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

Secret Shoppers

[clothes_make_the_man]

[Forrest has been spending most of his time around the clothing displays for what are probably obvious reasons, so by the time Lucina arrives to do some shopping of her own, he's already been fighting is own war for some time now.]

No, come back! You were the only one in my size!

[Currently he's chasing a light pink sundress around as it floats just out of reach.]

[challengesfate]

[Huh? That's...that's a weird thing to say about clothes, right? Lucina looks -

- Oh sweet Naga that is some straight up poltergeist shenanigans over there. Positioning her wagon so it wouldn't roll into the nearest passerby, she follows after Forrest and his elusive dress. There's probably got to be some way to trap it...oh!]

Herd it towards the satchels!

[The handbags, she means, which are coming up on the right. Feint left, Forrest!]

[clothes_make_the_man]

Ah! Right...!

[It's all happening much too quickly for him to give her proper thanks. He'll take care of that afterward. Spotting the display she's pointing at, Forrest chases the wayward dress in that direction.]

Hurry and grab it!

[challengesfate]

Right-!

[With a burst of energy, Lucina rushes forward as fast as she can, and once she's within range, dives forward...

...And is very, very lucky to manage to grab the bottom hem of the dress as she goes down with an "Oomph!". Please don't tug yourself out of her hand, dress, you have lost.]

[clothes_make_the_man]

[Forrest is right behind her, and he kneels to pin down the other half of the dress. And after a bit of thrashing, it falls limp to the ground.]

Whew... thank you. I don't think I could ever have caught it on my own.

[challengesfate]

Y-You're welcome...

[She's still a little winded from hitting the ground, but overall, Lucina looks pleased. The dress has been bested, and nothing seems to have been broken or harmed in the process! Though she might have a bruise later...eh, it's a small price to pay.]

That...was the strangest thing I have seen here yet...

[clothes_make_the_man]

I'm glad it's still in one piece.

[Forrest lets out a sigh, picking up the dress and blowing the dust off with a bit of magic before folding it up.]

This place is known for strange sights, unfortunately. Not all of them are dangerous, at least.

[challengesfate]

I should hope not...

[While not an unusual sight, the use of magic is something for Lucina to take note of.]

And I would have been sorely sorry if I had torn it, regardless.

[clothes_make_the_man]

It would hardly have been your fault.

[Even still, he's going to keep a tight hold on it.]

Thank you for your help. My name is Forrest.

[challengesfate]

Even so, it would be unfortunate.

[She nods.] Mine is Lucina. It's good to meet you.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Pleased to meet you too, Lucina.

[He gives a polite little curtsy.]

Have you been here long, then?

[challengesfate]

[And she bows in return.] No, not too long. I'm still growing accustomed to everything that is new and strange. What about you?

[clothes_make_the_man]

It's been a few months for me. It's odd to think that I've actually gotten used to this place in that amount of time, but you'd be surprised at how quickly you adjust.

[challengesfate]

Is it truly that easy? I still find myself confused about things that...I suppose should be commonplace, in this realm. But I have learned of many things today, so perhaps you are right.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Is there anything you still have questions about? I'll do my best to answer them, if I can.

[challengesfate]

Hm...

[There are lots and lots of things Lucina wants to ask about, but feels it's better to just wait until the topics present themselves before addressing them.]

There are a few things. The technology, though, seems to be the most pressing at the moment.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Ah... yes. I had a bit of trouble with that myself when I first arrived. I actually learned to use a modern sewing machine before I figured out everything our phones could do.

[Which should surprise no one.]

[challengesfate]

There is a machine here that can sew for someone?

[She looks reasonably surprised!]

[clothes_make_the_man]

Well, not on its own, but much faster than you could do it by hand.