jigokumods (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jigokumods) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
jigokufever2022-08-25 05:44 pm
jigokumods) wrote in jigokufever2022-08-25 05:44 pm
Entry tags:
AUGUST 2022 TEST DRIVE
MAIN NAVIGATION
1. SHUTEN TERRITORY - Muscling In
art by tohdraws
In the aftermath of the curse crisis, the Shuten Clan forgave a bunch of protection payments in the region, and helped cover the costs for rebuilding. Unfortunately, some of the street gangs in the area are much less civically minded. They have used the Shuten's relaxed policies as an opportunity to turn their own screws on the local business owners. These unaffiliated youth gangs have been much rougher with the locals, and have been asking for even larger collection fees. This has pissed off the folks who are just trying to get their lives and businesses back on track!
Unfortunately, the opening of Sai no Kawara in the underground drew so much of the clan's focus and manpower, that the issues up top just slipped through the cracks. Until now! Toraguma is in a bad mood and is looking for people to take it out on: the youth gangs will do just fine.
Volunteers are being solicited to join the regular Shuten enforcers in driving these interlopers out of Shuten territory. The gangs are wise to the usual Shuten tactics, though, and they're prepared for a fight. They are also appealing to the influx of Lost Souls: they act as though they're the victims of the factions' power struggles! They propose that taking up arms against the Shuten Clan will win them favor with the other groups in the city. (It will look less good with the Shuten Clan, should you be assigned to them.)
Fight with the Shutens, or with the gangs. Either way, a fight is coming.
2. TAMAMO TERRITORY - Throat Goat (NSFW)
at by akai riotThis prompt is overtly sexual in nature. Please use the proper NSFW labelling in your top levels and threads.
While the Palace of Sai in the underground is doing well, that doesn't mean the other businesses in the Tamamo Clan's collection have been slacking. One of the least "classy" soaplands has decided they're going to hold a contest to drive up business for themselves! They are partnering with some of the other sex clubs in the area for the sleaziest of events.
The Hyottoko Cup is looking for volunteer participants! The competition is pretty straightforward: a ruler is drawn on the throat of each participant and an array of members is presented to swallow. Whichever contestant can take the guests deepest and longest will take home the "coveted" Hyottoko Cup! Ok, there's a little judge favoritism involved too, so put on a show.
The guests have likewise been pulled in as volunteers, with instructions that they don't have to make this easy on the participants. Guests are provided with special seals that they can use for the length of the competition to enhance their natural assets. For those lacking the equipment entirely, there's a seal for that too.
Have fun and play nice.
3. TAMAMO TERRITORY - Strike a Poise (GEN)
Other businesses looking to jump start this month's earnings are also getting in on the spirit of competition! Businesses less oriented towards sexual service have come together as a means to draw in the high dollar clients, and one local club has proposed something old school.
Sign up for the Poise Contest, where contestants are placed into more and more ridiculous geta while tasked with serving drinks to the guest. Spills are expected, and the guests are cheerfully kitted out with cheap club-branded ponchos to protect their clothes. (Marketing, am I right?) While spills are expected, the contestant will lose points for each of the spilled drinks. Try to keep your balance as you attend to increasingly absurd drink orders. The intensity of the traditional footwear will only make your job that much harder.
Do you have what it takes to pour a champagne fountain while wearing teetering tengu geta? Prove your balance and dexterity is the best and the take home prize is some sweet cash. For Lost Souls freshly in the city, the chance to win some extra money can't really be passed up, huh…
4. SUTOKU TERRITORY - Jigokucho's Got Talent
Ever since Moonday's beloved singer – Ringo-chan – was kidnapped at the Tanabata festival, the band has had to cancel all of their scheduled gigs. Unfortunately, they were a hugely popular act, booked solid in most of the Sutoku Alliance's various nightclubs. This has left a ton of empty spots that need to be filled quickly, before the crowds get upset and demand… refunds.
That's where you come in, Lost Souls! Desperate promoters and talent bookers are literally grabbing Lost Souls off the street and begging, pleading, with them to perform a set for the night. They just need to have something to fill the space Moonday would have otherwise occupied. At least give the crowd something to see!
Acts do not need to be of the musical variety. Any performing talent is accepted, no matter how esoteric or bizarre! If it can fill out a 15-30 minute set, the club owners will be happy and the customers will at least see something interesting; even if it's a bad kind of interesting. So get on stage and show this city what you've got!
( Help us fill our time slots, please! We're desperate! 😩)
5. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENMA - Sticky Paws II: Outta the Bag
The Enma Department is busy: they have a kidnapping to investigate, a primordial god to pin down, and the crisis of their ever-shifting public image to manage. However, crime never sleeps and is always there to add to the troubled Department's workload. Worse still, we thought this little crime spree was over six months ago! But here it is again, much to the Enma's chagrin.
Cat cafés are a popular tourist attraction all across Jigokucho. About six months ago, a gang of bakeneko infiltrated several of the cafés to rob customers occupied with kitty bliss. Wallets, jewelry, and anything else those sticky paws could snatch away were being picked in droves. The cat capers are afoot once more!
