TDM #5

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TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #5

CONTENT WARNINGS: forced scenarios, partial nudity, alcohol use

▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.

It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.

"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.

"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.

Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.

The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.

█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …

Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:

What is your darkest fear?

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The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!

Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …

Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.

While there would normally be a meal available for them in the cafeteria, this doesn’t seem to be the case this time. Robots working within the cafeteria will instead be handing out food ration bars to each Outsider. They are dense with calories and nutrition, but taste a bit like sawdust.

That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:

"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is busy handling a recent issue. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."

▶ 002. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

Existing Outsiders will receive a call to report to the data portal within Las Vegas. They’ve done their parts helping to take down the worm kaiju and assisting with the clean up of the city. LILITH’s army of cleaner drones can take the rest from here. It’s been a physically and emotionally draining mission for everyone, and it’s time to head home. The beaming back to Neo Tokyo will go rather smoothly for the most part (and yes, holding someone’s hand through it still helps), but upon arrival, Outsiders might be struck with a splitting headache, nausea and vertigo. They might need an hour or so to recuperate, which they can do in their rooms or the sick bay.

New and fresh Outsiders will be given the task to take care of their seniors as they recuperate. Make sure they have water and food (even if it’s terrible ration bars). Give them a massage, or cheer them up because they’ve had such a difficult mission! It’s a great way to build bonds and get to know your teammates. Ask them what happened in Vegas! They’ll be more than happy to tell you.

▶ 003. TOO HOT TO HANDLE.

One thing Outsiders will notice immediately upon stepping foot in the Neo Tokyo base is that it is hot. Did someone forget to turn on the air conditioning? The rest of Neo Tokyo doesn’t seem to be any better. With summer approaching, the city has been hit with a heatwave, and it doesn’t help that the heat is interfering with the city’s power generators. This means that not only is it hot, but notices are popping up within everyone’s implants to be mindful of how much electricity they are using. Blackouts appear to be happening all over the base and the city. Electricity is being rationed, and when residents exceed it, it’s cut off.

This is having a devastating impact on the people of Neo Tokyo. The fact that it’s hot and there isn’t much air conditioning is one thing. Hospitals are also struggling from an influx of patients being admitted due to heat stroke, dehydration and severe sunburns. Fires are breaking out more often in the heat and this is only making things worse.

On top of it all, restaurants and stores have been greatly impacted by the electricity rations. Refrigerators and freezers are not working, so food storage is a problem and fresh ingredients are going bad. Restaurants are desperate to sell off what remains of their stock before it spoils. LILITH has been giving out food ration bars and non-perishable meals (such as canned food) and it’s been keeping the people from starving, but their subpar taste doesn’t seem to help the morale one bit.

While LILITH knows that older Outsiders have just had a difficult mission, there’s no choice but to activate them once again. A mission brief will pop up in everyone’s implants:

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:

✖Contain heat-wave related fires and conduct rescue operations
✖Assist hospitals to care for the influx of patients while they may not have the power to use their medical equipment
✖Distribute water and food rations to citizens in need
✖Assist restaurants and supermarkets to salvage their food supplies as far as possible

While things aren’t looking too great, the Neo Tokyo Meteorological Agency is promising that temperatures will go down when the rainy season comes along. There hasn’t been much rain recently, however …

▶ 004. WELCOME TO OKINAWA.

After a few days of continued efforts to support the people of Neo Tokyo, things seem to have calmed down. LILITH has fired up some backup generators that are able to power the hospital and essential services, most of the fires have been contained, and the hospital has been able to get its patient load under control. LILITH has stepped in to further support the city, with their drones working hard to hand out supplies and provide medical aid. Restaurants continue to struggle, but nobody is starving, and LILITH is working hard to get the power back in operation.




On July 5th, there is a message from Captain Yamakawa:

“My Angels of LILITH. You may be at ease now. Our dedicated staff will take over from here. It’s been a difficult month for us all. To show appreciation for your efforts, we have organized a company trip to allow you the appropriate rest and relaxation. We do ask that you gather some supplies since food is short in Neo Tokyo, but that should be an easy task for our talented workforce. Please report to the data portals for departure at once."

