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TDM 008
content warnings for this TDM include: gambling references, mild horror themes and suggestive content  ⏵ arrival⏴ Arrival does not happen as Aurora usually plans for it. Newcomers generally find themselves waking up within the hospital, are given a brief overview of their situation, and sent on their way. Now? They wake up immersed in a game within The Gold Saucer. But it doesn't quite feel like a game: whether it's snowy mountains, riding a chocobo as you listened to the wind quickly pass by your ears, or in the middle of a battle with a beast, it feels utterly real. It's only after the game concludes - either by winning or losing - that you find yourself back in the main game area. A bot, dressed as personnel in this lavish playground, approaches each arrival with an earpiece allowing them to communicate with those in their same situation. It also serves to inform them of their goal: collect enough gold saucer points (or GP) by playing the games to acquire a card fashioned to their own likeness from the game counter. Then, they must trade it for someone else's. Seems simple enough, right? Hopefully the cards aren't too expensive...  ⏵ the gold saucer ⏴ The Gold Saucer is an ode to the very idea of fun. It’s huge, labyrinthine, colorful, and lively. Everywhere you look, there’s something to do. At the same time, it’s also impossible to tell what time it is. There are no windows to the outside, there are no clocks. This place is beyond such a thing. There are games everywhere you look, ranging from the pseudo-gambling to sports to pixelated video games in cabinets. Yet no matter which boxing game, pinball machine, or skeeball machine you look at, the same creatures and themes arrive. Cactuars, chocobos, the fiercest Behemoth, the cuddliest Moogle… For those from the realms of Final Fantasy, this will feel natural- homey even. Everyone else will simply understand that there is a fairly strong central theme here about magic, machines, and monsters. It’s hard to tell how long you spend here, and it seems to sit outside of the very concept of time. Still, there are many restaurants, lounges, and vending machines. There are shops and costume rentals. There are even little pharmacies with headache remedies if the partying gets out of hand. And when you grow tired, there is a hotel- though it is made up like a haunted house, you can count on getting some semi-restful sleep.  ⏵ playtime ⏴ At first, stepping through to play any of these games may make participants wonder if they have been teleported somewhere else entirely. But on closer inspection, all the skies above are merely well-constructed interiors with painted ceilings. After all, it always seems to be daytime during these games. Snowboarding - Race to the bottom of the mountain, but avoid obstacles and complete as many tricks as possible! Chocobo Racing- Race on Chocobo-back around a treacherous outdoors race track which can either be taking place in a desert, a swampy forest, or upon an island beach. Work in tandem with your rented bird and against your competition by throwing hazards in their way or utilizing buffs garnered on the track. Different colored birds will yield different advantages. Yellow - Good All Rounder Red - Fast, but hard to steer Blue - Slower, but very easy to steer. Much easier to pick up items from them. Green- Resilient against traps and sabotage Colosseum Battle- Face off against the fiercest beasts around. Pair up with friends or rivals to Collaborate or Compete to do the most damage and deliver the final blow. These battles are synced to the comparative power of the one entering the competition. We wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt unnecessarily, after all. And indeed, no one will get seriously, gruesomely, or permanently injured in these battles. Those without fighting capabilities can rent weapons outfitted Materia to assist them in their trial. These will allow anyone to cast spells, though not guarantee any better wielding of weapons. There are a hundred rounds, starting with fairly simple Spriggans, ranging all the way up to blood-thirsty Behemoths to challenge even the most battle-hardened hero. Leap of Faith- Players are presented with an obstacle course that stretches a hundred feet into the air upon floating platforms and islands. Both are held aloft by magical crystals. Powers are entirely nerfed, though falling and hitting the ground is strangely painless. Those who collect the most silver and gold statuettes of cactuars placed at random throughout the course will be awarded proportionate GP; though there is a bonus for those that reach the very top first. Triple Triad- Everywhere you look, people are playing this game on little 3 by 3 boards, or any surface with enough space. You will be given a loaner deck to play with. Are you clever enough to defeat your fellows. Fashion Report- Theobold, familiar to some, stands by himself in a little booth with a dressing room and an incredibly expansive walk-in closet. He is a robot of distinguished fashion and strong opinions on those fashions. Do you dare subject yourself to his scrutiny? Come prepare in his wondrous closets to make the best outfit for the chance to win a prize. Please submit your fashion here! There are Arcade Machines and activities galore. If you can think of it, it’s probably there- Just with that Final Fantasy pastiche on it, of course.  ⏵ the beehive lounge ⏴ There are other places to eat at the Gold Saucer, but the vending machines and cafés all pale in comparison to the dinners at the Beehive. For all the rave reviews, there is a dress code at the Beehive, and this is literal. If you step inside and are not currently wearing a dress, you will be ushered into a sideroom and appropriately made over. However, this is only for those trying to go in through the normal doors. Around the side there happens to be an employee entrance, manned by a bot. He will only allow those in who seem like they intend to work— and therefore must be wearing at least one piece of the Bunnysuit Collection to trick the guard. Once you are made over or have snuck in, you are free to relax inside with drinks, dine on a fine meal, watch the dancers, or participate yourself if you feel brave enough. Why would anyone ever dance here? Well, that’s simple. It pays really well. So if you’re sick of games, or terrible at them— you can always come dance for a shift. Though, don't get any unseemly ideas about freeing yourself of your clothing, this isn't that kind of establishment!  ⏵ haunted house ⏴ When you grow too weary or drunk from a day of games, you may be directed to somewhere a little quieter to sleep. Up the elevator, and through the doors reveals a modest walk through some woods until a quaint, victorian hotel appears. It is always nighttime here, and the stars and moon twinkle above. The receptionist, a bot in a rather bedraggled-looking chocobo mascot costume checks you in and shows you to your room. You can sleep here, especially if you can tolerate the hokey haunted decorations strung up around the place. Though sometimes, late at night, there will come a vigorous thumping on the door to startle sleeping patrons awake- Only for the culprit to vanish and be impossible to locate.  ⏵ ticket counter ⏴ The prize counter is manned by a bot and has a sign posted overhead. Most prizes will be handed over inside an appropriately sized wrapped box, as the contents are a mystery.
This TDM may be treated as a mini-Mission. Time will not pass inside of it in relation to the world outside - meaning, this can be happening at any time between late May into early July! This Gold Saucer is a bit of a mix between that of FF7's and FF14's, but it also has some things that neither have as well. Any inaccuracies are entirely intentional, aimed to make this rest within a space of uncanny valley for those who are familiar. While otherwise being a bit of a chaotic fantastical funhouse for everyone else! If there is something unlisted, chances are it will exist if it is in either of the other versions of the Gold Saucer. Characters already in game are welcome to post to the TDM, too! Please mark them as current characters in your header. Threads can be kept as game canon as long as both characters get into the game! Please direct all questions to our mod queries comment! |
donquixote rosinante (corazon) | one piece | new!
[ The sequence of events goes roughly like this: Rosinante is dying. Then he's less dead and strapped to a snowboard. Then he's rolling down the slope without a singular scrap of grace or dignity because he's absentminded and clumsy even on good days, let alone... whatever this is.
And then he's in some sort of. Casino? Call it a casino. Getting an earpiece from a robot.
No ghost town of an island. No navy ships, no pirates, no exit. No Law. (He can't work out if that's a good thing. It must be, right?)
He sticks out like a sore thumb, stumbling around trying to get his bearings-- if being 9'7", bloody, wearing a huge black feathered coat and sporting conspicuous facepaint choices wasn't enough, Corazon leaves a small trail of destruction in his wake to boot. Stumbling into things, tripping over his own feet and falling down... accidentally lighting his coat on fire. Such is his lot in life.
So this is essentially the arrival free space on the bingo card! Local man out here, confused and constantly scanning the crowd like he expects immediate danger. Maybe asking if there might happen to be, like, first aid supplies nearby. Maybe.
If he's not dead, he might as well keep it that way with a patch job until he can figure out his next move. ]
b. welcome to the obby.
[ Rosinante steers clear of things like snowboarding and the colosseum as best as he can on this apparent quest to make some money. Straightforward combat doesn't tend to suit him and hurtling down mountains suits him even less.