Are you a hapless victim of these furry thieves, or are you helping the Department of the Enma track down these cat burglars? Unfortunately, the bakeneko are exceptionally clever and are using a seal to disguise their secondary tails. This makes them look just about like any normal cat. Better make sure your lead is good, or you'll be chasing down an ordinary Felis Catus. Soft to pet, but not going to return your pilfered cash.
Of course, the café staff might be in on this caper too… It's never easy to tell who's getting a cut of the profits. Be careful who you trust out there.
6. ALL OVER - The 100 Billion Yen Man (PLOT RELEVANT)
The local TV news has been announcing that Kaberou Kannazaki – the legendary finance wolf and the father of kidnapping victim, Ringo-chan – will be making an announcement this week. People have flocked to television sets throughout the city; at the squares, around TVs in bars, electronic stores, each other's phones, and any other venue with a connection. The kidnapping has been a highly public ordeal and the talk of the town. Many of the locals were present at the festival and witnessed the crime. They want to hear what the word is!
The public doesn't have to wait long. Wolf-eared Kaberou sits at a press desk, surrounded by microphones, and dazzled with flashbulbs. He clears his throat and, as he begins to speak, he is direct and to the point; not unlike a wolf lunging for the throat."As of today, I am issuing a bounty on the man known as the Iron Bear, who has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of my daughter, Ringo Kannazaki. The payout to the party responsible for bringing me Iron Bear, dead or alive, is 100 Billion Yen. Individuals or groups, I don't care. Just bring my daughter back to me, and the money is yours."
Well! The Department of the Enma's hopes of an orderly investigation have been dashed, but this is certainly an opportunity for anyone brave enough – or, more accurately, stupid enough – to traverse the Wasteland. Maybe one of you out there will find the legendary Iron Bear and bring him to some form of justice.
Local businesses are quick to leap at this opportunity, too. They begin to aggressively push sponsorships at would-be bounty hunters. Weapons? Armor? Survival gear? All at discount prices! Each faction has their interest in collecting the massive bounty as well. They will all be putting a lot of pressure on recruits to get ready to head out to the Wastes.
If you just got here? Well, it would definitely be in your interest to start finding gear, and finding people willing to collect that bounty with you. It could mean a big step forward toward your eventual contract, after all.
Welcome to the test drive meme!
- First of all, big thanks to our discord chat for the "Throat Goat" prompt idea. Stay golden, gang.
- IF YOU'RE TOP-LEVELING A NEW CHARACTER, post it here!
- Characters already in the game can top level as well.
- Threads here can be considered game canon.
- Characters can be recruited to do work for any faction until they're given their official assignment.
- If you have any questions about the TDM content, please ask them here! You can find information on the story so far here!
- If you have questions about the game itself, please check out the premise, FAQ, and rules pages.
- Reserves are open until September 5th.
Reiko “Elle” Samuelson | OC
1. Muscling in
[Out of oni loyalty, Elle ended up on the Shuten’s clan side despite arriving less than a day here. She took her time and stuck to picking smaller fights, admitting it really felt odd to fight solo. While she was never officially part of the mafia, the conflict felt like a rougher version of turf wars during the roaring 20s. Guess some things don’t change even in hell.
An oni has to eat though and found this shop. Nothing like a hot bowl of ramen with a super creamy tonkotsu soup and extra char siu for that energy boost. She was only half way through the bowl when a teen boy clearly dressed as one of the gangs sat down, placing his feet on the counter. He was so deep in his attempt to shake the shop owner that he didn’t see the full containers of vinegar, chili oil and a glass of ice water hit him square in the face one by one. He could only cry out in pain as he was grabbed by the back of his shirt.]
Tell your leader to leave this place alone or I’ll gladly serve everyone of you an extra serving of pain.
[Despite her human form’s smaller stature, the oni punted him out and closed the door behind him, returning to her bowl like nothing happened. It was only then she realized she wasn’t the only one there.]
Sorry about that.
2. Throat Goat (NSFW, OTA)
[Just because Elle lived during the roaring 20s and by most human standards would be incredibly old, didn’t mean she was prude by any means. She can’t help but just watch in awe as the contest goes on.]
Daaaamn….I mean I guess this would fit the bill with this place being in Hell and everything.
[She glances at the area where the participants are being prepared and then back the active participants. Her brows furrow as she wavers on maybe even joining. Money is money though…]
5. The 100 Billion Yen Man
[100 billion yen would sound great to anyone, especially to a new arrival like Elle. Obviously it would be reckless to take such a mission solo so the next thing she should do is sell her own skills out to others. The price of the bounty is proof enough that this Iron Bear guy has enough resources in his hand to be quite a force.]
Hey, any chance anyone looking for a driver? Just saying it’ll be crazy to cross the Wasteland by foot and there’s safety in numbers.
Wild Card
[Reply with any other prompt or hit me up with a pm or
100 billion yen man
Might be. You any good?
