Devil's Nest Bar and Now Strip Club [Saturday morning]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla Blythe, forced to strip her way through college in order to be able to pay the bills for herself and her adorable illegitimate son, was in the back room of the Devil's Nest trying in vain to get the glitter and regret out of her skin after another long shift of degrading herself for five dollar bills.

"Why does life have to be so hard?" she demanded to her reflection as a single, photogenic tear trickled down her cheek.

[OOC: Open to other strippers, people passing through, whatever! Whee SOW!]

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[hasadestiny]

Lex fished a handful of bills out of his glittery, glittery g-string. Oh that a scion of the Luthor family had come to this, but that's what happened when your father disowned you after you refused to follow in his footsteps of business in order to fulfil your dream of owning and operating a cupcakery.

"It gets better, honey," he told Rilla sympathetically. He had to believe that, had to!

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"If Bruce would just increase his alimony payments, I wouldn't even be here," Rilla sniffled, wiping at her mascara.

[hasadestiny]

Lex went to pat her on the shoulder. "It's not your fault, people like him only care about one thing."

Lex knew all about heartless rich parents. They were all the same. Rich and heartless.

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Rilla nodded tearfully. "A perfect tan."

...not exactly, Rilla.

[hasadestiny]

Lex has been going for money, but apparently Bruce really was that shallow. "And not even an ethically produced, non-tested-on-animals fake one," he said.

Clearly the deadbeat deserved to get melanoma and die.

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"He's so heartless," Rilla spat. "It's like our three month marriage meant nothing to him."

[hasadestiny]

Three months was like years in soap opera relationship time!

"The bastard!"

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

And waaaaaaaay longer than any of Jaina's marriages!

"But he's just soooo hot," Rilla sighed. "Damn him."

[hasadestiny]

"He is," Lex agreed absently. "But you have to be strong, sugar, strong for Jims!"

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"He's ten now," Rilla said, because that made sense. "Almost ready for high school!"

...no, not really.

[hasadestiny]

"Already? It seems like just yesterday he was still a toddler."

That's because it was, Lex.

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Contract negotiations and child labor laws!

"They grow up so fast here," Rilla lamented.

[hasadestiny]

"And yet it's the perfect place to raise a child." If you ignored the blood-feuds over diamond mines, marriage-addicted millionaires, frequent natural disasters...

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"The school system is excellent," Rilla agreed. "Little Jims can read, write, and fight off zombies."

[texted3times]

Eric Northman, Vampyr, came into the room because it was too hard to keep track of day and night on a budget like this. He sparkled in the dim sunlight coming through the windows and smiled benevolently at his employees.

"Well done, my succulent little croissants," he said in a vaguely French accent. "Perhaps we will not have to close after all and put you all out into the street."

DUN DUN DUN.

[solo_sword]

Jaina Solo, heiress to the Skywalker diamond mine, perpetual fiance and sole proprietor of the Diamond Mine cosmetics company, walked in, standing at the doorway.

"There you are."

Was that a little dramatic? No, it was a lot dramatic.

[texted3times]

"Here I am," Eric agreed fangily (and slightly lispy. Talking through fangs was hard, okay) as he strode across the room to loom over here. "What do you want?"

[solo_sword]

"To see you."

Well, duh.

[texted3times]

"And here I am," Eric said, doing a slow turn so he got good light and the audience at home could ogle his ass.

[solo_sword]

"Seeing you just makes things better," Jaina told him. "I've had a hard day at work at Diamond Mine Cosmetics, I'm raising my not at all stolen son actor on my own after his father tragically died at our wedding, and I'm still no closer to getting my hands on the Skywalker diamond mine. Life is so hard."

Had to recap every once in a while.

[texted3times]

"I hate to pile on, then, but the florist called and said they can't possibly get 500 purple orchids here for tomorrow," Eric said.

[solo_sword]

"I will end them." It was possible she totally meant this. She was a Skywalker, after all.

[texted3times]

"Just don't get blood on your clothes," Eric said.

[solo_sword]

"Never. These are designer," Jaina said. "Are there any other problems I need to know about?"

If she was going to ruin some lives, might as well make a list.

[texted3times]

"The photographer wants to know what time to get here so that he catches my sparkles best," Eric said.

[solo_sword]

"Your sparkles are best at any time," said Jaina with a smile.

[texted3times]

"True," Eric said, leaning in to kiss her. "Good morning."

[usedtowhizz.livejournal.com]

James was out in the public area of the strip club with a bunch of singles and no strippers. "I bet they're all in back dealing with their emotional problems by talking instead of being on stage dealing with their daddy issues by taking their clothes off in front of me."

He sighed and took another sip of his beer.

[texted3times]

"They should be out soon," Eric assured him. "They're only allowed one fifteen minute break a week."

That sounds legal.

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"I don't have fifteen minutes. I need to go find a horse," James whined. "Long story."

[texted3times]

"Well, Rilla's not that cute, but I don't know if I'd go straight to horse..." Eric mused.

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"No, no, I stopped here on my way to find a horse. Like, a real one. Giddy up giddy up let's go," James said. "... That makes it sound like I'm still saying 'whores,' doesn't it?"

[texted3times]

"It really does," Eric agreed. "We don't have any of those here...or we might, but it's off book."

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"Really? Well, I might have to stop by later once I'm done with the horse. You know. Once the book keeper's gone home for the day," James suggested.

[texted3times]

"I'm out of here in a half hour," Eric said with a wink so that the stupider members of the audience could also follow along.

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"I was hoping you were talking about someone more like Horseface," James said. "But what the hell, as long as I get my money's worth."

[texted3times]

"I'm world renowned," Eric said proudly. "From here to Tokyo."

[usedtowhizz.livejournal.com]

"Are you on Yelp?" James checked.

[texted3times]

"And Instagram," Eric said, "if you want to check me out first."

[usedtowhizz.livejournal.com]

"I'm just looking at the star rating, I don't want spoilers," James said, peeking at his phone. "4.5. Not bad. That extra .5 is probably just trolls."

[texted3times]

Eric preened. "Exactly."