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funnyhearts2020-07-26 03:00 pm
happyheartsstaff) wrote in funnyhearts2020-07-26 03:00 pm
TEST DRIVE MEME 003
HAPPY HEARTS HOTEL
You wake up in a padded box. It rocks, gently, as though suspended in mid-air. You begin to stir, confusion or distress pushing you to try to sit up — and then the air begins to smell sweet, and you fall back asleep.You wake up in a padded box. For a moment, you are beatifically calm. You don't know how you got here, or why, but that isn't really all that important. You don't need to know where you are. You're just... here. And here is a wonderful place to be.
But there is a niggling suspicion growing in the back of your mind. A suspicion that here is not somewhere you wanted to be. That it is not where you're supposed to be. You remember... chasing a white rabbit (or was it a person)? A mirror? Bright light, and green ivy crawling over your skin... Before you can worry too much, the box jolts, and then settles, and after a long moment the walls fall from around you to reveal —
A hotel lobby?
"Welcome to the Happy Hearts Hotel and Casino," says an attendant behind a desk. "We're so pleased you could join us. We have your room keys and Empathies here, please make an orderly line and we'll hand them out once we've confirmed identities. After that, feel free to explore the hotel! We highly recommend starting with the casino. Everyone's a winner here in Happy Hearts!"
Is this normal? It doesn't feel normal. And hey — you could swear you had shoes before!
I. SHALL WE DANCE, SHALL WE FLY
Those of you hoping to make use of The Pool of Tears today are in for a disappointment — it appears to have been shut down for the day to make room for a special event! Dozens of small vehicles that resemble pink flamingos are parked along the grounds by the pool, and others are being flown above it with varying levels of skill.
People wearing name tags identifying them as guest instructors mingle around the parked vehicles to offer lessons on how to fly the flamingos. They'll also allow the flamingos to be checked out to be used for recreation, regardless of whether the person checking them out has had flying lessons or not.
Why is this taking place in the pool area and not outdoors, you may ask? Why, because a crash landing in water is so much softer on the bones than on solid land, of course.
Or perhaps you were hoping to spend some time at the Caucus-Race, making use of the hotel's private gym. It seems that, too, had been taken over for an event — dance lessons! There are more guest instructors there to lead dances of all kinds, from groups to couples to private instruction. Even if you didn't intend to partake of them when you came here, you may find yourself bustled away and facing your partner for the lesson before you know it.
Still another handful of guest instructors have set up in the Mad Tea-Party, offering a variety of art lessons — from paintings to drawing to pottery to glassblowing! Have a glass of wine, or something stronger, and try your hand at one! Anyone who chooses to do so will get to keep whatever masterpiece they produce.
People wearing name tags identifying them as guest instructors mingle around the parked vehicles to offer lessons on how to fly the flamingos. They'll also allow the flamingos to be checked out to be used for recreation, regardless of whether the person checking them out has had flying lessons or not.
Why is this taking place in the pool area and not outdoors, you may ask? Why, because a crash landing in water is so much softer on the bones than on solid land, of course.
Or perhaps you were hoping to spend some time at the Caucus-Race, making use of the hotel's private gym. It seems that, too, had been taken over for an event — dance lessons! There are more guest instructors there to lead dances of all kinds, from groups to couples to private instruction. Even if you didn't intend to partake of them when you came here, you may find yourself bustled away and facing your partner for the lesson before you know it.
Still another handful of guest instructors have set up in the Mad Tea-Party, offering a variety of art lessons — from paintings to drawing to pottery to glassblowing! Have a glass of wine, or something stronger, and try your hand at one! Anyone who chooses to do so will get to keep whatever masterpiece they produce.
II. WE TRADE IN FAVORS
The guest instructors aren't the only ones visiting the hotel today. It seems some traveling merchants have come to pitch their wares, and they've set up shop in the hotel lobby. There's display cases of delicately crafted jewelry, all manner of glassware, bolts of fabric, boxes of precious stones and crystal.
Why come to them when you can get what you need for free from the hotel's boutique? There's just no comparison when it comes to exquisite craftsmanship, of course, or the quality of their raw materials. But should you need a reason beyond that — there's something a little magical about their wares. This necklace is spelled to ward off evil, that circuit will grant clear thought, anything made from this bolt of cloth will always keep the wearer perfectly warm or cool, carrying that crystal will give a boost of healing or luck.
