WELCOME TRAVELER
The alley is easy to miss.
Between a defunct noodle stand and a forgotten temple gate hangs a violet paper lantern marked only with a crescent moon.
Push aside the curtain. Mind your head. Ignore the ghosts.
The owner remembers your name even if you've never visited before.
THE HOUSE SPECIALS
- ☾ Moon Rabbit Udon
- ☾ Foxfire Sake
- ☾ Lotus Root Tempura
- ☾ Peach Blossom Tea
- ☾ Memory Dumplings
- ☾ Bodhisattva Curry
TONIGHT'S PATRONS
- A fox spirit playing an obsolete synthesizer.
- A bodhisattva disguised as a dishwasher.
- A salaryman who died in 2047 and never noticed.
- A rabbit witch studying impossible moon phases.
- A black dog immortal laughing into his tea.
- A wandering hungry ghost warming spectral hands.
JUKEBOX
NOW PLAYING
♫ citypop.exe
♫ forgotten_summer_memories.wav
♫ moonlit_payphone.mid
♫ compassion_protocol.mp3
♫ citypop.exe
♫ forgotten_summer_memories.wav
♫ moonlit_payphone.mid
♫ compassion_protocol.mp3
THE SHRINE ALCOVE
Behind the bar sits a small shrine. The electric candles never burn out. Fresh flowers appear every morning. No one admits to replacing them.
Visitors leave:
- cups of tea
- written prayers
- old transit cards
- lucky coins
- memories they no longer need
HOUSE RULES
- Be kind to the ghosts.
- Do not summon anything you cannot feed.
- Respect the shrine.
- Leave the district cleaner than you found it.
- Compassion before cleverness.
- No violence inside the Howling Moon.