Penguin's Nest Grand Opening

[emperor_penguin]

Who: King DeDeDe, the employees of the Penguin's Nest, a whole bunch of succubi and incubi, and YOU
Where: The Penguin's Nest in the Taurus District
Summary: There's a new nightclub in town, and it's having its grand opening tonight
Warnings: This place is an adult entertainment venue, so potentially sex, drugs, alcohol, and things like that. Probably just regular mingling and chatting, though.

[Creepy graffiti be damned, this penguin has a club to open. It's been a busy few weeks: getting the electricity connected, hiring employees, orchestrating various demons that showed up looking for work that would suit their own appetites, and schmoozing with the locals in the area to ensure everything would go off smoothly without any native / visitor strife on the big night.

The work seems to have paid off, and the place is newly renovated and ready for business. The area around the entrance has been cleaned up, and there's a velvet rope outside to mark the building as something other than a simple warehouse. The door has an emblem of a cartoon DeDeDe giving a V-for-victory sign - his personal insignia from when he was still the king of Dreamland.

Piano music can be heard from behind the door, inviting visitors in for a night of adult pleasure. Do you enter?]

((OOC: The club is open for business! Threadjacking and mingling is encouraged. If there's anything I've missed, or if there's a location you'd like to play in that I haven't made a thread for, feel free to create your own.))

Comments

sticking to past tense like a boss

[misogynistic]

[And Adachi wasn't some kind of devil, after all. He was more like a devil's advocate at best. Not very intimidating physically, but damn was he persuasive!

Not that he didn't think DeDeDe wasn't a smart kind of guy either, what with how easily he set this up. Especially with how fast he rounded up people and got succubi all over himself like that! If only Adachi had that kind of luck upon coming here!

In the end, all Adachi was doing was talking to be talking. And whistling to be whistling as he took in everything. Can he have a little of that luxury on his plate?]

Man, oh man...

[But, boy though? Well, the guy probably didn't mean anything wrong like that, but Adachi wasn't some kid! HE'S AN ADUL--]

I really don't mean to repeat myself here, but... You've really got it all here, don't you? [Comfy chairs, all the women you could want (no strings attached, either!), and all the alcohol ever. He had all the entertainment you could ever want, right? And Adachi hadn't even seen everything yet...] It's really amazing how you gathered up all this stuff in such a short period of time! [He especially needed alcohol on the 13th, but you know.]

whoops, sorry

[emperor_penguin]

[Takes one to know one. And with that conversation they had before, DeDeDe's got a pretty good guess about what kind of guy he's dealing with here. A charismatic and corrupt member of the police department is exactly what he needs here.]

Heh... shoulda seen the setup I had in Dreamland. Now that was a sweet racket. But yeah, guess you could say I've done pretty well for myself here.

[What with all the fancy furniture, expensive liquor, and all manner of devils working to keep the customers drunk and happy. Not to mention the little bit of sugar he gets on the side - turns out succubi aren't too picky.]

So, what brings ya here? I'm figurin' you didn't just come here to sightsee.

It's all good. I'm the emperor of late tags uvu

[misogynistic]

[Now, if only Adachi were as persuasive with women as DeDeDe was, huh? No, that would be terrifying.]

Ah, about that, actually. [Dreamland? No, that isn't something to question, what with talking to a gigantic talking blue penguin. Being trapped in a freaky maze does that to a man. Though, asking about it later definitely lingered on his mind. But they had bigger things to talk about, right?]

Part of me feels like I haven't seen all there's to be seen yet. [Still, DeDeDe wasn't the only one doing some sizing up.] I mean, all this stuff is really interesting, as interesting as Nyx's place, but...I still feel like I'm getting left out...

[Stop playing coy, you bastard.] My point is, well... [As Adachi leaned forward, his shoulders slumped and his hands rubbed together.] I'm a really nice guy, you know? And I can see you're a nice guy too, right? [Of course, 'nice guy' was code for something completely different. It's not like Adachi was going to flat out say he's a bad cop, right?] I feel like I'm missing out on that extra 'oomph' you're hiding, and that's not all that fair, y'know?

[emperor_penguin]

[DeDeDe grinned at that, leaning back and giving a hearty laugh. These were the kinds of people he always enjoyed bargaining with - cocky jackasses who are just as greedy as he is. Adachi was already speaking his language.]

Straight down to business, huh? I can respect that.

[Leaning forward slowly, the massive penguin king pushed himself up to his feet, slinging his hammer up and over his shoulder as he began to pace around the room.]

Nice guys like us, we gotta stick together, after all.

[Heading for the liquor cabinet next, DeDeDe fished out a bottle of scotch - the good stuff - pouring two glasses on the rocks. Handing one to Adachi, he raised his own glass before drinking about half of it down.]

And seein' as we're on the same page, and you're so keen to know... I gotta little side racket runnin' in the back rooms. Y'see, sometimes customers come in here lookin' for more than just a drink, and I got a whole club full o' demons just chompin' at the bit to give 'em what they want for the right price.

