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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 a country called 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, 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, it appears to be magic capable of distorting reality itself. But by the time they realized this was the case, they had already begun the process of rescuing others from similar worlds using that very same magic.
Until they find the means of resuming the flow of time back in your home world, you'll just have to make due with this one. But not to worry, because Nippon is fully committed to taking care of the refugees!
A Place to Call Home Tokyo, Kanto
Once orientation is over, characters will be given one of three options for housing. Housing will be paid by the government of Nippon until they decide to move elsewhere, with NRL providing a stipend for food expenses.
In lieu of providing transportation, all refugees will be granted an unlimited rail pass that they can use to travel all across Nippon!
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 quickly set up with its own theme and decor, with this week featuring a high school romance car! Upon passing through, passengers will find their clothing magically replaced with (potentially ill-fitting) school uniforms! If they want their original clothing back, they'll have to gamble for them, and hope they don't lose whatever clothing they've got left. 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, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and refugees will be encouraged to visit one of the many shrines populating the district to receive a Spring Blessing. Of course, it's just an ordinary fortune that happens to come on sakura-pink paper. But for the refugees, the power of Kizuna will cause whatever fortune they receive to come true. And these fortunes are distressingly specific, ranging from "Don't flirt with the cute girl at the tea shop, she'll break your heart and your wallet" to "That new restaurant you tried last night gave you food poisoning, hurry home!" Are the fortunes coming true, or are they somehow reading the future? How mysterious.
In Yoshiwara, it's spring cleaning season for the dorms! And not just any cleaning. It seems some residents have been complaining about strange laughter in the walls. As a professional comes in to flush out the cause, residents will be warned to keep an eye out for the tickle mehehe that will be trying to hide in closets and under futons. Sure, they're harmless. But unless they want to wake up with a furry new bedmate, they should consider grabbing a broom to help clean up.
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. 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
Oops! Looks like the new camera feature was already recording! Thankfully, this is the only time an accidental video will occur. Videos and photos are still lacking full color, appearing to be slightly sepia-toned, but otherwise lacking in color variety with a very poor resolution. But hey, better than nothing!
Current characters will be allowed to upgrade their current magi-comms at no charge!
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.
Stamen And Pistil
Life in Tokyo is finally getting back to normal after the bizarre influx of ayakashi late last month, and just in time for cherry blossom season! All around the city, streets are lined with trees filled with pink blossoms, as shops begin selling special, limited edition items to ring in the new season, and the people break out the picnic baskets to drink beneath the blossoms.
But pretty flowers aren't there only thing that spring brings to mind. Spring is the season of love in Nippon, and as the new arrivals are sure to find out, that theme is something the people of Nippon take very seriously.
Hanami Happenings Little Edo, Tokyo
Those looking for a good way to spend their day and enjoy the nice spring weather should look no further than Little Edo, where most of the city's cherry blossom trees reside. Nearly every corner is painted bright pink from the colorful petals carpeting the landscape. And beneath the shade of these beautiful messengers of spring, it's customary in Nippon to hold gatherings with friends and enjoy drinks and merriment in a practice known as Hanami.
One of the largest parks in Little Edo, sitting at the foot of a rather beautiful shrine, is where most of the refugees will be invited to join a special Hanami being thrown by the people of Tokyo, to honor the refugees for saving the city last month. Large blankets are spread out beneath the trees, with free bentos, sakura-themed snacks and treats, and no shortage of tea and beer for anyone to come and drink. It seems even the officials are looking the other way should someone below the legal drinking age of 20 decide to take part.
In fact, one vendor seems particularly interested in having the refugees try their new sakuramochi-flavored beer. With a mild hint of cherry blossoms in every sip, it's the ideal way to enjoy the Hanami season. And unlike normal beer, with it comes a special property, as those who drink it will become more relaxed and friendly, creating a warmer atmosphere beneath the cherry blossom trees.
Towards the end of the day as the sun begins to set, a special ceremony takes place, where a new cherry blossom tree is planted in honor of the refugees. There, an official speaks on behalf of the emperor, who was unable to attend, but wished to extend his gratitude to the refugees. However, the moment the plant is in the ground, to the shock of the crowd around it, it spontaneously begins to grow before their very eyes, until it's become a fully grown and towering tree, bursting with pink blossoms. It'll be the talk of the town for the rest of the month, as the citizens come to see it as a sort of blessing of behalf of the refugees.