Departure is set at 1100hrs, and Outsiders will be provided a water bottle and some sunscreen. Once they step through the data portal, they will be met with soft sand, the hot sun, and clear, beautiful waves - Welcome to Okinawa! Specifically, Outsiders will find themselves in Emerald Beach. While the water is pristine, the first thing Outsiders might notice is that there are unnaturally large coconut crabs all over the shoreline; with the majority of them the size of a large dog, and the largest of them about the size of a car.

Nearby to the beach, there are many abandoned fruit farms (such as watermelon, dragon fruits, mango and pineapples) that may have fresh produce for Outsiders to harvest. With how the rift changes the environment, some of these fruits have grown humongous in size. On top of that, the water appears to be cleaner than that found in Tokyo Bay. There are fish still swimming in it, and while some of these fish appear to have mutated, they do not appear inedible.

This is probably what Captain Yamakawa means by ‘supplies’.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Coconut Crab
SIZE: 24 inches (size of a large dog) to about 5 meters (size of a car)
CLASS: Mild threat
LOCATION: Shoreline, ocean, forests
ABILITIES: Razor-sharp pincers with formidable gripping force - once it grips on to something, it is difficult to break free. Very hard shell that would take effort to crack.
WEAKNESS: Poor eyesight and hearing. Helpless if you tie them up. Becomes stunned with a knock to the head.
EXTRA NOTES: Apparently very delicious.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Hunt and capture coconut crabs. Alive is preferable for the best quality meat.
✖ Harvest fresh fruit

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

▶ 005. THIS IS A VACATION WE PROMISE.

“Are they seriously making you guys work on your vacation?! This is why we can’t leave everything up to that stiff-ass commander. This should be our beach episode! Don’t worry, your daddy Seok Dang’s got you. Take a crab, take whatever you want, have a damn barbeque! Lie on the beach until your tan comes in. Get nude! Let’s get this party started!”

(LILITH would highly discourage anyone from actually taking off their clothes.)

Following Seok Dang’s message, outsiders will notice a pop-up appearing in their eyes, prompting them to accept an outfit upgrade. If accepted, they will find themselves in beach-appropriate attire (player’s choice) using LILITH’s Style Upgrade technology.

Despite Seok Dang’s bid for a party, Outsiders will have to make their own fun in this abandoned beach. They are free to do as they like, whether it’s having a swim, lying in the sand, playing a game of volleyball with an old ball that happens to be lying around, or cracking open a watermelon to share. He does try to encourage things along by sending a few gifts. Through the data portal, several drones will emerge and drop off portable grills, boomboxes, and alcohol from his private stash. For some reason he’s also unleashed a robot that is insistent on challenging Outsiders to a watermelon slicing competition. It looks like he’s serious about this beach episode …

Outsiders may travel between Okinawa and Neo Tokyo throughout the few days using the data portals. There are no resorts in operation in Okinawa, but should they choose to stay near the beach, they may set up a camp or sleep in an abandoned house or hotel.

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our fifth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. We encourage this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER. '

There are currently 13 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.

None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts! (Note that Las Vegas is currently being rebuilt and will be made available to visit sometime next month.)

Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.

For oldbies: for a job well done after the last kaiju mission, 250,000,000 KRYPTOS (~1700 USD) will be deposited into everyone's account. And to our kaiju MVPs: we haven't forgotten you! Those characters will get their due recognition next event. :)

Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards July AC.

TDM #5 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants and told a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to fill out. Their first cafeteria meal is food ration bars. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.

2. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Senior Outsiders return from Las Vegas via the data portal and will experience side effects such as dizziness, nausea and headaches. Newer Outsiders are tasked with taking care of their senpai.

3. TOO HOT TO HANDLE: There is a heatwave and that's messed up the power grid, leading to a city-wide electricity ration. Hospitals are struggling, fires are breaking out and black outs are happening all over the city. Restaurants are struggling to store their food so there there is a shortage of fresh food. Outsiders are tasked with assisting the hospitals, containing any fires, distributing rations to citizens and assisting restaurants to salvage their supplies.

4. WELCOME TO OKINAWA: With the chaos in the city now under control, LILITH has sent all Outsiders on a vacation to a beach in Okinawa. The caveat is that they will need to gather food supplies. These supplies come in the form of a coconut crab kaiju, fresh fruit and fish.

