At first, I was considering putting out an add for someone to play a female character opposite my male character.  Having done stand-up comedy at open mic nights in small clubs, I thought maybe my stand-up comic character would be a mortal who comes in contact with Thalia the muse/goddess of Comedy and have some steamy 'inspiration' (or maybe even perspiration).  But then I said to myself, "what about the other gods?"  Which is how I came up with Dion's.<br/><br/>There are so many mythologies that I would prefer this to be mostly a place of interaction between the deities of the Greek pantheon and mortals.  If you have a character from another mythology, it would probably be better if they went to a place more closely aligned with their pantheon.<br/><br/>I'd like to keep Dion's a place where the mortals and the gods meet.  Let's not have them hooking up in public.  Take them to either a mortal's or god's apartment, but feel free to write about the encounter on this topic.<br/><br/>Don't worry about what someone else is writing about what's happening..., just figure different stories happen on different nights.<br/><br/>Let's write!<br/><br/>Link to the OOC<a class="link link--internal" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fblackdahliaroleplaying.com%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Fooc-for-tales-of-dions.14358%2F&amp;hash=4e1b3dfb3dd268641b6f7bcbfed46feb" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/index.php?threads/ooc-for-tales-of-dions.14358/">https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/index.php?threads/ooc-for-tales-of-dions.14358/</a><br/><br/>^   ^   ^   ^   ^<br/><br/>The following is a brief description of Dion's by a local stand-up performer:<br/><br/><br/>Looking at Dion’s Lounge and Restaurant from the street, you can see the part that’s a restaurant, mostly.  The decorative brickwork stretches from the central olive wood double doors all along the front and up from the sidewalk to about the three-foot level, where the bottoms of the windows begin.  The windows stretch up eight more feet, with the bottom two feet of the glass being a frosted opaque white.  Above that are maybe where the owners live or maybe have apartments.  You can’t see the people sitting at their tables on the dining level, but you have a clear view of the raised level with the stools, counter-top, napkin holders, various kitchen appliances and desert cabinet, all looking like they were just unpacked and polished.<br/><br/><br/>As you walk inside, you’ll be able to see more.  The floor looks like marble, predominantly a yellow-cream color with lighter and darker bands of the said yellow-cream color.  If you stare at it long enough, it’s not hard to imagine that you’re looking at a photo of outer space through a sepia colored lens.  The counter-top is made of that same marble, with a dark facing beneath.  The sturdy tables are made of a bronze colored metal and polished olive wood.  Trust me, I asked what kind of wood it was.  The stools and chairs likewise, but with the addition of leather cushioning for your bottom and back.  Behind the counter walkway is the kitchen, with the typical food pick up window for the waiters/waitresses.  Each front window section had curtains that were usually open during the day.  The tables each have a little oil lamp that works surprisingly well for nighttime.<br/><br/><br/>If you’re just coming in through the restaurant doors, the men’s lavatory is to the left and the lady’s is to the right.  They’re quite nice, too.<br/><br/><br/>Where’s the Lounge?  Normally only accessible through the elevator.  The subterranean space has emergency exits, just in case.  Also, the owners strictly follow the guidelines of the Fire Marshal regarding the maximum number of people that can be in the lounge at the same time.  A key is required to go above the main floor or to the level below the lounge.<br/><br/><br/>The lighting in the Lounge is at a kind of dusky or twilight level, with lamps providing light like tiny glowing stars.  The lounge’s stage is one of the few concessions made to modern electric lighting, along with the building face, kitchens and the lavatories.  There’s room on the stage for about twelve sitting performers, meaning that there can be a dance exhibition, or a magician and assistant and more than enough room for a solo artist.<br/><br/><br/>The Lounge operates as a higher end restaurant than the upstairs portion, with the last customers getting in before eight at night for service.  At nine-thirty, Extra bartenders show up and the food service stops, except for meze (Greek tapas).  Some of the tables are moved on the nights when there’s dancing.  All of the music is live, and they book all kinds of bands/performers.  Some of the rockers  can bitch about how much their sound is being stifled, but this is a lounge and not a stadium, and they usually wind up asking when they can come back.  It seems all of the performers love to play this lounge, like it’s a special place.<br/><br/><br/>If you meet someone at Dion’s, keep it “PG-13” or “M”.  I mean, when you meet that special person and you want to “NC-17” or “X”, go get a room somewhere off the premises.<br/><br/><br/>A word of warning:  Don’t piss off the bouncers.  I repeat:  Don’t piss off the bouncers.  They'll give you a warning, maybe, and then you'll be whisked away, outside, before you know what happened.  Also, the local police get a huge annual donation from Dion’s and while I’m not saying the fix is in, the Commissioner and his boys and girls in blue will likely believe one of their bouncers rather than a drunk or a hot-head.<br/><br/>Enjoy!