[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

welcome to the night parade

[everblooms]

worth my while? well, you can't leave a girl hanging!

would getting around in short cuts and traveling underground fit the bill? i'm pretty used to finding my own ways around town.

High Definition

[lonelinessloop]

[ When a familiar voice gives her advice, she can't help but turn and her eyes go wide as much because of what she recognizes as for what she doesn't. The man talking to her is...

It's definitely Majima-san. But he's a very very different Majima-san. For a moment, she's not sure since she hasn't seen him properly in a few years now, and that last time, she'd been a lot more focused on Uncle Kaz in the hospital bed, waiting for him to wake up, but she'd know that nose and that eyepatch and that voice anywhere.

She swallows, and she's not sure if he recognizes her, if he even could since she's never seen him like this, but she bows her head and she nods. ]

I wasn't planning to, M-

[ A little clearing of her throat. ]

I wasn't planning to, sir. I was just curious what was going on. But now that I know, I'd rather not.

[ She'll find other ways to help. ]

Welcome to the Night Parade

[starshepard]

UN: sharkconcept

Stealth happens to be part of my skillset.

night parade

[camyoflage]

[un: cantseeme]

i think i got an idea what you're looking for
even the alliance is saying to stay out of it you know?
people might get reeeeeeeal mad at you

[... or, well, he needs to at least say that. This network's probably monitored and he needs the protection that being a Good Boy merits. But, uh, it's probably a little clear from his username that he's a stealthy guy.]

the night parade | ᴜɴ: ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴜs.

[wray]

It depends. Is it worth the risk?

[ you'd have to be blind not to realize something was going on, but even six knows they'd have to be careful about it. ]

[no_kyouken]

I got a little money I can pass on t'ya.

We do gotta get into th'sewers. Those kappa are pretty sneaky. I got somethin' t'quiet my footsteps. What about you?

[no_kyouken]

[ He pauses. Well-behaved huh, it gives him five seconds of pain for his little doll girl. His mouth twitches to the side as he suppresses it. ]

Yeah, well. For th'best. Did one'a these one time an' it wasn't worth th'scratch.

[ He rubs the back of his head with a sigh. ]

[no_kyouken]

Still, or are ya runnin' weak like th'rest of us?

[no_kyouken]

Then we shouldn't get caught.

[no_kyouken]

Got a little cash I can hand around. Not a lot though. Up to ya.

[starshepard]

[ She's going to switch to audio because typing on this thing is tedious. ]

My natural skills remain unchanged, but my magicks are greatly weakened. I'm not sure if I can still turn myself all but invisible to the eye and if I can if it'll last that long.

[no_kyouken]

[ Yeah, yeah, sure. ]

Gotta head down into th'sewers, get around the Kappa on their own turf. It ain't gonna be easy.

[starshepard]

Sounds like a challenge. Do we have a map or anything?

[no_kyouken]

No, could use one. That sounds a little easier than th'sewers even; gettin' into one'a th'offices.

[starshepard]

Maybe I can see about doing that. Would making an investigation down there easier.

[no_kyouken]

Would. Wanna take point on it, or ya need some help? I ain't from here exactly, but I'm yakuza. I know about how those offices are gonna be laid out.

[wray]

Keep it. I don't need the money.

What's the job?

[no_kyouken]

Kappa are up t'somethin' in the sewers. Wanna know what it is before it has a chance to be nasty.

[starshepard]

Your expertise would be most welcome. Everything here is rather foreign to me.

[lonelinessloop]

[ Even if this Majima had recognized her, he might not have known this version here who's been through... well, the ringer and a half. Between having her career implode, her Uncle Kaz in jail, the paparazzi hounding her and her family, and everything that had happened around Ono Michi, she's even more savvy than the savvy little girl who'd bopped around Kamurocho so long ago.

Well, long ago for her. ]

No, I just thought it might be a good idea to stay here and make sure anyone who comes out gets home safe.

[no_kyouken]

[ Augh please. Don't be so precious, it makes him want to die. His mouth squiggles deeper with a frown. ]

That's nice of ya, but ya don't know they're gonna be comin' outta there. Not safe for ya.

[no_kyouken]

Sure. We can go to the admin district and scope out th'office. Least some binoculars might be handy.

[lonelinessloop]

[ Her smile is just as soft and just as sweet, but there's something steely in her eyes. Yes, she's well aware. ]

I don't. But I wouldn't be here if I wanted to do things the safe way.

[starshepard]

Sounds good. Just let me know when and where you'd like to meet.

[no_kyouken]

Theater square, s'where everybody meets up.

[ Sutoku territory, easy to blend in with everyone else out shopping and not look like you're doing anything nefarious at all. ]