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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] worldbent 2022-09-12 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Not as of yet. But it will be our duty to retrieve a body if there is one.

[He says it so easily.]

Her father is a major funding partner of the Sutoku Alliance. We cannot turn a blind eye regardless of the outcome.
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[personal profile] slippin 2022-09-12 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Great. Great! He loves thinking about mangled corpses swelling in the sun.

But does he seize on the word duty and invest a few remaining slivers of hope in it? Maybe. ]


So we have shareholders. [ Illusion of egalitarianism, we hardly knew ye. ] Do you think him kicking off the 100 billion yen sweepstakes was a strategic move? [ As opposed to a cry-for-help type thing. ]
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-12 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[The cartels don't change just because they're not mortal!]

If you want my personal opinion, I think despite Kagerou-shi being an ally of the Alliance, he is in over his head and does not care who does the deed so long as his daughter is brought back to him. I cannot blame him for that.

He underestimated his enemy, as those believing themselves untouchable often do.


[Money clouds one's perspective, big shock there.]
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[personal profile] slippin 2022-09-14 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If it were Kim, and he had that unimaginable sum of money? Yeah, he'd probably do something equally boneheaded. But it doesn't change the fact that the man's effectively sending people off to die.

Fortunately this is text and Matoba is thus not privy to any grimaces or half-formed sentences resulting from this train of thought. ]
What about the mom? [ Asking out of purely professional interest. Of course. ]
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-16 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well. Mr. Goodman brings up a good point, doesn't he? Although good luck to any who made an attempt to ask Kagerou about his love life--]

I don't believe I have received any information regarding Ringo-san's mother.

It is a factor that would be worth looking into. Should you be interested in taking up that matter yourself, I would recommend taking along a senior for insurance. Kagerou-shi will likely not speak to a greenhorn member of the Alliance without some reassurance that his time is not being wasted.
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[personal profile] slippin 2022-09-18 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh shit.

He can't say no. Can he? Not straight out of the gate like this. But he'd envisioned something more along the lines of tracking down the woman, finessing her into having a word with Kaberou about being a little less batshit insane—not sitting down with the wolfman himself.

At least Matoba's suggesting backup, not sending him off to become a cautionary tale. Probably. ]
Anyone in particular? Someone the guy likes, maybe?
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-18 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[No cautionary tales here.... until you screw up, anyway. It's fair that everyone gets at least one chance to prove themselves, right?]

[No pressure.]


Someone with an even keel, or someone who is good at interviewing.

Emily-san, or perhaps Kim Kitsurugi-san. If you'd like me to make introductions for you, I don't mind.
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[personal profile] slippin 2022-09-19 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Fortunately his reserves of paranoia are pretty much exhausted by now, so he doesn't dwell on the fact that Matoba's suggesting he bring a doctor. ]

A light touch, I'm thinking. The lighter the better.

I'd appreciate that. Thank you for
[ this huge can of worms ] the opportunity.
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[personal profile] worldbent 2022-09-19 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[A doctor or a police detective. What's the worse option here?]

Light touches are not one of my specialties, I'm afraid. Lucky you.

Of course. None of us would get anywhere if we did not trust one another's skillsets.


[He's just going to slide into some DM's here...]