IZOU'S PALACE

[goei]

KYOTO BAKUMATSU PALACE
You find yourself in historical Kyoto at night. The city is shadowy and beautiful, elegant but hostile. It's a sophisticated city, but you don't belong there and it knows it. Everyone knows it. You are being watched.

Worst of all, a terrible demon haunts the streets of this powerful capital city.

Eli Walsh, Kirumi Tojo, Still Sunrise, Argenti, Yi Sang, Celeste, Mafuyu Asahina, and McGillis Fareed, do you dare journey into hell?

 

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[goei]

[She is still feeling it distantly! And you know what? Actually... just out of the corner of her eye, further in the crowd, there seems to be a dark shadowy figure similar to the man on the bridge. (18)

What shall Mafuyu do about this?]

[beathollow]

( oh! that's not good. is- ah. celeste is gone, doing something. ...

and so is mcgillis.

...

for now, she's going to continue behaving, and just wait politely. but she's watching back, bitch. )

[cirquedesang]

[He was trying to be sneaky... Mcgillis is apparently succeeding in being sneaky. But he'll circle back to rejoin her, under the pretense of getting some ~directions~ and, you know, help reading the signs, in case the bouncer is still watching him.

Buuuut gestures (point at sign, confused headtilt, etc, etc.) don't have to match words!]

Have you found anything?

[beathollow]

( --oh! hi dad. )

There's something not unlike the man on the bridge watching me still. Others- locals- have experienced a similar sensation. I've spotted him, but I thought it was wise to not engage alone. I think I can find him again if I need to, though...

[cirquedesang]

[Hi bb girl--!]

The monsters here have been weak, but... I'm glad you were safe.

[If the track record continues, she could easily bully the shadowman, but it's not like he would have especially enjoyed rolling up on her trying to take him out alone!]

Where is he? We should probably keep an eye on him for now while we wait for some others.

[beathollow]

( she will subtly try to nod to where she saw the shadow man last, keeping an eye on him just in case. )

They have been, but I'm still just a student...

[kandata]

[Well! Let's reconvene over here while sneaky people are sneaky]

Perhaps it's an ally of the demon. Given how calm everyone is, I do not think the demon himself attacks here.

[An ally of him is a good lead, though!]

[beathollow]

It appeared when I first was accused to theft. I managed to talk my way out of trouble- I told an older man that I was simply borrowing the news paper to show McGillis and that I would bring it back promptly, which I did. The feeling of being watched lessened, but it was still present.

A few people in the teahouses have mentioned seeing someone watching them from out of the corner of their eyes as well.

[idealitas]

[ More sneaky(?) people gathering! Also hey there Mafuyu, please be smart and stay safe unlike these guys provoking stuff. ]

I felt something similar back at the park. I couldn't pinpoint who that gaze belonged to... This is perhaps more fortunate that we have reconvened.

[beathollow]

( she's doing her best. )

I agree. Perhaps you can find your watcher too...?

[cleansewithfire]

[ The teahouse group have returned! ]

Mr. McGillis and I tried to enter the teahouse through the back since it did not seem like we would be welcomed as customers. We met one of those shadowy figures at the back door, but...

[ Sunrise holds up a metal object in her hand so the others can see it. It is thin and flat, shaped like a segment of something round (like a pie slice). The round outer edge is gilded like the flat surface, but the straight sides are just the raw darker metal underneath. ]

He gave me this and said we will need it to find the demon. I think it is a part of a sword's hand guard.

[beathollow]

... Interesting. Perhaps we need a sword of this era.

[cleansewithfire]

Perhaps. This is only a part of the handguard, so I wonder if there are other pieces we will need.

[beathollow]

... I know a shadow has been observing me. I am going to try and confront it- if it could help us, it will be worth the risk.

[beautifulknight]

Perhaps so!

[ pause ]

Also, I feel as if being watched now. I am uncertain if I should mention this now, as it is quite a familiar feeling for me to experience.

[kandata]

Did you do anything that could call attention to you?

[kandata]

Something the demon would want to have, perhaps?

[We might have a proverbial target on our backs, then! Good?]

[cleansewithfire]

Well, Mr. Okada is a swordsman...

[ ...She pauses like she's considering whether what she heard is particularly important or relevant information, but then decides that since she's not sure, she may as well just say it anyway. ]

The shadowy figure also said some other things.

"That demon doesn't even fight with a proper sword style. So unrefined…"

"He's like a dog picking up scraps of sword technique wherever he can find it."

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Here comes Eli jogging back, holding up a very similar segment triumphantly. He has successfully fetched. Good dog. ]

Hey, there was this weird shadow lady watching me and she gave me this thing! Is it important?

[beautifulknight]

[ Wait...what, he'll look over at that. That's twice (thrice) now with the shadows, should he go ahead and chase whatever is watching him down now.

Provided whatever it is still watching?? Is it??? ]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ do it do it ]

[goei]

[He does still feel like he's being watched, yes. Whether or not that's related to the shadow men giving treats.]

[cirquedesang]

[...Two Frenchmen, One Braincell in this moment.

So, you know, double that question. Is he still being watched, too? And is there a shadowy friend accompanying the watching?]

[beathollow]

Yes. Sunrise and I got one as well.

[idealitas]

[ The French are bad at perception checks apparently.

Yi Sang had watchitis too, is that still a thing? He'll go looking too, then. ]