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TDM 001!!

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A) MAY I OFFER U PIE IN THIS TRYING TIME(GARDEN LEVEL)
[OOPS YOU DIED. WELCOME TO THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. If you're new here, have a sheep cherub or imp slap a "HI MY NAME IS--" sticker on you, and frantically explain "DON'T WORRY, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, WE'LL HAVE YOU OUT HERE....AT...SOME POINT..." Wack. Also, you may noticed that your body may or may not have changed. What's up with that??? Who cares, at least you have as spiffy new cell phone! You're also told you're free to take the elevators up to Heaven or down to Hell. Good luck!

In the mean time--join the garden party that's going on! Or at least, it seems like a party?? Except all they are serving is pie. Apple pie. Blueberry pie. The classics. For you more Carnivorous types, there's stuff like mince pie, and...the name is smudged, but maybe don't eat that one unless you're a cannibal.

But along with a variety of normal pies, if you accidentally eat a weird pie, your character might experience the following:
Vinegar Pie - It's tasty but suddenly you're compelled to blurt out an Insult or ruthlessly tease the next person you see.
"Sweet" Potato - If you're a normally grumpy or aggro character, this pie will suddenly make you want to be more affectionate! This can be anything from wanting to hold hands or saying genuine nice things.
Humble Pie - Suddenly you feel complimenting or praising others and might downplay your own achievements, or insult yourself.

You can probably shake off the effects, but hey. Free pie!! ]

B) LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE (HELL LEVEL)
[TIME TO EXPLORE. Today in the Hell Level, the Hotel (Ho-hell? Helll-tel? Okay just Hotel) it's time for spring cleaning! Wait, didn't they just have that? An Imp says yes, but this is a different type of cleaning. Time to TAKE OUT THE TRASH!!!!

Which is to say, out of no where you might receive a PUNCH in the face by a local, or an imp! If the latter it's like being bapped by a sick little lamb. Still, even if a local punches you, you suddenly heal immediately? That's right, TODAY ONLY, this is a 'get into a scrap injury free' spring holiday, and you can rough house as much as you want with each other today in the Hotel, and NO DAMAGE will remain! Ever wanted to get cut in half and suddenly stitch back together? WELL TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.

If you're not into PG rated guro however, why don't you try exploring:
-The clubs! The nightlife in hell is FANTASTIC and genuinely fun!
-Games! Along with casinos galore, there are also normal arcades! Any game you can imagine, it exists.
-Or explore parts of Hell's Hotel that don't involve getting into a dogpile! ]

C) MARCH COMES IN LIKE....(HEAVEN LEVEL)
[TODAY IN HEAVEN THOUGH, there are advertisements for the ZOO!! A zoo in heaven?? Fuck yea!! But when you get there you see nothing but...........lions. And lambs. Just, everywhere. They aren't fighting though, but being super cute and soft and have tiny wings. You can pet them and pick them up--well the lambs at least. The lion might crush you. But you're dead anyway so give it a shot champ!!

Local angels explain that every 'spring' the zoo does this, and it's a sign of good fortune! You might wonder why you need good fortune in Heaven, but fuck it, when it Rome!! If you stick around long enough the zoo will change back to 'normal' and you can find other animals to gawk at.

If zoos aren't your thing though, check out heaven's:
-BEACH!! How is there an ocean and sandy white beach in the sky! Who cares, it's heaven! Beach episode time!
-Coffee shops! There are no coffee shops in hell! LIVE YOUR COFFEE AU DREAMS.
-Or just explore the Heavenly hotel in general!]

D) WILDCARD
[DO WHATEVER ELSE or send text messages on your phone!! ]

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[As a Heaven baby, Veneer is used to getting targeted by the locals for some light bullying. He's got giant colorful wings that imps love to pull, and now that he's a furry, he also has a stupid tail and ears they can yank on, too. What he ISN'T used to is seeing a gigantic scuffle as soon as he opens the elevator door, and when the knives come up? Just forget it.

He needs cover and he needs it fast, so he's just going to...hide behind the least threatening person he can find and in a room like this? It will absolutely be the tall girl trying to talk everyone into cutting it out.]

Hi~ Love your hair. Anyway, say! You wouldn't mind having this conversation, I dunno, closer to the exit? I'm trying not to get stabbed.

Oh, thank you! [the compliment earns him a smile.] Don't worry! I think I've got them calmed down.

[So she says, but then... a knife gets plunged into her back.]

[..ah]

[Veneer screams bloody murder as his brain does its best to keep up with the million thoughts that have suddenly popped into it all at once. It's one very long scream that he unfortunately continues to do even while he pulls that knife out, lets it dangle in his claws for a second because it's GROSS, then proceeds to fling it into whosever face was unlucky enough to get in the way.

Deep in his heart, he knows she's fine, but that won't stop him from frantically tugging on her arm anyway.]

Leaving- LEAVING!! We are LEAVING!!

[Urk. It made her gasp out in a raspy rattle, but she's able to get enough air into her to talk back.]

It's... It's okay! Accidents happen...

[Though she'll let herself be led away.]

Ohhohoho no, no. Forgetting your credit card is an accident. [He's just going to...whine while he continues to dodge threats on their way to the exit. Thankfully he has the flexibility of a rubber band, so dodging isn't THAT hard...for him, anyway. It also doesn't make him any less terrified.] Sending a text you wrote out just to vent is an accident. This? This is SOO on purpose!!