Flowers of Evil Little Edo, Tokyo
While the city has mostly returned to normal following last month's madness-inducing pollen incident, as it turns out, jubokko pollen has left a lingering effect on a number of the cherry blossom trees in Little Edo. These trees are easily identified by the red blossoms growing among the pink ones, their petals refusing to fall no matter how strong the wind blows.
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. Once enough confessions are made, the red petals will gradually wither and fall, removing all enchantments from the tree.
But even among these enchanted trees, there's one that's even more different from the others. While most people will only see an ordinary cherry blossom tree, those who are prone to feelings of bloodlust will see it for what it really is: a tree covered entirely in blood-red petals. Those who see its true form will be struck by feelings of inexplicable terror, and will be unable to explain why. Not even leaving the trees sight will calm then down -- but some comforting words or physical affection from someone they've bonded with will quickly calm them down.
Dick 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 outside of Tokyo on a tall, narrow hilltop that juts out of the flooded landscape. 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 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 every few years, 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, 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?
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!
• Current players are more than welcome to top-level, or take prompts from the TDM and use for their own logs! This may change in the future depending on how busy TDMs become.
• 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.
• Feel free to get creative with what sort of gambling takes place in the Loop Line prompt. Gambling is otherwise illegal in Nippon, but is pretty common on Friday night Loop Line parties.
• Despite everything, Kanamaru Matsuri is considered an all-ages event!
Please leave any questions about the TDM prompts in the thread below! General game questions can be directed to the FAQ!
Apps are always open!
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haru | beastars
[one moment she's stuck repeating the same day over and over again, and the next minute she's out of it, stumbling through a door that wasn't familiar at first, but the moment Haru slips through and stumbles into the research lab, she's aware that she's back. how she knows is neither here nor there, and it's only the nice weather that gives tell that time has passed.
she's settling back into her assigned apartment, fiddling around with the device they've given her, trying to make heads and tails of the sheer confusion that deja vu always seems to bring with it. and while she's futzing with her device, the video catches her in--
a very innocuous position, honestly. she's dressed to the nines in a furisode, flower in her hair, and she's scratching at the base of her ear seemingly annoyed as she reads the message that's popped up. then comes the look of surprise and the camera shuts off as she snaps the device shut.
seconds later:]
HARU__: anyways i think i was here before, but
HARU__: ...i forgot what i was going to say. that camera thing really threw me off.
HARU__: oh! wait now i remember. has anyone else been gone before, but came back with a lot of time missing?
(2) Flowers of Evil
[she really shouldn't be so put off by the way this vendor had looked at her when she went to grab herself a beer. sure, she's paid for it, has it in hand, but it's hard to enjoy it with the questioning look this guy is gave her without asking the question he clearly had on the tip of his tongue.
she's twenty, but the way this guy was looking at her she knows he's doubting her age despite happily handing her his specialty beer. settling herself down on a blanket beneath a tree whose bright flowers are a deep red, standing out against the cascade of pink petals fluttering from the trees.]
I'm twenty, and I've got nothing to show for it. [said a bit self-pityingly, to the person she's sharing a blanket with. and then, moments later.] Twenty and my boyfriend still won't sleep with me.
[and she sits bolt upright, nearly upturning the beer she set down beside her. she clasps her hand to her mouth, looking at the poor person she's just confessed that too.]
Aah, I mean-- that slipped out!
(3) Dicks.
[Haru is one of the many people who decided to trek out and see just what this festival was about, without actually knowing until she's stepped onto the island and is met with a face full of penises.
and Haru is someone well-acquainted with penises of various shapes and sizes, but the sudden onslaught of them has even someone like her turning a bright red from surprise. but in time, the surprise washes away into amiable enjoyment of the festivities, and she's procured herself a cream-filled waffle for the ocaision.
unfortunately, it's a bit of a mess, and pretty big for someone her size, and when she takes a bite out of the waffle, all the cream just--
shoots out from the opposite end.
the balls of her penis waffle had exploded, and unfortunately have gotten all over a bystander's pants/skirts/leg/what have you.]
That's...not where it was supposed to come out of.
(4) Wildcard it up
Hit me up with a prompt of your own, or feel free to reinterpret the existing toplevels to best fit your character. Hoping to give this place another go (and I had to respond to the siren call of a dick festival...)
