[open] shuten clan mingling

[no_kyouken]

Who ⬤ The Shuten Clan Lost Souls
What ⬤ Post-event drinking meeting
When ⬤ After some Kappa punching, I assume
Where ⬤ The White Koi, Shuten Clan bar
Content Warnings ⬤ Dranking, Shutens

un: majima Get yer asses up an' come to th'White Koi by 7. It's on Shuten turf, corner of Bunyudomachi. We're meetin'. [ The bar is almost exclusively Shuten members, most of them wearied with nightly patrols and clashes. There's plenty of muttering and chatter about the recent assassination, with the common complaint being 'fuck I have to get my funeral suit out of storage'. Majima points lost souls into a slightly more secluded room done up in the titular white koi pattern. ] Siddown, who's heard what. [ He is also weary and bruised from some fights, leaning back against the wall with a cigarette and a drink. ] 🐍 This is a mingle, sure they got together to talk info but they're Shutens so it's assumed they're going to get drunk, yell, and throw hands. 🐍 Lordy please do whatever you want, I'm not the cops. 🐍 OOC info collection 🐍 Toraguma's orders

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[metafictions]

[At some point during the evening, Kamui leaves for a slightly more structured meeting with a certain Shuten weapons expert. He slips back into the meeting as quietly as he'd departed, but it seems that word's already gone up to Toraguma-- and the rest of the clan, by extension.

Looking down at his phone as Toraguma's message rolls out...]

Well. I guess that saves me an announcement. [He scans the room of his clanmates.] For those who don't know-- like I didn't-- Hihi'irokane is supposedly legendary. It conducts soul energy, and was used to forge ancient weaponry.

[He's helpfully taken notes on everything he's learned from Jiro, and he sets them on a table in the middle of the room for whoever wants to check 'em out-- please don't spill anything on his notebook, thanks.]

[demonrebel]

[Dante is a little less drunk than before judging from how quiet he seems now. It's one of the rare times that he's silent, especially since he's known for his larger than life persona. Then again, this idiot just has a headache.]

A legendary metal that conducts soul energy in the hands of mere assassins? Yeah, no. It sounds like our mysterious ninja buddies have a wealthy benefactor.

[If Hihi'irokane is that rare of a metal, then clearly these guys have someone backing them but who? Of course, Dante has a few suspects on the list but without any clear evidence--this is nothing but speculation on his part.]

The only group I think would have access to this kind of weaponry would be the Enma.

[metafictions]

The Enma would make sense, yes.

[He folds his arms and sighs softly as he settles back into a seat. Sheliak and Majima's observations are beginning to sound more and more accurate the more that this situation unfolds.]

If anyone has a stake in both undermining the clans, and the ability to find materials so rare, it's the government.

[demonrebel]

If the government itself is trying to get rid of the yakuza clans, then we're in some serious trouble.

[While that goes without saying, what exactly is going to happen to the kappa clans here in Jigoku-cho? Are they being used as scapegoats here? He certainly hopes not.]

Does this mean we're going to have to bail our sea turtle friends out of prison soon?

[no_kyouken]

They don't wanna get rid of 'em, just wanna take 'em down a peg.

[ As he gets a round of the Dante brigade for speaking up, Majima makes a face and pushes him off. ]

Just like none'a th'yakuza wanna run th'whole town, th'cops don't really wanna handle th'day-to-day management for th'neighborhoods.

[demonrebel]

Hey, hey! Be nice!

[Goromi-chan!? Why so cold towards him? Let Dante love you as he should! No wait, maybe he shouldn't do that in public. Nevertheless, Dante is still going to try to cling to him like a drunk frat boy.]

That's because all cops are lazy~~! [He all but sings while trying to rest his head on Majima's shoulder.] I know that from first-hand experience when the demonic tree attacked Redgrave City.

[As absurd as that sounds, Dante isn't lying.]

[metafictions]

You really should get off Majima-san, already...

[Dante, please.]

Anyway, moreso than laziness is separate agencies becoming siloed and even working against each other. That was true of the Wards in my own Tokyo, and I expect the Department of the Enma isn't much different. They can barely run themselves... they probably wouldn't want to run the entire town, right?

But at the same time, they need to keep the criminal organizations in check. As they say, what the Enma values is strict order.

[no_kyouken]

Cops can't run th'whole town, never gonna be enough of 'em to keep everythin' in order. That's what the yakuza's for... sometimes. Givin' some order t'the nastier parts'a town th'cops don't wanna deal with.

[ He is not proselytizing for the yakuza, fuck, he's just saying. He smushes a hand into Dante's face as he talks, keeping him off with a grim look. ]

An' th'law ain't never fair t'everyone, sometimes it's about keepin' the cops off a neighborhood's back. Sometimes we're thugs, sometimes we're protectin' th'neighborhood. Depends.

[ Mostly on the example that Toraguma sets. ]

OPEN for Threadjacking should anyone wish

[pervy_kappa]

So that's it, huh? We gonna be scouting the underground for ourselves?

[Well, what boss-man says goes and all that jazz.]

I'm in to check it out. See who we can preemptively chase out before we build up some good business.

Anyone else wanna come with?

[This is the type of trouble he was more than happy to help start.]

hi fellow slumscape crau here; is recognition ok?

