paperpusher: (to hear sounds of people;)
名取周一 | natori shuuichi ([personal profile] paperpusher) wrote in [community profile] jigokulogs 2022-03-06 02:24 am (UTC)

Natori Shuuichi | Natsume Yuujinchou | Tamamo

a. the tamamo shindig
[This is not Natori's first time going to a youkai gathering, but it is the first time he's attended one in a brothel instead of, say, an old-fashioned manor home or banquet hall. But it's fine; he decides to treat it as a wrap party than anything related to his exorcist job, even if there's way more youkai here than he'd ever see around a film set. That means smiling, making polite conversation while holding an alcoholic drink that he never seems to actually drink out of, and pretending he can't see the strange creatures moving around in the corner of his eyes (though, granted, normally the ones he's ignoring aren't dancing quite like these ones are).

i. Earlier in the night, he'll greet his fellow clan members with his enthusiastic actor persona still going strong; he might as well be subbing in for the hosts, with how sharp he looks in his suit and how genuinely he seems to say] Awfully kind of our hosts to put this all together, isn't it? May I join you?

ii. [...but as things go on and he gets increasingly cynical, you might find him saying something more like] Lovely party, huh. How late is this supposed to last again?

b. at da club
i. [Natori owns way too many exorcist documents detailing exactly how youkai can mess with food or drink to want to risk trying any of it, especially not at an ostensibly neutral event hosted by four competing factions for a bunch of newcomers who aren't used to what they're dealing with yet. Catch him politely waving off offers of specific meats with a] No thank you, I'm fine.

[riiight before his stomach lets out an enormous gurgle. whoops.]

ii. [No one would expect it from a man who makes his living flirting with people on camera, but the truth is Natori is a fuckin introvert nerd, and two back-to-back parties would stretch his patience even before factoring in the whole 'being press ganged into working for the ayakashi yakuza' thing. He slips outside to take a breather that stretches into some lengthy morose city-watching. He's idly considering trying to slip away-- is that disobeying orders? Would anyone notice if he's gone? How literally is he supposed to take "show some pride"?-- when he hears someone else approaching. Mind still turning over 'show some pride,' he blurts out the first thing that comes to him, which is]

Ah-- long live the mighty Tamamo Clan? [nailed it.]

c. wildcard me
[Feel free to toss something at me and we'll roll with it, or hit me up at [plurk.com profile] spoilers if you want to come up with something specific! Natori is doing his best to avoid any aphro'd drinks (or any drinks at all, honestly) but anything else is fair game.]

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