bakerstreet | The Market

The Market

Ah, a new customer! Welcome, welcome to the Market!

Not much of a name? Why, what do you mean? It's quite concise and descriptive, I assure you, for this is a place for buying-- and buying the finest specimens of, hm, indentured servitude, I assure you, that you might find anywhere in the multiverse. Yes, yes, I've heard the nicknames before, but I assure you, this is the Market and so it shall remain for as long as those of discerning tastes and, ahem, if I dare say, deep pocketbooks, require what we have to offer.

For here we can offer you whatever it is that you wish, whatever you can dream of, anything. For a price, of course, but you wouldn't be here if you weren't able to pay....

Ah, yes, I beg your pardon for today's delay. Some bleeding-heart so-called "rights group" caused a fuss, tried to release an entire pen full of stock, but not to worry, they've been, ah. Dealt with. Allowed inside, you might say, hah?

Well, then, as I was saying. The Market contains all manner of slaves for purchase, whatever your individual needs might be. Let's see what might interest you, shall we?

We'll begin with our most popular selection, the animal types. There's all manner of variety here, though, don't mistake me-- anything from intelligent beasts (with or without full awareness, that's up to you, no additional charge) to the mostly-humanoid with some altered features. See, here, these dogs make excellent guards, quick and clever as any human. Or these over here, with just that feline cast to their features, plus the ears? Quite popular and decorative.

Is that not interesting enough for you? We do have all manner of exotic types, I assure, not simply the standard breeds. Should your fancy turn to dragons or unicorns or griffins, we can certainly accommodate that. Perhaps a centaur? Quite useful, though they can be so difficult to feed...

Ah! Yes, you've noticed our more mechanical selection! Again, there's a range here, depending on your needs-- some have been fitted with cybernetic augmentation, additional strength or enhanced senses, and so forth. Or if you prefer, we have these full-cyborg models, quite useful for labor, they keep going until they run out of fuel. Oh, yes, they have full human intelligence, soul transfered over, not my specialty but I'm sure the handlers could explain to your satisfaction.

These? Oh, yes, the sculpted group is the most varied, and popular with collectors. You see, we add alterations without losing that base humanoid appearance. Improved, certainly, but usually not too exotic (unless that's to your taste, of course, of course!). They could be taller, smaller, thinner, plumper-- or we could add features, perhaps? Devil horns, maybe, or additional eyes or limbs? This lovely model was based on the standard "fairy" type (the wings, I'm afraid, do incur an additional surcharge) while over here, this one was given increased musculature and a bit of facial sculpting for attractiveness. Bound for the gladiator arena I'm certain, that one.

If your taste runs to the more decorative, however, this section is the banks of what we call "statuary", slaves molded into certain pleasing shapes. And textures, yes, see this one still feels like flesh (go on, touch!) but here we have glass, or marble. Oh, of course we provide you with keywords to allow movement when you wish, to reshape them or, well, whatever strikes your fancy.

And here we have the blanks, ready and waiting to be sculpted to your exact specifications while you watch! Anything, anything you'd like, no request too strange, and oh, well...

A bit closer, closer, a word in your ear-- should you like a bit of sculpting yourself while you're here? Some changes, improvements, we can certainly--

What? Certainly not, why would we then try to sell you? What an utterly ridiculous idea, ridiculous, I say! We'd never treat a paying customer in such a manner!

Ah, but it seems the auction is about to begin. You wouldn't want to be late! Simply let me know if you need any further assistance, and we thank you for patronizing the Market....

HOW IT WORKS:
♦ As the name implies, it's a slave market...but with a twist. Your character could be shopping at the market or a slave (choose from one of the bolded types or pick your own!), whether in the pens, up for auction, or just purchased. Body horror? Power games? Whatever strikes your fancy.
♦ Leave a comment with your character's name and fandom in the subject, and please fill out this form to help others tagging in know what you're interested in playing:

This meme is open to smut and non-smut options, as well as other potentially triggering material, so please be sure to state what you want!
♦ Have fun, and be sure to respect others' comfort zones!