His bread and butter largely comes down to Triple Triad playing, to mixed results. It's his best option in any case. More about thinking and observing, strategy. Luck. Luck's not his best area. But hey.
He also makes occasional runs at Leap of Faith! Less successfully. Once in a rare while, he really locks in and nails it. Most of the time, though, he's misstepping and hitting the ground. It's raining... man. Singular. Why does he keep doing this? What does dignity feel like again? ]
Damn. I really thought I had it worked out this time!
c. beehive lounge.
[ ... ykw, sure, whatever. Rosinante can work with this dress code. He just did a few years undercover with pirates, he can tolerate a dress for twenty minutes while he sits down for a real meal (and some real alcohol). Puts a few too many scars on display for his liking, but this is the lesser of two evils. And looking at those bunny collection heels, comparatively hardly evil at all.
Being part of a wait staff isn't his calling. Even he knows he's more likely to drop hot soup onto someone's lap than he is to work effectively at something like this.
There's a lot to cope with right now. A lot happening in his life, or afterlife, or whichever. Gotta think. Gotta regroup. Or something. ]
I'm not sure how all this qualifies as a mission...
[ Like are they saving the economy running around in here or what? Much to consider. ]
d. wildcard.
[ for all other miscellanious prompts and whatnot. i'm down for whatever, Corazon's gonna be making all his rounds. including the haunted hotel. all a man can do is try to stave of the grip of dread and terror until such time as he is free from this establishment. feel free to hmu about different/closed prompts, etc.! ]
arrival
Sounds like a recipe for disaster.]
Watch out!
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Rosinante registers the warning about half a second too late to avoid disaster entirely-- he stops short and tries to lean back, but he throws himself off-balance and topples in the process. The cigarette he was lighting finds a new home somewhere in his coat and immediately starts smouldering. ]
W- what the hell was that about?!
[ Maybe he'll just live on the floor for a minute. While he copes. ]
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a!
When Rosinante stumbles his way across tables and stools and a stray jukebox, one of the things he stumbles over just so happens to be another person. ] Ack -- hey! When you're as big as that, you gotta watch where you're going! [ He protests, scuttling forward to crane his neck enough to face what he is now realizing is an extremely intimidating looking stranger. ]
Um. Please.
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C'est la vie. Or c'est la resignation, as the case may be. ]
Ah, sorry, sorry! [ Little green guy. Whoever you may be. ] This place keeps getting me turned around... it's ridiculous! How is anyone concentrating in here?!
B. leap of faith
Which explains why he comes crashing down with a whoop and a shout that sounds more exhilarated than terrified.]
That never gets old. shishishi Kind of fun even though it means I don't win. [The not winning would be more likely to piss off someone like Nami, but now Luffy's made even the failing and falling part of his own little game.
It's in the standing and brushing himself off process that he notices who else fell with him this time, and he frowns a bit. Because there's something just familiar enough about the man--the height and feathered coat register first. It's the wrong color but...] Mingo??
[Sorry Cora, but having never met you, there's only one man that kinda fits your general appearance. And your brother made the most sour of first impressions.]
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The second fell swoop. The first falling was less confusing. Corazon sorta pauses in the process of standing himself up too, half stooped over. 'Mingo'? The hell is a mingo? Why does it merit such a change of tone? ]
I don't know what that means. Are you asking for something?
[ Look. If he makes himself refuse to believe that this could have anything at all to do with his older brother... that 'Mingo' has nothing to do with 'Doflamingo'... just this once... surely he can manifest it.
(Who is he kidding? It's always got to do with Doffy somehow. All he's doing at this point is committing to the bit without belief.) ]
SCREAMING but also C
[ Here comes a Chatty Cathy in the iconic bunny suit. He figures he looks better in black, after all, even if the rest is up to the eye of the beholder. With shoulders like a professional athlete and the musculature to go with them, cross dressing seemed a poor idea.
He imagines the man here would understand, scrunched up as he is at a table fit for a kid. His knees are practically up to his chest. At 6'5" himself, the world is rarely made for his convenience. This guy. This is novel. And novelty is a spark of fresh air to his computer brain. ]
Or our overlords hav an alien sense of humor.