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[OPEN] cash money, make it rain

[ If you had stepped into Hirajiro any time in July and checked out its street full of bustling workers, chances are, you were probably given a pamphlet by girls in maid outfits with cat ears. nyan. It's a special promotion that will be held this week from July 15th to July 20th, where you'll be given a loyalty punch card for the first entree you order and you will be given one free entree after the third hole is punched for the duration of the event. There's also a kid's meal discount for 20% off! You can even get another punch card after you use up your first one. Wow.

The owner of the place is kinda odd though. During those six days, the first three days (15-17) will be full of maids only. The latter half (18-20) will have butlers only. After that, it looks like they would go back to normal with a mix of maids and butlers with cat ears. The owner definitely wanted to try something new to see how it would go. Also, if you have long hair, you need to tie it back somehow, no matter what. It's still a food industry, after all.

There's a problem though...

Terry was originally supposed to have the first three days off, since it was maids only. However, with the lethargy that had plagued Hirajiro as of late, he was "asked" to cover various shifts. In the end, he accepted it begrudgingly and told the owner that he would cover the absent coworkers' shifts for the first two days.

A mix of "I wouldn't look good in a dress", "This makeup will make it look like you are a completely different person. Give me that tape", "Why is tape used in makeup?! This wig is itchy", "This is your debut as Emily. Do your best, Emily" and yells of agony filled the room past the door that marks "employees only". ]

[ NOTE: There's a lunch menu and a dinner menu (there's no alcohol but you can also make something up as long as seems "reasonable") along with a list of services that the customer may request as a side bonus if they order 1 entree.

1. Shoulder massage (5 minutes)
2. Eating buddy (10 minutes, the server sits at the table with you and you can talk to them or whatever)
3. A short skit (the servers act out a dramatization purely for SFW fanservice)

Should they choose none of the above or didn't order 1 entree, the server will leave and come back with a cute, giant life-sized bear plush doll with a ribbon around its neck and place them on the opposite seat of the customer. The customer also has an option to buy it after they finish whatever they ordered for the equivalent of ~$25 in Hirajiro's currency.

The owner will be occasionally making rounds to see if his employees are being harassed, ask customers how is everything, and generally just overlooking the establishment. You're also free to have the skirt length range from a little above the knee or down to mid-calf if your character also works here.

THIS IS AN OPEN LOG. Feel free to make your own top levels! Bring a friend. Have fun. ]

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[ POOR NPC SHINJI please ignore Leon, half of the things he says probably don't matter, ]

But if I reduce it too much it might not sound so Shinji-kun... hmm... [ 'Shinji-kun' is someone Leon looks up to, also known as the other guy who does a speech while Leon breaks into moves. To Leon, looking kind, courteous, and suave is something very Shinji and he doesn't know how to do that without emulating him, unfortunately... ] Okay, I'll try it!

[ Clearing his throat, he takes a deep breath, and: ]

Ah... Terry-senpai.

[ It's worse now. ]

Wah, I breathed out too much!! o(>д<｡ o)

[ Have you ever seen anyone talking in kaomoji, Terry? Now you have. ]

[ SHIT. SHIT SHIT SHIT. It takes all of Terry to just hold in those emphatic curses inside his head. The voice dip was absolutely hot--moreover, he said his name with it?! He's going to die. This is the day. Goodbye cruel world.

Terry just covers his face with his hands for three seconds. He is so red in the face. ]

That's...

[ --fine, he wants to say. But that truth thing that's going on right now? It's not gonna let him have that. He feels it in his bones, so he just cuts himself off right there. ]

You can charm the customers, sure... but if you come off too strongly, it'll be...

[ Catastrophic? Apocalyptic? They might resort to kidnapping him? ]

... bad.

[ nailed it ]

[ Leon blinks at the Terry's reaction, unable to read his expressions and reactions. Was it that bad? ]

Eeeh?? Why?

[ It's a genuine question, which is probably obvious with the way he's tilting his head. ]

Wouldn't it be great if I can capture all their hearts~?

You want to charm them to an extent, but not enough to make them fall in love with you. The owner can protect you while you're working, but he can't do anything when you're not in here. I'm not sure how good security is when you're an idol, but you need to be careful.

[ Terry can only hope that no similar fate falls upon Leon, because he's definitely speaking from personal experience from home. It wasn't pleasant. ]

[ Anyway, a nearby customer wants a romantic skit and Terry accepts the request. He grabs Leon's hand, twirls him inward and then dips him as if they're in a dance. Terry can support Leon's back pretty well enough as long as he doesn't struggle too much. He leans in, traces Leon's lips with his gloved hand with a thumb, brushing it lightly, leans in even more next to his ear and whispers: ]

Show me your improv skills.

