text| un: vermillionbirdfan

[baofeng]

I saw this poster on a wall the other day. Is this real?


ooc: Poster put together by Ani, Jin Guangyao's player!
[It's not. And he would know, because he was there with Jin Guangyao and Nie Huaisang when the latter painted it. But Yizhi figures bringing this up as if he's clueless about it only strengthens his "innocence". And at this point Weird Posters With Toraguma On It is circulating in the city's rumor mill and he's very curious about people's theories.

On the public networks, no civilian really knows what's going on. There are Shuten loyalists that insist this is slander but most youkai are treating it as one of many curiosities in the city. Especially after the upset at the Daitengu's funeral, those who have correctly deduced that the poster is Tamamo-made slander have been engulfed in a flood of increasingly confused theories:]

I looked it up and the locals are pretty split on where it's from. Some say the Daitengu's also behind this? That's probably not true, but it is one of the wilder theories and so I wanted to share it. It's a fine example of the vibrancy of this city.



(ooc: Threadhopping is highly encouraged here as well, I'm doing this 100% because I think it's funny and the more chaotic it is, the funnier)

Comments

Video / un; Berserker

[bananaoni]

Gwahaha! Yes, yes it is true! I should know!

[baofeng]

Wait, for real?

[bananaoni]

Indeed for real! I don't know how others knew. But I took the bastard head on and he had nothing below there!

[At least how she's interpreting hitting someone below the belt, and them not reacting.]

[baofeng]

[While it’s very possible that Ibaraki simply hit the wrong place, or didn’t notice, Yizhi doesn’t care enough to fact-check this information. If he’s corrected on this he’ll just point fingers at Ibaraki, so. Somehow, he’d unintentionally hit upon the “truth”, and he will have to bear this gift of prophecy along with all its burdens. ]

Woah!!

I never knew that! I don’t know anyone who does either… I thought the Daitengu theory was just a crazy conspiracy theory at first, but this sort of thing seems like something only a master information broker could know about.

No, it still probably has nothing to do with them. It's just a weird coincidence that these posters went up in the same timeframe as all the other events.

[He's just saying this for plausible deniability, right? He didn't think for a second that the Daitengu did this, right??????]

[bananaoni]

It matters not! Fufu... indeed, this shall be a good way to embarrass him!

[She at least seems to be really tickled by this turn of events! How someone figured it, she has no clue. But now... now the whole of the city knows that Toraguma is basically nothing but a Ken doll under his pants!]

Indeed, this Tengu amuses me greatly! I should offer a bit of tribute to them as thanks!

un: felix

[littleshield]

its revolting thats what it is
and its unbelievably foolish that you wouldnt be to tell someone with half a brain conjured this up just to cause some form of trouble

[ Felix thinks it's obscenely childish and can only treat it with disgust. ]

[baofeng]

Please calm down, Mr Felix. It may be a bit outlandish, but plenty of things are outlandish in this city.

Also, there are actually some people who say this is true? So I don’t know… sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

[littleshield]

i AM calm
they say its true because theyre a pack of imbeciles
who the hell are you anyway?

[baofeng]

Maybe so, but it’s the internet, you know? The internet is a great place where you can let loose and be a bit stupid if you want. It’s hard to learn about the world without making any mistakes or seeming silly.

I’m a Lost Soul just like you. Dunno why you're asking.

[He’s @ vermillionbirdfan, obviously. It’s in the username!]

[littleshield]

no its not some grand thing
theyre learning how to be idiots as far as i can see
hardly a productive use of their time

dont pretend like you dont know why im asking
your alias on here isnt your real name

[ Felix swinging his no fun sign around. ]

text; un: jlfan

[ahost]

... Yeah, that's not good at all.

[ this is begging for another conflict. ]

[baofeng]

Genital enhancement surgery probably isn’t as much of a taboo here, because I mean if you think about it, what’s inherently wrong with making your body more comfortable for you?

[Not even I can say if Yizhi is misunderstanding the reply on purpose or not. He’s quite sincere about his thoughts on body modification….]

text; un: tengennohana

[ryototsukai]

oh man how unfortunate

[baofeng]

The storeowners I talked to actually said it was a great thing if Toraguma-sama was even better endowed than he is currently? There are so many perspectives.

[ryototsukai]

well i'm sure he's grateful for everyone's support, either way.

[baofeng]

I hope so. There’s so much conflict in the city, it’s nice to be supportive of each other for once. :)

Some other posters wrote poetry to show their support, even!

text | un: onlyintheaters

[moondregs]

Did a ten year old think this up?

[baofeng]

I don't know. I just saw this around the city.

Youkai could age differently from us, so it could actually be from a 10-year-old graphic designer somewhere.

[He lies, like a liar]

UN:Hanatori

[taintedpeony]

Hanatori is aged yet ageless. Art is timeless.

Re: UN:Hanatori

[moondregs]

No this is pretty contemporary.

text; anon

[illicitly]

i think you're onto something

it does sound a lot like the daitengu's style, doesn't it

maybe that's what they were really doing all this time

[Sorry, Master Daitengu. He likes you but he has a job to do and he's not above taking advantage of your miraculous return and milking it for everything it's worth to deflect suspicion.]

[baofeng]

Yeah, that’s the theory on some of the forums.

I hesitate to back it fully out of respect to the Sutoku Alliance (⇀‸↼‶) but it’s definitely been a month full of strange occurrences, to say the least!

[let’s uh, let’s moderate this a bit so that they don’t piss off yet another faction leader! Well, Yizhi’s not ready to go that far yet, at least.]

still anon lol

[illicitly]

very strange, indeed.

respect can be shown in different ways, vermillionbirdfan.

i doubt a fellow of the daitengu's skill needs a handicap but hanatori can be kind.

[Huaisang can be impulsive sometimes and tends to get tunnel vision when he's focused on a goal. He doesn't have the resources or manpower to fight a battle on two fronts so reining him in a little is probably a good idea...

UN: Hanatori

[taintedpeony]

Hanatori will paint where Hanatori is needed.

[Just to add to the bullshittery.]

forever anon lol

[illicitly]

oh the great artist appears

what an honor to meet you

[The more confused the enemy is, the better. Just fan those flames a little bit more...]