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OPEN ➸ September Catchall
Who ⬤ Matoba Seiji and you
What ⬤ Substories, monthly eye curse, etc. Closed starters in the comments.
When ⬤ Throughout September
Where ⬤ More or less everywhere
Content Warnings ⬤ Will add if needed
A. SUBSTORY 3: DRIFTER GRIFTER - I want thatSpiderman Wastelander!!
[What a classic wild goosechase, huh? When Matoba's connections had told him of a certain individual that had been spotted around the city with information on the Iron Bear, he had set to finding this mystery youkai. But every time he gets to a location where the man was said to be, he finds nothing but other angry individuals looking for the same man.]
[Surely he can't be only a mirage...]
[Perhaps the Wastelander got you to pay for a meal or a new pair of shoes, only to leave you down on your luck.] I see... Don't you think this will be a good lesson for you? [Matoba offers you a cheerful smile after hearing your tale.] Never give up your side of the bargain before you get your information.
Shall I assist you in finding him, then?
B. CURSED EYES - The Me in the Mirror Limit first 5 tag-ins, please!
[ooc; If you are tagging in to this prompt, PLEASE READ THIS INFO/PERMISSIONS POST FIRST, thanks! If your character has spiritual awareness, they can tell the spirit in this prompt feels Real Bad.]
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[It's another busy day in Sutoku's shopping districts, with their modern buildings and flashy neon signs. It was easy to feel as though this was a normal shopping district in any human city, with the sort of glamor present.]
[As you pass by the reflective windows of a shop, you might have to do a double-take once or twice when the reflection that stares back at you is missing its right eye. You must have been seeing things- when you look back again, it's normal.]
[Maybe it takes you a few times to notice that your "reflection" moves on from your shadow and along the glass on its own after a while; it seems to be looking for something. But when you stop and try to look at it, you'll instead be interrupted by a voice that approaches you from behind, suddenly too-close to your ear--]
Excuse me. Are you looking for something?
C. SNACK RUN - Even menacing Lieutenants need a day off
[Matoba had earned quite a reputation over his months in Jigoku-cho for being "always on the clock"- it was, perhaps, a part of why he had managed to climb the ranks of the Alliance so quickly. Always dressed for success in either a suit or his clan's traditional kimono, it was perhaps hard to relate more personally to a man who seemed to carry himself as so apart from others in both appearance and speech.]
[But once in a while, you can catch even Matoba Seiji on an off-day.]
[In an adidas hoodie and a casual pair of joggers, Matoba has perched himself on the railing of a walkway overlooking the river at one of the bridge crossings. The Hashihime Clan may have to put up with a Lieutenant's presence now, but she doesn't look much happier about the crumbs from the flaky pastry he's eating, or the flecks of rice from that onigiri, as they fall onto her bridge and waters.]
[Like this, Matoba-san almost just looks like what he is- a bored 22 year old.]
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kitsoru for plotting!]
What ⬤ Substories, monthly eye curse, etc. Closed starters in the comments.
When ⬤ Throughout September
Where ⬤ More or less everywhere
Content Warnings ⬤ Will add if needed
A. SUBSTORY 3: DRIFTER GRIFTER - I want that
[What a classic wild goosechase, huh? When Matoba's connections had told him of a certain individual that had been spotted around the city with information on the Iron Bear, he had set to finding this mystery youkai. But every time he gets to a location where the man was said to be, he finds nothing but other angry individuals looking for the same man.]
[Surely he can't be only a mirage...]
[Perhaps the Wastelander got you to pay for a meal or a new pair of shoes, only to leave you down on your luck.] I see... Don't you think this will be a good lesson for you? [Matoba offers you a cheerful smile after hearing your tale.] Never give up your side of the bargain before you get your information.
Shall I assist you in finding him, then?
B. CURSED EYES - The Me in the Mirror Limit first 5 tag-ins, please!
[ooc; If you are tagging in to this prompt, PLEASE READ THIS INFO/PERMISSIONS POST FIRST, thanks! If your character has spiritual awareness, they can tell the spirit in this prompt feels Real Bad.]
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[It's another busy day in Sutoku's shopping districts, with their modern buildings and flashy neon signs. It was easy to feel as though this was a normal shopping district in any human city, with the sort of glamor present.]
[As you pass by the reflective windows of a shop, you might have to do a double-take once or twice when the reflection that stares back at you is missing its right eye. You must have been seeing things- when you look back again, it's normal.]
[Maybe it takes you a few times to notice that your "reflection" moves on from your shadow and along the glass on its own after a while; it seems to be looking for something. But when you stop and try to look at it, you'll instead be interrupted by a voice that approaches you from behind, suddenly too-close to your ear--]
Excuse me. Are you looking for something?
C. SNACK RUN - Even menacing Lieutenants need a day off
[Matoba had earned quite a reputation over his months in Jigoku-cho for being "always on the clock"- it was, perhaps, a part of why he had managed to climb the ranks of the Alliance so quickly. Always dressed for success in either a suit or his clan's traditional kimono, it was perhaps hard to relate more personally to a man who seemed to carry himself as so apart from others in both appearance and speech.]
