[open] horsebow moon / catchall

[playfoul]

Who ⬤ Yuri & you
What ⬤ A substory and some gen prompts!
When ⬤ September
Where ⬤ Around town
Content Warnings ⬤ None

I. Bountiful Business

[ As the giant bounty shakes up the weapons market, you'll find Yuri at the shops of arms dealers, examining the heft of a blade or chatting up the shopkeeper with questions that sound less like a customer's and more like a business partner. Perhaps you'll even catch money exchanging hands, a stack of cash tucked away quickly and too thick to be a normal sale.

If he notices you observing him while he's going about his business, he'll smile back disarmingly. ]

Is it my face or is it the weapons you're here to admire?

II. Drifter Grifter

[ Ever the opportunist, the drifter smells generosity and latches on to it. The rugged man can be seen ducking into a homeless shelter in Sutoku to avoid detection after suckering in more bleeding hearts. Anyone here to shake down the scammer or haul him away for arrest will be held off at the entrance by Yuri, questioning the accusations brought against the man. ]

And just what makes you suspicious of him?

[ It's his personal belief to take in anyone down on their luck, no questions asked, which is why he's reluctant to just turn the guy over. ]

III. Muscling Into Sutoku

[ Toraguma's crackdown on youth gangs sent more than a few troublemakers packing with their tail between their legs. The wayward youth now lay low and nurse their wounds...and a few of the delinquents have taken up refuge at the Sutoku shelter rather than return to their troubled homes. ]

[ A. The matron Yuri has put in charge of the establishment is a no-nonsense one-winged youkai, wrangling delinquents with a sharp tongue and efficiently setting volunteers to tasks like collecting bedsheets and packing food. Yuri keeps a low profile for the most part, taking on chores like any other volunteer, but work with him and it'll become apparent he knows the ins and outs of the place. Ask him anything. ]

[ B. Inevitably, the youths fall back on their violent habits. A petty argument escalates into punches being thrown and knives being pulled. A turf fight as if they're on their own stomping grounds. Exasperated, Yuri seizes one of the gang by the wrist in time to prevent a stabbing, but there are more knives being flashed than he has hands for. ]

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[playfoul]

[ He can't deny that what she's saying is a possibility, but still. Yuri lets out a short sigh, reluctant to let the law take the matter into their hands. ]

Or he could be someone without money at all. The staff will keep an eye on him. If he tries to pull anything, we'll pack him up and send him to your doorsteps. Happy?

[astraledge]

[Larcei thinks about it and shakes her head.]

No. How can I trust you when we've only just met? [There's no point in not being frank about that.] Maybe you'll decide he had a good enough reason to do what he's done and sneak him out before anyone notices. He's tricked plenty of others, he could trick you too.

[She's not chomping at the bit to get in there, she hasn't been here long enough and she can't say she has any particular commitment to Enma yet, other than the contract--but she isn't going to back down and walk away that easily, either.]

[playfoul]

Oh please. No one here has enough coin for themselves, much less enough to spare a beggar. And if he tries to swipe anything, I assure you he won't get away with it. Not on my watch.

[ Because he knows all the tricks, but he won't say that to an Enma officer. ]

I don't enjoy being swindled any more than you do. Is that so hard to believe?