jigokulogs | APRIL 2022 EVENT

APRIL 2022 EVENT

1. HANAMI

The week of the Night Parade is marked by the traditional symbols of Spring in Japan. Somehow, several city blocks have been turned into cherry blossom groves as a show of goodwill by the Sutoku Alliance. These cherry trees don't feel normal. They are more like spectral manifestations. Rumor has it they grew so quickly because they're planted on top of a graveyard. That's just a rumor, though. Don't pay it any mind! Don't listen to any whispers you might hear if you walk through the rows of trees alone and certainly don't dig under them for proof of their provenance.

Accompanying the hanami are copious amounts of food and drink. Such as dango, specialized bento, sake, and festive drinks. They are all available to purchase from stalls near the spectral grove. The refreshments may have a little something special added to them:
Ingredients that promote peace (calming any angry or upset feelings)
Ingredients that promote romance (gives soft, warm feelings towards the first person you see).
These effects are mild and only last as long as you're in the boundary of the grove. Eat, drink, and be merry with your fellow lost souls.

2. KANAMARA MATSURI (NSFW IMAGERY)

In addition to the simple joys of flower viewing and the cherry blossoms blooming, new festivals pop everywhere. They are inspired by various regional festivals from all over Japan. Some of these are benign and feature your normal festival fair. Others are a little more unusual, such as the Kanamara matsuri-inspired treats. You can thank the Tamamo Clan for this. Don't mind the giant phallus being carried down the street or the wooden phalluses you can ride on or the interesting mascots walking down the sidewalk, or the suggestive vegetable carvings.

Surprisingly, none of these foods are spiked, at least not more than the experimental recipes had been during the parade preparations. The spirit of the thing is more just the amusement of genital-based foods rather than anything meant to entice a sexy sort of good time. That will come as the parade rounds out onto the bath district...

3. HADAKA MATSURI

cw: nonsexual nudity

If that cheeky festival isn't your kind of fun, maybe the hadaka matsuri is more your speed. The Department of the Enma are probably the most stressed out faction in the entire city, so the Enma has allowed them to put on a festival to blow off some steam! It's a bit different from the traditional celebration: it's not contained to just men and it's not contained to a shrine.

This event is a mobile mob of nearly naked people and youkai running after a cart with a masked person throwing out small sticks. They represent good luck for the people who manage to nab them. There are far fewer sticks than there are people present and everyone will do a lot to get one of the coveted prizes. Try not to get in their way!

Or you can get caught up in it all and try to snag one yourself to see what your fortune holds. (No, the Enma isn't participating. Too dirty, for his tastes.)

4. FESTIVE FUN

A. SUMO
Some other festivities you might come across are miniature sumo tournaments put on by the Shuten Clan. Raised dirt circles with chalk rings on the outer perimeter pop up seemingly everywhere. Two people are allowed in the ring at one time and there are strict rules to be followed. If you disobey the rules, you may find yourself suddenly ejected from the ring with magical or physical means, and at the mercy of a Shuten enforcer.

Play by the rules to beat your opponent and victors will find themselves rewarded with a strong bottle of booze. The winners of each bout are handed out a commendation by Toraguma himself, which comes in the form of a commemorative sake gourd. This is probably the kind of prize you'd expect from an Oni at a festival like this.

B. FOOD RUNNERS WANTED
If you're in the mood to pad your pockets, maybe you want to help the Tamamo Clan out by running food delivery. This opportunity is available to anyone regardless of affiliation. Runners will be fitted with a contraption to carry the food orders on their person and may proceed either on foot or on a small motorbike. Be careful and make sure not to drop anything! Any ruined or undelivered orders will come directly out of your pay.

It's harder than it looks not to drop the food with all the excitement going on and your delivery recipient may be similarly hard to locate.

C. HOT BATHS (NSFW + cw: optional aphro)
The Tamamo Clan has set up a sanctioned orgy in one of their larger brothels. Rooms are available for whatever your heart desires, including one with exposed windows if you like being watched or if you want to watch in kind. Baths and pools are available for all your indulgent fantasies. Everything you could need is at your disposal: toys, restraints, costumes, lubricants, condoms, aphrodisiacs in many forms. It's a proper bacchanal celebration!

