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

1b

[smilingbullet]

Oh, those are really cute.

[ And D2 does like cute things. He probably wouldn't have noticed them if he hadn't seen somebody inspect them, though. ]

[heartshutter]

Aren't they? I don't see how they can expect someone to pick between them all to take just one home!

[ Says the god loading another one into his shopping basket. ]

[smilingbullet]

I get that, it seems like a difficult choice. [ He picks up a sunflower. ] They all look so happy.

[heartshutter]

Mm! Just look at this one--! [ He's got the bumblebee. ] If I had a garden, this would be perfect to sit on the window, looking out over some flowers. Don't you think?

[ Look out -- sounds like gardening is next up on his neverending rotation of interchangeable hobbies... ]

[smilingbullet]

Yeah. And if you put it among the flowers it would almost be like it's real.

[ D2 does a little gardening too, though he's not very good at it. ]

[heartshutter]

It really would! [ So, with that in mind, he sets it in the basket, too. ]

I should try planting flowers!

[ Oh boy. ]

[smilingbullet]

Do you not have any flowers where you live at the moment?

[ He thinks he’ll go with two sunflowers and a ladybug. ]

[heartshutter]

[ He's been called out. ]

Eheh... I guess I got a little more caught up in interior decorating than I did in exterior. Whoops.

[smilingbullet]

Doing one thing at a time is probably good anyway. There are some cute, pretty flowers at this flower selling place, they have tools and everything.

[heartshutter]

Oh? You know where it is? I might want to drop by!

[smilingbullet]

I went to one to buy flowers and tools a couple weeks ago, so yeah. If we set a date I can show you. Today might be inconvenient before we've figured out what's up with this pace.

[heartshutter]

Aah, I agree, today probably isn't the best day.

[ Though he's distractable adaptable enough to drop whatever he's doing on a whim and change gears completely, of course, he'll defer to the judgments of someone who obviously knows more on the topic than he does. ]

Hm... I wonder if there are any books around on gardening? We are in a good place to find them. It might be worth looking into before making a trip; and, maybe we can help out around here while we're at it.

[smilingbullet]

There probably should be a few at least, unless they’re sold out. You could always have a look over at the book department.

[heartshutter]

I think I might! I'd planned to browse before leaving here, anyway.

[ Turning to face D2 then, he offers a serene smile. ]

If you want to join, I don't mind company!

[smilingbullet]

Yeah, sure. I haven’t really been there yet either.

[heartshutter]

[ Is he... twisting this stranger’s arm? For a moment, it’s hard to tell. But, not to worry -- Tatara loads his basket of happy, dancing goodies up into his arms, and glances to the checkout register. ]

I’m ready, if you are!

[ Only because he’d grabbed one of everything. Make him pick, and they’d be here until closing. ]

[smilingbullet]

[ Maybe, maybe not. But D2 enjoys being around people, so it’s fine. ]

Right, yeah. I am.

[ He puts down one last box in his basket so he can follow him to the register. ]