memewara | 「 TDM 03 」

Entry tags:

* tdm

「 TDM 03 」

i. Arrival

There isn't any strange feeling or sudden blackout to warn someone of what's to come - it simply happens. One moment they're in their own world attending to their own business, and the next they're underwater. Specifically, the dark, cold waters of the Sumida River. With the final days of spring having already given way to the summer heat the water is actually quite refreshing, but the sudden shock leaves new arrivals at risk of drowning.

Luckily, they aren't alone. The crews that constantly patrol the river are quick to fish the newcomers out, dry them off, and explain the situation. Maybe the words and names mean something to said newcomers, and maybe they don't. No matter the case, they're the same for everyone: you're in Yoshiwara, near the city of Tokyo in the country of Japan, and you're here to stay. If your surroundings aren't familiar, that's to be expected; this world isn't the one you know.

New arrivals that feel up to the task are encouraged to help with retrieving other newcomers. Those that don't welcome to sit quietly out of the way until the boats return to docks. Once there everyone is given directions to a nearby dormitory, where they can find temporary housing - and maybe a change of clothes - before their faction assignments are finalized. Those that still feel overwhelmed are permitted to mingle on the docks. There's not much to do but sit around and drip dry, but at least there are friendly locals that are willing to answer any questions for them.

ii. Humidity Is Rising

The onset of summer hasn't just brought high temperatures. The rainy season is in full swing and this week in particular has been plagued with heavy downpours. Hopefully everyone has an umbrella!

But even those that don't aren't out of luck.

Ougai, the old man that runs an oden cart in the west district, has some spare umbrellas, left behind by previous customers. Anyone who happens to pass by and is in need of an umbrella will be given one for free. It's a simple act of kindness, but it's one that inspires a warmth in the heart, and the desire to spread that warmth to others.

Anyone who accepts one of the umbrellas will feel compelled to share it with other people, inviting even strangers into the dry space beneath. It seems that even the shy and antisocial are drawn in by this compulsion. It doesn't stop there, of course. Once two people step beneath the same umbrella to share it, they'll be overcome with romantic feelings for one another. It's not unusual to feel symptoms similar to a school girl with a crush, hearts beating faster, each brush of shoulders causing a rush of ecstasy, the risk of rain bringing the couples closer together with each step. However those feelings might show is up to each individual, of course, but one thing is for certain: this is love.

At least for now, anyway. These feelings certainly seem real, and they can last for up to a few hours after the umbrella has been set aside. They do eventually fade, however, leaving behind nothing but confusion and, perhaps, a faint longing for what was just lost.

iii. No Sun Up In The Sky

Unfortunately, lovey dovey umbrellas aren't the only ones being passed around. On occasion, someone may pick up or be handed an umbrella that's not so nice. Some begin to fight the user, closing over their head while they're walking, pinching fingers, or smacking any passerby to instigate violence. Others sprout legs and take off, leaving you soaking in the rain. Some might even stretch out subtly above you and create holes for the rain to fall through anyway.

These tricky umbrellas love to catch people off guard, so it could be a good while into your stroll before they pull a fast one on you. Hopefully there are some kind souls around to lend you a hand, since sometimes even ditching the umbrella and heading indoors doesn't solve the problem. Some people will find themselves stuck with an unfortunate case of bad luck that can last up to a few hours after leaving (or being abandoned by) the umbrella. Bad luck can manifest in a number of different ways, such as horrible butterfingers (especially when it comes to handling fragile items), tripping over your own feet (and into others, most of the time), and standing under the wrong portion of roof just before it collapses from the rain and pours all over you.

Though the umbrellas look quite normal, something about them may seem distinctly odd or unusual to those that are exceptionally perceptive or sensitive to the supernatural. These individuals have a chance to avoid these pesky umbrellas or even warn other people away from them, provided they're present when said umbrellas are being passed out.

iv. Just Play For The Fun

The heat and the rain are both driving residents inside, which means that certain indoor-only businesses are booming. One of said businesses happens to be an arcade! With big posters advertising a discount on tokens and a special tournament, word gets out fast, and people of all ages are making their way inside for a break from the rain with some fun. Tokens give you access to plenty of games, so try your hand at anything from crane games, side-scrollers, platformers, puzzle games, and rhythm games. It's easy to get pulled in to spending more and more tokens, but with the discounts, what harm is there?

