[open] a smoke and mirrors game

[no_kyouken]

Who ⬤ Majima meowjima & Open
What ⬤ March 2022 Substories
When ⬤ March
Where ⬤ Around
Content Warnings ⬤ Can add as needed

Notes: Majima is a snake man from Slumscape! Covered in a sheen of white scales, snake eyes, split tongue, tail, fangs.

Doms Wanted!

[ Majima is out on the street with a night queen, also with a hand of exasperation dragging down his face, ]

Fuck's sake. It ain't that hard, lady. Just tell him he's disgustin'.

[ He shoots a contemptuous sideways look at the sniffling pig yokai at her feet. Who pipes up helpfully, ]

Hey, he's pretty good at this, maybe I should ask for him.

[ Majima bristles like a cat. Bursting out noisily, ]

Shut it, you!

[ Hrr. He turns is attention back to the girl once again trying to explain how to just be fucking scornful. She keeps closing her eyes and meekly repeating after him, shaking her nine tail whip punily.

Majima has both hands on his face, head tilted back, before long. ]

High Definition

[ Oh... Majima knows better than this one. His lip curls incredulously when he's asked to participate ]

No thanks.

[ He points at whoever is nearby too, ]

Y'all shouldn't either.

[ But he's not hanging around to babysit anyone. What is he, your mother? He carries on his way, slouched with his hands in his pocket. But of course nobody listens to him, it can't be so bad, right?

He pauses later in the night, a cigarette drooping from his lip as he watches some truly bizarre behavior. ]

All right there?

[ His tone conveys that he really doesn't want to be bothered with this, but here he is and he's a little too soft to just walk away. ]

Look at this sweet jacket

[ Majima listens to this story about the jacket. Tilt to the side the take a look at the back of it. It doesn't seem that damn cool, or that damn inflammatory, but he has definitely seen guys throw down over someone's jacket in Sotenbori before... ]

Yeah, all right, I'll help ya cross the bridge...

[ A sigh. He rolls up his shirt sleeves in preparation for a fight. Maybe someone with a little more attention to detail will notice that all is not at it seems and come enlighten him to the plight of Hasihime. Otherwise Majima's taking this at face value and muscling his way through this. ]

Welcome to the Night Parade

[ Majima doesn't trust... anyone in this town, really. A place like this, you need to take just about everyone with a grain of salt. So he sneaks a little closer to what the Kappa are doing. He's not so sure he likes what he sees: Lots of extremely carefully covered cases are being quickly taken further into the city's underground, suspiciously more than one might need to simply be building some parade floats or decorations.

He comes back from the sewers chewing on a cigarette. He takes out his phone and gets on the network then, ]

We got anybody real stealthy wanna come take a look at somethin' with me? Make it worth your while.

[ He did get that advance from the Enma, he can turn it over for this. ]

[[ooc: Here is the current info on the Kappa mission. Once I know about your skillset, we can put that to the mods and move forwrd. ]]

Comments

[no_kyouken]

[ He frowns to himself. He really doesn't like how all these people have been swept up into a life they don't understand and aren't suited for. ]

Yeah, well, it's sink or swim.

[ And by sink he means they'll get stabbed in the street. ]

[lonelinessloop]

And sometimes, someone comes by and teaches you how to swim.

[ There's no reason not to help. At least, that's how she thinks of it. Someone is occasionally their father's daughter. ]

[no_kyouken]

They ain't th'best students.

[ Too many of them just patently don't comprehend what this is all about. ]

[lonelinessloop]

They've got a lot of motivation to learn, though.

And even if they don't get it quickly, every little bit helps.

[no_kyouken]

Needs t'go faster before one of th'kumichos decides t'make an example outta somebody.

[ None of them are disciplined enough for this and it's going to show. ]

[lonelinessloop]

And when they do, they'll have motivation to go faster.

I don't think anyone came here expecting an easy time or work without struggle.

[no_kyouken]

[ He gives her a bemused look. That's some serious optimism kid. ]

Sure. Hope so, anyway.

[lonelinessloop]

[ Considering someone's going to eat shit first? She doesn't think it's particularly optimistic. But she can't live people's lives for them. All she can do is offer what she has to help. ]

What're you planning on doing while you're here with those folks?

[no_kyouken]

Dunno. Whatever Toraguma decides he wants us doin'.

[ It's not Tojo, he has no reason or ambition to this clan. But it's the clan he's in and he'll follow the boss's orders. He has no direction, his sense of self is still broken.

The only direction he has is keeping Emily and Izo safe. ]

[lonelinessloop]

And in your downtime?

[ She's not all that surprised by the answer, but it's not what she's looking for. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He flushes slightly. No, he's not going to tell her he has a boyfriend and girlfriend to fill time with. ]

Nothin' much. Maybe hit the battin' cages, or somethin' like that.

[lonelinessloop]

[ Don't think she missed that blush. ]

Uh-huh. I bet that'll be nice. The batting cages, I mean.

I prefer the arcade, or karaoke. But I'm glad you have... the batting cages.

[no_kyouken]

[ Aaaaah. Stop. Stop that. He flusters a little. ]

It's somethin' t'do.

[ And he loves baseball like a big stupid dork. ]