A Pair of Troublemakers Story Game (Closed)

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Edited Mukos by Umbrefox

February 2nd 2025 was Setsubun and these two oni were getting up to a lot of mischief. Please tell us what sort of trouble they were getting up to before the beans were tossed at them at one of your Koshin's home.

Opens: 02/03/25 @12pm PST
Closes: 02/10/25 @11pm PST​

 

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Rules:

• No whining, complaining, guilt tripping, etc.
• Follow all BS ToS and shop rules.
• Anyone can enter!(Except Umbre)
• Proxying is Not allowed!

How to Play:

• Fill out the form below in it's entirety.
• You must include: A minimum of one paragraph about what one of your Koshin witnessed.
• Please do not post any triggering content.
• You may edit your post up until the closed date. Please use red text for any edits made.
• Once the contest is over, Umbre will pick the two winning participants

 

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[CENTER][COLOR=rgb(83, 35, 97)][SIZE=24px][FONT=Action Man]...And Then They Throw Their Beans!!![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
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[B]Username: [/B] Your name
[B]Koshin Preference:[/B] Red Oni > or < Blue Oni
[B]What Happened: [/B] What did your Koshin witness? Were the Oni competing in their mischief or working together before the witness drove them away?
[B]Optional:[/B] (Share an image of the Koshin recounting the events)

 

[ArtificialJellyfish]

...And Then They Throw Their Beans!!!
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Username: ArtificialJellyfish
Koshin Preference: Red Oni
What Happened: Kamui wasn’t sure what he was looking at. He’d only ever met one Oni in passing and these two looked very different. Certainly didn’t act any different: boisterous and loud, throwing beetles at each other and arm wrestling. Very aggressively trying to one up each other. Kamui rolled his eyes, covered his ears and quietly flew off before he could get dragged into the competition.
Optional: Kamui

 

[Natty-chan]

...And Then They Throw Their Beans!!!
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Username: Natty-chan
Koshin Preference: Blue Oni
What Happened: That horrid bean throwing holiday passed, but Arataki Itto was still being cautious as he went about his day. The day of the holiday, he made sure to be on his best behavior, even if that meant no beetle battles to win snacks. Anything to avoid having beans thrown at him. It seems that other Oni didn’t get the memo that they should lie low though. Itto had spotted the two of them trying to rig traps to drop buckets of water or bags of feathers onto unsuspecting Koshin when they left their houses, then they would get loud and start wrestling one another. Honestly, it made him get really excited, part of him wanting to join in… but the fear of having beans thrown at him kept him from doing so. “Oi! Friendly advice from one awesome Oni to another, you better knock that off before someone starts throwing beans at you guys.” He told them, which they only looked at each other for a moment, then grin before looking back to Itto. They two just chuckle mischievously, walking over to the other Oni and stuffs his arms with the bags of feathers they had. “Good idea. Here, take care of these for us then!” The blue Oni said before they both ran off, still laughing to one another. Itto was confused at first, but he felt good that he could save some fellow Oni from getting in trouble.

“What the-?! Hey!” An exclamation was yelped behind him. It seems a Koshin finally came out of their house and got feathers rained down on them. They looked around and spotted Itto standing there, bag of feathers with him. “Dang trouble making Oni! Get out of here!” Still having beans from the Setsubun, the Koshin got a pawful and started throwing them at Itto. “Beaans?!! Noooooo! I didn’t even do anything!” He whined as he ran off, not even having the sense to drop the bag of feathers as he runs away.
Optional: Arataki Itto

 

[belloblossom]

...And Then They Throw Their Beans!!!
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Username: belloblossom
Koshin Preference: Red Oni > Blue Oni
What Happened: Mochi Jelli didn't advertise her ability to make and shape cute wagashi sweets, preferring to keep her reputation as a ferocious fighter, but every Setsubun, she put aside the time to make little floral treats and lay them at the windowsill or beside the door, an offering to gods or spirits... or to the open sky, it was hard to say. It was a superstition that her parents had started with her and she did it mostly out of love and memory for them.

You can imagine her surprise on the day of the festival, when she found a red oni standing at her doorstep, face crammed with sweets and having the audacity not to look the slightest bit guilty! Precious peach shaped treats had been scattered and squished into the open maw of the oni and Mochi was filled with her usual irrational rage.

She was about to lunge at them, when the distant memory, something about throwing beans at ogres to make them leave, came to her mind. She searched around for the white soybeans of her parents' stories, but could find only a bowl inside her kitchen with the remaining red bean paste that she'd made too much of days before. Bean paste or beans - it couldn't matter now, there was a thief at her door!

Running back with the bowl in hand she scooped a paw into the paste and flung red lumps of paste at the offender, who shrieked in surprise and disgust. Mochi Jelli chased the oni from her property until she reached her fence and then tossed the empty bowl after the ogre too for good measure! It shattered on the pavement outside and she flicked her ears back as the intruder was chased away... but what a mess she was left to deal with. Ah well, time to go grab the broom and sweep up the ceramic bowl pieces, and a rag to mop the bean paste from her yard. Talk about a messy way to spring into Spring.
Optional: Mochi Jelli

 

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Judging will take a few days to deliberate

 

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After much deliberation, the winners have been decided! Congratulations to @belloblossom and @Natty-chan ! No worries to our other contestant and those who didn't enter, there will be other chances to win an oni in the future!