Brittany shuts the office door with a soft click, then lets her hostess smile fade. The room is plush, private, and a little too expensive to feel innocent.
Brittany Star
Now we can talk business. I can keep your trio safe in my restaurant, but I need a favor from you first.
Rosmira
She is not offering charity.
Brittany Star
A rival owner across town has been poaching my best reservations. I want you to deliver this sealed complaint, and make sure it lands in the right hands.
Brittany slides a slim envelope across the desk. Beside it, she sets a shiny room upgrade voucher and a stack of meal credits, all marked with her crest.
Brittany Star
Do this tonight, and your booth stays private, your friends eat free, and I make sure nobody here asks questions about Leon Wolfe.
She leans back, eyes bright with calculation, waiting to see whether Rosmira accepts the bargain.
✓ Quest Accepted
Deliver Brittany Star's sealed complaint
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the trio's safety at Stars Restaurant
+ New Item Acquired
Sealed complaint
+ New Item Acquired
Room upgrade voucher
+ New Item Acquired
Meal credits
“i step closer to brittany. i see you for what you are brittany a very young hybrid of our kind. Ill amuse you as your elder but remember little one i am over 1000 years older you smell barely near 100 so your a baby to me. I look out for ours.”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled -2)
Rosmira steps in, and the room seems to make room for her. Brittany’s smile sharpens as the temperature of the negotiation shifts.
Rosmira
I see you for what you are, Brittany. A very young hybrid of our kind. I’ll humor you as my elder should, but remember, little one, I am over a thousand years older. I look out for ours.
The words land cleanly. Brittany’s chair creaks as she stills, amusement flashing first, then calculation. The envelope stays in her hand, but her grip loosens.
Brittany Star
Bold. Expensive, too, coming from you. Fine, elder, I hear you.
Rosmira gets the upper hand, and Brittany gives it to her with a slow nod, not a flinch. The cost is immediate, her aura-dampener slips under the strain, and her sweeter scent edges into the room, making Brittany’s nostrils flare.
Brittany Star
That complaint still needs delivering tonight. I’m listening now, Rosmira. What do you want from me besides the obvious?
The room settles into a wary quiet. Brittany waits, amused again, but now on Rosmira’s terms.
Quest Complete
Secure the trio's safety at Stars Restaurant
“oh your smart for one so young. Well darling as you see im on vacation and running around while im not working can ruin the mood. so ill help you but while im gone keep my dates here and entertain them. i will handle your request now. just tell them im steping out for a bit.”
SUCCESS (Great Conversation, rolled +0)
Rosmira
You’re smart for someone so young, darling. I’m on vacation, and being dragged around while I’m off duty ruins the mood. I’ll help you, but while I’m gone, keep my dates here and entertain them. I’ll handle your request now, just tell them I’m stepping out for a bit.
Brittany Star
A generous offer, then. I can work with that.
Brittany rises from her chair with smooth, practiced ease. Her expression says she has taken the measure of Rosmira and found the terms acceptable.
Brittany Star
I’ll keep your companions comfortable and unattended to by anyone rude. In return, you deliver my complaint tonight.
She folds the sealed envelope into Rosmira’s hand with a deliberate touch, then glances toward the office door as if already arranging the rest of the evening.
Brittany Star
Go on, then. I’ll tell your dates you stepped out for a bit. Try not to stay gone too long, Rosmira.
“oh and brittany remember im sweet i am but i am still a elder succubus "rosmira lets out a small amount of aura" and you will kneel the next time we talk in private under stand?! "romira eyes glow a dangerous violet color"”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled +0)
Rosmira lets the room feel her for a heartbeat, just enough for the air to tilt around her. The sweet scent deepens, warm and unmistakable, and Brittany’s smile thins into something more respectful.
Rosmira
I am sweet, Brittany, but I am still an elder succubus. The next time we speak in private, you kneel. Understood?
Her eyes flare a dangerous violet. The office goes still, and the fancy little certainties around the desk seem to shrink back with Brittany’s breath.
Brittany Star
Understood.
Brittany Star
A pause, then a faint, delighted exhale, as if Rosmira has just become much more interesting.
Brittany Star
I can respect a woman who knows exactly what she is. Your guests stay safe, your complaint gets delivered, and next time, I’ll remember the proper tone.
Brittany’s posture stays composed, but the change is clear. She accepts the pressure, the bargain, and Rosmira’s authority all at once, while the sealed complaint remains ready in Rosmira’s hand.
“good im leaving tell the staff to hold my meal til i return”
SUCCESS (Great Conversation, rolled +2)
Rosmira smooths the envelope against her palm, then turns toward the door. The office door opens on a hush of restaurant noise and warm light.
Rosmira
Tell the staff to hold my meal until I return.
Brittany Star
Of course. I will make sure it waits for you.
Brittany steps around the desk, already signaling toward the corridor with a practiced, hosting smile.
Brittany Star
Take your time, Rosmira. I will keep your table quiet.
Rosmira slips out of the office, the sealed complaint still secure. The sweet trace of her aura trails after her as the dining room opens ahead.