[Day 4 - Early Afternoon] RP Thread: Fan Con

[Agasha Sorato]

Taraka nods.

"Ah too true, it is a shame that your duties have only brought you to Green Carp for a short while. I've met quite a few people over the past few days, and I've found myself wishing they could stay. But before we know it your time here will be an end, and you'll be taking back off to the far reaches of the Empire. So I suppose that fancon is but a brief moment in a brief moment, and all of it should be savored." she muses.

"Very Taoist," Sorato says reflectively--then adds, considering Taraka's choice of costume, "Or very Doji."

A laugh tinges his voice as he says, "Unlike the fleeting blossoms of the Old World sakura, though, this brief moment has souvenirs. And I may catch a scolding if I don't bring something back."

[Yasuki Taraka]

"Very Taoist," Sorato says reflectively--then adds, considering Taraka's choice of costume, "Or very Doji."

A laugh tinges his voice as he says, "Unlike the fleeting blossoms of the Old World sakura, though, this brief moment has souvenirs. And I may catch a scolding if I don't bring something back."

Taraka grinned a bit.

"And even if I'm dressed as a Doji, I would be a poor Yasuki if I didn't encourage you to engage in just as much consumerism as you can in this brief moments of brief moments." she added.

[Yasuki Kaito]

"Oh, I wasn't lining up, I am sure Yasuki Umiko is quite busy enough without me bothering her," she says, with a sheepish embarrassed light laugh. Looking down at herself and taking in the sight of herself. Gosh, it felt suddenly so awkward again. Despite the support to feeling any other way she was suddenly Honoka again and in this silly outfit. Heat rising to the surface of her skin full body she was struggling to look up fully.

"I am doing well. I'm enjoying the.. event," yes, a perfectly correct word. "I believe we may have met briefly in passing the other day. I am Yasuki Honoka, senior management at Yasuki Data Inc. I also happen to have my own restaurant that I opened recently actually but that's..."

Well, that's silly is what she thought but she drifted off and didn't fully commit to admitting that.

"You have an excellent outfit though, Yasuki Kaito-san. Did you make it yourself, or purchase it? I fear I am always far too busy to make my own and must purchase them."

"If that's the case, pleased to meet you again, Yasuki Honaka-san," he nodded at her introduction. "I'm sure she's here to be bothered, especially with the line up back there. Comes with being a celebrity. But hey, I guess you can look into checking the line up when it gets a bit thinner?"

He gave a shrug of his shoulders. It wasn't a big deal to him if she wanted to work up the courage to see Umiko or not. Honoka's situation just seemed a bit peculiar, and he wondered what the connection was here. "You mentioned something about a restaurant? That's a pretty cool business. Have you considered getting an informator spotlight on it? I'm sure there's a food show or a variety hour that could get some easy publicity, depending on what it's about."

"Oh, this thing?" He said as he looked down at himself and smirked. "Nah, I don't have time to make this stuff. Actually, I didn't know if it quite qualified. I had it lying around for a wrestling show when my friends and I got the goofy idea of dressing up as the members of the Delinquent Club. Hey, nobody here probably has the guts to tell me that wrestling isn't a sort of fandom, eh?"

[Yasuki Umiko]

"Oh! You even have Juzo-kun's print! So, you've been to the sactuary?"

Kiyoshi signed a t-shirt with a first season image of The Detective and the Mystery 5. A signature was now beside nearly every member, along with a large monkey paw print.

"Good luck with the others!"

He looked back to Umiko. "I heard some fans talking about a big game tonight. One of those role-playing things. They mentioned that she was involved in an important role."

Umiko took a moment to tell an attendant that she would like to take a break for a moment. The line was paused for a moment and Umiko would be brought over some refreshments and a small snack. Even if she wasn't exactly hungry, it would have been a bit awkward if she hadn't been doing something during her short break for appearances.

She picked up the packet of matcha flavoured stick cookies from Uomoto Co and gingerly opened it as she listened to Kiyoshi. "Oh...I can't say I'm aware of too much going on at the con, only my appearance here. Role-playing things? Oh, like in a video game? Is she acting as a hostess, perhaps?"

