otromods (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} otromods) wrote,@ 2008-01-28 18:32:00 |
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LOCATIONS。
> AKARI POWER PLANT。 A power plant down just outside the souther border of the city. It's-- a power plant. A nuclear one. That's about it. > BROKEN LANTERN。 A somewhat run down izakaya a short walk from the park center that's open twenty three hours a day. Sit at the bar or grab a table, the food is as tasty as the prices demand and similarly the alcohol is watered accordingly. Large enough and yet small enough to suit most tastes no matter if you're there for dancing or just to eat and drink and make merry, it's always understaffed but somehow the food is on time and the drinks keep flowing. The owner and staff aren't concerned with what your business is or how anonymous you wish to stay, no one gets turned away from the door and there are no questions asked aside from 'will there be anything else?'-- but be warned, any violence that occurs inside tends to stay inside. > CLUB ZODIAC。 A formerly abandoned and beat up old nightclub located near the Kuroda Market square. It's been cleaned up and fixed quite nicely thanks to The Masquerade cultists, now it's done up in dark velvet colors and has a second floor for sitting and drinking and watching the dance floor below. Kurosu Jun lives in and runs the place and handles pretty much all of the business himself. The pretty young thing can usually be found near the bar or on the second floor balcony if he's around, and he'll even treat you to a dance if you like. (Boys especially.)The place is for all ages, the bar is stocked (especially with non-alcoholics for all the underage kids), the music is hot and the dance floor is begging for attention. People tend to become regulars if they come often enough, too. After all, The Zodiac is also a Masquerade recruiting spot for young people... > KURODA MARKET。 The shopping area for the commoners, usually referred to just as "The Market." A huge open-air market where people come to sell their wares. Clothes, food products, toys, electronics, the occasional luxury like (fake) brand-name designer bag. Here, the goods are considerably shoddier, but at least they're within buying range. > PARK CENTRE。 A large plot of somewhat-green grass near the center of Tokyo - can't get much more literal, eh? It's not maintained very well, the grass is sort of jagged and sort of wilting and sort of graying, but it's a good place if you just want to relax and walk around (possibly with a lover.) There's also a small lake, and a place where you can buy pigeon food, and a guy selling chips and bottles of water, and, well, you get the point. > SHIROYAMA MALL。 The mall located up near the northern area of the city, commonly called "The Mall" - but it's not a place where most people can shop. It's pretty much a playground for the lucky rich minority of the city - luxurious restaurants, expensive clothes stores, the whole kit and caboodle. Normal people? You better save up for at least an year before even venturing there - and even then, you probably won't be able to afford much more than a simple meal and a T-shirt. > SCHOOLS。 Tokyo is a large city, and there are a number of schools dotted around the place. Most of them are separate elementary (grades 1-6), middle (grades 7-9) and high (grades 10-12); there isn't much difference between any of them except location and name. Of course, there is the school up near that small area where all the rich people are, but most people aren't even allowed near that place. Your average school is slightly old, slightly shoddy, slightly in need of repair, but it's not bad, all things considered. Some examples: Namimori High, Gekkoukan High. An underground school, where vampires and humans are free to intermix, also exists; it's called Cross Academy. > THE OLD CHURCH。 The big, Gothic cathedral seems a little out of place seated in a less-than-savory neighborhood (less-than-savory before the war, some would argue), just a few minutes' walk from the southern entrance to the park. The massive building is easily viewable, even from there. Odd though it is, it's become a staple in the neighborhood. It held strong through the war, and still stands as proudly as it did when it was first built. A refuge, a hideout, and maybe a weapons locker if you know the right people, the church doors are always open to anyone. Just watch out for the lone clergyman, he's a little... strange. > TRADER JYU'S。 A trading station, and a slightly less orthodox method of obtaining what you want, but hey, it works. A small establishment owned and run by Jyuden Iskall, and the best place to come if you're looking for expensive goods without having to pay an arm and a leg. It's kind of dependent on luck - sometimes he'll have tenderloin steaks and silk dresses up for sale, but other times it's just whatever he could grab from the leftover shipments to the rich areas. Either way, he doesn't take cash, but only does barter - offer him weapons, food, clothes, goods, whatever you have - and sometimes he won't even ask for much more than your name or some small talk, if he's feeling nice. > TOKYO GENERAL HOSPITAL。 What the name suggests, it's the largest hospital in the entire area. Of course, there are small clinics here and there, but this is the big one. Treatment varies, if you have money to burn, expect some of the best treatment possible, if not-- feel lucky there's treatment at all. Of course there might be some nice doctors ready to help at the risk of their own pay for big surgeries if you can't afford it, but don't count on it. > TV TOKYO BROADCASTING STATION。 The headquarters of the nation's main TV station. It's a huge gray building a few stories high, with the name written out in bright letters on the top. Usually, it's just there. Not much exciting about a TV building, is there? Occasionally, if you're really lucky, maybe you'll see a celebrity or two flitting out the place, but most people don't pay it too much attention; who cares about celebrities in this day and age, anyway? If you would like to add a location (belonging to a character, or a place where a character works), please comment, and we'll get to it as soon as possible! |
