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[genpcs]

Your New Best Friend

As many people know, Old Everglade is largely abandoned and for good reason. New Everglade may have a lot of current residents, but the deeper into Old Everglade you get, well… the more off-kilter and less controllable things get. It’s why most NPCs won’t tread there nowadays unless they really need something.

A teenage boy by the name of Thomas is worried for his sick grandmother. His grandmother is terminally ill and, though taken care of at Everglade’s Nightingale Care Institution, is likely not to make it through to the new year and told him about a childhood toy she had back when she used to live in Old Everglade. For this reason, Thomas ventured into Everglade’s abandoned areas and found the toy- this doll seems to have made friends, however, and in chasing it it led him to a very, very old bridge. The bridge was rickety, barely standing, but determined to see his grandmother smile one last time, Thomas persevered.

This was not the best idea Thomas has ever had. Crossing the bridge broke a series of seals that had been placed onto the bridge to cordon off an island known as the Isle of Doll. Thomas’s grandmother’s doll had been from outside of it and had been coaxed into bringing a human there to break the seal so they could become true friends, and in doing so released the dolls from the island. Though the island was small, it was filled with hundreds of abandoned dolls, all lining the edge of the island. They move in jerky, rickety movements as if they should not be moving at all. And now they’re out, and they’re coming to Everglade to find new friends. Forever friends. Friends that won’t ever, ever be able to leave them. Ever again.

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PROMPTS

A. Newfound Friend
This doll just bonded with you. It may not be the best-looking buddy you've ever made, but it's following you around now. It looks like other people are having similar issues. Maybe you should bond with someone over this experience? Or.. try various ways to get rid of it? If you can...

B. Black Market
If you're looking for ways to get rid of a doll, it isn't exactly standard fare for the old man and the Rabbit's Foot. This isn't a common problem! Maybe you should check over at the black market? You know, that weird alleyway you know is there but you know better than to go to... hopefully you won't run into any trouble. Or-- oh my god, is that guy trying to sell you a shrunken head? How is that supposed to help?

C. The Rabbit's Foot
Okay, you tried the Rabbit's Foot after all. And it is packed. Maybe there aren't any anti-doll spells hanging around, but that isn't stopping people from taking advantage of the sale on exorcism sage. Careful not to get trampled! Maybe it's a good place to hear rumors about how to get rid of these guys?

D. Dollhouse
One of Everglade's premier estates has been broken into.. and probably for good reason. After hearing a rumor about the dolls just wanting new friends, people have been trying to break into the Dollhouse Estate and.. well, it's really only been making things worse. (While the lock is broken and rumors are afloat, feel free to have your character wander in and interact with the house's apparent curse however you please.)

E. Ever After
Some people had a different idea about how to deal with these dolls. A pack of werewolves in Everglade decided that they were going to join them in holy matrimony. That way they'll never be alone, right!? Join the werewolves at one of Everglade's chapels to try to marry your doll to another doll... just be careful the dolls themselves don't get any ideas.

F. Who you gonna call?
The E-X-Terminators are on the case! Or not. If you're the heroic type, you might want to help out a team of exterminators that got trapped in a sewer by a pack of dolls that they tried to burn to a crisp as a means of getting rid of them. Save them Obi-wan Kenobi, you're their only hope! (Or save any party of NPCs that seems to have gotten caught up trying to get rid of a bunch of dolls intent on keeping them where they can never leave them.)

G. Isle of Doll
Look at you! You made it to the dolls' spawning ground, so to speak. Now's your chance to help the doll rest back on the island by bringing a new friend for them to play with. We don't recommend using one of the Dollhouse's dolls, since they'll head right back home. Be careful of ghosts and other grudgely hauntings on the island though- they were there for a while, and things might get spooky.

H. Wildcard!
You're always welcome to come up with your own top levels, these are just some things happening around Everglade to get you going!

[ ooc info post for easy reference! ]

Comments

[singinghuntress]

Objectify me und I vill show you I am not just some pretty face~. Zhis pretty soldier haz fangs she loves to use.

[Teasing, honest~.]

