006 | High School Debut

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Substitute teaching
When: All day April 5
Where: A large public school in Tokyo
Summary: There are too many teachers sick and the Far Shore residents need to help fill in!



For some reason or another, many teachers have gotten sick just as the new school year is starting! In a panic, the school is seeking out every substitute teacher they can find, which is still not enough, and so the gods have to step in as reinforcements. And the Heavens are insisting on Far Shore residents helping strictly because this sickness seems so darn suspicious.

So anyone who looks old enough is being asked to step in as a substitute teacher and anyone who looks young enough is being asked to blend in as a new student, all to help the school and find out what exactly is causing this mysterious illness plaguing only the teachers of this school. There are many subjects open to teach and all Far Shore residents are expected to act as if they properly belong in this school while conducting their investigation. That means you'll have to teach properly or attend classes, depending on which role you've taken on.

Some gods might even find it useful to try and get information out of students by possessing one of their own, therefore guaranteeing the trust of the others around them. It's all up to you how you choose to investigate!

Newcomers will find the following note in their pockets as they are transferred to the school:

Greetings and apologies for the strange introduction.

I am sure you have many questions and concerns, but you have appeared at a very inconvenient time. Please attempt to help us, if you can, and we will reward you to the best of our abilities.

If you have any questions, you can seek out the counselor. Too many students underestimate what a good counselling session can do towards helping to alleviate their fears and uncertainties.

Kindest regards,
☼ Amaterasu ☼



Classes

Being a big school, there are dozens of different subjects available. As teachers, you can practically teach anything you would like to, and as students you are facing a constant stream of completely different kinds of information. Maybe the school needs to tone it down a bit on how many different subjects they offer...

Hallways

The hallways are always a great place to mingle and get to know the other students in the school. You'll see all sorts in the hallways, ranging from the beautiful girls being followed by their fanboys all the way to the delinquents who are promptly making their way away from the classrooms for the rest of the day. Hopefully somebody around here will be able to give you a heads up as to what's going on.

Lunch

Lunchtime is the easiest time to gather gossip and information. Whether you are staying in the classroom with a bento or heading to the cafeteria to wrestle for some bread or spending your lunch in the faculty room with the rest of the not-sick teachers, you will find that both the students and the faculty are more prone to chatting during lunch. And a lot of them talk about a curse laid on the school because of the late principal...

Counselling

Surprisingly enough, there is a white-robed shinki in the counselling office of the school, and the golden chrysanthemum of Amaterasu can be found on her tunic as well as on the door to her small personal office. Oddly, all of the other students and faculty keep passing the door by, but the counselling shinki simply continues to smile gently all the same.

FINAL BOSS

Turns out there is something causing the illness in the teachers, and it's an exceedingly large ayakashi, one so large that no single god could possibly take it down. You'll have to all work together to weaken it enough for the rending to work on it.

The battle for the FINAL BOSS will be posted on the OOC date of July 17, all threads involving destroying him should go there when it is posted. All other events leading up to the FINAL BOSS battle should slowly build to figuring out that an ayakashi is at work.



In Summary:

• Blend in
• Make sure to go to class
• Don't forget lunch!
• Investigate the illness
• Seek counselling if you need it
• Defeat the FINAL BOSS
• Have fun~

Comments

Lunch - are you ready to collectively destroy this game

[deniles]

[White hair? Eye patch? Notes on his desk with lewd fake names?

He definitely stands out.

So when someone gets into his personal space, he's going to get right back into his. Ukoku hasn't met a man like Niles.

What is personal space?]

Can I help you? If you want help, it'll cost you hourly. But I won't tell anyone you asked.

life is meaningless why not ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[existentialcrisis]

Hourly!

[ He shrinks back a little, grimacing—but only a little, and then he leans against the side of the desk. This desk is now holy. ]

I don't think they're paying me enough for that. What are your rates?

let me show you something not meaningless

[deniles]

Hmmm...

[He grins and leans back in the chair, turning to look at him. His legs were nice and spread.]

Depends what you want. But I don't come cheap.

where am I looking is it very small??

[existentialcrisis]

[ Ukoku hmmms in thought, brow furrowed, one finger theatrically on his chin. ]

Well, I need a window repaired, some letters delivered, different kinds of tea, some wine, a lighter, a few more things picked up over here and brought to me, I have a list; ah, an old-fashioned bird cage, and someone to eavesdrop for me. Very skillfully.