5. THIS IS A VACATION WE PROMISE: Seok Dang is eager to get this beach party starter. He's updated the implants, allowing all Outsiders to swap into beach-appropriate attire using LILITH's Style Upgrade technology. He's airdropped portable grills, music players and alcohol for Outsiders to enjoy. There is also a robot challenging people to watermelon slicing competitions. Outsiders can do whatever they want to relax at the beach.

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callisto regulus / villains are destined to die

[uncourteous]

▌001 — ARRIVAL

A.[ if there is one individual who is taking it all in stride, it's definitely him. while initially there were the usual emotions of surprise, displeasure, and ultimately of him feeling particularly murderous. he decides fairly swiftly that now was not time for such petty emotions. it was better for him to spend that time familiarizing himself with this new setting and his equally new set of circumstances.

hence, he's in the middle of the halls, intending to do just that. however, he's not accustomed to the level of technology present here and it likely shows in the fact that he's... still in his undergarments as he walks through the halls, attempting to locate the locker rooms. does he stop and ask for help? of course not. despite being without his clothes, the first he does when he encounters someone is stop them in their tracks. ]

Do you not believe you're being rude by staring? That could easily constitute as a crime.

[ who is really committing the crime here... ]

B.

CALLISTO REGULUS

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Username: crown prince
Civilian Identity: Cedric Porter
Age: 23
Species: Human
Origin: Eorka Empire

What is your darkest fear?

Darkest? Unfortunately to know that, you'd have to die.

I merely jest, it's not quite so serious. While I'm sure my traumas mean very little to you, I'd say my fears are likely the same as any other man.

credit

C. NETWORK [ once he figures this out, he posts for everyone and god...

is it serious, or is this completely in jest? the world will never know. ]

To whomever is willing to impart romantic advice,

What do you think it means when someone confesses they have feelings for you only to state that they've moved on? Or better yet, what do you make of someone saying that they've found someone else to love?

Eagerly waiting for your sincere response,
Callisto Regulus

▌004/005 — OKINAWA

[ arriving at the beach was the last thing he expected. while it's true that he's been long overdue a vacation considering the amount of work required to keep a country running amongst rampant corruption and internal power struggles— this isn't the one he expected. feel free to find him amongst any of the following activities. despite not necessarily being friendly, he definitely doesn't seem to mind speaking freely.

he can be seen taking down a few crabs and while he was accustomed to going to war and camping out, it doesn't mean he has any idea of how to properly prepare this. hence, he'll cross his arms over his chest before commanding your help. listen, he's not a crown prince for nothing.

maybe once he does figure out the grill for himself, he'll have cooked up an arrangement of various foods that don't necessarily look all too appetizing. is that... a grilled sea cucumber. regardless, he's holding it up towards your face. surely, you wouldn't say no to royalty, right? (please say no).

in the evening, he may be walking along the shoreline, and you can't completely avoid having a conversation with him. especially, if you're looking especially cold at night, he may even prompt a: do you happen to know how soldiers keep warm in the winter? save yourself... ]

▌WILDCARD!

[ if none of the above works, lmk, and i can definitely write a custom starter. i am always down for any sort of plotting, so feel free to pm me! ]

@vegetables

[regulates]

I wouldn't make anything of it to begin with. If they had the courage to confess and tell me they've moved on, aren't their feelings rather clear-cut? There's hardly anything left up for interpretation here.

[uncourteous]

Is it clear cut, Sir Vegetables, when it's a simple fact that no better bachelor exists in the entirety of the empire? [ this is completely his own opinion... and it's definitely an opinion. ]

okinawa. starts shoujo bingo with you instead.

[sociably]

[ so like. it's not like people haven't handfed her before? spend enough time with your galpals and you get used to holding up forkfuls of cake for the other person to try.

but like.

it's a little different when it's a hot guy offering you food? like a lot different??? especially when the guy is really hot???? and if the fact that it's a fucking sea cucumber he's holding up to her face should be grossing her out right now............it's not. because she's too busy staring at his face and also how close he is (comparatively) to her. and also the fact that he's trying to feed?? her?????

she opens her mouth. flushes red. makes a single sound. ]

Ah.......?

