June | Test Drive Meme

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You've seen this before. The thought strikes suddenly, during whatever it is you were doing. Having an important conversation? Running away from home? Dying in the midst of a fierce battle? Where ever you are, one things is true: you're certain this isn't the first time you've lived through this. But upon realizing this, that's when it happens. Like someone hitting rewind on the VCR, you're back where you were ten minutes ago. And it happens again. And again. And again--

Until finally, something is different. A door stands in front of you. Will you go through it? Nothing else seems to be working, so this might be your only chance.



Upon opening the door and heading inside, a strange feeling overwhelms you. It's comforting and warm, like being enveloped in a soft, heavy blanket. You hear a voice murmuring in your ear, but it's unintelligible.

And in the next moment, you've appeared in a laboratory, surrounded by the unfamiliar yet worried faces of people in lab coats, speaking in a foreign language that doesn't sound so foreign to you anymore.

Nanjikan Research Laboratory

There isn't much time to process what's happening before characters are ushered out of the arrival room. They're passed between a medical and a psychiatric team, checking them for injuries and psychological trauma. Their every need is met: food is offered, injuries are tended to, and questions are answered. "You're in the Eastern Kingdom of Nippon on a planet called Gaia," they explain. "You were brought here because you became aware of the timeloop... we'll explain everything."

Orientation Nanjikan Research Lab, Tokyo
Everyone is brought to a large auditorium, where dozens of other people looking similarly out of place are seated around them. The scientists and doctors from before file on stage, thoroughly explaining the situation. What they experienced back home was a timeloop. While the loops in their home worlds are smaller and likely to resolve on their own, the fact that such a small amount of time is being repeated is what makes them so dangerous for those who become aware of it. And they've been working around the clock in collaboration with the neighboring Western Kingdom, checking adjacent universes for others who've become aware. While the technical explanations may go over the heads of most, that's not the reason they were all brought together like this.

"In order to bring you here, we used the very same magic responsible for freeing our world... Kizuna."

And they continue to explain: their own world was trapped in a year long loop for decades, if not longer. Through the use of an ancient form of bonding magic, they bound their world to the present flow of time, allowing it to progress past the timeloop. Or at least, that's how they thought it worked. In truth, Kizuna is very powerful reality-warping magic. And thanks to the powerful bond all refugees now share with the country of Nippon, the magic surrounding them will only continue to evolve.

Until they find the means of resuming the flow of time back in your home world, the refugees will just have to make due with this one. But not to worry, because Nippon is fully committed to taking care of everyone!

A Place to Call Home Tokyo, Kanto
Once orientation is over, characters will be allowed to choose housing in both Kyoto and Tokyo, enabling them the means of easily living between both Kingdoms if they please. These housing options will be fully paid for by the government of Nippon, with the NRL and MRU providing a stipend for food expenses in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively.

In lieu of providing transportation, all refugees will be granted an unlimited rail pass that they can use to travel all across Nippon! Thankfully, express routes connecting Tokyo and Kyoto will be running at all times of day, allowing refugees to freely travel between the Eastern and Western Kingdoms as they please. While this TDM and its prompts are focused on the Eastern Kingdom, you are welcome to have your character arrive in the Western Kingdom instead.

In Nihonbashi, a strange time surge has settled on the bridge, causing anyone who walks across it to temporarily lose parts of their memory. While most regain all memories upon leaving the district, some may be left without memories for an entire day. These memories can be something as simple as forgetting the last few days, to forgetting who they are entirely. Or even just specific things, like names. Understandably, it's been difficult to assist anyone on the bridge when most people who try to help immediately forget what they're doing. Good luck remembering where your new apartment is!

In Yoshiwara, residents may find themselves a little overwhelmed, as a sudden increase of child refugees has greatly slowed the process of assigning them adult guardians. As a result, they've been temporarily housed in the dorms for the first week of June, with one of the scientists practically pleading for help in watching and wrangling them. This would be easier if some of them didn't have magical powers. Who wants to pry the floating three year old off the ceiling this time?

And over in Little Edo, the neighborhood has been in an uproar after an abandoned house infested with nyagumo was discovered, causing the strays to spread throughout the neighborhood. While nyagumo are known for their gentle dispositions, these ones seemed to have been crossed with a feral breed from the West, causing them to grow as large as a small dog and become more aggressive. Jury's still out on whether they're venomous, but if you see what you think is a cat curled up in your attic, you might want to grab a flashlight and count the legs just to be sure.

NRL Time Refugee Support Network
Once they've received their housing assignment, all refugees will be given small handheld devices called magi-tech communicators, or magi-comms for short. They're heavier than a conventional smartphone would be, but far sturdier, and powered by the ambient magic that flows through the city. Now available with limited sepia-tone color, and video cameras! They don't need to be charged, but they won't work outside of cities at all. Upon booting it up, they'll find a message linking them to a special channel for refugees.

#nrl_time_refugee_support - online

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nrl_support: Hello time refugees!
nrl_support: Welcome to your channel!
nrl_support: This is your exclusive contact channel hub for everyone who's been brought to Nippon.
nrl_support: Neat, huh?
nrl_support: Why don't you try out the new video feature?
scienz_rulz_1899: hey :)
scienz_rulz_1899: i made you guys a new website
scienz_rulz_1899: what's the point of videos if you can't share em right?
scienz_rulz_1899: first one to go viral wins...
scienz_rulz_1899: a prize?
scienz_rulz_1899: how bout a date with me? ;)

The post includes a link to a website called Steamtube, where refugees and citizens alike can upload and share videos. The quality of uploaded videos is pretty poor, even compared to videos taken by the magi-comms themselves. But it's certainly a big step up!

It seems like technology is improving pretty quickly here, huh? ...also the current most popular video appears to be two refugees making out in a bar in Kyoto. They could probably use some moderation on this site, huh.

Use the following code for your top-level if you'd like! This is how network communication will look for characters in the game until more advanced magi-tech comms become available for characters.
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A City that Never Sleeps

With the new high-speed rail connecting the East and West, it's no surprise that many businesses in Tokyo are trying to capitalize on the new influx of tourists from the Western Yokai Kingdom. Nowhere is that more apparent than Shinjuku, the starting point for the high-speed rail, and the first place any visitors from Kyoto and beyond will pass through. Refugees making frequent trips between the two Kingdoms are sure to notice the influx of advertising and sales, as well as new businesses all together, some of which seem more aimed at the refugees themselves than the visiting Yokai.

It's a place that should be very familiar to anyone who's lived in Tokyo all this time, so why not spend a day exploring the little nooks and crannies that can be found in this busy commercial district!

Bad Dragon Shinjuku, Tokyo
Second only to Shibuya in terms of major shopping centers, Shinjuku is home to a number of department stores, selling everything from clothes, home goods, electronics, and even weird little shops tucked into corners that you may have never known existed. And one shop in particular seems intent on making sure you never forget it.

Standing erect at their entrance is a 7 foot tall replica of a penis. So you know this prompt is going places.

The shop is called Iyarashii Ryu, and is the brainchild of one very thirsty human who scoured the country looking for the most unique dinglegdongs to use as models for her uniquely sculpted... statues. Or at least, that's what she advertises them as, perhaps to get around obscenity laws that most people forget exist. Basically: it's a weird-shaped dildo emporium. The sculpts range in size, color, shape, species, and material, with a select few even containing magi-tech cores allowing for vibrations, ejaculations, and realistic movement. Or at least, as realistic as a "tentacle dildo" can be. A select few even allow the wearer to experience sensation when they're touched, though it may not always be sensation in the place you'd expect.

The shop owner is notoriously enthusiastic for new models, so if you come into the shop out of curiosity, you might just find a little old Nipponese lady begging you to whip it out and let her make some sketches, perhaps with a partner lending a hand.

