March 2022 IC Mingle

[jigokumods]

MAIN NAVIGATION

1. WELCOMING COMMITTEE

cw: optional aphro in Tamamo Clan prompt

The influx of Lost Souls means the factions need to have a little welcoming party of sorts. The leaders of each faction each send a message to their new recruits, telling them to meet at their respective headquarters.

The Shuten Clan directs their new recruits to the Arena. There’s plenty of food and booze to go along with the exhibition matches from the toughest fighters they’ve got. Enjoy the view or get involved in an arena fight, if you’re feeling spicy. If bloodsport isn’t your cup of tea, there’s a number of gambling games to partake in, too – don’t worry, your money isn’t at stake here, unless you want it to be.

The Tamamo Clan recruits are sent to the brothel Mizukume. Hosts of all sorts are there to fill your every need. If you’re not one to be doted on, there’s also exotic dancers in every state of undress for you to look at. You may be tasked with being a host or a dancer yourself. If you’re not in the mood for that, there’s plenty of food from Tamamo-controlled restaurants to eat and seemingly endless drinks. The drinks may or may not have a little something extra in them, so check the labels carefully.

The Sutoku Alliance meets at the nightclub Konoha. It’s truly a celebration with an enormous amount of fast food from every joint in their district and an equal amount of cheap drinks. Sing your heart out with live band karaoke – don’t worry about them not knowing your song, they seem to have a depth of knowledge beyond this world. Once that settles down, there’s plenty of dancing to do or you can be a wallflower, whatever suits your mood.

The Department of the Enma meets at a meeting room on the top floor of Kaigo no Bou. The room is uncomfortably opulent and wouldn’t be out of place in a Heian imperial court. Fine silk tapestries cover the walls, richly lacquered wood is inlaid with gold, and it all feels like it was decorated by someone with more money than taste. There’s fine food and even finer drink available. Various multi-armed youkai play in a jazz band, playing their instruments in a much more complicated manner than strictly necessary. Stretch your legs and dance. Take a peek out the window for a bird’s eye view of the city. If the interior is too stuffy for you, escape to the roof for some fresh air – just be careful not to fall off.

2. PARTY TIME

CW: optional aphro

After everyone’s had their fill of food, drink, and entertainment: the party isn’t over. They’re told to make their way to Konoha with the instruction to show their faction’s pride. That’s a careful way to tell them to raise hell. Upon arrival, all recruits are provided with an advance on their pay by The Enma. Food is provided by the Shuten Clan, a variety of all sorts of meaty foods. Drinks are provided by the Tamamo Clan, but be wary because some may have that special Tamamo kick to them (read: aphro). It’s technically a neutral meeting place, but there’s almost certain to be a fight sooner or later. Entertain yourself, meet the other factions, and raise some Hell.

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Comments

[enterthe]

Hmph... there's no escaping my nature. I was built for a purpose and so I must exist on, shackled to that.

[Ydris doesn't really feel assured in that, they don't know if there is a way to break from their divine right. Maybe they already did, being brought here, but in spirit... they cannot fathom. It's simply too unfamiliar to suddenly be free of.]

I'll manage, no matter how many humans there may be. I was tasked with the protection of a whole civilization. [they kick their legs down from the table and sit with a wider stance, before leaning in towards Junpei with a more focused stare. Low, perhaps even domineering, they ask]

You're not going to give me more trouble than all that, are you-? Junpei?

[moondregs]

[ That stare and question are much more intense than Junpei was prepared for. He looks like a deer in the headlights, unsure how to respond.

His mother had never been the strict sort. She was a free spirit, and wanted to encourage the same in him. He’d been a pretty good kid anyway so it wasn’t as if she ever really needed to be hard on him. Even when he stopped going to school she looked at it from a unique perspective, seeing high school as paling in importance to the great, wide world beyond its doors.

This? Is definitely a different vibe. ]

I ... I mean ... I didn’t ask you to take responsibility for me.

[enterthe]

You dodged my question, Junpei.

[Ydris sure doesn't blink, Junpei's big puppy eyes are not going to win this wide eyed staring contest. The dragon's sheer level of intensity burns, literally, hot on the young man's skin when they're so focused on him]

Are you going to give me trouble or are you going to behave?

[moondregs]

[ He shifts awkwardly in his chair, averting his eyes as he’s unable to take any more of that heated stare. ]

I don’t know what this place is going to throw at me. You can’t ask me to make a promise like that.

I want what I was promised. That’s all that’s important to me. Whatever it takes to get it ... I will do.

[enterthe]

Fine. No promises. I'll just need to keep a close eye on you.

[They sit back upright, kicking their feet up to rest on the table again, casually adding]

That way, I can be sure you make it to your goal.