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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Comments

[enterthe]

[by this point, the wetness has finally evaporated away enough for Ydris to recover. Their illusion sizzles and sputters a bit before it manages to illuminate fully into place.

Finally, Ydris can crane their gaze upward and actually see her, no longer limited to their very short range of sense around their body. They can also look grouchy, even if they're placated by her both Being Cute and seemingly to be a human...]

Monts, then... I am Ydris. Do you know many humans made of wax, metal, and flame? [snarky to get across that of course they aren't human, they're just supposed to look after them...]

[nerine]

Ydris it is then.

[Monts gives them a playful wave, fingers waggling, still finding this whole situation quite fun as if she was a cat that found a ball of yarn to toss about from wall to wall.]

Unfortunately, I don't so I should probably start now shouldn't I?

[Part of her making light of this is past experience of her getting into Actual Trouble and... Well, she knows what she looks like. She's not above using that to her advantage. It's how she's able to charm customers at the Midnight Grind too.]

Are you... A sentient candle of some sort then?

[Insensitive, maybe, but that's been well-established now hasn't it?]

[enterthe]

[A bit insensitive, but Ydris is already over it. They've had to put up with far worse rudeness. Their tone is firm, about as intentionally androgynous as their physical looks are. A voice which has far more direction to it than before, actually sounding like it's coming out of their mouth, when it seemed to ring out from nowhere in particular before the illusion settled back into place]

Sapient. I am sapient fire. A fire dragon, more precisely, though I've lost my dragon body coming here. Which is no big loss. [more a ball and chain than anything, being without it is freeing... though the freedom disturbs Ydris somewhat. They'll keep that to themself]

You look human. Is that what you are? [they asked before and got a noncommital answer, so they want to know!]

[nerine]

So without your dragon body, you're basically wax and super weak to water? Interesting to know.

[That's just her assumption of course, considering what she just did. It's more interesting that there is yet another dragon in her (after)life and of an opposite element to boot, compared to the water dragon that loved visiting her back home.

At Ydris's question, Monts sighs.]

Just to keep it easy, I say yes. There's not much else to it, to be honest.

[Lies, but she's not gonna give anything worth nothing to someone she's made rather angry and almost killed.]

On most days, what you see, is what you get.

[enterthe]

I- I am not super weak to anything! I need to breath as much as any human might, that is all.

[they did literally yell "are you trying to kill me!?", but-]

Earlier was an overreaction out of surprise.

[M, moving on.]

Sounds like you are not so sure what you are.

[nerine]

Mm? Then I suppose next time I'll just use a squirt gun out of consideration.

[next time......

Monts doesn't say anything for a second, regarding Ydris's observation with some hesitation.]

Well, if no one else could figure it out, then there's no hope for me. I'll say that much.