Morning light thins across the hotel room. Leon is still curled nearby, and Jews lounges with tired amusement while Rosmira notices a glossy flyer pinned to the door frame.
Jews
That was a very long night. If Darath is hunting Leon, we should get him out of the city before he gets bolder.
Leon Wolfe
I do not want to drag either of you into this forever. If leaving helps, I am ready.
Rosmira
Rosmira says they can use the hotel’s reputation for one more night, then move Leon somewhere safer.
Jews
Then let’s make the night useful first. I saw this flyer for Stars Restaurant. They want couples, they pour love into the food, and the manager owes me a favor.
Jews
Take Leon there, keep him hidden in plain sight, and bring back a stamped reservation slip. I will pay you with a room upgrade, a clean exit route, and one bottle of sealed resonance.
Leon glances between them, relieved and embarrassed all at once, while the flyer catches the light like a promise.
✓ Quest Accepted
Take Leon to Stars Restaurant and bring back a stamped reservation slip
“how about all of go cause lets face it im a succubus and i smell or scent literally clinging to one another. aand leon last night good job handling both of us. jews you tasted amazing.”
SUCCESS (Good Conversation, rolled -2)
Rosmira
How about all of us go. Let’s face it, I smell like trouble, and you two are already tangled up in this with me. Leon, good job handling both of us last night. Jews, you tasted amazing.
Jews
That is one way to ask for company. I am in, if only to see whether this restaurant can survive us.
Leon Wolfe
If we go together, I can do that. I would rather be seen with you than hiding alone.
Jews
She is reckless, but she makes the room feel less afraid. That counts for something.
Leon laughs under his breath, half mortified and half relieved, while Jews lifts a brow with a pleased, measuring look. The flyer shifts as Rosmira’s fingers brush it, and the paper leaves a faint smudge of hotel lamp warmth.
Jews reaches for her purse, then pauses and taps the bedspread once. The room settles into a new question, not whether they go, but whether Stars Restaurant is a cover worth trusting or a polished trap waiting with smiles.
A pen uncaps softly offscreen, and the reservation slip is not yet in hand. Jews leans back with a small, testing smile, inviting Rosmira and Leon to decide how bold they want to be.
“I call Stars Restaurant for a reservation and watch jews and leon make out while i make the call”
SUCCESS (Good Conversation, rolled +1)
Rosmira dials the restaurant while the room dims into an intimate hush. On the bed, Jews turns toward Leon with a slow, knowing smile.
Leon answers her first with a laugh that breaks into a kiss, and the two of them fold together beside the rumpled blanket. Rosmira keeps the phone to her ear, watching them from the corner of her eye.
Stars Restaurant
Stars Restaurant reservations, how may we assist you?
Rosmira
I need a table for three, tonight.
Stars Restaurant
Three, yes. Name and preferred arrival time?
Jews and Leon kiss again, unhurried now, while Rosmira gives the details. The line stays crisp, polite, almost too polished for comfort.
Stars Restaurant
Understood. Your reservation is held. A stamped slip is ready at reception for pickup.
Jews breaks from Leon just long enough to glance toward Rosmira, amused and sharp. The question hangs in the room, whether the restaurant is offering shelter, or smiling through the door at all three of them.
“I go pick up the stamped slip leaving them in the room for a bit. Something tells me going back it will just smell like sex and wet fur. Cant lie im jealous but i did give them the ok,”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled +1)
Rosmira slips out into the hall, the door easing shut behind her with a soft click. The room’s warmth and tangled laughter stay muffled on the other side.
Down the corridor, the hotel’s carpet swallows her steps. The elevator waits with its little mirrored panel, and the reception desk glows at the end of the hall.
At the desk, the clerk looks up, startles, then straightens too quickly. His hands are already reaching for a neat white slip with a fresh stamp pressed into the corner.
He slides it across before she even asks, careful not to meet her eyes for long. The pen in his other hand trembles once, then stills.
Rosmira
Rosmira takes the slip and gives the clerk a brief, polite nod.
The paper is warm from the printer, the stamp dark and crisp. The clerk’s expression stays fixed, obedient in a way that feels a little too eager.
Rosmira turns back toward the elevator with the reservation slip in hand, while the quiet behind her suggests the room above is still very much occupied.
Quest Complete
Take Leon to Stars Restaurant and bring back a stamped reservation slip
Skill Upgrade: Conversation Good→Great
+ New Item Acquired
Stamped reservation slip
“I ask the clerk if the restaurant is safe before leaving to make sure its a good spot”
SUCCESS (Great Conversation, rolled +1)
Rosmira
Rosmira asks if the restaurant is actually safe, or if it is the kind of place that gets people watched.
Clerk
He swallows, then shakes his head. “Safe enough, if you look like you belong. They prefer a polished crowd and quiet manners.”
Clerk
“If you mean hidden, no,” he adds in a lower voice. “But it is crowded, expensive, and nobody wants a scene there.”
The clerk’s eyes flick to the stamped slip in her hand, then away, as if the paper itself settles the matter for him.
Clerk
“If someone is following you, the room may be a better trap than the dining floor,” he says, careful and oddly sincere. “At the restaurant, people will be too busy watching themselves.”
Down the hall, a door closes somewhere softly, and the corridor stays calm. The question shifts from whether the place is pleasant to whether it gives them cover.
Clerk
“Would you like me to mark the easiest arrival time, so you can go in with the lunch crowd?”
✓ Quest Accepted
Get the stamped reservation slip to Stars Restaurant
“I nod to the clerk and ask him to mark the best time for our arrival.”
SUCCESS (Great Conversation, rolled -2)
Rosmira gives the clerk a small nod, and the tension in his shoulders eases at once. He takes the slip, flips it over, and marks a time in neat, hurried strokes.
Clerk
Lunch crowd. Safer for you, less attention from staff. Come just after the first rush, and the room will be busy enough to hide in.
He slides the paper back to her, but the corner catches on his cuff and tears a thin strip from the edge. The damage is tiny, yet his face goes pale with worry.
Clerk
Sorry. It still reads fine, but if anyone inspects it closely, they will see it has been handled.
Rosmira
Handled.
From the room beyond, a faint sound of movement brushes the closed door, then stops. The corridor stays quiet, but the clerk’s eyes flick that way before returning to Rosmira.
Clerk
If you go now, you can go in looking ordinary. If you wait, I can remake the copy, but someone upstairs may notice me at the printer.
Quest Complete
Get the stamped reservation slip to Stars Restaurant