TDM 002 / MERMAY EVENT

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A: Garden Level - CLEAN UP CREW
[WHUH OH YOU'VE DIED AND ENDED UP IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL. A usually beautiful sight--this time it seems the water from heaven is spilling over! Watch your step or you might get a stream of ocean water cascading atop your head like a prop bucket.

The imps and cherubs are hard at work with a water pump tho!! They've got this, really. "Don't mind us, we're just--doing paperwork! Yep!! THAT'S ALL IT IS."

Reassuring. More alarming, you may have noticed that you've changed. Depending on your alignment, you may have more heavenly or hellish traits.............or just for May, you may have AQUATIC traits. That's not worrying!!

Well as some oldbies get teleported to the garden as well, maybe you can ask them some questions!!]


B: HECK-LING TIMES
[Now if you take the elevator down to Hell's Hotel, it's water free! However you may be IMMEDIATELY assaulted by some imps who try to jab you with a shiv. Standard hell greeting!! Maybe someone intervenes or maybe you can like, just punch them. The sheep imps ain't shit. The rest of the hotel is surprisingly nice though, and if you have a room assignment there, you'll find it honestly pretty accommodating.

BUT OUTSIDE? Oh buddy is it still flooded!! Some imps are working hard to pump the water out, but it has the added effect of creating whirlpools. Get sucked into one and not only will you be tossed and turned like laundry, but there's a chance a MEMORY will be tossed right out of you! This could be anything from forgetting your name, your bestie's face, where you live, whatever! Don't worry, the effect will wear off in a few hours, or until someone finds the memory and gives it back to you (in the form of floating seashells that will float near the whirlpools!)]


C: HEAVENLY SING-A-LONGS
[Take the elevator up, and you step in the luxurious Heavenly Hotel! And you may be IMMEDIATELY assaulted by sheep cherubs spritzing you with perfumes or colognes or dolling up your hair. They're here to serve!! Once you get rid of those pests though, feel free to explore the ludicrously divine amenities of the hotel.

OUTSIDE isn't nearly as flooded as Hell, though the local ocean has still expanded greatly, but instead there's a different problem...........there are crabs. And seagulls. And fish?? Singing. They're singing SO much.

You may find a chorus of sea critters at any point in Heaven abruptly bursting into a kiss-the-girl style musical, accidentally revealing a crush you might have, or a silly secret. Better hope passing angels and other residents aren't listening too hard! Of course you can just punt the annoying creatures away. Or eat them. That's an option too, sure. ]



OOC NOTES:
-All effects are optional and last as long as it's fun for you to play with them!
-TDM characters can have mermaid forms or not, up to you!
-This TDM is open to all! For now, you do NOT need to join the comm to play in it!
-Post questions for the mods here
-Remember, playing in the TDM does NOT guarantee your entry or app being accepted into the game proper later down the line!
-Apps open in June! Be sure to read the rules linked there and check the current taken list!
-For current players: TDMs count as game canon AND threads may be used for AC if you wish!
-Remember regardless of your alignment, you are free to travel to whatever level you wish!

Comments

A. Clean Up Crew

[bugbeverage]

[ Dee will be able to smell Beetlejuice before she sees him.]

[Beetlejuice is enjoying his little vacation--though if you were always partying and having a great time, could you really take a vacation from that? Decked out in a stupid hat and a Hawaiian shirt patterned with beetles and centipedes, he's ready for his day at the beach.
He slithers by on his many striped octopus legs with his foldy chair tucked under an arm, and pauses to tip his sunnies and peer down at her. ]

You do you, but I think you'd get a better soak where I'm headed. You new, sweetheart?

LMAO I LOVE HIM

[agiantbird]

[Oh God. Oh... God. Ew. Dee wrinkles her nose up, the smell of something absolutely godawful hitting her nostrils. Dee doesn't know what the fuck it is, but it's bad, and she wants it gone.

...And then she turns and sees an octopus-man coming toward her, with a foldy chair under his arm and sunglasses on his face. And it quickly dawns on her that the smell is coming from him. His stench rivals Charlie's, which would almost be impressive if Dee didn't feel like gagging right now.]

Y-Yeah? Uh. [She stares at him distrustfully. She doesn't know what he means by 'new' yet, but... that's a question for later. She's too distracted by the stench, and by... the mysterious place this stinky dude's trying to recommend to her.]

...Are you... heading to a sewer? Because I don't want to hang out in a sewer.

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[bugbeverage]

[ The angelpuss (angel octopus) man takes no offense. He simply extends a grubby hand. ]

Not today--the beach is where it's at! I'm talking, totally topside, like woah!

[ He sails a hands through the air like a surfboard. ]

You should, like, totally come with me and hang out! I'm sure you have a lot of questions and fortunately for you, all I've got is time.

[agiantbird]

[Dee very pointedly ignores the extended hand, because god knows where that thing's been. She places her hands on her hips instead, and wonders if she can endure that aroma wafting from his weird body.]

Yyyeah. It's not really sewer weather, is it? [She comments dryly.]

[She probably could hang out with the weird, stinky guy though. She's been around Charlie long enough to go nose blind to his smells pretty damn quickly. She might be able to manage with this dude too.]

Guess I could hang out for a bit. But if we start heading toward a single goddamn manhole cover, I'm out.

[bugbeverage]

Oh, don't you worry, the only manhole around here is mine.

[agiantbird]

Ugh.

[Dee makes a disgusted noise in the back of her throat, scrunching her nose up at him.]

...Okay. Yeah. Lead the way, dude. I'm gonna soak up some rays. Maybe a bit of sun will dull this migraine of mine.

