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You've seen this before. The thought strikes suddenly, during whatever it is you were doing. Having an important conversation? Running away from home? Dying in the midst of a fierce battle? Where ever you are, one things is true: you're certain this isn't the first time you've lived through this. But upon realizing this, that's when it happens. Like someone hitting rewind on the VCR, you're back where you were ten minutes ago. And it happens again. And again. And again--Until finally, something is different. A door stands in front of you. Will you go through it? Nothing else seems to be working, so this might be your only chance.
Upon opening the door and heading inside, a strange feeling overwhelms you. It's comforting and warm, like being enveloped in a soft, heavy blanket. You hear a voice murmuring in your ear, but it's unintelligible.
And in the next moment, you've appeared in a laboratory, surrounded by the unfamiliar yet worried faces of people in lab coats, speaking in a foreign language that doesn't sound so foreign to you anymore.
Nanjikan Research Laboratory
There isn't much time to process what's happening before characters are ushered out of the arrival room. They're passed between a medical and a psychiatric team, checking them for injuries and psychological trauma. Their every need is met: food is offered, injuries are tended to, and questions are answered. "You're in the Eastern Kingdom of Nippon on a planet called Gaia," they explain. "You were brought here because you became aware of the timeloop... we'll explain everything."
Orientation Nanjikan Research Lab, Tokyo
Everyone is brought to a large auditorium, where dozens of other people looking similarly out of place are seated around them. The scientists and doctors from before file on stage, thoroughly explaining the situation. What they experienced back home was a timeloop. While the loops in their home worlds are smaller and likely to resolve on their own, the fact that such a small amount of time is being repeated is what makes them so dangerous for those who become aware of it. And they've been working around the clock in collaboration with the neighboring Western Kingdom, checking adjacent universes for others who've become aware. While the technical explanations may go over the heads of most, that's not the reason they were all brought together like this.
And they continue to explain: their own world was trapped in a year long loop for decades, if not longer. Through the use of an ancient form of bonding magic, they bound their world to the present flow of time, allowing it to progress past the timeloop. Or at least, that's how they thought it worked. In truth, Kizuna is very powerful reality-warping magic. And thanks to the powerful bond all refugees now share with the country of Nippon, the magic surrounding them will only continue to evolve.
Until they find the means of resuming the flow of time back in your home world, the refugees will just have to make due with this one. But not to worry, because Nippon is fully committed to taking care of everyone!
A Place to Call Home Tokyo, Kanto
Once orientation is over, characters will be allowed to choose housing in both Kyoto and Tokyo, enabling them the means of easily living between both Kingdoms if they please. These housing options will be fully paid for by the government of Nippon, with the NRL and MRU providing a stipend for food expenses in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively.
In lieu of providing transportation, all refugees will be granted an unlimited rail pass that they can use to travel all across Nippon! Thankfully, express routes connecting Tokyo and Kyoto will be running at all times of day, allowing refugees to freely travel between the Eastern and Western Kingdoms as they please. While this TDM and its prompts are focused on the Eastern Kingdom, you are welcome to have your character arrive in the Western Kingdom instead.
For those bound for Nihonbashi, be careful not to board the train too late at night. Because on Friday nights, the Loop Line's final train of the night is a party train! Every train car is set up with its own theme and decor, with this week featuring the return of the ever popular sexy maid cafe in the rear of the car! Dress up in a surprisingly demure maid outfit (this is 1921) and take customer orders, or have a seat and peruse the menu. Aside from a small bar, there's no actual food service or exchange of currency going on here, so it's all in good fun! The train will loop endlessly past the same station until sunrise, so hopefully they weren't planning on an early night's sleep.
In Little Edo, a Great Nippon Salamander has been spotted wandering the streets in search of clean water. While this may not seem like a big deal, these creatures range in size from that of a large dog to that of a large house. To subdue the creature, the local hunting clan, the Hanzaki, are searching for volunteers to help coax the salamander back out into the swamplands of the Tokyo Outskirts. While the safest method is to lead it using a hose or another source of water, those looking to get the job done quickly may instead choose to fight the creature, causing it to flee in whichever direction they point it in. Careful, they move faster than you think!
