20 | Shopping Frenzy!

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Helping a grand opening go well
When: August 21
Where: The Near Shore
Summary: The owners and employees at a new shopping center are begging for help. Bad luck has plagued them, and their grand opening is this weekend! Gods and shinki alike have been asked to respond to their prayers on Opening Day, find the source of their misfortune and ensure that the opening goes smoothly.



The Yamada Corporation is opening a new, high-class department store in a Tokyo suburb. They've been running advertisements for weeks and excitement among their prospective customers is at a fever pitch. Unfortunately, things inside the project aren't going so well. Construction has been delayed, deliveries are wrong, employees keep getting sick or hurt on the job and it's starting to look like the grand opening will be a grand disaster. Their fervent prayers for help have reached the Heavens, who are passing them along to you to be granted... but with an addition: Heaven, too, is very interested in learning where that bad luck is coming from.



Maintenance Madness

For a brand-new building, Yamada Department Store is having a lot of maintenance issues. Toilets are overflowing, lights are burning out, stair railings are coming loose, and either the air conditioning is set so cold there's frost on the vents or it's not working at all. The overworked maintenance crew needs all the help they can get! How many gods does it take to change a light bulb?

Secret Shoppers

Are you really going undercover to make sure you stop problems before they start, or just enjoying a day of high-class shopping on Heaven's dime? Whatever your real motivation is, all expenses are covered... but you'll still want to keep an eye out for mishaps. Unfortunately, the grocery and bakery in the basement are under construction (they've had some flooding problems) but there are still six floors of designer clothes, consumer goods and restaurants to enjoy.

Retail Rescue

Between mysterious accidents and that nasty flu that seems to be going around, the department store is badly understaffed. Grab an employee uniform and someone else's nametag and pitch in before the lines get too long. There are positions open in every department, from the restaurant on the top floor to book sales on floor one.

It's not just sales and service you have to worry about: thanks to the store's misfortune, displays are toppling over, the wrong orders are coming in, fancy candies are melting all over the shelves and ink tags are exploding on their own. This is hard work!

Intrepid Investigators

The Heavens aren't just sending so much supernatural help to this department store to keep their faithful followers happy. They have reason to suspect that there's something more sinister behind this mysterious streak of extra-bad luck. Between keeping the lights on and the customers happy,
you've been asked to search the store and investigate all of the "unlucky" incidents in order to determine what's going on. The shinki who brought you this request hinted that Heaven would look favorably on anyone who uncovered something particularly useful....

If your character is investigating the department store and needs to know what they have found, please comment to the "Investigations" thread below with a link to your thread. Your hint will be provided.

Investigation threads longer than 10 comments will earn 200 followers for every god in the thread and 20 exp for every shinki. Once your thread reaches that length, please turn it in by replying to your hint under the "Investigations" thread to let us know you've earned the bonus.

In Summary:

• Keep the lights on
• Take some time out to enjoy a shopping trip
• Make sure the customers are happy
• Discover the cause of the bad luck
• Have fun~

Comments

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[papillonprincess]

[ She's been contemplating a new headset herself, really so that's where her attention has been. But she does notice the look on the boy's face which... (admittedly for her own curiosity's sake) does warrant investigation.

There's a glance to him and a glance to the box. ]

If there's something that's been out of your budget for a while, I say go for it.

[photoshooter]

Oh. Well, ahah.

[He puts it back, chuckling a little to himself.]

It's not really that important. [He gives Kuroyukihime a bright, if sheepish smile.] I'm already buying a lot of stuff so my goddess and I can live more comfortably, and I wouldn't want to overspend our welcome, you know?

[Aw yeah, figuring out the people who can see him are usually not of this plane. The boy can be taught.]

[papillonprincess]

That's a noble cause.

[ And thoughtful, too. If he's thinking of his god, after all. She does glance over at what he put back with a soft hum. ]

Though I don't suppose it'll be a bad idea to spoil yourself a bit. We'll rarely have a chance to go shopping on Heaven's credit.

[photoshooter]

Mmm, but we're kind of new here. I don't want to make a bad impression. Especially not on Lucina's account.

[He does seem to think highly of the god he's been assigned.]

Gotta show 'em we can do a good job before we splurge on perks, right?

[papillonprincess]

It could also be a better idea to prove yourself worthy of the perks.. so you may be on to something.

[ Count her amused. He seems like such a proper boy, this. ]

So both you and your god have just arrived... that usually seems to be the case.

[photoshooter]

[He's the properest boy he can be!]

Hm? You mean they pair new gods up with new shinki a lot? ...Isn't that a little weird?

[papillonprincess]

I wouldn't say a lot... I've had gods who have been here a while and gods who had just arrived.

[ A soft hum of thought, tapping her finger on her cheek. ]

Though it does seem to be the case. If you're a new god, there's a chance the shinki you find assigned to you may have arrived on the very same game. But you're right. It would be more beneficial to have a seasoned shinki paired with a new god and vice versa, wouldn't it?

[photoshooter]

Yeah, like a mentorship thing.

[Or senior-junior buddy cops.]

Not that I'm complaining about being with Lucina, but you'd just think logistically it'd make more sense. Though I guess the orientation session helps a lot with the basics, and with meeting people.

[papillonprincess]

[ TFS is just a giant buddy-cop plot happening all at once to different people.

But she does nod, humming softly in thought. ]

There's only so much you can learn at an orientation... and even if the more senior ones can answer questions, nothing really beats getting out there.

[ And head tilting slightly. ]

Though I think it's because there's only so many of us available at one time. People come and go and the numbers are inconsistent.

[photoshooter]

Uh-huh. That's the impression I'm starting to get.

[He taps the camera box and looks at Kuroyukihime.]

A little girl dropped by our temple last week saying she was helping someone make a photo wall of everyone here, so if someone disappears, there'll be something to remember them by. I didn't think about it at the time, but that's kind of scary, isn't it? Never knowing when someone who's been nice to you's just gonna be gone.

[papillonprincess]

[ ....A photo wall. She... doesn't know what her emotions are doing, but she does seem to go from frustrated to... sad.

Almost as if someone punched her in the gut. ]

It... certainly is scary. Devastating, to be honest. Though I must admit, a photo wall does sound like a good idea. Many have come and gone. I'm sure those whose lives they changed would like something to remember them by.

[ Rei would have liked that, she can't help but think. ]

[photoshooter]

I know what you mean. ...Have you been here a long time?

[That is, has she lost a lot of people?]

[papillonprincess]

Since April, if I'm not mistaken.

[ She doesn't look as pained, though... just a bit thoughtful. ]

Three gods now... and... someone very special.

[photoshooter]

...Aw, I'm... really sorry to hear that.

[Three gods. He can't even imagine.]

W-well... I know it's not the same, but we can be friends, right? My name's Prompto. Prompto Argentum.

[He sticks his hand out to shake.]

[papillonprincess]

Of course we can.

[ She can afford him a smile now, accepting the handshake. How very western of him, really. ]

Kuroyukihime is the name I recall going by. A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mister Argentum.