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jigokulogs2022-09-17 01:27 pm
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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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--Ghh!
[ he was about to stagger back to his feet when the arrow hit. it brings immediate pain, the likes of which bradley hadn't felt in awhile from regular weapons.
he can't bring himself to stand up after that, trembling hands reaching to tug the arrow and yank it away from his leg while blood gushes out of the wound. it fills his veins with adrenaline, but also with despair - the knowledge that he's powerless like when he was as a kid, crawling though the snow looking for mana stones to eat and survive, but always at the mercy of bigger predators. ]
I'm gonna kill you, fucker— [ - ah. a small gust of wind hits his face right at that moment, bringing along a small cloud of dust that settled right on his nose, he tightens his hold on the bloody arrow, trying to find a grip of some kind, because he can already feel what's coming.
oh no. oh shit. ]
Ah - Hhh -
[ fuck. ]
Achh!
[ —poof. he's gone in the blink of an eye. ]
1/2
Will you? [He's bleeding like a mortal. How ironic.] From where I stand, it seems that you have overestimated yourself. A lesson: if you're going into a fight, make sure it's one you can win.
Haven't you lived long enough to learn that much?
[Maybe Bradley could, would kill him, in the future. But as it stands now, he is a powerless being. Matoba's eye narrows as his fingers run along his bowstring, drawing back again as Brad suddenly starts to sniffle. (He doesn't notice--)]
Now you know. We humans aren't so powerless as you think--
[Hah? What is he... yelling about... He narrows his eye mistrustfully, but before Matoba can properly react, Brad lets out a mighty SNEEZE, and--]
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[... And he's gone.]
[What the fuck witchcraft is this???]