Over in Yoshiwara, the Tokyo branch of the refugee-owned nightclub, Club Hexxx, has finally opened its doors! Enjoy a dark and spooky atmosphere while listening to the latest jazz hits. And best of all, refugees will be offered a free glass of Club Hexxx's signature drink: Kinklist, a coffee-flavored drink that turns white after one sip, and causing the drinker's deepest sexual desire to appear written on their cheek in black ink. The text will remain until they finish the rest of the drink.
NRL Time Refugee Support Network
Once they've received their housing assignment, all refugees will be given small handheld devices called magi-tech communicators, or magi-comms for short. They're heavier than a conventional smartphone would be, but far sturdier, and powered by the ambient magic that flows through the city. Now available with limited sepia-tone color, and video cameras! They don't need to be charged, but they won't work outside of cities at all. Upon booting it up, they'll find a message linking them to a special channel for refugees.
#nrl_time_refugee_support - online
Use the following code for your top-level if you'd like! This is how network communication will look for characters in the game until more advanced magi-tech comms become available for characters.
Springtime Flowers
With the changing of the seasons, the cherry blossoms have finally bloomed, painting the landscape with dashes of pink and white on nearly every corner. Not even the busy citizens of Tokyo can resist stopping to smell the flowers, or even enjoying picnics underneath them!
And those looking for the best place to view the flowers need look no further than Little Edo, a suburb in south Tokyo that borders the vast wetlands that separate Tokyo from Yokohama. And between the lush parks, interesting shrines, and mysterious ruins, there's no shortage of things for those settling in to explore!
A Very Special Festival Kanayama Shrine, Tokyo Outskirts
While most residents are celebrating the spring season under the cherry blossoms, a different sort of celebration is taking place at the Kanayama Shrine, located just south of Tokyo on a tall, narrow hilltop that juts out of the flooded landscape. Once more, it's time for the annual Kanamara Matsuri, and all refugees will find themselves invited to the little island to see the festivities. And what sort of festival is it, you may ask?
Why, it's the Festival of the Steel Phallus! According to legend, there was once a plague of a type of ayakashi that was known to live in the genitals of humans, whose vicious bite caused the birthrate of a certain city to drop down to zero. To combat this, an afflicted young woman asked a blacksmith to forge a steel phallus in order to break the ayakashi's teeth, freeing her of the curse. It's said the original phallus remains enshrined in the innermost chambers-- and in honor of this most venerated dildo, a festival is held every spring to celebrate sexuality and fertility, all leading up to a procession in which a giant steel phallus is paraded around the island.
(And no, I didn't make this one up.)
Refugees visiting the shrine will find no shortage of phallic-shaped foods and merchandise. Outside of the wide array of oddly shaped dildos to choose from, in terms of food, there are stalls selling lollipops, popsicles, sausages, grilled squid, octopus balls, cream-filled dick waffles-- but there's more at work here than a simple theme. Those who choose the popsicles will find themselves with a temporary oral fixation, causing an urge to have something between their lips at all times. Now, is this a naughty trick, or merely a marketing ploy to sell more popsicles? It's hard to say.
But the real treat is inside the shrine itself, where a single dildo stands tall among gilded offerings and flowers. The inner chamber is only ever put on display once a year, and for good reason. Anyone whose eyes fall upon the majestic phallus will become overwhelmed with a desire to fill or be filled - which might just be why viewings are done in groups of two or more, with the outer doors of the shrine closed behind them for privacy. There's a nice pile of pillows and no shortage of lubricating oils available, so why not get into the spirit of the season with a friend or two?
Flowers of Evil Little Edo, Tokyo
Festivals aside, many people are coming out to Little Edo to enjoy the array of cherry blossom trees for Hanami, or flower watching parties. Of these, the refugees will find themselves invited to a special gathering, taking place under the shade of a massive cherry blossom tree that was planted in their honor the year before. And yet despite it's young age, it's the largest tree around, continually growing since the initial growth spurt when it was planted. Although most understand that it was likely Kizuna that caused its sudden growth, locals have begun treating it as something sacred, leaving offerings and making prayers beneath its branches.