Reading Rainbow Shinjuku, Tokyo
Those not looking for weird dildos may instead stumble upon a relatively new bookstore in the area called Awanokuniya. Containing nearly three stories worth of books, it boasts the largest collection of literature in Tokyo, rivaling only the national library.

But there's something special about this library, which the refugees are sure to notice first. Contained on the shelves are not just books from Nippon, but also books from their homeworld. If asked, the staff will explain that an empty bookshelf in the back of the store began spontaneously filling with books everyday starting at the beginning of the year.

The books are untranslated of course, serving more as neat curios and collector's items for the native population. But for the refugees, while the bulk of the books will be from different worlds, they'll be able to find up to three books from their world that they'll recognize. These books will be non-magical in nature, and can only be fourth wall breaking with player permission.

But characters should be careful when searching for the "time refugee" section of the store, as it seems there's also a section for fiction written by natives that features refugees as characters, either in subtle or blatant ways. Want to read about the heroic exploits of Jonah and Erin Joestar? Or how about the sordid romance between Chiwa Nakamura and Obamu Dasai? That's one hell of a way to learn your friend from home has been here this whole time!

Wild Nights Shinjuku, Tokyo
Second only to Yoshiwara, Shinjuku's nightlife scene is among the best in Nippon. From the wild streets of Kabukicho to the alleys of Golden Gai, there's no shortage of things to do when the sun goes down.

Kabukicho is sure to grab the refugee's attention. Here, underground gambling rings (remember, it's illegal in Nippon!) can be found in the back rooms of many bars, and love hotels line a particular street of pink-tinted lampposts. And while most of the city's brothels are limited to Yoshiwara, it's not uncommon to find men and women dressed in fine clothing soliciting customers for one of the many host clubs that make up Kabukicho's bar scene. And many of these clubs are even hiring! Ever wanted to get paid to drink and flirt? This might be your big chance!

By contrast, Golden Gai is a bit different. A small alley tucked between even smaller buildings, this strip of small bars and restaurants are known to be more exclusive, some only seating a handful of regulars at a time. One in particular, however, seems to be aiming for refugees to join their cast of regular customers. As such, they're offering unusual food from other worlds. Or at least, attempts at recreating things they've heard refugees talking about. Sushi pizza, anyone?

OOC Notes
Welcome to Jikan's June TDM! The TDM is considered game canon, and also serves as the intro log! That said, whether you choose to carry threads over to the game or not is up to you!

• Current players are more than welcome to top-level, or take prompts from the TDM and use for their own logs! This may change in the future depending on how busy TDMs become.

• CRAU characters may start regaining their CRAU memories one month after the TDM. However, vague feelings of familiarity are allowed between previous game CR! For more on this, please read the FAQ!

• You do not need to sign-up for housing! Choose whichever style you prefer. Roommates can be chosen by the characters or can be random. If you want to switch housing later, your character has the option of moving at the beginning of each month.

• Characters are free to adopt any of the Nyagumo from the Little Edo prompt, keeping in mind that these ones in particular will be larger and more aggressive than the small dinner-plate sized ones that can be purchased at pet stores in Tokyo!

• The three books found in Awanokuniya can also be found at any point in time outside of the TDM. Additional books must be redeemed using Bonus AC. These books must be books that realistically exist in your character's universe, so they can't stumble upon a book containing their own canon.

Please leave any questions about the TDM prompts in the thread below! General game questions can be directed to the FAQ!

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[jikan_mod]

shore ▶ original character

[divinate]

❰ oc info blurb here ❱

▶ weird-shaped dildo emporium

❰ while most new refugees might find the setting change overwhelming or altogether an odd phenomenon, shore is more than capable of going with the flow. she's seen world much worse than this one, and is ducking in and out of shops to get a lay of the land. clothes, food, shoes (shoes still kind of evade her; as evidenced by her bare feet) — but this one particular store is absolutely wild.

she never mated as a mermaid, but she knows a phallus when she sees one. human sexuality is still bizarre to her, but she's gotten glimpses of enough love making to get the gist of it all. the disconnected nature of these penises is kind of confusing, but she's getting the idea pretty quickly.

most of them are somewhat normal, but others are oddly-shaped compared to the rest. one such dildo is a long and undulating tentacle, powered by magic and about eight inches in length. shore's eyes twinkle as she picks it up, totally mesmerized by the wiggling movement.

and then she proceeds to nuzzle it with her face, expression suddenly solemn and remorseful. she's mumbling to herself, wistful; ❱

Oh, tentacle. How I've missed the likes of you.

▶ host clubs

❰ it's a good thing shore's pretty, otherwise she would have been turned away at the door. she's got something of an angelic and otherworldly aura to her, which people can find enticing.

see, she has a vague understanding of how capitalist structures work. money is needed for goods and services. you get paid money for performing services of some kind. so she must throw herself into the ouroboros in order to fully acclimate into society! so she responds to the first help wanted sign she sees, asks how she can make some coins by simply drinking, and gets the whole hostess spiel given to her. drinking, talking — she can do both of those things!

they've given her a dress to replace her ratty t-shirt with, and with a touch of makeup (what a cool experience!) she's ready to go. and go she does — shore isn't a wallflower by any stretch of the imagination. while most hosts and hostesses play the cool, coy type, shore's approach is to instead simply sit on the lap of one of the people in the seating area, eyes wide and smile stretching. ❱

Hello! Would you like to spend money to talk to me? ❰ she's definitely one to get right to the point. ❱

dildo emporium

[amant]

[ It's not that he is a shy man. France is openly slipping in between displays -- glass dildos and plugs could be interesting for when he has the extra spending money. He looks over from the set he'd been appraising to see a young blonde girl nuzzling one of the tentacle-inspired pieces.

Well. That's certainly a sight. Should he just let her be? Probably. France makes bad decision all of the time. ]

Ah... I certainly did not wake up and expect to hear such things, but good on you for such open honesty!

[ He's just going to stay put right over here... ahem. ]

also dildo emporium

[woodeneye]

Don't mean ter interrupt, but I was just - overhearin', and...

[ Ragetti is a horrible liar. He was listening pretty openly. And staring. He hadn't even really meant to find himself in this charming establishment, but he'd eventually been loitering near the entrance for long enough that it would have been more awkward not to go in. What can he say? He's curious. And now that he's inside, it's been a struggle just to figure out where to look, his eye flitting from one objet d'art to another until it lands on a very pretty girl. Putting a tentacle on her face. So that's happening. ]

Ye... miss puttin' tentacles on yer face? ...Why?

[ His experience with tentacles and faces has strongly not convinced him the two should ever go together. ]

[protectorofsmiles]

Return of the Giant Bunny [ota]

[In a dormhouse in Yoshiwara, one can hear the laughters and excited screams of children. Should this one be a curious sort and approach closer, they'll hear the sounds coming from near the dorm rather than inside.

If one's curiosity leads them to try and find the source of the noise, they'll be met with a large pink rabbit out of nowhere! On his back and shoulders are a few kids holding on tight and screaming with rosy smiling faces. Following behind are slightly larger children, laughing and trying their best to catch the rabbit.

The bunny stops when he notices that someone is watching them.

He approaches, and speaks in an odd, high pitched voice, his mouth unmoving.]

Hey-hoo howdy-doo! Think ya can help a bunny out with lookin' after some kids, pal?

The Boy and the Dragon Gay [ota]

[Genbu can't remember how he found himself at the library or why. All he knows is that he felt something in his gut, something that was calling to him.

And he realizes now why. He stands before a shelf, bewildered, as he notices a book that he recognizes. But...what is it doing here? How?

