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July 2022 Mini Event

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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:
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.
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.

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:
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.
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.

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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... Yeah, you definitely don't have anything to learn from me, at any rate. You're gonna be a top earner, for sure. Hell, you'll probably be a platinum, even down here, in no time.

[ She felt like she'd already said as much, but seeing him in person, hearing how he talked about the industry, it just all further affirmed it. Aster was a pro, in every since of the word. The gap between them, as far as charm went, was exponential... Way ahead of her, at any rate. ]

I hope you don't get priced out of my range, though~

I thought I was meant to be working here? And yet you're flattering me and making me blush~

[Is he blushing? There's always a slight rosiness to his cheeks that makes it hard to tell, but at least his words seem sincere otherwise. Listen, praise is always something he'll gobble up readily and with glee! Tear it from his cold, dead hands.]

How about this, senpai ☆ I'll give you a little discount, just between you and me! I think you deserve it, for helping me decide where I wanted to start out, and besides...We might just have a good enough time together that we'd cover it, anyway! Right? Money can't be made without connections and networking, after all~

Truth be told, I'm better at the "spending money" than the making it part, but the boss lady has seen fit to make sure my paycheck is fat, so I can't complain.

[ She laughed, a bit nervously, rubbing the back of her head. ]

Truth is, I actually wound up super in debt, my first day here. From partying too hard.

Really? At least the Esteemed Tenkohime knows how to play to your strengths instead, huh?

[Lesson's over, so he's just going to scoot his chair around so that they're side-by-side instead. Easier to lean his head on Musashi's shoulder when they're close, after all. And he's Tired from working so hard~~~

ok no she just looks soft in the right places and he's found that he likes that very much, shhh]

You worked your way out, anyway. And-- I mentioned to you once that it would've helped the local businesses, to spend so much money on them...Right? I wasn't lying ♡ As a businessman, I remember good customers, and try to treat them a little more kindly than the difficult ones~ And if their family members get a little bonus now and then, that's just a happy accident.

So, even if it didn't feel like it at the time, you probably made some yokai very, very happy ♡

You know... [ He was free to lean as he liked. She even wrapped an arm over his shoulder, gently petting at him. It certainly as an eased comfort between two people who barely knew each other, of course, but they were also both the sort where that kind of thing didn't matter as much. That was obvious to her at least. ]

... I think you're one of the first people to not fuss at me for my partying. I've always taken as an affirmation of life sort of thing, anyways... And, well, money is meant to be spent, right?

[This is the fucking life; even if they're not super close (and really, who could Aster say that about in the first place), it's still contact and warmth that he won't refuse. In fact, he soaks it up like a sponge, snuggles in a little closer to wrap both arms around Musashi's waist if she lets him.

#bestiethings]

Really? You're a big girl, though ♡ And life's something that can be either too short, or too easy to get bored by...You might as well search for the things that make you happy, and line some wallets for some very lucky yokai while you're at it~

Without people like you, people like me would be quite lost. Don't you think?

Heh, maybe... Not very Buddha-like of me, I guess, but enlightenment comes in many forms, right?

[ Goodness he was snugly. She could really get spoiled by this. He was just the sort of person who could get her wrapped around his finger, but he seemed more interested in just being friendly, something she appreciated. Folks with that kind of power using it at least a little responsibly was kind of rare.

She let out a soft, almost keening little hum as she further let him press against her, feeling like she was in a spot of heaven right there... ]

I guess really do just fall in love too easily...

Mm, senpai ♡ I don't know anything about Buddhas, but learning about your preferred kind of life seems enlightened to me, in its own way. You're learning about yourself, which is where the universe starts and reality ends! Right?

[It's all about starting slow, of course. To move too fast would just be creepy, unwanted, unpleasant. And this is nice, too; why push for more when just being around someone and being honest about the transactional nature of the situation is its own kind of happiness?

...That's not going to keep Aster from gently running one sharp hand up and down Musashi's side, of course. All within Polite Levels, almost a soothing gesture more than anything, but Still. Handsy.]

And love's always been something that should be shared. My Masters always have lots of people around them, wanting their attention, needing to fuck them. ...Maybe that's why I like you so much already, huuuuh~? You're open, and easy to get along with, just like Master Eiden ♡ And I think he falls in love just a little too easily too, since he has eight clan members all begging for his attention! Huhu~

[ Between those nails of his, and the candid talk about his Master's sex life, her cheeks were burning even more, feeling herself start to just bubble away and twitch a little in her seat. Ah, so many of her weaknesses being laid out in the open, but... It didn't seem like Aster really wanted anything from her other than for her to feel relaxed and appreciated.

God, he really was an expert. Beyond her, at least. His platinum status was basically a given. Maybe even a Diamond... ]

No kidding? I'd like to meet him someday... Hell, I'd love to introduce you to my own Master, though they're way more guarded with their heart.

