HOTS CLUB I MEAN HOST CLUB

[stay_classy_cat]

Who: "Seth" and Voile and YOU
What: HOST CLUB
Where: AE13, on the bottom floor of the student dorms.
When: future-dated a bit to Thursday, 5/16
Warnings: Sexy Nurses and Contests
Warnings redux: dude tag yourself in

Ring ring...

Hello, it's me again~

How's business, pussycat?

Going very well, thank you for asking. That snafu with the production plant under the church put a bit of a bottleneck on the market, but it's not like that's a bad thing. I've already made plenty from it, so no fur off my back. All the chaos in the city is very entertaining.

Ha ha ha, all the better since everyone's pointing fingers at the school now anyway.

I hope you're just as happy on your end.

It is, isn't it.

Yes, how are they going?

That's still a problem? Ugh. What haven't you tried yet?

What if... what about that thing I found under the school?

Yes, that substance it was leaking. I've never seen anything like it before, let alone from a trophy. You still have the samples, don't you?

Yeah.

Oh good.

That sounds promising already~

Tell you what, since you've been working so hard on this, why not give me the prototypes and let me test them out? I have a few targets in mind.

It's Thursday; Graduation/Prom is still a few weeks off but finals are swiftly approaching the students of Smash Academy. Seth has been a busy bee, if not with unscrupulous activities preparing for said finals, then he has been dutifully making Host Club beautiful. More accurately, him and Voile have worked especially hard on this one to help raise money for those suffering from the drug riots and related violence.

Much like any other Host Club session, AE13 has been transformed into something bright, cheery, and very spring-like. Spring has definitely sprung all over the tables and flowery decor here. Food seems to especially be in surplus this session, with tables lining the borders of the room in a sort of buffet style. It's not just cookies, pastries, fruits, or snacks, but there is an entire table dedicated to those with a sweet tooth. (Most are actually not drugged but if you want to have shenanigans, then by all means go for it.) There are still some items exclusive to a menu that necessitate the need for a host/server. Alternatively, you could tell your host to go get stuff at the buffet for you, that is just as practical.

There's surely something here for everyone... and if not, he'll make it happen. As in, he'll make the servers make it happen.


To get this Host Club kicked off, Seth stands, in all his grandiose attire, and clinks a glass with his fork. "If I could have everyone's attention for a moment, please?" Once he has it, he clears his throat.

"First of all, I'd like to welcome you all to this Host Club. Voile and I worked especially hard on it, so thank you for coming. You should know you're not only supporting our efforts but all generous donations and proceedings will go directly to victims afflicted by these recent strings of cruel violence."

"Did you know it was National Nurse's Week last week? I thought it would only be appropriate then to have this Host Club's theme be that of healing--Healing and appreciation for those who work hard to help others, who don't get enough appreciation for their efforts."

"Like poor Rhys! I swear he'd work himself ragged if he gave himself the chance. He needs our love and support, and, if I may direct your attention to our beautiful, charming hostess Voile," Seth waves his hand in the air and points at her, where a well-choreographed spotlight follows up onto the mini-stage erected in the room. "--really, everyone look, she is absolutely stunning in that dress, give her a big round of applause--She will tell you exactly how you can offer a healing hand."

HOST CLUB:
▷ If you want your character to BE SERVED, just sit them down at any table and start making orders.
▷ If you want your character to SERVE, as in you want to put your character in an embarrassing outfit and serve the people sitting at the tables, go right ahead. There are no OOC sign-ups. This session's Host Club's outfit theme is SEXY NURSE. Take your pick of outfit from conservative and modern to increasingly provocative. If you're a server and can't think of any willing/legit reasons why on earth they would be here in a sexy nurse outfit you can assume Seth more or less forced/tricked/convinced/blackmailed your poor unfortunate character into the act.
▷ ONCE YOU PICK server OR served, your character must to stick with it until this Host Club meeting is done, that is the only rule. No escaping, no sneaking out. Seth will CATCH YOU and make you CLEAN DISHES with a TOOTHBRUSH.

HOST CLUB CONTEST:
▶ If you remember how last year's Student/Faculty Auctions went and how the Pokemon Contests work, this may feel familiar. Your character needs to pay a measly $5 entry fee (which will be a charitable donation to help those involved in drug riot incidents) and then they can enter in any of the contest categories; Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Intelligence, and Strength. PERFORM your act of [insert category here] and impress everyone! Get creative, use your Smashing Skills and wow the crowd. If you damage the stage or make a mess, Connor and Flint will probably not be happy with you.
▶ As an audience member, you cast your vote by typing a +1 into your subject title (not unlike the auctions with the dollar amounts). That's it! You can vote as many times as you like, just not for multiple times for the same person in the same category (so no +2's or +3's or +9000's). You can, however, vote for the same person once in each category if they are competing in more than one. You can cast a vote for more than one person per category.
▶ Votes will be tallied up OOCly Thursday or Friday, and we will start a new thread to announce the winner.

Comments

[reservedempath]

"Ah..."

Voile rubbed at the bridge of her nose. "Marie's not much like Goombella at all. He's really quiet. Easily stirred to irritation, I think. Bashful. And you know, around someone like me, who seems to get a lot of decent attention, that's got to be hard for him. He and I just talked about that tonight."

Then she shifted to settle her hand upon her waist, "I'm not so sure it's uncertainty that keeps us from talking about it, but more that we both know whatever's between us could be interpreted as a bit... 'unseemly,' I think is the word. Scandalous, I guess. People might draw incorrect conclusions and it'd look bad on us both, so it's easier not to label anything."

