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

[kokuyoyo]

[That his awkward explanation seems to have passed as good enough seems to put Chikusa a little at ease, and his shoulders go back to their usual passive slump.]

Alright. When are you usually there...?

[redotiertwo]

I mean, I can pretty much be there most of the time except nights I'm working at the bar, so like. Come during the day and text ahead to make sure I haven't fucked off for a Far Shore flyover or some shit and you should be good.

[Davesprite is not a particularly hard guy to get hold of, all things considered.]

[kokuyoyo]

Will do.

[Simple enough that even he can manage it. All he has to do is find Hajime's temple, then. But for now... He inclines his head towards all the sets.]

...Figure out what you want now?

[redotiertwo]

[Since that seems to be done and dusted, Davesprite turns his attention back to the display, tipping a hand.]

I figured I might as well go for the deluxe expensive as shit options with the Heavens footing the bill, so that knocked off a lot. The first set looks like it's a little better for what I'm looking for, but they're not really that different if we're being real about it.

[Then again, maybe he could use one as a spare pair. He's not exactly feeling guilty wavers at dumping a bill that size on the people who seem to barely give a fuck about what the newcomers are doing at any given time.]

[kokuyoyo]

...Should I get something? [A pause before he bothers to explain.] To bring with when I visit...

[redotiertwo]

You're probably gonna want some headphones of your own just so you don't piss everyone off while music-making, and also if you don't have a computer that isn't your phone, you should probably get one. I use some of the more expert peripheral shit, but you don't really need that until you're sure you're gonna go serious.

[And considering Chikusa mostly seems to be looking for something to get interested in, he should be able to find that out just having the basic equipment for it.]

[kokuyoyo]

So a computer good for this kind of thing...

[Time to go back to Google. Chikusa's head tucks down slightly as he starts to go through sites.]

Did you already have one or did you spend more of Heaven's money?

[redotiertwo]

I got one when my gear turned up, so like a month ago. Before that I figured having a computer in my shades and a computer in my phone was enough.

[Because having a computer in your shades is apparently normal enough for Davesprite to just gloss over it like that.

Considering Chikusa is looking stuff up already, though, Davesprite leans in to eye the options.] You're gonna want something with decent speakers and enough RAM that it's not going to shriek bloody wailing death at the first decent piece of music software you put on it.

[kokuyoyo]

[...That's sure a lot of computer. Chikusa glances at him from the corner of his eye, an eyebrow raised, but otherwise doesn't comment on it. He woke up one morning with an owl from the ceiling fan; who is he to judge?]

What type is yours, then? Maybe it'd be easier to just go for the same type...

[redotiertwo]

I dunno if they'll have it here, I got it cheap because it was an older model they were trying to get rid of. [Still, he leans in to look at what's on Chikusa's phone, and eventually he points one out.] I think that's the current version of the same one. They'll probably have that one here, at least, it's a major brand.

[kokuyoyo]

Then I guess it's as good a place to start as any... [Tapping on the screen, he glances over the description.] ...Yeah, this should probably do.

If worst, we can always return it.... Do you think Heaven gets the refund or us?

[redotiertwo]

I mean, it depends how the Heavens are paying. Also if you get a receipt, and return policies, and a lot of boring bullshit I don't actually know in this situation.

[He doesn't really know or care how the Heavens are covering their asses for this at this point.] You could probably sell it online even if they won't refund you in actual money.

[kokuyoyo]

Good point. I doubt it's going to be cash.... [One shoulder rises up in a shrug, and he puts his phone back into his pocket.] It'll work out either way, I guess...

I'll go get that, then... while you're looking over these.

[redotiertwo]

Yeah, usually they're kind of careful about not having people waltz in and get sweet cash money for stuff they might've lifted off the nearest shelf. [For some reason.

Davesprite nods at Chikusa's plan, and gives him a somewhat half-assed wave.] Yeah, go ahead. Just contact me whenever you want to start some shit, I guess.

[kokuyoyo]

[It's almost as if they don't trust a bunch of random jackasses, who knew.]

[Still, that seems to be enough for Chikusa. Phone tucked away, he starts to shuffle off, and gives his own wave that's honestly on the same scale of half-assedness as Davesprite's.]