Flowers of Evil!
What. What does he even do with this information. How do you even respond? What.
...]
Ah...Sorry to hear that?
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I-it's nothing, really! I'm sorry I said that out loud to you. [she can tell he's young, or perhaps she's just assuming things based on appearance. which is the crux of what frustrated her in the first place.] I have no clue what came over me.
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Haha...it's okay! Festivals like this brings those kinds of thoughts to people's minds! I'm sure you just got caught up in the atmosphere.
[So...no big deal!]
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Yeah...his birthday is in the spring, so I guess I just have him on my mind... [that's right!! no big deal! so there! she takes her drink and takes a sip of it, instead deciding to focus on its sweet, floral taste.
it's nice...]
Honestly, I never thought I'd make it to twenty. There was a time when I promised myself to a guy, where he could eat me for his birthday.
[aaaaand that's!! another confession straight out the hatch!! again, she clamps her hand to her mouth, eyes wide and staring down.]
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S-Sorry...what? Did you say "eat you"?
[Clearly he misheard right!?!]
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lay out in the open to a complete stranger.
her face is a bright red beneath her white fur, and her hand remains clamped over her mouth lest she say anything else seemingly out of the blue.]
Mmmmmm [and she. nods her head. exhaling and sliding her hand down off her mouth. a red petal drops, floating down from its branch and landing, unnoticed, on her shoulder.] It's fine now! All in the past!
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[He is not convinced by her reassurance, because even in his wild experience casual cannbalism between people was not normal. Just what the fuck man.
But she is a stranger, so he is polite enough to just...leave that topic alone. Time to find a change of subject. Any. Any change of subject]
-- O-Oh, hey! I've never seen a cherry petal that red before!
[He says, pointing at her shoulder because that's the ONLY THING HE'S GOT]
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[oh thank goodness a change in conversation. she takes him up on it, confused for a moment but at him pointing at her she looks at her shoulder, plucking the petal off her between two fingers.]
Oh! That is unusual. [and craning her neck up to look up at the tree] I didn't realize how bright red this sakura tree was. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me!
[looking back at the petal in hand.]
It doesn't look like it's shedding its petals as much as the others...strange.
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[...It's still weird to reference where he's from as "his world", but whatever. He puts his hand to his chin and makes a thoughtful sound. ]
...Strange. Someone did tell me to be careful of strange looking plants. Does this count as that...?
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[strange looking plants....this is strange, but it could very well be normal in this place? she opens her mouth to say something but then
another confession tumbles from her mouth:]
It was my professor who I promised myself to. I wasn't happy, and wanted to feel important.
[a few more petals flutter from the tree. still not enough for it, but working all the same.]
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Uh.]
Um...I've done things for a teacher before, but someone who eats his students probably shouldn't be a professor...
dicks!?
He seems to be in remarkably good spirits despite the glob of cream now decorating his leg. Those were some expensive-looking pants, too?!]
What is it you're eating there, if you dont mind my asking?
dicks.........
so she's...patting the glob on his pants, trying her best not to smear it, her opposite hand still holding her waffle by the shaft as it continues to drip globs on the ground in the aftermath.]
It's a cream-filled waffle. [dab dab dab] Or, it was cream filled. Now it's just a waffle.
[dab dab dab!!!]
Again I'm really sorry! The cream was supposed to come out of... [pulling back with the sodden napkin still in hand] Uh...the head, I guess. Like a-- you know, penis.
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[Ares looks incredibly amused by the situation above all else. The cleaning was not necessary when he could mend his appearance at will, but he finds himself endeared by the kind gesture. ]
This food does not yet exist where I come from, so they are novel to me regardless of the shape.
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besides she's kind of used to cleaning up messes similar to this, as evidenced by the way she managed to get most of it off with very little growth of the stain. though it's obvious Ares is going to be stuck with a grease stain on his nice pants until he so chooses to mend it.]
Really? You don't know what a waffle is? [right, people come from different time periods in this place.] They're pretty good. It's just a sweet dough; I know sometimes people have them as a breakfast food.
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I do not. The foods of this country have been a source of great pleasures so far, so I am inclined to try more.
[He will be sure not to bite it in half as he did the popsicle.]
May you show me where you’ve gotten yours?
text; un: adler
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I chose the apartments in Nihonbashi; figured I should try living like an adult instead of a student. Have you changed where you lived?
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