All that matters is your consent and enthusiasm.

5. NIGHT PARADE

One of the primary highlights of the Night Parade are the fantastical floats depicting scenes of legendary events. Keen-eyed observers may note that the humans are portrayed as the bad guys in most of them. While a few of these are mounted on motorized vehicles, most of them are carried by people. That means you'll probably be called on to help carry one along the parade route. It's a fun job, if exhausting.

If you're not the type to wear yourself out carrying a float, ride on one instead! There's plenty of things to toss out into the crowd along the street; candies and trinkets. Dress up in a fitting costume and walk around the float. Have fun scaring bystanders or just have fun hamming it up and celebrate the peaceful night.

5. FIREWORKS

The parade's central stop is the festival square in the heart of the city, just under the shadow of the Kaigo no Bou Tower. There is a stage set up here where the four faction leaders and their personal entourages have assembled. All of them are giving pretty typical speeches. The Enma has declined to give one, having no patience for unnecessary oration. Tenkohime gives praise to the unifying factors of love in the city, while Toraguma rallies the crowd like a sports hero; encouraging them to get stronger and do better in the coming year.

The Daitengu is the last to speak and they also seem to have the largest entourage. The entourage is quite conspicuous: White Wolf Tengu, each standing well-taller than the Daitengu themselves. They are carrying massive broadswords strapped to their backs and hunting about the area for anything suspicious with keen eyes that seem to see right through the crowd and the heat of night.

The Daitengu's speech is also pretty typical, although much more humble than their fellows. Mostly, they just wants to hurry up and get to the fireworks. Just as they finish speaking, the sky lights up.
There are a few peaceful moments beneath this spectacle as the crowd enjoys the display of unity and phantasmal wonder that this unique and strange world has created.

But the explosions aren't just in the sky. One particularly loud boom seems to rattle the very earth beneath the crowd. That is the only warning anyone gets before...

6. A NIGHT PARADE TO REMEMBER

Every manhole cover on the street bursts open, injuring anyone that was standing nearby. Far worse is the deluge of steam that rushes out from the underground. Pillars of hot, blinding steam spill into the air, quickly filling the streets. The luminescence of the festival lamps and city lights are diffused and blurred into singular blobs of color, obscuring all vision and making it impossible to see what's going on. The panicked cries of the crowd also make it impossible to hear. Everything happens so suddenly, so violently, that ascertaining what's going on takes time.

Too much time.

In the chaos, gunshots are heard. They seem to come from several directions. Fighting is breaking out. It's difficult to tell from where and who is in the brawl. Previously unseen figures in full-body black coverings appear from nowhere, rushing the stage. They zoom past any Lost Souls nearby, ignoring their presence. They are focused on a singular goal. The barking of the White Wolf Tengu further indicates the goal of the attack.

Struggle in the steam, help others get to safety, get caught up in fighting the other factions, try to protect the Faction leaders, or try to keep up with the black-suited youkai rushing the stage; do as much as you can.

When the steam finally begins to clear, however, there will at least be one thing that is certain: the Daitengu has been killed.

Welcome to the April event!

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[ Azem's head tilts a little in response to the "packing heat" comment. It takes him a moment to understand what Dante is getting at. Once he does he chuckles. ]

Did I forget to mention I have transformation magicks? Granted, its are rather limited here. [ In this form, Azem's voice is only a touch deeper. If they were dressed in their robes it would be almost impossible to tell that there was any physical change. ]

Yeah, you totally forgot to explain about all that.

[He replies while trying his best to keep his eyes above the waistline. It's kind of difficult to do so, especially since he's very curious about Azem's new form. However, he doesn't want to be rude anything even though they're both naked right now. This might sound cheesy but Dante is cut like a Greek god. Fighting demons is great for your core and you'll never skip leg days doing that kind of workout.

Dante is just naturally muscular like that but then again, most demons are. His biceps are nicely sculpted along with the rest of him even though he's forty-something. Don't let the white/silver hair fool you. This man is more fit than most twenty-year-olds.

