Keep in mind I've only properly cried over an anime ONCE!
Same here. For me it was Clannad After Story. That anime is a freakin' heart tenderizer.
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Same here. For me it was Clannad After Story. That anime is a freakin' heart tenderizer.
@BeastofDestiny Yea, went with the pun. I don't care if I died a little inside. lol.
@Delta44@lovely complex
The cat ears sat like a sac of bricks on Yutaro's head. His smiles were strained, his shoulders slumped, and his lines to the cute girls were either weak or non-existent. Hell, his players were even winning tonight. None of the other dealers seemed to be bothered by the addition, and Yutaro wasn't even sure why he was so self-conscious about it. They were just toy ears, nothing too crazy. He went to scratch his head, but his thumb set off that ridiculous twitch feature. SNAP! Yutaro flinched as a young woman took a picture of him, wondering just how many people would now become acquainted with Cataro. Wait isn't she... He took a glance at one of the flyers advertising tonight's performance. It was definitely her.
The significance of what had just happened slowly began to sink in. A pop star had just taken a picture. A pop star that very likely had a social media account. That she would upload pictures to. Of him wearing cat ears. That meant... one hundred dollars! If his picture made it to a celebrity account, then that would definitely be enough publicity to win the boss's challenge. He grinned as he gave the ears another poke, seeing if he could time a wink to the twitch. Maybe these things weren't so bad after all.
Yutaro didn't pay much attention to the performance as the monitors blanketed the casino with Amity's presence. He wasn't exactly into pop music and he often found idol culture a bit excessive, but he supposed she wasn't so bad. "If I am hesitant, nothing will begin," he hummed. OK, it was pretty damn catchy.
"Hello, Yutaro. Nice cat ears!"
That was a voice that could kindle jollity in even a grumpy cat like him. "Ryoki! Nice..." As soon as he looked up and caught a full view of her, he couldn't help but blush. The way that uniform let her hair cascade behind her bare shoulders, the way it outlined every curve of her physique, the way it accentuated her already bountiful assets made him feel tight in his... collar. He cleared his throat to give himself a half a second to recompose himself before he continued. "Hell, nice everything!"
"Do you get a sweet lil tail like I do~? Oh, wait, never mind - your tail is on the front. Maybe I should give the little guy a tug~?"
"Hey now, we're still in public," Yutaro countered, though the grin he gave her was anything but bashful. "But maybe later if you ask me nicely I can show you how to make me purr." She gave him one of those alluring winks as if to say maybe, maybe not before resting on the bench.
"I didn't think working as a waitress would be so tiring, but I'll admit, it's pretty fun. And you can stop drooling, you know, hehe!"
"Heh, sorry, we cats can be easily distracted when thinking about milk." Now it was his turn to chuckle and toss her a wink, which he somehow managed to synchronize with a twitch of his left ear. "But seriously, I'm glad you like it here. It's a hectic business, but the crew here always has your back."
"The night's still young, though. Even so, how goes the blackjack tables? Also, I hear there's like a concert going on or something. What's with that?"
"Ahh, you mean that?" He motioned to the monitor showing Amity's performance. "The boss is always doing stuff like this. A pop star one week, a virtuoso another. You see, we've got our regular customers that'll come here no matter what's going on, but by switching up the entertainment, he can draw in different crowds." Now, Ryoki would see that Yutaro actually had a brain beneath those cat ears. He had spent his few years in the academy well studying business, and his voice filled with a tone of academic excitement as he justified the owner's curious decisions to Ryoki. "You see, ninety-five percent of the people watching the concert right now probably don't identify as gamblers. Look at the crowd, split between younger boys and girls just old enough to get in here, and older businessmen letting off some steam after a tough day of work. Half of them have never pulled a slot machine lever before." He went on to explain how all of the profit from the concert went to the performer, but the surge of business that would result from new players and widespread publicity would earn them huge profits.
Then, Yutaro realized, that the last thing Ryoki came to his table for was to hear him crunch numbers. "Ah, sorry if all that stuff is boring you," he said, rubbing the back of his head with a slightly embarrassed grin, unintentionally causing the ears to twitch. "I guess the boss is rubbing off on me."