And should the refugees decide to take part as well, they may be surprised to find that whatever they wish for comes true. These wishes are rather limited, and some may only exist for a few minutes. But for those wishing to meet someone from home, the may be surprised to find that the person in question will appear beside them in Nippon... (See notes below for details!)
But while everyone else is enjoying the cherry blossoms, a certain park in Little Edo is drawing crowds for a different reason. After last year's outbreak of jubokko ayakashi, the cherry blossom trees in this area were permanently stained by the jubokko's red pollen, causing the pink petals to develop distinct red veins.
However, unlike the jubokko's pollen, these petals carry a very different effect. Anyone who stands under the shade of these trees will feel an irresistible urge to confess something. This can be something minor, like a strange food combination they are particularly fond of, or something major, such as the name of the last person they had sex with. This urge will linger even after leaving the flowers, until they've either confessed enough to appease the tree, or until the trees go bare when the blossoms fall.
Underwater Mysteries Tokyo Outskirts, Kanto
Those who are familiar with some version of Nippon may find the changed landscape to be rather confusing. Due to a massive time surge many decades ago, the entire region of Kanto was flooded, leaving many cities underwater or transformed into swamplands. As nature took over, the flooded region surrounding Tokyo came to be known the Tokyo Outskirts.
Ordinarily, exploring this area can be rather dangerous, given both the presence of dangerous Ayakashi and the unstable landscape that's peppered with the ruins of drowned cities. But this week, those looking for a little adventure can take part in special boat tours exploring the ruins and viewing the cherry trees from a unique vantage point.
Up to four people can fit in a single steamboat, which is preprogrammed to follow a path that will take passengers past the top of a large hill that's almost completely covered in cherry blossom trees, with the ruins of a few old buildings just barely visible beneath the overgrowth. But beauty aside, the real marvel is within the water itself, which is clear enough that one can look down and see roads, trees, and even entire buildings still mostly intact beneath the surface. You'd think the water just appeared one day, given that nothing seems to have been destroyed when the flood occurred.
But not every trip will go as smoothly as planned. Hidden beneath the pink petals that pepper the surface of the water, unlucky refugees may spot the long, long body of an Ikuchi, the sea serpent ayakashi. Thought to be the longest Ayakashi to exist in Nippon, these thick, snake-like creatures may take entire minutes just to pass under a boat. Spotting the body is simply distressing, and thankfully not of much concern. But should someone make eye contact with the third eye on top of its head, the Ikuchi will climb over the side of the boat and coil around it, attempting to drag it beneath the surface. And for the one who initially made eye contact, they'll find themselves affixed with a curse that temporarily makes it impossible to float in the water.
Thankfully, this ayakashi isn't interested in attacking those who fall overboard, and there's plenty of spots where the water is far more shallow. But those who fall in will have to wait until another tour comes by to ferry them back to shore.
OOC Notes
Welcome to Jikan's April TDM! The TDM is considered game canon, and also serves as the intro log! That said, whether you choose to carry threads over to the game or not is up to you!
• For this month only, please include in your top-level if you are a new player without an invite! Those seeking an invite can do so here!!
• CRAU characters may start regaining their CRAU memories one month after the TDM. However, vague feelings of familiarity are allowed between previous game CR! For more on this, please read the FAQ!
• You do not need to sign-up for housing! Choose whichever style you prefer. Roommates can be chosen by the characters or can be random. If you want to switch housing later, your character has the option of moving at the beginning of each month.
• Despite everything, Kanamaru Matsuri is considered an all-ages event!
• Wishes can be anything, from food items to items from home. All characters in the game will be allowed to redeem one item, magical or otherwise, from home using this prompt! However, for new character apping into the game, you have the option to have your character join the game by being wished into the setting. The wish can be anything from a direct plea to see a certain castmate again, or even just a wish for more friends that goes awry. These characters will still remember a time loop, but will not remember seeing a door, instead appearing in Tokyo after hearing the wishing-character's voice call to them. These characters will then be encouraged to visit the NRL for orientation, and will be offered an explanation that Kizuna saved them from the timeloop directly.
• While characters may attempt to fight the Ikuchi, it will not fight back, and cutting its body will cause it to grow another head and become another separate Ikuchi. This new head is also capable of cursing people, so it's probably best to leave it alone.
Please leave any questions about the TDM prompts in the thread below! General game questions can be directed to the FAQ!