(Original meme by

enthymeme)

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Character: Mitsuru Kirijo
Age: 18
Description: Embodiment of the Empress arcana, privileged and perfectionist "ice queen" type who cares sincerely for those under her leadership.
Role: Slave
Want: Very interested in settings where she loses her preferred control, especially statue or mechanical. Willing to consider animal/exotic depending on situation. Super extra bonus points for someone (either buyer or fellow slave) to establish dominance, transformation/body horror, doing terrible things to her mind, etc. Also interested in the idea that she was brought in as a buyer without exactly realizing what was being sold and ended up a slave, or came to get minor body modifications for herself but was given something more major and put up for auction. (I'm more interested in the consequences of modification/having her bought off the block than specifically playing out the changes, though I'm not averse to it.) I'm open to a lot, just ask if you want to work anything out.
Do Not Want: PWP.

Character: Yosuke Hanamura
Age: 17
Description: A teen jerk-with-a-heart-of-gold, quick to speak but not necessarily to think about what he's saying. Bored with his smalltown life, but this wasn't how he wanted to get away!
Role: Slave
Want: Body horror and mindscrew/brainwashing a-go-go! Seriously, turn him into anything for your evil needs: I'm up for playing either the modifications or the aftermath. He's a natural speedster with latent pseudo-magical powers (his Persona), so those might make nice ~additions~.
Do Not Want: Smutty stuff, solid statuary.

Edited 2013-10-23 00:35 (UTC)

[It's not very often that Xemnas himself comes out to places like this. It has far more often been the sort of place that Vexen frequents, but with more and more vessels proving to be unsuitable for one reason or another, it's time to take matters into his own hands. Whether or not he'll need to make any modifications to the base stock is something that he has yet to decide, but there is certainly no shortage of available options.

Still, Xemnas has been picky about those he looks for. Not everyone is going to be uniquely qualified to bear that which he requires. This one, however... this one has a certain amount of potential. Enough to get Xemnas to stop in front in Yosuke at rate.

Not that he says anything. Instead, he simply beckons the boy forward. It's time to see how biddable he is.]

[He'd hoped it might be a dream. Hoped it might be some strange manifestation from the TV world. But as the time sitting here locked up has gone past, seeing the awful parade of people, buyers, sellers, those who don't even look normal any more... he's come further and further to the conclusion that it's real.
And he's been hating every second. Fight back? Sure, he tried initially. But he's unarmed, chained, not even fully dressed (never mind his headphones being taken!) and can't summon his Persona - so he's basically just sulking and worrying about what's going to happen to him.

It's been rare enough that anyone's actually stopped to take a closer look at him. One or two - but they'd moved on. Obviously found some other poor bastard to take home instead. Least it wasn't him, a cruel little voice keeps saying. At least the worst-case scenarios his mind's cooking up aren't playing out. Perhaps if no-one does go for him they'll let him go eventually...? No idea.

When Xemnas shows up, then? As far as he's aware, this new buyer's no different. He's not going to step forward. Not going to be the obedient little thing that might be wanted by someone staring at him half-dressed. But he is going to look back at Xemnas - silver hair, huh, he wishes someone else like that were here too, maybe they'd stand a chance... - and speak up.]

I'm not what you're looking for, okay?

[His voice is giving away his nervousness even as he says that much...]

Edited 2013-10-23 12:09 (UTC)

[It's no dream, that much is sure. It's also not particularly likely that he'll stay off everyone's radar forever, as much as he might try. True, the comment does get a raised eyebrow from Xemnas, but if Yosuke had hoped that it would get him to turn away, he'll have to think again.]

I believe I would be the best judge of that.

[Even the sullen nervousness is something that he can make use of. Once a heart turns to darkness, then it is so very hard to get rid of that same darkness and that alone is so very tempting. How far will this one go to be rid of the cages, he wonders. What will it take to truly bend him to the darkness?