[deathrespect]

( Samatoki has been watching and listening more than anything else, but beginning to feel restless and keyed up the more they spoke.

Before he gets a good look at Gojyo, he nods and speaks. )

I'm down for whatever. Need to get moving.

Absolutely! More than happy to run into yet another Slum refugee!

[pervy_kappa]

[Gojyo paused as he noticed Samatoki step out from the backends of the bar. He eyed him up curiously. Samatoki was a decently big guy, and he seemed eager and rearing to go. A bit too eager, perhaps. But that wasn't a bad thing.

Gojyo grinned with excitement at the prospect. Finally, something exciting was about to happen-- something involving their clan.]

Alright. That's one man down.

Just try not to hold me back should shit hit the fan, yeah?

slumscapees out the gate

[no_kyouken]

Yeah, yeah.

[ Despite his moodiness, Majima is also pretty ready for his assignment to be 'punch some shit'. Nice and simple. ]

We're all goin'.

does half a slumscapee count?

[sleepinglyra]

[Sheliak was less enthusiastic but he couldn't go against a direct order like that. A part of him thought this was a mistake. A clash between clans was too dangerous right now but he gave in with a quiet sigh, his brief hesitation fading under blind loyalty.]

Naturally.

[At least Shuten would get to any clues that were left underground first.]

More souls per body just means a bigger crew~

[pervy_kappa]

Ahah you say it like none of these young strapin' men have a say in the matter Majiji.

[He offers a wry playful grin, almost rebellious.]

Though the more the better as I'm sure our clan ain't the only one with such ideas. We're better off moving sooner rather then later.

[no_kyouken]

[ His look is significantly less playful, ]

Quit callin' me that.

[ He is the same age as you... why is he the jiji........ ]

An' they ain't got a say. Boss says jump, ya jump.

[pervy_kappa]

Yeah, but the semblance of automaticity makes for a happier crew, yeah? Even if it is all just airs.

[He'll stop calling you jiji the day you stop acting like you've got a stick up your ass. Until then you are stuck with his affectionate teasing.

Sorry Majima.]

You gotta realize a lot of these rough bastards are new to these sorts of scenes. So, with their naturally spunky personality too much control would just make 'em want to rebel all the mroe yeah?

[In the end they are all just a bunch of punks after all.]

[no_kyouken]

[ He shakes his head as it sinks between his shoulders tiredly. ]

Ain't how it's gonna go with Toraguma. Yer 'spunk' better be in service t'what yer told.

[ Or you'll get your ass beat. Or lose an eye. Whatever. Majima feels a little ill and reaches for his drink. ]

Don't test him 'less ya wanna find out for yourself.

[pervy_kappa]

Hey, I'm not saying we should enforce any disobedience to the boss-man. I'm just saying let the guys have a little bit of breathing room.

Look at them.

[He motioned over to the rest of the participating crew, half drunk and living it up, half-dower and unsure about the building circumstances.]

We all have a job to do and contracts to prove it. I'm sure the whole damn crew's aware of that. But if you go too hard on the group right off the get-go, then it's only going to cause them to question things or even fight back in some cases.

We're all stuck in this clan cause we got similarities. And I feel one of those 'similarities' is that we're all stubborn bastards who like a good fight. Ain't it a good idea to get them to 'want' to work for it rather than just threatening them off the get-go?

[harimaya]

(Looks at Gojyo

Looks at Samatoki

Then Majima

then Sheliak

and honestly everyone else that decides to sign up for the assignment... and sighs.)

Not like there's a choice.

(He's down. This is just his energy. He's going to enjoy his snacks now while he can because there are no snacks in the sewers.)

[demonrebel]

Can I bring the girls along?

[He asks while holding up his precious guns. Yeah, Ebony & Ivory are definitely coming along but will he be allowed to shoot someone? That's the real question.]

I figured we'll need some heat!

[For those of you who remember what happened in the casino, that was totally not Dante's fault. Well, maybe it was a little but whatever. They shot at him first!]

[no_kyouken]

[ He calls Dante out, goddamn, ]

Don't shoot nobody. That's gonna get ya straight in jail. Hit 'em all ya want though.

[demonrebel]

Aw, c'mon! Are the shinigami really going to arrest lil ol' me?

[Probably. That's why Dante puts away the guns for now.]

Fine, fine. You're the actual yakuza here.

[That means Majima is calling the shots here whether he wants to or not. Dante is a devil hunter, not a mobster.]

[no_kyouken]

[ He makes a pained face. Yeah, he supposes he is. For all the good that's done him. ]

Killin' someone's a sight different from knockin' a few teeth out.

[demonrebel]

[Look at that sad little pout, Majima! You ruined his fun but he'll get over it.]

Fine, fine! I guess I’m just a little trigger happy.

[That’s putting it mildly. Dante’s been on the warpath ever since the casino fiasco. He’s still a pissed off about that but least he managed to blow some steam at the bathhouse. Don’t worry, the details are omitted.]

I just can’t believe I couldn’t nab not one of those ninjas.

[Yeah, Dante is having a tough time being depowered. He just has his baseline skill set, none of that fancy Devil Trigger stuff.]

This whole shit would’ve been solved by now if we could’ve made one of them talk.

[littleshield]

Obviously. I'm not going to just sit back and do nothing.

[ Felix is ready to go, kick ass, and take names, essentially. ]