Before he realizes, the book is in his hands, and he stares at it, still wondering if he's imagining things. Slowly he opens the book, recognizing the familiar alphabet he'd come to know and love. Eorzean. A language no one here in Nippon would recognize.

Or so he thinks.

Reading the letters in the book, he can't help but say the words outloud. When it came to the language, he was still learning, and was like a child when reading the words.]

{Once...upon a...time...there lived a...tree-ah, free...s-spirited...boy....}

[His Doman accent was thick when he read it, but anyone within ear shot could still pick up on the words. For a particular kind of refugee, Genbu would seem to be speaking in a language they would recognize as "English".]

O Great and Terrible Wyrm [18+]

Heeeey! Excuse meeeeeee! Think ya can do me a solid and take a picture of me next to this statue?

[Genbu approaches a passerby, whether they be a stranger or a friend, with an amused grin on his face. Even if they haven't answered, Genbu already hands over his device, before running back up to the statue.]

Look at it! Ain't it hilarious?

[Genbu stands next to a phallic statue standing in front of a peculiar looking store. Despite its stature, Genbu is still taller! Imagine that!]

What is it even doin' here??

( terrible wyrm )

[sakotis]

❰ it is so far lithuania's destiny to run into genbu in awkward public scenarios, with this being the second example. as far as refugees go, it's not as if there's such a large number that running into the same person twice is impossible — but goodness, the circumstances it's always under.

taking a picture of genbu is no problem; he's always had a soft spot for photography, but maybe that comes from being so old and historically involved. it's why he's happy to oblige, until he follows genbu with his eyes, and they end up resting upon.... mm. okay. ❱

Somehow I'm not surprised by it. ❰ this place seems to have a very sexual slant, as he's more than found out, so there's really nothing shocking about a giant phallus just. out in the open. and god, is it a big one. lithuania levels the magi-tech device, admittedly only having taken a few photos with his own, and gives the scene before him one more tired look before pressing the button. ❱ I'm more surprised at how you still somehow tower over it.

Portugal | Hetalia

[navegador]

I. A Place to Call Home

H-Hey, watch out —

[ Portugal throws his hands forward, though whether the gesture was to catch the three year old that he's finally pried from the ceiling, or to push your character out of the way before said three year old fell on top of your character is up to you!

Either way, Portugal ends up having a bad time and falling face first into the floor. Graceful. Meanwhile, the three-year-old lands on top of him without a scratch. ]

Owww... sorry about that.

II. Bad Dragon

[ Portugal sheepishly scratches the back of his head with one hand and holds one of the tentacle dildos in the other. He had been minding his business when the shop owner had learned that he wasn't entirely human and immediately begged him to be a model for her newest design. ]

Sorry to disappoint you, Senhora, but mine looks just as human as the rest of me.

The only difference between a nation's and a human's is that even back on our home world, it can't get anyone pregnant. Not to mention our stamina!

[ Oh, were you close enough to hear that conversation and how proud he sounded about that last bit? Whoops! ]

III. Reading Rainbow

[ Portugal is in the middle of the fanfiction "time refugee" aisle, and he's too enthralled with the book in his hands to notice anyone else at the moment — even if they're just trying to get through. ]

Well, I can't say I mind being the lead of a romance novel, even if it's kind of corny to think that whoever is reading it is supposed to be my partner, but...

Did they really have to make me that mean? Come on.

[ Yeah, he's found some Wattpad-levels of bad Character/Reader fanfiction. Have fun, Portugal. ]

IV. Wildcard

[ Anything goes! Feel free to PM this journal or PP bakateers if you need any additional details before threading. Permissions, opt outs, and canon/character information is all available on his journal. ]

bad dragon

[ciao]

[ Italy had certainly heard his voice first and foremost. This nation had wandered in the store out of curiosity, the selection actually made for good reference material. Does this mean art is in the future? Sure does.

But hearing Portugal say these things manages to get a fluster from this nation before he approaches with a hug. ]

Portogallo! Ciao! Ciao!

[ A kiss on each cheek for this proper greeting. ]

Did you just arrive?

AMERICA | axis powers hetalia

[herocomplex]

🇺🇸 GOLDEN GAI.

Ranch. RA-A-ANCH. That's what this needs, haha! You know, all over.. on top of it! A lot of ranch! Can you do that, buddy?

<sub>[ America has taken a-liking to the sushi pizza because it seems daring enough, but something was absolutely missing.. and he defaults to ranch when something is missing. Not him looking all around the little stand for a bottle of ranch. His free hand, the one not holding the pizza he's already taken a bite out of, opens and closes— flexing idly as he prepares to grab a hold of a ranch bottle.

To be honest, the arrival here wasn't the worst thing he had experienced. There was a lot of I told you so spoken under his breath to absolutely nobody ever at the talk of time loops and whatnot. It all made perfect sense to him. He had already gotten over a bit of crises in his government funded housing, but it's not something he'd ever do out in public where people would see him. Absolutely not. If he was going to be living here for awhile and start brainstorming some business ideas, he couldn't do that on an empty stomach. Capitalism works fast.

Finally, ranch is presented to him. How convenient.. to which he drizzles over the top of the pizza and takes another bite. A small tug on his wrist indicates there is a small creature accompanying him. ]</sub>

Ohhhh, fuck, dude, I forgot. Here.

_{[ don't mind him he's just feeding his best friend some pizza there is absolutely nothing to see here....
Though, if someone is settling their eyes on him, America will purse his lips together and then offer a smile before giving the ranch (or ranch equivalent) to whoever is at the stand with him. ]}

There you go!

🇺🇸 DICK EMPORIUM.

_{[ if you really think he's gonna go in there you're absolutely wrong he's not gonna go in there unless someone dares him to but like.. he's very obviously just staring at it and causing a block in the flow of traffic okay.... ]}

🇺🇸 NETWORK.

#FUCKYEAH - online

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FUCKYEAH: whoaaaaa dude this looks hella old af wait i got one q for u all cuz i'm feelin nostalgia here yo
FUCKYEAH: a/s/l? ^_^
FUCKYEAH: hahahahahahhaahhaa ommmmmggggg
FUCKYEAH: wait wait wait
FUCKYEAH: 8=====D
FUCKYEAH: LOLLLL

Network | un: supercoolguy

[protectorofsmiles]

I have no idea what any of that means

Lance | Voltron: Legendary Defender

[icyhotpaladin]

[OOC: He is Post-S8, but pre-epilogue. Just after the Lions left.]

#nrl_time_refugee_support - online

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BlueLion: Yo! Any other Paladins here?
BlueLion: It's Lance, c'mon, answer me!
BlueLion: I can't be the only here... can I?

Bad Dragon

...You know, I've seen a lot of things in my time. How is it that this is the first time I've seen a huge dick statue?

[Because wow, is that huge and phallic and clearly saying something about this place. Lance may have been a changed man since he first set foot in the Blue Lion, but some things didn't change. Namely, that his phone was coming right up to snap pictures. Look, he needed the proof in case any of the others showed up!

Of course, then he saw the store behind it and while there was a small part of him that was undeniably curious, the other part of him was telling him no, do not set foot in the doorway.]

...yeah, I'm gonna go now...

[Hurry before the old granny sees you!]

Reading Rainbow

Oh-ho-ho, no way! They even got the novelization? Pretty sure Pidge'd love this...

[Ever since they all found out that there had been a TV show made of their exploits while they'd been in recovery, Lance had always wondered if more was done with the property. It was wildly inaccurate given it was all based on very little info, but it was also a ton of fun to watch. But now there were books? Was there a series? Lance was by no means a bookworm, but he played games, he loved movies, if there was a good story to be had, he was there!]

Hey, if these books just showed up, does that mean they're free?

