jigokucho | [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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Well, what's normal?

Huh? Normal. Like... you know. Normal. Common? Uh, usual?

Right, I know that. But... what does normal really mean? What's actually normal? Normal to you? Normal to me?

Edited 2022-09-23 15:24 (UTC)

You know, like... just how something is! I don't drink blood or do magic, so that's normal.

Right, but there are people here who think magic is normal! And for vampires, drinking blood is totally normal, too. Something that's out of the ordinary becomes... routine, eventually.

For vampires, nothing about them's normal. Drinking blood is gross!

...but, I know someone who thinks magic makes sense, so there's just a lot of you that think that way.

Right, they're not your normal. But the vampires find blood normal. And they think it's tasty. So... who's right?

Probably the ones who don't think blood's tasty?!

[ kou what in the hell ]

We eat parts of other animals all the time, though. Some people even make something called... blood pudding? I think?

[ Look, he's just thinking here. Asking the important questions. ]

Is it that different?

Yes it's different. You know--

[ ........

Don't lose an argument to a child, Totoko-chan. ]

It just is!

I don't think it is. It's just weird to us because we're not used to being the ones being fed on!

[ He's too chipper about this. ]

Which is understandable, but I don't think that necessarily means it's... you know... not normal. Whatever normal ends up meaning.

That's not something I WANT to get used to?! What the hell are you talking about?!

[ Okay, okay, calm down-- ]

If that's normal to you, then I don't wanna be normal.

It doesn't have to be "normal" to you, but I guess it is "normal" to me.

[ He offers a little smile. ]

I mean, I let her drink from me all the time.

[ He's quiet for a moment and then shakes his head. ]

I was just trying to make a point about... stuff being normal. But I also think everyone should be able to do what they like and not worry about being normal or weird or whatever.

Huh? Doesn't that just make you a masochi--

[ She catches herself, because what the fuck, this guy's so weird? But. ]

You're not gonna try to turn us into vampires, are you?

What? No way!

[ He actually flushes. ]

It's not - it's nothing like that! It's not lewd! It's just-

[ He doesn't know what it is, honestly. He just knows that it's something he doesn't mind doing for Nazuna. He waves his hand at the camera. ]

And no way, I'm not interested in that. Besides... you have to fall in love with the vampire to turn, so... that's a lot of time and effort.

Edited 2022-09-25 02:28 (UTC)

...

That's not how vampires work.

[ source: totoko-san ]

...yes it is.

[ Source: Kou-kun. ]

Come on, falling in love? That's too much! Does she sparkle and play baseball too?!

[ Like Edw*rd?! ]

Huh? Why would she sparkle?

[ He wrinkles his nose. ]

Honestly, I don't know how she feels about baseball. I think she'd find it kinda boring, honestly...

[ 100% sincere. ]

You know, like in the sunlight. Like--

...[ WAIT. He's pretty young, so...! ]

Was that before your time?!

...was what before my time?

[ Look, he likes manga, anime, and giant robots and stuff. He doesn't know that much about American vampire books... even if they did become smash hit feature films. ]

You know, that one movie? Or, I guess it was a book first? A love story between a human girl that everybody loved and a gloomy vampire with a hot face... there's a shirtless werewolf too!

[ You know, that one! ]

Ah... no, sorry. I don't remember.

[ Look, the movie came out basically the year he was born. ]

You don't?! But-- it was popular, I--

I'm not old, okay?!

[ HE DIDN'T SAY THAT?! ]

...eh? How old are you, Yowai-san?

[ There might be some time chicanery going on here, because he's also from like 2022. ]

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