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[blacksong]

WHO: Rose and you!
WHERE: around the city
WHEN: 02/23 + the rest of the month
WHAT: Sadly, Rose can't be a bum forever.
WARNINGS: n/a

i. club sunshine.

[Since when did Sunshine have an employee with white hair and a flower in her eye? Since when was she a hostess? Where on earth did this mysterious woman come from?? Except SURPRISE, it's actually just Rose who's been on "medical leave" aka has been MIA for the past few months. Losing an eye does a real number on your self-image, as does having a flower stuck in your face, especially when your job is oriented around showing yourself to other people, who would've guessed.

Fellow employees (a) might find her... kind of struggling with hosting. A lot of customers aren't thrilled to be seated with her, even if most are too polite to say they don't want to chat up a freakshow. Some aren't, and she gets into fights even quicker than normal. After months of adjusting to it, she thought she'd be fine with all the gawking and staring at work, but it turns out it's a bit different when she can't just leave as soon as she's uncomfortable.

Eventually, she'll be in the break room, sitting down with her elbows resting on her legs. She leans her head against her folded hands and lets out a long sigh before:]

This fucking sucks.

[For customers (b), well, you have arguably the most interesting looking hostess?? Is that a plus or a minus, you decide. If you're a regular, you might wonder where the hell Rose has been all this time. Or possibly not even recognize her, she hardly recognized herself when she looked in the mirror this morning. (Who she saw first is something she'd rather not think about actually.) If you're not a regular, the first thing you'll get is a deceptively charming smile before she shoves the drink menu, pointing out that the stronger drinks are her favorite. That probably tells you all you need to know about what kind of hostess she is...]

ii. any random drugstore

[All things considered, having white hair isn't the worst thing that could happen to her. The change was a hell of a lot easier than the flower in her eye at least. Rose only stopped by in here to pick up a few toiletries, but as she passes by the hair product section, she browse the dye options they have. Dyeing it blonde would get her back what she has, but even if she's never really been interested herself, white is the perfect canvas for anything, isn't it? Going back to blonde almost seems like a shame.

Well, not that they have many non-natural options here, but that's not surprising. If you happen to be passing by, she'll call out:]

Hey. What's the most outrageous color you think someone could dye their hair? [Is this your chance to convince someone to get neon green hair??? Possibly.]

iii. wildcard

[FEEL FREE TO HIT ME WITH SOMETHING ELSE or we can talk and plot something else idk, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ~*ENDLESS*~.]

Comments

ia

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji usually is in the back crunching numbers, but that doesn't mean he isn't aware of what's going on at the tables. When he's checking up on their supplies of food and drink, he hears what's going on, especially if it's a loud argument.

So when he sits next to Rose in the break room after said loud argument...]

I would've punched him.

[blacksong]

Trust me, I sure as fuck wanted to.

[She doesn't think Majima would get too mad about it either, but it's not like she wants to cause trouble the moment she comes back to work. How is she supposed to show she's worth keeping around now if she can't even get through a day without a problem?]

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji's been scared for his job at retail too many times to actually stand up for himself, but for Rose? He'd absolutely punch a guy.]

Fucking asshole. I hope he steps on a Lego.

[The most painful non-debilitating curse that can be wished on a person.]

[blacksong]

[She snorts in laughter, but it's not to make fun of him. There's something weirdly endearing about how that's the worst he'd wish on a person. It's probably for the better though, and even she can recognize that at least.]

Let's just say he better pray he never runs into me outside of work. I wouldn't be able to make any promises about his safety.

ia.

[sotenbori]

[ if they get bad enough, majima escorts them out. he cuts an intimidating figure when he wants to, and there's not much a customer can say about rose missing an eye to him of all people. after helping someone find their way to the door, he comes back to the breakroom and flops down on the couch next to her, sighing loudly. ]

People think money entitles them ta the whole damn world.

[blacksong]

Almost makes me glad I grew up dirt poor. I might be an asshole, but at least I'm not that kinda asshole.

[There's a short laugh, but there's not much humor in it. Even if talking shit comes naturally, she's just kind of tired after all of it.]

... Thanks though, for stepping in.

[sotenbori]

[ he laughs a little too. it's #tooreal. but then he shakes his head ]

Don't thank me. Woulda been better if ya didn't have ta hear it at all.

II

[nachetanya]

I don't think you see a lot of green hair... Oh, or magenta?

[ Natalia's hair is naturally a very, very pale blonde color so she actually doesn't think too much of the white hair there until she sees... the eye. She blinks a little at that but she ends up not commenting on it or at least working not to. After all, she has a prosthetic left arm, she hated when people got on her case about that when she first got it and she was young.

She herself was getting shampoo and kale chips, honestly. ]

[blacksong]

[It's about as muted a reaction to her as she can hope for, so honestly, she'll take it.]

Green or magenta... They both sound awful, so I get why you wouldn't see that a lot. [She sounds pretty amused by the idea though.]

[nachetanya]

If you were being really bold and going for something clashing, you could even combine them. Or do non-complementing colors, a neon green and a purple?

[ Heh heh. ]

ii

[hauntedsavior]

[well, Anna's in the next aisle over, but she'd still recognize that voice anywhere. she's got nowhere to be, so she'll do the polite thing and wait for whatever conversation Rose is currently having to be over before she just barges right in. at least she's not feeling all weird like she was when that stone was basically dominating her emotions. nice to be her old self again.]

[when Rose is done, she walks over with a thing of absolutely terrible-looking cinnamon creme Oreos. these are her plans for the evening. Rose's flower is... well, it's good that Anna was warned about it. she somehow keeps a straight face as she approaches.]

So what are you going with?

