TDM 004: BACK TO SCHOOL

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A: Garden Level - Fall IN!
[The garden is full of fruits and overflowing with milk and honey as usual, truly a paradise. But gasp, what's this? A PALLET CHANGE? Instead of the typical lush green, it's taken on more Autumn colors for Aesthetic^TM. It's still pleasantly warm as usual though, for current denizens and newbies alike, and it's gosh darn nice to hang out in.

But speaking of newbies and passerbys! If you pop in, you'll find yourself landing in a pile of colorful leaves. But these ain't no normal leaves!! Depending on the color, you may experience the following:

Yellow- Get energized nerd!! Despite just dying, you're suddenly filled to the brim with joy, and far more amicable to the first people you see.
Orange- Ever heard of love at first sight?? IT'S HAPPENING NOW. You may become absolutely smitten with the first few folks that help you out of your pile.
Red- Or the complete opposite! You're filled with the POWER OF AGGRO and ready to argue or fight with whoever you see first!

Or maybe you fall in a pile of mixed leaves that give you a combo of effects, or nullify the effect so nothing happens! Up to you. ]


B, Hell Level: Spooky Scary Skeletons
[Down at the HellRaiser hotel, it's already practically halloween 24/7, but now even more so! The standard hellish hotel amenities are available--massages, hot saunas, all the booze and drugs you could ever want, room service, etc!

But the perpetual night life is where it's at. In celebration of the most unholy season of the year (citation needed), the clubs are HOPPING and playing music loud enough it could raise the (un)dead. . .literally! You could be walking on your way back from getting a burger, and skeleton or zombie bursts from the ground! They might attack you or. . .try to get you to dance with them. Weird. Either way, don't linger too long, or they'll try to get you to go back further into the depths with them. . .

Alternatively maybe you're just accosted by some normal party demons/imps and dragged into a club. Have fun!]


C, Heaven Level: The Holy Spirit Halloween
[Heaven-side, the heavenly hotel is its normal, pampering self, complete with every luxurious amenity you could imagine. However, it seems some parts of the hotel are decorated with more. . .demonic accents??

It's not just the hotel either. Outside, spot angels in all sorts of costumes, ranging from black cats to silly godzilla rubber suits. That's right, TIS THE SEASON, and it's the only time angels get to indulge in more silly ~sinful~ desires! Is this cultural appropriation?? Don't worry about it.

As for you, if you're not chillin' at a cat cafe or the gorgeous beach or a coffee shop, you may find a cherub stuffing you into a silly costume. When in Rome!! You may also come across huge golden depots full of costumes, so feel free to shop around! The cherubs within will also see to your every need, as if they're extensions of the hotel as well]

OOC NOTES:
-"Ash this TDM seems kinda half assed" i don't have any excuse this time i'm just tired
-This TDM is open to all! 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!! 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

[familyalien]

No, like a desert with a light pole and rock formation. Literally an edge of a cliff. Oh, not that dangerous just can't stop for long without something grabbing at your legs.

Up above?

No, I am The Doctor.

[bestcupid]

Oh... that does sound like this. Yes. Where is that???

Mm! If you take the elevator to, I guess they call it heaven?

Um okay! I'm Cupid. Or Lynette. Whichever you're more comfortable with. No "the" before either. [A small laugh.]

[familyalien]

In some reality when I'm in the state of dying.

You can certainly show me. Saw Heaven once before. Wasn't all that impressed.

As in Cupid with the arrows and spreading love between mortals, Cupid?

[bestcupid]

Okay, come along then. [A beat!] Oh wait! My friend's first???? Well... [Fidget fidget and then the question!!!]

.... no?

[She's lying through her teeth. Badly!!! She got lulled into a false sense of security with him being all weird and talking about the edge of death???? And he already saw her bow!?]

What would that Cupid be doing in Hell?

I guess I'll come back here after I get more whatever for them.

[familyalien]

Then hi then Cupid, always wanted to get to know you. Why don't you show me the way to elevator and if you don't mind my asking where can I get a bow and arrows let me know; one can't stay still for too long here. But that's okay keeps me on my toes.

I don't know... Just visiting?

[bestcupid]

Um... why? [Sometimes. VERY VERY VERY Rarely it's to thank her.]

[She's mostly worried about being punched though. The other reason (other than sounding INSANE, and having to deal with questions about immortality and/or Raul's questions about the whole pantheon which would only get worse if he knew the truth!]

[But she heads back to the hotel lobby!] Sorry! Mine are part of me. But other people have swords and things? Well, the angels do. I think a lot of the hellions have guns? And my friend Greed... doesn't have any weapons, he's just that strong! I don't know where they got them though. I think Michael's is sword like my bow. And then Asmodeus' doesn't have an open weapon, but he's like Greed so he doesn't need it either?

Yes. That actually is what I was doing. And I get attacked every time. [Sigh!]

[familyalien]

No, idea.

I'm not sure how I got here. I just dropped. Story of my lives.

Yeah, I don't do guns, me.

[The Doctor follows]

Now, are you going to show me the way to the other place or not?

Now, what can you tell me about this besides beings trying to drag me down under.

[bestcupid]

You wanted to meet Cupid and you don't know why???? [X to doubt, Doctor!]

