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!
powerhittou: (and we'll party hard)

[personal profile] powerhittou 2018-12-29 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
Oi, you're getting all mushy again...

[Kojuro does mean that he's gotten taller, right? Maturity's probably fine too but not at all Masamune's top priority. Not now, not ever.

But he's the one who feels like a proud mom, listening to Kojuro talk about selfies like one of his fellow kids. His phone doesn't get any reception here, STRANGELY ENOUGH, but the camera should still work... Even if only one of them can keep it, Kojuro can at least get a good long look at it to sear the picture into his memory.

Masamune pats his pockets while he watches... whatever Kojuro is doing.
]

You drop something, old man?

[personal profile] righteyed 2018-12-29 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Call me 'old man' again and I will flog you with this.

['This' being the cool stick he indeed just picked up. Thick enough that it should be able to take a few hits, but not a log, so he can still swing it. Look, I don't care about stick logistics right now. The fact is that he's pointing it at Masamune now, chin jerked back and challenge clear on his face.]

I never got around to getting you to teach me how to play. And I have blades here, if you are still interested--

Did you forget something, my lord? [The stick gets pointed at those pockets. wyd buddy.]