Nobu Hates The 8th Day
A collection of short fragments from the life of Nobutoshi Mochizuki - and other assorted factoids. Part of a DnD5e campaign that went absolutely nowhere, unfortunately.
Author's Notes
On the 13th of Chirial, Pompom returns home and.. he is saddened, and.. did he get robbed? Did he just say he got ROBBED?? Nobu stared at his friend. "Who the fuck dares?!"
Nobu would like to absolutely find out WHO THE FUCK DARED TO ROB POMPOM and teach them a goddamn lesson.. So Nobu hits the streets and checks his contacts for information on whoever dared to rob Pompom. Research is the first step, after all.
You try to find the individual who robbed Pom Pom off the brief description he gave you, but it was unfortunately far too vague to find out off the information, all you know is "He was a Half-Elf with long blonde hair wearing all black and a mask covering his face" which unfortunately didn't help narrow it down.
Having failed to find enough information going by Pompom's account and word on the streets, Nobu decides to instead hit the family archives the next day. If they don't have information..
Although you don't pin down the exact individual, checking the general location in which everything happened, you discover that Pompom was robbed around "Blood Moon" gang territory which is a fairly infamous Elf & Half-Elf criminal group in the city that holds a lot of power. You've learned through the archives that they're very influential in the city and hold a lot of political sway. You're still unable to pinpoint the specific individual responsible, but given the description of their outfit, and that they were a Half-Elf, you're pretty sure they were a part of this criminal gang.
Nobu hoped it was just some random idiot or newbie criminal who had robbed his Felis friend.. but.. A gang? There is nothing he could do by himself.. He instead reports the mugging and his findings to the kitsune family. It is very likely nothing will happen from this as Pompom isn't under their protection, and that is very, very frustrating.. So during his report, he goes for his final option: he attempts to persuade the family to take action.
The family looks at you as if you're crazy and ignore your ridiculous request, "We won't be wasting resources for you to get petty revenge on your friend's sake" says one of your family members as they continue going about their business, not even batting an eyelash at the idea of taking action.
Nobu expected as much, but is still somewhat saddened. At least he tried.. But that just means that he should fight harder to get Pompom under Kitsune protection. For now, he unfortunately has to leave without result..
Berit (Tuesday) 14th of Chirial (July)
A DULL THUD was heard from Nobu's room as he slammed his fist into the wall.. He held back at the last moment, realizing he might've punched through it. But his anger still caused him to hit that wall regardless.
How fucking dare they rob Poms! He's already dealing with enough shit, he doesn't need this on top of it all! So some fucking blonde shit half-elf thinks he can get away with this bullshit?!
Nobu hit the streets, call up his contacts.. but sure enough, nobody had anything to go on. Pompom's description could've been any half-elf. And there wasn't anyone who saw Pompom. NORMALLY, Poms being able to hide an entire delivery? Would've made Nobu exceptionally proud. But now..
Now it unfortunately worked against them. So Nobu went back to Pompom, asked about the location and.. well, shit. Family archives point out it was near the territory of this.. 'Blood Moon' gang. An Elf criminal group that holds a lot of power. Tsk. That would explain how they got the drop on Pompom then. Poms may not be much of a fighter, but...
..Well, that 'but' only applied in the world of the 8th day, didn't it. His healing and light magic was amazing.. But it didn't seem like he could do that in this world. Even if Nobu himself felt lighter on his feet and.. quite a bit stronger than before, too..
Right. Right. Fuck. A gang. If it was some idiot who got the drop on Poms, then Nobu could've tracked them down. Now.. now he had to tread lightly. If he went in by himself, he'd be fucked in no time.. Well, if anything, report the theft, report his conclusions..
...Maybe he could get the family to help...
Yeah, sure. Get the family to help. Poms wasn't under family protection. He didn't have an official mask either, just some cheap knockoff Nobu bought for him. So just as expected, as Nobu tried to persuade the family to take action, they denied it all. Won't waste resources getting petty revenge.
Expected as much. Though taking care of the Blood Moon gang would make things easier for them, overall, but the flipside is probably that they'd endure losses. At least he tried.
..That's the lie he tells himself. At least he tried.
Author's Notes
Berit (Tuesday) 14th of Chirial (July):
...So, after two days of research, I discover it's possibly the Blood Moon gang.. and.. that's it. I can't do shit alone, and the family doesn't want to help. I'm not surprised.. But I'm still annoyed. I need to get Pompom officially protected sometime, but it doesn't look like that'll happen any time soon..