In addition to the average arcade games that can be accessed, there are posters and signs all over announcing a special tournament for some kind of shooting game called LOST CONFLICT: DREADHUNT, the title of which is written in letters that drip blood. The game is played in teams of two, and centers around killing demons that have overrun a resort town. It's over-the-top gory, liberal in its use of nudity, and seems to be something of a classic. To enter, players simply fill out a form at any of the various locations throughout the arcade and wait for the announcements later on in the evening. Characters will be paired off and have the very simple rules explained to them: shoot everything you can, and earn points doing it! The team with the most points advances.

A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right? Unlike normal tournaments where only one main winner gets a reward, competitors are rewarded with each battle won. Vouchers for food, drinks and prizes within the cafe are handed out to each winner of each round, meaning that it's a tournament focused on getting the most wins. Have fun!

v. Cafe Lazy

But don't think that the rain, arcade games, and umbrella-related mishaps are enough to make Yoshiwara give up on its true nature. The cafe Lazy is running another one of their special promotions, offering a free full serving of an iced (on sunny days) or hot (on rainy days) drink to any passersby who look appropriately warm and sweaty, wet and cold, or just plain unoccupied.

Anyone who accepts will find themselves whisked into the cafe, seated at one of several kotatsu (which are all partitioned off with thick curtains), and presented with a tall glass of the drink of their choice. They won't be alone, either. Everyone is seated with at least one partner and encouraged to make idle chatter while they drink. The socially awkward might find the small book labeled 'conversations starters' helpful, and if that doesn't work there's also a small box of goodies on each table. It sure is a friendly atmosphere.

Perhaps too friendly, which may be familiar to some established residents. It turns out that some, but not all, of the drinks are laced with aphro, a variety that causes both arousal and mild giddiness. The thick, nearly soundproof curtains might make more sense now; they're clearly meant to muffle the sounds of lovemaking from other patrons. Visitors don't have to mingle so extensively, of course. Again, some of the drinks are just regular drinks, and there's no discernable pattern behind which are spiked and which aren't. Still, the 'conversation starters' book goes from fairly innocent prompts (like 'if you could have any one animal as a loyal pet, which would you choose?') to more risque ones ('describe your ideal sexual encounter') in a hurry, and the box's goodies consist of lubricant, sexual position guides, and bullet vibrators. Sex is clearly the intent here.

On the way out customers will be told that the whole process is an advertisement for the cafe's 'couples service', thanked for their participation, and sent on their way with a smile. Maybe it's a good idea to accept Yoshiwara's generosity with caution from now on.

Wildcard

As always, there are plenty of other things to do. Perhaps some newcomers will want to poke around the town's various locations, check out its assorted businesses, or even visit a legitimately haunted house. There's plenty of things to see and very few limitations to exploration, so there's no reason someone has to stay near the docks and temporary dorms if they don't want to.

OOC

Hello, and welcome to the Yoshiwara Nights TDM! Use this post to voice test characters, decide who you want to app, and get a feel for the game and your fellow potential players.

Events of the TDM may be kept as game canon. Once you've been accepted you can submit a thread of your character pulling people out of the river (Arrival) to gain bonus reputation with your starting faction. You can only submit one thread, and it must have five comments from you to qualify. Both new and current characters may submit reputation threads.

Reserves will open on June 3rd (that's tonight)! Our monthly schedule can be found here. If you haven't already please make yourself familiar with our information pages.

Due to this TDM being a last minute change in the schedule and going up so late, we will be allowing 10 comments required for applications to come from as many individual threads as needed. If you’re still unable to reach 10 comments, you may also provide a standalone written sample. This applies to this application round only.

If you have any questions about the TDM prompts please direct them here. You can also follow us on Plurk at

yoshiwara for further updates.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Mutter mutter. They weren't even looking at him when they slipped in. Mutter mutter... They flopped into the spot opposite him, squirming in and under the kotetsu while their drink was put down and the curtain drawn again. There was an audible sigh and she looked up to see the color in his cheeks and practically groaning while she took a sip.]