The cat ears sat like a sac of bricks on Yutaro's head. His smiles were strained, his shoulders slumped, and his lines to the cute girls were either weak or non-existent. Hell, his players were even winning tonight. None of the other dealers seemed to be bothered by the addition, and Yutaro wasn't even sure why he was so self-conscious about it. They were just toy ears, nothing too crazy. He went to scratch his head, but his thumb set off that ridiculous twitch feature. SNAP! Yutaro flinched as a young woman took a picture of him, wondering just how many people would now become acquainted with Cataro. Wait isn't she... He took a glance at one of the flyers advertising tonight's performance. It was definitely her.
The significance of what had just happened slowly began to sink in. A pop star had just taken a picture. A pop star that very likely had a social media account. That she would upload pictures to. Of him wearing cat ears. That meant... one hundred dollars! If his picture made it to a celebrity account, then that would definitely be enough publicity to win the boss's challenge. He grinned as he gave the ears another poke, seeing if he could time a wink to the twitch. Maybe these things weren't so bad after all.
Yutaro didn't pay much attention to the performance as the monitors blanketed the casino with Amity's presence. He wasn't exactly into pop music and he often found idol culture a bit excessive, but he supposed she wasn't so bad. "If I am hesitant, nothing will begin," he hummed. OK, it was pretty damn catchy.
"Hello, Yutaro. Nice cat ears!"
That was a voice that could kindle jollity in even a grumpy cat like him. "Ryoki! Nice..." As soon as he looked up and caught a full view of her, he couldn't help but blush. The way that uniform let her hair cascade behind her bare shoulders, the way it outlined every curve of her physique, the way it accentuated her already bountiful assets made him feel tight in his... collar. He cleared his throat to give himself a half a second to recompose himself before he continued. "Hell, nice everything!"
"Do you get a sweet lil tail like I do~? Oh, wait, never mind - your tail is on the front. Maybe I should give the little guy a tug~?"
"Hey now, we're still in public," Yutaro countered, though the grin he gave her was anything but bashful. "But maybe later if you ask me nicely I can show you how to make me purr." She gave him one of those alluring winks as if to say maybe, maybe not before resting on the bench.
"I didn't think working as a waitress would be so tiring, but I'll admit, it's pretty fun. And you can stop drooling, you know, hehe!"
"Heh, sorry, we cats can be easily distracted when thinking about milk." Now it was his turn to chuckle and toss her a wink, which he somehow managed to synchronize with a twitch of his left ear. "But seriously, I'm glad you like it here. It's a hectic business, but the crew here always has your back."
"The night's still young, though. Even so, how goes the blackjack tables? Also, I hear there's like a concert going on or something. What's with that?"
"Ahh, you mean that?" He motioned to the monitor showing Amity's performance. "The boss is always doing stuff like this. A pop star one week, a virtuoso another. You see, we've got our regular customers that'll come here no matter what's going on, but by switching up the entertainment, he can draw in different crowds." Now, Ryoki would see that Yutaro actually had a brain beneath those cat ears. He had spent his few years in the academy well studying business, and his voice filled with a tone of academic excitement as he justified the owner's curious decisions to Ryoki. "You see, ninety-five percent of the people watching the concert right now probably don't identify as gamblers. Look at the crowd, split between younger boys and girls just old enough to get in here, and older businessmen letting off some steam after a tough day of work. Half of them have never pulled a slot machine lever before." He went on to explain how all of the profit from the concert went to the performer, but the surge of business that would result from new players and widespread publicity would earn them huge profits.
Then, Yutaro realized, that the last thing Ryoki came to his table for was to hear him crunch numbers. "Ah, sorry if all that stuff is boring you," he said, rubbing the back of his head with a slightly embarrassed grin, unintentionally causing the ears to twitch. "I guess the boss is rubbing off on me."
Am debating whether or not to make a raunchy cat-related pun...
@Stern Algorithm Yea, I can definitely relate to Zhou Yu's plight. If you have a Netflix account, you should definitely check out the movie Red Cliff. Lots of great moments from both of those strategists.
@Viciousmarrow Guan Yu is a certifiable badass. Who else can sit there and play chess while having surgery done on their arm? Nobody. That's who.