He doesn't ask, of course. He knows better than to admit his plans to someone who has yet to prove that they'll be capable of truly understanding.]

But perhaps you would care to explain what it is that makes you so "unsuited" to what I am looking for?

[It's been a long time since he'd first seen his Shadow. First had those parts of himself brought out into the light... he'd accepted them, true. The selfishness, the jealousy, the rage at his confinement in a town that had no place for him... a dark side that he'd spent so long working past.
But a side that's still there. Deep in his heart.

Still, that's not what on his mind at the moment. What is is the fact that Xemnas isn't going anywhere fast. A stall keeper's watching the pair of them from a discreet distance, for now, but Yosuke's worry is enough that he's not currently paying attention in that direction... his reply's a little strangled-sounding.]

I - I don't do well with, uh..! I'm not good at sitting around and looking pretty or doing anything like...

[His panicky litany of misinterpretation trails off.]

There's got to be people who're better than me!

[Regardless of how deep it lurks, Xemnas is fairly certain that he'll be able to pull it out. But this is a matter that can wait. Instead, he turn to the entirely erroneous assumption that Yosuke has about what Xemnas wants him for. He has no use for a vessel that can't at least defend itself.]

That is hardly what I want of you. Otherwise I would not have been here.

[There is so much more that he can see for Yosuke, and he would be wasted as a simple decoration.]

[Yosuke pauses.]

"So, you're not going to haul me off to some kind of creepy…"

[The slight relief's enough to get him thinking slightly straighter - gah, no, the being hauled off to a creepy harem might be the worst case scenario, but no matter what, this guy still wants to buy him like a pet! Or like - what? Regardless, it's wrong, wrong, wrong…]

"What am I saying? You're not going to haul me off to do anything! This isn't cool!"

[And yet, still - is it worse to be taken away than to be here and confined? This is so confusing… but he can't let on what he's feeling to this person, anyway.
(Not that it's not obvious how stressed he is.)

The salesman's stepping in, now, all smarmy and smart - apologies, sir, he hadn't known this specimen was so stubborn, if sir's still interested he can give a discount on the mental induction or customization packages… it's a habitual problem with these new ones, isn't it? Especially young and willful ones...]

Am I not? Or do you mean to tell me that you are content to remain here?

["Not cool" though it may be, Xemnas is the best chance of salvation Yosuke has, especially if he doesn't want to made into something that will simply sit and look pretty on the shelf. He might not be the most ideal of owners, but that alone ought to be something better than many of the alternatives.

...As is the fact that Xemnas waves off the salesman's offer of discounts or packages. He prefers to do his work alone, and with the skills at his own command. Not that what the salesman offers isn't at least partially interesting, but there's no need for third party modifications here. Not when his needs are so very specialized already.]

Besides, you are here to be "hauled off" are you not?

Gah! N-no, I don't want to stay here, but... I just... guh. I don't know.

[The last bit's just about whispered, and he slumps forward. He's too confused, right now, to get anything out that makes much sense. He wishes Xemnas wasn't making sense either, right now... he doesn't want to be anywhere except back home.

It takes him a little while to be able to respond further - a little while to process just what he's just heard. In a hesitant voice, he speaks up, weakly-]

... hey. You just told that guy 'no funny stuff', r-right? So... uh. What do you want to do?

[Unfortunately, Xemnas is very good at making sense. When part of your modus operandi involves slowly swaying people over to your cause, it helps to be very good at making exactly whatever sort of sense is most relevant to the situation at hand.

Besides, there are few people that Xemnas can think of who would be willing to remain in a cage for the rest of their natural days. Nor would he want someone who had been so broken by their stay. A broken will is not what he wants to host his own.]

I require allies, for a project of mine. Normally, I would look elsewhere, but I am beginning to run out of time for looking how I normally might.

Mitsuru Kirijo | Persona 3

Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4 | OTA

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