[But once in a while, you can catch even Matoba Seiji on an off-day.]
[In an adidas hoodie and a casual pair of joggers, Matoba has perched himself on the railing of a walkway overlooking the river at one of the bridge crossings. The Hashihime Clan may have to put up with a Lieutenant's presence now, but she doesn't look much happier about the crumbs from the flaky pastry he's eating, or the flecks of rice from that onigiri, as they fall onto her bridge and waters.]
[Like this, Matoba-san almost just looks like what he is- a bored 22 year old.]
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[ooc; as always feel free to hit me up via my CR meme post, PM or
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Left, left, and another left ... it's leading them right back to where they were. Did the fiend do some trickery and decide to hide back where he was least expected? No, but that's what Chongyun is wondering when, as Matoba said earlier, they quickly start looping back around to their starting point. ]
I don't know. Working? He seemed to be working at the fruit stand around there ... hm?
[ The birds are flapping their wings, crying out, and several youkai are excitedly buzzing about the street like something happened. Chongyun taps his chin and looks up at his fellow exorcist, ]
Do you think this could have to do with the man we're looking for?
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[After a measured pause of consideration, in which the man even brings his hand up to his chin, Matoba folds his arms back into his sleeves and nods.] Let's investigate. There's no reason to let a possible lead slip away, hm?
[And so as they push their way into the crowd, there is the scene of a fruitstand that looks as though a bomb went off on it. Melons, bananas, peaches and all other fruits are strewn about with their gore, and in the center of it all and splattered with juice was...]
Oya... informant-san. Are you alright?
[Matoba feigns concern, only showing his smile once Chongyun was not in a position to see it. With a subtle wiggle of his fingers, the 10k-yen note flutters back into his sleeve from amid an explosion of fruit.]
I'm... sorry.......... [The youkai utters, as if with his dying breath. His arm outstretches to Chongyun-- was it a last clue...!?]
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[ He sympathetically pats the youkai's hand, thinking that the creature is seeking comfort in its last moments and not trying to point out the guy who literally murdered him, standing right over there with a shit-eating grin. ]
Attacking you because you gave us information. Don't worry, we'll get revenge for you. Your death and your destroyed fruit will not be in vain.
[ The creature is too weak to respond, but its eyes are bulging with a thousand things it wants to say, ranging from Don't kill me off when I'm not actually dead yet! all the way to You little dingus, it was your friend that did it, he's insane! Insane! Completely unhinged!
Dropping the youkai's hand, Chongyun turns back to Matoba. The youkai wheezes and just sprawls there, utterly defeated. ]
Master Matoba, we must find that man. He can't be allowed to wander around causing more chaos.
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[Matoba watches the scene with feigned shock, even bringing his sleeve up over his mouth (to cover his smile).]
Such a shame... He died too young. [What's that? ...He's not dead yet? Matoba can fix that later. Instead, he shakes his head with a show of sympathy and tsks, kneeling to pluck Chongyun's fruitjuice-splattered coinpurse from the youkai's cold (not) dead hand.]
He would have wanted this, [Matoba says with a grave expression as he turns and hands it back to Chongyun with both hands, giving it all the due weight it deserves.] Let's use it to find the one who did this to him... together. With our teamwork, we are sure to avenge our friend--
...Ah, what was his name again? [Matoba picks up a piece of a signboard in the wreckage.] Oh, yes-- our dear friend Avocado-san.
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Chongyun, on the other hand, clasps his hands together solemnly and then bows beside the fallen youkai with an air of gravity. One must pay respects to the dead before making off with their stuff. ]
Thank you for your generosity, Avocado-san. May you rest in guacamole.
[ Caught up in the moment, some of the other youkai that had been standing around rubbernecking also bow despite how Avocado-san is glaring and blinking furiously on the ground. It’s a proper send off for a man that isn’t even dead, and that’s not even his name! He’s even madder when one of those youkai tosses a dirty tarp over him to hide the mess. Not out of any kindness, but he’s a businessman. He isn’t going to get customers with a body lying on the floor.
Standing upright once more, Chongyun opens the pouch and checks out the contents. There’s a lot more money inside than what he’d originally given. He nods to Matoba and pockets the purse. Normally he would refuse, but the culprit must be caught. This money is going toward a good deed. ]
Where do you think we should start? The trail we were following seems to have been a trick.
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[Mess taken care of, Matoba claps a hand onto Chongyun's shoulder and begins to steer him away from the scene as the rest of the vendors shrug and get back to selling as normal. That's that Sutoku spirit, never let a penny pass you by due to some little inconvenience like a body! Oh, surely some Enma will be by soon to investigate--]
Where, indeed. I did hear some whispers that the man was seen getting a drink in a Shuten bar. Shall we go to that quarter of town and begin our investigation anew? [He smiles.] Perhaps someone down that way would have seen something.
[And then they can be as far away as possible when the cops start coming around here asking what happened...]