July OOC Intro / CR meme!

[jigokumods]

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Welcome Lost Souls! And also, welcome to this round's group of new players!

Want to jump right in? This month's Substories are posted here!. As for what's been going on...

Just like the TDM set up, Jigokucho is in recovery mode after the dissipation of a curse that befell the city. It was a full-on horror apocalypse.

The curse is gone, there are rumors stirring that the turf war has ended, and the Kappa are all going back down to work on building… something. It’s all pretty hush-hush, but anyone that’s not in the Department can ask freely about it. The Enma has bigger things to be concerned with already anyway (namely the newly named cause of the curse: Haniyasu).

So what does that mean for the next two months? Well, between whatever it is being cooked up in the Underground and everything else, the theme of these two months is Tanabata! How that celebration takes shape in a place like Jigokucho will be revealed as the month goes on, so stay tuned to find out more!

<b>Player Name:</b> Whatever you want us to call you. <b>Contact:</b> Plurk, Discord, whatever it is you use. Don't forget to mention if it's OK for people to add you! <b>Pronouns:</b> Whatever they are, please include them so everyone can be respectful of who you are. <b>Tell us about yourself:</b> Hobbies, favorite times to tag, pets, quirks, favorite times/styles to tag, anything you'd like us to know. <b>Character Name:</b> <b>Canon:</b> <b>Character Age:</b> <b>Faction:</b> <b>Brief Rundown:</b> Give folks the skinny on what this character's deal is <b>Initial Ideas:</b> If you're fresh to the game, don't feel too pressured to jump in TOO fully. Just list what ideas you have for your character's first month in the game. We'll do a more thorough plotting post when the event post is closer along. <b>CR Desires:</b> What kind of CR are you after? Friends, enemies, frienemies, lovers, one night stands, co-workers, so on and so forth? Invite people to fill that dance card! <b>Anything else:</b> Permissions, opt-outs, shitposting, etc.

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kim kitsuragi | disco elysium | sutoku

[aceslow]

Player Name: Fey
Contact: Feel free to contact me on plurk @ wisdombitch or PM me! Discord ID available upon request as well.
Pronouns: she/her
Tell us about yourself: Hello everyone, Fey here! I generally tag evenings/nights (PST) and I have a wonky sleeping schedule, so don't mind those timestamps. I'm a great lover of all sorts of media. Musical theatre, anime, western animation, live action film & tv and video games are all my jam. In non-fandom hobbies, I'm an avid cook/baker and I knit very, very slowly. Nice to meet you all.

Character Name: Kim Kitsuragi
Canon: Disco Elysium
Character Age: 43
Faction: Sutoku
Brief Rundown: Kim Kitsuragi is a 43-year old police detective who invests a great deal in maintaining his image as an aggressively ordinary and professional man. He has no special powers or secret identities to maintain! He's just Like That -- so tightly wound it's a miracle he hasn't snapped yet, keeping every aspect of his life regimented and controlled and uncomfortable with blatant showings of emotion. It's a lonely way to live.

Underneath it all is a person who would secretly like to go just a little batshit, as a treat. He has a seemingly infinite well of patience, a cool head, a tendency to write everything down, an incredibly dry sense of humour, a protective streak and a tendency to lecture that he's actively trying to curb. He's wildly passionate about his secret hobbies (cars, loud terrible music, big machines that make big noises, board games, going really, really fast) and has a poorly concealed competitive streak. He's also just kind of a weirdo! His permissions post has a little more detail about his appearance & demeanor, so check that out if you'd like to know more.

Initial Ideas: After the whole blood rain ordeal, Kim is taking some time to recuperate! Some possible plot hooks are:
- He works at the local 7/11 for all your midnight beer, cigarette, snack and condom runs
- He'll also just be general out for some midnight strolls after an affliction of nightmares post-blood rain
- He's going to start working part-time at a local tailor
- He volunteers at the clinic, for anyone suffering from injuries
- Recently gained one star for all Sutoku shenanigans!
- Come see his very fast, obnoxious car as he tries to fix it up after it got beat up during the event... maybe make some modification suggestions?
- General slice of life stuff -- grocery shopping, clothes shopping, staring covetuously at board games in the window of a hobby shop, grabbing some lunch, meet him at the gay bar, etc etc
- On the plottier side, he's very curious about learning more about JGK's yokai community, making connections, figuring out what the hell happened last month and looking into the wastelands that surround the city
- I will be participating in all substories, if you're interested in that!
- For extant CR: He will be subtly checking up on everyone after TraumaFest!

