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DIRECTED TO: CAITLYN KIRAMMAN
LISTED CRIME: TREASON

The Council has selected you for sentencing to atone for the above-listed crime. You are directed to turn yourself in within two (2) hours of receiving this message, or you will be forcibly detained. You are to meet the Council's representative outside of City Hall in order to respond to this summons.

Respectfully,
Jerry

(the clock ticks, and it's starting to run late. going home is not an option, because right now, he has given up on having one. he builds, builds, builds, and it's taken - good thing is, that while dazai had all the money in the world, he never really cared about living well, because well, living. period there. he could survive anywhere, anyhow. so, one can easily find him here late hours, and look, it is time to close the office. the papers he has in his hand are thrown to the air, and dazai celebrates with 'yiipeeee', clapping as documents float down like confetti, and next up is to grab his whiskey.

ah, time off. wonderful.)

[ The video opens to Mitama, though just like in her recent post, she's wearing her "disguise". She's here on an important business, after all. ]

Ho, ho, ho! Thank you for joining our Secret Santa event~ It's time to find out what ─ or rather who ─ your assignment as Santa's Little Helper for this year is! Drumroll, please...

[ She makes a pause for a dramatic effect, her hand slipping into a Santa hat she's holding and pulling out a small piece of paper with a name on it. ]

It's none other than... Ragna the Bloodedge, the grumpy jerk who surely (?) hides a heart of gold!

Remember, you should present your assignee with a gift of your choice until December 25th! Good luck, and remember: your main task is to spread joy, happiness and the spirit of Christmas cheer!

Miss Santa Coordinator, out!

[For reasons yet unknown, a masked animated doll awaits Caitlyn on the morning of the 25th.

It carries a note in its tiny hands, and a small sack on its arm.

As soon as it spots her, it responds, extending the note up to her.]

Evening, Miss Caitlyn.

May I have a moment.

soooo i've been voluntold to mandatory overtime at lupin. you should steer clear too, there's a lot of freaks hanging around here with the marks and shit.

[. . . she's one of the freaks, but she doesn't want to admit it just yet.]

just... in case it's like last time.

( for several hours, jinx has been on caitlyn's trial -- observing her doing her boring activities, and speaking whoever comes across her path. it's a little irritating to see her conversing with the same people as her, although, it's not as if this continent is that large. it's no runeterra, that's for sure. but having the enforcer chatting amongst with others can be very dangerous, she can skew their opinions about her and silco, and make their lives extremely complicated. what works in their favor is that silco hasn't done anything besides giving people work and she, well... no one has died yet so she's in the clear with that.

but what's not in the clear is the stunt she and her sister pulled when they brought silco in for sentencing. it's a dirty trick and maybe she would have turned a blind eye abut it if her father didn't receive a shiner in the process. and that's where she draws the line. jinx assumed they all had this unspoken agreement -- they can talk shit all day as long as no one lays a finger on anyone. and jinx could have beaten caitlyn to a pulp countless times, but she held back. for vi. and now seeing that they couldn't do the same, well... the unvoiced peace treaty broken. so on the roof, the twin-braided girl hums merrily as she follows the woman down below, fiddling in her trench coat pockets for bullets to reload her pistol. )

[It is a message with no preamble. No introductions.]

Do you still have the stone?

[There is an urgency to Erichthonios' voice. Hopefully she kept her gift.]

Hello, would this be Caitlyn? I've heard that you're planning on establishing a detective agency?

[Look at her, texting like a normal person.]

silco is back from the dead. is vi?

meet me @ fireside pastries in 30mins.

hi cupcake! how u doing? im fine, great, fantastic!!!!

so i planted landmines all over ur detective business. and theres two ways ur little pathetic excuse of a job can blow up into teeny tiny pieces.

if u 1) step on its back or 2) i press this cute button that i have in my pocket.

confess and tell everyone that U came at me during that monster party we shared together, or ill do..... SOMETHING!! 🐵🐵

[okay, fine. Vi had finally been talked into wearing a yukata, though not one quite as fancy as some of the others that they'd seen so far. simple. easier to move in. that's what she wanted, to hell with everything else.

she's used her food vouchers on mostly food on a stick -- mostly meats and things like that. so she could carry them around while she was wandering.

... and absolutely not is she going to get into the dance, but she is watching. finished stick in one hand and a mug of what's probably alcohol in the other.]

People have way too much energy for this sort of thing... right, Cupcake?

[because of course Caitlyn was with her.]

[ glitching and all, two enforcers enter the establishment somewhat nonchalantly. unlike during their patrolling and seeking for the criminal, they know they are arriving at a business where they can shed off their authoritative demeanor. still, they have work to do and with caitlyn being their co-worker, they still need to behave accordingly. ]

[ The video opens to Mitama, though just like in her recent post, she's wearing her "Santa disguise". She's here on an important business, after all. ]

Ho, ho, ho! Thank you for joining our Secret Santa event~ It's time to find out what ─ or rather who ─ your assignment as Santa's Little Helper for this year is! Drumroll, please...

