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

[fony]

Oh, thanks. Something I've always wanted.

[This is shouted from the dressing room, because it took him a few moments to process what Niles said. And because, y'know, nudity.]

I get to pick it out.

[This is not shouted; he's come back out.]

[deniles]

[Nudity isn't a problem. Ask Niles.]

Whatever you want. I want to see it first.

[He looks him up and down for a nod.]

I want to try something. How picky are you about your hair?

[No, he isn't going to cut it. His knives are too far away.]

[fony]

[Of course it isn't. Luke would rather not be completely nude in front of Niles. At least the lingerie covers up most of the important bits.]

...Why? I'm not cutting it, if that's what you mean.

[It may be inconvenient right now, being summer, but that's why ponytails exist.]

[deniles]

Braid it. It'll make it look better.

[He nods. It's very much a 'duh' word that comes out of his mouth.]

Come here and I can do it.

[fony]

Uh, sure...

[If he's ever braided his hair, he can't recall, and if he doesn't like, it, he figures he can just undo the braid. He'll trust Niles not to do anything weird while he's got his back turned to him.]

What's wrong with it being loose?

[deniles]

[He starts braiding it slowly, humming as he does it.]

Doesn't look as nice on you.

[He's careful not to tug too hard (although with him, you never know when that'll happen).]

It'll look better in a braid.

[fony]

Thanks...?

[Is he being hit on? He's being hit on, he's pretty sure.]

I don't think I've had a guy compliment my hair before...

[deniles]

Have you had girls do it?

[Humming as he continues to braid it.]

There's a lot you can do with long hair like this.

[fony]

I don't know. Probably.

Yeah, but I don't really want to do anything complicated that'll just get messed up later.

[deniles]

Hair is fixable. It can't hurt to try it.

[Just saying.]

[fony]

I guess you're right. How do you know how to braid, anyway? Do you live with a lot of girls?

[Assuming girls because hey, he hasn't seen a lot of guys with plaited hair. Or wearing just underwear, but hey, there's a first time for everything.]

[deniles]

I watch a lot of videos of things. This is my first time doing it.

[Surprise. He hums as he keeps working on it. Probably best not to run away now.]