[He was totally going to snag this one if so. He hadn't been here long enough to actually have a lot of money yet aside from the food allowance.]

Network | un: supercoolguy

[protectorofsmiles]

I'm afraid I've yet to see any paladins here

I'm a warrior if that helps???

[THEYRE BOTH TANKS, SO CLOSE ENOUGH??]

childe | genshin impact

[acutabove]

bad dragon;;

[ In hindsight, he probably should have known what kind of shop this was.

If the massive penis statue wasn't a dead giveaway, the rows of strange sculptures lining the shelves would have, should have tipped him off. And yet he still wandered in, not a care in the world, because oh statues??? Like in Tevyat??? That's an absolutely logical connection to make, in a world that was nothing like his own.

Honestly, he'd been half-expecting (perhaps even a quarter-expecting) to see the Traveler browsing the shelves, or a mini-replica display of the different statues of the Archons scattered around Tevyat.

But no, there's nothing in there but dicks. A lot of dicks. And an old lady who's insisting that he's a "perfect specimen" for her next big project and that she wants to take down notes. Notes for what, he's not sure, but he's pretty sure that even if he knew he certainly wouldn't want to "whip out" anything around someone who reminds him of his own grandmother. ]

Listen, I'm flattered, really, but that's not really my thing...

[ It's been about five minutes now, and the old woman's needling isn't lessening any. As much as he would like to be out of there, she's also blocking the only point of exit. Battle-hungry though he is, he doesn't feel like mowing down an old woman making a hasty exit, and so he looks, helplessly, for someone, anyone who could lend a hand. His eyes are big and blue and asking for help. ]

reading rainbow;;

[ Although he'd never been a particularly avid reader, Childe did have a few fond memories from his youth of hours spent on frozen lakes, listening to his father tell tales of his own adventures. It was these stories that had set into motion the steps he would take towards his own future, messy though it was, and it was not a far stretch to say that without them he wouldn't be the person he was today.

He comes in not expecting to find much, but surprised all the same when he does. There's a collection of familiar-looking tomes categorized in one of the shelves nearby, hidden amongst unfamiliar bindings and covers he doesn't give a second look. The Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies, which is a story he remembers telling to his siblings when they were young enough to appreciate them, The Diary of Roald the Adventurer, and one other tome that he can't quite make out.

Not even bothering to step aside, he plucks out the adventuring book and immediately starts to thumb through it. The surprise at seeing something from his own world is enough to overwrite a lot of the Feelings he's got surrounding his new situation, and he sinks readily into going over a similar vein of stories he's familiar with. Hopefully y'all don't need the book he's blocking. ]

wild nights;;

[ It takes a special sort of person to hear "fight" instead of "flirt" and think he's getting paid for it, and an equally special one to say that they'd do it for free.

It isn't until he's been approached by the nth woman for the night that he realizes his mistake, and he lets out a dejected, long-suffering sigh.

It's not that any of the people he's been with are particularly hideous, he just doesn't have much preference for that. If given the option to fuck or fight, he'd take the fight in a heartbeat. No matter if it amounts to nothing more than a sound thrashing of the other party, exercise is exercise. ]

I think I would have preferred the fighting instead... [ He says, to nobody in particular. ]

golden gai;;

So... it's noodles, but in a wrap? [ There's confusion writ all over his features as he stares at the strange "pho burrito" displayed on the menu in front of him. While he's never been one to be picky about his choice of meals, this... was a strange enough concept.

He's had noodles before, but never like this. A part of him was wary, if only because he wasn't really sure if any misstep in eating the dish would result in him spilling scalding hot water all over himself (an uncommon fear, for a Hydro Vision user).

After deliberating over it for a moment, he gave a shrug, the corners of his mouth quirking up in one of those innocuous little half-smiles of his. He could really be charming if he wanted, sometimes. ]

If it's as good as you say it is, I'll take it. But uh... do me a favor and bring some extra napkins, just in case?

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[ ooc; OR WHATEVER YOU WANT i'm babby... ota, give me everybody, i'm still getting back into dw rp so i might be a little rusty ]

Wild Nights

[darkdisgrace]

[Nobody in particular maybe, but Chuuya perks up at that statement, turning to the other redhead with a look of interest and an amused smile.]

Now that's an interesting thing to say in a place like this. You're hanging around here and looking for a fight?

[Which... is probably an odd question for a man all of 5'3 to be asking.]

Lan Wangji | Mo Dao Zu Shi

[gremlinkeeper]

A Place to Call Home: Yoshiwara

Children are something Lan Wangji has experience in wrangling. Even if some end up floating up to the ceiling when he's watching over others. Giggling might have some nervous, but he merely gives a pointed stare up, waiting expectantly for the little one to flail at being discovered, and flee to the ground, which earns them an approving little nod.

He'd learned music sooths many, and as he has his guqin with him, he sets it out to play for those currently under his care. His fingers trail expertly over the strings, encouraging calm and even something that passes as a meditative state for children as young as these.


Bad Dragon

In his explorations of this strange new place, Wangji comes upon a rather particular statue. Nothing like this would be seen in his world, yet it seems this is even stranger than he'd been lead to believe. Gold eyes narrow a little, but he steps into the shop claiming the name of Iyarashii Ryu. His lips thin as he studies each shelf, ignoring the flustered attendants as they flit around him, chattering even more incessantly than Wei Ying at his worst.

With Wei Ying, the chatter is acceptable, even looked for. Anyone else? No. He ignores them with a cold air, stepping away from grabbing hands that try to tug at his robes. Even in his fantasies he hadn't dreamed up most of these items! Maybe he can get just...one...


Wildcard! [ ooc: Requisite you want him somewhere else, fling up a starter or send me a pm! ]

Yukie Gray | Original

[accursedwings]

Arrival/Orientation

[ Unlike most people here, Yukie looked less than happy even after he heard the explanation the scientists gave. Part of his sour mood had to be the exact time the loops had started, the image of Mehreen’s face burned into his mind intently. So he was a little less than subtle when he turned his sharp gaze onto the person here with him. ]

So. What’s your thoughts on that? The damnable Kizuna and time-loops thing?

[ Yukie flared his wings a bit, somewhat instinctively. He had to find a middle ground before he snapped at someone. ]

Place to call home

[ While his residence wasn’t in the dorms, the insistence of those… scientists had been enough to convince Yukie to go and check it out, to help them out with the wayward kids.

Walking into one of the rooms, he raised an eyebrow at the floating child near the ceiling. Nobody else had managed to get them, huh? He sighed, extending his wings out a bit before pushing off from the ground and the slight distance he could manage was enough to reach the ceiling in no time at all.

Using this to his advantage, he grabbed the child gently and went back down to the ground to set them down. Though they looked less than happy about their fun being ruined. ]

There you go, der junge. Try to stay out of trouble, yeah?

[ Sure that might have looked cute, until one factors in the fact that if anyone not magically inclined or just human saw him do that? It would appear as if he’d floated up to the ceiling to get the child as they would not have seen his wings.

Oops? ]

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KalteNacht: Do they really think offering a 'date' is going to entice anyone as a prize?

Bad Dragon

[ Curiosity really killed the proverbial cat here, didn’t it?

Yukie was even now just questioning why he was even here, having been perusing some of the shops here while trying not to look more out of place than he probably already did. What with his bright colored hair and eyes, the unusual marking on his face or most notably the very lovely white wings he had tucked close to his body.

Something only certain people could see, but still.

The human in this shop must have seen his exotic appearance and figured out he wasn’t human, closing in on him and being… very insistent about wanting to make ‘sketches’ of a certain thing of his and he made a face while holding up his hands. ]

Really. It looks the same as a human’s so there’s no need to--

[ She wasn’t listening and he sighed, jaw set in a tense line. Of course he was trying to be rational and civil, but it was clear he was uncomfortable and wanted out of this mess immediately. ]

Please. I assure you i’m not lying to you, gnädige frau.

