity and would be ... happy to see your castle close up.

[ All solemn manners and no joy. ]

[paramounts]

[My, he made Thanatos look positively cheery by comparison. But she's proven right and she nods before turning to lead the way up the hill. The temperature is already starting to even out once they're on the grass and not the hot sand, though she's sure to pace herself so he can keep up.]

So you fancy yourself a sailor...? [She makes conversation as she walks,] I've never seen one with garb like yours before.

[akyber]

[ Grateful that she doesn't call him out on his Forceless-sickness as they head up the route toward the temple, he takes the time to look down at what he's wearing. Worn black shirt and trousers, scuffed to hell boots, without the dirt and blood he looks like he simply fell on hard times. Maybe he can use that.

To be a sailor, sure. ]

I was wearing more but I had to take it off, I was on my way somewhere.

[paramounts]

[it's not a long trek but it's almost entirely uphill, at a steep climb. Around the temple are verdant green gardens and although there don't seem to be many rose bushes around,  the floor is littered with their pedals.

Of course there's the topless statue of herself, too.]

Somewhere. [She shoots him a rueful look over her shoulder. It's obvious he's being cagey with her but then again, would any location name matter if he's from a different world? She drops it.]

To answer your query from before: We have people like you wash up once every month or so. If I was the type to keep a calendar I would venture to say that the Augur run on a schedule.

[akyber]

[ He sees that rueful look and offers no explanation, just a small shrug. It would be A Lot to explain Rey and Palpatine, the Final Order ...

He picks a leaf off as they pass, seeking out the disconnect as it happens and feeling nothing from the tree. It's awful, like being smothered. How do people live like this? The leaf is flicked away as they come to the statue and he wonders what kind of ruler Aphrodite is (besides clearly hedonistic). She has status on this island, kidnapped though she may be. He could benefit from that ... if only he could read her thoughts. ]

Is the Augur the lead droid?

[paramounts]

[Fortunately for him, Aphrodite isn't very duplicitous between her thoughts and her actions.]

Is Droid your word for robot?

[both equally foreign to her but she's grown used to the common lingo that the general population use here. ]

The Augur is the term that the people here use to refer to the beings that keep us here. The metal servants are part of the whole.