TDM 005: Ch-ch-changes!

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A, Garden Level - Autumn Celebrations!
[It may be November in the real world but when you're dead time is fake! So this week/month GARDENFEST is happening...........aka a bootleg mishmash of Oktoberfest and an Xmas Market. In general: PARTY TIME.

Drinks! Foods! Bad singing!! Drunkenly built gingerbread houses! You're thrown in a festive identity clash of imps and cherubs in the garden playing music that doesn't match or shoving drinks at you. Don't worry, if you don't want a mug of beer, it might just be gingerale! Anyway sorry you died but PARTY PARTY JOIN US JOIN US--]


B, Hell Level: ICE to meet you!
[Down at the HellRaiser hotel, the hellish amenities await your every need, but spooky season is over. Aside from the usual, er, allure of Hell, it also seems to be slowly freezing over. Ruh roh. It's not much now, but occasionally you may be hit by a teeny tiny icicle as you explore, awww. Other times it's a whole fucking STALACTITE crashes down on you. Better dodge or hope someone pushes you out the way!! Look out for slick sidewalks too!

Otherwise, hey have some fun in Hell!! Go to a club, get some drugs, go to a casino, win and get mugged!! Ever have a drink made out of literal MAGMA? Go on, try it!! Slaps hell's cobbled brimstone you can fit so much chaos down here!]


C, Heaven Level: Spice, spice, baby.
[Heaven-side, the cherubs are ready to welcome you and give you the VIP treatment!! Massages! Manipedis! Lavish outfits and attention! You can raise your hand and just get a fucking cat sat on your lap! Truly, this is bliss!!

Oh, but it's also cozy season in Heaven! So along with the best fits for the chillier weather, There are an assortment of beverages being offered by angels for you to sample (CW Mind Manipulation):

Apple Spiced Latte- Tasty and earthy! But you suddenly feel more subservient.
Cranberry Spiced Latte- A bit tart but it works. This might make you sassier than usual.
Stuffing Spiced Latte- There is no effect. Why would you drink this you monster.

For the TDM you can find small cherub-run kiosks with these drinks on any level you prefer! If that's not your cuppa joe, feel free to explore the beauty of Heaven per usual! The beach! Boardwalk! All the cafes!! Whatever heaven should have, you can likely find it.]

OOC NOTES:
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Comments

[fairestqueen]

[Kalim here on his own is almost certainly a recipe for disaster.

...but is that Vil's problem? Not really. He's got his own house to look out for, even if it seems that none of them are here, and no desire to take the place of Kalim's keeper. If his responsibilities as housewarden are temporarily on hold, that just means that he can spend his free time on important things like refining his workout routine and trying new makeup palettes.]

Oh!

[He stumbles after Kalim, more or less keeping upright, though it isn't easy - or as graceful as he would like.]

Slow down.

[An order, of course, not a request at all. But at least he doesn't sound angry, just somewhat frazzled.]

I'm going to break my ankle if we go that fast. I refuse to start my time here with a broken ankle. [A pause.] Can we get hurt here? If we're supposedly dead?

[broasis]

Oh, sorry! I forget how fast I can get on these things, hehe.

[Gonna be a little more careful with his speed and movements now-- he's still getting used to these bunny legs, but he'd really not like to be responsible for breaking one of the more expensive ankles in town.]

Thaaat's a great question! Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven? [He winks, but then promptly bursts into laughter. If he was trying to flirt, Kalim's clearly not very good at it. But surely Vil must know that nobody gets more of a kick out of their own jokes than Kalim.]

[effortaverse]

And while you do that...

[He's just gonna start walking down the beach toward a chair...]

[puzzleshounen]

Yuugi's heart practically glowed.

Look at his gems, Marik. Look at how they're a kaleidoscope of bright rainbow colors of pure joy. It's like Christmas came early, okay?

"I have one on me!" Yuugi chirped -- actually chirped, like a dragon -- as his wings quivered. "Let's have a fun duel, as friends! I've always felt that games can say things that people can't, so let's get to know each other better, too!"

