[ open: maid cafe fundraiser ]

[at_heart]

WHO: Yuri, Saya, Kantera, Venti, Lumine, and YOU!
WHAT: A fundraiser for office space for Yuri's up-and-coming guild, Brave Vesperia Ellipsa.
WHEN: Late April.
WHERE: Blossomcrown, a karaoke bar rented out for the occasion.
WARNINGS: Cheesecakey fun. Potentially alcohol consumption. All maids offering black menu services will be linking to an additional top-level off comm ♥

ask about bve/the fundraiser | ic menu | request a maid | byotoplevels!

[ When you head to the location of Yuri's GPS ping from yesterday's network post, you'll find a rented-out little karaoke bar with MAID FOR YOU written on a handmade banner that is temporarily covering the bar's normal name, decorated in pink and black on the inside, with a lot of cute little two-chair tables taking up most of the floor space. There are rooms in the back that would normally be for singing karaoke in private, and singing with a maid is indeed one of the things you can do with those rooms today!

The real draw, though, is all of the very cute folks dressed as maids and/or butlers today, who will — for a small fee — wait on you personally. ♥

Take a menu, select a maid, and place your orders... or just ask Yuri what all the commotion's about, he'll be happy to explain! ]


((ooc: Maid cafe fundraiser! Don't worry too much about the coins your character is spending here, nothing is too expensive (though the black menu items are at a premium), we're all just here for the CR.

PLEASE NOTE: Yuri does feel personally responsible for the safety and comfort of all the Official Maids who are trying to help him raise funds here, so he will be actively trying to curb anyone bullying their friends into signing up, and he really doesn't want anyone working for him to be wearing or doing anything that makes them uncomfortable. Adult characters who only want to wear pink ribbons? Characters who want a full coverage maid outfit, or who want to be butlers instead? Excellent exercising of your boundaries, Yuri loves that for you.

You can, however, definitely pay for the "dress up as maid or butler" menu item and use that to bully your friends to your hearts' content. 😉))

Comments

[happydreamed]

If anyone decides to insult them over it, we'll throw them out.

[Firmly.]

[neetvampire]

Just like that?

[And now he looks even more confused.]

You're not joking at all?

[happydreamed]

Why would I be? Most of the staff here are my precious friends, and I won't stand for anyone insulting them.

[neetvampire]

[He ducks his head, running a hand through his hair.]

'Cause it's dangerous. For you, and for them. Not just the feeding, but... being open about it. People could hurt you or them, you know?

[happydreamed]

Not much can hurt them, and while I'm certainly not as much of a fighter as they are, I can heal myself fine. I'm not worried. -Though they do prefer to tell people themselves, rather than have me mention them by name.

[neetvampire]

[It's still baffling to Kuro. He knows humans and vampires co-existing is possible, it's one of the things Mahiru genuinely believes in after all, and Kuro wanted to believe in the possibility. But so openly? Publically?]

...Back home, being so honest about all that is... well, it gets people hurt. Even the most powerful of vampires aren't... this open about it.

[Even lily, the kindest of all of his siblings, the one who blended in the best... he'd only managed to do so because he'd been smart about it. Found a powerful human family to protect, and had their protection in turn for himself and all his subclass.] S'not what I'm used to.

[happydreamed]

'Tis quite an adjustment, I understand. But - you needn't fear here. There are far stranger entities than vampires in Ellipsa, after all.

[Kuro hasn't said 'by the way I'm a vampire', but Kantera gets that impression.]

[neetvampire]

Not surprised. But that tends to be the problem, y'know? People fear what they don't understand, regardless of who or what.

[Werewolves, a supernatural species in Kuro's world that sought out companionship more than most because a canine was still a canine, were nearly extinct.]

[happydreamed]

...Yet, if one always hides, when will they have a chance to learn and understand? Nothing will change.

[neetvampire]

I guess I'm not the kind of guy who likes trouble. Living a quiet life would be ideal, to me.

[He reaches for the menu again, fiddling with the edges and not meeting Kantera's eyes.] And... it's not exactly enjoyable, seeing people afraid of you.

[He might as well admit it, really. It's not like it isn't obvious at this point. And this guy didn't seem particularly human, either.]

[happydreamed]

No, I can imagine. But - for what 'tis worth, no one working at this cafe will be afraid of you.

[neetvampire]

Right... Right.

[He wonders how Mahiru would feel, if he saw this. His school had put on a maid cafe, once. He'd wanted so badly for Sakuya to come, even knowing what he was.

It was--

...It ached, more a little. To be here, to be seeing this, but without Mahiru by his side to see it.]

[happydreamed]

-But, if you'd rather not deal with that today, there is no need to. Feel free to order anything you wish, Master.

[Maybe going back to the flirty maid persona will help??]