[ ooc: So y’all know? Yukie’s a inhuman hybrid consisting of human, harpy and demon and he has a glamour active on his wings where that completely normal humans cannot see them. There’s not many of those here but still.

ALSO. I’m open to anything so toss something at me if nothing catches your attention. ]

( bad dragon )

[divinate]

❰ oh no, there is someone in distress — shore knows someone stressed or fidgety in a situation when she sees one. she's been basically glued to the tentacle and acquatic dildo section for hours, so she's gotten a good handle on the grift the shopkeeper is playing at.

it's her chance to step in and save the day. so shore bounces over, clapping at the shopkeeper to point out that a shark-human hybrid was just leaving, and she's going to miss her chance to clamor over his rare schlong. (wow, and she's even telling a lie. her first lie as a human!)

when the small woman is out of the way, shore puffs out her chest and looks thoroughly accomplished. she turns on her heel to look yukie up and down. ❱

A little much, hmm? Don't let anyone make you feel awkward. ❰ her hands clench, very passionate about this gentleman's self-worth being boosted. ❱ There's nothing wrong with having a human penis. I've seen enough to know they're decent!

France | Hetalia

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Bonnefoy: They're quite cute but also very angry.
Bonnefoy:Some would criticize that as being my type.
Bonnefoy:Not that it's anyone's business and you'd be rude to assume anything!
Bonnefoy:This one DID bite me so I think it likes me, right?

Bad Dragon [ ota ]

[ It is probably the giant 7 foot tall penis that catches France's attention while he's off doing your standard “AH! FRESH MEAT” walk-through. There are many things that remind him of the Japan he knew back home, from the little shops that were crowded together, bustling with life and the cats. He's quite fond of the culture, being a bit of a closeted weeb, but but he's a dirty old man and this place is right up his alley.

He's been looking at the displays for the magi-tech goods for more than a handful of minutes when he spots your poor, unfortunate soul. There's enthusiastic flailing. Yes, he is your problem now. ]

The tentacles are nice and all but have you tried these before? We don't have this technology back home...

[ France, just casually asking people if they'd played with the special toys. It's not like he can try before he buys... and he doesn't have a job yet so please, be his five star hero. ]

Highway to Hell [ 18+ ]

AKA I HATE MYSELF. AKA HE'S KATE WINSLET. AKA I'M SORRY MOM FOR THE WOMAN I'VE BECOME.

[ WHO IS HE TO DENY THE TINY NIPPONESE OWNER? Nobody, that's who. France is used to being insufferably confident, so it takes very little begging to get him naked in a quaint back area that is uh. Somewhat private.

Somewhat, because if it were totally private how could someone walk in on the Frenchman getting his uh... likeness captured? ]

Is there any way that you could make a copy of that for me?

[ The EGO. And yet, he makes it sound so charming that it's clear he is sweet talking this cock connoisseur. He's only interrupted in his flattery by you, the poor sap that steps in. France is sprawled out elegantly... uh, exposed. And he doesn't even have the shame to cover up although he does offer a rather ...becoming grin. ]

Were you next in line to model or did this devious delight of a beauty fail to mention I'd have a friend joining me?

Host Club

[ In France's continued adventures to land himself in horny jail, he's made his way into the Kabukicho district. If you wanted to find out the juicy gossip about a place you went to the more interesting areas of town... at least, that's what the blond believed. Tonight, he was stepping into one of the many establishments with a host club, pretending that he was the protagonist of a film noire.

Somehow, he'd been solicited to work there within ten minutes of settling at the bar. Well, he did need a job... ]

Do you think I would be a good candidate to entertain here?

[ Said to the first pretty patron he can gets attention. He holds a drink up his lips rather seductively. Campy little shit, really. ]

I need to know, would you switch places with this glass right now?

[ A beat of expectant silence drags out before he rolls his eyes playfully, setting the glass down. ]

I'm joking of course. I'm trying to get in the mindset of handsomely unattainable.

[ He practically purrs the last bit. Gag. ]

misc.

Uh... God, if I didn't scare you off with this disaster top level but you want to do something else, go wild! Seriously! My plurk is open for those PMs, you lovely folks. inabunk

Highway to Hell

[ciao]

Oh! France! Ciao ciao!

[ Italy did indeed walk in with a sketchbook close to his chest. Somehow, this wasn’t a strange situation to walk in on in the least. ]

I had talked to the owner about being interested in just having some live models. They tried to encourage me to work for payment, but I’m not that appealing for this.

Ah, but… hmm… seeing you like this, it isn’t very different from usual is it?

Stolas ✨ Helluva Boss

[artthounasty]

BAD DRAGON

[ Of course Stolas found himself here, of course. So here we see the great prince of hell, meandering through this shop to look at their wares. Is he an owl? He's a demon, but yes, he does look like an owl with long leggies. So far he doesn't seem terribly impressed with the selection, instead he calls out to the shopkeeper. ]

Excuse me, madame, do you happen to have an imp model? Preferably very large and red--Oh!

[ His touched seemed to graze the tentacle and he looked at it curiously. ]

Perhaps this would be good as well...

READING RAINBOW

[ Ah yes, a bookstore. Now this is something Stolas could really get behind. Although what he didn't expect was to run into a few books from his own home, and this only made him curious and mildly concerned. If it looks like he's just tossing books aside as he pulls them off the shelf and merely glances at them, that's exactly what he's doing. ]

So far so good... Although I'll have to remember some of these titles and come back for them later, such fascinating informatio--The Heroic Exploits of Jonah and Erin... this sounds too biblical, and not even the good parts. [ SIGH. ]

KABUKICHO

[ Managing to find one of those sugary coffee drinks from the place serving all the weird food Stolas found himself enjoying the drink while strolling the area. Bars, love hotels... He was extra glad his little owlette wasn't here, although at the same time he finds himself already missing all their bonding activities. Depression, agony--Oh, what is this little being telling him now? ]

A host club?

[ Was this the same as a gentleman's club, or something else as dubious? Walking in, there was the curious look around. Taking in the scene he could catch the gist of it. ]

Ah, for those lonely at heart.

[ Totally not him, not at all. Nuh uh.

Making his way over to the bar he holds up his widdle hand. ]

Surprise me with something strong, yet delightful barkeep.

WILDCARD

[ Want to have some of that sweet sweet CR with this disaster demon, but none of these prompts are quite hitting it? Feel free to toss a random starter at me, I'm open to anything and everything as is Stolas. So please, don't feel too shy asking for anything specific. If you want to run something by me first feel free to hmu at either itachuu or itachuu#2454 over at the disco. ]

( bad dragon )

[grief]

❰ she's totally aware that the question isn't being asked of her, but it still perks her ears up. imp dick? well, might as well join the line if there actually is one on display. his interest might have moved elsewhere, but hers certainly hasn't.

although, what's more interesting than an imp dick...turning around answers her question, but not in the way she expects. ❱

Woah. What the shit are you? ❰ she's never seen a non-human looking like THAT. ❱

luusi ▶ original character

[grief]

— LITTLE EDO

❰ going through little edo, luusi doesn't suspect she'll come upon anything truly grand or interesting. oh how wrong she was. a cat-spider-combo runs across her from path, from alley to alley, and she's stupefied. she needs it. and when she discovers there's a variety, truthfully she wants all of them. her collector's spirit is on fire.

however, if she can only wrangle one at a time with her current means, she wants the one she got a glimpse of behind a dumpster before it scuttled away. ❱

Anyone got a Siamese one? ❰ luusi yells, craddling a grey nyagumo in her arms like one might a sack of flour. the creature isn't happy about this situation, spitting and scratching. luusi has a few bleeding nicks, but she seems none the wiser. ❱ I'm looking to trade!

