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Hope Carassia ([personal profile] fibrillate) wrote in [community profile] jigokucho2022-09-11 10:04 am

[locked to sutoku alliance] video, un: levirage

Hello, everyone!

[on the screen is a polite-looking person with messy green hair and purple eyes. they give a wave and smile with their whole face from behind their white-rimmed glasses.]

My name is Leviathan Astrape—Levi, if you'd all like—and let me be the first to welcome you to the Sutoku Alliance! What we do here is a little more up in the air than other factions, but I think that just gives us the freedom to be who we are. If you're not sure what to do next, just keep your ear to the ground and get to know as many people as possible! It really can't hurt in the long term, and it's always better to know more than to know less.

[they don't sound stiff as they're saying it, like they have some practice with public presentations like this, but anyone watching the tracking of their eyes could probably tell that they're reading off cue cards.]

And on that note, we have a few names to know. They'll spend some time introducing themselves, I'm sure, but please keep an eye out for Artemy, Kim, Xingqiu, Yuri, Ydris, Marie, and Cloud. [a pleasant smile as they get to the end of the list.] Please also look out for Emily Dyer, especially if you need any kind of medical assistance or you're interested in helping out there. And our lieutenants within the alliance are Matoba Seiji and, of course, the death-defying Sakamoto Ryouma.

[they gesture in front of them with an open palm towards the person behind the camera.]

You're coming in during exciting times, everyone. We just had a bit of a shake-up at the Tanabata festival. The daughter of an important financial magnate has been kidnapped by an enemy of Toraguma, and though we haven't heard any orders from the Daitengu quite yet, I think we all know how things like this play out.

[and bringing both their hands in front of them, at waist level, they smile and give a polite little bow.]

So please, take this time to get to know your fellow alliance members. [they look towards the camera, then glance at their lapel, where they have a pin with the kanji for sutoku. they laugh like they knew they were forgetting something, and look back up towards everyone else.] And don't forget to pick up your official faction pin from most places within our area if you're interested.

[they wave goodbye, then stand there for a couple seconds. without the feed cutting, they walk forward towards the camera and start talking much more casually.]

Was that okay? Getting those names right was harder than I expected, and I even cut out a lot of the last names. I don't know how you did it the first time.

Hehe, y' know, I wondered about that "death defyin'" part on paper, but hearin' ya say it like that makes it sound pretty heroic! And honestly, I'm pretty sure ya did way better with those names, now that I'm thinkin' about it...

[ anyone who isn't new here will recognise the voice that responds to them from behind the camera, especially with that accent. ryouma is pretty sure he botched a couple names last time, mostly for that same reason. he might be able to fake it and cover it when he's speaking his own language, but when it comes to foreign-sounding words all bets are off. ]

So that was perfect! I think ya gotta real knack for this sorta thing!

[ which... hmmm, take that with a grain of salt because this man long predated show business, but still!! judging by his tone, ryouma is very pleased since all his coaching and cheerleading and cue card holding paid off, in his opinion! sure the rest of the faction will agree... right? ]

((this is a mingle post! feel free to threadjack and get to know everyone within the faction. and thank you again to min for contributing ryouma here!))
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[personal profile] nightcalled 2022-09-12 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Depends on how the people doing the ranking define helping.
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-12 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Advancing the needs and desires of the Sutoku Alliance.

Does that help? Make money, find information of worth, or assist your fellow compatriots. It's only sinister if you make it so.
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[personal profile] nightcalled 2022-09-12 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Someone is going to use the information and money to do something, once I hand it over. No matter what my intentions are.
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-12 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
You're right about that. But this is an organization which works around the confines of what is law, and according to morals that all may not share in.

If it bothers you, think of it as survival. Spend too long deciding where you stand, and eventually you won't be given a choice. Stick to your morals, so long as it serves you well, but morals over survival is a fool's errand.

That is only my advice as your senior. You may follow or ignore it as you please.
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[personal profile] nightcalled 2022-09-12 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
I know what my morals tell me. And I usually follow them. So far they haven't led me wrong yet. And maybe I'm naïve and I'm not really an adult yet, but they're still mine. They still tell me what's right and what's wrong. Isn't that enough?
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-12 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bless his heart. Shonen teens are exhausting.]

If that's the belief you wish to follow, then follow it. Surely, you will not regret anything so long as you followed your own path, hm?
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[personal profile] nightcalled 2022-09-13 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Even if I do, I'm making my own choices. So that's something.