[GV] - 7 - It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing

[chosen_gigolo]

It looks like Zelos has become enamored of Earth culture yet again and has outfitted the entire club like an American 1920's speakeasy. Each member of the staff has been outfitted with a 3-piece 1920's style suit (in the fabric style of their choice) complete with a matching fedora. Even the ambient music is much jazzier this month!

Per usual the rules and employee roster are posted near the door.

Hosts:
Angelo
Asbel Lhant
Duke Pantarei
Fai D. Flourite (assistant chef and appointments)
Guy Cecil (bartender)
Ioder
Jade Curtiss (bartender)
Malik Caesar (bartender)
Peony Malkuth IX
Rin Okumura (chef)
Serph
Sora and Roxas

Zelos Wilder (Only takes appointments with women.)
Please note that some hosts may be unavailable due to coma.

This month guests are encouraged to get up and dance with their hosts, all the tables having been arranged to each side and the center of the room's floor kept clear for such activities. The bar has its regular assortment of drinks but there's something else called "moonshine" for this theme. 21+ only please!


((ooc: Thank you to Umi for this month's theme! If you have an idea for a theme you want to share, please either PM Zelos' journal or shoot me a plurk on reikofanel, thanks!))

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Appointment thread - Zelos Wilder

[chosen_gigolo]

[Back in action after a month long absence, Zelos can be found making the rounds of the club more often than not, dancing, singing, drinking, and generally having a boisterous good time. If someone's looking to have some quality time with the redhead, he can be persuaded to the large lounger at one of the tables. He keeps his fedora at a rakish angle, hair tied back into a low ponytail and necktie hanging undone and tempting to pull.

Care to spend some time with him?

[redcinemareel]

[She doesn't have an appointment, but she will be pulling that tie in three...two...one...]

Care to show me around~?

[chosen_gigolo]

[Oh! Well, he had left it untied for that reason, but he hadn't really expected to be face to face with someone he didn't know. Still! He'll never turn away a lady's request, even if that lady has some somewhat alarming shark teeth.]

I always have a care for a hunny who knows what she wants~

[redcinemareel]

[Good, a willing victim! Grell slides her arm through his, mentally congratulating herself on this victory of the day: snagging a hottie without much fuss!]

Indeed I do! Do you have a name, handsome?

[chosen_gigolo]

[Used to having women on his arm, Zelos automatically brings his up to a more comfortable height for Grell to hang onto. He grins at her question and offers a very fake shocked expression.]

Haven't heard of me? Well! You're on the very lucky arm of one Zelos Wilder~ And whom do I have the pleasure of addressing, my sharky sweetheart?

[redcinemareel]

[She sees what you're doing there. Darn those teeth!]

Such an exotic name! It suits you well~! [HAIR FLIP] You may call me Grell. Grell Sutcliff, but no need to be formal.

[chosen_gigolo]

[And she says his name is exotic!]

Not a fan of that highbrow stuff, eh? Well Grell-hunny, what is it you'd like to see that's not quite so... formal~?

[He puts emphasis on the word just as she did, turning it into something forbidden or exotic with just the way he speaks, eyes half lidded and lip curled in amusement.]

[theredrose]

[She'd come in here partly looking for Angelo and partly just to see where it was he worked. What she found...was pretty fun and incredibly intriguing.

As she looked around at the decor and listened to the interesting music, she spotted someone with long, pretty, red hair; it reminded her of Duke's pretty hair.

She approached the man...and just looked up at him.]

[chosen_gigolo]

[It doesn't take Zelos long to notice the silent brunette suddenly at his side. He leans down, hair tumbling over his shoulder.]

Well hi there pretty little lady♡ What's your name?

[theredrose]

Ib.

[She looks from his face to his hair, the whole reason she came over.]

Your hair's pretty.

[chosen_gigolo]

[Hah, that one he's fielded before from young ladies back home, and it's nice to know it's back to impressing after the fiasco when he woke up from his coma.]

Why thank you! Yours is a lovely shade of chocolate too. It's just beautiful.

[She's so cute~]

[theredrose]

[Oh...was it? She hadn't noticed.]

Thank you.

[Thinking about pretty hair made her think of something else.]

Do you braid it?

[chosen_gigolo]

Sometimes! Usually only when I go to sleep so it doesn't get tangled.

