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(semi-open) blessed thistle.
Who ⬤ Sutoku Alliance members
What ⬤ Coming together to meet and plan
When ⬤ Mid September, after mingle
Where ⬤ Konoha
Content Warnings ⬤ None yet.
[the message that she sends to all their Lost Souls is brief, to the point, requesting their presence at their headquarters at the designated time for a semi-official meeting. that Emily's full of nerves in sending it and arranging these things is not palpable through a text. it's optional, so she hopes it helps.
thus, it is that she's there, waiting at the faction headquarters, dressed in kimono and with a chalkboard - long story - behind her. Ryouma's backing her up, so she assumes people will give a passing thought to what she says. she'll give everyone enough time to arrive - as many as want to come, really - and when she has their attention, then she speaks.]
Thank you, everyone, for taking time out of your schedules to come today. What I have to say will take a moment, so please, hold your questions to the end.
[she's reminded of the meeting that Ryouma had held for the Stars - except this one is on a grander scale, because there was no way around the fact that Iron Bear had shown his hand to them all.]
It is no great secret that soon enough, we will be called upon to head out to the Wastelands in search of the Iron Bear, for his headquarters, for the one himself, and for the young woman he's kidnapped and held hostage. The bounty offered for her return is considerable, and I won't pretend it's not a factor in motivations, but beyond that - her father has ties to us. Does it not then seem apt if we are the ones going forth to bring his daughter back home? Does it not seem like our duty, to look after our own? The strength of the Alliance, from what I see, is built on our choice to band together - our disparate parts, bound by choice, and thereafter looking to each other on the strength of that chosen commitment.
[a breath, and she continues.]
But we will need much, to enact this. And it is nothing any of us can do on our own - so I turn to you all, that you might find some task you can give your assistance to and then contribute to the larger whole.
[hence the chalkboard, which she turns over to reveal a list of concepts, of necessary items that she's drafted.]
Information is both our clan's specialty and the item we need the most of. Where are we going? What are the conditions? What will we need to survive there? What are we expected to face? As much relevant information as we can stand needs to be procured. Supplies and transportation need to be arranged and put together so that we can have a chance of not dying in the desert. Who is going with who, and what that means in terms of travel. I personally will be heading out to the Wastelands, with my goal first and foremost being Miss Ringo's rescue. To that end, I need a specific team willing to concentrate their efforts on that. You will be answering to my direct command. Others may form their own units at their discretion.
[Emily nods, looking over at the gathered bunch.]
There is one significant catch in this, and I know, we're all tired of hearing that. But if you intend to fight the Iron Bear...he is promised to the Shuten Clan so that Toraguma can deal with him as he sees fit.
[and before anyone can get upset for that -]
In exchange, I've been promised that we will be the ones to rescue Miss Ringo. I doubt every Shuten will be held to this, that those willing to act in their own interest or merely unknowing of what has been agreed upon will certainly circumvent this. All of this is to say that if you wish to claim the Iron Bear's head or capture, I will disavow your actions. Publicly, if I must. Be smart, be safe, don't get underfoot, aid where you can - and do not tell me if you wish to pursue him to your own ends.
[so in other words, do what you want, but don't involve her if you're going to counter what she bargained for. in every public way, she must only worry about the kidnapped girl.]
If you decide against this, if it is not something you wish to give anything to, then I invite you to leave at this very moment - and no one should bar your way. Choice, again, is the lynchpin for us. But if you decide for it...then talk amongst yourselves, and come to agreements. Of course, I am here for any direct questions you wish to voice.
Might I remind you all, however, in this endeavor, it would be to our benefit if the other clans didn't have a keen eye into our internal affairs.
[now, from the way she folds her hands, bows her head slightly, it's clear the floor's now open for people to go forth and talk as they please.]
ooc notes:
What ⬤ Coming together to meet and plan
When ⬤ Mid September, after mingle
Where ⬤ Konoha
Content Warnings ⬤ None yet.
[the message that she sends to all their Lost Souls is brief, to the point, requesting their presence at their headquarters at the designated time for a semi-official meeting. that Emily's full of nerves in sending it and arranging these things is not palpable through a text. it's optional, so she hopes it helps.
thus, it is that she's there, waiting at the faction headquarters, dressed in kimono and with a chalkboard - long story - behind her. Ryouma's backing her up, so she assumes people will give a passing thought to what she says. she'll give everyone enough time to arrive - as many as want to come, really - and when she has their attention, then she speaks.]
Thank you, everyone, for taking time out of your schedules to come today. What I have to say will take a moment, so please, hold your questions to the end.
[she's reminded of the meeting that Ryouma had held for the Stars - except this one is on a grander scale, because there was no way around the fact that Iron Bear had shown his hand to them all.]
