There's a kind of empathy called getting screwed over. A thousand words come down to one sentence: I bought a damn watch last year!
Jupiter
Jupiter's coming-of-age mission: Observe and record the habits of five powerful members of the Mercury people.
Time limit: None
Requirements: 1. Disguise yourself as a human. (Disguise is an essential skill for every adult Yixingian. Of course, most members of the human race are extremely unfriendly toward outsiders these days. If you're discovered, then... heh heh.)
2. Record at least one hundred details, including their names, genders, hobbies, and weaknesses! (Their thingy counts too!)
Mission rating: The mentor's satisfaction
Assigned to: Jupiter
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When Jupiter arrived at Shoyo Sensei's private school:
Jupiter: Wigs, want some buckwheat noodles? My treat! After we eat, could you answer a question for me?
Katsura: It's not Wigs, it's Katsura! You're treating? [Confused] Sure. I'll treat you next time! As a samurai, I shouldn't refuse a request from someone weaker than me.
Jupiter smiled without saying a word. After they ate, he'd just ask how long his thingy was and the mission would be done.
Ending: The "bashful" Wigs left Jupiter bedridden for half a month...
Gintoki: You bastard, Jupiter! Were you spying on Gin-san while he was bathing from behind that tree? Gin-san's dignity in his later years is ruined! Pay me back with a hundred cases of strawberry milk as an apology, idiot!
Jupiter: I'm Marilyn Monroe. You've got the wrong person.
Ending: The "shy" Gintoki taught Jupiter swordsmanship for a month...
Jupiter: Shinsuke!
Shinsuke: What? [Wary]
Jupiter: How long did you last the first time?
Ending: The "bashful" Shinsuke paid more attention to Jupiter at the private school than anyone except Shoyo Sensei...
Jupiter: I just wanted to complete my mission!
