September 2022 Mingle!

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The influx of fresh Lost Souls means the factions need to have a little welcoming party for them. 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.

Shuten - WEENIES ON PARADE

Shuten Clan newbies will be summoned to the Arena, which has been set up with a very different kind of fight than usual. The members of the Shuten Clan do nothing by half-measures. Partying, drinking, and eating are all encouraged to excess. This time they're inviting new recruits to test their mettle in various eating contests. You'll need nerves of steel and a stomach of iron to succeed. Hot dogs, marshmallows, pizza, lobster rolls, breakfast cereals, rice, and more are all on offer.

See how much you can eat and try not to get sick! Competitive eating is a messy, disgusting affair, regardless of the emergency buckets stationed strategically throughout the building.

If you're feeling especially ballsy, you can take on the biggest onis and other youkai by teaming up with your fellow Shutens. They're all confident enough to take that bet.

Glory, prize money, and antacids to the winners. Shame to the losers – they'll be run through town in weenie costumes.

Better eat up 🙂

Tamamo - ALL NIGHT LONG

The newest Tamamo recruits are summoned to a local gymnasium. Strangely, rather than sports equipment laid out on the court, there are a number of light futons, blankets, and pillows. Everyone will be sorted into one of two yukata patterns – one purple and one blue – and sent to their respective sides of the court to lie down in bed and pull up the covers.

It is then that the referee will explain the rules of competitive pillow fighting. When the whistle blows, jump up and grab one of the authorized pillows at the center of the court. It's a game much like dodgeball, but the goal is to hit the opposing team's king with a pillow from your half of the court. Team members use blankets and sometimes their bodies to protect their king.

There will be a few rounds, and you can rotate who is king at your discretion. Protect them with your life! Or whatever. Star players will receive a bonus and a coupon to one of the best Tamamo spas.

When the competitive stuff is done, the sleepover proper will begin. There will be liquor, sodas, and light snacks for everyone while movies are projected onto a screen late into the morning. The movies range from classic dramas and romances to outrageous yokai comedies.

Sutoku - GROSSERY GANG

The Alliance has found themselves in the possession of an entire truckload's worth of reject children's toys. Ever the opportunist, the Daitengu has assigned the project of inventorying and trashing the particularly offensive ones to the new guys.

Of course, you're expected to play with a few of them as well. Maybe one of them is decently fun, and they could sell the rest, you know? Many of these toys are gross out bathroom humor in nature, and spit water randomly at anyone who loses their round. The Daitengu has thoughtfully provided a selection of alcohol to make this game a little more adult friendly. Toys that lack the appropriate spitting mechanism can still be played over shots, really, go nuts.

While you 'work', there will be plenty of motivating music piped into the warehouse. The sound quality is not great, but they tried?

Everyone who sorts through a decent amount of toys will get a little extra pay, although who is really paying that much attention to who's doing what here?

Credit where it's due: We turned kids toys into drinking games

Enma - BREAKING THE ICE

Welcome to the Department of the Enma. New Lost Soul recruits will be summoned to a large conference room in Kaigo no Bou, which has been outfitted with a variety of buffet table offerings and tables which seat between 5 - 6 people comfortably. You are invited to fill your plates at your discretion, the craft services people are used to feeding bottomless yokai stomachs and the food will not run out.

Clipboards with a variety of icebreaker questions have been provided at each table. The pens have assuredly been firmly affixed to the clipboard. Please return them together.

Every 30 minutes Captain Shiki will blow her whistle to signal that you are to migrate to another table with fresh companions. You are, indeed, being forced to get to know your coworkers, lucky you. This isn't tedious at all.

Pick a few of the questions below to answer, and get chatting. Or Captain Shiki may come over to stare at you with intense disapproval. You can't get away with just zoning out to that sweet smooth jazz playing overhead!

