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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Would I be saying it if I wasn't sure?

[ C'mon Izuku. What do you take him for? ...Actually for a second, he's thinking that maybe he's not really welcomed. His ears turn a bit red, starting to have second thoughts.

But then Izuku starts his rambling about things that just. Don't matter. ]

A futon doesn't matter. I can sleep on the goddamn floor.

[Look, Izuku tends to overthink a lot of these sorts of things. Echoes his own questions out loud to make sure he's heard something right...]

No- I mean... I couldn't make you sleep on the floor...!

[Hello, it does matter??]

[ Katsuki rubs at the back of his neck. Slurps at the rest of the noodles. All that is left is broth. He'll get to that in a second. ]

Why not? It's not that big of a deal.

You can take my bed and I'll take the floor.

[Izuku???]

I will tie you to your goddamn bed if you even try.

[ Katsuki??? ]

Don't say something like that?!

[............]

Then don't be fucking dumb!?

[ Now they have people looking at them. Nervous. ]

I'm not being dumb?!

[Yep. People are staring at them bickering at each other. They should probably get used to this...]

If you're going to stay with me tonight I can't let you just sleep on the floor?!

Yes you can and you damn well will!

[ Sorry other patrons. Bakugou and Deku are just like that. They might be arguing like this for a little but. ]

Kacchan!

[He yelps and sighs with a huff.]

We'll just have to figure it out when we get there...!

[He's still not accepting...]

[ He gives Izuku a look. Sits there and grumbles for a moment. Then picks up the bowl and consumes the rest of the broth.

Katsuki sets it down after he's finished. Looks right at the nerd. ]

Figure it out when we get there, huh?

[ Might be trying to come up with a plan. ]

Y-yeah. We shouldn't keep arguing about it for now...

[He nods sheepishly. They can sit here and bicker about it but it's time they head out anyway. Izuku is done his soup and he looks out the window again.]

Let's go?

Don't think for a minute that I've given up on it though.

[ His eyes follow Izuku's. The rain is still coming down pretty hard. But - ]

Yeah. Let's get outta here and run.

[Izuku lets out a small huff under his breath. They could fight about this for hours or just get back to the apartment.

He stands to leave and when they open the door Izuku looks up at the rain coming down. He takes another glance at Katsuki.]

Okay, Kacchan.

[And out Izuku goes at a run towards the Sutoku Apartments. Raining falling down on them hard as they go.]

[ They run at top speed, getting some looks along the way. The rain comes down, hard. It soaks them through. But they do make it to Izuku's place.

They do continue to fight about who takes the floor.

And somehow both end up there because they're too stupid and stubborn to back down.

What nerds. ]

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