likeaboss: (this ought to be interesting...)
TSENG REEVE TUESTI RENO
Tseng Reeve Reno
suitedforit
Right Hand Man
urbandev
Unlikely Ally
reddirtydeeds
Number One Turk
Where does one even begin, really? He's known Tseng since he was a child. The man's been his tutor, bodyguard, assistant and most trusted friend. He's also been the guy that Rufus has been crushing on since he was fourteen, maybe even younger. And now they're both in Vegas.

This could get awkward.
There's a whole lot of bad blood between him and Reeve for a lot of reasons, all of which neither of them are open to discuss - as such, neither of them were particularly pleased to see that they had wound up in Vegas together. Things have happened, though, and things were said, and now it's quite possible that they're... friends? In as much as Rufus could HAVE friends, really. These two have always had an interesting relationship involving drinks, flirting and breaking the rules, and things only got MORE interesting the moment Reno arrived in Vegas. Everything was good, though, up until it stopped being "not personal". Now Reno doesn't know what to think.

Believe it or not, Reno, neither does Rufus.
SHINJIRO ARAGAKI AYA FUJIMIYA RYOU TAKIGUCHI
Shinji Aya Takiguchi
savedbytheend
That Stoic Guy
rose_abyssinian
That Redhead
chillharmonica
Potential Business Partner
Rufus was one of the first people who got to talk to Shinji on his initial arrival. They had a relatively good start, but their last meeting did not exactly go as well as it could have. Rufus doesn't take too well to people not telling him things, see. Their first meeting went right about the same way that any first meeting with Aya went: Aya was cold and aloof and seemingly uninterested. Rufus bothered him more out of boredom and amusement than anything else. Things got a little interesting after the man ended up helping Aya out the first time he pushed his two weeks, and later, when he directed the swordsman towards the Five Leaves. Nothing else has happened since then, though. Takiguchi only appeared on Rufus' radar because the boy ended up inheriting the Lotus Lounge after its original owner disappeared. They've talked about possible joint ventures similar to what the Lounge once had with the Toybox (another one of Rufus' 'competitors' in the past), but nothing's been set in stone so far.
Gokudera Hayato Akito Wanijima B
Gokudera Akito B
stormflames
A Pianist
fanged_wings
A Singer
beyond_birthday
Another Pianist
The Coraggioso's first pianist of note since the club's original ones disappeared with the White Light. Gokudera's young, all right, but he's a sharp one, and he learned how to do his job well quickly. People like that are always good in Rufus' book. Rufus does not make a habit out of remembering every person who comes to his club, but Akito did catch his attention. The boy's got a voice on him as well, and managed to pass his audition without any difficulty. How things will go from here, only time will tell. ...He had not known what to make of this guy, beyond the fact that he was a big talker and seemed to project more than he actually knew during his interview. Still, when B had come in for an audition, he hadn't ended up making Rufus bleed out of his ears. And the club had needed pianists. Good thing that worked out, eh?
Light Yagami Sebastian Flyte Rikku
Light Sebastian Rikku
goddelusional
Some Boy
flytey
A Lost Puppy
esypuo
Blond Twink
Some guy he met during the Thanksgiving Feast. What was his name again... Theirs was a random encounter that had actually gone well, which doesn't happen often with Rufus. He can't help but think of Sebastian is a stray animal, though. That boy that was in his suite, without his permission.

He's not very impressed by this, Reno.
likeaboss: (all in a day's work~)
The Coraggioso;
For Booze, Suits and Night Music


Description


Some of you may remember the Coraggioso as it used to be; others might just know it as that abandoned joint in the lobby of the Bellagio. Regardless of where you fall under, you’ll note, now, that someone’s busted the lock on the doors and pulled the tape off the windows, restoring the Coraggioso to its former glory and then some.

Rufus Shinra has taken over Luck Gandor’s old jazz club, expanding the floor space and giving it the feel of a 1930s speakeasy. If you’re looking for a place to kick back, relax and admire beautiful boys and charming gentlemen in crisp, smart suits to the tune of a soulful saxophone, the Coraggioso is the place for you!

If you’re in the know, however, or happen to be an ally of Rufus, you can get more than just a lovely performance at this bar. The ShinRa president’s got big plans, and he’s starting things off by offering what he plans to be the finest guns in the city to the right bidders, and a range to try them out in.

