jigokulogs | Underground Turf War Catch-all! [OTA! Come toplevel!!!]

Who ⬤ Open to all!
What ⬤ Catch-all log for the Underground Turf War
When ⬤ Throughout April: Dates within
Where ⬤ The Underground
Content Warnings ⬤ Please tag any cws in individual toplevels / threads!

This is a post to facilitate shenanigans regarding the Underground turf war! Feel free to park your toplevels below and tag around!

Summary of what’s going on:
The Underground is the network of subterranean utility / sewer tunnels under the city, previously held by the Kappa tribe. After the April 2022 Event, the Underground has been cleared out by the Department of the Enma and is now mostly unattended.

The Tamamo Clan and Shuten Clan have received orders from their leaders to take over the Underground. Unfortunately, there's two of them and only one Underground, so the two clans are fighting over it. (Tamamo Meeting Log) (Shuten Meeting Log)

The Sutoku Alliance is not willing to fight for the territory, but are intending to work out a deal with whoever wins the turf war to get the kappa back to work. The Department of the Enma is also more interested in investigating the Daitengu’s assassination than the turf war, but that means their Lost Souls can bring popcorn and watch the show. (more info here.)

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Considering who we're dealing with, that doesn't surprise me. I don't intend to appeal to their goodwill and sense of community though.

[ he thinks he's cute right now. ]

People are willing to put aside a lot in the interest of making a profit.

D-... do you have a way for them to earn something they wouldn't get from converting this place into a business?

[ Was he sitting on a secret gold stash? Had he just been letting her live the poverty life without cutting her in on that cheddar?! ]

Oh, sure. Consider: you could have one business run by one clan that two other groups are always trying to push out, not to mention attracting the attention of the Enma if the fights get out of hand. Or, you can have one business that all the clans have an investment in. Something for everyone's tastes.

[ that the sutoku intend to make a deal with the winner anyway takes care of half the issue, so it's not like saying so is a big secret. ]

Why fight if everyone can share the benefits together?

[ She knew enough about his proposition that it had legs, but there was a great, big, pragmatic reason as to why it would likely not work. ]

I'm very sure Toraguma and the boss lady hate each other, so you'd have your work cut out for you brokering that deal, buddy...

[ He had a talent for it, sure, but that seemed like an impossible task... ]

[ she's so not wrong. his shoulders sink juuuust a little at the invisible weight of having to consider such a task (again). a lot of people had said getting satsuma and choshu to come to the table was impossible but the path forward had been a lot clearer back then too for a lot of reasons. ]

Seeing as they didn't hesitate to start a war at the first opportunity, I'm gonna bet you're right about that. I guess we'll just have to try and think of something they like more than killing each other.

[ haha, it's FINE. who needs sleep in hell? ]

Truth be told, not even being in that clan, Toraguma is such a forthright guy, I don't think it takes much to read his interests.

[ At least if he had secret multitudes, he was extremely good at not even showing evidence of their existence. ]

But the boss lady... She's a hard one to get a read on. Even if you could secure a meeting with her, I'm not sure you'd come away knowing anything substantial...

[ Her obfuscation of her personal truths took a different form than the Tamamo they'd both met in their world, but it was still a familiar situation. Musashi never felt like she was meeting the "real" Tenkohime when they spoke, even if she was knee-shakingly gorgeous. ]

Ah, that is one reason why I'm hoping to make solid connections with people that might eventually end up in your boss's favour.

[ the more he can accomplish by proxy, the better. ryouma has a certain track record with powerful, beautiful women, after all... ]

I'm not happy to say so but if anyone has to come out on top in this perhaps it would be best if it was your clan.

[ it pains him to think it, actually, seeing as he knows too many people who could suffer over a loss but he's trying to remain objective. if the sutoku alliance is going to move for a deal, that would take care of that for him. he'd just have to work on the shuten clan, which is a lot more manageable. ]

In the long run, it would probably be easier to convince Toraguma. A matter of setting aside no small amount of pride, I'm sure, but that wouldn't be too impossible.

[ ~~he's only an oni.~~ that's a challenge ryouma is at least familiar with. ]

Honestly, I do too, and not from a place of clan pride. [ Since she barely had any, if she were being fully honest. ]

I just... I know the boss lady is weird, but I'd trust her to make sure the Kappa get a good deal out of this over Toraguma, whom just seems like the type to steamroll over everything. They may be more organized, but Oni are still Oni... his goal is to dominate, and I don't think there's a place for the Kappa in his vision for this place...

More than anything, that's my biggest concern. These people don't deserve this but it's always what happens when it comes to war and the strong throwing their power around.

[ time has done little for the bitterness that creeps into his voice, knowing very well what it's like to be among the people who get swept aside when someone more powerful wants their way.

and speaking of things he hates to admit... ]

I suppose I did say I was going to meddle, didn't I?

[ he can't help but sigh because nothing about this feels good right now. he could kick his own ass for being so flippant only a little while ago. ]

Is there anything that would help?

Just stay clear of those traps, for now. But also, run towards them if you've got some Shuten chasing you down.

[ That was the most she could really ask. But... part of her also knew there was something else she had to bring up. And she worried at her lip for a moment before finally saying it. ]

And... if you can... make sure Izo is kept busy in a way where no one will end up dead.

Right. That's not too difficult at all.

[ it might even be fun just to see how they work if there wasn't that nagging bad feeling where he hates taking sides like this. avoiding them entirely is for the best. ]

As for Izō... I'm sure he wouldn't kill anyone unless he was pushed...

[ but his expression says everything he's not, which is that yeah it's not that hard to push izō to that point at all. ]

I'll see what I can do.

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