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apocalypsehowcomm2021-12-05 08:51 pm
sakaya) wrote in apocalypsehowcomm2021-12-05 08:51 pm
[Log/Open] savor every drop
Who: Shuten-Douji and You!
When: December 1st - 13th
Where: All around; the Flophouse, dives and bars at nighttime, the docks, and Dogtown (Widowmaker).
Summary: How is an oni settling into this gloomy slice of Americana? Let's find out together.
Warnings: Copious amounts of alcohol consumption, depictions of animal cruelty/death for Entity feeding. And just Shuten in general. Will update if things change.
i. Let's Find a Bar, So Dark We Forget Who We Are
ii. In the Dark, Our Truths are Revealed
iii. CW: Animal cruelty, death | Our Bodies Bound by This Land
When: December 1st - 13th
Where: All around; the Flophouse, dives and bars at nighttime, the docks, and Dogtown (Widowmaker).
Summary: How is an oni settling into this gloomy slice of Americana? Let's find out together.
Warnings: Copious amounts of alcohol consumption, depictions of animal cruelty/death for Entity feeding. And just Shuten in general. Will update if things change.
i. Let's Find a Bar, So Dark We Forget Who We Are
[ It's very funny, to Shuten-Douji, that she's been quite tolerant with the people around her. The crisis that looms over everyone doesn't weigh as heavily on the oni as it should. Though if worse comes to worst, she'll figure out how to proceed from there.
It should be great fun either way.
But for now, the past few weeks have been nothing more than downtime and a period where she takes a backseat to see how things unfold. However, she of all people, can't possibly do that without a good drink or two. Or rather, more.
In the early evenings to the very late hours past midnight, the small young-looking woman of Japanese origin can be found in a bar or a dive trying out the Western nibbles and foods and drinking more than her weight in alcohol, so much so that intrigued locals have started to attempt a drinking contest with Shuten. She's taken on the challenge gladly. So if you happen to be enjoying the nightlife of Gloucester, one can happen upon an amusing scene of a contest in progress, or the terribly messy aftermath of one with patrons either passed out or on the brink of starting a drunken fight with the smug Shuten-Douji. Join her, make a bet, it's all well and good as long as it's enjoyable for herand if you pay for her drinks. ]
ii. In the Dark, Our Truths are Revealed
[ At the Flophouse, Shuten is taking up space in the communal space, lounging all over the sofa, just seeing who is coming in or going out. Here, her true visage, horns, and sharp teeth are on display and it appears this is where she's fairly relaxed despite finding ways to enjoy the outside.
So if you're a resident of the Flophouse or visiting a friend, there's an oni who's either napping peacefully or fully awake, nursing some sake (sorry, the room smells like booze), and waving to you cheekily, her voice ever so slightly slurred. ]
Welcome hooome. ♥
iii. CW: Animal cruelty, death | Our Bodies Bound by This Land
[ There's nothing out of place about a dead seagull on the the Docks. Not even two dead seagulls. More than that starts to become a concern and a concern it is because the appearances of the dead birds start to ever so subtly increase over the next two weeks and then pauses.
One is found floating in the water around the docks. Another, its head smashed against the side of a boat. A few days later, a seagull can be found pathetically flopping about, its leg and one wing are broken. It seems to have escaped a rather nasty fate (or someone had let it escape).
Another bird has simply been ripped open with some effort, blood and guts spilling all over, its corpse left to rot on the northeast side of the harbor. This can be blamed on the local gangs that are present around this area and yet this is uncharacteristic of them on the whole. Surely it is just some sick hoodlum trying to get a rise out of everyone?
Anyway, if you happen to be at the Docks during the daytime, Shuten's found a nice space for herself, dangling her legs on the edge and staring up at the sky. There's still a lot of seagulls to watch after all. ]
slam dunks this tag
[ Shuten gives a low chuckle at Abel's response. She's intrigued by his answer; a strained relationship with rules? One wouldn't think it with that appearance, but she's long past making solid base assumptions about most people.
