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Entry tags:
- !event,
- !mod: event related,
- !mod: ooc plotting,
- ace attorney: barok van zieks,
- ace attorney: herlock sholmes,
- ace attorney: kazuma asogi,
- bloodborne: anna (oc),
- fire emblem: felix hugo fraldarius,
- genshin impact: xingqiu,
- mahoutsukai no yakusoku: nero turner,
- nu carnival: aster,
- perfect blue: kirigoe mima,
- persona: haru okumura,
- yakuza: majima goro
July 2022 Mini Event
MAIN NAVIGATION
Tanabata is on the horizon, and the city seems to be recovering well from last month. But there's work to be done, and it's time to get to it...
1. SHUTEN CLAN - THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS
With construction wrapping up, the new Shuten Clan casino will be opening soon. The casino has a number of new staff positions opening. It is a golden opportunity for anyone looking for a cash rich position. The money promised upon assignment to the underground casino is bound to be life-changing. Given the potentials in clientele, Toraguma is expecting the very best. Shutens are to report to the above ground Celestial Phoenix casino for their training.
They will be taught all the traditional casino fare, both Japanese and abroad. This includes being taught how to cheat at these games as well. For example:That's not all the Shutens will be learning. The clan needs skilled bouncers as well: people who can handle rowdy customers or haughty celestials. The more tenured Shutens will take up the roles of rude customers and challenge the trainees in how to handle them.
- Blackjack dealers will learn card count, and how to catch others doing the same.
- Roulette attendants will learn both how and when to discreetly adjust the wheel.
- Craps and Cee-lo dealers will learn how to feel for loaded dice and how to switch in the house's dice without notice.
- Cee-lo dealers are also taught a specific way to line the dice tray to cause more lost throws.
- Cho-Han dealers will learn how to distract players as they adjust the dice.
While not everyone will receive employment in the casino, they are all expected to participate in training. Shuten officers are expected to guide and oversee their juniors.
2. TAMAMO CLAN - CHARM SCHOOL
The Tamamo Clan also has preparations to make in anticipation of the underground's opening. The clan is opening their own brothel and cabaret, as well as providing food and drink services to the new Shuten casino.
All Tamamo Clan members must report for training at Mizukume. The lesson of the day is to use one's charisma to secure a huge payout. For example:Each role comes with its own set of pressures, but also the promise of great reward. Everyone is going to get rich, if everyone plays their part well.
- Hosts and hostesses will learn the art of schmoozing away clients' money.
- Performers will learn more provocative means of soliciting large tips.
- Oiran are taught the erotic arts; the perfect balance to both please a client, and how to leave them begging (and paying) for more. There's no technique Tenkohime finds too shameful. Money is power, and power is freedom.
- Food service workers are provided master classes in mixology, plating, and how to serve high-profile clients without breaking a sweat.
Tenured Tamamo are asked to roleplay as clients for the benefit of those Lost Souls new to the work. While not everyone will be selected to work in the Underground, everyone is expected to train for it.
3. SUTOKU ALLIANCE - BLACK MARKETS AND BACK ALLEYS
After months of meetings, it's finally time for some real action. Sutoku Lieutenant Ryouma Sakamoto has made some pretty big commitments on the Alliance's behalf. His temerity comes from his earnest belief in the other Sutoku Lost Souls! No pressure, though!
To succeed, the Alliance must determine who is behind the current black market operation. Ryouma is relying on the Alliance's extensive information network and the hard work of the Lost Souls to make it happen.
This is the work that Ryouma mentioned when he welcomed the new arrivals recently.
This assignment is all about what you know. The Sutoku need to learn more about the competition, through any means necessary. The Alliance wants to know everything about what goods are moving around the city and who is moving it. Time to follow the money. You might even discover an unfulfilled niche in the market through your investigations.
