Moment of Inspiration Prompt V2

Goal: Simplicity itself. Write a Moment of Inspiration. The only thing is, it has to be from a verse you've never done any work in.

Verse: Jet Set Radio

Type of Scene: Introductory Scene

The Scene

Shaking off the Love Shockers, you finally make it back to the Garage. You hope Beat's not too far behind since he decided to 'flirt' with them, yapping about them stinking up Shibuya-cho for long enough. Getting off your board, you hop inside through the window where some of the others were chilling.

"Yo, Deck! Shit! We was startin' to worry 'bout'cha," Garam greets you as he dapped you up.

"The day I get out rudied by a Love Shocker, Gum would let me motorboat her knockers," you joke in your typical rhyming matter of speech.

"Is the Boss Man too far you, yo?" Yo-Yo asks as he mirrored Garam's fist bump.

"Beat that, fuckin' squirt. He stayed behind because he wanted to 'flirt,'" you reply with air quotes around the word flirt.

You take off your bag and unload all the spray cans you found while roughing up the Noise Tanks in Benten-cho. "Anyway, while I was giving the Noise Tanks my Rudie hands, I stole myself a fuck-ton of Spray Cans. Help yourself."

"Shit, Deck. How many Spray Cans did you steal from them?" Gum says as she sees the mini-mountain of Spray Cans.

You made with the same attitude she gave you from the moment Beat let you join the GGs. "I don't know, Shorty. I stopped countin' after Forty. My bag's got more space than a Black Hole or a Love Shocker's pussy."

Everyone helps themselves to the cans. "Yo, where is Bis? It's her turn to spray up the Garage."

"Shit, I'on know, Deck. She went to Kogane-cho about an hour or somethin' ago. Bis wanted to work on her graffiti after you showed her what's up back in Benten-cho."

"She beats herself up too much, man. I got an unfair advantage since I was a part of two other crews before joining this one."

"And I still call bullshit. As good as you are, there ain't no way two other crews are going to take on a skateboardin' rudie," Gum puts you down.

"Whatever, Gum. Why you gotta be so rude? Is it cause you wanna see me nude? Y'know back home, they used to call me Stiff Chocolate, so I ain't got nothin' left to prove," you rhyme jokingly, grabbing your junk as Gum rolls her eyes.

"You're such a fucking punk, Deck. But you've been pullin' your weight since you joined, so I can't be that mad at you."

"I would hope so since he had to work harder than everyone else due to being a boardin' Rudie."

"The boardin' Rudie, Boss Man. Who needs six wheels when four will do? The hoes want to do me because the other crews are dookey. Truly, I am the one and only boardin' Rudie, Deck," you rhyme as you take a satisfied breath before sitting on the couch.

"One of these days, Deck, you're gonna fuck up those rhymes of yours," Beat remarks as he tosses a small statue of a Rhino. "The Love Shockers had that on them when I was done flirtin with 'em. You know that symbol?"

You sit up as you gave it once over. Yeah, you know this symbol, alright. "I do. This is the symbol of a conglomerate rooted back home in Grind City - the Golden Rhinos. Jackasses they are. Leave it that at," you answer before tossing the statue back at Beat.

"Well, shit. Yo, Corn! Turn on the radio! Jet Set Radio's about to begin its broadcast," Beat says as he placed the statue next to the two pieces of the Devil's Contract.

Corn turned on the radio, and after fiddling with the knob for a few seconds, the familiar music started playing.

Play: Funky Radio

"Jet Set Radio!" DJ Professor K yells with his diaphragm. "When the Love Shockers were beaten up, they had a small statue of a golden rhino on them instead of the third piece of the Devil's Contract. The Golden Rhinos are ruthless assassins and killers funded by the Rokkaku Group led by Rokkaku Gouji. Project Tokyo is also lead by Rokkaku himself, who says that it's the city's future. It's just a bunch of bull if you ask me. The Golden Rhinos have been covering up a bunch of the GGs graffiti. Are the GGs gonna sit back and take it?"

The last part catches everyone's attention. They were doing what!? They were your marks of the territory! Killers or not, they can't just cover up your shit.

"The Devil's Contract, Golden Rhinos, and the Rokkaku Group have nothin' to do with me. But! You gotta give back what you take! Right?" Professor K says as he began the subsequent mixture of tunes.

The next thing you all knew, all of you were in front of the map of Tokyo-to.

"The fuckin' douches! We get rid of the other crews, and these posers show up!" Beat yells in annoyance before realizing the GGs were one member short. "Where's Bis?"

