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lasergrenades ([personal profile] lasergrenades) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2016-05-10 04:35 pm

All smiles, I know what it takes to fool this town

Characters: Pepper Potts, Yami no Bakura and you!
Date: Throughout May
Location: Sky Sector, Jade Dojo, and around the city.
Situation: Things have been tumultuous lately, what with Milyn and Meisheng and the police force and family reunions. They don't look to be getting much less tumultuous any time soon.
Warnings/Rating: None yet, will add to specific starters.

A. Jade Dojo | Mid May | Bakura
Pepper is a loud person. It's a defining feature of her personality. The past few weeks have been... a little too noisy, even for her. The house hasn't exactly been bustling, but with everything that's happened in the city, it isn't quiet either. Plus, the family reunions (good and bad) had rattled them all in one way or another. The three of them together could, at times, be a recipe for a downward spiral of angst.

It's not terribly late when she decides to leave the house and head for the dojo, but it's late enough that the place will assuredly be empty. She hangs her coat up properly this time, and walks to where the swords are kept. Maintenance on the weapons would have already been done for the day, but she takes one down anyway, picking up a stone with her free hand and sitting carefully on the floor at the edge of the sparring mat. Folding her fingers against the stone, Pepper slowly runs it along the blade, hoping to replicate the meditative rhythm Bakura employs.

B. Fire Sector | Mid May | China
Well, things are moving right along on the government front. Or at least on the police front. But the problem of the cultists remains, and since China was so helpful in revealing one cell, she might be able to find others. There's more, though; more that China could be helpful about for her own gain as well as giving the government another boost. So, despite Pepper's dislike of the mage, she's going to see her again. With enough exposure, hopefully errands like this won't require several hours of mental preparation. The knock on China's door is far less annoyed than the last time the redhead stopped by.

C. Around Keeliai | Throughout the month | Open
With the growth of the fledgling police department, they're going to need a central location. The Sky Sector seems like the best option still, and so Pepper can be found scoping out possible options, asking about building sizes and functions. And for anyone who asks, she'll also explain why she's looking at buildings in the first place. Most of the time, she just gets skeptical looks, but some of the kedan engage in conversations longer than a minute.

Sometimes, she just wanders. Retail therapy occasionally features as the primary cause for an outing, especially at the start of the month. It might be obvious to anyone who has shopped with her before that she's not as enthusiastic as usual, likely because of the disappearance of her dad at the end of April. A few times, she might even be caught staring blankly into space while sitting in a cafe, a rare thing for her. Still, there's work to be done and a government to build, and she tries to keep busy - it's not difficult to achieve.

(OOC: let me know if you'd like a specific starter! :D)
inkulcation: (over there)

[personal profile] inkulcation 2016-07-06 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, the truth party. China hadn't gone; she was not at all enamoured with the thought of truth forced from her. And even when she'd spent much of that time indoors, she'd still managed to run afoul of Skulduggery Pleasant.

"The status quo," China says. "Of course. He certainly has enough power. Or had." The power base is shaking, with all the doubts and the organization by other Foreigners. "Obfuscation would certainly serve to sow confusion about where he's losing ground."

A hopeless fight is interesting detail. China arches an eyebrow. "I imagine it would be," she murmurs, keeping all the interest she feels out of her tone. "Did he say anything else in close conjunction?"
inkulcation: (just a little)

[personal profile] inkulcation 2016-07-16 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, yes. Asti." China's heard conflicting reports on that front, whether Asti is Tu Vishan or was only Malicant.

Her mouth curves up fractionally at Pepper's compliment-- even if it's true, it's nice to be appreciated in a city where she's had to establish her reputation all over again. "Of course it is," she murmurs. "Regrettably, the picture I have is incomplete, but I'm just as intrigued in where the missing pieces fall. Some, of course, would simply suggest clearing the board."

She's more or less blank-faced, not revealing whether any of those some include her.
inkulcation: (i know what i'm doing)

[personal profile] inkulcation 2016-07-26 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"And she already has the connections. How helpful." China has heard worse ideas than putting Meisheng in charge of the Snakes, and possibly more of the kedan. She's not half the danger her brother is at the moment.

She considers a few moments longer. "If I hear some change, I'll let you know. You may owe me a favour if it comes to that, my dear."