[Yasuki Honoka]

"If that's the case, pleased to meet you again, Yasuki Honaka-san," he nodded at her introduction. "I'm sure she's here to be bothered, especially with the line up back there. Comes with being a celebrity. But hey, I guess you can look into checking the line up when it gets a bit thinner?"

He gave a shrug of his shoulders. It wasn't a big deal to him if she wanted to work up the courage to see Umiko or not. Honoka's situation just seemed a bit peculiar, and he wondered what the connection was here. "You mentioned something about a restaurant? That's a pretty cool business. Have you considered getting an informator spotlight on it? I'm sure there's a food show or a variety hour that could get some easy publicity, depending on what it's about."

"Oh, this thing?" He said as he looked down at himself and smirked. "Nah, I don't have time to make this stuff. Actually, I didn't know if it quite qualified. I had it lying around for a wrestling show when my friends and I got the goofy idea of dressing up as the members of the Delinquent Club. Hey, nobody here probably has the guts to tell me that wrestling isn't a sort of fandom, eh?"

"I certainly hope not!" she says, finding herself a little more comforted with Kaito's laid back energy. Looking from him back to where the line for Umiko was she couldn't help but wonder at it. "I suppose you are used to having such comfortable relationships with people who are famous in your line of work? I admit, I still find it sort of shocking that Yasuki Umiko is a name that many people know now. Back when we were young she was just 'Umiko-chan' but I suppose we are both different than we were back then. We each of a lot of people relying on us, but more people are familiar with Yasuki Umiko's face."

[Kaiu Tetsu]

Suh-Hyun looks up at the suited up Kaiu, little horse ears wiggling, "That's an impressive job. Sculpted foam or vacuum formed plastic? And the lighting setup, switches hidden in the palm or do you have it on a like a timer?"

"Great work too!" He offers a thumbs up. "3D printed. I had the measurements from my last real armor fitting and applying it to plastic was easy, if time consuming. As for the lights I have switches in the gauntlet for a few pre-set configurations"

[Kitsune Kiyoshi]

There was a lull in his line and he took the opportunity to rearrange a few things."

"No. It sounds kind of like improvisational acting. The players are given or create their own roles in a predetermined setting. There are directors that give objectives and challenges that firm a framework of a story. The players create the details of that story by acting out what their character would do. Apparently, there are rules that help resolve conflicts and allow the characters to do things the players can't act out."

"I don't really understand it." He shrugged. "A fan invited me to try it when I put tge Derective down for his nap. It sounds like it could be fun. From what I was told, the games here are mostly played through storytelling around a table. Thdy imagine what happens, rather than acting it out. Tonight, however, there's a larger game being played throughout the city. The players will be in costume and in character, trying to stop a rebellion."

[Tamori Kanna]

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"That is so cool! Kaiu artisans always do the best Iron Crab cosplays. I wish I could do something like that myself! But for my costume, I'll have to give credit to a Tonbo artisan who made this one for me back home." Kanna gave a little twirl to show off her floofy dress and everything attached to it that had a flowy quality.

"I must capture all the cards!" she posed like the heroine from the anime.

[Agasha Sorato]

Taraka grinned a bit.

"And even if I'm dressed as a Doji, I would be a poor Yasuki if I didn't encourage you to engage in just as much consumerism as you can in this brief moments of brief moments." she added.

"Does, ah... Flying Battle Carps have a financial interest in the vendor hall?" he asks, lips quirking. "Or is that on general principle?"

[Yasuki Taraka]

"Does, ah... Flying Battle Carps have a financial interest in the vendor hall?" he asks, lips quirking. "Or is that on general principle?"

Taraka grimaced at the question.

"We have done in years past, but this year my honorable father forgot to file the paperwork for vendor space." she admits. "Still, there going to be a lot of people out and about today, so businesses everywhere should see a boost."

[Kaiu Tetsu]

"That is so cool! Kaiu artisans always do the best Iron Crab cosplays. I wish I could do something like that myself! But for my costume, I'll have to give credit to a Tonbo artisan who made this one for me back home." Kanna gave a little twirl to show off her floofy dress and everything attached to it that had a flowy quality.

"I must capture all the cards!" she posed like the heroine from the anime.

