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[kamisabro]

Who ⬤ Ayato & YOU
What ⬤ Substories + ember shitposting + general prompt
When ⬤ May, possibly adding June catch-all if I became too lazy?
Where ⬤ Varies on prompt
Content Warnings ⬤ Half-naked Ayato and him being dumb. Also Substory #2 is in so some NSFW.

Substory 1.

 

( As a food connoisseur (by a very weird degree), Ayato made it his mission to try, and possibly fix 'em himself in the future, every single delicacies that he stumbled upon this land. Of course this turn of event will not bite him back in the ass, right?

Well, you can probably guess where this goes. Ayato tried the mochi and lo and behold, he's now not really living up to his usual elegance, walking around the business district with his surprisingly muscular chest bare, while happily chomping another set of mochi. At one point, the half-naked man just happens to stumbles upon you while walking around, casually offering you a piece of mochi that he brought too much with him. )

Would you like some? It appears I took too many with me. They're surprisingly delicious.

( To be fair, Ayato could eat something like Spicy Cake or Tea mixed with Soy sauce and said they were good, so... )

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Substory 2.

 

( Speaking of which, this is quite the turn of event for him. He thought he was in for some of the more ordinary assignment when he took this request. Get a thing here, deliver it to a youkai there, rinse and repeat... Those were interesting, to say the least. But now, this? Frankly, Ayato has never taken that much interest in pornographic material, but to say that he doesn't know what they are would be a blatant lie. This is still legitimately his first encounter at finding this kind of material, though. Without much interest, he casually grabs the exact magazine from the vending machine after putting in the necessary money.

Now, standing just right beside the said vending machine, Ayato is browsing the pages, studying every single page as he mutters out loud, not really caring whether there'd be other people/youkai around him. )

'Big mommy milkies'? 'Not only cake, but the whole bakery'? Interesting, is that how people address big breasts and big buttock here?

( Ayato please. )

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Substory 3.

 

AYATO (27) Enma

✓       ✕ WOULD YOU RATHER? [-Be sober your entire life OR be drunk at every important meeting?] Depends on the quality of the wine I'd be drinking. [-Relive your most embarrassing memories every night OR do something embarrassing everyday, then immediately forget it forever?] Hahaha. ( Yes, that's his answer: A typed laughter. ) [-Leave your assigned faction or take over your current faction as leader?] The latter only if the other agreed to vouch for me. In other situation, no comment.

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Substory 4 (locked to Enma dept.).

 

( It's an understandable choice to let the department of Enma to take care of the whole weird haniwa thing. Obviously, Ayato, being the always morbidly curious individual out there, has nothing but question, especially at the moment he managed to get his hand on one of the randomly spawned haniwa. He's no exorcist, definitely, but he does know some of the priestesses from the Narukami shrine that he happened to get along well with back in his home world that even he could tell that they're not just normal haniwa. Something indeed feels off from them. )

In risk of making me sounds like I'm trying to overstep my boundaries, where do we even contain them if we can't keep anymore of them? Do we just discard them somewhere?

( Ayato gestures to the shelves on their office, where the once empty line of shelves now filled with the haniwas that they secured from every single spot that the department could find. Obviously, he's against the idea considering how uncomfortable the atmosphere that the haniwas are giving already, but what else should they even do?)

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General.

 

( On one of the finer day where he's not that bogged by paperworks in the department, Ayato can be found all around the toy shops around Tamamo, Shuten, or Sutoku territory, browsing some gashapon machine, kids' card games, and gundam model kits around, surprisingly enough. This is one of his old hobby, after all. You might be able to encounter him walking out of the store with bags of them like a smelly NEET, even.

Alternatively, you could also find him on the evening time, where he stumbles upon the video game arcades in Shutoku territory. He walks around to browse the options around until he stops his track on the fighting game KETTEN that he seems to be interested the most at. Coincidentally, it seems to be empty as well, so... He's just going to look at someone else who happens to be around -YOU- as he gestures toward the machine with his a headtilt. )

I have never tried this thing before. How about you?

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Comments

substory 2.

[bratherine]

( All of this to come here.

... Yeah, she needs a drink. Or a free pass to punch the guy who sent her around half of Jigoku-cho purely so he could have a wank.