If a slot opens up und you're still around, I might come calling. Besides, you might be able to handle zhe typical craven debauchery, but, could you handle my version of it~? I'm a razher brutal lover.

[bloodandwhiskey]

[ There's a more interested look to his regarding her. After all, she wasn't exactly turning him down, and the thought was rather exciting. ]

Well, I suppose that all depends on what you mean by that. I mean, are we talkin' like, biting, scratches, and bruised pelvises? Bloodplay, beatings, and torture? Or somethin' along the lines where you cut parts of me off and pleasure yourself with 'em?

[singinghuntress]

[Despite how much she loved her current lovers, Rip was also a bit of an opportunist when it came to having an interesting time. Whether that would lead to his bed or not was something else... at the very least, she wasn't throwing out the possibility.]

Hm..A bit of zhe first and second lists. No zo much on mutilating my partners to pleasure myself vith. Zhat vas never my kink.

Admittedly, lately it's been more biting, scratches and delightfully bruising sex.

[bloodandwhiskey]

Well, that's a relief, to be honest.

[ He laughs and runs a hand through his hair, actually genuinely relieved. It wasn't that he couldn't survive it, but that it wasn't any fun for him. ]

And y'think I haven't done that before? Please, I lived through the '60's, and I can teach you the Spanish for "arse Hamster". Not sure there's anythin' you've got up your sleeve I haven't seen before, luv.

[singinghuntress]

[She laughs slightly and then amusingly enough pauses enough to unbutton her shirt to tug down enough to flash one huge mostly healed bite mark.. that looks like it might just be from a shark.]

Oh please, zhe sixties in Brazil vere vilder zhan anyvhere else. Besides, I'm pretty sure I haf you beat vhen it comes to strange sex. Just try me~.

[bloodandwhiskey]

I'd love to hear about them sometime. In the US it was mostly just people grumblin' about the wars and shite, but with some really fuckin' good concert festivals and drug experimentation thrown in.

You ever been part of any drug-fueled orgies while you were in Brazil? The sort of party that makes them Tijuana donkey shows look tame?

[ He looks pretty confident in himself, though he's not quite sure what it is he's trying to win, here. ]

[singinghuntress]

[She laughed.]

Definitely~. I vas one of two vomen vith nearly a zhousand ozher men from our battalion. Zhere vhere more zhan a few nights of drugs, alcohol und sex going on between drills und ozher zhings.

[She grins.]

But zhe vildest stuff I've experienced haz happened vorld hopping. Try sex vith zhe literal boogeyman or Gods. Currently, my partners are a shark fishman und a dhampire. Zhere haf been a few ozher vampires in zhe mix.. and perhaps a demon once. Zhat.. vas an experience in itzelf.

[bloodandwhiskey]

Sounds like a fun night to me, though, bein' one of two women, I can't imagine how exhausted you'd be afterward. Real trooper you are, makin' it out of that. Can't say I'd have managed the same.

[ That grin she gives him, he can't help the light jolt of excitement that shoots through him. ]

'World hopping?' [ That one was new to him, unless she meant the sort of thing that brought him from his home to here. That could be something worth exploring.

He listened, a few name drops raising a curious eyebrow, but despite his skeptical nature, he was somewhat more inclined to believe it these days. What with actual angels and vampires running about, why not anything else? He'd seen himself that God was missing from Heaven, so whatever belief system he'd had in place a year ago (or lack thereof), had been effectively shattered. Anything new was more than welcome, so long as he could make sense of it. ]

Sounds like fun. Can't say I've gotten the chance to do much of any of that, but in my defence, the world I come from is basically abandoned by God anyway, so what the hell? Anything goes, right? What's anythin' matter anymore? You want t'shag a shark man? Who's gonna stop you? As long as everyone's havin' a good time, what's the harm?

[singinghuntress]

Trust me, it vas exhausting.

[And yet fun. But, that was in the distant past and thankfully stays there.]

Yes, Vold hopping. I vas in.. three ozher vorlds before here. Two of zhem just before here.. und zhe ozher..I'm not sure vhere to place in zhe timeline.

[She pauses a moment to just kind of pinch the bridge of her nose for a moment. Stupid headaches when she tried to remember things like that...]