The current influx of Stardust in the city is a great opportunity to investigate the existing dealers and supply lines. The Alliance is gathering Stardust just like everyone else, but it is becoming increasingly scarce as the factions vie for it. The value of this commodity is shooting up every day. Take some cash or other compelling bartering tools with you to grease the palms of a few shady dealers. Try to convince them to be more honest about their supply lines, beyond just the sparkly stuff. Stick the landing, and you might just be closing in on the heart of those shipping loopholes.
This is no easy undertaking. Creativity and tenacity will determine just how far you can go. Be careful not to be too obvious, the threat of unwanted attention will cause your sources to clam up.
4. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENMA - CRACK DOWNS
The Stardust's street presence has shifted naturally over the past few weeks: from an easy resource to simply scoop up in garbage bags overnight to a hot commodity. The street value of the material has increased considerably, and that means that the unaffiliated street gangs are greedy to get in on the action.
Enma officers are called upon to round up any black market dealers of Stardust and confiscate as much of their supply as they can find. This might just bring them into some direct conflict with the Sutoku Alliance members hoping to connect with market insiders. That's just how things boil out sometimes, though.
It is more important to the Department to get Stardust out of the hands of the black marketeers… and into their own lockers.
Officers are given permission to use any amount of force against individual actors, and members of the Law and Records Department are expected to draft up warrants (no matter how doctored) to obtain access to buildings they otherwise would never be allowed into; even Mizukume and the Arena. The Department's orders are clear: if it's not an approved market, shut it down.
This is in the name of maintaining Order, so get out there. Move at least in pairs, or you're likely to meet some serious resistance, and keep an eye out for the newbies.
5. ALL FACTIONS - LUNAR RABBIT RETURNS
It isn't just the factions, dealers, and petty gangs who are interested in the Stardust now that it's a premium item.
A familiar face has resurfaced: the mysterious gyokuto medicine woman and her army of white rabbits. While her little kin have managed to gather a healthy amount of Stardust for her "research", she still needs more. She is willing to pay a huge premium to those who retrieve more materials for her.
She understands that this will require you to either pilfer from one of the factions, or potentially someone even more dangerous. She will be providing samples of one of her drugs, which can grant temporary invisibility in moonlight. Use it for whatever hijinks you want, but she really would prefer if you brought her the goods in the end.
If invisibility doesn't cut if for you, she can provide another sample that provides 10 times your normal strength. While you can KO anyone who gets in your way, it wears off within 5 to 10 seconds. She is very clear that you should not take more than 3 doses of this, or you will very possibly die. Probably. Maybe? It will be unpleasant. So use it only when you need to.
The reward for getting her some Stardust, depending on the amount, can easily pay all a character's expenses for a month, if not longer. The temptation is great, but do you trust this strange rabbit woman?
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Why does Katsuki's feral grin come to mind??]
Erm... A good expression? A serious one, that no one wants to mess with.
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[Fumikage nods. Izuku's getting it!]
A yakuza demon prince has no need to earn his place, for he already owns it. He would know that he belongs, and it would be shame on others for questioning his rightful place in Hell's dominion. He does not have to fit in, because it is his birthright to exist here. Does that make sense?
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Yes, I think so.
[He entirely thinks that Katsuki would be a perfect yakuza prince. So he might be picturing the blond's face in lieu an actual demon's face. That feral grin, the outstanding confidence, the unapologetic right to exist because he's the best.]
Give me a second to try something...
[He's going to ponder a face to make.]
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[Go for it, Deku! Act out the OC you've just created!!]
1/2
Izuku takes a deep breath. He tries to center himself and focus on the image of the face he wants to replicate in his mind...
And then he opens his eyes.]
2/2
Who the hell do you think I am?!
[.......... Just like Kacchan.]
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How does that feel? How is your confidence when you channel your new persona?
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... A bit weird- I don't think that's really something I can do regularly or keep up. But if it's just a persona-
[It's hard making mean faces...]
I think I can do my best with that.
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[He nods to Izuku.]
