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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[ Having since ranked up within the Tamamo, watching out for other lost souls in the clan has become something of a responsibility for the young exorcist. Responsible and hardworking, his new duties had been welcome ones—he much rather assist other people in a similar situation than dress up as a catboy in a cat cafe—but Tamamo events continue to be a challenge for him.

This time, it's because rousing music is a no go. Rather than risk going wild because the rhythm managed to get him (as was foretold by the great prophet Gloria Estefan) Chongyun has instead opted for an extreme measure in the form of noise cancelling fluffy bunny earmuffs. Cute and practical. The best of both worlds.

It seems like a brilliant plan until someone actually talks to him. Chongyun stares at Jack blankly for a second, not hearing a single word he's said because of those fluffy earmuffs, before his eyes flick to the tickets. Oh. Is he asking about those? Wanting to be helpful to a new face despite having no clue if this is what the man asked about, he answers. ]

They are drink vouchers. Do you want more?

[ He nods, reaching into his pocket for a handful of vouchers that he tries to give over. ]

Here. Take all of them.

Huh-- wha--

[ why is this kid trying to shove his vouchers at him? jack takes a step back, raising a hand against their chest while they shake their head. ]

N-no, apologies. [ they place their own vouchers in their pocket, sighing softly. drink vouchers? who the hell needs this many? and why are they being handed even more?! ] If anything, it's quite the opposite. I don't see the reason for having so many of these, aside from wanting to kill us all again from alcohol poisoning.

[ It would be a good idea to take these fluffy earmuffs off, wouldn't it? But the singing ... it's just too much. There's no telling what might happen if he dips a toe into this heaty trap.

He stares at the newcomer's mouth as they speak. Very intensely. You can make most words out with some guesswork while watching lips along with some muffled sounds, he finds. Body language helps too. So they don't want more drink vouchers—slowly, Chongyun puts them back into his pocket for some other lucky newbie. ]

Yes, alcohol is a poison. It's best to refrain. [ he nods quite earnestly, ] But you can use them for other drinks. They have a nice cold tea that has no alcohol. There's also water that they claim was a great dragon youkai's bathwater that a lot of people like to drink ... that isn't to my taste, but it's an option.

Bathwater?! Excuse me?!

[ WHAT???????????????????????? what kind of bizarre crap are they selling here?! the concept throws jack completely off, the shock clearly written on their face as they try, and fail, to wrap their head around it. perhaps it's best not to think about it, actually.

...

they shake their head. ]

Jeez, never mind. You said that the tea was good? I might try that. [ a pause. ] Do you want to join me?

[ Chongyun nods, stonefaced. An appropriate response to the strange "drinking dragon bathwater" epidemic. And yet, somehow it's extremely popular and fairly expensive. Another thing that he doesn't understand, but doesn't really care to. Some mysteries are better left unsolved.

As to that suggestion for tea away from the karaoke, he nods. ]

Yes. I was thinking about taking a break from the fun.

[ Fun of which he hasn't been participating in whatsoever, other than being present. Can't exactly sing karaoke when you're muffling out 90% of sound. The bar is quieter, and bless the soundproofing. ]

I can take these off outside the room.

I think...a break would be nice, yes. I've had enough of the loud music and singing.

[ though, to be fair, they wouldn't be sure what their definition of fun is in the first place. and they haven't even sung at all either...

jack nods towards chongyun. ]

Do lead the way, if you don't mind. I'll follow along.

[ A good Tamamo shixiong, Chongyun is more than happy to lead the way out of the karaoke room. There they go, two people who are exhausted of fun despite having not partaken in any of it. Sometimes proximity high is more than enough.

The bar outside is pretty calm since most are inside belting their hearts out. Once the door closes, you can barely hear the music at all. Which is why Chongyun finally removes the fluffy bunny muffs, shaking his head to fix his hair once he does. ]

That’s much better. Now I can hear you.

[ And look: iced tea! There’s also a crystal bottle of gray looking sudsy water next to it too … whatever could that be…. ]

[ jack will glance at the gray water with barely hidden disgust for a couple seconds until they shake their head with a sigh. it's hell, what else can they expect.

instead, they focus on this new stranger. ]

I take it that you're not a fan of the noise, then?

[ they sigh, taking a couple glasses and pouring iced tea for the both of them. ]

It's nice to meet you, by the way. You can call me Jack.

Jack. [ he repeats it, memorizing the name to put to the face later. ] It's very nice to meet your esteemed self as well. My name is Chongyun.

[ He offers a little smile, bowing slightly out of politeness before reaching for that glass of iced tea. It is nice to meet someone in the clan who seems relaxed and normal ... though, from experience, he knows a sticking point across the Tamamo recruits is that they aren't as they seem. Himself included. ]

Ah, yes. Rousing music is difficult for me, but I wanted to participate. Thankfully I've gotten pretty used to adjusting to the Tamamo's events. [ after taking a sip, ] Do you have any questions? I know I had many when I first arrived.

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