And, of course, there's some other weirdo reading his own jacking off material as if it's the morning paper right here. )

...Wankers. ( Both of them. She drops the coins in and gets... Juicy Peaches. Gross. Whatever. It's done now. She has his Juicy Peaches so she can ram it down his throat for wasting her time—

And now weirdo number 2 is talking. )

How the fuck should I know?

( All porn uses cringe terms, doesn't it? )

[kamisabro]

( ...Huh? Oh, someone's actually here while he's busy studying about How to Be Zoomers through this sacred magazine? That was quite an embarrassing sight.

Except he's Ayato and he doesn't give two shits about it LMAO so instead, he just smiles -more to himself rather than to her, really- as he flips another page and just continues on like he's the purest motherfucker in the world. )

Then do you happen to know about this, hmm, "Aphrodisiacal tennis court"? Or "Long Dong"?

( Dirty talking terms be tripping balls. )

[bratherine]

( How to be zoomer is really all about the correct emoji usage. Trust, she's a 2000 liner.

But, whatever. It's not like this jackass she's getting porn for is going to die if he doesn't get his magazine right away, so Kate rolls her copy up in her hands and looks over at the pages this guy is examining.

... Well, that's. )

Tennis court? ( Her brow raises, equally as bewildered as he is by that one. ) Long dong means a big dick.

( Well. It does in her world. )

[kamisabro]

( As he reads further and further down the article, Ayato's lips form even wider grin as he can't hold his small laughter inside anymore. )

It means having intercourse with a woman, or so it seems.

( He then uninterestedly flips to another page. Nothing interesting. Flips. Nothing interesting as well. Until he just ends up skimming over the pages. )

Do people here enjoy using weird terms rather than being direct with their words these days?

[bratherine]

( ... So that's exactly as stupid as it sounded. )

'Cause her tits jiggle?

( And yet she participates, because what else is there to do but wonder? Wonder and shrug at his question, because... )

Ask a local and find out.

( she's new, how should she know? )

General

[localweirdo]

[After spending a few weeks getting use to her strange new environment, she managed to settle in fairly well. Now that she was part of a faction that wasn't as bad as she thought, it allowed her to feel more comfortable. That being said, she was fully expecting hell to be more chaotic. As she looked at the various arcade games, she spotted a familiar face.

Hey, wasn't that...?]

No, I'm afraid not. Although, that doesn't stop us from giving it a try, right?

[kamisabro]

( Oh, hey! It's Hu Tao! Ayato's face looks visibly more amused than ever just cos it's someone he actually encountered already. As he crosses his arms, he quirks an inquisitive eyebrow at the machine as he watches the animated screen. )

Most definitely. ( Hmm... ) Let me just ask beforehand, we're not overstepping the boundaries like we did to the taxi back there by doing this, right?

[localweirdo]

No, I don't think so and especially now we both know which factions we're supposed to be in.

[Granted, she still wasn't sure what the rules were just yet but they were here to have fun in this place right?]

And besides, we're not doing a job right now! We're here to have some fun! Now c'mon, let's give playing these things a try!

[Once again, will this go well? Who knows!]

[kamisabro]

( Ayato laughs. Indeed, there's no point in thinking about unnecessary stuffs while they're here. He just nods and walks closer to the machine.

Sliding his hand into his pocket, he grabs the necessary amount of coins that he brought earlier before he gently offers them to Hu Tao. )

I threw the glove down, so it's only fair that I paid for it.

( After that, he's going to graciously slips to the designated seat, entering his own coins and then... Uh, navigate the menu. 'Story Mode'? 'Versus Mode'? 'Option'? Hmm... )

[localweirdo]

[Well. He was certainly being gracious wasn't he? While she didn't mind, it was odd to see people approach her without any inherent bias. For a split second, she stared at the coin before she chuckled.]

Why thank you, you didn't need to do that!

[That being said, when she looked at the options, she narrowed her eyes a little. Decisions, decisions...]

If you want my opinion, I think story mode is probably better? It is saying that you're playing out a story, correct?

substory 1

[enlighteneds]

[ She knows Ayato well enough that she'd ought to encounter him somewhere around the street randomly due to his weird ass nature, but she definitely didn't expect him to offer him a mochi, especially with his clothes open like that.

This is honestly surprising even for Yae. She just gives him The Look, blinking her eyes in amazement on both of his random attitude and his well-built chest. ]

Is this how you're going to try to flirt with me?

