Open until July 4th - Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage

[chosen_gigolo]

Who: Zelos and any host club hopefuls~
Where: Casino ballroom
When: Now until July 4th! (please date your comment)
Style: [action]
Status: Open!

[A few signs with arrows towards the casino dot the plaza for the next two weeks, announcing Host Club Auditions! in bold, swirling text.

The ballroom of the casino is still mostly bare when any applicant arrives. The far end of the room holds a table, behind which Zelos is seated with a clipboard and two empty seats on either side of him in case his cohorts decide to join him in the screening process. In front of the table is another chair, presumably for the applicant's use.

Welcome to host club auditions~ Show us what you can do!]

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JUNE 20TH for once Serph is not last to the party

[bufudine]

[Serph had missed the announcement over the Network, so when he passes by the various signs on his way back from the library, he follows them out of curiosity. What is this Host Club Auditions?

When he walks into the casino's ballroom, he blinks. Zelos?]

What's all this about?

Yay Serph! /o/

[chosen_gigolo]

Serph, buddy! You gonna audition? Hunnies do love a strong silent type~

[bufudine]

[He tilts his head, not understanding.]

What is auditioning? [Serph gestures to one of the signs.] And a Host Club?

[...Something about Zelos' last statement has him wary.]

[chosen_gigolo]

Well see the host club is a club staffed by guys who act as hosts and generally provide company for the hunnies that come in. We need to make sure whoever gets hired can do the job which is why auditions.

[Zelos leans back in his chair lazily.]

You at all interested?

June 21st

[incinerare]

[He's not certain entirely just what the redhead wants in this audition, but he's here now, dressed casually in his usual attire he wears when not in uniform, gloves currently stashed away in a coat pocket.]

Hello.

[chosen_gigolo]

[The redhead in question has been a little bored, to be honest. Not a lot of applicants today. He straightens up and stops trying to balance his pen on his nose when Roy walks in though.]

Well hey there~ I was wondering when you'd show up. I didn't catch your name on the call. What should I call you?

[incinerare]

[He'll take the chair that's sitting in front of the table the redhead's sitting at since it's obvious its for visitors.]

Roy Mustang. So what are you looking for in these auditions?

Sorry this is so late ><;

[chosen_gigolo]

Anything that could be entertaining. Basic conversational skills, ability to read the mood, and any other special talents like parlor tricks or... I dunno, trying a cherry stem in a knot with your tongue? Whatever you're good at.

[Okay the cherry stem thing might be more suggestive than he wants...]

Do you have any experience with a host job before? Anything where you talk to people about their problems?

June 23 for both Roxas and Sora!

[runbysmiles]

[ Sora walked into the Casino and looked around curious. The place didn't look like very much yet, but if they were just setting up that was to be expected.

Who he hadn't expected to see was a very familiar face. ]

Huh? Roxas what are you doing here?

[OOC: Give us a few comments and both boys will head to the audition stand! :D ]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas hadn't gone on into the ballroom yet, a little uncertain whether he really wanted to do this.

He turned in surprise at the sound of his Other's voice.]

Sora? I'm-- Are you here about that host club thing, too?

[runbysmiles]

Yeah, Roxas I didn't know you were interested!

[ Sora's actually a little excited about this. ]

June 24. Yes, this is to freak Cheria out.

[protectingwishes]

[Asbel had been exploring the city in the hopes of finding work. He didn't really know that everything was free yet which was why he was out job hunting. He'd heard about this "Host Club" being a service to the community and, being the helpful guy he was, decided it was worth checking out.

He stepped into the casino which was surprisingly empty for a place of work. Asbel noticed the solitary man at the table and walked up to him.]

"Hello sir. My name is Asbel Lhant."

[He gave a short bow.]

"Is this the right place for the Host Club job?"

[He didn't really understand the concept, but Zelos' network post had made it sound like a very important job.]

Ahaha I can't wait for Cheria to chew them both out

[chosen_gigolo]

Sure thing, Asbel. Have a seat!

[Zelos observes the other redhead as he makes his way to the chair and sits down. Even gait, light on his feet. Obviously a fighter of some kind. Also he'd called Zelos "sir" which bespoke of some breeding, or at least high class manners. Excellent.]

Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself and why you wanna work at the host club?

If Asbel gets some fans, it will be glorious XD

[protectingwishes]

[Asbel took a seat and smiled, relaxing just a bit. As far as appearances went, Zelos looked like a pretty laid back guy. Asbel's previous interviews had been conducted in the presence of Knight Instructor Victoria, and she didn't smile. Ever.]

About me? Well I'm a member of the Royal Knights where I'm from.

[Except that he kinda sorta quit.]

