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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Sheliak asked himself that same question every time he was forced to attend one of these raucous gatherings. Like Minato, the tall, slender blonde didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the rough Shuten crowd either. Luckily winning a few rounds at the Sumo competition had earned him some respect so he didn't have to deal with people asking him if he was in the right clan all the time. He still wanted to escape to a quiet corner for a well deserved nap but he knew couldn't. Not until the festivities were over. Appearances were too important.

Gambling was a risky way to learn something new but Sheliak liked games and he was tired of being so ignorant to the life here. His head for strategy kept him out of serious trouble but he was still losing more than he was winning. It was frustrating and his eyes narrowed slightly when Minato cheered on his pathetic display. Very well, time to change his strategy.

"Do you play?"

There was a subtle command woven into his question.

Minato had hoped he was being polite (a lifetime of walking around touchy egos should account for some experience), but too late sees that he's taken a step wrong, when Sheliak narrows his eyes at him. Can't disappear into the crowd now...

"...Not well." Though clearly he has familiarity with it, if he's been following the games being played over this evening. He puts a hand on the back of his neck, looking sheepish. "Ahah... I'm afraid I know my luck isn't the best, so why tempt it?"

To be fair, Minato was being polite and Sheliak appreciated it, but it wasn't enough to overlook his frustrating predicament. He saw a possibly way out of his losing streak with Minato and he wasn't going to let him slip away so easily.

"You understand it better than I do."

Sheliak's eyes slightly narrowed when he admitted that and some of his frustration slipped into his forceful tone.

"I'm willing to take that risk. You can use my money if that is your concern."

Edited 2022-05-23 05:33 (UTC)

May 2022 IC Mingle

welcome new shuten blood!

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sorry I'm late