Against the Crab Mafia (story)

"“Good afternoon, Mx. Blue. We’re part of the Anti-Crimes Division. We’ve been investigating the attack on Crabman, and… well, I’m afraid there’s no delicate way to put this. We have reason to believe that you are a likely culprit.”"Against the Crab Mafia is a story set in the Joniverse, written by NasueBlueCoati. The story takes place after the Battle for the Booru, and focuses on the criminal underworld of St. Jonsabooru. This story is set in a separate continuity from Seventh Moon, and is written in a "scrapbook" style, with much of the storytelling done in the form of various in-universe documents.

Several months after Jolianna's war against the BVA, the organisation partners up with the Crabman Institute of the Arts to hold a fundraising exhibition - despite many rumours of the Institute having direct ties to the Crab Mafia (a "more badass" version of the Booru Crabs). The staff of the BVA café are especially upset at this development, none more so than Nasue, due to knowing that the Crab Mafia were directly responsible for the disappearance of Starbits and the resulting hell that followed.

Then, mere days before the exhibition is due to open, Terrence J. Crabman, head of the Crabman Institute of the Arts, is attacked in his apartment and hospitalised - and Nasue is arrested for the crime.

What follows is a complex plot following Nasue as they navigate the literal criminal underground beneath St. Jonsabooru, trying to find who framed them for the attack and why. The BVA has a week to track down the barista before the Crab Mafia destroys their beloved cafe. Investigators in the Anti-Crime Division (the story's equivalent of a police force) suspect there may be a traitor in their ranks. The other mafias in the Underground are dangerously close to a gang war. And all the while, the actual culprit is still on the loose...

The story has been published in PDF form on the Egg PAC Discord. It is currently on hiatus, but Nasue plans to upload the complete prologue to this wiki once that's done.

Featured Characters and Factions

 * Nasue Blue: The protagonist and, in this continuity, the manager of the Still Unnamed BVA Café 2.0. A former inhabitant of the Underground, they are forced to go back there after being framed for the attempted murder of Terrence J. Crabman.
 * Pascal: A robot detective working for the Captcha Department, who frequently works with the Anti-Crimes Division of City Hall. He has a strange habit of greeting people by showing them a series of photos and asking them questions about the photos, and will gladly talk peoples' ears off about his family. However, he is a competent detective and a compassionate individual. Created by Chlo_Chloe and used with permission.

Factions

 * The BVA
 * City Hall
 * Crab Mafia
 * Penguin Mafia
 * Bee Mafia

Trivia

 * This story's version of St. Jonsabooru is set in Canada, specifically where the city of Calgary would be, in reference to how Jon himself lives in Calgary. There are several references to actual landmarks near Calgary as a result.
 * The reason this story is set in an alternate continuity is due to a number of plot points contradicting "canon".