Easier to hide something than it was to wear it so openly. But in time, she imagined people might understand why she was approaching the situation so carefully. Although she found herself more than a little confused over the whole ordeal.

[monotreme_101]

"Unseemly and scandalous?" Knuckles asked, quirking an eyebrow and looking a little bemused. "Why? You're a pretty girl and he's a guy and this is school. It's not really unheard of for things like that to happen. I mean... if I can be in a relationship with a teacher and no-one says a word, I'm sure whatever barrier is there for you two can't be so hard to break down."

Really, he couldn't understand what they were worried over.

"Question really should be as simple as Does he make you happy?"

[reservedempath]

"Well, no. It's not-"

How did she even talk about it? Pinching the bridge of her nose, she heaved a sigh, "You see, he's like... a brother of Sonny, right? And it wasn't even something that was expected." A pause, "We haven't done anything." As if she needed to somehow clear that up, because Voile's innocence was something she felt couldn't come into question.

And her innocence was probably very obvious with how she reacted to flirtation.

"So. It's complicated. Because of that. It feels like... It'd be offensive and insulting. And I'm not really his 'type,' if you know what I mean." Giving a casual shrug, she found she couldn't stop blushing. "I like spending time with him and I'm sure he likes spending time with me. But I'm just not sure either of us can consider each something... more, you know?"

[monotreme_101]

Oh. Sonny. That guy. Considering what happened there... well. Knuckles had no fondness for the Snorlax.

"OK, I get that the two were, or are, part of the same team and regard each other like family. Got that much from Sasha and I been pals with Green Team long enough to know how it works..." But what? The guy bailed. Dine and ditch. Became a non-entity without even the courtesy of a Dear Jane letter.

"...you shouldn't worry so much about that. I mean, again, can only give you my point of view. But whatever offense folks get from you and this Marie guy is their own problem. Not yours. You deserve someone who's gonna make you happy, treat you right and it shouldn't matter where you find that person. Right? I mean, that sounds pretty reasonable?"

[reservedempath]

For many moments, she simply stared at him. Not because he was wrong, because she found the logic in what he had to say. But because women and men were different and thought differently.

"But I..."

I still love him. That hasn't changed. My heart still aches when I think of him. And I want to see him again. I want to see his smile and hear his voice.

Her head inclined, a bit with shame and as she laced her hands together, she looked all things uncertain. "Sonny never mistreated me. Please don't think he did. He was good to me. He was kind and thoughtful. He worried about me. He cared about me. I never want to dishonour him, or his memory. Even I feel like it's indecent of me to get into anything so serious with someone who's family to him."

"That might sound silly. And I'm sure if he heard me say it, he'd tell me I worried too much, that he only wanted me to be happy. If I could have changed one thing about him, he was too passive. It'd be nice to have someone who fought for me, who genuinely wanted me in his life. And wasn't afraid to say so."

[monotreme_101]

...wow. She really DID still care about him, didn't she? He felt a little ashamed at himself. He'd just assumed she was over the guy if she was looking into something else with another guy - team mate or not. He'd cared a lot for Roselia, but even Roselia had sent him a letter explaining why he had to go. And he'd visited Roselia once or twice but it was never going to work that way. So Knuckles had moped for a few months in private, picked himself up by the bootstraps when he was done and had eventually met Goombella. The idea that he'd still be that conflicted a year later was hard to fathom. Life was about moving forward, even when it hurt. Still, that didn't mean he was unsympathetic.

"Look, I didn't mean to speak out of turn." he said. "I'm sure he was a good guy - I doubt you'da been so into him if he wasn't. But hey, I care about you too! I want to see you happy and doin' OK. That's all."

He placed his hand on her elbow. "Nothing you said sounds silly. I guess I just figure if somethin's gonna make you happy, you should do it for yourself. Not because it's OK for others. If you think Sonny would be alright with it and would want you to be happy, it don't matter if he'd have fought for you or not. He ain't here to do it either way. Maybe he would'a if it came down to it. Heck - my opinion? He'd be crazy not to."

[reservedempath]

Of course he wanted to see her happy. Knuckles was her closest male friend, though she'd never really discussed much in the way of girl things with him. For the obvious reason. But it had never escaped her that if someone did something to her that she didn't like, he'd quickly get involved to defend her.

Idly she wondered how far that would go. In a way, it was almost as if he was a Pokémon and a member of her team. And she had to admit that to some degree, he was family. What would she have called him, however? She didn't know. At the end of the day, Knuckles was Knuckles and that was the only way she could title him.

She found herself halting almost immediately when he reached out for her. "If I knew what made me happy, I likely would have gone for it much sooner. How do I really know when I'm happy? How do I know that whatever I feel isn't what everyone around me feels?" She shook her head, "That's not convenient for me to find out. It's not like I'm the only person in the world. I'm always going to feel whatever that person over there is, or whatever you feel, even when you're down the hall."

[monotreme_101]

Knuckles would likely feel very flattered if he knew her thoughts on the matter. He definitely considered her something akin to family too - He had no blood relatives so his friends had all been adopted as family, basically. And she was entirely right - if something was happening to Voile and he knew about it, woe betide the person doing wrong by her. One of the reasons he'd helped her get that cellphone.

"Yeah.... yeah. That's a pickle, huh?" Knuckles replied. He really couldn't relate at all - he had very clear definitions of what made him happy. And sad and angry and jealous and all those other things. "Gotta wonder, with all the stuff in this place, if there isn't somethin' to help with that. Some kinda... I dunno. Emotional Earmuffs to block out all the white noise."

He thought on it for a second.

"...emotional earmuffs just sounds bizarre. But you get what I mean. Right?"