[ For reasons that made a lot of sense. Eight was a lot! But Chaldea had well more than that for Ritsuka to keep up with. ]

[Oh, Musashi. Too Good For What Aster's About To Say. Or at least too sappy? Why must he ruin all Nice Things.]

Hey, Miss Musashi...

You know that I can hear your blood rushing about, right?

[Cue horrid bastard giggle, complete with nose crinkle of happiness. Who needs to go being a complete whore about it when this is plenty, right??]

...Anyway, Master? You have one too? But if they're guarded with their heart, even a little...That must be hard on you. I can't imagine not being able to just snuggle in close to Master, or be praised by him for being so clever and powerful ♡ Does that mean I should praise you too, to make up for your Master?

[ Pointing it out so bluntly like that, it just made her blush even further, giggling brightly and giving him the lightest little slap to his shoulder. ]

My kohai's bold, saying something like that!

[ Ah, but... ]

As for Ritsuka-kun, well... In truth, our bond runs really deep, even if it's not like that. I don't need anything more from them, than to be their Saber, if that makes any sense...

[In response to the play-tap, Aster lets out a shriek of laughter (though thankfully, not actually that shrill or loud. barely a shriek?) and nuzzles in closer as if trying to hide from her hands.

Maybe he's trying to parse this relationship with this...Ritsuka, while he snuggles in yet again. Seems Weird But Also Legit, Yeah] I get it~ You know what they want from you, and what you want from them, and you trust each other a lot...Is that it? Or something like that! It doesn't have to be a grand love to be love, and if anyone can see quieter shows of love for what they are...

I bet it'd be you, senpai ☆ You must be super attuned to love, I think. Blood and a romantic spirit flow within your veins, huh?

That's... a really generous way to put it. [ She laughs again, a bit more self-consciously this time. ]

I guess I am a heart open to all sorts of things... a mind and body, too.

[ He was so warm, and being so sweet to her... she honestly felt spoiled, but she couldn't bring herself to turn any of it away, either. Maybe those parts of her weren't just open, but greedy, too... ]

I think the word is "hopeless romantic". Or... [ a bursting laugh, hand covering her lips. ]

I guess "slut" works in some cases, too.

Slut...

I've only ever heard [and used, sorry to Morvay] that rudely, but it sounds pretty cool coming from you, senpai ☆ There's nothing wrong with being open about what you like and want, right? And if you want lots and lots and lots, as long as everyone can spare it...

Then what does it matter? [Then again, Musashi doesn't go knocking out important noblemen for 3 days solid, causing Aster problems that he doesn't want to fix. He can respect this brand of sluttiness, especially since it's already pretty close to his own brand of hedonism.

Maybe he's getting soft in his old age. It's not entirely tactical, the way that he leans in even closer and braces one hand on her thigh all rapt attention.] What do you want the most right now? Maybe I can give it to you; it's not like I'm shut off either ♡

[ Oh. Oh.

Honestly, she should have seen this coming. She wasn't really reading his movements or his intentions, just content to simply exist in a soft, cuddled little moment with him while they got to know each other, bond over their vices and virtues both.

And yet... here he was, basically propositioning her, and like... yeah? Of course things had the potential to shift there. Still, her face went fully red, and she choked a bit on her words, before... ]

S-should we... go somewhere more private? For this part of the conversation?

Miss Musashi...If that's what you're jumping to, then what do you want of li'l ole me, huh?

[Like that is NOT exactly what he'd intended, or at least had on the table! Rude little man. Still...

He did promise to deliver. And more experience with girls is always a good thing, since he'd had so much fun the first time. So, reluctantly, he peels away from her warmth and scoots free; all the better to stand and stretch, back arching as he shudders and coos.] But I do this service too, outside of club hours. So it's still training, technically~ Right?

[ It's after a moment, between how Aster responded and Musashi's own sense of reason catching up to her, that she started to realize something, looking sheepish and more than a bit embarrassed. ]

That... wasn't what I thought it was, was it.

Mm?

[He looks over his shoulder, lashes lowered, and smiles a little more sharply.]

It's okay, I was just teasing you ♡ It's on the table if you want it, but so is just cuddling, or holding hands, or having me run my fingers through your hair.

Whatever you want that I can give~ What else is a Familiar for?

[ Musashi shucked in a deep breath, straightening herself out in her seat and pressing the heels of her palms against her thighs. She held it there for a moment and thought...

... No one would blame her. But!

Exhale. ]

Let's... call it there, actually. You've got full marks on training.

[ She wore a soft look on her face, despite turning the situation down. Honestly, she was even a little surprised at herself. It wasn't like she would have thought to stop herself before. ]

If... if anything like that happens, I want to take you out on a proper date first, okay?

Huh? Well, if you insist...

[His full attention's on Musashi now, and he even scoots back in closer, bends down a little so that they're face-to-face.]

Thank you for training me so well, senpai ♡ I'll always be available for a date if it's with you~

[Can he at least sneak a quick cheek peck, because that's what he's going to try and do. Nothing over the top, just. Give him one last hit of warmth, please.]

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