[fairestqueen]

[Vil does not laugh at the insulting description of Azul - but he might smirk just the tiniest bit.]

If that's the case, I'm sure he'll show up as soon as there's a good deal to be had, or money to be made. We only have to wait.

[He doesn't especially mind if no one he knows is there. Vil is certain he'll dazzle all strangers, so why worry? Leona being there might only be a detriment, after all, since he never seems dazzled at all.]

Well, don't let me keep you. I'm sure you have places to be.

[effortaverse]

[Leona smirks as well, proud of himself. That's right, he knows he's got a smart mouth and not even Vil can deny it.

...But then...]

Oi. Where do you get off, dismissing me?

What if I have nothing to do at all, hah?

[Then he's gonna sleep, obviously. But he can't sleep just yet, not until he's sniffed out every inch of this territory.]

[vroomkeeper]

[ O Ra.....he's glad his sister isn't here to see this. (And vaguely incredulous Jonouchi hasn't been struck by lightning again. They really are in a new world.) ]

Awareness is half of any physical feat. Practice moving your wings. Both of them.

[ He taps the same joint on the other wing, then steps back. Can he do it without Marik's hand as a focal point...? ]

[vroomkeeper]

A duel as friends......

"I'd love that." Marik looks around, determined to make this happen, because Yuugi wants it to happen, and he wants everything Yuugi wants. That's what being a friend means. "Look, here's a table."

There are cherubs sitting at it, but that's okay, he can fix that. Marik heads over and begins to drag the table towards Yuugi, leaving the two cherubs blinking in their chairs. One is still holding a hot drink of its own.

HE FOUND A TABLE, YUUGI! HE'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY BECAUSE THAT MAKES HIM HAPPY TOO.

[luckydragonsfoot]

[Miraculously, yes he can!

Everyone is in for a wild ride if Jonouchi ever says a word about Ra in his world.

Glancing back at his wings, he first squints at the one that Marik had been touching, and then manages to move the opposite wing. From there, both are slowly folding and unfolding, a rather impressive wing-span revealing itself in the process.

Alright...Alright, this is something!]

[vroomkeeper]

[ Progress indeed. He's actually starting to look like a sun falcon! If you must bear that visage, Jonouchi, do it justice.

Marik smiles, approving. Good. Good.... ]

Can you feel the wind in your feathers?

[luckydragonsfoot]

[It's a tragedy that Marik did not see what he looked like while pinning Kaiba to the ground to slug him in the face.]

Hnnnn....

...Kinda..? Not much 'f a wind goin' t' be fair, but...I c'n feel somethin' at least...

[puzzleshounen]

Ah...

Those were Cherubs. At the table.

They were just sitting there, minding their own business, and Marik was just dragging a table for them to play on without thinking about whether or not others were sitting at it.

How absolutely thoughtful of him!

But there were only two chairs! Don't worry, though! Yuugi's got this covered; see, he grabbed two extra chairs so that everyone can sit at the table together!

[fairestqueen]

I see.

[Vil doesn't have any reason not to believe him... but he doesn't have any reason to believe him, either, and he hasn't become a successful actor by just believing anything anyone says. Still, there's no reason to dismiss it out of hand, either.]

What sort of insights were those? Something remarkable, I would imagine.

[If he knows more, maybe he'll know what to believe.]

[fairestqueen]

[He takes Azul's hand and uses it to balance, until he's standing and reasonably steady again.]

Yes. I just - appeared here, I suppose. It's certainly an odd place. Do you know more of it?

[fairestqueen]

[Vil manages not to roll his eyes, but it's a near thing. He'd forgotten just how Kalim Kalim can be.]

It certainly stung just now, yes. So I suppose that answers my question well enough.

[Actually, it stung his pride more than anything, but that's just Vil.]

That new look of yours is cute, but rather unexpected.

[fairestqueen]

Oh, you've already decided to give up and waste your time here napping, too?