1. If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit? 2. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? 3. If your house was burning down, what three objects would you try and save? 4. If you could talk to any one person now dead or alive, who would it be and why? 5. If you HAD to give up one of your senses (hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting) which would it be and why? 6. If you were an animal, what would you be and why? 7. Do you have a pet? If not, what sort of pet would you like? 8. Name a gift you will never forget? 9. Name one thing you really like about yourself. 10. What's your favorite thing to do in the summer? 11. Who's your favorite cartoon character, and why? 12. Does your name have a special meaning and/or were you named after someone special? 13. What is the hardest thing you have ever done? 14. If you are at a friend's or relative's house for dinner and you find a dead insect in your salad, what would you do? 15. What was the best thing that happened to you this past week? 16. If you had this week over again, what would you do differently? 17. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about 'God'? 18. What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? 19. If you could change one problem in the world today, what would you like to change? 20. What book, movie or video have you seen/read recently you would recommend? Why?

All Factions - THE GIFT OF SONG

Did you all enjoy having some of your wishes granted? Well, so did a flock of those annoying magpie! They asked for the gift of music. These feathered nuisances, however, have fallen in love with an old school metal band. That is all they will be singing for the foreseeable future! Different members of the flock have taken up different instrumentals and vocals for the track, spread out across electrical wires and rooftops, singing their favorite rockin' tune to the skies!

Lost Souls have been asked to please catch them and get them to knock it off, they are truly annoying everyone, across all factions.

Should you catch these musical magpies, and not one of the other clans, they will tell you their sorry tale! They love this band, but the group broke up years ago. All the magpie want is for their favorite old dudes to be reunited to jam with them, one more time!

The old dudes are out there in the city, but who knows why they broke up and if they can even be convinced out of retirement. Good luck, if you succeed your boss will give you a favorable bonus, which would be a great boon to a newbie just getting settled.

In the meantime:

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SUTOKU STREETS

[moondregs]

[ Drunks in the streets are just part of the usual scenery, especially when your shift ends late at night. Junpei's become adept at sidestepping the living debris and generally not paying it much mind.

Nudity is a rarity, however. Never mind familiar nudity.

... no, wait, the face is familiar, not the nudity.

He's gently, carefully, touching one shoulder with his foot. Trying to see if he's conscious. ]

Akira-san ...

[mrfuckwit]

<sub>[ Who knows how he ended up like this. He could have been in his devil form and shifted back into a human in his drunken state, or maybe he ended up with the weenie costume and decided to discard it since he felt like he could. Who knows..

Akira rolls over and blearily looks up at Junpei, seeing two of him at this point. He grins wildly, however. ]</sub>

Junpeeei-kuuuun, heeeey. Lookin' good tonight.

[moondregs]

[ Looking down at the sloshed man with a grimace, he mutters under his breath. ]

Being drunk does tend to alter your perception.

[ But, he’s not about to just leave the other there naked on the sidewalk. It won’t be an easy task with how slight he is compared to Akira’s more muscular build, but he makes an effort to try and help him to his feet. ]

How did this happen?

[mrfuckwit]

_{[ It's a success! Akira manages to stand, but then he wraps an arm around Junpei's shoulders, allowing most of his weight to lean onto the other teenager. Akira can't help but feel laughter bubble up inside of him. ]}

Shuten got me! They throw wild parties, gahaha!

[moondregs]

[ Waaaaay too much weight for a willowy guy like Junpei! He starts to wobble, panicking at the thought of going down and this muscle wall landing on him. ]

H-hey! You need to support yourself more! You're going to knock me down!

[ He does want to help Akira, but he doesn't especially want to be squished under him, naked or otherwise.

He wrinkles his nose slightly, catching a whiff of the alcohol on the other's breath. ]

You're not even old enough to drink.

[mrfuckwit]

So? Maybe I would not have done this before coming here, but I'm here now, baby.

