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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This one?

[Ghost Riders in the Sky huh? The title sounds familiar, not because it's a song that Billy readily knows, but more like a story he heard a while back when he worked as a cattle driver.]

Alright...

[He goes ahead and choses it, still not really sure what he's doing until the lyrics start scrolling across the screen. That must be his cue!? Caught a bit off guard he starts to sing out of tune and missing a few lines!]

[Soo won was in the same predicament, except he didn't know the story so he was completely lost at the start. He joined in hesitantly. He had a nice singing voice but that was lost by the jarring way he started a line too slowly only to have to quickly make up for it on the the next verse as he tried to keep up with the lyrics. It didn't help that he kept getting distracted by the imagery in the song either.

Soo Won missed another line when he quickly turned to his partner with a reassuring smile. The chaotic experience reminded him of the fun of drinking songs, where it didn't really matter if you sang well. Oh! He knows this part now and he sang the chorus a little louder as his confidence grew.]

Yippie yi ohhhh,
Yippie yi o- [Whoops.] yaaaay
Ghost riders in the sky

[Almost got it.]

[Billy taps his foot to the beat, there doesn't seem to be a specific way of knowing how the song is supposed to be sung beyond the instrumentals. Well whatever, he goes ahead and wings it like always.]

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred
Their shirts all soaked with sweat
He's ridin' hard to catch that herd
But he ain't caught 'em yet
'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snortin' fire as they ride on hear their cries...

...I think I know this story.

[Yeah, he knows this one. Maybe a bit differently from the song, but he's heard similar stories before.]

[Despite their awful performance Miyako couldn't help being dragged into the music and she joined in with a telepathic harmony they could both hear that complemented the song beautifully. See kids, this is what real music sounds like.

Soo Won stopped singing and turned to Billy with a curious smile.]

Really?

[Miyako interrupted with an exasperated quick strum. Ahem, the song wasn't over. Respect the music and talk after!]

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