Business Hours
Open on Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 6 PM to 4 AM
Mondays are open to customers looking for guns and hoping to use the shooting range. You’ll have to schedule this beforehand. :)



The Amenities and the Merchandise


The bar. The Coraggioso’s got a fine selection of American and European alcohol, reflective of Rufus’ discriminating taste. Prices range between 1-3 chips a glass, or 2-4 chips a bottle.

The music. Before anything else, this joint’s a jazz club. Live performances start at 9 PM every night and wrap up at around two in the morning.

The games. 1 chip will get you a round of darts; 2 chips will give you a deck of cards or a billiards table for the entire evening.

The rooms. Private rooms are available at the back, for meetings and liaisons. People can rent one out for the entire evening for three chips.

The guns. People who have the chips and ask the right questions can buy guns over the bar. Prices are negotiable.

The range. You’ll have to find out that this place exists first before you can avail of it. Once you know, though, 2 chips will earn you the right to blast away at paper targets all you like for a day.



Who's Who At the Club
The Club

Rufus Shinra
OWNER

[personal profile] likeaboss

Tseng
ASSISTANT MANAGER

[personal profile] suitedforit

Reno
BARTENDER

[personal profile] reddirtydeeds

Gokudera Hayato
PERFORMER (Pianist)

[personal profile] stormflames

B
PERFORMER (Pianist)

[personal profile] beyond_birthday

Akito Wanijima
PERFORMER (Singer)

[personal profile] fanged_wings

Stefan Bard
PERFORMER (Anything Goes)

[personal profile] painsinger
The Range

Reeve Tuesti
GUNSMITH

[personal profile] urbandev

Sebastian Flyte
ASSISTANT

[personal profile] flytey




Want A Job?


The Coraggioso’s now hiring people! If you’re interested in any of the positions listed below, tap this post~


  • Bouncers
  • Performers
  • Range Master
  • Gunsmith


More positions may open up in the future, so stay tuned!

Rufus is rather picky about the people he likes to have under him. Good looks and exceptional manners are a must; fighting skills or the capability to defend one's self are a pleasant extra. Employees of the Coraggioso are also required to be "in costume" (1920s-30s getup) at all times.
likeaboss: (crisp white lines)
They talk about him constantly – when he is up, when he is asleep, when he is among them, when he is not with them. Where he walks, it’s as though there is a cloud made of whispers follows him everywhere, just like their eyes. When he speaks, they listen carefully not because they wish to be kind, but because they are measuring each word, trying to see if there is something he can give them, or if there is a weakness – an inconsistency – that they expose, blow completely out of proportion to their own benefit.

A lesser man would have been upset. A lesser man would have felt pressured, would have worried, would have grown small and thin (or, in the case of his father, immense and fat) from paranoia, surrounding themselves with bodyguards and finding means to elevate themselves beyond the reach of anything and anyone who could harm them.

Rufus Shinra is different. He has long since realized that his existence is all about talk, whether he is the one doing it or someone else is doing it for him. He has long since learned to use it to his advantage, regardless of the situation. What was that about publicity? If there was a book on such a thing, on how good and bad always helped one in the long run, Rufus was probably the man who wrote it.

“Cherry.”

“Sir?”

“My tea, if you will.”

“O-of course, sir.”

He followed his secretary with his eyes from over the papers that he was reading. Cherry was the third he has gone through since he returned to the capital. She’s a sweet thing, doe-eyed and earnest, obviously uncomfortable in the clothes of her profession. She had the tendency to stick her tongue out just a bit from the side of her mouth when she was transcribing something particularly complicated.

Rufus had not missed the way she has tried to catch his attentions. It would be easy to think that this was the typical lobbying of a woman caught in a man’s world, using her own as currency. Rufus was hardly ever fooled by what came off as ‘easy’. She was either hoping to ingratiate herself to him for her own purposes or to ingratiate herself to him for someone else’s.

He had thought that it was a former. That was precisely why he had made sure to run several background checks (subtle, of course). Because one couldn’t always trust one’s judgment. One always had to be careful.

The verdict: she’s just a nice girl who happens to be rather pretty. She isn’t smart enough to make it on her own merit; she isn’t cunning enough to consider the advantages of coming unto one’s boss beyond the romantic notion of raunchy, scandalous sex behind the closed doors of his office, or some sweet bedroom dancing in one of his many, luxurious apartments.

The fact: everybody’s just nice.

The consideration: Not everyone happens to be rather pretty.

“Here, sir.”

“Thank you, my dear.”

The touch on her sleeve and her hand was deliberate. When Cherry’s eyes lifted up to meet his, Rufus smiled.

Tonight was bound to prove most interesting for him.




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