Ichiban Market Golden Week Lottery!

[all_wound_up]

Who: Nano Shinonome, Nikolai Volkov, Akane Awakusu, and YOU!
Where: Ichiban Market in the Virgo Ward
When: Saturday and Sunday
Summary: The market is closed for Golden Week, but it's running a lottery promotion on the sidewalk.
Warnings: Gratuitous use of action brackets in a log post.

[The Ichiban Market from Nano's home world always closes every year so that its employees have more time to enjoy Golden Week and to restock the store, but there's also usually some sort of special sidewalk promotion designed to drum up more business when they reopen. Nikolai is the day to day manager, but Nano's stayed on as kind of a consultant since she's from the same world, and so she's spent the past week or so organizing a storefront lottery for the store to get rid of overstocked merchandise and stuff nobody ever buys anyway give away some fabulous prizes and appreciate their customers!

Nano herself is wearing an apron with the store's name on the front, a pair of cosplay cat ears from her other job, and is manning a Japanese style revolving lottery machine with multicolored marbles corresponding to each prize.  She's joined by store manager Nikolai, wearing his usual business attire, and also their newest employee - a ten year old girl by the name of Akane Awakusu.  She's decked out in a happi coat and a white headband, waving advertisement flyers and handing out promotional packs of tissues to anyone who lingers in front of the store for long enough to listen.  There is a sign set up next to the table they're all standing near announcing the lottery, with big bold text: GRAND PRIZE!  ONE NIGHT TRIP FOR TWO TO THE AMAGI INN!

Anyone is free to step up and try their luck!]

((OOC: To play the lottery, go to random.org, generate a number between 1 and 100, and put it in the header of your tag to find out if your character wins anything.  Please check the thread to see if the number you got has already been taken, and roll again if that's the case.  You can also just show up to talk to Nano, Nikolai, or Akane by putting one of their names in the header.  The only way to find out what the prizes are is to play!))

Comments

Oh yeah he rolled an 89 and stuff.

[greyerrant]

[ Garviel walks over and will ask ]

So how is this game played?

[blessed_by_the_world]

[Akane will happily step up to answer that.]

It's easy! Just turn the handle until one of the balls comes out.

[She gestures toward the lottery.]

Here, try it!

77

[greatseal]

[Well, Shinjiro had told her that he already had a free night at the inn they haven't used yet... but the chance for another couldn't hurt.

Plus she's just competitive and can't resist games like this. She wanders over, nodding to Nano and her fellow workers.]

How's business going?

69

[otakuro]

[Atsuro spends a few moment staring at the grand prize announcement. There comes a strange sinking feeling in his heart as he realizes the only person he would feel comfortable inviting on a trip with him would be... Kazuya......

He has a feeling this is all Kazuya's fault somehow. Regardless, he steps up to the store and waves at the employees.]

Hey, Nano. What's going on over here?

prize will come when the thread gets there :)

[all_wound_up]

[Nano greets Minako with a big smile and a wave.]

Oh, Minako-san! Hello! We're actually closed for the holidays, but we're having a sidewalk lottery.

[all_wound_up]

[Nano looks excited to see Atsuro here, bouncing on her heels a little as he walks up to the table, big bright smile on her face.]

Atsuro-san! The store is having a lottery promotion for Golden Week.

[greyerrant]

[ Garviel turns the handle a bit too hard, because he's a space marine and they're ridiculously strong.]

.... Was it supposed to do that?

[otakuro]

Huh...

[Atsuro examines the table a little more closely.]

And you don't have to pay anything to play? What other prizes are there?

[greatseal]

I meant the lottery business! Is it free to play or do I buy a ticket?

[all_wound_up]

No, it's a free promotion! Just make sure to remember the Ichiban Market for all your grocery and appliance needs!

[Nano's really pretty good at this.]

There are a lot of great prizes, but you'll have to turn the wheel to find out.

[all_wound_up]

No, this is a free promotion to help attract new customers to the store and to thank our existing customer base for their business. Feel free to have a turn if you'd like!

[blessed_by_the_world]

Umm, I think you spun it too hard.

[But a little red ball falls out just the same.]

Oh, congratulations! You won a prize!

[She rushes behind the counter and pulls out small statue of a hideous leering face ]

It's a daruma.

[otakuro]

...Alright, then. It can't hurt to give it a try.

[Atsuro walks up to the wheel and gives it a cautious spin, whereupon he watches as it slowly comes to a stop on a certain number. Which is probably the worst number possibly for the RNG to pull up but thankfully Japanese culture probably isn't aware of any connotations concerning that number.]

Hm. How's my luck?

[all_wound_up]

[Actually, it's just different colored marbles. A yellow one slowly plunks out after it's done spinning, which at the very least indicates Atsuro will go home with something better than a consolation prize of free tissues.]

Oh! You won something! Let's see...

[Nano checks a piece of paper she's got sitting by the machine briefly before heading over to dig something out of a box. When she comes back, she's holding one of these.]

Here you go! Congratulations!

[otakuro]

[Reality suddenly shifts as the writer of these posts actually clicks on the image provided and modifies his mental sketchpad of the scene accordingly. Atsuro accepts his prize with a smile.]

Wow... I never win anything in this kind of thing! That's great; it's a... an extra-spherical spoon! ...For... dango!

[greatseal]

All right then! [because really, who would turn down free stuff?]

Let's see... [She takes the crank and turns until one of the marbles tumbles out.]

[all_wound_up]

[The hand of god describing the actions occurring in this lottery was not terribly clear to begin with, so that's fine too. Narrative structure has been repaired.]

Ah... actually, it's a melon baller. For... balling melons.

[all_wound_up]

[A blue ball comes rolling out of the hole as it spins to a stop.]

Another winner! Hold on, I'll get your prize...

[Nano heads off to retrieve Minako's winnings, which turn out to be a set of salt & pepper shakers.]

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[rebellious_mercenary]

[So, here's a guy you probably haven't seen before.]

So, uh, what's all this for?

[otakuro]

Oh. ...That makes a lot more sense.

[Atsuro accepts his prize gracefully.]

And it's almost summer, so it'll be good for watermelon.

....You know... Kabuso really enjoys watermelon. Maybe he should get to spin it once, too. And it wouldn't be fair to the other demons if they don't get to try, too, right?

[Atsuro glances towards Nano with a mischievous smile.]

[all_wound_up]

[Oh, Atsuro. He may just be joking around for the most part, but Nano has a yet to be fully realized crush on him, so of course this sounds completely kosher to her.]

Of course! That's only fair, after all!

[greyerrant]

Er. thank you. [ He holds the statue delicately in two fingers. ]

Have I seen you around before?

[ Quite possibly. Garviel works at the daycare, though he's mostly a sort of mobile jungle gym at almost 8 feet tall and massive. ]

22

[get_bent]

[He was just here to pick up a few supplies...wait a contest? He never had much like with them actually, but when he notices the prize, he speaks up.]

Didn't know senpai had set up a contest with you.

my body is ready for this CR

[all_wound_up]

[Nano smiles, bowing her head as Kanji approaches.]

I'm sorry, the market is closed for Golden Week.

[But then he mentions Yukiko, and she lights up a little brighter.]

Oh, are you one of Yukiko-san's friends? She was one of the first people I made friends with when I first came to Hinoto-Ri. We're cooperating with the Amagi Inn for this promotion!

[otakuro]

Ahaha... I'm just joking, Nano! We'd be playing seven times; you might run out of prizes.

[Atsuro grins and retreats from the wheel with his melon baller.]

Besides. I don't think I really want to know who Kabuso would want to take on a romantic evening getaway...