March 2022 Mini Event

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The Night Parade is fast-approaching and each faction will be busy with their own preparations.

1. SHUTEN CLAN

The Celestial Phoenix Casino, a fairly popular casino in the Shuten territory, is overdue on its protection money. This money is sorely needed for parade preparations. Unfortunately, the casino has decided it doesn't need to pay up because they've hired some new unaffiliated muscle. Neither the manager nor their new muscle are the type to listen to reason, so be prepared to exert some intimidation and force to convince these new bodyguards to take their business elsewhere.

The brute squad working for the Celestial Phoenix seems to be made up of several different youkai. Some of them are more human looking than others, but you'll notice no Oni. Even independent Oni wouldn't dare turn against the Shuten Clan. Even lacking in Oni, these thugs are armed to the teeth, swinging several deadly weapons and even a few firearms. This could get rough, so be prepared for the worst. Take the gangsters protecting the Celestial Phoenix out or convince them it’s not worth it.

Once inside, you'll discover that the owner, in a panic, has locked himself inside the casino's value with the protection money owed. This might take some doing to get open...

2. SUTOKU ALLIANCE

The Kappa want to be left alone and the Daitengu has asked Sutoku Alliance members to assure their wishes are respected. Members are tasked with convincing people to stay away from the Kappa's riverside facilities by whatever means necessary. Of course, you may want to take a look for yourself to see what they’re being so secretive about. That’s not recommended, if you don’t want to get into trouble.

It’s not just strangers who are nosy, though. Retinues from both the Shuten and Tamamo clans are making an appearance and asking why the inspections are taking so long. Why are the Kappa dragging their feet? The Alliance prefers to avoid direct violence, so it's up to you to talk to these clan captains in a way that convinces them to leave the Kappa alone.

If you're curious enough to dive deeper into the Kappa's business, however, even your Alliance membership isn't going to keep you safe. The Kappa themselves seem to disappear from sight the further into the sewers you go, as if invisible. Preventing yourself from being spotted by a security camera or a patrolling Kappa is almost impossible. Cover your faces, stick to the shadows, and you might just notice that... they’re building something down there.

Something for the Parade? Who knows? But it’s definitely not decorations or a float...

3. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENMA

The parade route for the Night Parade needs to be "cleaned up". The Department is tasked with getting the low level street gangs and squatters to clear out. The homeless population will resist and may not be so easily persuaded to give up their spots. Your best bet is to offer them food, booze, or shelter for the night. The street gangs will assuredly fight back. Use your strength or your wits to get the job done.

The gangs will not typically be that tough, most don’t want to step up to the Department's goon squad too heavily lest they wind up in a cell for the rest of their lives. Still, some might be hopped up on encouraging substances and try to escalate. Don’t worry, though. You have the authority of the Enma on your side! Don’t think they will get away with waving a weapon in your face.

The homeless, though, lack strength or weapons. They are more fueled by desperation to keep their spots. Winter hasn't been kind to them, after all, and they don’t have much respect for the Enma's authority. Their belligerent behavior is loud, and often violent despite their absence of means to properly defend themselves. At worst, they’ll probably try to use biological warfare. Don’t ask what's in those bottles...

4. TAMAMO CLAN

Parade costumes need to be designed, crafted, modeled, and then likely mended knowing the rough and tumble yokai. The textile shops and tailors of the area need Tamamo Clan members to help them out. Costumes vary from extremely ornate to extremely sexy. These costumes need to merge form and function, for the Tamamo clan parade marchers that means they need to be able to sell their specific wares while wearing them. (wink wonk)

None of the costumes are floor ready and the shop bosses urge you that these cannot be seen by the public until they are ready. This won’t stop some peeping toms and tammies from trying to scope out the goods. Most of the voyeurs are spying for perverted reasons, but some are from shops outside of Tamamo’s influence trying to copy the designs for themselves. Either way, Tamamo Clan members aren't expected to be just pretty faces. So rough’em up.

5. TASTE TEST (ALL FACTIONS)

For those less interested in their faction's work, the restaurants in the Tamamo territory also need help finalizing their menu offerings for the Night Parade. Taste testers and creative cooks wanted! These aren’t just any dishes though and may have some interesting effects. One may be so spicy that everything burns, your face turns red, and you need to cool yourself off. Or maybe your dish is so good that you need to take a nap – it doesn't matter where you are, you'll just fall asleep right on the spot. Another possibility is a dish that gives you unstoppable energy – literally. It will make you want to get up and go and never stop moving. If you stop moving, it may cause a bigger problem.

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[aceslow]

[ Seeing the little toy car in the middle of the road brings back memories for Kim. Not of owning one himself, of course. But oh, how he coveted it when he was a child, frantically fogging the window of the toy store as he gazed hungrily at it, knowing that only the truly affluent would be able to afford the foot-powered toy Fevre for their spoiled kids. Which is to say, it clearly belongs to some rich kid somewhere.

A part of him wants to just let the kids play with it. Why not? When will they next get the chance? But they'll likely get in trouble once its rightful owner arrives, and that's enough motivation for him to shoo them away. ] Go on. That doesn't belong to you. Go find something else to play with.

[ Privately, he feels a little sad they didn't get to play with it either. But once they're gone, he gets to get a good look at it instead. He hasn't yet had a chance to get a close look at the vehicles here, and this replica is a good opportunity. After ogling the unfamiliar steering wheel for a couple minutes, he shakes off his curiosity and starts to try to roll it to the side of the street, where it will be well out of the way.

Only it's more difficult to move than what Kim expected from a toy. He lets out a surprised grunt. ] No kid could paddle this. Is there a real engine in here...?

[peacewithouttyranny]

[The answer to that comes immediately afterwards, as the low rumbling sound of engine emanates from the small vehicle, seemingly activated all on its own. It's not like he accidentally pressed a button or anything.

His proximity alarm has been chirping at him for some time now when the kids had surrounded him, but the attempt to physically move him finally stirs Soundwave awake, though still slow to rouse. He's normally a light sleeper, by necessity as the war made it all but impossible to sleep through even the faintest of sounds, even after the war was over for years, it was a habit that is difficult to let go of. That is to say the drink's magic worked wonders and this was the best sleep he ever had over the past four million years.

So, with a robotic groggy voice:]

Ugh... Where?

[aceslow]

[ Kim instinctively flinches back when the engine starts, just out of an abundance of caution, but that's nothing compared to the surprise that ripples through him when the vehicle starts to talk. He's seen Artificial Intelligence in some devices by now, and could reasonably expect an extremely advanced toy to say something like What is your destination? or Hi! I'm Addie, the Automatic Adorable Automobile! Do you know your ABCs?

This is not that. Kim rubs at his face, peering inside the car just in case there's someone inside. Just someone who's very, very small. ]

Euh -- hello? [ Are they in the trunk...? ] Who's there?