The Lotus - Open Mingle Post

[chenqing_player]

Who: OPEN (Top Levels for Wei Wuxian and York)
What: An open mingle post for anyone that might enjoy the nightclub scene! Wei Wuxian and York will have toplevels for you to tag into, but feel free to start your own and party the night away with friends!
When: Open to any nighttime! Club is open from 7PM-4AM every day
Where: The Lotus Nightclub
Rating/Warnings: It's a nightclub so warnings for drunken and disorderly!

The Lotus is a hot nightclub that likes to have live performances all night for club attendees to enjoy. Singers, dancers, and more grace the stage at any given time. Performance times can be found on their social media pages. Music plays from open at 7PM until doors close at 4AM. A wide variety of music from DJs and performers will have you dancing the night away.

Not there for the entertainment but just to get your drink on? The Lotus has several unique mixed drinks that are sure to knock your socks off. Just ask the bartender about the nights Lotus Specials and be prepared. Some of them come in pitcher sizes intended to be shared with you and your companions.

Need a little break from the music and the wall to wall people? There is a convenient VIP lounge where you can sneak away and enjoy a little quiet time. Our performers like to hang out in the lounge to entertain their fans, so come and get an autograph or buy them a drink and become fast friends!

So come on in and have some fun! You might encounter a few familiar faces.

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Xian (Wei Wuxian) || OTA

[chenqing_player]

It was Wei Wuxian's night to perform and so as soon as 9:30 hit, he was onstage in all his glittery glory. His clothing is always as flamboyant as his performances can be, catching the light and sparkling like diamonds in the lights. Red is his favorite color but he has a variety of colored outfits to wear that are a rainbow of colors. And all of them are easy to wear and don't seem to constrict him at all even as he does some of his more intense dance moves. The crowd is lit and many sing along with him as he performs some of the bigger hits. He prefers covers over his own music, not really one to do much composing himself. Besides, the more popular the song, the bigger the crowd reacts.

Once 11:30PM hits he is off stage and wandering backstage for a few minutes to cool down, drink some water and get his heart rate back to normal. The adrenaline from performing making his heart pump hard. Making sure he looks fresh and clean in order to work the floor, he doesn't stay in the back long before he is out in the club. Part of his job is making sure everyone is having a good time.

Some call him a host, others just call him a flirt. And flirting is his favorite activity..well besides drinking. The more people he can flirt with, the more drinks people buy for him. If he really pours on the charms, he will have quite the buzz going before closing time. Which sometimes can get him in trouble but he doesn't care. He can handle anything that comes his way, and when he can't there are bouncers and bodyguards always close by.

And sometimes he relaxes in the VIP room, enjoying quiet conversation with people who have become some of his biggest followers, or friends that he has invited to stop by. Not everyone likes to spend all their time in the loud main areas of the club. And this room is perfect for just that time away.

And anytime he sees a familiar face at any part of the club there will always be that bright and charming smile, followed by an enthusiastic wave of his hand.

[howkickassiam]

Eventually York is relieved by a coworker to take his break and he wanders to the bar. Time to have a drink and a couple sushi rolls, as well as some spring rolls. He loves the food here. Didn't each much of that kind of thing down in Texas. He chatters to the bartender, who's not as busy as she otherwise might be, and waits for the food to be served up.

Once he's received his Long Island iced tea and his food, he notices Xian wandering the floor. "Hey there, Xian," he calls.

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian bounces over to the bar when he spots York, giving a wave to the bartender who immediately mixes up his typical drink as he smiles over at the newest employee of the Lotus.

"Hey York, keeping everyone out of trouble tonight?" He plops down on the bar stool. He's wearing his red sequins jacket tonight over a black v-neck t-shirt and his hair looks perfectly styled despite having just been dancing and moving for an hour and a half. He seems to gain more energy as the night goes on, versus losing it.

[howkickassiam]

"Ah, you know, a couple brawls almost broke out, but I kept everything under control," he says, grinning. He's not telling one bit of the truth.

