ghoulsunderground | if you've got it, flaunt it

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if you've got it, flaunt it

[Like any good metropolitan area, GX!Domino has a vibrant shopping district. Luna has taken to this particular area with aplomb - after the confirmation that the Underground does, indeed, seem active here (though that's going to take a bit more digging), she needs to properly prepare.

Apparently this means restocking on a wardrobe. What kind of impression would she make if her clothes repeated too often, really.

She passes a few outfits - not all of which look like they might fit; she's shopping for two - back behind herself, expecting a certain someone to be there. It's her job and her duty, after all.]

Lily, these too.

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What, knowing you have potential ally still in town? I would want to know.

[Hmm? Irritation? Not necessarily a problem (or ruining the smile) but he's hesitating behind it a moment. After all, for all his observations and guesses he's not certain how much Luna prefers these ladies hearing of this.

What's confidential from them? What do they know to keep to themselves?

Oh well, he can shrug along and play along the vague lines.]

I wanted to know where you stand in this new setting. Surely it's affected some plans.

[This... This is a very bad thing and she is not happy, at all.

She shoots a glance at Luna. Not quite accusingly - she's a little too uncertain to manage that - but definitely upset. Because, of course, this is Luna's fault. How could it not be?

[She wants to get back into her normal clothing. This is too...fragile. Luna she trusts enough to see her in it. This man? No.

But running off into the changing booths would attract too much attention. So she stands stiffly in the background, trying her best to become part of the scenery. She can move if she needs to.]

...

[--now she's going to have to do damage control. Nothing new, and it's good to know she has a potential ally in the area, but - This will have to be a brief, though productive, meeting.

Luna cocks her hips in an aggravated fashion (that she hopes will also distract her heels).]

Since you've paid me the compliment of coming over, I suppose a few minutes won't interrupt our day too severely.

--Lily, Ryoko, change and collect our purchases, please. And think about what you'd like for desserts. I'll just be a moment.

[And she will attempt to steer Bones out of her duelists' earshot by breezing past him expectantly. She can make this work!

She just wishes there were a more elegant way than Rodding to keep them happy with her and fine with the arena.]

[-he would probably be in trouble, if he hadn't learned long ago how to hone feelings. Like, amusement at Luna's show for her girls, into a nice, friendly cheer. The curious distrust on the girls' side though, that he just has to ignore.]

Thanks! I'll try not to keep you away for long.

[That was, actually more towards the Ryoko pair, and when she's moved passed him he gives them a small nod before turning to trail behind the boss lady.

Which will she go for, he wonders. Staying close by to not leave her entourage long, or keeping a safe distance?]

[Well, at least you're as smooth in action as you are in words.

She picks a safe distance, though hardly the opposite side of the store; just around a bend enough for them to hopefully miss out on the conversation. Far from cashiers, as well - the better to speak in private. (If she needs to check on them, and she will, she can always just take advantage of the Rod.)]

Pardon my earlier impatience, if you'd be so kind. There are - many factors to juggle when settling someplace new.

Speaking of, your proposition does intrigue me. Have you explored the area, as well?

I wouldn't dream of it! It looks like I crashed the party, with my timing.

[And quite happy about it, too, since it gave him some insight in how the lady operates her business affairs. Some mystery and slight of hand is fun for show, but not with a potential partner.

A sentiment they share, if he guess is right. So enjoy a pleased response from the guy in front of the dresses on sale.]

Of course! Not that I don't know the area already - this is my home turf, if grown up a bit since I left it. It was lacking some things I needed, though.

[She's held meetings in stranger places. And finds it odd he's supposedly from Domino, when they'd never met in her world....]

Meaning you've since accommodated yourself, I presume. And vagueness implying you'd like to spark my intrigue.

Consider it a success. What's your project?

[-does she often translate meanings like that? He'll have to see, and note when she does or doesn't...

But he's more covering himself now, with a comfortable shrug.]

Oh, it's less ambition than resettling right now. My family's business is apparently gone, so I need to replace it for myself, if I want to use what I know.

I was coming to you to see if we could help each other out as I finish up... And figure out what I have to work with.

[Or who!]

[She's laying it on a little thick for you right now, as she'd like there to be no misunderstandings about her competence.]

All admirable goals. But I don't agree to propositions without details.

Let's begin with the family business. I'm all for supporting such ventures, provided I know what they entail. If I like what I hear, you have my full support.

[-why Luna. The fact you want him to show all his cards like that, when you hold every one so close to you? He's having trouble with keeping the tickled pink bottled up!]

Alright then- Why don't I just lay out the basic point, then?

I'm looking for likely opponents for the game house I'm building, to help bring in new regulars. An opportunity for both of us - I get attractions, you an arena.

[Read the fine print. It's the first rule of contracts.]

Which you presume makes me appealing to my more traditional colleagues here.

[She considers. It takes her all of like five seconds.]

It might be pleasant, to have a home field for once. Do you imagine you'll be open for business soon?

[If you say so, miss. One day she'll have to let it slip, what she considers tradition. After all, backroom gambles are the norm where he sat.

Whatever the case, interested party. What more can he ask?]

No more than a month, at most. I have it mostly done, but it would look strange to the city if it opened too fast. I am running a proper business, here.

Of course.

[A winning smile, to make up for her earlier rudeness. He's clearly using her, but that's all right. She'll use him right back, and given they're in the same situation - breaking into the business here - he's less likely to start double-crossing her immediately. This is a valuable quality in an ally.]

I'll bring my employees to the grand opening, if you've no objections. Sounds like that'll be quite the event.

[Watch her presume you're gonna have a grand opening like a boss.]

[Oh, she wants a party? Well, that's not a problem, and so an easy answer makes responding pleasantries easy.]

Of course- although there will probably be two very different celebrations going on. You would have to be ready to step through both.

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and from here the thread branches? :3 lily-kaiserin, bones-luna

dress rack for two, please.

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ryoko party

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