[open] april/may catchall

[playfoul]

Who ⬤ Yuri + you
What ⬤ Catchall for tdm prompts and substories
When ⬤ Late April / May
Where ⬤ Around Jigokucho
Content Warnings ⬤ N/A

Vend Me A Dream

[ It had seemed like an easy request until one ask led to another and in a ridiculous turn of events, Yuri finds himself at an arcade trying to fish out a specific toy from among a dozen in a crane machine. After several unsuccessful attempts and a growing urge to just pick the lock on the damn machine, he exchanges a look with his fetch quest partner, or perhaps a passerby. ]

This has gotta be rigged.

Haniwhat?

Creepy things, aren't they? I'll take it off your hands.

[ Anyone finding themselves burdened with haniwa might find Yuri extending them a hand and an offer to relieve them of the unwanted visitors. The reason he's been collecting haniwa becomes apparent later in the day, when the same figurines pop up on youkai eBay.

Despite the 'do not fuck with' energy the figurines give off, it seems a number of souls do, in fact, want to fuck around and find out. That Enma has been confiscating the haniwa only generated demand for the cursed things. So, Yuri figures, why not try to turn a profit? ]

It's Raining, It's Pouring

—I never said it was a scenic shortcut, only a dry one.

[ As the storm beats down over Jigokucho, Yuri is calmly lifting the nearby manhole cover and climbing into the dingy underground tunnel below. It's damper than it usually is with all the rainwater sloshing down the drains, and when he reaches the bottom of the rungs he has to maneuver deftly away from a patch of water overflowing onto the walkway. The tunnels are quiet, at least, the turf wars hopefully wrapped for the day.]

Daily Life

[ Throughout the month, Yuri will continue to spend time helping the Kappa tribe settle into their temporary shelter. He can be found chatting up Sutoku businesses to drum up support, and when he has a free evening, hitting up bars and schmoozing with locals. You might also run into him in bookstores, flipping through cooking recipes or studying Hell's most popular 12-step skincare routine in a beauty magazine. Or perhaps you'll spot him in one of the parks, getting schooled in a game of shogi by an elderly youkai. ]

( If you have other ideas, feel free to PM or hit me up on ahlyo! )

Comments

[littleshield]

[ What is relaxing, he just doesn't know. ]

There are those conveniences, but I don't see why I have to say anything good about this place.

[ Those are admittedly nice things to have, but...well, Felix is just clearly being a sour puss like the usual. ]

It does. But at least it's in familiar territory.

All of the nonsense that happens here concerns monsters and other disgusting beasts I could care less about.

[playfoul]

[ He sure hopes Felix has not been going around calling the youkai disgusting to their faces. ]

You should try getting to know them. They might not be human, but they don't think so differently from us.

[ Yuri's spent the greater part of last month working with the Kappa and it's not much different from working with people, with all its highlights and headaches. It doesn't help that he'd gotten on the bad side of one particular Kappa from that night spent confiscating contrabands. Talk about an awkward reunion. ]

[littleshield]

[ ...Felix has done so at least twice. ]

They're different enough that I don't need to get to know them in the first place.

[ That being said, he hasn't exactly gone around aggroing every single youkai he's met. It does help that for the most part Felix tends to keep to himself—though the young man has grown up in the life of a noble, he's been a self-sufficient, independent sort. ]

[playfoul]

[ ...and he made it out alive? That's pretty impressive. ]

Aren't you nobles supposed to be diplomatic?

[ A rhetorical question. He's already learned Felix is not like the typical noble. ]

You don't have to buddy up with them, but while we're in their realm, it doesn't hurt to be on good terms.

[littleshield]

[ His skillset can be thanked for that. But how long will that be enough to carry him? Stay tuned. ]

I'll leave that to those who would normally bother with such things. My blade is all I need to do the talking.

[ Even if it's rhetorical, Felix will just...answer that anyway. ]

All I need to do is remain on 'good terms' with the creatures in the so-called Shuten clan. Any other monsters that are originally from here? They're simply extra. After all, I'm not here to make friends.