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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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[ his wot, mate? the mere suggestion scrunches his face into greater displeasure than witnessing a middle-aged man in the garbage had. ]
D-don't make it weird, I don't know that guy...
[ the conditioned speaking of someone who had to learn that rocks had sentience, the last world he was visiting. this creature clearly has its own thoughts and emotions that aren't governed by him? damn? the "pet" in question seems to take equal offense, oozing and slopping its way towards the day-old banana peel mashed and mingling with one of Harry's side burns. ]
You the one who just got his ass kicked, anyway?
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So it's not your pet? What, then it's your buddy or something?
[ His head flinches when the demon comes up and gnashes at the banana peel that stuck onto the mess of hair all over the side of his face. Helpful but at what cost? He doesn't have anywhere to go and so all he can do is screw his eyes shut and let the demon pull at the browning peel, suppressing a gag.
CONCEPTUALIZATION - You didn't necessarily get your ass kicked. You weren't looking for a fight after all, it simply came *at* you. Reframe the situation. ]
I like to think of it as less "ass kicked" and more "thrown out".
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[ the defiance works him up into a huff — but from the permanent and tense knot at his eyebrows, it doesn't seem like that's out of the ordinary. kid's probably gonna have a heartattack by the time he's Harry's age with no yefretoir title to make it all worth the trouble. ]
And I fuckin' see why!
[ this exclamation, however, comes with resignation. probably that of pity — he's spent enough evenings eating asphalt after getting a little too drunk and bombastic in bars to not feel the pang of empathy. a click of his tongue and he finally moves to wave off the noshing youkai: 'shoo, shoo, go on'. only then does he seem intent on actually helping, two cupped hands... well. hooking the only place that seems like it would have any leverage: an armpit. already a bit of a neat freak, he's definitely gonna spend an extra 20 minutes in the shower tonight. still, he has a firm grip on Harry's triceps, and some distant awareness registers that his arms are firmer to the touch than he'd initially assumed. ]
[ of course, without the officer's assistance there's no way Guanshan will be able to pluck him right out; he's not weak, but gravity and suction are working against him here. naturally out of step with others, his cooperation is not good, and he's left giving hard tugs on the appendage to no avail. at least, at first. ]
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ENDURANCE - He's not in bad shape for his age. You're just stuck in there real tight.
PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT - Ok dinky, time to get out of the trash! Don't let this guy helping your sorry ass down.
VISUAL CALCULUS - There is one potential solution: as he pulls, tilt your body in his direction. Swing your legs down, lean in, and it may be enough to tumble you out. ]
Let's do this.
[ He mutters it low just as Guanshan goes in for the next hard tug. As he does, Harry sucks in his chest and throws the top half of his body forward. The calculation of the trajectory he created works and he pops out of the can. Only problem: he's now propelled to collide with Guanshan with all his weight thrust toward. Good luck bud. ]