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saltburnmods) wrote2024-04-07 12:19 pm
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SETTING
IN SUMMARY: welcome to the aughts. the playlist on every iPod shuffle has such new songs as Umbrella by Rihanna and Jay-Z and Thnks Fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy. the original Spider-Man trilogy just wrapped up. all anyone can talk about is how Britney Spears shaved her head. i <3 boobies bracelets are making the wrists of teenagers sweat worldwide. itβs all just a little much, isnβt it? the zebra print, the autotune, the black eyeliner. let Saltburnt be your oasis β itβs not like you can leave, anyway. might as well enjoy it!
THE HOUSE
On the outside, a huge English country house from the 1300s, refurbished in the Baroque style around the 1700s. Inside, it is unknowably huge, featuring a seemingly limitless number of rooms, hallways, and staircases. The decor is a clash of English aristocratic history and early aughts trashy aesthetic β ashtrays full of old, stale cigarettes alongside relics of Henry the 8th, a stack of red solo cups in the cupboard right next to the Napoleonic era tea set. Duality is the name of the game β only the rich can afford to be so filthy, but donβt worry about the mess too much. Any sort of impact you make on the house is likely to be cleared up by the next day but unseen forces who are, almost magically, always watching.
As far as specific rooms go, the house has everything you can imagine: kitchens, ballrooms, studies, observatories, greenhouses, even cafes and movie theaters. Essentially anything you could think of or want can be found on the inside. The look from the outside doesn't make much physical sense compared to the vast interior, and while it is easy to get lost indoors, it isn't impossible to know where you're going. If it looks like you might need help, a convenient maid will round the corner and set you back on the right path.
As far as specific rooms go, the house has everything you can imagine: kitchens, ballrooms, studies, observatories, greenhouses, even cafes and movie theaters. Essentially anything you could think of or want can be found on the inside. The look from the outside doesn't make much physical sense compared to the vast interior, and while it is easy to get lost indoors, it isn't impossible to know where you're going. If it looks like you might need help, a convenient maid will round the corner and set you back on the right path.
MAZE & GROUNDS
On the vast estate there are a few features, including a backyard lake, horse stables, a tennis court, and a well tended garden. There are acres and acres of land in an outlining forest with unkempt trees and dry grass, but the hosts will dissuade anyone from exploring any deeper into them than the skin deep tended parts β there's plenty to do on the estate anyway, so you won't struggle to be occupied. Enjoy cocktails outside on the patio furniture or sunbathing, should the weather permit, beside the lake.
Most notable is the expansive maze in the backyard, which has one very simple solution to the mazeβs heart, and one extremely complex solution that will almost certainly get you lost. Along the grounds are many statues depicting various myths from Greek and Roman mythology, and strangely, itβs as if you never see the same one in the same spot twice. That is, except for the center of the maze, where a foreboding statue of the Minotaur lives, as if put there by Daedalus himself.
Most notable is the expansive maze in the backyard, which has one very simple solution to the mazeβs heart, and one extremely complex solution that will almost certainly get you lost. Along the grounds are many statues depicting various myths from Greek and Roman mythology, and strangely, itβs as if you never see the same one in the same spot twice. That is, except for the center of the maze, where a foreboding statue of the Minotaur lives, as if put there by Daedalus himself.
THE LIBRARY
The entire house has an energy about it, almost a personality, and nowhere is it more obvious than in the Library. Though there are many libraries throughout Saltburnt, the Library is a singular entity that exists in a large room, full of dark wood bookcases that are lined with expensive, gilt inlaid hardback books, and tomes in deep jeweled hues of red, green, and purple. In the far wall of the Library is a podium, connected to something like a pneumatic tube, where people can make requests for items they want to claim, find, or otherwise discover. Recently, there's also the addition of the Library's own jolly roger flag hanging above the podium. You might get what youβre looking for, but then again, maybe not. The Library has its own unique sense of humor, but you can't expect much else from an incorporeal being. More likely than not, youβll receive nothing at all for your efforts. Itβs a risk however you look at it β see the Library post HERE for more information.
BEDROOMS
As with the rest of the mansion, the bedrooms are a decadent exploration of frivolous wealth, from the furniture to the decor, though the specifics are open to your own preference, and can be styled to a character's personal tastes. Characters will naturally have a room to themselves, though they are joined by a shared bathroom with a neighboring bedroom. The bathroom is accessible from either bedroom, featuring two vanities for either person, and the focal point made in the almost voyeuristic bathtub that sits in the center of the room. Bathing in it does give the impression that you're on display for some invisible audience, but that's probably your mind playing tricks on you. Don't forget to lock your door, or risk someone walking in on you with your pants down.
THE OTHERWORLD
In the basement of the house, the guests discovered a permanent fixture β an entry upon password sex club by the name of The Otherworld, which features a retinue of carnal delights. The theme of the club is subject to change at times, but there's always a presence of escapism in its walls. Cocktails of the month are designed to lower your inhibitions and explore the darker sides of kink. There are frequently sex shows on display at various stages around the club, all of which get more and more debauched the further you wander in.
Of course, no one talks about the sex club under their feet. It wouldn't be polite. Anything you see or say or do there is completely free of judgement β probably. The cum stains and blood spills are still all cleaned up by house staff, so you can bet the Balfours are still getting reports on what exactly it is you're doing in the depths.
Of course, no one talks about the sex club under their feet. It wouldn't be polite. Anything you see or say or do there is completely free of judgement β probably. The cum stains and blood spills are still all cleaned up by house staff, so you can bet the Balfours are still getting reports on what exactly it is you're doing in the depths.
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