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February 2022 Test Drive
MAIN NAVIGATION
1. ENTRY
It feels like a dream as you wake up in what appears to be a government office. It is remarkably mundane: white walls, small screens with the number that is being served and at what desk, chairs along the perimeter of the room, and pleasant music playing from unseen speakers. There's nothing out of the ordinary, right?
Then you take a look at the inhabitants in the office: Lost Souls and youkai alike make up the ranks of a never-ending line in front of a desk manned by an akaname in a suit. However, another youkai, a hyakume, is your first contact in this world. You're instructed to take a number and stand in the queue. Take a seat if you want– but you're reminded to be quick when your number is called or you'll be passed by.
Congratulations: you're in Hell.
If you're lucky, you're in line behind a fellow Lost Soul. If you're less lucky, you're stuck behind any number of youkai that may be disturbing to look at or ones that may actively try to harm you. The ones with long arms may even try to steal your ticket from further back in the line.
Make small talk, try not to freak out, and keep your ticket safe (or maybe try to steal a better one) as you make your way up in the line.
2. THE CITY
Once you've been processed through the line, you're given your assignment to one of the four possible clans with directions to their respective clan offices. The city itself looks remarkably similar to a modern Japanese city, complete with narrow alleyways connecting wider streets. Glaring neon signs advertising various businesses compete for your attention, even the most mundane businesses.
Once you tear your attention away from the myriad distractions, your task is to find your way to the office. The akaname didn't exactly give you clear directions, just a piece of paper with an address printed on it. You’re on your own to find your way there.Ask your fellow Lost Souls for directions or stubbornly find your way to the office all on your own. No matter how you get there, once you've made your way to the office you're given your lodgings (for rookies, it’s always the cheapest inn or apartment block in the area) and told to go out and get a feel for the city.
- Those assigned to the Shuten Clan are directed to the gambling district.
- The Tamamo Clan members are directed to the red light district.
- New members of the Sutoku Alliance are pointed to the entertainment district.
- Those assigned to The Department of the Enma are sent to the administrative district.
3. STREET FIGHT - SHUTEN TERRITORY
Scuffles break out all the time in Jigokucho, especially in the district dominated by the Shuten Clan. Whether it's a rival clan posturing over someone being on the wrong turf, shakedowns of all sorts, or just someone with a chip on their shoulder picking a fight: it always draws a crowd of onlookers.
No matter what street you're going down or what you're on your way to do, there always seems to be a fight to block the way. Take a look, take bets, or maybe you're the one caught in the brawl. Maybe someone decided they didn't like the way you looked at them or maybe they're trying to catch you in a petty scam. You may also feel the need to step in when fights are looking particularly one-sided.
Get used to this happening.
4. STICKY PAWS - SUTOKU TERRITORY
One of the more adorable features in the city is a cat cafe. Located within Sutoku territory, it always draws a steady crowd. If you're lured in by the adorable cats in the window, you're welcomed into a pleasant, cat-friendly environment with cats of every shape, color, and size lounging on various surfaces while being doted on by patrons. Of course not everything is as it seems: these are no ordinary cats. They're bakeneko in disguise and this cafe is a clever way to spirit away a few more coins for the Sutoku Alliance's coffers.
You may notice your wallet is a few (thousand) bills lighter at some point during your visit or your wallet may be missing entirely. Maybe it was one of your fellow patrons helping themselves while you were playing with a cat or maybe it was one of the cats. Who's to say? You quickly realize this place is not on the up and up; you have to do something about it.
Chase down one of the cats, confront your fellow patrons, or maybe try to shake down the owner for information. The latter won't get you very far, but maybe it'll make you feel better about losing your cash to a cute scam.
5. HELP WANTED - TAMAMO TERRITORY
CW: potentially NSFW, optional aphro
If you find yourself in the red light district, you might find yourself pulled into something else entirely. A scout in front of one of the numerous clubs drags you in off the street, assuming you're from the Tamamo Clan. It doesn't matter if you are or not, the scout is not listening to your protests. They say something about staffing shortages as you're shoved into the employee area of the club. The club manager then pushes some clothes at you and tells you to get out onto the floor once you're dressed. It might be a host club, it might be a bikini or banana bar, or maybe something even more salacious – whatever it is, you're working there for the night.
There are also barkers aggressively recruiting clients for these clubs, promising a good time for anyone who wants it. Whether it be the company of a pretty host or hostess, the lurid appeal of a strip show, or perhaps even other pleasures of the flesh: there's plenty to tempt even the most resistant.
Work at a club for the night or partake in the pleasures. Drinks flow like water, some with a little something extra to help things along. Everything is transactional here. As you have the money, you're bound to find something that tickles your fancy.