[ He pauses. ]

Was that too much to swallow? You looked like you'd be able to take it.

you're looking at a mirror

[deniles]

Hmmm... that'll cost you...

[He grabs a pad of paper and begins to jot things down very quickly before nodding and looking right at the man.]

One million yen. Per hour.

[Tapping his pen against the pad.]

Shall I put you down for 8 hours of work?

touché

[existentialcrisis]

Well, now, wait a minute, let me check my finances.

[ He digs into his pocket and scrutinizes what he comes up with. ]

I have about a thousand. Oh! I could buy you a cup of coffee. Wouldn't that be fair?

souffle

[deniles]

Mmmm... then you'll have to give me extra.

[He smirks and kicks his leg up, keeping the man trapped against the desk.]

Cause I don't come cheap.

im sorry niles ajfkas

[existentialcrisis]

You mentioned that! [ He pats Niles' leg, now that it's right there and easy to reach. Shhh dear. ]

You must have unshakable confidence, using tactics like this. I like it. What would you say your rate of failure is?

[ This is actually kind of surreal: it's like being chased by the lowest-hanging peach on the tree, except walking calmly while the peach is running in slow-motion screaming pickup lines at the top of its lungs, and also the peach probably has chlamydia. ]

you are not dont fill this thread with your lies

[deniles]

Zero percent failure.

[He smirks and moves to rub his foot up Ukoku's inner thigh. Leo's going to punish him, he's sure.

Oh well.]

Haven't failed once.

[existentialcrisis]

Really? Would you like to?

[ He kicks out one of the chair legs from under Niles and shoves him to the floor, and then he's on top of him, straddling his back, with a harsh grip on one of his arms. ]

I think there's a saying about failure and learning.

[deniles]

[The idea of failure is one that he loathes. And avoids it as much as possible.

But what nicely works is that failure for him isn't so easily defined.

So when he hits the floor and is pinned down by this man, it's so easy for him to define this as a failure.

But for Niles, he's still breathing.

So he smirks and looks back at him.]

I didn't know you were so kinky. Already, pinning me down! Ooo, are you going to take advantage of me? It's been too long!

[existentialcrisis]

[ Ukoku props his chin in his free hand (with the assistance of an elbow in the middle of the spine under him), making a noncommittal noise. ]

Well, I was thinking about grading some papers.

[ He's idly testing how far back he can pull that arm he caught. ]

[deniles]

[Keep pulling. He likes it.]

Oh~? I hope you'll give me an A+ for effort.

[He loves this so much. So you're not going to make him otherwise.]

[existentialcrisis]

[ He tests it a couple more times. Nothing? Really? That's a skill, at least. He lets go abruptly and sits up. ]

Is this how you say hello to everyone?

[deniles]

Mmm, not usually. I usually have to go up to someone first.

[So this is new. He shakes his harm off and grins.]

So you made it much easier for me.

[existentialcrisis]

Not too much easier, I think. You don't seem shy.

[ He's kind of fixing Niles's shirt politely, but also not actually moving. ]

No one's ever threatened you, or anything like that?

[ because let's be real he can think of at least one person off the top of his head who'd jump right to gun-waving. ]

[deniles]

Oh, what good would being shy do me?

[Oh thank you, although he was kind of hoping you would remove it.]

Ah, threatened? That's happened. It's all fine though.

[aka they're going to kill each other one day.]

[existentialcrisis]

[ Ukoku hmms thoughtfully. ]

Were you not counting that as a failure? [ He pats Niles's back. Some people will take any kind of attention. ] Who was it, if you don't mind?

[ As if it's only happened once, but asking for a list would be rude! ]

[deniles]

He hasn't killed me yet, so there's always a chance. [It's true, he will. Especially if it's sexual.] Dunno. Never got his name. Or cared to, really.

[surprisingly it's only happened once!]

[existentialcrisis]

[ Well what good are you, Niles! ]

That's too bad. He wouldn't happen to be blond, would he? Always looks a little angry?

[deniles]

[if you had taken his pants off, you would have found out.]

With a gun? Likes to get a little too drunk?

[existentialcrisis]

I think so! Let's see, what did he say his name was? [ He pauses for a second and snaps his fingers. ] Genjo Sanzo. He has quite a temper.

[deniles]

Ah, sorry, I only get the names of people I have an interest in. And even that's rare.

[He smirks.]

Is that so? I'll remember that for any future meetings.