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

Comments

[partofthecrowd]

"It's a way for people to talk to each other." Rui said, to ease the explanation. "And people like doing that, being connected. That's the simplest way to put it."

[holeyjudgment]

"Oh, right! There are ways to talk to people from far away here too. It's really fun." And convenient. Thankfully Colette had the experience here to help her with the concept. "It must be nice working on a thing that makes people happy like that."

[partofthecrowd]

"I think it can be. I don't mind, but I work a lot of long hours. I get to work from home though, that's nice."

[holeyjudgment]

"It can take a long time to get important things done." Like saving the world. "Still, it sounds really interesting."

[partofthecrowd]

"Thank you. I think so. It's most of what I do. I'm on a team that saves people from alieans too, but that's...really secondary to my life's work." Rui explained, although it seemed maybe strange to talk about a life's work when she was so young.

[holeyjudgment]

"That would make things a lot busier..." But, it seems, some people really thrive that way. "Hopefully you won't have to worry about dangerous things too often here."

[partofthecrowd]

"Not as busy as you'd think, but they're supposed to be my friends, I suppose." Rui said absently.

"Anyway, is there anywhere interesting on this island I should look out for?"

[holeyjudgment]

"There's always something going on. The robots often offer... events, although there's an obvious theme to everything." Which should? Be obvious?

"There are some very lovely hot springs to soak in too." Although it might not be the time of year for those right now. "And restaurants, gardens, greenhouses... a lot of important things like those."

[partofthecrowd]

She didn't look sure about the hot springs, that could get very complicated quickly, couldn't it?

"Gardens? What kinds of gardens? They um, they sound nice."

[holeyjudgment]

Well, it was certainly a way to get naked in front of people. "The botanical garden is lovely! It's full of plants that I'm sure are only on this world, although the pollen from some of them will, um, do things... other than making you sneeze. Still, it's beautiful."

[partofthecrowd]

"I see. When they pick a theme they certainly stick with it, don't they?" She smiled slightly, it was a light joke.

"That sounds really nice though, I would like to see the gardens, I think."

[holeyjudgment]

"It's exhausting to keep track of sometimes." Colette didn't sound too put out, though, somehow.

"We should go see them together sometime."

[partofthecrowd]

"I'd...I'd really like that." Rui said a little too quickly, like she was afraid Colette might take the offer off the table.

She smiled shyly in return.

[holeyjudgment]

"Then it's settled. I'm so excited to show you what's nice around here." It doesn't do anyone any good to be all negative about everything.