It is no great secret that soon enough, we will be called upon to head out to the Wastelands in search of the Iron Bear, for his headquarters, for the one himself, and for the young woman he's kidnapped and held hostage. The bounty offered for her return is considerable, and I won't pretend it's not a factor in motivations, but beyond that - her father has ties to us. Does it not then seem apt if we are the ones going forth to bring his daughter back home? Does it not seem like our duty, to look after our own? The strength of the Alliance, from what I see, is built on our choice to band together - our disparate parts, bound by choice, and thereafter looking to each other on the strength of that chosen commitment.
[a breath, and she continues.]
But we will need much, to enact this. And it is nothing any of us can do on our own - so I turn to you all, that you might find some task you can give your assistance to and then contribute to the larger whole.
[hence the chalkboard, which she turns over to reveal a list of concepts, of necessary items that she's drafted.]
Information is both our clan's specialty and the item we need the most of. Where are we going? What are the conditions? What will we need to survive there? What are we expected to face? As much relevant information as we can stand needs to be procured. Supplies and transportation need to be arranged and put together so that we can have a chance of not dying in the desert. Who is going with who, and what that means in terms of travel. I personally will be heading out to the Wastelands, with my goal first and foremost being Miss Ringo's rescue. To that end, I need a specific team willing to concentrate their efforts on that. You will be answering to my direct command. Others may form their own units at their discretion.
[Emily nods, looking over at the gathered bunch.]
There is one significant catch in this, and I know, we're all tired of hearing that. But if you intend to fight the Iron Bear...he is promised to the Shuten Clan so that Toraguma can deal with him as he sees fit.
[and before anyone can get upset for that -]
In exchange, I've been promised that we will be the ones to rescue Miss Ringo. I doubt every Shuten will be held to this, that those willing to act in their own interest or merely unknowing of what has been agreed upon will certainly circumvent this. All of this is to say that if you wish to claim the Iron Bear's head or capture, I will disavow your actions. Publicly, if I must. Be smart, be safe, don't get underfoot, aid where you can - and do not tell me if you wish to pursue him to your own ends.
[so in other words, do what you want, but don't involve her if you're going to counter what she bargained for. in every public way, she must only worry about the kidnapped girl.]
If you decide against this, if it is not something you wish to give anything to, then I invite you to leave at this very moment - and no one should bar your way. Choice, again, is the lynchpin for us. But if you decide for it...then talk amongst yourselves, and come to agreements. Of course, I am here for any direct questions you wish to voice.
Might I remind you all, however, in this endeavor, it would be to our benefit if the other clans didn't have a keen eye into our internal affairs.
[now, from the way she folds her hands, bows her head slightly, it's clear the floor's now open for people to go forth and talk as they please.]
ooc notes:
- this meeting is not mandatory for any alliance members! it's just to give a plot based avenue of exploration for anyone interested. i know an ooc element of organization will be needed as well as all of us looking towards october when we'll likely get more info about what the mods have for the big plot happenings - consider this just getting ahead of the curve!
- there is a handwaved header below, for those who want to simply drop off whatever information/opportunities/questions their character has and not engage in an ic thread about it. feel free to utilize this as you wish.
- everyone is free to respond/threadjack/etc. emily is far from the only person with knowledge on these affairs, and she's hoping to generate discussion about them to see what else can be dug up.
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[reaching into her kimono sleeve, she pulls out a small notebook, flipping to a page. the whole text of Kaberou's words is there, but she will cut to the relevant part.]
"Bring my daughter back to me, and the money is yours."
[snapping it back shut:]
That said, he definitely knows more than he is letting on. So, someone should go to speak with him, the sooner the better. Someone who can keep in mind that he's prideful, but with his own worries and currently distressed over losing his family, and find a way towards getting him to talk.
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[It doesn't seem to appease his concerns at all, but he does seem a little more unsure how to continue.]
It's odd, though, isn't it? The rest of the broadcast was about taking down Iron Bear, almost like he thinks that by killing or capturing Iron Bear, that would bring him his daughter back. The bounty he put up is for Iron Bear, not Ringo-san's safe return. He never clarified whether she had to be unharmed or not, just said she had to be returned.
[Which could mean he doesn't care, he knows she's safe, or he knows she's... well... He's not entirely cynical about this.]
How much do we know about his relationship with his daughter, or his pre-existing relationship with Iron Bear?
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[they speak up quite simply, jumping in as soon as they find an opportunity to share their information. but not too much of it—not yet.]
He wants her to lead the business when she's of the right age, but she can't abide by the way that he operates. For all we know, this kidnapping could be the greatest relief of her life so far... and either way, I doubt she'll want to go back to her father once we do rescue her.
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Sending so many bounty hunters after him would only be a remotely sane thing to do if he had reason to believe his daughter was safe. Like if she went willingly and he wanted people to go drag her back. [Still not the smartest plan, but it's not grossly incompetent in that case, just shitty.]
...I wasn't at the festival, though, so I don't know if that's even possible.
