Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 1:38:04 PM)
(This user has entered Underworld Nightclub) (IP = 68.23.86.29)
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 1:40:33 PM)
The Underworld Nightclub
Located in the French quarter, the entrance to this club is down a flight of stairs and through a set of heavy oak doors with black wrought iron reinforcements. There is then a short dark hallway that leads to the Entrance room. The Entrance room is wider than it is long. In it is a boat shaped bridge spanning dark running waters of an artificial river. There is a man here dressed as the Ferryman who checks IDs and takes the entrance fees.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 1:40:45 PM)
Once through the Entrance room there is another short hall that opens up into a large room that is made to look like a cavern. There are artificial stalagmites and stalactites scattered around the room and several round tables with chairs for people to sit at. The room is kept in low lighting and there is always soft music playing in the background. Along the whole back wall is a long bar with a doorway behind it leading to the break room and offices. There are other doorways leading from this one each with something written above it. One says Hell, another is marked with a Heiroglyphic and another says Valhalla.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 1:43:21 PM)
*enters in a golden green ballgown, her long hair drawn up to show off the antique coin necklace and bone cross she is never without, her feet bare beneath the long skirts. She carris nothing visibly, but reaches into the top edge of her corset to produce the necessary ID. The bouncer straightens up and engages her in small talk..chatting about his hopes to join the department once he's saved up the cash for his car*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 1:43:28 PM)
((Gown: http://www.prettyquinceaneradress.com/products/big/55/20091005161341.jpg ))
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 1:48:23 PM)
*Shariq is sitting at the end of the bar people watching tonight and nursing a drink. He watches Lina as she enters, smiling as he notices a flash of bare feet under the poofy dress*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 1:53:18 PM)
((Sorry, kidlet got out of bed, back now!))
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 1:55:57 PM)
*she's rather grateful to get away from the bouncer, coloring slightly, as she really hadn't wanted to discuss work on her evening off. She puts distance between herself and the would-be cop, the girl's got a saucy walk..or just too much hip not to swing. Reaching absently to tug her skirt free as she passes a drunken couple who'd stepped on it.. it's clear this isn't her usual attire. She finds the bar gratefully and manages to rise to take a seat by stepping up on the stool's footring. Her feet are indeed bare, and a bit dusty from the walk to the bar, her toenails painted white to match the design on the gown\*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:00:07 PM)
*Smiles and tells the tender to let her know that her drinks are free tonight*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:03:05 PM)
*her long hair isn't so much "arranged" as "stuck". Unruly dark tresses had been pinned up around what looks suspiciously like a pony tail, trying to disguise the simplicity of it. The boa tattooed around her bare shoulders and snaking down to disappear in the back of the gown shows up nicely in the warm lighting. She orders a screwdriver..and blinks when her cash is refused, following the man's indication to find Shariq a few stools down* .. That's kind of you.. thank ya sugah. *she smiles warmly his way, not the sort to take offense to chivalry*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:05:10 PM)
*Smiles and moves over to sit in a seat beside her* Its no problem at all... having a beautiful woman like you in my club may help to attract more customers.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:08:41 PM)
*her cheeks coloring at the compliment* Yours? Oh come now.. I'm sure you have a dozen roses round this place that overshadow this dippy daisy. *her smile turns self-deprecating, though it doesn't seem she's shy or uncertain about herself* All the same, thank you again.. *reaching to offer her right hand* I'm Lina.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:12:27 PM)
*Takes her hand, turning it so he can kiss the back of it* Shariq.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:13:59 PM)
*a quirk of the lips at the gesture* Shariq? That doesn't sound local, my good man. Where you hail from? *draping her fingers over her glass once he releases her hand*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:14:23 PM)
Chicago. My parents are Egyptian though.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:15:47 PM)
*she laughs at the first part of his answer* Boy is that not what I expected.. Oh alright, Egyptian, guess that'd do it. And you own the place.. Well, this is my first time in your fine establishment. Care to tell me a bit about it?
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:19:19 PM)
Well, this is the main room, the others are all based on various lands of the Dead, most religions had their own version and I try to recreate them in my establishment...
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:20:19 PM)
You're Egyptian though.. I wouldn't have expected Charon up there at the ferry. *nodding back toward the entry* I thought that was more of a Greco Roman deal. Shouldn't Anubis be waiting at the front door.. or that scale with a feather?
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:23:43 PM)
My club is a mesh of several different underworlds... The main room is a little more reminiscent of the Entrance to the Grecian underworld, I also have a room for Hell, one for Valhalla, The Egyptian underworld and others.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:27:23 PM)
Duat? *she smiles, no stranger to the lore it would seem* That a marketing decision, or something you wanted from the start? *she lifts her glass to take a sip, chocolate gaze on his*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:29:11 PM)
A bit of both... people like theme clubs in New Orleans... this seemed a good idea for one.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:29:15 PM)
*Smiles*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:33:14 PM)
Worked out well for you.. or so it seems. *looking around at the younger set that populate most of the club*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:36:04 PM)
What do you think of it so far?
