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TDM 014: A DAY AT THE FAIR
| 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):
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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"Guangyao..." He couldn't help himself. Reaching out, he lightly brushed his hand against Guangyao's cheek, his thumb idly stroking away at the tears. A soft yet sad smile meeting his lips as he nodded his head, his eyes not breaking away from the others. "Mnn, It's really me, Guangyao. I'm really here."
What sorrowed depths his dear friend must have been feeling. To face his friend after all that had gone on that night.
"And I'm glad. I'm so glad you feel as if you no longer have to restrain yourself."
It meant that Guangyao was at least free from the scrutinization of their world. Wasn't that all that the two of them had wanted, really?
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"I just...I missed you so much. I'm happy you are. I really am, but I'm also sad that you have to deal with all of this."
he nodded against his robes."Yes, I don't have to worry about that at least. No one will revile me for being the son of a whore. And if any cultivators do, well that is their problem. I really can't care anymore." He settled against him quietly. It was a boon at least.
"In this place, I can work on getting a proper core again. I found a teacher willing to teach me my foundations, and he said it wasn't too late and that I can ask the diety for one if I fill enough squares. I don't have to worry about being weak after that. I can fight on par with our peers."
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He could feel his his own tears stopping short from spilling, a small smile forming instead as his hands slipped down to grasp the others. No, this was good. This could mean that not everything they had fought for was lost. "If that is the case than it's a proper core you will get. I will make sure of it."
He paused, a question lingering on the tip of his tongue. He had been wondering about it when it was mentioned previously, but considering the ways of the land he was too nervous to ask.
"You've mentioned something about squares... How does a square help you request a deity for a core?"
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"Alright this place the way it is this is going to be a bit awkward so please bear with me, Minshan.
The Augur here uses the energy we produce by performing sexual actions. This is called eros energy, it is brought about in a similar process as dual cultivation can be utilized."
He lifts up his bracelet and activated his bracelet. More than four-fifths of his squares were lit up with a variety of names attached as well as sexual acts.
"These are called 'Auspicious acts'. They are specific acts that the Augur asks for and you can trade them for rewards. This is how I attained a replica for Koi Tower and Nie Huasang brought the Unclean Realms here. You see if I get a line, I can ask for a full core or any other large reward.
I figure if I am going to have to do such things, I may as well gain what I lacked back home. There is a sweet sense of irony isn't there? In attaining it this way.
And even more so to see the righteous cultivators out there have to do the same." he was heartbroken but it didn't stop him from being a petty bitch.
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At first, he seemed to listen intently. His eyes focused on Guangyao as his old leader began to explain the situation. But the moment the term 'sexual acts' was mentioned, his eyes could not help but grow wide, his smile slightly strained.
Was- Was Guangyao serious? He had to be telling a joke, right? But Guangyao continued his explanation, comparing it to the sacred art of dual cultivation and pulling out some strange magic light from his bracelet, which displayed surreal-looking images before him. On it, words that he had recognized, others that he had not.
He did not like the words he recognized. His mouth gaping slightly, and his mind feeling numb as Guangyao continued to talk.
Something about other cultivators? Something about doing as he pleased? He was no longer listening. Instead, staring at the screen with abject horror.
"The flowers... What are the flower designs for?"
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That was most certainly blunt.
And somewhat horrifying as well. Su She's smile straining all the more as he felt his eyebrows bunch up to the words.
"I... I see..."
Oh, how he hated himself for what came next to mind. The familiar names intermingled with the strange words making the answer obvious. And yet, he could not just accept his own inner logic. Not, surely, when there could be some alternative answer?
".... And all the names?"
He wants to die.
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"It seems I may have been mistaken our message when we had said 'Fuck the cultivation world'. This is what we had meant. Right?" he had jokes.
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But the name's that he saw-- That wasn't good.
Xue Yang, Nie Mingjue, Nie Huaisang, Lan Xichen and, quite surprisingly, Xiao Xingchen.
The majority of those names were unfortunate to even share the same new world with-- But to sleep with each of them?
... What did they do to Ziyao? How did each of them further hurt him? He was obviously in pain from a few of these experiences.
He stood up.
Patting himself off and placing what was left of the dish to the side to be cleaned up.
"Anyway, I believe I'm feeling a little full. Perhaps I should find a place to rest and gather my bearings with all this new information."
He was going to hunt each and every one of them down.
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"Minshan," he called out, following him. Oh no. This could end very very badly. And the last thing he wanted to do was restart another cycle of revenge after that truce was so carefully negotiated.
"Wait!" he ran to catch up, paying his credits before he was behind him.
"I know what you're thinking. Don't. I am an adult. I made some bad decisions. You don't have to avenge my honor or anything. Please?"
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Sighing out with impatience as he looked down at his dear friend. "You can't just say you made a mistake now when you just admitted to being hurt before. Even if it is giving revenge in your own way, what this place is forcing you to do is shameful!"
He stopped himself short, taking a shaky breath to calm himself down before bowing respectfully.
"I am sorry, sect leader. But it is not the actions and who you personally chose to do them with that I am upset about. It is the coercion involved. The thought that you are being forced into something that you most certainly would not have otherwise done if you didn't feel like you had to to survive here. And my anger is aimed towards those who cornered you in that moment of forced survival to use you for their own reasons.
I cannot forgive that."
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Please Minshan. I don't want it all to spiral further. I worked so hard to have a truce, some equilibrium.
My hurt doesn't matter. I'm fine and I've survived worse.
...Please."
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Jin Guangyao seemed so frail, so broken. And knowing that he felt that pain only further lit Minshan's rage. How dare they hurt him? How dare they drag him down to the point that he only blames himself?
Perhaps part of it was because of how much Minshan himself used to think like that. When brought down and torn apart emotionally, when belittled and emotionally preyed upon by others, it was hard not to think that you were somehow to blame for how they reacted.
He reached down, lightly grasping Guangyao's arms. Keeping silent for a moment as he only stared down at his pleading friend, his strong and fearsome leader.
To think that this was what everyone believed to be a cold and calculating villain—the fools.
"Guangyao, you must stop this," His shoulders sulked down, sighing as he did his best to keep as calm as he could. "Stop blaming yourself for situations that were not entirely in your control. Stop blaming yourself for others' actions towards you. I know you do not wish situations to escalate. I know you don't wish to cause trouble. You rarely ever try to intentionally. But isn't that passive attempt to please others what caused our downfall?"
Leaning in, he wrapped his arms around Guangyao, holding him with such delicacy as if he was afraid the other man would shatter should he try to grasp him any harder.
"You are not to blame for the pain others have caused you. Others' reactions and how they decide to act upon them are entirely on themselves. So, please... Would you please stop letting them treat you like this? I'm not sure my heart can take it anymore."
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If anything, any action made by you will break the truce I had set in place. It will cause so much damage on a scale that is wider and bigger than either of us. There are gods living here Minshan, with powers that can dwarf even the highest cultivators.
I would rather end things peacefully so that we can live a peaceful existence. I am still going to give something important back and give a piece of my mind. But for now, I really don't want to.
It isn't worth it." his friend was right, he was frail and broken in a way that he hadn't been in a long while. But still, he still had a banquet to prepare and things that needed to be done.
He was just so tired.