It's really impressive, especially since Dante basically lives and breathes takeout minus a salad or two.]

But I'm not complaining. I kinda like this look. [He leans forward to brush an errant red strand out of Azem's eyes.] It suits you.

Now, what was that about helping me with those "hard" to reach places again?

[ Azem can't help but chuckle at that. ] I suppose I was a tad more focused on my creation magic at the time.

[ He's a little less conservative in letting his eyes wander. He could tell Dante was a muscular man before with his clothes on, but now that he can see him in the buff it's a treat for the eyes.

Azem isn't as broad or as muscular. He's more on the slender side, though built well enough to have defined arm and leg musculature. They look every inch that twenty-something that hits the gym on the regular, though they're significantly older than that. ]

Do you like it more than when you first met me? Granted, I was significantly more clothed. [ He leans in a little closer with a lazy grin. ]

Funny you should ask about that. I heard someone else use that line and it seemed to work out well for them. [ He chuckles as leans away and pulls a bucket and one of the many scented sponges offered by the bathhouse closer. ]

I could start with your back? [ Honestly, he's just eager to get his hands on Dante. ]

Oh, I like both. [Dante states proudly quite aware of the double entendre behind his words. While he likes women more, he also likes men too. It’s just that Redgrave is slim in terms of choices.] But I think I prefer you with no clothes.

[That’a an understatement, especially since Dante is about to give Azem the one-eyed salute. He’s been hoping to run into them again, so this is a pleasant surprise.]

Start anywhere you like, just be gentle. I’m quite delicate you know.

[He gives his new shower mate a playful wink.]

Delicate, hmm? [ He raises a brow. ]

Well, how wonderful is it that I can be both? [ He settles behind Dante, taking the sponge and running it along the other man's shoulders. ]

Back home one's physicality doesn't matter so much, not when individuality is discouraged and everyone is pretty much covered head to toe. I have to say, if I could go naked all of the time it'd make things a little easier here. There are so many clothing choices it is a little overwhelming.

[ There's a pause as they wet the sponge again. ] Though, I suppose it would be rather chilly.

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Sounds like a real paradise. [He idly says not at all realizing the truth behind his words.] But something about the lack of individuality bothers me.

[What's so wrong with individualism, anyway? Dante might not be the most intelligent guy on the block but not every two people are the same. Just look at him and his brother. The two of them are twins and while they favor each other greatly, their personalities are like night and day. While he likes the idea of one's physicality not mattering, he's a little against the idea of individualism being damned.]

I have a funny feeling a guy like me wouldn't fit in well.

[He can't help but grin a little. Dante's too much of a loud mouth to fit in anywhere. The man likes to follow the beat of his own drum. He just has too much personality for those uppity Ancients.]

Hey, I wouldn't mind if you started wandering around town in the buff but I think the locals would.

That is what we were striving for, a perfect paradise. [ Azem's not sure that's what they want. If everything is perfect then there are no mysteries to uncover. No new beautiful sights to be discovered in the world.

He gives a soft snort as he works the wet sponge lower down Dante's back. ] You would likely get into more trouble than I do.

[ Azem's just a rulebreaker. They would argue they're only stretching the rules, however. How ever they've managed to hold their seat is a mystery. ]

Maybe I should give it a try. [ They bark out a laugh. ]

[There's no such thing as perfection in his opinion. However, if all of Azem's friends were as hot as them, then maybe they have a chance. Even so, Dante doesn't dwell on the topic for long. It's kind of hard for him to think about anything with sexy Azem lathering him down. He lets out a playful purr once they start sponging down his back. The soapy water trickles down his back in lukewarm rivulets that stream down towards those gorgeous glutes.]

If you decide to embrace your inner nudist, don't hesitate to give me a ring!

[Dante peeks over his shoulder at Azem and gives them a flirtatious wink and a kiss to boot. He's only joking about the nudity part, okay? Dante is the classic rebel but he's not crazy. The last thing he needs is to appear before old man Enma in the buff. That would be a really shitty day.]

What kind of treats does a Tamamo fella like you have in store?

