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Kim Kitsuragi ([personal profile] aceslow) wrote in [community profile] jigokulogs2022-07-08 01:31 am

JULY CATCH-ALL

Who ⬤ Kim Kitsuragi & YOU
What ⬤ Various July activities! I'll be writing up custom starters throughout the month -- I'd be happy to whip them up for anyone who's interested, so feel free to hmu on plurk or on the CR meme HERE.
When ⬤ Throughout July
Where ⬤ Throughout Jigoku-cho
Content Warnings ⬤ Adult language and subject matter, likely some discussion of the blood rain's traumafest.
federates: (when you start shit)

[personal profile] federates 2022-08-10 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
( ooc: super apologies for the delay - good lord my inbox is a mess. )

[ barton's eyes squint at the brief dip into another language; he can't translate that, but maybe he can piece it together from context. barton's frown deepens as he follows kim's gesture; after a thoughtful pause, he huffs an abrupt laugh. ]

[ he, noticeably, doesn't reshelf it - not quite yet. after all, he sees the player count on its indicated side. it takes at least two people to play. ]

Ohhh, I'm always game for a challenge. If you're saying it's gonna be a goddamn mess... [ messes can be fun. however, he won't lie to himself — kim's explanation hadn't exactly been enticing. ] ... well, we gotta get that experience for ourselves somewhere, don't we?
federates: (do anything)

hooray!!

[personal profile] federates 2022-08-17 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ barton appears to contemplate that. he gives the box a gentle, experimental shake, listening to the rattle of its contents. as much as he loves his home, he will reluctantly admit that it could — at times — be a touch lacking.

so with a slightly wistful tone,
]

I'm most familiar with chess! We have a few types of wargames back home, but the really dense ones — the ones with maps, different pieces and tokens, and nice boards... You gotta try to import 'em, or travel to another nation to find those sorts.

[ he shifts the box to balance it in just one hand. ]

You got one you prefer? [ a favorite, maybe, whether here or wherever the other man hails from. ]
federates: (everybody knows that the captain)

[personal profile] federates 2022-08-31 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
That right? [ barton feels something like relief - finally! someone who admits to enjoying the magic that is chess. unfortunately, he seems unable to show a similar amount of restraint, his tone jumping to take on a challenge edge, ] We should play sometime. Soon!

[ even the mention of an economic strategy game is barely enough to temper his spirits - he'd asked, after all. while he could speculate the same principals might apply across a selection of board games in terms of resource collection, he still manages to wrinkle his nose at the explanation. it may be a trivial distinction, but it's the spirit of it. ]

[ his gaze flicks down to the board game. coming to an affirmative decision, he tucks it beneath his arm. while he doesn't stick out a hand to shake, or anything of the like, he does give the man a nod. ]

My name's Barton, by the way.
federates: (been discreet)

[personal profile] federates 2022-09-23 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Kim"? [ he runs the name through his internal roster of familiar department names, finds it unfamiliar. ] You're not from the Enma. Which?

[ frankly, this man seems amicable enough (barton may have strange standards) that he might guess tamamo. ]

[ and at the follow invitation, he barks a laugh - sharp and sudden. his mouth widens into a grin again. ]

Hell yes. [ he's in no hurry - gave himself plenty of time to luxuriously, indulgently!, browse a game shop. besides, he always has his phone tucked away into a pocket in case of some emergency cropping up. ] You're on!
federates: (they never even)

[personal profile] federates 2022-09-25 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
You want to play me at... the park? [ spoken somewhat incredulously, his tone laced with dry amusement. the suggestion brings to mind a bunch of geezers (precisely: stodgy nobles from lumopolis) playing rotating matches against one another in a courtyard. ... then again, they both are to play chess, after all. that's just a solid portion of the demographic.

but it's not a refusal. barton takes the suggestion to file into the cashier line to pay for his glorious new board game. the place isn't exactly swamped, and he's soon to be assisted.
]

Can't say I've been there too often. I'll meet you there at [ insert the suggestion of some precise time here, such that neither should have to rush. ].