I'm also the lord of the Lhant frontier territory and I'm pretty good with managing both money and military assets. I've been trained in swordsmanship and wilderness survival techniques including basic cooking.

[That was the sort of formal listing of skills he usually had to present as a Knight. That's what Zelos had asked him for, right?]

I don't really know what a host club is about, but your announcement made it sound like a very crucial service to the community. You also mentioned something about increasing companionship between the people stranded here.

[And something about "hunnies", whatever those were.]

I think that's a great goal to strive for and that's why I'd like to do what I can to help.

June 23

[fistfullofmagic]

[A couple of months of aimlessly wandering around can only do so much for someone like Dhaos. So when he received that notice about Host Club auditions over the SFC, well, it seemed like he might finally have a purpose again.

And thus it is with a slight misinterpretation of what a Host Club is that he wanders into the casino.]

...Zelos?

[chosen_gigolo]

Oh, Dhaos. What's up?

[Housemates though they are, Zelos is wary of the Seraph... granted seeing him curl up in a laundry basket along with Duke definitely downgrades him from dangerous to mildly irritating.]

Did you get lost?

[fistfullofmagic]

If this is the Host Club auditions, I am in the correct place.

[His smile is accompanied with a slight headtilt. Why would Zelos think he was lost? He files that question away to be examined later.]

June 22nd

[amnesiadragon]

[It's with a lot of confusion that Ryu finally ends up heading over to the casino. He's not sure what an audition is, but he's made sure to take a bath and have his clothes clean at least! So he heads inside, looking around, confused.]

... Hello?

/o/

[chosen_gigolo]

Hey there! Come in, come in, don't be shy!

[Zelos waves Ryu to the seat in front of the table.]

I didn't catch your name from the recruitment post. Why don't you tell me that and a little bit about yourself to start, alright?

[amnesiadragon]

[He heads over and sits down. Oh. Whoops.]

Oh! Sorry about that. I'm Ryu. Um... a little about myself...

[He suddenly looks confused and slightly startled. No one's ever really asked himself to do that before.]

I'm... what do you want to know?

Let's call it the 20th?

[chokmahemperor]

[With... actually being called on how he played around in mind, Peony eventually winds up in front of the Casino. For now, he's left Jade behind because, uh. Still thinking on that. Not sure why! It's fantastically weird, really, but he'll work it out. And stop trying to figure out how that would even... It's probably because no one's actually seen them interact! Except probably Anise, since she actually knew who he was, haha. But, he pokes his head past the door of the establishment to look around.]

Oh~ Still pretty barren in here! How much attention will this garner~?

Sure~

[chosen_gigolo]

Well there was one guy in here earlier! A buddy of mine.

[Zelos takes a special pleasure in being able to refer to certain people as buddies or friends. He has so few people that he can say that truthfully about. Friendly acquaintances, sure, but actual friends were something else entirely. He can count them on one hand, not that it ever seemed to phase him.]

There's a couple people who showed interest on the network too but I haven't heard from most of them since.

July 3rd - late Rin is late

[keepsthefire]

"Man... what am I doing... ?" Rin sighed as he stared at the front entrance of where the host club auditions were supposedly being held. One hand in the pocket of his black slacks, the other holding the paper he'd written down the information on, he was dressed in his slightly rumpled True Cross Academy uniform as he had no other "nice" clothes that would have looked even remotely professional for an interview.

Really, what was he doing?

Oh, right. He needed a job. A job would keep both Maka and Zelda from trying to drag him to that damned academy that had just opened, and would allow him to get things beyond the bare essentials he'd been living on for so long.

A scowl graced his lips, but a deep breath and a huff banished it for a slightly more natural expression that still some how felt awkward. He pushed the doors open, glancing around the interior for an unsure, hesitant moment before he approached the desk with a somewhat determined stride.

"... uh... you guys were lookin' for a cook, right?"

[chokmahemperor]

Peony figured he's got the hang of things, though it's been quiet for a little bit. He'd just been doodling absently on a scrap of paper when Rin came in. New face (not that Peony was too surprised by this; there were bound to always be new faces in a place like Vatheon), but those were always good to have around! The blond man flashed the younger a grin, leaning back in his seat until the front legs lifted up off the ground.

"Sure are~" He let the seat fall right. "So tell me about your cooking."

[keepsthefire]

"Uhm..." Rin muttered, already showing that he lacked a certain eloquence. If the rumpled appearance and messy hair wasn't enough to indicate he was a little rough around the edges, the way he spoke would make it clear soon enough.

"Guess I'm self taught or whatever..." he answered after a thoughtful pause, his tail moving a little. "But I'm really good at it. I like cookin' for other people, and I've been learnin' a lot of new things since I got here, since not everyone likes Japanese food. ... or even knows what it is."