"Well yeah we have a type." Tetsu drops his voice an octave (or tries to) for his best movie announcer voice. "A Scion of Kaiu and Yasuki lines, captured by a Ronin band, who uses the gift of the kami to forge the ultimate armor in a cave with a box of scraps!"

He chuckles "It's what every engineer has dreamt of at one point or another. Though I'm probably more of a Siege Engine myself" he added, thinking of the yojimbo that Iron Crab armed

[Shinjo Suh-Hyun]

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"My own was sort of a rush job. Suzume Hitomi-san did a lot of the stich work and is an amazing tailor. I found a local engineer to hack a set of those neko ears the Scorpion made and someone who could sew it into a wig. I managed to bumble my way through the finishing touches right before coming out here." She rubs the back of head and laughs a little.

Suh-Hyun grins malevolently at the Dragon's twirl and proclamation, then the Crab's display just cements her next action. She laughs haughtily and sweeps back her cape dramatically, "Just more foolish mortals who dare resist the Great Vermilion Bird's army. You will fall just like those impudent Crusaders! And I, her most favored General Horse, shall be the one to crush you!"

The impromptu performance over, she goes back to her normal friendly expression.

[Agasha Sorato]

"Does, ah... Flying Battle Carps have a financial interest in the vendor hall?" he asks, lips quirking. "Or is that on general principle?"

Taraka grimaced at the question.

"We have done in years past, but this year my honorable father forgot to file the paperwork for vendor space." she admits. "Still, there going to be a lot of people out and about today, so businesses everywhere should see a boost."

"Ah." Sorato's smile becomes a little awkward. "Well, yes, lots of visitors to the whole island, not just the Fan-Con, right?" He brightens. "And if I pick up presents for my nieces now, I won't forget to do it on the last day out." Never leave the presents to the last day, that was a hard-won lesson.

[Yasuki Taraka]

"Ah." Sorato's smile becomes a little awkward. "Well, yes, lots of visitors to the whole island, not just the Fan-Con, right?" He brightens. "And if I pick up presents for my nieces now, I won't forget to do it on the last day out." Never leave the presents to the last day, that was a hard-won lesson.

"Just be sure to leave yourself enough money to enjoy the rest of your visit, Agasha-san. There's still a lot to look forward to, and you wouldn't want to have to sit idly by like a monk on a vow of poverty, ne?" she said with good cheer.

[Yasuki Kaito]

"I certainly hope not!" she says, finding herself a little more comforted with Kaito's laid back energy. Looking from him back to where the line for Umiko was she couldn't help but wonder at it. "I suppose you are used to having such comfortable relationships with people who are famous in your line of work? I admit, I still find it sort of shocking that Yasuki Umiko is a name that many people know now. Back when we were young she was just 'Umiko-chan' but I suppose we are both different than we were back then. We each of a lot of people relying on us, but more people are familiar with Yasuki Umiko's face."

"Well, I've always been comfortable with people," he smirked on the matter. "My first stint had me travelling to different parts of the Empire and filming places, people of different Clans. Maybe getting into my share of troubles."

"I guess different when it comes to the case of Umiko-chan over there," he said with a glance over to the direction of her signing table. "People watch her 'grow up' in fame from her start in Aoi48, then later to her solo career, her acting career then to what she's doing now. People feel comfortable, but probably in the wrong way, you know? They get the idea that they think they know her through the informator, even if they've never met."

He gave a hapless shrug as he looked back at Honako. "That said, I guess I got the advantage of being a direct cousin and all. Not a brag, just a fact."

[Yasuki Umiko]

There was a lull in his line and he took the opportunity to rearrange a few things."

"No. It sounds kind of like improvisational acting. The players are given or create their own roles in a predetermined setting. There are directors that give objectives and challenges that firm a framework of a story. The players create the details of that story by acting out what their character would do. Apparently, there are rules that help resolve conflicts and allow the characters to do things the players can't act out."

"I don't really understand it." He shrugged. "A fan invited me to try it when I put tge Derective down for his nap. It sounds like it could be fun. From what I was told, the games here are mostly played through storytelling around a table. Thdy imagine what happens, rather than acting it out. Tonight, however, there's a larger game being played throughout the city. The players will be in costume and in character, trying to stop a rebellion."