[ She makes a pause for a dramatic effect, her hand slipping into a Santa hat she's holding and pulling out a small piece of paper with a name on it. ]

It's none other than... Ryoji Mochizuki, the deadly adorable boy next door!

Remember, you should present your assignee with a gift of your choice until December 25th! Good luck, and remember: your main task is to spread joy, happiness and the spirit of Christmas cheer!

Miss Santa Coordinator, out!

[ PRESENT AHOY!

some time this week, caitlyn will find a CUTELY WRAPPED BOX (some classy royal blue with silver snowflakes printed) delivered to her doorstep ... along with a card written in surprisingly neat cursive.]

Dear Caitlyn,
I am so thankful that you are part of my life and that we get to spend this holiday season together.
I hope your Yuletide is as happy as the happiness you bring me! :-)
-Vash

[ inside the box, she will find a fancy af shotgun cleaning kit and scarf!

enjoy!!!! ]

[It's early in the 25th morning. Most people are still sleeping and the sun is only about to send its first rays to break the darkness of the night sky. But then there is a sudden knock on a door. Huh?! Who could it be! Whenever Caitlyn gets to the door, be it immediately or hours late they will find a christmas wreath with white roses placed on their doorstep. There might even be snowy (or wet!) small hoof marks leading away from the present. Hm. I wonder, who indeed did deliver this?

On the wreath there is a letter that reads:]

Greetings my fellow Chosen.

Thank you for your support and help with strengthening our community by partaking in the training camp during September. I shall look forward to our continued collaboration in future. In the meantime I wish you the most pleasant and peaceful Christmas. There will be a feast held at the Inn’s tavern for the next 12 days and I welcome you to enjoy it for free. There will be warm food, treats and homemade mead and wine at your disposal.

Merry Christmas.

Signed,
Richard Plantagenet, The Duke of Gloucester

[ooc: There will be no ic mingle log for the feast. But feel free to either handwave or thread it out!]

Edited (typos...... lol) 2024-12-25 15:32 (UTC)

[whenever caitlyn (and vi) get home from wherever, there will be a small box resting at the step of their front door. it definitely looks like a birthday present with the way it's gift wrapped. and in case it isn't clear that it's for caitlyn, her name will be on the tag.

inside will contain: something pretty, and another pretty. are these caitlyn's style? jinx isn't necessarily sure, but it's the thought that counts, maybe? there's also a jar of hot cocoa mix. there is a small note that simply reads:

"shut up. - J."]

hey cupcake. im going to need you to stay away from our place for 10 minutes. i got runs, and we're almost out of toilet paper, think you can grab some on your way out?

love you, babe.

Edited 2025-02-07 23:26 (UTC)

[You wake up in a courtroom. You’re not really sure how you got here, just that you’re here. There’s Jerry, sitting at the judges box. For some he might be new, and others he might be familiar or semi-familiar. He scrutinizes you, and then motions to the jury box. There’s a plaque that’s sitting on the outside that says “Council”, but there’s no one sitting there. Everything looks clean and maintained, but there’s no one in the courtroom but you and Jerry.

Weird.]

You are charged with accessory to violence.

[There’s something about his expression that makes you think that he might’ve already made up his mind…]

The Council has found you Guilty of this. In order to repent and further your rehabilitation, you have been tasked to find out what the actual meaning of justice is. Find three people that will give you insight in this. If there is no action taken, there will be consequences.

[You wake up back in your bed. You remember everything – Jerry, the jury box, the words he spoke to you. Maybe you remember the words he spoke more vividly than anything else.

However you decide to proceed… there will be consequences.]

[ooc: you have until March 9th to submit your Sentencing HERE Even if your character doesn’t proceed with the Sentencing, you must comment on the NPC inbox for your penalty.

Also, there are effects for ignoring this Sentencing. The longer Caitlyn goes without completing her Sentencing, the more she'll see things in black and white in terms of crime and justice. She may even take extreme needs to intervene in instances of perceived crime. If you have any questions about Sentencing, please direct it to the Mod Contact post.]

[It's fairly early in the morning when there comes a visitor to the agency's door; Altius would have knocked if he'd needed, but it turns out that there's a bell that rings to announce his arrival once he steps through.

The feeling of dread that's been getting stronger since the start of the month would have driven him to seek out some way to act by itself, even without his magical senses giving him the certainty of a powerful cause behind it. As always, he finds information to be one of the most important tools he could possibly have—thus why he's here now, looking to acquire the services of a fellow seeker of information.

With that in mind, he's still willing to wait patiently for the owner of this particular business, hands in his pockets as he glances about the waiting room. He's specifically made the time for it in his busy schedule.]

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