Neither does Greed. I don't think Heaven is going to give out any weapons to hellbound for free though. Or even for money.

Don't be rude!

[Huff!] Are you always like this? [She has a half mind to shoot him with her love bow, but eh...] What do you want to know? [AND SHE IS LEADING HIM BACK TO THE ELEVATOR BUT GRRR! RUDE!!!]

[familyalien]

I can't complain about that.

That's me I guess, rude and not ginger - again.

About this reality, we aren't really dead are we? We're just misplaced in some reality.

[The Doctor follows to the elevator]

And if this was really Heaven and Hell, why is thar an elevator. Thar wasn't one in any Bible I read.

[bestcupid]

Most people aren't ginger? I'm not sure you need to specify that.

Correct. Probably. Unless it makes you feel better to be dead? I don't know. But it's just... confusing, yes.

I don't know. There's coffee in heaven and meat, but definitely none in Celestia? That's really weird to me. And... I don't know the bible. You could argue theology with Michael, but I just really don't know much about these things.

[familyalien]

[There's a moment The Doctor hears his whole lecture to Rose]

Blimey, talk about de-ja-vu.

Look, I'm not here to debate a book. Yes, it's full of words which is full of ideas, some of which are very ethically wrong. But humans need the comfort of an afterlife.

What do you do to pass time around here?

[bestcupid]

[Just has a confused and absolutely questioning face. Then she remembers he's kind of proud of being rude so.... while she doesn't expect an answer:] What?

That's what Michael said. Well, that it gave them hope? Wait, what was ethically wrong? [It's humans deciding for themselves. How can that even be ethically wrong???]

I'm working in a movie theater, because it's how I put myself through University. I have a... [... Does she even bother pretending not to be Cupid? Sure. Whatever, it seems like it might be funny to some humans at this point!] Hobby of matchmaking. [:V Get it?] But while no successes here yet, I met someone who couldn't find love until he was here, so that's very encouraging! And some people are interested! It's a little harder without the Cupid Corporation app, of course. [For a hobby, she's like 99 times more enthusiastic/obsessed with it than anything else....]

And Greed runs an alcohol bar in Heck, called the Devil's Nest, with a lot of other things. I don't come down here often though. But he also enjoys motorcycles, so does Bulma, and a lot of people down here, and an acquaintance Keith who helped me get safely through down here went testing out his wings by jumping from buildings... [SIGH. She'd REALLY rather people were more cautious about these things? They're so fragile!] There's ocean and beaches topside, and cafes, and Maurice is into music, and so is Mae. She's a cat. She also likes dinosaurs. And there was a mentor program a couple months back that I took pretty seriously, so I'm still looking out for the demon I was supposed to help, though I'm not sure how much he's not a fan of it. Sir Asmodeus is all about lust, but he's very stern about consent, but pretty much, whatever you can think of as your preference, there's probably some way you can meet it here?

[familyalien]

No, hope is good. Do me a favor, don't involve me in matchmaking. [He's lost enough lovers to be bothered with it anymore.]

Maybe still trying to understand the physics of this dimension. [But there are places for the Doctor to visit and he just loves shops.]

[bestcupid]

Okay! [^_^; She has no problem with that, after all, Cupid Corp is an opt-in service, even if she is very good at the sales pitch.]

[But then there's a sad face.] You did just want to meet Cupid to yell at her, didn't you? [Ugh.] What happened?

[There are........ *billions* of shops between both heaven and hell here. But in hell it's a lot of sex and drug shops. Good luck with that. All the cafes are topside!]

[familyalien]

[The Doctor stares with sad eyes of a person who's lost a lot.]

Doesn't matter what happened.

[bestcupid]

[Noooooooooo not puppy eyes!]

I'm sorry... I only wanted to people to know the joy and happiness of being in love. [Fist over her necklace but gently offers a sympathetic touch to his arm.] It... it's not always meant to hurt. I'm sorry.

Um... I also just help with people finding friends if they want. But I'll never push it on anyone. Some people just need to focus on working themselves alone first. [You know... demons mostly.]

[familyalien]

[The Doctor gives a slight head nod.]

Can't debate finding friends. And yes, that's true.

[bestcupid]

Okay, friends then.

[Inside the hotel, she leads to the elevator, and hits the button with her elbow. Can't be too careful.] Do you want someone to show you around Heaven too or have you got it now?

[familyalien]

Oh yes!

[The Doctor remarks enthusiastically]

Lead the way.

[bestcupid]

[Fortunately the elevator opens quickly, no one must have gone up since she came down, so in she goes, holding the door for him.]

I take it you're familiar with elevators? [Slightly sly grin.]

[familyalien]

[The Doctor gives a head nod as he proceeds to walk in]

[bestcupid]

Want to talk about where you're from, or prefer to think in solitude?

[familyalien]

I'm a traveler, me. Where are you from?

[bestcupid]

Celestia. [The Roman name for Mount Olympus mind you... Who is the worst ever at pretending not to be a goddess? YES SHE IS!]

And Los York. I was a bridal advisor for Cupid Corporation there.

Got any favorite places you traveled to?

[familyalien]

I'm sorry. Wut? Wot? What? [What did she mean by Celestia? That could mean a few things.]

Earth. [The Doctor beams]