But I also really like Cao Cao as a character. He's treated like the villain even though he was just doing what literally everybody else was doing; he just happened to be a bit better at it. Cao Cao was probably the smartest of the three titular leaders, but his paranoia got the better of him. It was understandable, however, as he both acted as an assassin and survived assassination attempts.
@Viciousmarrow Guan Yu is a certifiable badass. Who else can sit there and play chess while having surgery done on their arm? Nobody. That's who.
But I also really like Cao Cao as a character. He's treated like the villain even though he was just doing what literally everybody else was doing; he just happened to be a bit better at it. Cao Cao was probably the smartest of the three titular leaders, but his paranoia got the better of him. It was understandable, however, as he both acted as an assassin and survived assassination attempts.
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Man, this has me hankering for an RoTK RP now...
Favorite Character is Zhou Yu
Sorry, but I'm a Zhuge Liang fan myself. I mean, he killed Zhou Yu with a letter that amounted you, "You mad bro?" Greatest troll in all of history.
@DaxamGo to threekingdoms.com and begin reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
@Cirrus@BeastofDestiny I don't know, four shots of whiskey/rum straight out of the bottle may change their intentions...
Kitty kat dealer...he's a cutie....this is Kyle's hell.
@lovely complex
Haha, that's right. This is being done with Kyle's phone!
Yutaro stepped into the casino to begin his shift, hoping that Ryoki had agreed to take the job. It would be good to have a new coworker that he got along with so well. And one that was sure to look amazing in that bunny outfit. However, as he was clocking in, he noticed that something was a bit... different. "Ah, Yutaro, there you are!" The boss approached him with a phone in each hand. He was examining a graph on one of them while texting some numbers to the higher-ups on the other. "Got the results from the latest survey. Good news! People love us more than ever. Turns out the bunny girl theme drew a lot of attention. So, can you guess what's next?"
Yutaro could never guess what was next. The older gentleman standing before him was a master of taking risks that always seemed to pay off. There was no telling what he had in mind, but it was sure to work. "You're not thinking of setting up a petting zoo, are you?" he asked, only half joking.
"Close!" the boss said, and then began rummaging through his pockets, pulling out curiously decorated headband. "Here ya go. New work uniform."
Yutaro took the headband and examined it. "Wait a minute. This is..."
"That's right! From now on, you're Cataro. Bartenders are dogs, servers are bunnies, dealers are cats. Come on now, if the ladies can do it, so can you!" Not satisfied with how slowly Yutaro was processing things, he snatched the cat ears back and placed them on Yutaro's head himself. Then he waved a hundred dollar bill in front of him. "Got a little bonus for anybody whose name gets on the radio. Now get out there and work your magic."
Yutaro felt like a cat alright. A wet cat who had resisted his bath tooth an nail but was now drippy and soggy. Tentatively, he brought his hand up to poke his new body part, and was surprised yet again by a motorized twitch. Touch activated? You've got to be kidding me... With that final thought, he headed over to his table, hoping that blackjack would help him forget about this new development.
Yutaro could never guess what was next. The older gentleman standing before him was a master of taking risks that always seemed to pay off. There was no telling what he had in mind, but it was sure to work. "You're not thinking of setting up a petting zoo, are you?" he asked, only half joking.
"Close!" the boss said, and then began rummaging through his pockets, pulling out curiously decorated headband. "Here ya go. New work uniform."
Yutaro took the headband and examined it. "Wait a minute. This is..."
"That's right! From now on, you're Cataro. Bartenders are dogs, servers are bunnies, dealers are cats. Come on now, if the ladies can do it, so can you!" Not satisfied with how slowly Yutaro was processing things, he snatched the cat ears back and placed them on Yutaro's head himself. Then he waved a hundred dollar bill in front of him. "Got a little bonus for anybody whose name gets on the radio. Now get out there and work your magic."
Yutaro felt like a cat alright. A wet cat who had resisted his bath tooth an nail but was now drippy and soggy. Tentatively, he brought his hand up to poke his new body part, and was surprised yet again by a motorized twitch. Touch activated? You've got to be kidding me... With that final thought, he headed over to his table, hoping that blackjack would help him forget about this new development.
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