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

[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!

[agiantbird]

Well shit! Thanks, buddy. BJ suits you as well!

[She says without losing the sarcasm. At least he rolled with the joke instead of telling her to stfu. That's a nice change of pace.]

My name's a lot tamer than that. It's Dee.

[bugbeverage]

More than you know.

[ He bounces his eyebrows at her. ]

Well, Dee, welcome to eternity!

[agiantbird]

[She crinkles her nose up at him again, but her face betrays mild amusement.]

Thanks, bud. I think I can get used to this. [She's perking up a little; it's easier to accept the afterlife when you're in the good place, and not the shitty place.]

I hope there's a bar at this beach. Like, one of those fun, beach bars serving drinks with tiny umbrellas. Because I want to celebrate. [She says with a smug. Apparently, suspected alcohol poisoning hasn't put her off the booze.]

[bugbeverage]

[ Beetlejuice makes a rueful little frown. ]

Aaah, unfortunately there's no booze up here. You gotta go downstairs if you want that. Vise versa, there's no coffee down there. Only up here. Pal of mine's taking care of the coffee problem...I might see about fixing the other one but I'm a busy guy.

[agiantbird]

Whaaat? [That one word comes out as a disappointed, slightly horrified whisper. Well, that's strike one against Heaven.]

Well, someone better figure it out because I'm not going down there for a mimosa. You'd think they'd have the fancy stuff up here, at least. Champagne, wine, fancy cocktails...

[bugbeverage]

Eeeey, it's not so bad down there! I mean sure, you might get stabbed when you step out of the elevator but it's not like you'll die again!

[ Nobody tell him. ]

[agiantbird]

Sure, but I don't want to get stabbed at all!

[Dee yelps, her voice becoming increasingly high-pitched.]

And a pretty, blonde angel like me... I-I'd be a prime target!