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian laughs as he accepts his drink from the bartender, taking a nice long sip from it before setting it down. The Lotus is generally a pretty peaceful place as far as fights go. Most of the patrons like to have a good time and not stir up trouble. But it does happen and usually it's hard to miss given the size of the club.

"That's why they pay you the big money." He leans on the bar, enjoying this moment of sitting down. Even if he is full of energy, sometimes getting off his feet does need to happen.

"They have you on door duty again today?" He would go crazy if he had to stand outside and check IDs but that's mostly because he would end up talking to everyone in line and no one would end up making it into the club.

[howkickassiam]

York hasn't seen any violence at the club so far, but sometimes when people are drunk they get out of control, so he figures it'll happen at some point. Not that he's hoping for it, or anything.

He chuckles at the remark about how he's getting paid. "I like what I'm doing. Tt's a refreshing change from driving forklifts. And yes, I'm on the door, though I'll probably be on the floor after my break, since there's not a line anymore." York's an extrovert too, but he knows how to get people moving when they need to. Banter can be quick if you know how.

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian looks around the club. It's definitely a full house tonight. "Good to see you are settling in alright. I told you this place is fun to work at." Usually employees are long term stayers because the owner is a decent guy and the work isn't hard.

He takes another sip of his drink and turns to lean his back against the bar so he can watch the goings on in the club. He waves to a few of the regulars who walk by.

[howkickassiam]

"You were definitely right," he says. He'd gone to clubs plenty of times but he'd never considered working at one. He'd always been a manual laborer; that had always felt like his niche and he hadn't strayed from it.

He notices Xian waving often enough that it piques his curiosity.

"You know lots of people."

[chenqing_player]

"Mm..familiar faces. I can't say I really know any of them. Most are regulars that come to the club at least once a week. Some are fans that enjoy getting to spend time with a performer. I talk to a lot of people but, but I can't always remember what they tell me. Especially after a few drinks."

He turns back around as food gets delivered. "The longer you work here, the more you will meet too and eventually you won't even have to check their IDs."

[inquiryguqin]

Shortly after the First Event and he attended the first support meeting to figure out the meaning of his first dream, he was invited by his colleagues to go to a club and having drinks. At first, he respectfully declined, but eventually things at home escalated and he wasn't in the mood to stay home for the evening at all, and changed his mind and decided to go. So he accepted his colleagues from the university, his fellow teachers in training, an invitation to the night club for a distraction and entertainment.

They rented a black car and carpooled. And when they arrived, they enjoyed the night's music and having drinks. If Lan Wangji can drink any, because he can't, due to his sensitivity to alchohal. He isn't enjoying himself at first as he finds the music too loud and the flashing lights make his head spin, and there's a million things he would rather do, if only his parents at home wasn't so unbearable at home. He's impressed by the music and dancers however. That eventually he did enjoyed it, and he did have one cup of a slushy pina colada with a very small amount of shot.

He and his group of colleaguse managed to get closer to one of the performers, somehow, flirting and laughing and chating. It's only Lan Wangji that doesn't laugh or smile, but his lady friends within his group ushered him, teasing him for his shyness.

"Lan Zhan, ask that one for an autograph. He's a cute one!"
"Yeah, can you asked him and get his autograph for us?"
Lan Wangji, "Why can't you ask him for yourself?"

Of course the response is fangirl-ish squeeling and screams, which made his eyeroll. So for his colleagues, he approached Xian, and once they made eye-contact.

Asking for an autograph is going to be a challenge.

Approaching Wei Wuxian, is a well-dressed gentleman wearing a business suit, a tie, and a pair of glasses. By his fashion, he is well-dressed, chic, business-like. "Hello." With a wave, gathering his courage. "May I have for your autograph?" It's clear he's asking for his shy female friends within his group. "I need two for them."