[ Then he backs up his head to deliver his actual lines in this scenario as he makes his eyes half closed from a vantage where the customer can see clearly. His voice dips a little when he says the following: ]

You should be careful, Leon. I'm not sure what I'd do if I saw you flirt with anyone else other than me.

[ He had to twist the words and meanings so much in his head for the truth mechanism to accept it. It was only accepted because of Terry's warning about security and the necessity for them to "flirt" while doing a skit. He feels like his head is about to explode from how embarrassing it is and how much work he just had to put in to make this work. ]

I see! So you're worried for me... Thank you, Terry-senpai~♡

[ It sounds like he's not taking it seriously, but he does. It's just how he is. #JustLeonThings ]

[ Obviously, he wasn't expecting for the sudden pull, nor them being in such a close proximity all of the sudden. While usually he'll react louder in these kind of scenarios, he manages to swallow his yelp only because he's too surprised.

When Terry's (gloved) finger traces his lips, Leon can feel goosebumps down his spine, fascinated at how different Terry looks. How professional!! ...Alright, he's not going to lose!

The silly Leon nods after the whisper, which he shouldn't have!! But he too, changes the look in his face. He'll show you what happens when someone who sucks so much at improv gets forced to do it over and over again, until it's impossible for him to be too terrible. A playful smirk dances on his lip, eyes slightly narrowing in excitement. The only skits he's done are comical ones, but he's done a romantic duet performance before, he got this.

Coming up with lines isn't his forte ー that's not his role in the group in the first place, so-- ]

Do you think I'm just playing, Terry? Look into my eyes, and see who's reflected there.

[ --nbd, he'll just change up the lyrics from his newest single. Also, see if you can resist the deep, husky voice, Terry, especially now that he's learned to control the breathiness. He reaches up, brushing his fingers against Terry's cheek while locking his eyes to his 'partner's' - all of these, without any bashfulness whatsoever. ]

Tell me what you see.

[ hello my name is terrence nowell and i can't take what i dish out

Terry tries his damn hardest to keep a straight face, not from laughter, but from how insanely embarrassed he is right now. He needs to play it cool. He needs to be suave! Or at least try to. He's done this enough times that it should be no problem, and yet... this is so unfair. He has to keep repeating in his head that this is for a customer skit. Don't take it personally, Terry. Don't do it. And yet.

He just thinks about getting punched by Kido and everything just dies out real quick. ]

But is that all you see, I wonder...

[ He takes his hand that brushed against Leon's lips and reaches over to gently run his fingers through his hair and then slowly slides it down the side of his face, where it eventually ends up cupping his chin. ]

Even if our masters won't allow this, I... want to run away from here.

[ Seriously. ]

[ Bless Kido, you better treat her something later.

Slowly, Leon's hand on Terry's cheek slides down to the side of his neck to his nape as he pulls up, stopping just when their faces are less than 5 centimeters away. Wow, he's never gotten this close even with his group members. It's surprisingly kind of embarrassing... He's definitely not showing it, though. ]

I can't see anyone else but you.

[ His voice is almost a whisper, and that's cool and all but... Leon, the closer you are the harder it is to see... ]

You paint my world in love. You're everything of my life.

[ Yep, he's just gonna cut every line from his past song lyrics, saying it aloud in broken English, cool cool cool.

He leans his forehead to Terry's, closing his eyes for a moment, before opening them again. ]

Let's go. Just the two of us.

[ An entire cake... totally... Also, since this is after the whole "I stabbed the side of my persona's mouth" incident, he feels like this excessive charm is getting to him, creating some pressure in his head. That's... not good. He needs to cool it, before--

Oh no.

OH NO.

HIS FACE IS SO CLOSE, HE FEELS LIKE STEAM IS GOING TO BURST FROM HIS EARS!! The broken English would normally make him want to laugh, but it feels like it's in the background amidst of all this mess. ]

[ But it reminds Terry of something. He's in Japan (he thinks), and people around here love foreign things to his terrible and shallow knowledge. So. He'll try to gather his cool. Be cool. Be suave. Don't let anything deter you from doing your job-- ]

I can show you the world...~ ♪

[ Just breaks out in disney serenade in English. That'll work. He's not good at singing as Leon--he's pretty average--but it'll do for now. And with that, he'll spin Leon out and then back in, do a little waltz, and then just subtly get the hell out of the dining area with him. ]

Edited 2019-07-19 19:45 (UTC)

[ Terry's in the back room with Leon now, because he dragged him all the way here. He just sits down on the chair and puts his head down on the table as he hears some sort of applause coming from the dining area.