They deal only in trade. Teas, if you have them, will fetch the highest price and get you the most unique items. If you don't happen to have a tea, you're not out of luck — they will also accept favors. Perhaps they will ask you to convince someone else to make a purchase as well, perhaps they will send you on a hunt for a specific item. Perhaps they will ask you for something more intangible, like the shape of a smile or the salt of tears. Not your own, of course, you must inspire them in someone else. Hopefully there's someone nearby who can help you with that.
Why come to them when you can get what you need for free from the hotel's boutique? There's just no comparison when it comes to exquisite craftsmanship, of course, or the quality of their raw materials. But should you need a reason beyond that — there's something a little magical about their wares. This necklace is spelled to ward off evil, that circuit will grant clear thought, anything made from this bolt of cloth will always keep the wearer perfectly warm or cool, carrying that crystal will give a boost of healing or luck.
They deal only in trade. Teas, if you have them, will fetch the highest price and get you the most unique items. If you don't happen to have a tea, you're not out of luck — they will also accept favors. Perhaps they will ask you to convince someone else to make a purchase as well, perhaps they will send you on a hunt for a specific item. Perhaps they will ask you for something more intangible, like the shape of a smile or the salt of tears. Not your own, of course, you must inspire them in someone else. Hopefully there's someone nearby who can help you with that.
III. SECRET MESSAGES
By your second or third pass around the hotel, after all the visitors have left, you may notice something that looks a little out of place. A loose rock in the otherwise solid structures of the pool area, a shimmer of green tucked in among all the white abstract sculptures in a hallway, an odd knot in the wood of a bench or chair somewhere in the hotel.
No members of the staff seem to have noticed it so far, but for that to remain the case you'll have to work quickly — and work together. Maybe the rock is up too high for one person to reach, maybe the sculptures are too heavy for one person to move, maybe someone needs to stand guard or distract the hotel staff while the other pries out the wood knot.
All those who succeed in retrieving the piece of heavy green paper hidden away will find the same message: a drawing of a caterpillar, accompanied by a series of numbers and the words call a friend.
No members of the staff seem to have noticed it so far, but for that to remain the case you'll have to work quickly — and work together. Maybe the rock is up too high for one person to reach, maybe the sculptures are too heavy for one person to move, maybe someone needs to stand guard or distract the hotel staff while the other pries out the wood knot.
All those who succeed in retrieving the piece of heavy green paper hidden away will find the same message: a drawing of a caterpillar, accompanied by a series of numbers and the words call a friend.
IV. WELCOME HOME
Maybe you just want to be alone — well, that's what you have your room key for! Oysters room on the second and third floors of the hotel, one to a room. You were assured your room would be exactly what you'd always wished for — and for some, that's right! It's exactly as you would have decorated it yourself. But for others, their rooms are totally wrong. A grizzled cowboy can't have a pink room! Hotel staff are firm, though: every room is exactly as its owner wants it to be. Search your feelings, Oyster. You know it to be true.
On each bed are the Oysters' personal effects, minus weapons, as well as a towel folded in the shape of a heart, and a single foil-wrapped chocolate. If eaten, the chocolate is delicious, and incites a feeling of tender warmth in Oysters — not lust, but a desire for closeness. Why spend time in your room, when you could go find a new friend in the casino?
On each bed are the Oysters' personal effects, minus weapons, as well as a towel folded in the shape of a heart, and a single foil-wrapped chocolate. If eaten, the chocolate is delicious, and incites a feeling of tender warmth in Oysters — not lust, but a desire for closeness. Why spend time in your room, when you could go find a new friend in the casino?
Anyone who participates in the second prompt will receive an item with a minor enchantment of their choosing! For players apping in this round, you can include it in your list of items. Current players can reply to the second comment on this page to receive approval of their enchanted item. Please direct any questions to the first comment on this page, and happy playing, Oysters!
© tessisamess
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"Oh. Okay. Gifts are good. I like gifts. If you like the glass pitcher, I can make something else to give more gifts...?"
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"Ah you don't have to for one as myself. This pitcher will be enough, really it would be Mu."
