jigokulogs | [open] kappa rehousing time

Who ⬤ Yuri + Sutoku members (& other charitable Lost Souls)
What ⬤ Kappa crowdfunding
When ⬤ Late April
Where ⬤ Warehouse within Sutoku's grounds
Content Warnings ⬤ N/A

OOC Context: Yuri is coordinating relief efforts for the displaced Kappa and mods have approved temp housing for them in a warehouse provided by the Alliance. He'll need help from Lost Souls to get supplies there! Sutoku members will receive a message from him. If your muse is not Sutoku but would like to pitch in, you can assume word got out through the grapevine.

Hi gang. Been a fun month, hasn't it? Especially for our Kappa friends.

On a serious note, the Kappa are in need of shelter. I spoke with the Alliance and they've agreed to convert an unused warehouse to housing space. I'm looking for help with set up and supplies, as well as with getting the word out.

Message me if you can lend a hand. Every bit helps.

-Yuri

[ If you express interest, Yuri will follow up with details and the address of the warehouse. He'll ask you to use discretion who you share the location with since he doesn't want to attract trouble for the Kappa.

When you reach the location, you'll find a warehouse with running electricity and racks that have been pushed to one side to make room. The warehouse has been sectioned off into a sleeping area, a common area, and a storage area that the Kappa have been filling with equipment they've managed to retrieve from underground. ]

[ Yuri will be seeking volunteers to serve food at the food lines the Alliance has negotiated for from local restaurants. We'll need drivers to help transport nonperishable donations to the warehouse. People to carry it all. Bookkeepers to track the numbers. Anyone willing to network with nearby businesses to procure supplies or temp jobs for the Kappa to get back on their feet. Idk... morale boosting activities? Maybe someone can hook up a karaoke machine. Feel free to bring your own ideas!

If you need to get in touch with me, you can drop me a PM or message me on plurk

ahlyo! ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Now that's a language everyone speaks. When Tamamo and Shuten have fought themselves into a stalemate and worn each other down, I think they'll begin to see the appeal. What would be even better is if they could reach the same conclusion themselves. Have you seeded the idea with anyone?

[ Convincing the clans will be an uphill battle that will take a miracle, but Yuri likes the idea. A classy Underground to bait the rich is the kind of scheme he can get in on. ]

The Underground's going to need a whole lot of fixing up or the wealthy will turn up their noses at it. The merchants won't want to move business somewhere risky. Seems it all comes down to securing the place first. Our Kappa friends can help, but they're not fighters. Are you going to sneak them down there?

In an ideal world, they might find their own way, but the stronger likelihood is that they're going to need someone to show them. That's why I'm starting small. A one-night event at first. The area will still need to be cleaned and prepared and so we would need at least a temporary truce until the work is complete.

I already have a plan for a proposal that should be attractive to them, especially if I can get my hands on what all this fighting is costing everyone in damages. We'll get some peace, the Kappa get to go home and back to work, and the clans make a profit. That shouldn't be too disagreeable, right? Plus, it's a fundraiser. If the clans want to prove who's best they're perfectly welcome to battle it out over who can make the most money in one night.

[ maybe just... redirect some of that competitive spirit to something constructive? ]

As for seeding the idea, I'm going to be arranging a few meetings soon. I intend to take this to Toraguma and Tenkohime directly if the Alliance is willing to back me on it, but I need to get in touch with a few of my contacts in the other clans. They're both from my world so I know I can trust them. Which... raises another point.

For the moment we should keep this all as quiet as possible; we still have the unknown factor of a real and dangerous enemy out there who might object to the idea of restoring peace. A long time ago I found myself in a situation a lot like this and so I have to be completely upfront about how dangerous this can get.

My lips are sealed, don't worry. I'm used to danger, but I don't want to risk anyone else here. I'll help as much as I can with that in mind.

[ The Kappa, the volunteers, the shelter itself... Yuri's quickly growing protective of those under his wing. So far they've been left alone, the other clans busy with their turf war.

He listens carefully to Ryouma's plan, the part about battling it out over money even drawing a chuckle from him. He has his doubts about it, though. It's just, in his poverty-stricken life, he's rarely seen money change hands out of goodwill. The only ones to succeed at that were the Church, and obviously that's not going to fly here. ]

Reframing the competition isn't a bad idea. I'm skeptical the fundraiser will turn a profit though. People always want something for their coin. What if we divvied up and auctioned the territory? ... though that could end badly. I've seen auctions get nasty, hah.

[ Yuri sighs. It'd defeat the purpose of peace talks if it all dissolved into fighting again. ]

Good! Honestly, I don't expect I'll have to try very hard to convince people to keep things quiet. Everyone understands the sort of game we're playing here whether any of us want to be playing it or not.

[ everyone playing on different teams automatically lends itself to secrecy and distrust which is unfortunate but not unexpected. ]

The territory is valuable, that's true, not because of what it is but for what can be put on it. It's all supply and demand — people will part with their money in exchange for things they want, so we give them something they can only get from us, which in this case is a unique experience they can't get anywhere else.

[ ryouma isn't saying so directly but he's definitely been tightening up his pitch through all of these meetings he's having with people. he enjoys the feedback because it's very easy to think his ideas are great in his own mind. ]

You a salesman? You sound like you've done this sort of thing before.

[ Yuri has to remark after hearing a pitch like that. Seems to him that Ryouma has some experience with negotiations, though salesman doesn't strike him as being quite right. Someone with both leadership and ambition could set their sights higher. ]

Good to hear. I'd hate for the wrong ears to catch on to your plan. How is the situation underground lately? [ He's been above ground most of this time. A first for him, really. ] How soon do you think we could secure it?

[open] kappa rehousing time

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sorry this is late i am finally caught up!

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