She claps her hands together merrily when he asks her about the types of drinks she's had so far. ]
The drinks are rather quaint! Nothing beats sake, but these 'shots' as they call it have had rather fun names! Let's see if I remember the names... The Fireball, Lemon Drop, Mind Eraser, Blowjob, Red Snapper, all the tequila related onesβ
[ why yes, she has said all of this with a straight face including... ]
... And so many of them have 'Nipple' in the name. Now, why is that I wonder? But in any case, I've been working hard if you couldn't tell.
slam dunks YOU into my arms
frightening.
he's tilting his head ever so slightly..... ]
Fascinating... do you have some kind of second stomach just for alcohol?! I mean-- I can't fathom where it all goes, you know? H-how are you even upright right now...?
[ Shuten....... he prays none of the other, ah. less 'oni'-inclined among the bar's patrons didn't try to match her, because it sounds like a great way to ensure a one-way ticket to alcohol poisoning and a rather large hospital bill. .......or liver failure?? ]
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[ Another shot is slid her way and Shuten holds it up to the priest, playfully swaying its contents in his face before she leans back and downs that shot. Maybe she is drunk, she did almost say "oni" in front of everyone though it's questionable if most people in this location would immediately pick up on the term.
Still, she practices discretion when needed. ]
We love to drink, fight, steal, and eat what we love. I believe I'm what you would call, a hedonist.
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or just one in particularthat would get on a little too well with her particular mindset; his mind wanders just a moment to the absolute train wreck that would be--before he's snapped back into the moment, clearing his throat once more and fidgeting with the sleeve of his coat that doesn't need fixing. Shuten definitely looks... flush in the face, eyes dancing with the glimmer of amusement AND drink both; 'oni,' was it. oni.
... ]
You enjoy your life, Miss Shuten... is that right?
[ ... ]
Maybe this is a bit of a heavy question to start the night out with, but-- just out of curiosity. Are you happy? --Not necessarily here in Gloucester at this particular moment, I mean, but. In general? With the life you live at home?
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[ His question does give her pause. It appears the answer she's trying to formulate is perhaps a bit more complicated. ]
... It's too early to leave the bar here, but... I don't think this talk is suited for this rowdy and dingy place. Oh, don't worry it's nothing totally serious, but we should probably go take a walk.
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A little walk to clear one's head before continuing on with the night's antics sound... um, good! A good idea as any. Shall we, Miss Shuten?
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(also who's paying? The poor saps who lost to her in tonight's drinking contest...)
When they're outside, Shuten lets go of Father Abel's hand and stretches out her own in front of her, fingers entwined. ]
Ah... With this sort of chill that means winter is upon us, isn't it?
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it looks like she's surprisingly steady on her feet, so he doesn't give any protest when she releases him on her own accord, watching her stretch in the chilly evening air with a smile. ]
It is indeed...! I quite like winter, Miss Shuten-- any excuse to get bundled up and cozy with some tea... maybe a nice fire in the hearth? Ah, romantic, isn't it~? What about you, do you favor wintertime...?
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[ Of course. ]
Though in addition to that, cozying up with another warm body is quite appealing. The way you speak of such frivolities though, you strike me as rather indulgent for a priest, Father Abel.
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[ considering Shuten is a self-professed hedonist, perhaps this enjoyment isn't a stretch for her, either. ]
That isn't so strange, is it? And it's hardly my fault if there's more to enjoy this time of year than most, right? Who doesn't like a nice cup of eggnog, you know?
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[ Shuten is silent for a few more seconds before glancing around to see if there's anyone who may be listening in on them. They're in the clear for now. ]
I enjoy myself wherever or whenever.
[ And very casually she adds on: ]
I've already died before. More than once at this point I'm sure.
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...that is-- not precisely the sort of answer he had been expecting; Abel blinks in an almost quizzical state of shock, mouth working a few times before he can make his throat produce something akin to words, ]
You've-- died...?
[ the casual nature in which she's stated such a thing is both unnerving and more than vaguely worrying. SHUTEN???? ]
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[ The reign of terror brought about by the oni of Mount Ooe was so strong that even if humans did not believe in their existence anymore, it's not a stretch to look up her name online or in a local library that may have some sort of resource about fairytales around the world. ]
I made quite a name for myself back then you know! You don't get away with being a man-eater without it leaving some kind of impression.