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it's cool! and i love that no matter where he goes, daylight is considered tiny askdjfkl-
why is he always considered tiny? rip this poor boy-his optics flicker in and out for a second - his equivalent of blinking, perhaps - as he tries to remember where he heard that name from before the proverbial lightbulb lights over his helm. ]
Oh! Yeah- I know where that is. [ it's one of the first locations he learned of in his quest to find his distract- if only by pure accident, thanks to overhearing a conversation between two people who worked there, apparently.
he feels a little bad for eavesdropping on them - accident or not - but he's glad he can help someone out with this information he has. ] It's kinda far from this area but if we hurry now, we should be able to get there before the crowds get too rowdy.
I can escort you there if you want? [ he raises his servos up, waving them back and forth to try and show no pressure in accepting this offer or anything. ] Only if you want to! Never hurts to have the buddy system in place, you know?
OH NO........
oh man, it must suck that the genre standard for his kind is on the scale of house-sized and up]Yes, the buddy system seems like a good idea at a time like this.
[Yizhi folds his hands into the draping hem of his sleeves, and smiles.]
Are you new here, as well?
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but with the question asked, his own curiosity is fulfilled - for now - and he's clearly happy to see someone else in the same boat as him. misplaced predicament pals! yay! ]
Yeah- I am! I'm Daylight, by the way, but feel free to call me Day if it'll be easier for you. [ he laughs and scratches the back of his helm, gesturing towards what seems to be the direction they need to go. ] Wanna head out now?
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Yes, let's.
[He sails on, quite calm in the presence of this 10-foot automaton, all things considered. But hey, he did say he had similar things at home.]
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day is clearly intrigued as he makes sure to keep his steps slow but steady so they can be at an even pace. living amongst mostly humanoids of terran size means he needs to be aware of his... everything, speed included.
when asked what his 'kind' is, day has to... pause and consider the answer. ] Umm... I'm not part of the Chrysalises!
[ that's a start but how to finish it...? he rubs the back of his neck, looking sheepish because the answer, in the past, never fails to get a reaction from those who hear it: ]
My dad was a Galateion, um... a sentient mechanoid, basically. My mother was human. [ he laughs and adds, ] I'm their surprise miracle since, like, they're supposed to be really incompatible with one another if not for some things about my mom.
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Oh, I never knew that could- … - [Yeah that- that sure is a story! As the implication sinks in, there is a few seconds of silence as Yizhi tries to wrap his brain around having sex with a mechanoid. ]
H- […] Are- […]
[No, he has to stop this! Imagining someone’s parents having sex is incredibly inappropriate, let alone doing this to an acquaintance. Yizhi shuts his mouth with an audible clack of the jaw, then stumbles to the side to get out of the way of a shoving oni.]
That’s cool! Your parents must love you very much. So how are you finding the city so far? It’s a bit crowded for my taste, but at least the weather’s good. [A beaming smile up at Daylight. An excellently-executed topic change if Yizhi says so himself.]
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honestly, the reaction is pretty mild. day is glad he seems to be taking this in stride and tries to go with the flow. ]
I've been doing okay so far! It's been pretty interesting on my end ever since I got here. [ he doesn't seem to be lying. day has been nothing but upbeat besides a few exasperated moments of him needing to stop a fight or stop himself from getting into a fight when passing through the shuten territory. he can't imagine what that place would be like when a party or festival took place there. ]
After I help escort you to your location, I'm planning to head towards the administrative district and see what job I can get. I'm hoping I can continue to help people out. It's what I like to do best.
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[“Interesting” is one of the easiest tricks in the book to be technically not lying! That aside, Daylight genuinely seems to have no instinct for deception. Not that Yizhi would trust his judgment so early into an acquaintanceship.]
Oh, I think you’ll be able to do so many good things for the city. It definitely needs it, [said with a slight consternation in the direction of another ruckus in the distance, probably another shouting match that’s about to become a match of a different kind. ] Perhaps you could ask them to post guides at the immigration office to escort other newcomers. You’re already doing really kind work, they ought to pay you for it.
[He doesn't need to trust someone to wish them well, so, these suggestions are genuine.]
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it's awfully nice of him to point that out and... it would also be nice to get a steady stream of income secured so soon, day admits. considering he'll still need to pay wages and he has no idea how much he'll be paid and expected to pay while living here...
though he gives the idea some thought for a few, day ultimately shakes his helm, surprisingly resolved on his answer: ] I don't mind doing this stuff for free, no fees or strings attached. If I can do it just because I can then I will! I'm sure I'll land a good job here and earn my stay here.
... Hopefully. Kind of glad I don't need to sleep or eat more than ever.
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He’s not like Zetian. He can’t commit to his politics like she can.]
Mm, [he nods in placid agreement,] I look forward to seeing the fruit of your labours, Daylight xiansheng.
[The auto-translate will probably translate the honorific to something like Mr. Daylight.]
I think that’s the entertainment district up ahead- I shan’t be bothering you for much longer.
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Thanks! I'll do my best to help people out while I'm here. [ though he's here for his own reasons, day decided that he'll do what he can to give others a hand during his time here.
... speaking of which: something occurs to him and he tilts his helm, considering his options before he decides why not? and offers, ] If you ever need help, be it work or anythinng else, feel free to let me know?
I'll always be happy to help others out and you seem really nice!