[Hmm... well, if she's like other little girls he's met...]

Do you want to braid it~?

Employee Lounge, Monday after the bitty curse

[relinquishing]

[Guy's at the club a little earlier than Zelos this morning, fedora and suitcoat both still tucked up into his locker and tie draped across one shoulder while he finishes adjusting his vest. Spending a week as a kid wasn't exactly enjoyable, so to drown it out with a little hard work, easy conversation and hard liquor? That didn't sound too bad.

When Zelos does manage to slip into the lounge, Guy's quick to shoot him a grin.]

Hey, so you are done with puberty. Welcome back.

[chosen_gigolo]

I could say the same to you, man. You had a longer way to go.

[He flashes a grin at Guy but there's a sheepishness about it. His own week as a child hadn't been his ideal vacation either, especially not considering his two day long tantrum when Zelda had the audacity to tell the little stuck up Chosen 'no'. It was damned embarrassing is what it was.

Strange, though, to see those around you and know how much they'd changed since they were children without having known them that way in context.

He saunters over to his locker and removes his duster and shirt unceremoniously, carefully taking out the garment bag containing his suit.]

That was one lame curse, lemme tell ya.

[relinquishing]

Really? Did someone get himself into trouble?

[It's only lightly teasing. Zelos was pretty demanding the day or so Guy had been around him, but that could have totally just been his preschooler perspective. The teenage Chosen had seemed pretty cynical.

To tell the truth, it was all pretty hazy. Guy just remembers a lot of crying. Not an unfamiliar memory, but not exactly a comfortable one, either.]

[chosen_gigolo]

Heh, when do I not?

[The entire ordeal had been embarrassing. He hadn't gone into detail with most people, or really anyone, but Zelda's a smart woman and probably figured some things out (though thankfully not what he thought of her at the time, he hopes), and Guy...

...

The Chosen pauses in buttoning his shirt, glancing over at his friend with an uncommonly soft look.]

...sorry about your sister.

[relinquishing]

Sorry?

[There's a half-hearted laugh behind the words, but it's dry and habitual - hardly genuine. It's not the first time Zelos has asked Guy about his sister, but it's not as if it makes it any more comfortable to talk about. He doesn't remember saying anything telling, anyways. A lot of the week was a jumbled mess in his memory, though.

His smile stays steady, although he doesn't turn to look at the redhead. He just flips his collar up, swooping the tie around his neck but hesitating to really work on the knot.]

...

No need to be sorry. It was a long time ago.

Duke Pantarei

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke is once again mostly using his table as a workspace. There may or may not be a black fedora with purple lining sitting on the table, but he isn't going to wear it. It looks like he picked out what he's wearing again, because it isn't flamboyant at all. There's a segment of clear space before another chair, but the rest of the table - and any other chairs, are in use by paper and books.

Oops. ]

[redcinemareel]

[Grell had only come about this place by chance, and upon entering, she's glad she found this gem. The atmosphere spoke to her as green eyes scan the scene. Wait...are those books that need disturbing?

Obviously this person needs a bit of company.

She makes her way over, taking a seat in that empty chair with grace.]

Darling, don't you know that hats on the table is a rather rude gesture?

[radiantwingedone]

Is it?

[ Sorry Grell, Duke is a moderately rude person. He's not going to look up just yet, because he found a line he was looking for and copying it is taking...

Most of his attention, as a flicker of magic moves the hat from the table to a corner of a chair. ]

Hats were not commonly worn when time was spent among society. [ Well. Hats like these. The council occasionally had ridiculous hats... ]

[redcinemareel]

[Despite the magic show of sorts, Grell is not impressed with his attitude. So she leans over and presses a leather gloved hand over the book he's reading, all while donning a grin.]

Do you know what's also rude~?

[radiantwingedone]

Reading when talked to.

[ So he'll sit up and study the newcomer. Hello, you have his attention now.

Even if he would rather be reading yet. ]

[redcinemareel]

Smart and handsome~! [Grell retracts her hand and sits properly in her seat again, p lease that her message got across.] Two qualities that are attractive in men!

Do you have a name, darling?

GENERAL BAR THREAD

[malik_caesar]

{Guy Cecil*, Malik Caesar Available}
* But may be cursed currently.