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But then after some more thought. "Unless you like something else? What does Leanne like?"
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She blinks at his question and goes to look away, thinking hard. "I can't think of anything... I am truly content, Mu. Truly I am. I dare not to be selfish and ask for things."
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Now Mu truly thinks it's a shame that he die for a cause much bigger than himself. Still, he managed to smile at her.
"If you like it, then I can make other things." At least, if he could make something for someone it will keep him going with a purpose and have much to live for.
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She goes to smile back up at him, moving a wing to brush it against him to give a bit of comfort.
So much blushing as he seems to be determined to give her things. "I do like it but you should make things for yourself."
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Tilting his head, not sure what to make from feeling the wing feathers brushing against his cheek.
"...I don't know what to make for myself." He said, looking at her blankly. "I'll make a gift with flowers for you next time." Then he smiles a little bit. "You like flowers, do you?"
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She watches his reaction to the wing brush and just gains a more gentle smile. But then blushes as much as she physically could and looks away.
"Yes, I do like flowers but Mu... You really don't have to."
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But then grimly, "It seems not too long ago that I left him before I died." And it's best if she turned away.
With difficulty changing the subject, "But I want to. Get you flowers in this place. I could not find any, so I'll draw you from memory. I'll try."
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Only for him to mentioned his death and how his tone changed. she looks away briefly but then moves a wing to try and cup him in it, a small attempt to give him a comforting hug.
With the subject change, there was no way she could refuse the gift now. "Alright... I will accept your flowers. I will be looking forward to seeing them."
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The attempt for a hug is welcomed if anything helps ease his pain, now that he survived from that trauma and lives again in this world. He even slowly raised his arms to hug her back. Just a small hug then quickly released, realizing what he is doing.
Since she approved of flowers and he figured out she likes them. "Mn, I'll paint it. Just for you."
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She blinks when he hugs her back for the wing hug. However quick it was, it was still surprising. She almost zoned out due to the touch before snapping back to reality when he speaks again.
"Just... Just one or two will be fine, Mu."
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His smile gently faded. "You're an orphan too?"
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She doesn't make eye contact and just continues to look away when he asks her that question. "Yes... I am."
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He sighs. This is a depressing subject, knowing he's alive with a heart beating in his chest and he's breathing and warm. And seeing she's looking away. "Let's have some tea and cake." He needs a distraction and so does she. "If you're not busy."
But first, putting away the cup and glass pitcher in their rooms and that means riding the elevator to the upward floors.
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She didn't want him to see her sad face as it was still a sore subject for her. The pain of the memories are still fresh due to seeing them every night still. The nightmares of that night.
".... Tea and cake sounds lovely, Mu."
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Just a short trip to his room to put away the cup for safekeeping. Inside the metal box of an elevator while minding the small cramp space of her wings that is taking up room.
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Entering the elevator was something she never really liked as she goes to hold her wings as close to her body as possible to give him as much space and room as possible. Such talks, were always depressing and hard to bounce back from.
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It will only take a moment for him to drop off his cup back in his room and then return back to meeting up with her in front of the elevator.
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It took her a few more moments before she leaves her room and goes to head back to the elevator to meet up with Mu.
"Sorry for making you wait."
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It's back to the cramp metal box they go! But it will only take a few minutes to go back down to the lobby areas.
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She really hates this loud and cramped metal box as she has to hold her wings uncomfortably close to herself and it would get painful to keep them in that position. It would be so much easier if she could fly to their destination. As soon as the doors opened, she hurried out so she could stretch her wings, flapping them and return them to their relaxed positions.
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Her wingspan is very large and wide, but he finds them majestic and beautiful. As soon they heads out and she unfurls them, he step back to give her room.
"All right, I think the dining room is this way. Do you mind sitting with me for cake and tea?"
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Leanne notices him giving her more room as she unfurls her wings. She felt a little bad that her wings seem to always be in his way. "Sorry..."
Emerald eyes blink before she forces out a small chuckle. "I believe that you have already asked me that Mu."
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Though Mu doesn't know it that he's complimenting her without putting much thought into it.
"I just want to be sure." He leads the way to the dining room where they served meals and fine cuisine to the oysters and guests, searching for a table and seat. At least one that accommodates the size of her wings.
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