[ It's hard to imagine anyone would offer without being good at it, but her usual driver wasn't with her. ]
no subject
Never been caught by cops and never lost anyone while I was behind the wheel. Doesn't matter if it's the streets or in the wilds, I know my way around anything with wheels. Plus, if you need someone for close range combat, I can cover that too.
1. muscling in
[ So when Elle notices him, there's a young man half-risen out of his seat in response to the punk hassling the shop owner -- but apparently his assistance hadn't been required, so he's just kinda. Paused there, looking sheepish. There's an order of gyoza and a library book on his table (the book being the reason why he was slower on the uptake). ]
[ He manages: ] No apologies needed? You handled that very, ah, efficiently, that's all.
[ He glances outside, where the punk has recovered enough to be giving the noodle shop a dirty look. ]
Not afraid of making enemies?
no subject
I had a lot of jobs dealing with the worst of people. Making enemies comes with the territory. Besides, I don't think that guy was gonna walk away if someone asked him to leave. These brats are sure persistent though.
no subject
Ah... what can I say besides, that's a healthy attitude to have here?
[ "Persistent"... Minato glances at the shop owner, who looks grateful but still rattled by the encounter. He suppresses an exhausted sigh, but he's not willing to leave the poor guy in the lurch. ]
Mm. They've been pestering businesses up and down this street. If it's the same to you, miss, I'd ask if you're willing to stick around for a little longer. In case that fellow decides to find his courage and come back with friends.
no subject
[Elle brings out her wallet from her pocket.]
I'd like an order of gyoza and here's a little extra to make up for the broken goods. Hell, I'll even take it outside so I won't break anything else inside.
1
Oh no, don't mind me. We were done, anyhow.
[ As he said that with a wry smile, four other patrons - a pair of oni, a slim but well dressed namahage, and a kasha - stood and walked out to go after the thug she had just...seasoned? ]
Although I could go for another bowl....Ah, but work comes first. Work. Work.
[ He leaves the payment for him and the others on the counter, the Shuten clan pin being moved from his inner jacket pocket to the lapel, then rising and standing past. ]
Master, ready another bowl for me. Same order with some extra chashu.
[ Once outside, she might glance the same youth from earlier being surrounded by the yokai who stepped out and were waiting for him to deal with this punk. ]
no subject
[Elle cracks a smile at the reveal. The unfortunate gangster was too busy trying to clean his eyes to realize he's being surrounded until it's too late.]
Guess I was bound to meet up with more Shuten clan people at some point. Also, you should eat your fill first. Nothing sucks more than running out of fuel too early while working.
[Elle takes out her makeshift wallet and placed another payment down on the counter.]
Master, I'll have a side of gyoza. Sheesh, gangs these days aren't teaching them right. Any gangster worth their salt knows better than to shake down a place alone. I'm Elle, by the way.
no subject
[ He wasn't expecting her to follow, much less be in Shuten. More hands the better, he reckons. ]
But enough of that.
[ He snaps his hand out and grips the nose of the young punk tight enough to inflict some pain, forcing him to open his sore sore eyes. ]
Hi there, booboo. Listen, and listen good, this here shop? This is one the boys regular places, specifically it's my boys regular place, and Master in there? He's a good guy, pays on time and up front, treats us well, doesn't scrimp on the green onions. So we like it. "We" being present company.
[ The present company now flexing, cracking their neck, or generally expressing disapproval of the actions taken inside. ]
So you can imagine our....dissapointment when he rang up in a panic saying some rambunctious whelps were causing him some greif. Frankly, we're really disappointed, ain't we boys?
[ All grunt in unison, save the namahage who chuckled. ]
To add, you had to go and trouble our new recruit! Elle, how'd that make you feel?
no subject
Holy shit these are good gyo-
[Elle looks up when her name is called as she was popped a gyoza in her mouth. Speedy and tasty. She'll have to come back when things quiet down. With a quick swallow, any evidence was gone and Elle walks over to Bishop and the kid. Now that she got a better look him, she couldn't help but think how much of a child he is. It's not enough to stop her from placing a foot on his hand.]
Honestly it ruined my good mood and after I had such a good bowl too. What's the matter? Did your bros run out on you or what?
"Aah! Owwww! Alright! I get it! I won't shake down this place again! Guys, please help me!"
[A boisterous chuckle causes everyone to turn their heads. A pot-bellied red oni arrived on cue with his crew of a kitsune, a kappa, and a girl dressed like a high school delinquent and a white face mask.]
"Well, well kid. You sucked balls at a shakedown but since we got some Shuten flunkies here, guess it wasn't a total loss. Sorry but that shop's on our territory now."
no subject
Oh! Oh! Oh my sides!
[ Bishop in particular was having a very good laugh, so much so he had let go....for a moment. His laughter abruptly stopped as his hand shot out and grabbed the young yokai by the neck before being lifted off his feet with one hand. Then, as the namahage and the kasha ducked to give Bishop and opening, he threw the yokai punk at the group of upstarts as if he were just a ball or a garbage bag being tossed. ]
Haaaa...good joke, good joke. In light of that, I'll give you back your boy toy. Now get out of my face while I'm still being gracious.