You looked in the box didn't you, dummy?

[He was pretty enough... she wasn't entirely sure if he was a guy or a girl, but he definitely had better hair than her. Of course he did. The bartender'd be all over that in a heartbeat given how much she liked blondes.]

[ Midare had been all ready to cover up his embarrassment with some politeness and a bit of that ol' cute charm he was known for, but Parsee's Big Bitch Energy was permeating already, and immediately he was huffing, looking less embarrassed and more offended. ]

Hey, it's rude to insult someone you've barely just met! And so what if I did, huh?

Hah, I haven't insulted you, sensitive. [The 'yet' in that might as well have come with a trumpet fanfare. She was holding back some snickers while she leaned forward and rested her chin on her knuckles.]

It'd jut explain why your cheeks are beet red right now. That's all.

You called me a dummy! That's definitely an insult! [ Midare protested, his cheeks only growing more red. ]

[She snorted and actually grinned at him. Ok, this one was easy to tease a little and rile up. Leaning forward over the table, she reached over to grab for the box.]

I called you a dummy because you're a dummy, dummy. [real eloquent.] It's not a big insult, you know. You just did something stupid, looking in the box. I did it too my first time in this place and now I know better. Heh, wish I was still as naive as you to blush at all the stuff they probably crammed in here.

[ He still wasn't quite over being insulted, but when she mentioned she was already aware of the box's contents, that quirked a brow, his cheeks darkening some... ]

So you knew, huh? That they do this sort of thing here... And yet you still came in? Are you... interested in things like this?

Free drinks.

[It was a lame excuse, and she was showing it visibly despite what she'd just said. She'd really just walked right into that one hadn't she? Knowing better, she almost didn't open the box, almost didn't look inside to see what they'd put there, but in the end even she couldn't resist a temptation, knowing what was there.

Oils and lube, duh. Beads? A rubber cock ring? A couple clamps... she snapped it shut, coughing into her hand.]

It's not like people want to do that sort of thing with me. You just get stuck in these places and uncomfortable usually. [Fidget. She was suddenly trying not to look at Midare, not to think about whether there were toys in there she could use on them.]

[ Midare blinked for a moment before realizing, quite keenly, that this was his moment to turn the tables on this rude girl. So she was a little insecure, huh? Well he could easily take care of that.

Giggling slightly, he leaned onto his elbows, brushing some of his hair behind his ear. ]

Don't say that~... I'm definitely sure you could have a lot of fun if you put your heart into it.

[Turning the tables wasn't exactly difficult under the circumstances. She sputtered a little and grunted, giving him quite the look. Well, it wasn't like he was wrong, was it? She'd had fun all those other times.]

Oh? And is this your way of offering to help a stranger have fun? What if I used a few of these things on you, mmm?

[She took another sip of her drink, feeling a little heat in the back of her head. Damnit. Of course they'd laced hers with that stuff. She really should have known better.]

I'll bet you never have trouble finding fun.

[ One could easily blame the drink Midare was having, getting him squarely into the mood to tease and flirt with this feisty youkai girl, but honestly had he been given enough time, Midare would have wound up doing so anyways. That drink just helped rush things along...

He reached over the table, lifting a finger to trace up the line of Parsee's jaw. A less chaotic being likely would have feared being bitten, as he could catch glimpses of sharp teeth as she spoke, but something told him she wouldn't. ]

Well... what if you did use them, huh? What if... you did...

[The drink was definitely helping her along a lot more than it was him. She probably wouldn't have been even considering this if there hadn't been a bit of a building itch.

Of course, she was also tempted to bite his finger, but she didn't. She growled over at him and stared to shift, slipping around closer at the table to him and pulling the box with him.]

So, a pretty little thing like you'd slum it with someone like me? Everyone around here'll hear your muffled cries and know just what's happening to you... don't care about that at all?

[He'd been blushing earlier after all...]

[ He was blushing now, too, though it was mostly because it felt like things were about to get so much more exciting. ]

Is that what you want to make me do? To cry out loud enough for someone to hear? Do you want to make someone jealous?