[bugbeverage]

[ Beetlejuice leads the way to the elevators. Along the way he hums and chuckles to himself as though he's just thought of THE best joke. However, he doesn't share it. When they arrive at the doors, the ghoul mashes the UP arrow and rests back on his tentacles as he waits.]

You're gonna love it--they got endless shrimp.

[agiantbird]

[Oh boy. Now he’s humming and chuckling to himself, and Dee’s beginning to wonder what the fuck she’s gotten herself into. And why is the beach upstairs? She sees that up arrow, glowing almost menacingly.]

Endless shrimp, huh? [She sounds… cautious.] What else do they have?

[bugbeverage]

Oh, you know! Room service, spa, perfect weather--at least until this flood. I thought floods were a whole punish the damned thing on Earth but whatever! Not my problem!

[ Ding! Their transport to the pearly gates arrives. ]

Hell's way more fun, but it's kinda a dump right now.

[agiantbird]

...Hell?

[Dee blinks slowly, raising both eyebrows at him. She doesn't sound like she believes him. She also hasn't noticed her wings yet, because she's an idiot.]

[bugbeverage]

[ He slinks into the elevator. ]

Yeah, something something, evil swamps encroaching on the city...which is a shame. I got a buddy who just opened up a joint down there. Hope he's not flooded.

Anyway! We're going to Heaven.

cw: alcoholism/implied alcohol-related death/anxiety

[agiantbird]

Heaven? Like... the Heaven?

[No way. That's impossible. She was fine last night, and it's not like she drank that much, did she? She drank a lot, but not enough to...

Shit.

And then she feels a twitching sensation coming from her back, and reaches behind to feel.... feathers?!]

Oh! Ohhhh no! Are those...wings?! [She squeaks, her voice becoming increasingly high-pitched the longer she speaks. Sure enough, she has four bright, canary yellow wings on her back, and she's unfolded one slightly without realising.]

[bugbeverage]

[ Beetlejuice just looks at her. Bless. He doesn't have enough empathy not to be an asshole about it and this is before he's locked into Lucifer's contract so there's no reason to be a Good Guy about this. Other than he wants to be in a close space with a pretty girl for a few minutes. ]

Sure are, sweet cheeks! You bit the big one! Kicked the bucket! Bought the farm! Croaked!

[agiantbird]

Ohhh no. [Dee turns her head as far as she can to try and get a look at her wings. She glimpses bright feathers -- lots of bright feathers -- and not much else. Her eyes are wide with shock, and once she stops trying to look at her wings, she breathes in deeply and sets her hands on her hips.]

O-okay, so... I fucked up. [She's still speaking in that high-pitched, panicked way of hers, even as she tries to come to terms with this.] I fucked up, and now I'm here, but I'm an angel! And that's good, right? I mean, it can't get much better than Heaven.

[Yeah, she's rambling a little. Don't mind her.]

[bugbeverage]

[ Beetlejuice looks thoughtful and bobs his head a little, his lower lip jutting out. ]

Yeah I'd say you coulda' done worse.

[ He reaches out to flick one of her feathers. ]

We're a couple of lucky stiffs. I know I am, hahaha!

[ BJ she's been here fifteen minutes cool your jets. ]

[agiantbird]

[She shoots him an irritated look, but then stretches out a wing as far as she can without hitting anything.]

Do the wings look good? [Because apparently that's super important right now.] They look kinda... bright?

[bugbeverage]

[ He takes that as an invitation to give her wing a little tug. ]

You'll blend right in, trust me.

[agiantbird]

[And that feels real weird. She doesn't think she likes it. It's too alien for her, right now.

She reaches up and points juuuust underneath the golden ring that hovers above her head.]

Dude. Do I have a halo?

[bugbeverage]

Yeah, yeah, you're a picture perfect angel, now get a move on! I got rays to catch!

[ He emerges from the elevator long enough to shuffle around behind her and usher her in. ]

Please keep all arms, legs, and wings inside the vehicle at all times!

[agiantbird]

[She rolls her eyes at that and sets her hands on her hips. Of course she had to find the one stinky dude who kills her self-absorbed excitement as quickly as it hits her. But she follows, jaw clenched, hoping Heaven's beach is actually worth it.]

So, you got a name, bud?

[bugbeverage]

[ He mashes the button and starts tapping one of his tentacles because he is currently missing his feet. ]

Call me BJ! And who might you be, hot stuff?

cw: dumb nsfw names

[agiantbird]

[She raises an eyebrow at his name, both eyebrows at hot stuff.]

Ophelia Titsalot. [She answers sarcastically, without thinking about how that ...might backfire on her?]

Come on. What's your real name, dude?

[bugbeverage]

[ He blows out a breath and props his fists on his squishy octopus hips. ]

I can't tell you, Ophelia. It's a whole...thing.

[ But not for much longer. The elevator takes them up, up, up. Finally it stops and with a chime the doors open to reveal the splendor of Heaven streaming in through the Cloud Nine Hotel's windows.]

[agiantbird]

So you'd rather people call you something that sounds like a sex act?

[Dee questions, unconvinced. But she drops the attitude as soon as the elevator doors open and she sees that beautiful light streaming through the windows of a place that looks... equally beautiful.]

Hoooly... shit. [She says with wide, enraptured eyes before wincing. Yeah, maybe she shouldn't say that here.]

[Then she steps out of the elevator and smirks over her shoulder at the grubby octopus man.]

And my name's not really Ophelia, dummy.

[bugbeverage]

I've been called worse!

[ He all but chirps this as he slithers out of the elevator. ]

Really?

[ He feigns a gasp. ]

But Titsalot suits you so well!