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The biggest adjustment is the awareness that this isn't flesh and blood, that it's something created to mimic a lover. But Daeshim doesn't notice it as much when Lennon's mouth covers him again, and the pleasured hums start escaping him again. Even with this, there is a rhythm, and the Fae soon starts moving his hips to help with it.
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When it slides easier he moves it in longer strokes, biting at the other's bottom lip and finding a rhythm with the other's movements. He presses his cock against his hip for a bit of friction.
"You like that, mm," he hums against his mouth looking over his face as he presses the dildo in deep.
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"Just a little..."
His sentence ends in a whimper. He can feel Lennon's cock burning hot against his hip. Daeshim slides his hands down to his hips, trying to readjust and angle them both so that their cocks slide together whenever either of them moves.
"Would you go slow or fast if you were fucking me? Show me."
Daeshim rolls his hips experimentally, groaning at the friction between them.
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But it's a little hard to maintain the careful rhythm designed to work him further and further up, to make it more and more intense once their cocks are sliding against one another and it's like a shock of electricity through him.
"Fuck," he moans, dropping his head and he pushes the toy in deep again, at just the right angle. And he wants to give him what he's asking for even if he wants to whine how this is really a gigantic tease considering Daeshim won't let them actually fuck. Though, this is good too.
"I'd start like this," Lennon whispers hotly, the dildo moving slower, shallow thrusts that went deeper and deeper. The thrusts pick up speed and are shallow with an occassional hard deep push. Luckily his arms are used to this kind of stuff and he's not even tiring as his lips find the other's neck, kissing and then biting. "Like it like that?"
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Honestly, he would like it any way with Lennon, because it's with Lennon. But everything that he's doing feels so good, causing Daeshim to cry out a little louder than he means to. There will surely be a mark on his neck from all of Lennon's attention, and he can expect to find Daeshim staring at it in the mirror tomorrow, touching the tenderness of it, almost fascinated.
The quicker thrusts that keep pounding him in just the right spot, the way the toy is buried deep within him, the friction between them...the tension is quickly building in him, robbing him of his breath. It makes him clench and tighten around the human with his arms and legs both, trying to ride out the storm. There is a thought, one that would probably infuriate the human even more. It's the thought of pushing Lennon back, pushing him onto his back and then climbing on top of him to-
It turns out to be his undoing. Daeshim shudders, nearly strangling on his own cry as he comes between them.
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He curses as the other wraps around him with his limbs and he can feel the way he's tightening around the toy too. He keeps fucking him, though, pushing it in deep continuing to hit that spot. He knows the other's going to come soon. And if he knew what Daeshim was thinking he would all but demand that he just do it.
Lennon sucks on a spot on Daeshim's shoulders as the other comes, feeling it between them, feeling it in the way the pull on the dildo is more intense. He presses it in, letting it grind against that spot inside and knowing he might be overdoing it a little, might be overstimulating Daeshim but he hasn't yet caught the signs that he needs to pull back.
But when he's finished coming, he starts to thrust the dildo shallowly again, lifting his head away from his shoulder and it's all he can do not to hump against the other until he reaches his own release.
"You took it so well," he hums softly, pressing kisses to the other's jaw and cheek and eventually his lips. He's slow to remove the toy, still lightly thrusting it just like if he were fucking Daeshim he'd probably take his time pulling out.
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He still feels the toy moving inside of him where he's tender. On the outside he feels sticky and still a little warm, but cooling quickly. He blinks a few times as he returns fully to the moment, and lifts his head when he can.
"You didn't finish."
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Lennon waits for that moment where Daeshim looks grounded again before he pulls out the toy completely. He gently tosses it aside. He’ll clean it properly later. His hand rests lightly on the others ass for a moment before trailing up.
“I was more focused on you,” Lennon says honestly.
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Daeshim's face feels warm all over again. He hadn't realized that this is sort of rare, having all of the attention on just him. It's different from being in a bed of three. He's unsure of what to say for a moment...or maybe it's more that he's struggling with what he wants to say. He settles for something else instead.
"You can finish on me, if you want."
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"You could make me wait and start fucking me with one of those toys."
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But then Lennon reminds him and he gets his second wind.