[ what the noise actually is is a sound of surprise. what callisto might take it as is a clear invitation for him to shove it right in. ]

1/2

[uncourteous]

[ in all his experience, he hardly encounters women who are as bold to take an invitation from him. after all, he was the crown prince that all the rumors circulated about, and yet, that appears to be the last thing on her mind.

he actually doesn't know what's going through her head when she opens her mouth, but... ]

damn

[uncourteous]

[ it's here that uses his one hand to tenderly touch beneath her chin,


and the other to shove the grilled sea cucumber right in. at least he was kind enough to slice it. ... in half. it probably doesn't limit the fact that it's a pretty large piece and now it's being pushed right past her lips. ] Well, I could hardly say no when you've shown me such a brave face. [ as if he'd say no anyway, but listen...

every webtoon ml needs their "you're interesting" arc. ]

OKINAWA!!! everyone deserves to shoujo bingo with val

[transmit]

[ i will concede that bijou deserves the initiative for actually writing a top-level… but let's just say that elysium finds her somewhere under a shaded area, some ways away from the beach itself, separate from her shoujo (citation required) with callisto. whether she's taking a break from hunting crabs along with the other outsiders now that this particular section has been secured, collecting supplies, or whatever else, elysium considers moving somewhere that isn't so peaceful—the job isn't done until it's done, after all—until… he decides otherwise.

he might not know everyone by name, but he recognises a new face when he sees one! so, elysium's taking a bit of a detour, plucking one of the blue synthetic flowers from the side of his open pouch to attempt to tuck in behind her ear in greeting.

hi. ]

What are you doing way out here? Feeling shy?

[ regardless of how that advance goes… he'll brush it off with a laugh if it fails. if it doesn't, he'll admire his work and how it looks on her appraisingly. either way? he's smiling, clearly enjoying himself. ]

@macarons

[rikugan]

lol sounds like theyre makin you their backup plan

[uncourteous]

Backup plan?

How did you come to such a conclusion?

crabs

[bemist]

[ Taking down crabs? Sure. No sweat. Gebura is even dressed for the occasion (as in, this is a heavily scarred woman in shorts and a bikini top and she has abs and no she does not care because it's better than the bunny outfit from last month).

Of course, her relative good mood fades as soon as this random guy... orders her??? To help? ]

Word of advice here--no one's going to want to do shit for you if you tell them to do it.

[uncourteous]

[ oh... that's certainly a unique manner of dress. at least by victorian or whatever dated standards he's applying here. he seems to clearly eye her out and makes absolutely no secret of it. there's something bold and audacious about the way he acts, and even when she virtually tells him off, he doesn't seem as offended as he does clearly amused.

there's a touch of a chuckle that comes from his throat as he seems to brush it off. ] My, it seems I've troubled the lady. [ but, he doesn't sound even a touch apologetic. ] If telling doesn't work, are you saying I should use another method?

@jasper

[not_laurent]

[Oh god don't get him started about romantic advice.]

What a true tragedy!! Are you saying they confessed in the past, but are currently saying they have moved on? Were those feelings not returned, then?! How sad. If they say they moved on and found another love, perhaps you didn't make a move and now it's too late? Ah, that's even sadder! I'm so sorry!!

[He's assuming this is about you.]

[uncourteous]

[ thank you, truly the only one here actually trying to help.

or is he... ]

Are you not writing off the possibility of this relationship too hastily?

c

[peoplewatch]

[ i wanted to tag with megu but kabru could not ignore this juicy topic. he's been here five minutes and he already gets to learn about someone's love drama!!!!! ]

To Mr. Callisto Regulus,

That's a complicated situation you're in. For more context, how do you feel about that person in return?

Signed,
Kabru

[uncourteous]

Sir Kabru,

Do my own feelings matter? But, assuming you are not here just for the gritty details of our affair, if I were to put it in words, you could say that their harsh rejection has been keeping me up for several nights. At the very least, I would like to hear with her own lips what part about me drew her to me.

Is that not a fair desire for someone who was once her lover?

Regarding you with curiosity,
Callisto Regulus

[ not the text letters...

they also were not lovers, but listen, he lives his life the way he wants and everyone just lives with it. ]

arrival

[curingidiocy]

[ Oh? A new batch of Outsiders? He supposed it was around time for LILITH to summon more, though he had not put much thought into how many would be brought and when exactly that would occur. So to be greeted by fresh new faces upon returning to base is not what he expected. He will have to accommodate for these new members in his personal profile database...