[No reason to be cagey about it now. Stopping in the center of the room, the penguin king planted the head of his hammer down in front of him, leaning forward on the handle just a bit for emphasis.]

Now I happen to be a man who enjoys his vices, and I think it's only right that anybody else who's payin' for the privilege should be able to enjoy 'em too. But the law don't always see eye to eye on matters like that, as I'm sure you're well aware.

[Shaking his head, he let out a grunt.]

Makes it real damn hard to run an honest business. All I'm doin' here is tryin' to make a buck - the liquor ain't watered down, my workers are clean, and long as nobody's startin' any fights, everybody gets to go home with a smile on their face. Now what could be so wrong 'bout that?

[Aaaaaaand now to bring it home.]

So I'm figurin' you 'n me, we might be able to strike a little deal. You get some kickbacks and some guaranteed private face time with the girls - free of charge, of course - and I get the peace of mind to know I'm free to run my business however I like. Hell, you keep the heat off this place and I'll even keep the Taurus streets clean so you don't have to waste your time cartin' folks to the drunk tank every night.

...Well? Whaddaya say? Sound like somethin' you'd be interested in?

I come back with hovertext and tl;dr!

[misogynistic]

[Scotch, huh? Okay, that was far harder than what Adachi was used to drinking, but he couldn't outright refuse. Still, he didn't drink for a moment and chose to watch DeDeDe instead, lightly moving the glass around in his hand. Maybe he could stall...

That was a pretty bold move, though, Adachi had to admit. Then again, it was easy for Adachi to coerce a kid into ruining all he'd spent his entire year on with one swift move. ...At the same time, he couldn't talk Mayumi or Saki into anything. Go figure. Adachi still could've been acting out as a cop wanting to get some inside info and bust the guy, though. He could've ruined it all again, if not for the entertainment value of the whole thing. Wow, wasn't he just the nicest bastard in the whole world?

But, no, he'd never bust the guy, anyway. DeDeDe was the perfect type of guy, anyhow. Greasy, nasty, utterly fow-- er, foul. It definitely takes one to know one.]

You know, I've gotta hand it to you! You're really, really good at this stuff. You probably had Nyx eating out of the palm of you--e-eeh, your...flipper... Ha. [O-Oh, right. He still hadn't taken even a sip of his scotch while DeDeDe was talking.

Now, really, the thing was, Dojima was more into the heavier stuff. Adachi, what with his severely bad diet and whatnot, couldn't even handle shitty cheap booze without falling flat on his face. He just couldn't seem to build up any sort of tolerance. Scotch, well... Maybe just this tiny amount wouldn't hurt. Plus, all the attention was back on him. Man, the one time he couldn't halfass something... And being rude would really fuck up this sweet little deal, right?

With a teasing sort of laugh, Adachi decided on the bright idea of downing half of it in one gulp. ...Nice move. Adachi had to fight back on the urge to cough. Scotch really went down way worse than cheap beer or sake, that's for sure.]

You're a really honest guy, like I said. [For a guy who had wanted to jump to the chase, Adachi sure was taking his time...] Yeah, I think I can help you out!

[You offer a sex-starved guy this kind of bait, plus all those other perks? Come on now!]

Plus, it'd be pretty cruel of me to not help you out, either... Because, you're doing so much good for this place that it'd be a crime for me to not help you out even a little bit, y'know? On top of all that, it's a pretty sweet deal, I think.

[And Adachi was just that amazing mix of 'nice' yet completely corrupt, 'bumbling' yet by far the sharpest tack back at home. He totally was a nice guy with a heart of gold.

Well, he was going to touch a flipper, but... After Adachi indulged DeDeDe in drinking a bit more of his scotch, he extended a hand to him.]

So I guess we should shake [Don't say hands, don't say hands!] on it? Y'know, to seal the deal. [Because this was a business transaction of sorts.]

[emperor_penguin]

[DeDeDe raised an impressed eyebrow as Adachi slammed back the whole drink, chuckling just a bit to himself. Good scotch is meant to be sipped, of course, so he's pretty sure he's mostly gotten the measure of the man he's dealing with at this point. At the very least, it's someone who's concerned about the kind of image he's putting on, and that's something he can work with.]

Heh... bottoms up.

[Of course, in the interest of politeness and to keep things rolling, DeDeDe picked up his own glass, drinking the rest of it down before setting it to the side only slightly roughly as the ice clattered around inside.]

Yeah, guess you could say I've been 'round the block. Prob'ly a coupla more times than most fellas.

[Which should have been incredibly obvious by now anyway. He's not only a shrewd negotiator, but he's got the practical knowledge to back up that confidence.]

Sounds like we've come to an accord then, Mr. Adachi.

[And it was all business and politeness as he sealed the deal, of course. Once again, the penguin king knew how to put a nice face on his dealings. Holding out a mitten-clad... hand? Flipper? It was honestly hard to tell, but whatever he was working with, he held it out for a nice firm shake.]