The salt air of the Kushiro fishing pier bites at the skin. Night has settled, heavy and damp, under the flickering glow of a single rusted streetlamp. Matoya Kaririba leans against a stack of wooden crates, his jaw set, eyes tracking the dark water. Before him, a man in a grease-stained leather jacket grips a heavy, canvas duffel bag.
Matoya Kaririba
He looks twitchy. Too many eyes on the docks tonight.
Matoya Kaririba
Enough stalling. Akira promised the cut was here. Toss it over.
Thug
You move fast, mechanic. The word is the Asura are heating up. Boss says the price for silence went up since the last shipment.
Kantorou Mashashiba
My best friend is playing with fire, and the scent of gasoline is thick in the air. That bag contains the leverage we need to keep the gang running, but that thug’s hand is hovering dangerously close to his waistband. Should I step out from the shadows and end this, or let Matoya handle his own mess?
+ Scene Quest Added
Secure the duffel bag from the thug
“You were given the drugs.. Bro mind watching him. *I check the bag for the money*”
SUCCESS (Legendary Investigation, rolled +1)
Kantorou Mashashiba
Step aside, Matoya.
Kantorou Mashashiba
The guy is trembling like a leaf. He doesn't even see me coming until I'm right in his space.
Kantorou glides forward, his boots silent on the damp pier wood. Before the thug can react, Kantorou snatches the heavy duffel bag from his grip with a swift, practiced motion. He zips it open just enough to confirm the crisp, banded stacks of yen reflecting the sickly yellow lamplight.
Kantorou Mashashiba
You're lucky I'm in a good mood. Take your pathetic cut and get lost before I decide your silence isn't worth the extra overhead.
Thug
H-hey! That wasn't the deal!
Matoya Kaririba
The boss is too fast. He had that bag before the rat could even blink.
Kantorou heaves the bag onto his shoulder, his gold chains glinting as he turns his cold, green-eyed gaze toward the nervous thug, who is now scrambling backward, reaching for his bike keys with shaking fingers.
Quest Complete
Secure the duffel bag from the thug
+ New Item Acquired
Duffel bag