— BAD DRAGON

❰ hey, luusi can be a simple woman. she sees a huge dick outside a store, she's intrigued. sue her. upon actually entering the establishment...well, let's just say her expectations have been totally met. exceeded, even. ❱

Holy shit. How the hell is this supposed to fit in anybody? ❰ the thing is bright read, the length of her arm and covered in bumps and various ridges. ribbed for her pleasure. the magi-tech makes it heat up, which luusi also loves. this is the coolest thing she's ever seen. ❱ Like this has to be some huge troll dick or something.

❰ luusi is also, sometimes, basically 10-years-old. so she's flopping the thing around, swinging it like a lightsaber. she could really grow to like this place. ❱

— GOLDEN GAI

What the fuck is this?

❰ eager to get some non-japanese food (great, she's now trapped in a place that serves cuisine that is her least favourite), luusi was pretty pleased to find the golden gai. she could have been a bitch and put in a huge request for all her favourite stuff from back home, but she's saintly enough to keep it simple: spaghetti.

what she's brought is decidedly not spaghetti. and there's no use screaming at the waiter anymore, as much as she'd like — they're already off and onto serving someone else. well, no, she'll get in a good shout or two: ❱

Do you know what spaghetti is? Like, are you dumb and blind? I— ❰ if you look at her plate, she's been given a plate of what looks like chicken wings, surrounded by a moat of noodles and smothered in hot sauce. the smell is unimaginable, she has no fork.

truthfully, she'd like to just slam this plate into the ground, hope into the kitchen and demand something wholly edible. but! she's still trying to feel out how well she needs to behave here, and she is hungry. ❱

God, you've gotta be fucking kidding me. ❰ she guesses she'll start with the noodles...covered in hot sauce...scooping them with her fingers. the whole thing makes her swear under her breath a few times. ❱ Just kill me, jeeze.

little edo

[dayific]

[ What luck! Sunny wanted to pick out a cute little kitty-spider to bring home to Shade, and she just so happens to be in the right place at the right time, with the right Siamese nyagumo cradled in her arms, on its back, with its many furry legs curled up in comfort. ]

Ooh, ooh! Me! Can I trade you for that adorable grey one?

Zhongli | Genshin Impact

[negeotiation]

Earth Erodes
[Zhongli was normally a person who was often lost in his memories. When you lived as long as he had, it was hard not to think back on the precious times and people that could never return, even if the present held so many precious things as well.

While he knew that someday even those precious memories would erode away, the bridge in nihonbashi has given him a taste of that distant future. The man who reaches the other side is wide eyed and clearly baffled by... well, everything frankly. Where was he...?]

What...?

The Storyteller
[While he wouldn't claim he was particularly good with children, over the years you do learn somethings. Mainly that those ill at ease often find solace in stories.

He's occupying a streetside bench, a few children gathered around as he speaks, voice low and soft. Some are attentive, some are... well, dozing off. You win some, you lose some.]

Perplexed Dragon
[Iyarashii Ryu the store was called, and at first Zhongli had been drawn in by the shop name rather than the.... interesting décor outside.

He's not entirely sure why anyone would need to create this many statues of the same subject, but the exquisite craftsmanship has him torn between fascination and confusion, gloved fingers pressed to his chin as he bends forward to examine an especially detailed one.]

...Such a unique artform to devote yourself to... and yet the passion put into the craftsmanship cannot be denied.

[....Is he really admiring them like they're works of art? Apparently so! The old woman who runs the shop is beaming, though.]

Reading rainbow
[Of course he'd find himself in a bookstore eventually. Does he have money for food anymore? Probably not. But to learn more about the culture and history of this place is only a natural choice if he is to stay here long.

But the books he recognizes are a surprise. That a volume of rex incognito is on the shelf is... certainly odd, but he cannot deny that the sight of the second volume of the teyvat travel guide brings a small smile to his lips as he gathers both books in hand.]

Fascinating... I did not expect to find novels from home here.

[sakotis]

❰ personally, lithuania's just trying to get accustomed to the atmosphere. most customers are picking things up, admiring, testing them out for purchase in as many ways as they can while abiding by public decency. he's just sort of staring at one, taking it in. sighing deeply. moving onto the next one.

he wishes he could think of these things as simple statues. imagining them as fertility totems is at least somewhat palatable to him, historically. maybe with a few tweaks in thinking, lithuania could think of them as pieces of art. the shopkeeper seems to be as proud of them as if they were.

someone else seems to be examining them almost similarly. okay, he can do this. make conversation about art, not...sex toys. ❱

They're very detailed. Large and detailed. ❰ ugh. he can talk about a framed picture, or any other sculpture. but he just doesn't know how to describe a dildo delicately. it doesn't help that his eyes land on one that looks like it's fashioned after a mammoth's member. lord, here comes the anxiety. ❱ And very realistic! She's certainly talented! I'm sure whoever buys them would be quite pleased to own one!

❰ if someone could kill him right now, that would be fantastic. ❱

Jing Beiyuan/QiYe | Word of Honor

[baeyuan]

A City That Never Sleeps

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Bad Dragon
Iyarashii Ryu--

How long he had been standing outside of this ridiculous shop, Beiyuan wasn't certain but it couldn't have been more than a few seconds. The giant phallic statue outside of it had piqued his curiosity enough to lead him inside and he was not at all disappointed. Prince or not, strange, unique things always caught his attention.

Unbothered by both the items surrounding him and the other 'customers', he found himself picking one up after another and just inspecting them. Considering what they were, they came in a variety of sizes, shapes and beautiful colors (at least some of them).

There was a tentacle shaped design in one hand, and something else in the other that he seemed to be weighing the options. Which one would fluster WuXi more? Which one would plainly get the better reaction? Which one would they enjoy more? So many questions...options.

He glanced around him, "I need a basket," he comments mostly to himself.

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Wild Nights
Golden Gai

Food and drink. Other than sleep and WuXi, these places would probably end up Beiyuans favorite. His nose was leading him in the direction of one shop, but he inevitably paused, leaned back and took a peek inside another. It was just drinks. A place for another time.

Food was necessary, but maybe on his way back he could slide in there. Maybe bring something to Zishu.

Once inside, he was ushered to an empty area where he sat and began to look over the menu after he ordered enough drink for all of his friends should they find him. He wasn't certain how the little device worked but he managed to send them all a message where to meet him if they wanted to keep him company.

If not them, a stranger would do.

Wild Nights

[fated_dance]

He shouldn't be up and about, much less walking around outside. And if he were being hovered over to make sure he was behaving, than he'd surely have been stopped by the time he reached the bar his dear friend messaged him about.

Zishu is rather amused he's been left alone this time though! And takes advantage of it to slip into the bar, looking for the familiar face before heading over - waving a hand to turn the host away, he's fine.

Even if he looks...not all that great. Moving slowly, but he's on his feet, which he counts as a good thing. And he's not about to easily turn Beiyuan away. He still settles into the chair beside the other man with a quiet sigh of relief.

Then turns a bright smile at his friend. "You're buying, right?" Perfect sense, yes.

Ranpo Edogawa | Bungo Stray Dogs (Current player!)

[sweetsleuth]

1 | Amnesia
[It's unlike Ranpo to be just standing in the middle of the road spacing out, but that's what happening. After passing through Nipponbashi, he suddenly found himself in something of a daze. But as soon as he tried to think as to why, he suddenly realized that he couldn't think of anything.]

[He couldn't even think of his own name.]

