jigokulogs | March 2022 IC Mingle

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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Oh! Um, y-yes, sure!

[ Another cute guy, may the Buddha show her some mercy. She was trying to take it a little more easy, given she got some staggering news about starting her contract off in debt when she came on, but with all of the good and drink being complimentary, she was already a bit tipsy and bound to wind up losing even more money once she got out Mizukume. ]

Musashi, by the way! As in, my name. Heh...

Nice to meet you, Musashi-chan! [Okay, maybe that's laying it on a little thick, but at least he sticks with tilting his head towards her with a smile rather than, say, an overly elaborate bow or some other similarly-cheesy host greeting.] My name is Natori. How are you finding this place so far? Are you someone who's used to being around youkai, or is this all new to you?

[With his senses dulled, Natori's found he's having more difficulty than he expected in identifying who is and isn't human; he's been defaulting to assuming that his conversation partners are human if they're not showing clear signs of being something else.]

Oh, I've met all kinds of people and seen all sorts of places in my travels... [ Which was an understatement, she felt, but good enough for the moment. But she also felt like that wasn't really the heart of the question. ]

But this place, our boss Tenko-hime... that's all kind of new territory for me. I dunno how to tell her that I've actually met her mom, though. Or if I should.

[ Wait, what? ]

[...Whelp. At least that lays the question of whether she's human to rest.]

Haha, have you? Somehow I feel that might come off as trying to curry favor. [Maybe it's just him being bitter, but he hasn't seen a lot of caring parent-child relationships in his line of work. That said, the ayakashi here at least seemed to value claiming the connection to Tamamo-no-mae, so maybe it would be worth something.] I suppose I have to ask if the family resemblance is there?

Well... they're both definitely foxes.

[ How helpful. She takes a long drink, shaking her head. ]

W-what I mean is, that I'm not sure the version of her mom I know is connected to Tenko-hime. At least, Tamamo-san never mentioned any children...

Do ayakashi typically pay attention to those sorts of relationship dynamics? As a human, I wouldn't be able to say. [There's just the slightest bit of stress on as a human, as if to clearly say he's the only one of the two of them.] This is all a bit beyond me, if I'm being honest!

[he's not being honest.]

I mean, I wouldn't know any better, either. Musashi shrugged. I'm human, myself.

[ Well... ]

Mostly, anyways.

[ The hell did that mean? ]

It seems to matter to Tenko-hime enough to name her clan after her mother, at least.

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