"Which one do you like the most?"
Lennon did buy more than one, didn't he? The Fae tries to sit up and see.
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"Mm..."
There are a lot of very unusual picks in his bag and he feels uncertain about asking Daeshim to use any on him. He finally settles on this one that's in a color scheme or green and blue. It's the most normal sized and shaped both of all the toys he'd found.
"What do you think of this one...?"
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He waits to see which toy Lennon will choose, more than a little curious. And if he tilts his head at the dildo that he pulls out, looking a little confused instead....well, he saw some of the others. He pursues his lips, glancing down at Lennon's lap before looking at the toy again.
"Sorta looks like yours, if you had dragon scales."
He reaches for the bag himself.
"Where's the mushroom one? The color is pretty, you should have something pretty in you."
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He laughs. "You think so..." he looks at the toy he had picked out and shrugs a bit to himself. Maybe he has a point -- maybe not.
He blinks at the mention of the mushroom one that he'd gotten because Daeshim had been interested in it and he waits for him to find it since his hand's already digging in the bag. He remembers the large tip of that one and bites the inside of his cheek briefly.
"We can use that one but, you need to stretch me out really good."
lennon could probably deal with it even if Daeshim didn't but he wanted to draw this out as long as he could. Though, he very much wishes they could use more than just toys on one another.
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"Don't want to hurt you..."
He picks up the one that Lennon suggested with his other hand, bottom lip caught between his teeth.
"Tell me which one you want. Tell me true!"
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Lennon smiles. Daeshim is… sweet. He reaches out and takes the one he’d picked out tossing it in the bag and setting it aside, leaving the mushroom one.
“You won’t hurt me,” and even if the girth stretches him a bit much Lennon tends to like that kind of pain. “You’ll use your fingers…” he reaches to take the others hand, pointing at his index finger and then at each one to his pinky. “You’ll open me up and use a lot of lube and it’ll feel really good.”
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"I will." He nods firmly and closes his hand around Lennon's. "I'll take my time, and you'll feel amazing."
It's a promise, and there's many ways to seal such a deal. But Daeshim chooses to lean in and kiss him for this one.
"Get comfortable. Do you want a pillow?"
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He believes Daeshim's promise and he's happy to return the kiss, making a low sound into it.
"A pillow would make it easier, yeah," Lennon says, give Daeshim a better vantage point and also less strain on Lennon.
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But most of this is surprising to him. He's never done these things before, and when he thinks about what else he might not know - about humans, about the world, about everything. It's exciting because he's a curious creature, but it's a little overwhelming at the same time.
He holds the dildo in one hand, the lube in the other, but places the former aside and turns in Lennon's direction once he's comfortable. Here goes...everything.
"I'll start with my fingers now."
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"Good, you learn quickly," Lennon teases him gently.
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It's not flattery. Lennon takes his time, and more importantly lets Daeshim do the same. He doesn't make him feel foolish for the things he doesn't know - and there are still many things that he doesn't.
But this isn't something that he's totally unfamiliar with at least. He just coats a couple of fingers at first, reserving more of the lube for as they go along. The Fae scoots closer, giving the other a quick smile before he reaches between his legs. It's only one finger at first, crackling as slips easily in and out of him. Daeshim works it a few times before he adds the second one, looking up at Lennon's face as he does.
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He watches Daeshim as the other moves and as his finger slips inside of him. He's relaxed and his body gives to the finger, and before he could urge Daeshim to add another he already is doing so. His eyes close for a moment, a soft mewl of pleasure as he takes the second finger as well.
"You have nice fingers."
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He almost pulls his fingers out to see, but remembers his other hand at the last second. He looks down at it, spreading his fingers out against the bed.
"What makes for nice fingers?"
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"Pretty fingers, good length to them...they just feel good."
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It's probably not a common compliment, but that's also the kind of Daeshim likes most. Any compliment at all makes him blush. It's small things like this, little moments that weave him and Lennon closer together. (And if and when Daeshim discovers nail polish and starts wearing it, it's because of this moment too.)
But the most important part is that his fingers feel good, and Daeshim refocuses on that, making sure that he's thorough, watching and listening to Lennon before he tries giving him more.
"Still good?"
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