[Of course he hasn't to get that little dig in.]

I doubt you'd want to accompany me. I intend to investigate this place - I'm sure there's plenty we haven't seen yet. Perhaps even things that are being hidden from us.

[And if Vil's stuck there, then of course he'd want to know.]

[tothosewhobait]

I do. And I happen to have some time before the lounge opens, if you would like to follow me. Talking out here on the street like this isn't exactly conducive to a proper conversation after all.

[effortaverse]

[Always with the audacity of this cub. Leona snorts a little, rolling his eyes.]

Oh yeah? I don't expect you could sniff your way out of a paper bag.

[He gestures with a nod of his head and continues walking the way Vil was going. Obviously, Vil isn't getting out of company easily. What could he expect from someone who loves doing the opposite of what he's told to?]

We're better off with more eyes on the job. And ears. And a nose.

[In case Vil needed more reminders he isn't a beastman...]

[vroomkeeper]

[ ....Yes, but he was also punching Seto Kaiba, which sounds entertaining as hell to witness, so that might have evened out. Marik likes watching Sister punch Seto Kaiba and she only does it with things like "words" and "microexpressions". Actual fists? HILARIOUS. ]

Concentrate on that for a while. Adjust your wings. See if you can get the wind to catch in them.

And when it curves them up just right--

[ Okay he's launching himself back into the air with his own wings now to be a stupid fucking showoff but he's marik ishtar what did you expect

besides, this is for jonouchi's BENEFIT! he's leading by EXAMPLE!

all hail marik ishtar. ]

[vroomkeeper]

"Hey!" pipes up one of the cherubs. "What in the ding-dong blazes do you think you're doing!"

"Such language, Carl," says the other. "Gauche."

Marik, meanwhile, is so excited to begin Dueling. He hurries to help Yuugi with the chairs, too, though from the way he's setting them up he hasn't realized Carl & co. will be joining them.....

[hellhathnofurry]

Tch. Shit. How the fuck did Blitz leave Hell?

[She pauses.]

I mean, I guess this isn't really Hell Hell. It doesn't even smell the same. What's up with this place? They didn't even stop me from going into Heaven.

[grumpface]

Like I said, this place is run by a buncha incompetent buffoons. Even more annoyin' is the shit that happens in this place. I've seen people's forms change from month to month.


...'Least there ain't no extermination takin' place in this hell.

[broasis]

We can ask Azul for a pack of ice for you to sit on when we get there; that should help, right?

[There's a delay in his processing of that compliment, since's he's far too busy giggling about the thought of poor Vil sitting on ice like the fanciest chilled champagne.]

Ah, thanks! I'm still getting used to it, but it's pretty fun! Check it out, I'm super soft, too! [Pushing his sleeve up and holding his arm out for Vil to experience the velvety softness himself.]

One guy told me I'd make a great coat! [He laughs at this decidedly horrible "compliment," but leave it to Kalim to be the only one who would take it that way.] I told him I thought I was pretty lucky to have one built in, but I'll tell you it's not enough for the kinda cold this place can get! Ahaha!

[mochi4head]

Uh... Yeah, that's what I said, right?

[Kieran asks, brow furrowed in confusion.]

[faithfulservant]

"From what I gather in our conversation you had a more versatile life then I did. Which allows you to see things more open and clearer. I've ever only know the prison and the life it brings. I was born and raised in a prison.

The only way out was to become a prison guard and move up from there. Otherwise it was the streets where I surely would have ended up back in prison later. With no support to help me. Granted I didn't have support as a guard or office either. I had to figure out most on my own because I was different.

Therefore, I've only ever known convicts and those who took advantage with their stories and lies. Often I've seen many faces end up back in prison for the same crimes as before. I've also only known corruption among the police and those in power and refused to follow that."

Javert quietly explained. He wasn't looking for pity or for support, but merely explained why he was so black and white. He sounded very tired as he spoke because he was mentally tired from everything.