[That they were. She leaned forward, flipping the box open again, one hand going to his waist while she started to half crawl her way around to his side. Her eyes glittered like chaotic, scintillating emeralds when he said the magic world.]

Will you make them all jealous for me? Truly?

[ Huh. That worked really really well. Perhaps too well. He should probably ease things up a bit so as not to fall in too deep.

lmao as if he'd ever. ]

I will. You're gonna be the first to hear me sing, all for your own private enjoyment. No one will ever have that but you.

[Getting her all riled up about jealousy was always a risky prospect as he'd soon learn, though hopefully for today all it meant was that she planned to get him to a new octave. Leaning forward, her lips went to his throat and brushed up to his ear with little tickling breaths.]

You... are such a tease, you know that?

[ Maybe it would become a problem, but that was something for Future!Midare to worry about. In the present, there with Parsee so close and warm, her breath playing across prickling skin, Midare was well too excited to care about any potential issues, shivering and leaning against Parsee... ]

Are you gonna punish me?

[Her hand dragged up his thigh, workings way in before sliding up along the side of his body. Her thumb pressed in against the front of his chest, helping to answer an all important curiosity before she reached for the rubber ring and nipped his ear.]

Is it really punishment if you clearly want me to do it to you?

[ He shivered when her hand traced up his thigh, her question being further answered by the bounce beneath his skirt, his length twitching the life, stirred by the heat bubbling inside of him. He glanced at the ring, only kind of knowing what it was. ]

Just playing along~...

[She took the ring and slipped that hand in, under his skirt and working up along the length of his thigh, rubbing and running two digits against his underwear. It was direct, bold, but she wanted that loop around his cock before it swelled too much. A little edging of the undergarments, and it was sliding down and into place.]

Mmmm, it's about time that you saw where that got you, isn't it? I wonder just how much you'll cry out for me.

[ Midare let out a soft gasp when he felt that ring slip over his dick, cock twitching and swelling up, feeling it compress at the base. It didn't take much guessing as to what it was meant to do... ]

D-depends on what... you intend to do to me...

[ He could hardly wait. His breath was shaking and he felt himself cling tightly to Parsee, shivering. ]

[She was trying to decide. Did she undress him and see all of that pale skin, or did she toy with him like this? Her fingers answered the question for her, pushing the undergarment back into place and putting two of them up against the base of his shaft, pressing through the fabric and rubbing upwards while she kissed on his throat.]

So impatient, wanting to know my plans already. Just watching you squirm's going to be fun... [Her other hand left his chest, going back to the box and disappearing in, hunting for something by feel.]

[ Midare rolled his hips into her touch, shamelessly, feeling his length swell and strain against that ring. Parsee definitely had the right idea. He was fussy, impatient, and was bound to squirm as much as she liked. And he was going to adore every bit of it, feeding off of her attention. ]

I've been real bad, haven't I? Heh...

[She angled her body so that he wouldn't see what she'd grabbed from the latest box. Her fingers continued to stroke their way up and down against his cock, making sure to feel it swell enough to constrict before they went up to his chest. Their partners were back soon, a pair drawing along the inside of his thigh closer in while she chuckled right up against his ear and nipped down to the back of his neck.]

Very bad. A spanking just won't do, I'm afraid...

[ Midare squirmed in Parsee's arms, feeling desperately hot beneath his clothes, wondering if Parsee preferred them off or on idly before she said that, spurring his curiosity and desire... ]

What're you gonna... do to me...

[Yes, this was what she wanted to see. He was completely at her mercy now wasn't he, letting her get away with all these dirty, filthy things. Her fingers trailed upwards while she kissed down and onto his neck, leaving little nips. Just as they disappeared from sight, close to his undergarments, she shifted them, bringing up a little vial of oil. She unscrewed the cap and let some of it drip onto her fingers, rubbing it over what she had hidden there, not that worried if she overused it. It wasn't her oil.

There was a light prodding, running up, prying its way in close and tapping at the back door while her other hand reached up to press against his shirt. Yeah, she definitely wanted him clothed for this. At least for now.]

「 TDM 03 」

V

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)