[locked to sutoku alliance] video, un: levirage

[fibrillate]

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!))

Comments

voice, un: yuri

[playfoul]

[ This guy looks too polished to be in a gang, but then again, nobody is ever the rugged recruit Yuri would expect. ]

We could benefit from someone with organizational experience. As you can see, the Daitengu is rather hands off.

[vogelfrei]

That's not necessarily a bad quality, though it will certainly take some getting used to after my last workplace.

[ Rigid organizations with clearly defined leaders have been the framework for much of his life - even when dealing with organized crime, usually it was more like what he presumes the Shuten to be like. ]

But if there is ever a need to keep an eye on a large group of personnel, contact me any time. I must warn though, I have been called a rather strict project leader.

[playfoul]

I suppose it's a sign of trust. From the start, they've let us organize how we want and contribute what we like. We were even left leaderless for a time.

[ It's been an... interesting experience, different from his own time in gangs. ]

I'll keep that in mind if my dealings ever get out of hand. Heh, with your accomplishments, we must seem like a ragtag crew without much discipline.

[vogelfrei]

Oh, I've seen worse - both on the humble streets and in positions that nominally hold quite a lot of prestige. Large organizations do have a habit of collapsing from the inside once they have grown complacent in their own functionality.

[ But then, with a smirk: ] Though I'll reserve my true judgment on the discipline part for a later date.

[playfoul]

The streets? [ This well-dressed guy? ] You don't look the type I'd find in a common street brawl.

That's when leaders should do their part to stamp out infighting and set direction. A large organization can't run themselves, and for the sake of our contracts, I would hope the Alliance is long-lived.

[vogelfrei]

[ After a lifetime of hiding his dirtier past, McGillis for the first time finds himself confronted with a situation in which revealing some of it may well be favorable. This town is seedy through and through and surely more likely to trust one of their own.

An odd predicament. ]

There is a lot you can't tell about a man's life based solely on his current appearance.