Just let him die right here. ]

[ I what. Terry what did you do to Vassago!!!

Not expecting the sudden Disney musical switch, Leon hums the melody, until the Japanese lyrics begin to play in his head. ]

Tell me, Princess, now when did you last let your heart decide? ♪

[ Aaaand fade out as they disappear to the back room. Completely opposite to Terry, Leon's incredibly excited and full of energy. ]

Good work, Terry-senpai!!! That was fun!!

[ It was real nice hearing the applauds too!! Ahhh, this job might just suit him wonderfully after all.

But what's wrong with Terry? ]

Senpai, are you okay?

[ terry machine broke

Terry groans and lifts his head to look up with his chin still on the table. ]

Sorry, Leon. You did great. 10 out of 10. Good job. You should be all ready to go now. I'm just... tired. I can't keep up with that for long.

[ .........Ah. Terry...

]

Eh~? You mean the skit just now? You were so cool, though!! I can't even tell whether you're acting or not! My heart just goes badump badump reaaally fast when we did it earlier, ehehe...

[ He rubs the back of his own head, grinning. ]

As expected from Terry-senpai!!

[ Everything is Fine. (tm)

Terry just looks so exasperated when Leon describes it. It's not because of how he worded his description, but the description itself. His heart felt like it would have exploded right there and then too!!!

Despite everything, he lifts his head from the table and leans back in his chair. ]

It's pretty hard for me to maintain that. I was hoping if you could tell me some tips to how to stay straight faced. An idol does that sort of thing too, right? All I have to do is imagine my friend punching me and I can keep my composure through it.

[ He looks off to the side... why is this his life now ]

I was hoping there would be something different.

Edited 2019-07-20 21:21 (UTC)

Eh~? What's that, ahaha! You're so funny!

[ He thinks it's a joke. ]

To stay straight faced, huh... I just imagine being someone else that is not me... but it's still me?

[ Uh, he notices how weird that sounded, so he'll continue. ]

Hmm... I've actually never thought much about it... maybe it's because I'm a genius? [ He tilts his head, grinning. ] But Terry-senpai, what do you feel when you do it? Do you feel like laughing? [ He did ask how to keep a straight face. ]

Not that kind! I mean...

[ How does he explain without outing himself. No matter how cheerful Leon seems, Terry can't help but think that he'd be weirded out by him eventually. And that's not something he wants to do on the first day. ]

It's... embarrassing.

[ As long as you don't refer yourself as the incarnation of music and beauty who has descended upon Earth, you're good, Terry. As long as you don't eat instant miso soup dry, as it is... you're good. ]

Really? Why so? What's embarrassing about it?

[ Sorry Terry, this boy just doesn't know what shame is. ]

[ His self esteem is weird, but he thinks he'll never have to refer to himself as something as grand as that, unless it's for a skit or something. But. You know. He's a demigod clone. So there's some irony in this.

Anyway. ]

... I have some shame.

[ Just straight out. ]

Hmm, I do too, though?

[ Does he. Does he really. ]

I think it's something you'll get used to after doing it many times. That's right! Terry-senpai, you can practice with me!! I'll do it with you as many times as you want!!

[ NO HE THINKS HE'LL DIE

i mean ]

But how do I practice to not have shame...?

We'll do it here at the back room, or maybe somewhere else if you prefer. Just the two of us if it's better like that!

[ He hums in consideration. ]

I don't really get what's so embarrassing for you, but we can try out different skits! Like--

[ In a flash, he captures Terry's chin with his fingers, eyes narrowing and voice turning serious. ]

Terry.

[ And lets go, grinning wide. ]

Something like that~?

[ It happened so fast.

Sometimes he wonders if he feels like the customers, thinking that this fabricated acting is just for them--meaningful, emotional. personal--a delusion. He can't help but to be swallowed up by these moments, swayed by the surrounding atmosphere like hook, line, and sinker. He needs to fan himself.

Terry's face immediately turns red. Really red. It's very obvious. It's gotten so red that it's hard to differentiate that from the blood dripping from the side of his head. ]

[ Terry promptly passes out from having his wound reopened due to the amount of "stress", so his head leans back into the chair as he slumps.

Time to call the owner, Leon... ]

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