I will be putting up a catch-all, so let me know if you'd like anything -- I'd be happy to whip up a starter for you!!

CR Desires: Anything! Some peers his own age, people to talk to about identity issues if they can open him up enough, fellow detectives looking into things, the younger crowd in need of mentorship or general spoilsportery, fellow techies and nerds, people to commiserate with about missing home... whatever works, really!

Anything else: If you're interested in opting into Kim's morale power (he can strengthen or weaken other characters' morale), please leave a comment HERE! I would link funny comics but they all turn out giant and I'm too technologically illiterate to resize them!!! oops!!!!!!

[softshoes]

Kim 🤝 Yujin
(redacted for spoilers)

[aceslow]

LMAOOO GOD, I can't wait. they're going to be ridiculous together and neither one of them will realize it.

[softshoes]

also juicy update from the gaa cast: yujin's ward is here and so he is staying in sutoku housing! we may yet get those balcony smoke breaks!!! please dont perceive him sneaking over to tamamo very regularly for Reasons kim

[aceslow]

oh my god... is kazuma living with him, or is yujin just pretending like he's not LIVING IN SIN

[metafictions]

HE IS PRETENDING. He already moved a lot of his stuff over because the Sutoku apartment was supposed to be a decoy until the lease ran out, the man is a WRECK

DONT PERCEIVE HIM KIM

[eternalcynic]

i continue to force them in a get-along shirt lol

[aceslow]

AS THEY DANCE AROUND THE HARRY-SHAPED ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM... but yes, I'm always delighted to have more jean in my inbox :> what are his plans this month beyond Being Sad/Angry About Harry?

[medicative]

can they talk again now i feel like maybe kim earned one crumb of lore

[aceslow]

Yes, I would love that!! Maybe they can have a chat during a quiet moment when Kim is volunteering at the clinic -- he could pop into her office with a cup of coffee and feel out What Happened Back There?

[medicative]

that'd be lovely! i know we still have to wrap up that thread, so no pressure on timeline - we can always say their schedules just didn't align right for it or the clinic was busy until we say so.

[aceslow]

Sounds great!! I'd love to get a little further into their thread just so we know exactly what they know, but once we've figured that out, I'd be happy to whip something up :>

[adversus]

I've been enjoying our tdm thread so far!! And would love Marie to have cr with Kim

Fellow old people unite

[aceslow]

I've been enjoying it a lot too, and am totally down for continuing it + starting new things in the future! I think he'll appreciate her older sensibilities after he's done boggling at her young appearance... some people have got all the luck!!

[adversus]

I am totally down to continue our thread!! they oughta go out for a drink or something after the whole ordeal tbh

IT'S THE MAGIC...!! (also high key asian genes)

[aceslow]

kim's got the asian genes too............. he's going to blame the magic, thank you!!

But yes, I'd love for them to go grab a drink or something afterwards! Kim's got rank in Sutoku now, so it's okay, he's just showing a newbie the ropes (he just wants to talk to another adult)

[everblooms]

need some bonding with unky kim so bad this month... maybe put in a request for him to design her a new outfit. she needs a cute date 'fit, uncle, what do you think

[aceslow]

yesss, I would love some bonding... after trauma central he'd want to touch base with her anyway! You almost drowned, kiddo, that sucked and doesn't mirror anything in your life in the present or future, no sirree!!!

Anyway, he's not on the level of actually designing clothing to make it, but he can certainly alter it for her or help her choose!

[psionicmolotov]

I STILL WANT KIMM TO GO DRINKING WITH HIM TBH

[aceslow]

omg you know what, that's better than geeking out over games. Let's do it!! let them vent out the stressors of last month by gettin a lil tipsy! what's your pref: bar or apartment?

[psionicmolotov]

OH MAN THAT'S A TOUGH CHOICE, THEY BOTH HAVE POTENTIAL...lets go with bar tbh kimmuriel would SAY its for snooping and it kind of is but it will actually very quickly turn into "i just want to get mildly buzzed and complain i cant be bothered to eavesdrop" territory

[aceslow]

FABULOUS, shall I set up a log for us?

[psionicmolotov]

hell yeah, that sounds great

[bratherine]

hey
hey kim
that child who helped you back in t' day is also helping at the clinic
... ok so she's cleaning and it's because she owes Emily for fixing her rib but y'know. same thing.

[aceslow]

and underneath a BRAND NEW NAME because she in no way gave him the wrong name in the first place...!!!

Anyway, I'm absolutely down for them to meet at the clinic to spider-man point at each other if you are!!