[ Azem was inclined to agree, perfection seemed like an impossible dream. But when much of one's society was dead set on turning the world into their vision of perfection there wasn't much they could say or do to change that. But their friends are all as hot as them, if not more so. Not that Azem was going to voice that to strangers without their friends around to embarrass them or stroke their egos.

He barks out a laugh and bobs his head in a nod. ] I'll certainly do that should I decide to.

[ The most naked Azem had been in public in the past had been without their mask or hood on. And they'd certainly gone before the Convocation in such a state...though it was to be chewed out for this or that. ]

Depends on what you want. I've been told I give pretty good massages, we could just relax in a hot bath and have a few drinks, see where things lead. Or we could go grab a private room and see how things go.

Lots of options. [ They're still at work on lightly scrubbing Dante's back. Working lower and lower until they're just above those glorious glutes. Glutes he finds himself quite tempted to give a little pinch, not that he does. ]

Massages, hm?

[Oh, he likes the sound of that. Dante hasn't had a good massage in years but that's because he's slow to trust anyone. That and the fact he doesn't know any good masseurs. He's a bit lacking in the self-care department, especially in regards to that nasty business with the Qliphoth tree.]

How about "all of the above" and then some, babe? [He asks with a boyishly cheeky grin. Dante is already getting a bit of a rise just thinking about the endless possibilities.]

It's not like we got anywhere else to be.

[Hint, hint!]

And even if I did, I would cancel all my plans for the evening.

[ No need for all of the hinting, Azem is certainly getting what Dante as putting down. He chuckles and slides his hands up to Dante's shoulders, pulling himself up so he can lean in close. ]

Then what say you to a private room with a hot bath? That way we needn't move elsewheres should things get... a little steamy. [ The last bit comes out in a husky tone.

Not that Azem is opposed to a little show or prying eyes, but he does want to ensure his partner is comfortable and doesn't potentially suffer from performance anxiety. ]

[Dante tickles his fingers down Azem's right side, his hands smoothing over the taunt but slim muscles that adorn this green-eyed nymph. His hand keeps going south until he suddenly gives Azem's butt a playful smack.]

I knew you were kinky since I first laid eyes on you. [He states with a humored grin as he meets the ancient's gaze.] I'm done pussyfooting around with you.

Let's go!

[He whips around and wraps his strong arms around Azem's waist before eventually going a bit lower so he can lift him off the floor. Yes, Dante is about to carry off Azem in front of nearly everyone here. He doesn't give two shits about what anyone has to say about it. Dante is thinking with his dick.]

[ There's little Azem can do to fight the way their body wriggles in response to Dante's fingers tickling down his side. He manages to stifle back to a little giggle, but he can't stop the surprised yelp that leaves him when his ass is smacked. ]

Oh, did you now? [ He doesn't think himself all that kinky.

He's perfectly ready to lead the way, he's not, however, ready to be scooped up by the larger man. He lets out a surprised sound that gives way to a laugh. ]

Do you know where you're going?

Not exactly but I have you as my guide.

[Dante gives him a playful wink as he starts wandering through the bathhouse. This is no little establishment, you know. This is a huge brothel with multiple floors and endless rooms. Dante could probably spend an entire day here and still not see everything. It’s that big but he has a feeling that he won’t get lost here. After all, Azem knows the way.]

Left or right, babe?

[He asks once he reaches another set of showers next to an expansive pool. While he plans on taking a dip later, he right now just wants some alone time with Azem. Everything else can wait for the time being.]

Take too long to answer and I might do this—[He shamelessly takes this moment to grope Azem’s ass. He grabs a palmful of that lovely ass and kneads it gently in hopes of coaxing both an answer and a moan from Azem.]

True enough. [ Azem responds with a little chuckle.

Luckily, Azem had spent a bit of time getting to know the layout of the place. And after a bit of fun with someone else, the idea that they should reserve a room had been brought up and they'd done just that. ]

Left, [ he starts, only to be cut off by the groping of his ass. He lets out a surprised moan and squirms a bit. One would think that Azem was touch starved with how easily he responds to such teasing. That might have been true months ago, but in the past month they've probably been touched more than they had in a year. ]

And then, [ they continue after a breath, ] up the stair.

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