[blacksong]

[As far as Rose is concerned, those are perfectly good plans for the evening. More importantly though, she does appreciate the non-acknowledgment about the flower in her eye. The less said about it, the better.]

Green sounds like the top choice, and apparently brighter is better. ["Better" being more like "hideously ugly," but she did ask for outrageous after all.]

[hauntedsavior]

[hey, Anna's the one who said in the first place that Rose would be totally justified kicking asses if anyone made any cracks about it.]

Neon green hair? [she pauses, shifting her weight to her back foot as she considers it.] You'd look like a fuckin' anime character, but go for it. Any reason, or are you just getting bored with how normal and unchanging everything is lately?

i-b

[judgementkazzy]

[ You know Kiryu's here for the hostesses who are having off nights or bad days. His chill aura and the fact that he's dating the owner make him a favorite customer (or so he likes to think, anyway.)

So yeah, when he hears Rose is back he requests her. She may look different, but she still looks good! ]

Hey. Nice to see you're back.

[ And yeah, he'll order something expensive because he's got expensive tastes (and deep pockets.) ]

[blacksong]

Why am I not surprised that you're still hanging around here? [She makes it sounds like he freeloads the place when he's probably one of their best customers.......] But thanks, I guess. How's the place been since I've been gone?

[judgementkazzy]

As long as Majima's here, I'm here.

[ He smiles. He's definitely a high roller around here, the money he spends is a little ridiculous. ]

Good. It's been kind of quiet, with some of the hosts getting off Retrospec and that kind of thing, but business is still good, monsters or not.

ii

[livingimpaired]

[ Grabbing some cheap shampoo off the shelf, he turns the bottle over like reading over the ingredients would help for him to decide which bottle to get. But he is going to have to cut a lot of corners to deal with his crude managing of his store. His shoulders drop a little in exasperation (at himself) before lifting his head up at the voice. ]

Yes? [ Kei says first before he processes what the young woman is saying. He frowns at the question before turning to get a better look at her. His eyes immediately widen as he drops what he is holding in his hand. The bottle makes a thunk sound as it hits the floor before rolling underneath the shelves. ] I apologize. Your accessory surprised me.

[ He takes it as being fake yet the look of it appears so -- he pauses to not finish his thought and continues: ] The most outrageous color to dye your hair, though? I would say a mix would be most striking. Bright orange and neon green, maybe?

[blacksong]

... Accessory. Right.

[It's not the worst kind of reaction she's seen, all things considered. In any other situation, she'd laugh at how he actually dropped his stuff over it. As it stands though, she just rolls with it instead. Assuming that it's a weird fake accessory probably makes more sense than what it actually is anyways.]

A mix though? I can't say I thought of that. And two colors that bright would definitely be awful. [Which is basically what she's going for. Well, if she's going for anything at all, really.]

[livingimpaired]

[ He makes a soft hum sound at her response about the accessory but lets it go. His eyebrows come together as he holds his chin thinking about how awful that it could be made. ]

If you do it as a gradient, I don't think that would be what you would want. Instead, why not have the left half be orange and the right be green? [ He lifts his hand to brush his fingers over his own hair to indicate what he's talking about. Kei pauses before his hand drops as he looks her over, again. ]

Still, that's an odd thing to do for fun. I can't help but think that it'll make things difficult for you even if it is all temporary.

ii

[doesntdiscriminate]

[Sabo's blonde hair has had a number of different colors over the years and a not insignificant number of them had at least partly been chosen because of the reaction they'd provoke from his parents. These days he keeps it a bit more reserved for the sake of professionalism but he still indulges from time to time, so outrageous color choices is right up his ally and something he's fully in support of. In fact he gets so caught up in the question that the full impact of the flower hasn't fully registered yet.]

Wow, that's a tough question. And a pretty subjective one too. I mean, for me, pink or rainbow colors topped the list when I was younger because my parents are, ah, conservative. So are you looking for general outrage or a specific one, or both?

[blacksong]

General outrage, if I had to pick. [Even if she had parents, she's kind of too old to be sticking it to someone specifically, she thinks.] Shit though, rainbow colors? How did that work out for you?

[doesntdiscriminate]

[He grins, wide and mischievously, at her.] They went completely ape and I'm pretty sure my dad would have shaved my head if he could have, so I'd say it went really well. On the other hand they were ridiculously suspicious of any of my guy friends for months afterwards, which kind of sucked.

Anyway, back to your potential outrageousness. Is this the first time you've considered experimenting? With color. [He's not sure if him hastily adding those too last word just made the entire sentence more awkward or not, but he's already said it so he's gonna roll with it. Of course rolling with it doesn't stop the tips of his ears from turning slightly red.]

ii!

[sharplydressed]

[This might be his golden opportunity to convince someone to get neon green hair, but also, that would be an insult to the very CORE OF HIS FASHIONABLE BEING...]

Eh? If we're talking outrageous, people definitely do weird things for the runway... Like, just a few seasons ago a color was in that seriously looked like neon barf.

[Sometimes, even as someone in the industry, he has no idea what the hell is going on with fashion.]

...Don't tell me you're actually considering something like that. Just how outrageous are we talking here?

[blacksong]

[LIVE A LITTLE KASHUU, break out into the avant garde!! There's a pause as Rose considers though. How outrageous, he asks?]

As outrageous as possible I guess. You know people are already staring no matter what, so I might as well give 'em a show.

[sharplydressed]

[He only goes for fashionably avant garde!! ...Which admittedly is pretty damn weird, considering some of the shit that makes it onto the runway.]

That's... well, I guess I can't argue. Still, are we talking "blind someone on the sidewalk and cause an accident" kinda outrageous? Or the "oh my god, is that person famous or something, look at how she's dressed" kind? I can totally help if it's the second one.