Sounds like mine in a vay vith zhe hole 'Abandoned by God' zhing. Or, at least I zhink so. I'm sure zhere are people zhat vould argue vith me on zhat if zhey vere here.

[She could think of at least two..]

See, you get it~. Az long az you're hafing fun und everyone's enjoying zhemselves, zhere's no reason not to indulge und relax. Besides, I vouldn't give up my men for anyzhing in zhe vorld~.

[bloodandwhiskey]

[ It sounded like she'd been busy, and his brow furrows at such a possibility. Could this leap from the world he knew to this one just be the first of many? That idea doesn't sit well with him, but if she's having a... mostly all right time with it, maybe it won't be so bad. Hopefully he'll be able to make it back home before too much time passes. ]

Right? Especially cos we're in a weird world where rules from home don't seem t'matter all that much... [ Cassidy offers a nonchalant shrug. ]

If you're ever up for it, I've got no anchors. The one girl I like has her heart set on some arsehole back home. If I'm honest, I'm never gonna wedge myself in there. I might be in love with her, but even I'm not stupid enough t'think I'm gonna win her over that way.

[singinghuntress]

[Whether she had an alright time hopping around really depended on which world they were talking about. Some of them.. Rip was still getting over the mental scars and trauma from them. She was just getting better at hiding it as the months went on.]

I vouldn't say all zhe rules from home don't matter~. But most of zhem don't.

[She glances over to him, obviously checking him out for a moment with a slight smile.]

I'll haf to keep zhe offer in mind if I ever need a night vith no attachments.

[It's still questionable on whether or not she'll take him up on that offer considering her own full plate with just two men always wanting her attention.]

[bloodandwhiskey]

[ There's a slight sense of pride, catching her gaze as she looks him over, though he doesn't say anything beyond a stretch of his smile. ]

Well, I mean, who's goin' t'hold you accountable? Unless there's some unforseen gods here or some shite who're just fuckin' about with us. Like I said before: you ever find yourself with a free slot in your "dance rotation", I think it'd be a fun evenin'... or two. Dependin'.

[ While Cassidy is generally a sick puppy type, he usually only has a full heart for one person at a time. So while he might have fun with others, his current roommate has his full attention; especially while her boyfriend is away. But there's always more hours in a day to fill that doesn't involve pining for an unobtainable woman. ]

[singinghuntress]

You'd be surprise. Not gods but zhe guardians und zhe laws created by zhose vho live here. It's an interesting balance to valk~.

[She grins before picking up her pace, getting closer to their destination.]

Depending~. Like I said, I'll keep you in mind. Vhere I doubt one of my lovers vould mind, zhe ozher one can be fussy vhen I go looking for a good time.

[She had her own issues when it came to lovers. Rip never took the easy path, even in this.]

[bloodandwhiskey]

Yeah... About them... they really as scary as they sound?

[ He doesn't have to do much to keep up with her, his long legs already making him walk rather fast. ]

Well, if it's any consolation, I'm never not down for a party, dependin' on who's invited, now. [ There was a casual, non-committal shrug before he started actually scanning the buildings, seeing if one of the names she'd mentioned was among them. ]

[singinghuntress]

Vhich, my lovers or zhe Guardians?

[Because to her it depends on which Guardian he's talking about.]

Good to know~.

[As for their destination, Rip might just be veering off into an alley after a bit and approaching a door. She gives a password and they're ushered into a bar themed after a speak easy.]

Hopefully zhis has enough alcohol for you to forget zhe dolls for a bit~

[bloodandwhiskey]

Well I meant the Guardians, but if you like the jealous sort, I wouldn't mind a heads-up... if it ever becomes a problem, I mean.

[ Cassidy generally wasn't afraid of many people, but if someone was violent enough to attack him, he wouldn't mind learning to steer clear just in case.

The speakeasy and its means of entry jar loose some old memories from when he'd first arrived in the US, and there's a nostalgic sort of smile on his face as he follows her in. Looking around, he nods with approval. ]

Well, it's a start. We'll see how it goes. [ He fishes a battered old wallet from his jeans and smiles. ]

First round on me?