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font-size: 12px;">Another day, another dollar, as they say. Well, considering Raphael is the owner of Café Kinky, he makes a considerably larger sum than that. Well, he used to. Sales have been decreasing steadily over the past few months, and while it's not like he maintains a luxurious enough lifestyle to be concerned about a dip in business, it is worrisome for the state of the shop as a whole. Word on the strip mall block, or The Strip if you will, is that the higher-ups are intending to cut their losses and add in some pizza joint — a guaranteed success. It would be a pleasant addition if a current shop wouldn't have to be replaced. And that shop could very well be theirs.<br/>
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While he'd survive the loss, It would put all of his employees out of work as well. As irritating as many of them can be, he still cares about their well-being. Not to mention there's the nostalgia factor; he's had the shop for nearly a decade and has put his passion into its management ever since he first opened its doors. It's like his baby — Lord knows he's never taken the opportunity to have an actual one. While it wouldn't feel like a waste to let it close down in ruin, it would be disappointing. It's been a wonderful way to spend his years. The only irksome factor is the demon next door.<br/>
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Setting up shop next to Aine Assard— sorry, Allard — was never an intentional decision. After so many years, he'd almost forgotten the woman existed entirely. He'd just chosen the location for convenience sake — it's near enough to his house for the drive to not be cumbersome and located along a busy highway which he assumed would lead to more business. How was he supposed to know that that inanely-titled-but-pleasant-enough café next door belonged to such a distasteful person?<br/>
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Fortunately, interactions between them have been few and far between. Aside from the dirty looks they share during the times they wind up opening their doors together, given the unfortunate coincidence that both shops open at 10 a.m., they do well in staying out of each other's way. Despite their shared resentment, they're still adults. They're not going to be tripping each other in the parking lot or anything.<br/>
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Still, he's never been secretive about his disdain for Aine, and her café by extension, firmly stating that he doesn't and will never order from Bubble Beads. While it's not a rule that his employees stay away from there, it's been obviously internalized as an implicit rule. If you show up with a cup of tea with the Bubble Beads logo on it, you're almost guaranteed to get a disapproving look. With their financial crisis being as it is, it feels even more imperative to not help their competitors. At least, that's how he likes to justify it — since a simple grudge seems poor taste. Unfortunately, not everyone seems to share his thought.<br/>
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But there's no use wasting energy on next door. It's not even Aine opening this morning — it's that tall, well-dressed Asian fellow, judging by the black soccer mom van he catches a glimpse of before he manages to get the employee entrance door open. He really needs to get that lock fixed. But he has bigger fish to fry first — like coming up with a game plan for saving his business. Should he invest more money in advertising, perhaps?<br/>
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He heads to the front of the shop, turning the lights on as he goes. There's really not a lot to do in these early mornings except numbers work, which is an unfortunate requirement for running a shop. He drops his coat off in his tiny office before doing a bit of cleaning up in the main room, making small adjustments the night shift must have overlooked or simply didn't bother with.<br/>
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Behind a black velvet curtain in the back left of the main room is the door to the dungeon, which has been locked for several months now. Hosting BDSM events is a drawn-out, time-consuming process, so Café Kinky really hosts an event maybe five times a year at most. But perhaps it's time for another one? It might draw some new clients in and maybe even bring back some old ones. He'll have to discuss the idea with Bella once she arrives. If they do host the event, they have to determine which employees should be allowed to manage it, as well.<br/>
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