Umiko took a few small bites of her match-coated stills and would offer some to Kiyoshi now that it seemed he could be taking a break as well with the momentary lull. There was a moment of hesitation as she wondered if the Detective could have some as well.

"Oh, right, I recall seeing something like that on one of the floors here. A game with group narration at a table. But wait, this one isn't played on a table then?" She tilted her head slightly, trying to follow along with the hobby, much of which was a bit foreign to her. "So it's something of a performance gathering than just playing on a table? An improvised performance gathering? That sounds interesting. What is the story so far?"

[Yasuki Honoka]

"Well, I've always been comfortable with people," he smirked on the matter. "My first stint had me travelling to different parts of the Empire and filming places, people of different Clans. Maybe getting into my share of troubles."

"I guess different when it comes to the case of Umiko-chan over there," he said with a glance over to the direction of her signing table. "People watch her 'grow up' in fame from her start in Aoi48, then later to her solo career, her acting career then to what she's doing now. People feel comfortable, but probably in the wrong way, you know? They get the idea that they think they know her through the informator, even if they've never met."

He gave a hapless shrug as he looked back at Honako. "That said, I guess I got the advantage of being a direct cousin and all. Not a brag, just a fact."

"I suppose I can see why someone might consider that a brag. I was a little surprised, I admit, when she came back home and she was just as friendly as she always was. When I was younger I didn't have a lot of friends," she says, admitting with an awkward chuckle as she looks down at herself. "Too many hobbies that were a frivolous waste of time, my father would say in his letters. My mother liked to encourage me though, and so did Umiko-chan. But I didn't know people felt so comfortable with her from watching from afar! That's a little scary. I hope she's alright, and doesn't have to deal with that too often," she says, and gives what might seem to another a performance but actually rubs her arms a little to calm her worries down.

[Kitsune Kiyoshi]

Kiyoshi have the Detective some fruit, before accepting Umiko's offer, thanking her.

"That part confused me. Apparently, the players portray members of a secret society of supernatural leeches. I don't know why that has such an appeal. There's probably more to it that I'm unaware of."

[Yasuki Kaito]

"I suppose I can see why someone might consider that a brag. I was a little surprised, I admit, when she came back home and she was just as friendly as she always was. When I was younger I didn't have a lot of friends," she says, admitting with an awkward chuckle as she looks down at herself. "Too many hobbies that were a frivolous waste of time, my father would say in his letters. My mother liked to encourage me though, and so did Umiko-chan. But I didn't know people felt so comfortable with her from watching from afar! That's a little scary. I hope she's alright, and doesn't have to deal with that too often," she says, and gives what might seem to another a performance but actually rubs her arms a little to calm her worries down.

"Well, why wouldn't she be friendly?" He said with some slight confusion about the matter, clearly not as enlightened or empathetic of Honoka's internal concerns. "She's been in the spotlight for so long that I don't think she would throw it away by souring the same people who supported her all these years. Actually, going from star to karo isn't so much different. Besides, she happens to know you, even more reason she wouldn't have an issue."

"You have to be made of stern stuff and have a hard shell if you're in show business. In Aoi48 alone, you have to deal with tour dates, dance practice, vocal coaching, public appearances and other publicity dates. If she wasn't fine, she would have been cut..." He paused for a moment to scratch his neck. "I mean, graduate from the group very early on."

There was an idea that dawned on him. "Say, has Umiko-chan been over to your restaurant yet? What's it about again?"

[Yasuki Umiko]

Kiyoshi have the Detective some fruit, before accepting Umiko's offer, thanking her.

"That part confused me. Apparently, the players portray members of a secret society of supernatural leeches. I don't know why that has such an appeal. There's probably more to it that I'm unaware of."

"A secret society?!" Umiko blurted out at first before lowering her voice to more hushed levels as she leaned in her chair to have a semblance of a semi-private conversation in public. As much as she could with a lineup of fans waiting for her. "Do you think that she's in trouble?"

She found herself looking around the con and further shared some concerns, while covering her lips. "Kitsune-san, there was a mysterious video I... happened to see a night ago. It was very creepy and mysterious. It had a very ominous message to it. Could it be related to that? It looked very real. How can you be sure that it's not actually something real playing in the foreground, only looking like a game?!"