jigokulogs | 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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[ 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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