[chenqing_player]

Business men always frequent the club. It's a nice place to relax after work and there are always plenty of pretty women or men, depending on their preference, for flirting with or picking up. Of course, Wei Wuxian is often a pretty popular target for a lot of them. When he saw the group of students and teachers come in, he assumed they were also the same type of group. People looking to unwind after a tough day.

As the taller gentleman walks up, Wei Wuxian flashes a bright smile at him. At the request of the autographs, he laughs and looks around him towards the still giggling gaggle of girls from his group. He waves at them with a wink, "You should tell your friends that I don't bite that hard. They don't have to be shy."

He then turns his attention back up to the man before him, "You shouldn't let them make you do all the dirty work. Unless you secretly wanted to say hello to me anyway, in which case that was a pretty good plan." He keeps a small stack of photos conveniently stashed in various places around the VIP room exactly for these kinds of occasions. And today had been particularly busy so he already had the photos in front of him on one of the tall tables. He took the sharpie and signed "Xian" across the photos in large cursive letters and a little heart trailing off the 'n'.

[inquiryguqin]

Lan Wangji pushed his glasses up, shuffled his feet nervously, and looks down to avoid his gaze only to see the leather shoes that he wears perhaps taken aback now that he sees the performer up close. His face looks familiar, but he can't put his finger on it. Like a tip of an iceberg that he has seen his face before, but where...?

He is not used to asking for this sort of request, even though he is used to answering questions to his students during his internship. The moment he flashed a smile at him, he felt warm to the tip of his ears.

"Autograph of two. If you please." Once the autographs are signed, "Thank you. They like your show." Not admitting he himself like it too.

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian loves performing and he's glad that he gets to do it so often. And it always makes it better when he can make some new fans and friends from the shows he puts on.

"They should keep coming back then. I do a slightly different set each time I perform. Don't want people to get bored of me." He waves at some of the regulars as they pass by. Even though the faces in the crowd when he is on stage always seem to blur together, when he is working the floor many people make a point to come up and talk to him. That is when he can actually focus on faces and remember the ones that keep coming back. He doesn't have the best memory for names but faces he usually knows.

He turns his attention back to the man next to him, not one to be too distracted when a patron has come to speak with him. But he also knows when someone is tiptoeing around the obvious. "Is this their first time at the club or have they come before and just not wanted to say hello?" He might be asking about them, but the question is really simply directed at the man beside him.

[inquiryguqin]

Lan Wangji is slightly tipsy from the pina colada, so he merely nods his head as the other speaks.

"You put on a good show." He said. He's quite a celebrity, he noticed. "Hm? Oh, they came twice, I don't know. This is my first time in the club and they asked me to come for a drink."

Either way, with the autograph, the female colleague are very happy and they are giggling, and Lan Wangji sighs because he can't see what's they should fawning over, other than Mr. Obvious with his smiles.

But they're not happy with just an autograph! They have to come over to speak to Wei Wuxian in person to chat with him.

"I'm Mian Mian! And this is Haru!"
"We like your show, Mr. Xian!"
"Thank you so much for the autograph."

Leaving Lan Wangji out on the side, crossing his arms impatiently,, and sucking his teeth, waiting for them to finish their chat.

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian smiles at the girls as they finally make their way over. Since they are the more enthusiastic of the group, eh turns his attention to them for the time being.

"It's nice to meet you as well. I'm glad you liked it. It's always nice to meet such lovely ladies after I get off stage. Your pretty faces just seem to light up the room."

The charms are on, and Wei Wuxian is a master in the art of flirting. And there might be some little spark of mischief in him that enjoys seeing the male companion of theirs seething with jealousy. He figures he must like one of the ladies in question.

[inquiryguqin]

"Really? Do you think of us as pretty?"
"You sing and dance pretty well on the stage."

The chat followed by a series of giggles and smiles as the girls are more eager to have an enthusiastic chat with the star performer, shooting the breeze, flirting back and forth, and exchange compliments. Lan Wangji waited patiently on the side, keeping to himself quietly, arms crossed and looking very much cross and look seemingly stoic.