_{[ And, perhaps, a demon's palate is attracted to alcohol. He tries to steady himself more and just use Junpei as some support and his body halfway shifts before Junpei's eyes— dense fur covering his legs and the signature tail sprouting from the end of his spine. Instantly, it starts wagging. ]}

Take me hooooome and take care of me, Junpei-kuuuun.

[moondregs]

Don't just throw away all your morals because it's hell ...

[ So much fun, this little nerd.

At least in demon form he's kinda sorta less naked. In a way. Junpei rolls his eyes at the suggestion. ]

If by 'take care of you', you mean make you drink a lot of water and go to bed, then that was my plan. Point me in the direction of where you live.

[ So prim. So serious. ]

[mrfuckwit]

That sounds good to me!

_{[ Drinking a lot of water and going to bed sounds nice. Akira squints, obviously confused as to where he was going. Enma? He was staying in Enma? How did he end up in Sutoku. Akira stifles some laughter at the situation. Oh boy. ]}

I live in Enma.. but uhhh, hahaha, that's all I know. Hey, oi.. I have a better idea..

_{[ He jabs Junpei in the chest, grinning. ]}

Lemme stay with you. You live around here, right? It's closer?

[moondregs]

... oh no, oh no ... you can't stay with me! If you stay with me, my roommate will read way too much into it!

[ In an instant he's bright pink, shrinking down.

He can just see it now, Ydris smirking smugly about the boy in his bed, making teasing remarks about how proud he is that Junpei finally brought someone home. ]

... we can put you in a hotel until your brain isn't soaking in alcohol again. C'mon!

[mrfuckwit]

Whatever you say!

_{[ He's a fresh Lost Soul, so not only does he not know his way around cause he's new, but he's drunk. Hopefully this won't be a common occurrence with him being in Shuten. Akira makes an odd rumbling sound, akin to a feline purring, but it sounds more bellowing than that. It's a happy sound, though. ]}

What are we gonna do all night?

_{[ Junpei just said drink water and go to bed but Akira has other plans despite agreeing to taking things easy? ]}

We can play UNO. Do you like UNO?

[moondregs]

[ There’s a relatively cheap hotel not too far from where they are, although Junpei will have to backtrack a little. It was actually the hotel he lived in when he first arrived, before moving in with Ydris.

He hates that he finds the rumbling noise kind of cute. He needs to be firm with Akira! This is irresponsible behavior! He could have gotten hurt. ]

I told you, you are going right to bed after you drink some water. And I’m going to make sure you stay in that bed instead of wandering back out onto the streets.

[mrfuckwit]

You can make sure I don't do that by playing UNO with me.

_{[ The tail wagging increases. He loves a good all-night with UNO. ]}

Please?

[moondregs]

[ As they near the entrance to the hotel, Junpei is about to open his mouth to protest playing a game -- but then he realizes with as soused as Akira is, is he even going to make it through a single round? Or is he going to pass out in a pile of drool after five minutes?

Bringing a hand out to push open the door, he quietly huffs. ]

Fine. We'll play a little, if it'll keep you off the streets.

[mrfuckwit]

Finally!! Nobody will play UNO with me around here. Glad you see you have taste, Junpei-kun.

_{[ Junpei needs to do all of the talking in this case when it comes to getting a hotel. He leans his weight on Junpei and waves lazily at whatever unfortunate youkai is behind the receptionist desk. ]}

Yoooooooo.

[moondregs]

[ The mostly bored seeming youkai looks between Akira and Junpei with its multiple eyeballs. Junpei swears at least three of the eyeballs are judging him. One seems to be looking at a moth flittering around the bare lightbulb on the ceiling -- oop, there goes its tongue out to grab it. That was definitely what that eyeball was doing.

Oh now that fourth eyeball is judging him too.

Are they done being checked in? Yes? Good? He huffs lowly as he pulls Akira in the direction of the hallway that will lead to their room. Of course it's got to be the one all the way at the end. ]

I've never even played it before.