May 2022 IC Mingle

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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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Comments

[sweetsong]

[ ah yes, it's the noise that people make when they're actually happy to see robin but then have to disguise it as something else! weird how he's heard it more than once in his life, but when he was much younger... not so much heard from his musical unit. ]

Oh, okay.

[ the answer isn't going to get robin to move, though. ]

So... you just wanted to stand in the rain? You could catch a cold.

[apshot]

[ Maybe he should ask what it really means instead of just assume! Because that's not a pleased sound. How could it ever be interpreted as a happy noise!?

But of course it won't get the guy to move. Why should he ever expect otherwise? ]

Ain't worried about catching a dumb cold.

[sweetsong]

Then...

[ okay! robin's at a loss? why is he just being a weird wet cat boy? ]

... what are you worried about? Maybe I can help.

[ he's being serious. even if robin isn't the most powerful lost soul, he'd still try his best (outside of leaving him alone) ]

[apshot]

Can't a guy just stand under some overhang? Not like the idea of gettin soaked?

[ Because that's all that it is right now? He just doesn't want to be out there walking in the rain? It's coming down hard! ]

[sweetsong]

[ he hums and shrugs gently, but continues to smile. ]

I'm glad that's all it is! Honestly, even though this is supposed to be hell... it hasn't been the worst.

[ which is odd for him to say but it does give robin some optimism. ]

[apshot]

How has it not been the worst? There's a bunch of shit going down and everyone is so goddamn tense.

[ Katsuki doesn't have a sense of this place yet. However he's still feeling it... ]

[sweetsong]

Well, I'm sure once things settle down... it'll be better. It doesn't help there was a failed assassination.

[ robin quietly scuffs the ground with his heel. ]

... it was really scary.

[apshot]

[ Woah woah woah hold the fucking phone. ]

Excuse me what? Failed what?

[sweetsong]

Yeah. Um... so like, there was this really fun parade! All the clans were involved, but then during some speeches? One of the leaders was attacked with guns and bombs and...

[ robin gestures toward his right arm with his left. ]

... people got hurt.

[apshot]

Yeah I saw the aftermath of that parade.

[ Katsuki crosses his arms over his chest. His tone shifts, more serious and less... Loud. Not less abrasive, but he's definitely more thoughtful. ]

Which leader and by who?

[sweetsong]

Um... I believe it was the Daitengu of the Sutoku, but then he was like "haha, fooled you all" in the end.

So I don't know who tried. I just know it wouldn't have been the lady Tenko-hime. If she wanted someone gone, she just makes them disappear.

[apshot]

Yeah, I remember that. Was there at the funeral.

[ So he knows that the guy hadn't died. At least now he has some kind of frame of reference for what had happened at the funeral. Explains why people are on edge. ]

Even someone like the Daitengu?

[sweetsong]

... no, I don't think so. They all balance each other out. Like "rock, paper, scissors" or something.

[ except there is a fourth team, so it's probably more like "rock, paper, scissors, magnet". ]

So it probably was someone or something that didn't think that far ahead, or underestimated them... hard to say. Either way, I guess they got what they wanted.

[apshot]

Or someone that just didn't give a damn about the balance. But I wouldn't count on them "getting what they wanted" if it was a failed attempt on the Daitengu's life.

[ So Bakugou just thinks that, perhaps, they should be ready for something else. ]

[sweetsong]

[ robin blinks a few times, then shrugs gently. ]

Maybe... but maybe they'll just give up on trying! Especially when it seems like they did a lot just to mess up...

[apshot]

Some people, when they're really determined, aren't going to give up. Just because they messed up the first time doesn't mean shit.

[ What kind of lala land do you live in Robin? ]

[sweetsong]

[ vampire idol lala land. ]

I guess we'll just have to see.

[ quietly continues to fidget... ]

Just don't want to see anyone else get hurt anytime soon.

[apshot]

I mean who does? Just because you don't want something to happen doesn't mean you shouldn't be prepared just in case it does.

[ That's all that he's saying. Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. ]

[sweetsong]

[ he just wants to hope for the best. that's the part he's good at.

it's the 'worst' that he had issues with before, so... ]

Mmm...

[ and then he giggles. ]

... okay, how about this? You do the preparing for me.

[ he's kidding. kind of. ]

[apshot]

Hell no. You should be doing your own preparing.

[ That's not to say that Bakugou won't be prepared or that he won't be ready to jump in if people need...

But there's something called - ]

We're all stuck in the same situation. So we should all be ready.

[ Teamwork. ]

[sweetsong]

[ hm. well, he's hearing what bakugou is saying and he mostly agrees, but... ]

Okay!~ But how would I go about preparing, hm?

[ he leans in, blinking as cutely as he can. ]

[apshot]

How the hell should I know? I don't know you. Don't know what you are capable of.

[ The person that should know how to prepare themselves is the one standing next to him, right? ]

[sweetsong]

[ he rubs his forehead... ]

Well if that's the case, I already feel pretty prepared.

[ and robin giggles. sorry. this feels so silly to him. ]

I know who I can go to if I'm in danger. I think that's probably good enough.

[apshot]

[ . . . ]

Whatever. You done annoying me yet or what?

[ Probably no point in trying to get this guy to do anything. ]

[sweetsong]

You look like you're drying off well enough...

[ and he holds his umbrella out to bakugou. ]

... here. You can keep it.