In time, it's time for the group to go.

"It's nice meeting you, Xian."
"Drinks lots of water!"
"Take care of yourself!"
"We'll see you again in your next show."

At that, the group regroup, and being friendly, including the stoic gentleman, they wave good-bye to him.

[chenqing_player]

As they are talking, Wei Wuxian tries to get the girls to give the other man a little attention as well.

"I'm not nearly as good looking as your friend. He's the one who deserves all your attention more then me." He figures one of these girls must by the man's intended love interest, so might as well try to get them to acknowledge him a little.

They chat a little more before they go off to rejoin their group and he gets distracted by another patron of the club. But when he notices the group starting to head out, he makes his way back to them. He scoots behind the taller one that had come to get his autograph and silently reaches out and snags the back of the gentleman's suit jacket.

"If there is someone you like, you shouldn't be so quiet about it."

York | OTA

[howkickassiam]

York's been working here for about a week now. It's not anything he's done before, but he's greatly enjoying it. He basically just checks IDs at the door, making sure no one underage comes in, and he also has the responsibility of breaking up any fights and escorting people out who may be harassing the performers. He gets free drinks, free (really good) food, and a decent paycheck. It's decent enough that he's considering dropping the other job that he also obtained the same day with Councilwoman Smith's office.

The best part of all this, for now, anyway, is surprising his friends who show up at the door to get in. Yup, he's here, and it's up to him whether you get in! Not that he'd deny anyone that privilege without reason.

Tonight is a typical night at the club, at least as far as he's experienced it. It's still a bit early, which means there's a little bit of a line, but there aren't too many people waiting. York understands, of course—everyone wants to arrive before Xian performs. So he doesn't dick around—checking IDs is easy enough. He just has to pay attention to the numbers in the birthdates because he has an unfortunate tendency to transpose text if he's not paying enough attention.

When he notices someone from the population of friends that show up to the support meetings, he always offers them a smile and a hand for a handshake. "Heyyy," he says brightly.

[inquiryguqin]

It was evening and he was waiting in line, coming with a group of colleagues from the university for a drink and tonight's show. One by one, as the line becomes smaller, and when it's Lan Wangji turn to show his ID. He's wearing a business suit and a pair of glasses.

Blinks, then shyly. "Hello...? Hello." Being a very reserved man, he took a few moments to realized he wanted a handshake, so. A handshake he gives. Shake. "Support group, right? Do you work here?"

[howkickassiam]

He nods at the former question, then:

"Yeah, just started this week," he says. "5 nights a week and free drinks. It's a good deal."

[inquiryguqin]

With a nod, pushing his glasses up. He's embarrassed he's here, but his colleagues are looking forward to the nightly shows later on.

"Mm. It seems like a fun job and sounds like a good deal. You get to work late nights?"

[howkickassiam]

"Yes, but we can't stand here and blather right now," he says with a kind smile, patting him on the shoulder. "I'll catch up with you on the floor either."

[inquiryguqin]

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to distract you. You can show me around later."

At that, after showing his ID, he disappears inside the night club with his colleagues. Lan Wangji can be found later in the lounge area with a glass of pina colada on one hand.

He's relaxing and sitting alone all by himself after the friends he came with left him to go find other patrons to chat and dance with him in the dance area of the nightclub. The DJ is playing music loudly in the background.

[howkickassiam]

"It's all good." York turns to the next patron in line, nearly forgetting about the encounter as he works.

Later on he sees the other man sitting, and a smile appears on his face. He's been abandoned in clubs before, too.

"Hey, there," he greets him as he approaches. "Having fun yet?"

[inquiryguqin]

Once they meet up in the lounge, with a nod.

"I think so. My friends from university are having fun, but I have no one to dance with. I think the music is too loud."

Turning to him, "Is the dancing show is going to start yet?"