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[it would be interesting if ringo-chan had taken all of this on her own shoulders just to get out of her father's claws. it's not the craziest idea in the world.]
The assassins under the charge of the Iron Bear grabbed her from the side of the stage, and that's all that anyone really saw of it. I don't think it was meant to be the biggest spectacle of the night—one of them shouted "we know who you are" at Toraguma. [as their last words.] So it's possible that Kaberou knows more about Toraguma than he's sharing, too, if this is the reaction he's having to the entire thing.
[that's something else that they haven't spent a lot of time considering: that this is all a shadow play from a financial magnate trying to jockey for even more power. or maybe they're overcomplicating it.]
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For what it's worth, I spoke to Kaberou not long after he made the announcement. I figured seein' as the two of us are on Iron Bear's shit list together, he might be willin' to talk to me, but he wasn't lettin' on about anything. [ ryouma shrugs. ] Never mentioned it 'cause there wasn't anything worth mentioning.
[ as to the shouting, ryouma has his particular perspective. of course, it's to be taken with a grain of salt, considering things look a little different when someone's coming at you with a sword... ]
Coulda been they were yellin' at me too, seein' as everyone I talked to leadin' up to the thing said if I kept askin' 'bout Iron Bear that's what was gonna happen. I wanted Iron Bear to know about me, so if that's the case, it worked?
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[Which is problematic considering he's apparently one of the Sutoku Alliance's biggest financial backers. That doesn't bother Akira, but he figures it might make others more hesitant to act on it.
He hates politics.]
Guess we might need to find more concrete proof he's hiding something before trying to talk to him.
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[ ryouma looks around at everyone gathered. seems now is as good a time as any to make his position clear. akira possibly already has an inkling about what he's going to say.
he hates politics too and still managed to end up in the thick of things.
this is actually hell sometimes??]Since we're on the subject, I just wanna be clear. I'm not tellin' anyone what to do, but I am makin' ya aware. I can't publicly support any actions that could be seen as workin' against Kaberou's interests. That's a risk I'm not willin' to take and if I'm bein' honest, I need him and his experience.
[
and his cash money.]If y' get caught, there's nothing I can do to protect ya.
[ so don't get caught. ]
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Understood. It would jeopardize the Alliance far more if someone as prominent as you got caught up in something, and as much as we want to rescue Ringo-chan, we need to make sure we're safe here at home first.
[they don't agree with that, necessarily. but coming into this with the knowledge that ryouma won't be able to help will help them plan better.]
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[ call it a lesson learned in dealing with the shuten personally. he doesn't like it, but he's in this game where he can only get away with bending so many rules. ]
I'll tell him the same thing; I can't act against him publicly, but it's outta my hands what happens after that and everybody can go forward knowin' it's with a fair warnin'. Maybe he'll see reason and choose t' do things the easier way and keep things between us. He's our ally, so he shouldn't muddy the waters any more than he already has, hm?
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[Like Levi, he is hatching a scheme. And generally you only warn the target when you need them on high alert.]
I'd prefer to do a little investigating before he's put on high alert, just in case he still won't cooperate, but I think it's a good idea.
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A'ight, fine, I'll leave out the part where I warn him. Call it a penalty for goin' public with this and makin' us look foolish. He's in enough hot water as it is with everybody, ain't gonna make much difference.
[ it's probably petty reasoning, but if everyone else is satisfied, that's all that matters, right? ]
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[He nods. That's all he wanted.]
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I thought Toraguma and Iron Bear were blood brothers.
Guess something went really wrong between them, even besides the kidnapping.
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Or the Toraguma we know isn't the real Toraguma. I mean, I could very well be overthinking it, but to suddenly have this divide between them, alongside someone shouting "we know who you are"... it could have been them saying that they recognize Ryouma. Or it could be them telling us that they know Toraguma's identity.
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...I don't believe the assassin was calling to Toraguma at all. Rather, instead of being directed at any one person, it felt more like a threat to all of us Lost Souls. The newcomers to this land, the outsiders - the people I spoke with all seemed to be on edge, one bad deal away from dealing with Iron Bear's men and having to suffer the consequences. They know him, know his dealings. We are the unknown factor, the ones who could slip past his knowledge - and not anymore.
They know who we are. They therefore are making a statement - we are not unwatched, a secret to be utilized. They know us, and therefore, they can decide to hurt us. Whether it be stealing our loved ones, hurting us financially, or doing something worse...we are seen. Known.
[she shakes her head.]
Mr. Sakamoto struck him a direct blow with how we stopped the leaks in the black market. Would you not then wish to know who was injuring you? And from there, if it leads you to discover a whole network of new people who do not respect the existing laws of the land, who don't respect your power...you would move to correct the gaps in your own awareness. To strike fear into them, and bring them to heel.
[Ringo kidnapped to bring her father into line. Ryouma to be killed to cause fear and unrest. that he lived was only by Toraguma's grace.]