I think you can do it.
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[It shouldn't be too hard since Izuku is actually good at making mean faces he just doesn't realize it. Because he's usually mad at the time-]
Let's get going, I think we should do a scan of the casino floor first. What do you think?
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[Honestly, if Izuku just goes with the flow, he could be an excellent larper!]
That is a good idea. It will give us a good scope of the area, and help us plan our next move.
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[Oh, Fumikage. He's just a different breed of amazing. Izuku smiles with some appreciation and then takes the lead towards the casino floor. It's a bit strange to think they are going to enter a place like this as minors but the two of them together should be able to pull something off.
When they enter the main hall it is as busy as anyone would expect of a Japanese-style casino. Spa-like music playing over a stretch of ugly fake tatami mats and walls lined with painted gold and red. There's a soft haze of smoke somewhere above them that makes Izuku's nose burn.]
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[Into the casino they go! It's quite lively when they go in, and Fumikage has to take a moment to look around in surprise when they do. It's so.... much. And despite his best efforts, he can't help but wrinkle his nose at the smoke around them. But they were in, and no one seems to be paying them much attention.]
So this is what such a place looks like... [He mutters it under his breath before he turns to Izuku.] Remember your confidence, Midoriya. Then, we can begin our search.
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[Izuku stammers slightly before he straightens up his shoulders. "Remember his confidence" his friend says- so just keep Katsuki's expressions at the back of his mind if he needs to look... tough. Right? What could ever go wrong?
He doesn't like the smoke either but he nods and starts to walk through the casino. Trying to look like they blend in and aren't a bunch of high school students. So far no one seems to pay them any attention but it's only just begun. Izuku will lean over to his classmate and ask,]
Do you know what someone... trafficking something like drugs... would look like?
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[when Izuku asks his question, Fumikage hums a bit, bringing a hand to his chin.]
Well... based on what I know from various films and media... [???] ...it's often a toss-up. It could be anyone from a shifty-looking individual or someone who is a regular.
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[So how are they supposed to find whoever is responsible for trafficking the stardust. It's going to be a challenge. Carefully observing the room for now?]
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[How are you supposed to find criminals when they're not in obvious costume??]
Well, perhaps we should survey the room, and see if we spot anything that looks suspicious. Would you like to travel together, or split up?
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[No splitting up! But scanning the room is a good idea so they'll continue walking through the area.]
We'll keep our eyes open for anything suspiocous.
[Or any sparkling powder in the area or in the air. If inhaled it makes people strangely euphoric. Well, as most hard drugs do...]
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[Keeping an eye out for sparkling powder in the air is a good idea! With their goal in mind, Tokoyami moves forward casually, trying to look like he's merely examining all the different casino games as he does. He doesn't see any sparkling powder at first, but he is going to keep his eye open.]
I wonder if we should play a game. Just to keep up appearances.
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[Well, the only problem is, is that Izuku doesn't really know how to play any card games like this?]
What should we play, Tokoyami-kun? Are you good at any of these?
[But his classmate has always been good at games, right??]
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I... have played board games before. And trading card games...
[But Blackjack might be a bit different from an Egyptian-themed trading card game...]
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[He tries to say this as softly as possible. But it's the thought that counts?]
It might be able to help us, though... How about... Blackjack?
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[But it's all the experience he has! Still, Izuku is right. Fumikage nods.]
Blackjack would be easy enough. Let's find ourselves an empty seat, then.
[A lot of the tables do seem to be occupied, but eventually they should be able to find a seat that'll open for them.]
🎀
The two of them will do decently when they play the game but it's mostly Izuku nervously shuffling through the game while trying not to sweat. Counting up the numbers is easy enough. And Fumikage gets a few fans for how dramatically he plays the game.
Eventually, the two of them will be fruitful in their search for the elusive stardust. They'll find a hidden package of it under one of the blackjack tables and they bring it back to the Daitengu for processing.
Success!]