jigokulogs | May 2022 IC Mingle

1. WELCOMING COMMITTEE

The influx of fresh Lost Souls means the factions need to have a little welcoming party for them. The leaders realize things have been chaotic in the city. So some recreational activities are in order. All Lost Souls will receive a message from their respective faction leaders with orders to go have some fun.

The Shuten Clan are given an advance on their first paycheck and told to go to the Celestial Phoenix Casino. A big sign on the half boarded up door proudly proclaims UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. What happened to the old management? It doesn't matter and stop asking questions! The important part is that all games and machines are half-price and there are special prizes available in exchange for your chips and tokens. Games range from the traditional Western style (poker, roulette, slots) to Japanese favorites (cee-lo, koi koi, cho-han).

As for prizes, they have a selection of designer goods, including some particularly nice bracelets, necklaces, and watches!

The Tamamo Clan are given a considerable number of drink vouchers for Crimson Moon Karaoke, where they can sing their hearts out and while absolutely smashed. Private rooms are cheap to rent and they even offer a special discount for groups of two or more. The karaoke machines have any songs you could possibly want, which is a little suspicious, but don't question it! Just get drunk and have fun. By all means, extend your time as you wish and drink up to get in the proper mood. This is an important bonding opportunity.

Oh yeah, as an important note: the rooms are soundproof. You can get as loud as you like, be it with singing or... something else. Don’t do anything Tenko-hime wouldn’t do!

Members of The Sutoku Alliance are given tickets to Fiance of the Funeral Procession at the Pluto Theatre and Cafe. The tickets include free food at the cafe, including beer. Sure, the star may not be a Sutoku member but that doesn't matter too much: getting butts into seats at Sutoku-owned theaters is what’s important. The Daitengu rented the theater out for the day, so there is plenty of time to mill around both before and after the show.

Make a day, or night, of it!

A funeral-based romantic comedy melodrama as the viewing fare is probably a tasteless joke on the Daitengu's part. But hey, y'all aren't still mad that they crashed their own funeral and then took off laughing, right?

Right?

The Department of the Enma members are told that they're going to be doing a team-building exercise. What exactly does that mean? That's right, it's community cleanup time! You get to clean up cans and trash in the street! You get the honor of using a department-issued bike with an attached cart to wheel around the city and pick up trash! How exciting! Teamwork is encouraged, of course. Teams that collect enough garbage will get one (1) voucher for mini-golf.

Please be aware of the local homeless population as you work, they won’t be happy to see you. They normally collect the cans in the mornings as a meager source of income that you’ll be dipping into. They're probably just not happy with Enma officials in general though. Sorry!

2. IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING...

By the time you're done with your faction-sponsored fun, the sky has decided to open up. Hope you brought your umbrella! The rain is bad enough that walking home might not be an option right now. So take refuge in one of the many nearby nightlife spots.

Not in your faction's home territory? Doesn't matter! Make some friends outside your group or maybe get into a fight and cause some trouble. There's always the third option of ignoring everyone and drinking yourself silly instead! The rain has to let up eventually… right?

Hopefully you aren't caught near one of the cursed Haniwa figures that have been popping up around town. Their aura really dampens the mood and may even start to cause some dramatic and frightening hallucinations if you and your rain-stranded friends stay near them for too long. But remember! Do not break the figurine. Just try to move it somewhere else? And hopefully not get drenched in the process.

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[ eula arrives there first, if only to scout the area first. so far, shuten territory has been pretty peaceful, aside from some odd looks she'd get every now and then as an enma member. she's not doing anything shady, first of all, so calm.

burgatory, so says the name of the restaurant. judging from the size of the burgers they're making, it's bound to send anyone inexperienced into catatonic shock.

so yeah, don't mind her looking at the menu outside the shop as she waits for minato. take your time, but also don't. ]

[ Burgatory is the best burger joint name ever. I came back to this and I am??? So pleased???

Minato takes...some time? Not enough to be late, but he's not like, super early. Just strolls in, headphones on, although he slides them off as he enters and looks around. Luckily that app had pictures, so he spots his fellow blue-haired compatriot pretty quickly and walks over to the table, taking the opposite side. ]

Hey.

[ it's a cute name, right? props to whoever came up with it in the city locations

but okay, minato's here, to which she greets with a nod. she's wondering about the weird things that he just took off from his ears and slung around his neck, but not before eyeing the menu provided once more. ]

These big hamburgers... Can they truly be brought along and eaten on the go?

[ kinda finicky to eat while on scouting duty. she'd rather have fisherman's toast, thanks. ]

Yep. They normally have a wrapping you can hold them by, if you want.

[ Although normally Minato eats sitting down. It's just easier that way. Also he can get more food that way... ]

I also recommend the fries.

[ the fries... okay, she'll consider that. and once the waiter has come to take their order: ]

I shall have the chicken teriyaki burger. And a lemon lime soda.

[ then she raises her brow at minato. your move, dude. ]

Hm...the scorpion burger, and a cherry soda.

[ The burgers come with fries, so it should be good. ]

[ eula can't help but raise a brow again once the waitress goes off with their order. ]

Are scorpions even edible...?

[ inb4 scorpions don't exist in sumeru or smth ]

Technically I believe so, but in this case I think it's more a descriptor for "really hot sauce".

[ .............

He thinks.

If it comes out with scorpions on it, though, yolo he will eat it. ]

Then why say scorpions in the first place...

[ must be some modern world thing. she'll drop it for now, as she leans back and takes in the interior of this burger place. ]

Do you always go to these types of restaurants?

Fast food burger joints? Pretty often.

[ He's a teenager, and it's probably required ot something. ]

But I go to other places sometimes, too. It's nice to change it up.

[ right, a normal teenager at that. ]

You come from a more modern world, don't you? What is it like?

Hard to say how it would compare to yours. [ Since he knows nothing, so he's not sure what to bring up, exactly? ]

But...it's pretty busy, I guess. Kind of like this - a lot of the stuff around here is Japanese, as far as I can tell.

Japanese... This world is quite similar to Inazuma from where I originated, come to think of it.

[ the waiter comes along with a glass of water and she promptly takes it for a sip. ]

May 2022 IC Mingle

wildcard; continuation from the ember thread

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sorry about that delay, work was hectic the past few days

no prob! work was hectic on my part too rip

i hope it lets up for you also

you too!

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