"Kogane-cho. Yo-Yo answers. Knowin' her, she's probably haulin' ass back here after hearing all that shit, Yo!"

"Deck, how come you never told us about the Golden Rhinos?"

"Or the fact that they were connected to the Rokkaku Group?"

"I didn't know all that! I didn't think they were based here in Tokyo-to! I thought they were from Grind City!" You defend yourself as Gum and Beat interrogate you.

"Bullshit! I knew we couldn't trust your boardin' ass!"

"Ay, Gum! I ain't never wanted to be a part of this fuckin' crew! Boss Man made me join since the other option meant gettin' chased by the Love Shockers 'till they caught me!"

"Gum, stop blamin' Deck for every bad thing that happened since he joined. I, for one, believe him. Otherwise, he'd be a lot more sneaky about his business."

"And here we are! I almost got lost, but it's impossible to ignore Gum and Deck arguin'," Bis's voice interjects as she comes back.

"Bis, good to see your sa-" You start before noticing the people she was with.

"Deck? Oh, shit. I wasn't expectin' to find you here," one girl says with a smirk.

"Well, well. Who'da thought all I gotta do to see the boardin' Rudie again was to fly my black ass to Tokyo." Her brother adjusts his boombox. "Waddup, kid? How ya been?"

You couldn't hide your happy expression to see some of your old crewmates again as they all hop over the window.

"Deck, you know these guys?" Bis asks.

"Hell yeah, I know these two punks!" You answer excitedly as you all share a friendly embrace. "Everyone, these are two members of the crew I used to roll with in Grind City. The homie's Combo, and the chick's Cube."

"Shit, kid. I knew you was good, but to roll with the GGs? Way to shit on us all, huh, Cube?"

"I'd say. You definitely traded up since Coin kicked you to the curb."

"So, you wasn't lyin' after all about bein' in another crew," Beat realizes. "Shit, my bad, Deck."

Gum scoffs. "He must've been whack if they kicked him out."

"Nah, that wasn't it, Blondie. Coin thought he smashed his girl and used that as reason enough to give Deck the boot. But everyone knew he didn't do that. Plus, he was better off without us anyway. Shit, he's a fuckin' myth to the Rudies back home who didn't know him. The Boardin' Rudie, a brother who skated instead of bladed and still out Crushed, Teched and Grafittied everyone in Grind City," Combo defends you.

*Tch* whatever," Gum says as she brushes the explanation off.

"Don't worry about Gum, Combo. She's a bitch," you joke as Combo and Cube laugh at your nonchalant response. "But what are you two doin' here in Tokyo-to? And where's Coin?"

"Well shit, kid. How are we gonna break this to ya?"

"Coin's dead, Deck. Offed himself after the Golden Rhinos stole his record collection."

You were fuming. "What? How did this happen?

You and Coin have had a rocky relationship, but there was mutual respect between the both of you.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Before we even get there, Deck. Can you vouch for these two?"

"What? Beat, these two are some of the best Bladers that Grind City ever chewed up. GC Bladin' Rudies don't get any better than these two right here. There's one more of them, but she ain't with them."

"Yeah... we tried lookin' for Sugar but couldn't find her nowhere. But shit, kid. Good to know that you think we're good enough to hang with ya," Combo says with a smirk.

"I still think we should test 'em. Just to be safe," Gum suggests.

"What's your problem, Gum?" You rhyme, peeved at the GGs second-in-command. "I vouched for their skill myself. Or are you just that fuckin' dumb?"

"Nah, she gotta point, Deck. Hate to admit it, but shit, if you vouch for them, they gotta pass, right?" Beat says. "A small test for the both of ya. Follow us."

Beat and Gum test your former crewmates in a quick game of Horse and a Race which they both pass with relative ease.

"Damn... the Rudies from Grind City are built different. I can't believe I lost the race."

"I got a photographic memory, kid. GC was a lot more gritty than here, I'll say that."

"I believe that now. Deck, you and Cube. I bet you three tore Grind City apart," Beat gives respect. "Alright, now what the hell happened in Grind City?"

After Combo & Cube explained what the Golden Rhinos did when you left for Tokyo-to, it all started making more sense. How the hell did the Devil's Contract get from Grind City to Tokyo-to? And why did Rokkaku want it so bad? Who knows. But your crew isn't gonna sit back and take it.

"Shit, well. Let's regain our territory! We're Tokyo-to's last line of defense against these freaks!"

"Preachin' to the choir, Beat. Let's haul ass and show Rokkaku's bald ass that we aren't here to play games!" You rhyme as Pots barks in conjunction with your rhyming.