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

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: yuri

[playfoul]

Come now, Felix. Don't shoot the messenger. There's much to be curious about, don't you think? I'd say it's worth a discussion.

[ Thank you, vermillionbirdfan, Yuri's needed a good laugh. Dunno know why there are so many naysayers. ]

[littleshield]

ugh
how is ANYTHING about this warranting a serious discussion??
other than the fact that it should be taken down immediately for how disgusting it is

[ He will die on this hill, literally. ]

[playfoul]

I mean, there's even an eyewitness account going around... If you feel that strongly, you should find evidence to dispute it. Tearing down the posters won't stop the rumors.

[ This is a well-intentioned suggestion, he is not shitstirring at all, nope. ]

[littleshield]

i feel 'strongly' enough to confront which idiots did it and settle it that way instead
doing anything else would be a waste of my damn time

[ ...because of course this comes down to face to face confrontations. ]

text; anon

[illicitly]

[Ask and ye shall receive.

Even if the response is simply a photograph of a very NSFW poster of Toraguma hanging on... is that one of the exterior walls of the Arena?

It looks like someone's learned how to take photos with his phone.]

[playfoul]

[ Oh now this is good. ]

Would you look at that! They've struck again, Felix. Now's your chance.

still anon

[illicitly]

[And here comes another photo of the same poster, this one plastered on the side of a machine in one of arcades in Sutoku territory.

He has many photos of these posters at ready, scattered in various places all across Jigoku-cho...]

looks like your friend needs to blow off a little steam.

how about a little scavenger hunt?

[littleshield]

youre ridiculous
as if im going to waste my time hunting down every single poster you foolishly have put up

[ ...He says this, but once Felix does get the chance, he is absolutely going to go and tear them down. So not really going to help his case, rip. ]

[illicitly]

not much of a patron of the arts, are you?

i suppose there are plenty of others with an eye for it.

[Here come four more photos of posters: one proudly displayed on the front of a ramen stand, another inside what seems to be a karaoke den, another on the side of an office building in Enma territory, and yet another plastered on the inside of a dressing room in a clothing shop./

[littleshield]

all thats proven is one thing and one thing only
that these imbeciles really have nothing better to do

[playfoul]

This is the realm of the undead. They've got nothing but time on their hands. Have you seen their poetry?

[ Scroll down ... ]

[littleshield]

[ He scrolls down??? ]

no and why would i want to even bother seeing it??

[baofeng]

Yes, that’s the point. The first rule of internet safety is not to give one’s real name to strangers, as to avoid endangering oneself and one’s family. We’re not taking the National Exam here.

“Felix” is an alias too, right?

[booooo! what are you, the cops?]

[littleshield]

[ wee woo wee woo ]

that sounds completely and utterly ridiculous
anonymity is for cowards
felix is my actual name

[baofeng]

Um, okay. By that metric that makes you the bravest person I’ve seen, yeah.

[Yizhi thinks it's more "stupid" than brave, but who's he to say.]

Tell you what. If you really stand behind that belief, Mr Felix, would you mind messaging me your address? I’ll buy you something to eat if you can convince me with your actions.

[littleshield]

[ He on the other hand can't believe what he's reading. ]

i cant believe you would ask such a stupid question
im not going to hide behind a wall of anonymity like a coward like you but im sure as hell not going to just HAND my address over

[baofeng]

(￣～￣;)

That’s a shame, but alright. I was actually going to get you a cake and also exchange that address with the location of the poster if you’d went ahead with it.

Well you’ve failed to convince me of any of your points in the end. Maybe next time!

[littleshield]

i dislike sweet things so that would have done nothing for me
and youve yet to convince me that youre any less foolish than you appear to be
good riddance for now

[baofeng]

Why so abrasive, even when standing on the doorstep on your way out? Aiya.

[The caption reads "Can you bear to ignore me?". Most likely for ironic effect, because Felix's attentions so far aren't exactly really worth top dollar, yknow]

[littleshield]

[ ...Oh shit, a cute cat picture. Even if he's definitely irritated he is unable to resist looking. ]

is that cat supposed to be you??