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:38:04 PM)
*lifts her glass with a smile* A free drink in? I can't complain. *looking around a bit* Though.. With the exception of Valhalla.. not a lot of "Heavens" in your mythology here. Seems you think most of us are going to Hell.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:41:33 PM)
I was thinking of eventually opening a Club Heaven elsewhere... at the top of a skyscraper perhaps.. all white and chrome for upper crust types.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:42:13 PM)
*she laughs* What a pity, I'll never cover the entry fee.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:44:29 PM)
Arrangements can be made. *Winks at her*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:46:46 PM)
*her brows raise with a soft laugh* Wnat me to sit and look pretty there too?
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:48:22 PM)
*Chuckles* Something like that... always good to have a beautiful woman on your arm after all.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:50:20 PM)
Mmm Mister Shariq, are you asking me on a date to a place that doesn't yet exist? *laughter sparkling in her warm gaze*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:51:15 PM)
*Chuckles* I suppose I might have been... it would give me a good reason to open that club.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:51:53 PM)
*a bright laugh* Well then, why not? It's a date.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:55:39 PM)
*Smiles*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 2:57:45 PM)
*drinking a bit more of the screwdriver* So that's looking like what? A year from now? *smiling back*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:58:23 PM)
At least.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 2:58:29 PM)
But I can be patient.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:00:41 PM)
*a bit of a distant look at that* Yes.. I'm learning a bit of that myself. can't say I've enjoyed the lessons.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:05:18 PM)
Sometimes it's hard to be so patient. *Smiles*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:06:13 PM)
Especially when what you desire is so close at hand.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:09:01 PM)
*she comes back to the moment and looks him in the eyes* I bet you say that to all the girls. *and she's..perfectly serious*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:15:44 PM)
Not all... *Smirks*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:16:14 PM)
*smirks right back* That right there..may be the first sincere expression or answer I've gotten. Maybe.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:18:39 PM)
From me or in general?
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:18:45 PM)
From you.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:18:55 PM)
*Nods some*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:19:03 PM)
*she takes a sip of her drink* Yeah.. thought so.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:20:54 PM)
You make everyone you talk to claw their way past a facade of corny pickup lines before they get to have an actual conversation? Or was that the Game Face? You know.. the personality you break out when you want to get laid.. *watching him candidly*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:20:54 PM)
Seems you have a somewhat low opinion of me.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:21:24 PM)
*she shakes her head* I don't have an opinion at all. I don't think it's really You that I've been talking to.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:22:02 PM)
I'm not sure what you mean. Just because I have been giving you compliments does not mean they were insincere.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:23:31 PM)
*she eyes him for a moment, not sure what to believe* Wasn't really what I meant by it. Sounded, rehearsed.. that's all.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:29:55 PM)
((That would probably be my bad... I'm apparently bad at playing "Suave"... Shariq is supposed to have a high Manipulation and Enchanted voice... always say the right thing... That apparently isn't me... also he has the Sanctity Merit which means people don't think the worst of him... I just can't RP them good I guess.))
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:32:15 PM)
((LOL I saw the merits tagged on your eq. I have them in mind, I promise. And she doesn't think he's Evil or anything, just felt like she was being "played" rather than that he was speaking honestly.))
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:36:08 PM)
Well, I apologize then.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:37:31 PM)
*she considers that, her expression softening* No apology necessary.. Really just, I don't know. Seemed like a line. You're just that ..formal, eh?
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:49:08 PM)
.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:51:14 PM)
I am often... especially when I first meet someone.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:55:20 PM)
Hm.. alright then.. Maybe I should apologize. *wryly* I'm too wary of pick up lines.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:57:07 PM)
No need to apologize.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:58:24 PM)
All the same.. I feel like I've made an ass of myself. Forgive me? *she smiles*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:59:18 PM)
Of course.
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:59:20 PM)
*Smiles*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 3:59:36 PM)
Good then. *drinking her juice*
Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 3:59:36 PM)
Well... if you need anything else, let me know. Enjoy your drinks.
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 4:01:04 PM)
Thank you, Shariq. Have a good evening yourself, sugah. *she knows a dismissal when she hears it, turning back to face the room rather than him*
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 4:01:17 PM)
((Thanks for the play!))
Lina Devereaux (Jan 19, 2011 4:03:04 PM)
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Shariq Rashidi (Jan 19, 2011 4:04:29 PM)
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