"I wouldn't call it a punishment, exactly. From what I know, plenty of people here have taken their time engaging in...well, in each other. But in not participating, you don't get to be part of the island's restoration. I've been here since the beginning, which was over a year ago now. It's changed a lot in that time. Hell, we're getting close to being self-sufficient, without the Augur - we even have some crop fields growin'."
"Besides that evidence, there's this - " Eskel holds up one arm and shows Lioriley his Augur-assigned bracelet. He taps it, bringing up his card. "This is called the A5 card. It's a series of sexual challenges you're supposed to perform with other people on the island. You turn these in to the Augur for your rewards. If you get a whole line of 'em in a row, you can get somethin' real big. That's how we got the crops."
He turns his attention back to Lioriley. "It can be a lot for some folks. As much as the Augur is gonna encourage you - and it'll do that pretty hard - people here aren't forceful about it. If anything, all the sex and dick festivals and the like just become normal."
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"Besides that evidence, there's this - " Eskel holds up one arm and shows Lioriley his Augur-assigned bracelet. He taps it, bringing up his card. "This is called the A5 card. It's a series of sexual challenges you're supposed to perform with other people on the island. You turn these in to the Augur for your rewards. If you get a whole line of 'em in a row, you can get somethin' real big. That's how we got the crops."
He turns his attention back to Lioriley. "It can be a lot for some folks. As much as the Augur is gonna encourage you - and it'll do that pretty hard - people here aren't forceful about it. If anything, all the sex and dick festivals and the like just become normal."