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Mostro Lounge - VIP Room
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What IS this place? Are we really still on school property? Look at that huge vault... It's like some kinda bank. |
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All right, that's enough rubbernecking. Please, have a seat. So, what would you like to discuss with me? |
| I'd like you to free the students you've indentured. | I'd like you to take those anemones off everybody's heads. |
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Ha ha ha! Goodness me. That's quite the demand to make right out the gate. You would ask me to release all 225 students from their contracts with me? |
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You bamboozled that many people?! That's nuts! |
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Yes, well, Jade and Floyd did a bit of proactive market outreach this year. Thanks to that, I've had no shortage of clients ready to strike up deals with me. Now, [MC]—as for your request to free these students... I am not forcing them to labor under any undue duress. |
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They made a contract with me, and they willingly consented to the terms laid out in writing. Contracts are ironclad agreements not subject to intervention from outside parties on any emotional basis. "Poor, unfortunate souls" they are not. To put it more bluntly: your protestations will avail you nothing, no matter how much you might kick and scream. |
| Fine. Let's make a deal. | I'm told you're willing to grant any wish as part of a deal. |
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Wait, what?! Have you lost it?! |
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Oho. You want to make a deal with me? Now there's an interesting proposal. |
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Aha ha! Little Shrimpy's got some guts! |
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Hm. Now, while your interest is duly noted... There's a wee bit of a snag. You see, [MC], my understanding is that you have no innate magical power. You're not gifted with a beautiful voice, nor are you heir to any kingdom. You're an utterly run-of-the-mill human in every possible way. Considering the big ask you're making of me, I would need considerable collateral. |
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Such as? |
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Hm, I don't know... Just off the top of my head, how about usage rights for Ramshackle Dorm, which is presently under [MC]'s supervision? |
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Hey... Was that your whole angle from the— |
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SIGN ME UP FOR THAT! |
| Who is this strange, foamy creature?! | Grim, how long have you been there? |
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I can't TAKE it anymore! My fur ain't for washin' dishes! |
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Ducking out of work to eavesdrop on others is hardly employee-of-the-month behavior, Grim. Floyd, eject him. |
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Can do! |
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Now, now. Let's not be hasty, gentlemen. [MC], the lone student at your dorm has weighed in on the matter. What say you? Will you put Ramshackle Dorm up as collateral and make a contract with me? |
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Pleeease, [MC], I'm beggin' here... |
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[MC], don't do it! You know he's just gonna name some unreasonable terms you could never possibly meet. |
| What are your terms for granting my wish? | Let's hear the contract terms. |
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Here's the deal... |
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