[kamisabro]

( Jokes on you, Yae. Ayato is just going to ~suavely~ swipes the bang of his hair like he's some sort of supermodel. )

Haha, that was quite a random remark when what I did was merely offering you a mochi. What made you say that?

( He said that as he's still there with his naked chest... )

[enlighteneds]

[ Harry Potter and The Audacity of This Man strikes again. Yae sighs as she facepalms. ]

Unless you're missing Itto and trying to emulate his fashion sense right now, I don't think I can tell why are you leaving your shirt open like that.

[kamisabro]

( Oh, this? Ayato finally realizes what's the problem here.

Realizes, yet doesn't fix it. Cos he's still feeling hot. )

Ahaha, I just felt uncomfortable wearing too much right now. I do miss Itto's company though. Then again, don't we all?

( Aaaanyway, he's just going to offer her the mochi again. What is the side effect of the said mochi, you asked? Well, let's say that she's going to play a gacha right now.

Take it u pussy. )

[enlighteneds]

[ Ayato...! Yae's not Thoma or anyone else from Inazuma that he could just do that sort of thing to! She has her fair share of underhanded tactic and she's definitely not biting the bait here. ]

Let me guess, you're feeling that uncomfortable after consuming one of them?

[ Points at the mochi he's offering. Ayato whyyyyy. ]

substory 4;

[disagree]

We can't just discard them, obviously.

[ and here eula is, bringing in another cart full of haniwa into the office. eugh, this room in particular is already suffocating, and it's not even completely full yet. don't the enma have specific containment chambers for cursed items somewhere? ]

Perhaps we could rearrange their positions on the shelves to create more space between them? But if I'm being honest, I don't wish to stay in this room any longer than necessary.

[ an odd wave of uneasiness washes through her, and she shakes her head. come on, eula, get it together. they still have one more set to get through before they're free to retire for the day. ]

[kamisabro]

( He glances over his shoulder to see the... welp, another cart of haniwa. Fucking nice. Things just got heavier and heavier when it comes to this weird atmosphere around the. )

Yeah, that's what I thought as well. But must we really keep them in our department in the first place? This is the same case like leaving a rotten food in your cabin, is it not?

( As he said that, Ayato's starting to step back to distance himself from the shelves of haniwas. He does, indeed, don't want to stay here longer than necessary himself. )

[disagree]

[ well, if ayato's not stepping up, she will. taking a haniwa into her own gloved hands, she walks over to the shelf and starts arranging them one by one. ]

We could inquire to the higher-ups. I hear that they needed to be moved to a special containment unit underground, so if we could hand all of this to them ASAP, we can...

[ ...oof, don't mind the stagger in her step just now. these rancid vibes, she swears. too bad she can't deliver her retributions on these silly clay figures if she knows what's good for her. ]

[kamisabro]

( Welp. This goes really well for them. Or for the entirety of the Enma department. He's not going to sell himself sort, but Ayato considers himself strong enough to resist this kind of magical influence. Usually. But this thing is just too strong for him to handle that he actually feels like puking. )

Whoa, whoa. Be careful.

( He inhales deeply as if trying to steel his resolve as he steps forward again to lend his hand. Guess the faster they're done with this, the better for everyone. Ayato is going to proceed to move things carefully... which is to say, very slowly. Better than ruining things, at least. )

Eula... This might be a rhetorical question, but do you think having an exorcist around could ease this kind of ambience?

[disagree]

I'm fine. [ she squeezes her eyes shut for a moment before opening them again. ] I just needed to rest after this, is all.

[ at least she knows her limits... somewhat. too bad she's too stubborn to give up on her work, even if it's making the both of them queasy. but it's probably just her, right? can't show weakness to a fellow coworker, even if she's starting to hear things -- must be from the other rooms, it's too muffled for her to tell. ]

I suppose their expertise is sorely needed, in this case. I wonder if the Enma knows any... we could ask for a list of names later.

sunstory 2.

[rainswords]

[ If he had the means to go to every vending machine throughout the city and select A5 that would have been the route taken. There was no other option than to accept every commission and request along the way to reach the final destination. The chain of exchange felt endless, almost exhausting, but that was mostly due to disinterest in navigating the world of trade. There is no surprise in finding there may be someone already making a purchase at the machine, the thought to approach is there and an initial step is taken especially due to seeing something of a familiar face.

