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.

Welcome to the IC mingle!

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Comments

[cutcloud]

The mochi?

[ Ah...! That rabbit. And here he thought those delicious looking mochi were innocent ... though, he does mentally note to completely buy her stock out of those cold mochi later. That's exactly the kind of thing a guy like him, with a particular condition, needs.

Well. No harm in lending a hand, even if it's a bit strange. Chongyun wraps an arm around the other boy to lend him some heat. ]

Was it good, at least?

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

[evoked]

Tasted great.

[ But maybe he would prefer, you know, normal mochi. Even if he seems to at least be making friends willing to warm him up. Chongyun is now his favorite, and he will never get rid of Minato. Good luck with that. ]

no worries!!

[cutcloud]

[ Chongyun is a good boy and won't let Minato go cold!! Even if he, himself, would love to be more cold. ]

Let's get you somewhere warm ... actually, what about a hot drink? That should help a little bit. [ he glances around, scanning for a good place. there's a cafe over on the corner; decided, he leads his little leech toward it, ] Do you drink coffee? Or tea?

[evoked]

[ Maybe he should have a mochi, but watch him get the heat kind... ]

Either or. Tea more often, usually? [ He takes whatever is good and loves it, thanks. Minato's never been picky about food or drink... ]

[cutcloud]

Tea it is, then.

[ For now, he's going to sit Minato down in one of the booth seats. After a moment of consideration, he sits down on the same side ... if the other boy is cold, it's better to stay close for now. Once settled, Chongyun places two orders: one hot tea and one cold tea.

Tea is quick and easy, and the waitress brings both over in short order. Chongyun presses the warm mug into Minato's hands. ]

Here.

[evoked]

...You're a nice guy, huh?

[ He admires that greatly. Especially since it's helping him out right now. He accepts the tea without any problems. ]

[cutcloud]

Ah... well. Thank you. [ he bows his head a little, before taking a sip of his own tea. ] But I wouldn't leave someone in need alone. If I can assist, I will.

[ He offers another little smile, ]

I'm actually an exorcist, and a surprisingly large part of the jobs I end up taking have nothing to do with evil spirits at all. I've gotten used to it.

[evoked]

An exorcist? I see...I can't say I'm anything as cool as that.

[ Just your average everyday Persona Protagonist, you know - ]

Just a high school student. [ Sure. ]