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...m-maybe he will be inclined, now.
but what worries him fare more than her renown or fame is the whole dead part-- not because of anything tied to her legend, either. ]
I don't-- I'm afraid I don't quite understand, Miss Shuten... Is it-- is it possible for you to return from death? Maybe because of being an oni?
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My circumstances after death are somewhat more... Convoluted? Yes, that's a good word. I may need a minute or two throughout our pleasant conversation to find a way to shorten it as to soften your skull.
[ Also, because effort?? She don't got time for effort. Only when she feels like it. ]
I'm more of a magical familiar in my current state. Many important figures throughout history or in legends, who are able to carve out a unique existence are like me.
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...his brow has knit, some; he isn't sure he is catching what she's tossing his way considering how differently things work where he's from. even things like 'magic' are nothing more than fables to him. Gloucester has been eye-opening, for sure. ]
A 'magical familiar...'
[ he echoes it like it's a foreign term-- it is. ]
What does that mean for you? That-- you can keep returning, even after you've been... ah.
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Only under specific circumstances, mind you. It takes a special mage to be able to summon a spirit such as myself!
[ Patting her chest a little proudly on that note. ]
Think of it this way; right now my current physical manifestation is just a copy. A high-level one of course! I remember everything from when I was alive and I have all these neat powers I use to serve my Master. I can bleed, be injured, and die and now with these outer forces beyond any of our control I'm a lot more vulnerable than I usually would be.
[ Though if the 'current' Shuten, this one summoned by Chaldea were to die here... Hmmm. No, she won't entertain the thought. If she doesn't know what happens, that's that. ]
Don't look so glum, my dear Father Abel. If you become so concerned, I'll become softhearted towards you! Perish the thought.
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...but what he's taking away from this? is that Shuten has been granted something of a 'second life' (if it can be called that; if 'second' is not the correct number, if any of this make sense at all) and is, perhaps, more 'human' than she's been in a while. ]
Miss Shuten-- do you mind if I ask you something?
[ and though he's asked permission-- he isn't waiting for it, gently nudging at his glasses where none of the concern has bled out of blue eyes. ]
Having a 'master', being a-- ah. A 'magical familiar;' was that something you chose?
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Mm. No, it's more like an assignment I happen to be qualified enough to volunteer for.
[ Something, something, Counter Force, the greater good to preserve human history, something something. ]
But the fact that I can answer a summons probably says something about how willing I am? Though I have said it before, I just do as I please.
[ And if it pleases Shuten, she's happy to serve her Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru until her mission to restore the world is finished. There's plenty to do, many things to see, so many other Spirits to drink with and fight with...
Shuten-Douji is an oni, through and through. And for better or for worse, she just happens to like the human who summoned her. ]
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...Shuten is quite the interesting person, isn't she? Abel cannot deny his curiosity. ]
And... what are you made to do, as a familiar? What is this task you're called upon for, if I might ask?
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[ She glances over her shoulder at Abel and gives him a toothy grin (well, the glamor hides it, but the quality is there regardless). ]
Whatever my Sweetie asks for within reason, I'm just along for the ride until the end. She's a hard worker, so I try to make sure she and the other Servants have some fun. We're a riotous bunch of spirits and I can't help but tease the ones that I find interesting while we fight alongside each other.
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...I see, I see! [ something in his expression has softened, slightly, in the way of fondness. ] Protecting humankind... hm, I wonder if that's why you ended up here in Gloucester at the behest of ADI? Maybe there's a softer side to Miss Shuten I have yet to unlock firsthand...? Ah, ah, very interesting...
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[ She repeats his description of her in a contemplative manner. Perhaps that's what it is; Shuten does admit on occasion that she may be a bit too sentimental for an oni. But she never found it a total hindrance to her usual savageness that lies beneath her sweet and alluring veneer.
And so she asks him lightly, but teasingly. ]
Well, Father Abel. Do you want me to show you my soft side? Though I'm afraid if you find yourself being charmed by a demon, I'd have to be true to myself in that regard.
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Abel puts on a contemplative look as if he hasn't quite caught the underlying connotations of that """innocent""" question... hmm, HMM, ]
Oh, is this an invitation to get to know the hidden facets of your personality...? Wouldn't I be a fool to turn you down? It's like achieving a deeper level of friendship, wouldn't you say...?