There is no further movement made, the magazine is open within Ayato's grasp and the commentary is enough for Xingqiu to get an idea of its contents. He doesn't need to know, he doesn't want to see, sadly he is unaware that is the final item needed to complete his quest. ]

Should I give you some privacy?

[kamisabro]

( Unfortunately, Ayato doesn't know shame even if it bites him on his face. Or maybe he does but simply refuses to acknowledge them or just takes them and takes 'em for granted. Regardless, Ayato's head tilts towards the source of the new voice as he blinks to himself once, before he realizes what he has just done.

To the surprise of nobody, he simply just lets out a laugh at it. The classic Ayato move. )

I don't know, do I need them?

( He closes the magazine temporarily though he keeps one finger as the make do book page holder so he can resumes reading his journey of lewd dictionary easily after this. As weird as they are, he can't say that it hasn't been an interesting experience reading and guessing what's what. In any case, with a head gesture, Ayato indicates the specific vending machine just close to him. )

But if you're here, I'll assume you have been on the hunt for a very peculiar magazine as well?

( Or Xingqiu just wants to consume a porn magazine for himself, in which Ayato can definitely understands - the man is around that age, after all. )

[rainswords]

[ Perhaps if shame picked a target lower than his face?

Despite the casual nod towards the vending machine, Xingqiu doesn't immediately press forward. From words alone, he can infer that the particular item needing retrieval through selecting A5 would be found here. Another glance at the magazine in Ayato's grasp and he feels himself almost sigh. Not quite, he manages to repress exhaling air loudly but he can't do anything about the oncoming headache. Did he go through all that for this? He hopes at least that someone is laughing somewhere.

Finally, he closes the distance but stops just a few paces short of reaching the machine with its lewd contents. ]

Well, do you? I don't know anyone who takes interest in such material.

[ Aside from the creature that requested this commission and that's stretching the meaning of knowing someone. It was a job, he took it on, this is the final step to see its end. Okay, he just needs to get the magazine and it's over. He glances at the vending machine then Ayato. ]

It's just a job. And it seems that you also took on the same commission.

[ He hopes. Or he just caught this influential figure from his world perusing completely for his own pleasure through pornographic material... what has his life become. ]

[kamisabro]

( Ayato's eyes trails to the side to dodge Xingqiu's, though on a closer look, it's obvious that he's deliberately evading it just for the sake of "it's hilarious". So just like another Thursday for him, honestly. )

Yeah, this job is quite a ride, I have to admit. It's fun, regardless. After all, I wouldn't find out about what rimjob and ahegao would mean if it wasn't for this job. You learn something new everyday.

( With that, Ayato raises the magazine in his hand, ever so casually. At this point, nobody can tell whether he's saying that for real or just for the sake of inciting another change of expression in Xingqiu. Probably not even Ayato himself — he's just letting the word flows naturally and see where this goes from there. )

You should give it a read as well before giving it to the shirime. An unneeded information is still an information, no matter what.

( This would've been a wise, life-changing advice, if not for the fact the context is about a youkai with an eye on its anus and a porn magazine they ordered. )

[rainswords]

[ Meanwhile Xingqiu doesn't look particularly amused, it's not nice to tease him. Acquainted with the position Ayato has taken he understands what is happening here. Well then, how far is this going to go?

Not surprised that Ayato's experience mirrors his own, from one trade to another, it almost felt endless; at times even impossible but if they both managed to complete the final request that brought them here it meant it's likely others would have done the same. Then in that case would the shirime receive multiple copies of the magazine... why would it need — he doesn't muse too long as terms aren't spoken which he hasn't heard of before. And maybe he doesn't want to know. ]

Yeah... sure... something new.

[ Seeing his opportunity to make his own purchase, the payment is made before he makes the appropriate selection before the magazine drops down. He doesn't immediately pick it up. ]

What you're saying may be true but even I cannot imagine how any of this information could be applicable in anything I wish to accomplish.

[ And really, this isn't his genre of preference or anything close. So unless this magazine explains how exactly a shirime functions if its eye is in that location then he wouldn't be opening it. He finally reaches to take the magazine and then immediately rolls it up... although perhaps there is something he can do with it. ]