[But being who he is, he still knows enough to wander off of the bridge, now aimlessly walking around Yoshiwara, visibly looking unsure as to what he should do. Assuming you don't just run right into him while he walks, he'll turn when he seems to have caught someone's attention.]

Hey. Can you tell me where I am?


2 | Bad Dragon | nsfw
So if all of these are based on real things that exist in Nippon... what do you think has that one?

[Obviously this link is nsfw. But Ranpo's just baffled at this point. How does that even go anywhere??]

[As for why he's here, well-- if he's actually shopping with someone he knows, he's definitely just here to browse and giggle at the literal wall of dicks. But if you catch him here by himself, you might just find him staring too intently at some rather large sized dildos, a shopping basket under his arm.]


3 | Fan Fictional
--wait, why is this one about me and Caesar!?

[Here Ranpo was browsing the fan-written books, having a good laugh at seeing some familiar names... until he found his own. And naturally, that means it isn't funny anymore.]

There's a whole series of-- wait, one's missing? Is someone actually buying these!? Ugh...

[For all that he seems pretty put out about it, he's still picking one off the shelf to read it.]

[Alternatively, he can also be found over at the otherworldly book shelf, holding a book open with an oddly fond smile on his face.]


4 | Wildcard
[Ranpo also lives in Kyoto if you'd rather run into him on the Western side instead! Hit me up at randomsnarfle if you wanna plot a thing!]

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[grief]

❰ ain't no shame in making a solo sex toy run. especially when the offerings are, quite frankly, hilarious. luusi has tried to engage in swordfights with quite a number of other guests, and she's honestly on her last strike with the shop keeper. as far as she's concerned, playing with the offerings is just as good as respecting their artistic and sexual value.

she's currently hefting a dildo of her own, about the size of a mini watermelon. finally, she gets it. this is art.

not caring whether the question is hypothetical — her two cents is always warranted — she examines the dildo ranpo is examining. hmm. ❱

Some kind of plant demon? If they told me what kind of animals live here, I wasn't listening. ❰ luusi has categorized that information as 'Why Would I Ever Need To Care About This?' ❱ I want to know what the hole that has to go into looks like.

❰ oh, hmm. kind of a loaded (wink) thing to ponder in a sex store. ❱ — Of that species, or whatever it is. If you want to try it out, I'm not asking for your hole pic.

"Sunny" ☀️OC

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sunshine: goooooooood morning Nippon!
sunshine: it's your girl, Sunny!
sunshine: I want to get to know all you wonderful people, so how about this:
sunshine: tell me the weirdest, wildest, most insane, unbelievable fact about you!
sunshine: weirdest one wins a prize!!!!!
sunshine: what's the prize?

sunshine: idk, I haven't thought that far ahead yet.

02. Nihonbashi - ☀️🌘

While Sunny has spent her time here, roaming, exploring, getting to know both the Eastern and Western Kingdoms, her sister Shade has been sulking, keeping to their shared apartment in Nihonbashi. Finally, Sunny is able to coax her outside to go for a nice evening stroll around the area! Dusk and dawn are the only time when both sisters are naturally active, though they have been expanding their usual hours of operation since they've become stranded on Gaia.

Unluckily for the sisters, walking across the Nihonbashi bridge has an unfortunate effect on them-- they each start having memory issues, and get separated. They can't remember why they were there, who they came with, and most importantly, how to get back to their apartment. Sunset comes and Tokyo falls into night, and the sisters are wandering, each lost and alone.

Shade, being the more practical of the two, decides to be proactive and stop passing strangers to ask, "Excuse me, do you know how to get to the Refugee apartments?"

Whereas Sunny, not being a night owl, might just shuffle along sleepily, yawning, until she finds a nice, empty park bench, and decides to curl up right then and there and go to sleep.

[ ooc: will match prose or brackets! please specify if you want Shade or Sunny! ]

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I have over 100 eyes.
Is that the weirdest fact so far?

Yukio Okumura | Blue Exorcist ++CRAU | Currently In-Game

[reflash]

Nihonbashi
[The time surge settles in, and Yukio comes to a stop in the middle of the bridge, confused suddenly by the rush of people and the change in location.]

Excuse me. [He says, carefully approaching someone. He's smiling, polite and not approaching too quickly because he knows how he looks right now, he doesn't look human anymore and that can startle people.]

What day is it?

Yoshiwara
[Yukio is still living in the dorms, and the sudden influx of children doesn't go unnoticed. Nor does how absolutely overwhelmed the scientists are. So Yukio's helping, as best as he knows how. He was never a high energy kid, he was always more likely to want to sit somewhere reading while his brother ran in circles around the monastery. But he was always high activity. So he knows how to help at least some of these children getting their energy out.

So you can find him surrounded by some of the children, leading them through a few simple physical exercises. Or maybe even some very basic martial arts, since Yukio knows if you tell a six year old you'll teach them judo they'll pay attention to you and stop bothering other people for a few minutes.]

wildcard
[[ooc: I am very open to just about anything with Yukio, just hit me up! Also please see his journal for physical ref.]]

Ragetti | Pirates of the Caribbean | current

[woodeneye]

a - adventures in babysitting

[ Watch a few kids for a few hours, make some extra cash? Sign him up! Ragetti's always gotten along pretty well with children, mainly due to existing on a similar emotional level, but he's never actually had anyone trust him to look after them before. He's stoked.

...Unfortunately, there might be a reason for that first part.

If you're passing by the Yoshiwara dorms, you may hear a mournful wail from inside: ]

Me eye!

[ And if you take a look inside... well, someone probably could have predicted this. Two kids are playing keepaway with Ragetti's wooden eye, floating just out of reach of his futilely grabbing fingers, while another clings to his pant leg, snot streaming down her face as she wails. Even by his standards, that's pretty gross.

He hears the door slide open and turns toward the intrusion, desperation and hope mingling in his remaining good eye. A savior! ]

Help...?

b - you get credit for trying

[ Ragetti wanders between the shelves of Awanokuniya, hand to his chin, clearly deep in solemn contemplation. Every so often he'll select a book with care, slide it out from its shelf, peruse the cover, and then return it unopened.

Yeah. He can't read.

Eventually, the "grab book at random and hope" strategy not serving him as well as he might have liked, he turns to a fellow patron, brow crinkling. ]

Which one of these's the Bible?

[ it says the bibble ]

c - wildcard

[ PM me, hit me up at vethica, or just comment here with something new! ]

A

[ainoibuki]

[ Perhaps it was natural instinct to want to help people, or just that she was here to maybe help look after some kids as well that meant she actually heard it. That was a very mournful sound from inside the dorms and it was enough to have Mitsuri heading in to find the source as quickly as she could.

Sliding the door open, she blinked a couple times at the sight that was laid out within the room before she put her hands on her hips and frowned slightly. ]

Come on, now. That's not very nice. You shouldn't be playing with the poor man's eye like that!

[ She may or may not be using her big sister voice, since she does have several other siblings and is used to dealing with kids. So Mitsuri comes across as both stern, but also not too overly harsh as she took a couple steps into the room. ]

Wu Xi ( Word of Honor )

[wu_xi]

( A. Shopping )

To start off, Wu Xi found himself looking at all the different department stores in Shinjuku. He isn't drawn to a particular store right away and instead ends up entering one that is filled with technology he doesn't recognize.

He frowns as he goes through looking at it all.

"Do you know what any of these things do?" he questions anyone who happens near him.

( B. Reading Rainbow )

[ The store at really catches Wu Xi's attention is the bookstore. He is happy to wander the aisles and look at different shelves. He might have picked out a few that are from Nippon and then he finds a few from his own world. One he thinks would be of interest to Zhou Zishu and then two that are more familiar to him. Of course he has to take them. ]

Such a vast collection of texts is amazing is it not?