This one though. Walking around in undergarments, completely unfazed by the blatant nudity, and threatening him to boot? It's going to be a clash of egos between these two men... ]

Under the laws of which state, precisely?

[ It is said with the kind of tone one reserves for an idiot—condescending and unimpressed. ]

[uncourteous]

[ there's no hint of a pause, nor is there even the smallest semblance of shame on his countenance. surprisingly, he's not so much offended as he is surprised by the tone of the words themselves. they weren't littered in false niceties as he was so accustomed to in court, nor was it as casual as the men he's spent countless years on the battlefield with. either way, as curious as he is to it, he barely questions its source, or to what he owes this man's confidence to. ]

My own, naturally. Your gaze [ and now words. ] could be seen as traitorous. [ but, despite saying that, it's almost as if he believes his own words to simply be a joke. he supposed with how corrupt some nobles were it was nothing short of one in a sense. either way, he gives an easy flicker of his eyes up and down this stranger's body. ]

Or, simply inappropriate. [ sometimes it's easier to threaten than to properly explain yourself,

or ... move onwards (like a normal person). that said, there's definitely a certain intensity to his words and stance. ]

@poker

[stonehearts]

I suppose that depends on the details of their confession. Was it "I used to love you" or "I still love you, but since you won't love me, I've decided not to follow through?" The little things matter in a thing like this!

( says aventurine, who is not a love expert and is not here to help. )

okinawa shoreline since i think thats the only one that hasnt been touched yet,

[eirs]

( there goes her peaceful moment away from little bastards set to ruin her quiet.

listen, of course she's cold. in the midst of the whole crab debacle she inadvertently ended in the water, so it's a given that she's soaked through. not that she seems particularly bothered even when her jacket, shirt and shorts is stuck to her like a second layer of skin from the sheer nature of being wet.

as for his question........ )

A fire, I assume.

( to which she's looking around, assuming he's about to start one. )

You're lookin' a bit short on kindling for that though.

@hearse

[wheft]

[ cries, i guess imparting romantic advice is her job now. ]

I mean, it's obvious, isn't it? You move on, simple as that. Though I guess that's easier said than done.

@bun

[girlbossy]

[ Time to match his freak... to the best of her ability. This is not how you type in the modern times, sir. ]

Dear Sir or Madam,
While you ought to take the other esteemed person's feelings into consideration since they have a new romantic interest, it is crucial that you think of your own feelings for that person as well. Thus, you should tell me what your feelings for that noble person are!!

Sincerely,
Qiao Ling

[ Not her breaking character for that hot gossip. ]

okinawa

[crisantemo]

[ Being able to enjoy the beach is a novelty for Lapis, so she had been making the most of it! In-between fighting crabs and clean-up since once a workaholic, always a workaholic but.

At least now she can have a look around the grills and see what others are making, debating if she wants to try cooking as well, before she's offered... something. What is that. Is it still moving?

Does she have it in her to say no?? (Absolutely)

And so Lapis will gently reach over and...

Push his hand back towards his face, deliberately aiming towards his mouth. ]

The chef should try his own creations first.

[ Eat it, Callisto......... ]

@climax

[equivocates]

They're clearly trying to get a rise out of you.

[ heh. "rise". get it, because— ]

1......................

[abundant]

[ That makes two of them… in their undergarments… but Callisto doesn't need to be in his regalia for Gilgamesh to be able to glean from his demeanour alone that he's no normal man—at least, among mortals. Without the tells of Divinity or another strength belying his appearance, Gilgamesh merely scoffs from his lofty position, arms crossed, while he pins the full weight of his gaze upon him. ]

Hah. It appears that the mongrels of this time don't know their place. You stand before your true king, and yet you have the audacity to indict me of a crime? Insolent fool. You're lucky that I'm willing to pretend that it was an attempt to entertain me. Try again.

[ who is committing the crime here…? ]

001 —

[gudakesa]

( it's not often one bridges the gap of familiarity so blatantly with one of the world's oldest heroes. you might say arjuna is a tad taken back.

by that, and... well, this man's apparent lack of clothing. )

A crime? If anything, I believe it's a tad uncouth to make that claim when your... boldness, to put it lightly, seems a great deal more offensive.

( the line of his lips grow thinner. for once, it's hard to feign the smile of a hero. )