[But it's...fine! It's okay!! One final leap and they're shooting out the door where it's somehow less violent. With one giant sigh of relief, he straightens himself out, puts on his best smile, and turns towards the person he kinda maybe just stole:]

Anyway, let's start over. Hi, I'm Veneer, and you...are way less stabby than everyone else today. Which is a trait I just discovered I'm really into when it comes to meeting new people.

Now, now! Never attribute to malice what could be attributed to... something being an honest mistake! Also, if this happens to anyone else, leave the knife in next time? It's worse because then the other person bleeds out...

[fortunately she's healing]

Nice to meet you! Name's Charlie... Charlie Morningstar!

Edited 2024-03-22 03:12 (UTC)

Alright, well, in my defense, I was— [CLAPS HANDS TOGETHER.] —panicking!

[Jazz hands.]

But also, like...sorry if you...almost died... That's actually one of my least favorite things to do, true story. ...Oh hey, I guess that'd be a good example of a real accidental death.

No, of course no judging! And, thank you for directing me away from there. You did... you did the perfect good Samaritan thing! Thank you, so, much!

[She spares a glance back at the fighting crowd and winces.]

--It might be a good idea to come back later, anyway. When the fire has burned out, so to speak.

[A quick glance over to the mayhem and...oh no. He suddenly finds himself rolling his eyes and GROANING.]

Ugghh, you're right... I mean, I have to go back anyway if I wanna go back up—which I do—but there's no way I'm going to deal with THAT if I don't have to.

[A beat. And then another smile.]

Let's go waste some time~ You like video games?

Video games! Those are a... harmless... activity! Yes! Hooray!

[He gets a smile for that.]

I prefer more social activities, but... oh? Are you offering to take me someplace to play video games? Sure! I'll try it! I thought we might've just been talking about our hobbies in general. But, I'll never turn down a friendly invite! --You know, unless I had to, because of some, other thing, I had to do. Which might happen! It's not happening now, obviously! But, it could someday happen, maybe.

[...]

That's what you meant, right?

[Oh.

Oh wow.

And here he thought he had bad anxiety rambles.]

Girl, chill. Yeah, it's an arcade invite. You...you think you can handle that? You gonna be okay?

Of course I can! ...It won't be a fighting game, will it? Not that I think they cause violence, that's silly! But, maybe something a little softer would be more... fun.

[She smiles]

But, it was your invite, so don't worry about me!

[Uh...huh...]

Actually, my plan was to totally show off how great I am at those crazy dancing games, and then you'd be all "Oh my god, Veneer, you so deserve three million followers and it SUCKS that you have to build that all up again," but, um...

[SQUINTS]

...You...you don't think I'm violent, do you?

No judging! --Wait, you're asking me to. No, I don't think you're violent! You just pulled me out of a fight!

...

I *love* dancing! you would not believe!

...okay! Just making sure~ You kind of have this weird fidgety vibe that was sorta lowkey freaking me out, but if that's just you, then what do I care? Rock it.

Anyway, if you love dancing, then you and I are gonna get alone just fine. Walk with me, talk with me, tell me all about yourself.

[And he's just going to start...sauntering his way towards the arcade. It's a walk, but the idea IS to kill time.]

I'm fine! ...Well.

[deep breath]

Fuller introduction: I'm Charlie Morningstar, Princess of Hell, daughter of Lilith and Lucifer. I've lived my whole life in hell, trying to improve the lives of every demon who comes to Hell. And... finding out there's a place where hell and heaven have an elevator and that the angels here didn't come to kill us is kinda...

...new! [pause] A good new!

Oh, fun! My sister likes to fancy herself a princess, too.

[The Christian lore just goes...right over his head. We're lucky he even has a concept of Heaven and Hell at all.]

So...so you like helping the Hell people? I mean, that totally explains what you were trying to do before, but is this something you do...regularly? Because, um... [He purses his lips a little, taps his fingers together, furrows his brow.] ...y'know, my sister got sorted into Hell and I am having a time trying to...help her. You got, like, pointers at all?

[A beat.]

Wait, what was that about the angels?

Wait, wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. Even in my hell... well, actually I don't know if the angels will ever come back, but presumably not? [pause] ...Wait, no! That's just gonna freak you out, more!

Okay! Backing up, does she know how to say, "I'm sorry," "please," and "thank you?" Is she getting enough hugs? Then, she should be on her way! The first step, at least, and a lot don't even want to go that far! ...Yet! That's a 'yet'.

Edited 2024-03-22 22:10 (UTC)

[Oh. Big oof. That might actually be harder to hear then the angel thing.]

Well, I mean, she's really good at pretending to say please and thank you? That has to count for something, right...?

It's a start! Call it a half-step! What about the "hugs" part?

Yeah, um...about that. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing I want more than a hug from my sister, but she's not big on....touching. And she has claws now and it's like I might as well forget the whole thing!

...but it's...fine! You can't make someone want a hug, no matter how many times you've seen other siblings do it and desperately wish you had what they have. We can skip that one.

That's fine! Another thing to remember is the importance of... boundaries! If she doesn't want to be hugged, there's other ways to show you care, even if it's just a smile, or even a nod!

[She finally tones down the energy a bit.]

Give it time. Letting her know you care is more than enough.

I really hope so...

[Just gonna rub his arm a little bit.]

So! What's your turnover rate like? Because we've been here for a few months now, and honestly? Not sure if we even got anywhere yet.

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