vengaboy: (with the night)
Date "feudal frat boy" Masamune ([personal profile] vengaboy) wrote in [community profile] hotsteamynights2018-12-19 08:03 pm

YEAR OF THE TIGERDRAGON

No matter what language you speak, no matter what country or universe you reside in, a mysterious letter has found its way to you. Those who can read it will recognize it as an ornately scripted Japanese new year's invitation; those who don't might not even know these elaborate squiggles mean anything at all. Either way, when you look up from the neatly folded paper, you're probably nowhere near home anymore.



Where is this?! When is this?! Welcome to Japan as it was kinda, sorta, just shy of the year 1600, esteemed guests! If it somehow feels like it isn't even the right month anymore, that's because local time and date is still on the lunar system. It's fine. New Year's parties are New Year's parties.

And those parties mean alcohol! Music! Dancing! Feasting! Don't be shy! There are a number of attendants in colourful livery nearby, eagerly expecting an influx of new guests. They're all friendly enough, but they don't seem to bear the crest of any particular clan and sharp-eyed visitors may catch the briefest glimpse of a striped fluffy tail or a foxy grin... or is it a trick of the light? If you want nothing to do with any of this, they might pout a little but will send you home without any problem. But if you choose to follow them beyond the gates, get ready for one hell of a night. The only kind of explanation you get for what's going on is that the Takeda and Date clans have set aside their rivalries for a night of PEACE AND PARTY and everyone's invited. What does that mean? Go find out for yourself.

Of course folks from all over have been invited to this thing, but outnumbering the other guests by far are a bunch of rowdy samurai types, some in their armour, many in more formal robes, several proudly bearing banners of red or blue. Nobody appears to have any weapons on them, but if any guest takes that as an opportunity to start some shit they're going to be swarmed in like two seconds, so... maybe don't do that. However! There is plenty of space outside to spar in, if that's your thing! Or you can stay inside and drink, eat, enjoy the music, exchange raunchy stories, be an awkward wallflower, drink some more, witness some weird and kind of horrific family bonding, watch the unique display of gun- and canonfire alongside the fireworks, explore the scenic countryside outside of the compound, listen to some smug asshole in an eyepatch and some kid in red scream really loud at eachother, get playfully bullied into taking part in a ceremony you know nothing about, drain a bottle or two, flirt with famous historical figures, or... whatever you want!

All fandoms, all mediums, AUs, doubles, OCs, etc are all fair play here! Invite your friends! Invite your dog! Go nuts! Just slap a warning up if any threads take a particularly violent or sexy turn. Or both. I ain't judging.

LET'S PARTY!
shutheckup: So put all of your anger on (This is a black,black ski mask song)

[personal profile] shutheckup 2018-12-22 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not everyday that Isaac sees some sort of sentient cat artist. Seriously, what the heck? This party is strange, but he didn't think it'd get any weirder! He must be dreaming for sure. Or he could be outright dead. Maybe even both? Ehhh, on second thought, he doesn't to think about it anymore.

Either way, he is pretty curious. Excuse this kid as he tries to pick him up.
]
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[personal profile] retainya 2018-12-23 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ No! You're not allowed to pick him up, just who do you think you are, punk? Kojunyan drops the brush and uses the leek to smack's Isaac's hand away.

He has a leek and he is going to fuck some shit up. ]
shutheckup: that doesn't wanna be solved (I'm just a problem)

[personal profile] shutheckup 2018-12-24 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Though he flinches and takes his hand away, he only scoffs. Had he been human, Isaac wouldn't have hesitated to take a stab at him for sure. But, a cat's a cat. And well, he's not feeling it anyway. He's not gonna waste his knife over something this small and weird, that's just dumb.]

Tch...stupid cat. [Siiiigh.] Hmph, whatever-

[As his gaze shifts, he does finally notice what Kojunyan was drawing, and tilts his head to the side to get a better look.]

...what? You want to wear an eyepatch?
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[personal profile] retainya 2018-12-26 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He would scratch you if you did, kid. But he shakes his head at the question, no that's not him. You could tell that the portrait doesn't have any stripes.

Plus why would he draw himself, he's just a simple retainer.

It's hard when no one understands what you're saying, an earlier encounter had him write a name above the portrait. He uses the leek to point his scratchy handwriting of the name of the cat he drew, Ma5amun e.

Have you seen this cat? ]