TDM 014: A DAY AT THE FAIR

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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

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[todobetter]

Oh, it hurts. It cuts him deep to know Bull's been with other people. There's an ugly flash of anger that makes him look away. There's even jealousy, of course there is. The worst part is the hurt. He hates how much it hurts.

"Yes, I was warned about the food and drink." Dorian clears his throat and tries to adopt that wonderful arrogance that's protected him for so long. "And the games this place can play."

But he can't look at Bull right now. He hates the idea of someone else having his lover. His Bull.

[aban_aqun]

Bull lets Dorian be upset. He's grateful that the mage doesn't fully retreat, even if he does look away. He waits a moment, then gently takes one of Dorian's hands. He's never really had to navigate something like this before. Dorian is his first intimate relationship with someone he loves. For most of his life, sex and love have been entirely separate matters. Before Dorian, he never worried about those things crossing.

He runs his thumb over the back of his lover's hand. For all of his ability to be articulate, cunning, sharp... he's at a loss for words here. He isn't sure how to soothe Dorian's hurt. Everything that passes through his head seems like it wouldn't help.

"You're the one I love, Dorian," he says at last, quiet and tender. Whatever else has happened, that is one thing that hasn't wavered or changed.

[todobetter]

That spiteful, angry part of him wants to yank his hand away from Bull but it's a testament to their relationship that he doesn't. Dorian knows sex and love are separate things. He's had plenty of sex without love. Most of his life has been sex without love.

What he has Bull is both. It's more. It's so much more.

"I'm trying very hard not to say the first thing that comes to mind," he admits and finally glances back at Bull. "Because I don't mean most of them. And I love you."

He's said that to so few people in his life and he's never meant it the way he means it with Bull. "And I knew what your answer would be when Krem told me about how this place works. I just... hate the idea of someone else getting to enjoy your talents. Even if it's just... business for you."

[aban_aqun]

"I appreciate that." He knows exactly how sharp Dorian can be, especially when he's hurt. And Bull knows better than to take that sharpness at face value, but he is grateful to be spared all the same.

Bull wants to assure Dorian that it's probably not as bad as he thinks it is, but he isn't sure that would be as helpful as he'd like it to be.

"It's been few and far between," he says after a moment, still trying to navigate this without a map, only a direction. He doesn't think Dorian would appreciate hearing that he's felt sort of like a tamassran more than a lover. Someone that people come to with specific needs. They don't stay.

Dorian's the only one who's ever done that.

"You're the one I've missed every day."

[todobetter]

And now, irrationally, he's furious that people have made Bull feel so lonely. That is so very stupid. He doesn't want Bull to have other lovers but he doesn't want Bull to spend six months lonely either.

Dorian huffs out and breath and gives up on his anger. He turns and curls against Bull. "I hate being without you. I can't imagine six months without even hearing your voice."

The sending crystals kept him same. He could hear Bull and feel that little spark of connection. Bull had none of that.

"But I can't share you. I can't, Bull." He's had casual lovers. He's had married lovers. He doesn't want that any more. He wants to be Bull's only lover. His only love.