[ His expression is genuinely happy and he seems at peace in his surroundings. ]

( C. Wildcard )

[ I'll match tenses and styles! Feel free to hit me with your best shot or hit me up via PM or on plurk at poetanarchy if you want to plot something or want a specific starter. ]

Jiang Cheng | The Untamed

[jiangry]

( A. A place to call home)

Once orientation had finished, Jiang Cheng feels no less frustrated and confused than he had at the start. He has an apartment in Nihonbashi. However, he had found himself out of the district and it seems a little less distressing. However, he feels a bit lost still as he explores on foot. Despite his pride he finally decides to ask someone for help.

"Have you been here a while?"

Are these people real? Has he gone insane and this is all in his mind? He wouldn't say his imagination is this complex, though.

( B. Network - text - un: sandu )

What is the meaning of this?

( C. Golden Gai )

[ Jiang Cheng enters the enters the restaurant and he glances around, Sandu at his side and Zidian in it's place on his wrist. He doesn't see anyone familiar and sighs to himself. Maybe it would be easier to adjust if he had someone he had even a passing familiarity with.

Instead, he moves to sit down at an empty spot and makes an order for wine and food. He doesn't care what they bring so he had told them as much.

He'll end up with more dishes than he could possibly eat on his own.

Please join him and help him out so it doesn't go to waste, right? ]

( D. Wildcard )

[ I'll match tenses and styles! Feel free to hit me with your best shot or hit me up via PM or on plurk at poetanarchy if you want to plot something or want a specific starter. ]

B. un: sunshine

[dayific]

what is the meaning of what? you're going to have to be more specific...

Angel Evangelista ( Pose )

[redpumps]

A. Bad Dragon

Despite herself, Angel is far too curious to pass up the dildo store. There are toys she couldn't have even imagined and she's amused as she walks through the aisles. There are various ones she might pick up to feel the textures before putting them back.

"Someone's very creative, aren't they?" She asks with amusement to whoever is nearest to her. She pushes her hair out of her face a bit as she offers the stranger a friendly enough smile.

B. Wild Nights

[ Angel's dressed nicely as she moves through Kabukicho, taking in the different establishments. The host clubs catch her attention and she sees that they're hiring. They seem to be close to the work that she is used to, although, the specifics aren't quite clear. She'll make a note to come back another time to see about procuring a job. Not lingering at the club she moves on, although, she wouldn't have ignored anyone that talked to her at the host club.

She ends up at the Golden Gai, her brightly colored outfit seems a bit at odds with most people she currently sees but she is used to standing out -- that's someting she's good at. She walks through and finds a table that's not hidden away and would likely draw attention to herself. It'll make it easier to get someone to join her so she can start building a network of people here.

She doesn't have the Evangelistas -- her family -- so she has to do something. She knows girls like her don't last long without a group. ]

C. Wildcard

[ I'll match tenses and styles! Feel free to hit me with your best shot or hit me up via PM or on plurk at poetanarchy if you want to plot something or want a specific starter. ]

B

[dayific]

[ Sunny is still settling in, but she's working hard on making as many new friends as she can. Maybe the people she thinks of as "friends" wouldn't think of her that way in return, but... She'll get there.

One such friend is Angel. Of course, they haven't met in person yet, so Sunny has yet to really get a sense of what Angel might be like, but after they agree to meet for some food, Sunny is excited to kick the friendship off!

She enters the restaurant and assumes the beautiful woman sitting alone at a table, dressed in bright colors just like her, must be who she's looking for. ]

Excuse me... Are you Angel? I'm Sunny, we agreed to meet?

Shell Overlord | Blood Bank

[steponme]

1 | One (1) Vampire Lord | OTA
[Right away, Shell realizes this world is much , much hotter than the one he was used to. After leaving the nice, albeit still rather warm, auditorium of the NRL, he pulls up the hood of a cloak lent to him by one of the scientists and starts off in search of his new apartment. Much as he'd rather wait until nightfall, he feels a bit too out of place.]

[But that all changes when he steps onto the Nipponbashi bridge. And in an instant, he forgets... well, practically everything. He remember who he is, at least. But a good chunk of the past few years is gone.]

[He manages to make his way off the bridge, but now what? After a few minutes of internal panic, he approaches someone and taps them on the shoulder. Despite everything, he's remarkably calm -- though he's very pale, and has some dark circles under his eyes.]

Excuse me. I seem to be having trouble figuring out where I am. Would you mind helping me for a moment?


2 | Dildos Dildos Dildos | OTA
[Of course Shell would find his way to the giant dildo store. He's no stranger to shops like these, but there's certainly a different vibe when he's going in and the assumption is that he's buying things for himself. Back home, these stores were usually art specialty shops, filled with toys for vampires to use on their human slaves...]

[Not that Shell ever saw them that way. But at least back home, no one would have guessed the things he was buying were to be used on himself. Which makes it all the more embarrassing when he gets to the shelf with vibrators. Things like that certainly don't exist back home, so when he tries to stealthily pick up a dildo to look at it, and it starts moving, he shouts in surprise and drops it on the floor. And if that weren't bad enough, the dildo continues to gyrate, propelling itself across the ground like a strange creature as Shell just stands there aghast.]

...h-how is it doing that?


3 | Murder, it's what for dinner | cw: blood
[By far, the most difficult thing Shell knows he'll have to face is... well, his diet. While the NRL is kind enough to explain where he might find some blood to purchase, knowing it would be human blood just makes him wonder where they're getting it from. Not that he's in a position to be picky...]

[Thankfully, he finds a butcher in Nipponbashi selling animal blood. Sure, he hasn't had too much luck keeping it down so far, but he'll never know if it's possible unless he tries! And that means buying a good amount of it to test, which he's carrying in a paper bag after buying--]

[But then, he bumps into someone. And as he falls forward onto his face-- blood gushes out from underneath him as every single bottle shatters in the bag.]

[Evidently, you've just killed a man. What now?]


4 | Wildcard
[Feel free to hit me with whatever or plot something over at randomsnarfle! As a vampire, Shell is very sensitive to heat and sunlight, and will most likely be found exploring the city after dark, or covered by a cloak during the day.]

baku | original

[dreamvour]

a. A Place to Call Home

[she should probably be more concerned about being pulled into an entirely new world - and one that resembled Japan, no less. She really should be concerned that she's cut off from her boss and probably, and most importantly, that she was saved from her impending doom.

Nah, she'll worry about that another time.

Instead, Baku takes to everything with barely contained excitement. Finding a place to stay is low on her list of things to do, given that she doesn't have to sleep. She spends most of her time exploring both Tokyo and Kanto.

Sooner or later, however, she finds her way to Yoshihara, and caught up in the chaos of children refugees. She gives into the pleading and at different points can be found coralling children or, you may find her successfully curling up with a group of them for a nap. She's great at pretending to sleep]

b. Bad Dragon (NSFW)

[in her explorations Baku finds herself standing in front of the dildo emporium, staring at the 7 foot tall statue]

Ah. That's a big one. [you might hear her say out loud to herself, completely deadpanned]

c. NRL Time Refugee Support Network

#nrl_time_refugee_support - online

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tapir: hello other refugees~
tapir: (*ﾟｰﾟ)ゞ i'm new here so please be gentle with me
tapir: i'd like to ask a question as an icebreaker!
tapir: what is the best dream you've ever had?
tapir: i'll leave the interpretation of that up to you (*＾▽＾)／

[or feel free to wildcard, any questions can be directed to sociologize! ♥]

c. un: ash2.0

[subroutined]

Hello, tapir!
I would love to play your icebreaker game, but I don't dream.
Well, maybe I dream of electric sheep...