shelter at the vogue

[bottlecapboi]

Who: James + Any who frequents the area!
Where: The Vogue
When: Early/Mid Janurary, evening of James's arrival in Kaisou
What: James is in need of shelter and work and The Vogue seems like a place where he could get both.
Warnings: n/a

[Thankfully, the young man was at least fairly tech savvy and not opposed to long walks. It had been awhile since he had his last job opportunity. It was always temp agencies, odd jobs, and such that kept him afloat. Stability was sorely needed for James.

He felt right at home walking up to the joint. It reminded him of one of the first cities he ended up in after running away.

Should he go in through the front? James wasn't sure. He felt nervous, unworthy, silly...

Oh, fuck it. Worst they can do is kick him out.

James has entered The Vogue Theatre. Now he had to find that really good centaur costume...]

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[bebest]

[ Naturally, Zulius was ready for their new visitor. He's already in the lobby, in all his fabulous, zebrataur self. As soon as James enters, there's a sparkle of glittery, rainbow light that he released into the air around him - posing as he does so. ]

HELLO DARLING! Welcome to the BEST place in the WHOLE city!

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[The sparkles and glitter were one thing.

But that costume was... too real. Too too real.]

Ahah. I-I see!

[He let out an exasperated breath. As if the furry woman and elf ears weren't enough.]

Hoooo, no big deal. Just in another world. Centaurs are real. Cool. Coolcoolcoolcool.

[bebest]

[ Oh, bless his little heart. Zulius at least tones down his... everything to like, eight, instead of the usual eleven. He walks over offering a smile. ]

Hooooo boy you're super new to all of this huh? And yep, we sure are! I won't bite tho, I promise! I'm super safe. You can touch the zebra part if it helps! It's all real. Welcome to being able to see the paranormal, Jimmy.

[bottlecapboi]

Can I? I... Well, alright...

[He had to see for himself. Touch for himself, in this case. Not in a creepy way, of course.

He patted the flank, expecting something hollow. But... nope. Nope, he could feel the muscle twitch under his hand.]

This is wild.

[James jerked his hand back, unsure if it lingering would be weird.]

Uh, sorry! You're really a centaur. Zebrataur, sorry.

[bebest]

[ Zulius lets James determine his full centaur-ness for himself, and when his hand jerks back, he chuckles softly. ]

See? Told you! And it's okay, Honey! It's a LOT to take on board when you're not used to how wild this world can be! Is the curiosity sated? Or do you need a minute to come to terms with the everything?

[bottlecapboi]

[James didn't look too comforted.]

By what I've heard, it just tends to happen in this place. A lot of weird stuff. Furry folk, real furry folk, its not a thing at all where I'm... from? I guess?

[He realized he probably wasn't making much sense so he nodded firmly.]

Regardless! I'm grateful for your help, Zulius, for sure.

[bebest]

It sure does! Kaisou is like, a hotbed for it! At the end of this street, you'll see a subway tunnel entrance - THAT takes you to Undertown. It's an abandoned subway system that's got like, lots of stores and bars and whatever - and it's like a real sanctuary for anyone who's not just a basic human. Normies don't really SEE us unless it's October, so it's always a shock to the system for you guys when you get onto the app and surprise!!!, here we are! We've been here the whole time!

[Zulius gets it, it's a lot to take in! ]

You're welcome, Honey! Now, do you wanna check out this FABULOUS theatre of mine?