[Callisto Tengoku]

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The Red Light District was a place infested by greed and lust; everyone who partook understood their place in this self-contained ecosystem, and each acted in accordance with their role. There were those who danced that line of libido, who played upon the tongues of their clientele, there were those who hooked the gullible into their schemes, with games that left their players in ruins, and there were those who offered the view beyond sobriety, who played amongst the community as its core pillars. Without the deeds of the plugs, the wax of the candle wouldn't be there to burn the night away, and the uninhibited passion of the night wouldn't sing the way it did.

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Callisto, like many in this system, did not partake in his work for charity's sake. He did not keep the night alive out of the kindness of his heart, nor did he do so to indulge in its embrace himself — rather, his work was another factor in steadying himself in life's waves, maintaining the ship of home for his and his mother's lives. It wasn't his luck to revel in this aspect of the world. No, that wasn't quite it; it was more likely that fate never held such a thing in store for him. He could come close to it, even touch it, but never grasp it as others could.

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Perhaps, though, these were excuses he made for himself. There was nothing truly standing in his way, after all; drop the familiar boundaries of subtle professionalism and he was more than capable of dancing the night away, just as he'd seen others do. He was sure he could even enjoy it, too, but what awaited him if he took that path? When he awoke the next morning, hungover and lying in bed with another man, what came next? Did he simply return to life prior, pretending that it never happened, or did he continue to become that person, devolving into nothing but a shallow imitation of his former self?

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It was such that he maintained this distance, this invisible boundary. His responsibilities were far more important to his well-being and overall happiness than moments of passion, regardless of the settling feeling of monotony. Besides, his life was plenty exciting enough in this field as is, so why raise more troubles to busy himself with?

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Callisto shuffled through the crowd, with his thoughts drifting off to such notions as he made his rounds. A buyer here, a junkie there — plenty who wanted to take their night from good to great; and, of course, Callisto was in no short supply to make those dreams a reality. Hands slipped between each other, with pockets never seen drawn from yet all the lighter, as he danced about his customers.

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"Good night for ya," laughed one as he placed a bill in Cal's palm.

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"Solid lad," went another, stowing away an offered baggie.

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They weren't liars, at the very least. No, they were customers appreciative of a well-meaning businessman, who'd more willingly disparage his products if they failed to meet their expectations. But that was all they knew of him, in the end. They weren't aware of why he danced this line, of his past in this scene, nor the factors that brought him into their company. Neither he nor anyone else was anything more than a stranger to anyone else — everyone present was here of their own avarice, even if Callisto would never admit to his part in this game.

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He wondered if others, too, complicated the matter.

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Lilian

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Lilian wasn't exactly sure if he wanted to be here. There was a time, a place and a reason for people to want to seek out situations like this. Lilian knew that he would usually not go to places like this unless he was wanting to fuck someone or meeting a friend here. Right now it was either, and he was instead getting something for his stupid ass sister, Rui. The girl wanted to have drugs or alcohol to try just because she could half the time, and for people like them it was easier to know what their surroundings were. Him and his siblings were more wary than people their age should really be, but the world that they were thrown into was dangerous and unforgiving.

Lilian would look around in a bit of disgust at those that bumped into him as he came into the club; they had no situational awareness when they were grinding up against one another or trying to get into fights for stupid reasons. It made him grimace and look behind him as he felt someone touch on his hip trying to dance with him. With a deep voice he'd just smile and shake his hand in front of their face. "Oh, I'm good thank you."

With that situation under control, he was told that someone was here to deal drugs, and that he was supposed to meet them. Who was this? He had no clue, nor was he super worried about his identity getting found out- this place was far enough from his housing that he for sure wouldn't recognize anyone, right? Seeing some shady people to the side of the club, he would bow his head a bit, and bump a shorter, white haired man with his shoulder. "You got it?"

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[Callisto Tengoku]

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Perhaps, in the flashing lights of the club's life, the man of shorter stature seemed as though they were adorned by a mane of white hair; perhaps, if their hair had been as it seemed, there would have been a sense of nostalgia present in the sight. Instead, as the light receded from him and continued to pass along the scene, the bluish tint of his hair became clear to see — a sight unmistakably foreign, yet familiar in the flowing weights of its locks.

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Though his vision didn't turn to meet the presence, Callisto's voice rose to meet the buyer, even gently nudging an elbow backward in the direction of the shove. He continued to maintain his detached focus on the man, however. His eyes would shift on the crowd in front of him, yet his words could only really mean anything to the new entrant. "Must be pretty big if your shove felt that rough; not the first time someone's tried to pin me down, but at least I saw it coming back then."

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He spoke with an airy, perhaps amused, cadence, speaking to the stranger as though he treated all his clientele with such brevity. And, depending on the person, Callisto was sure to be one for light-hearted fun; his customers were those who looked to him for a bit of spice to their night. They wouldn't flock to him if he wasn't fun, let alone a downright bore. Besides, for an occupation such as his, Callisto would indulge in the few pleasures it did offer, especially given its otherwise harsh nature — the joy to freely muse with his patrons was one not so widely known to most of his type, but it was one he knew intimately well.

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"Besides," he'd continue, reaching his hand to grip the other person — though, if he resisted, he would readily release him, "I've got plenty of things to take your night from good to great; mind being a bit more specific?"

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He was curious, really. Not to the answer of his question — he had a pretty good idea of what they had in mind, but he couldn't help but be just a tad coy — but rather, the presence of this customer themselves. It wasn't often that he was saddled with someone as alien to him as a real stranger; most who enjoyed his services were at least familiar in passing. Though they may forget his name, and perhaps be personally unfamiliar with his product, his image was something not so quickly forgotten, especially not by those whose nights he'd brought to life. For him to be missing from an occasion like this would feel wrong, even if most didn't realize he was absent.

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So, he wondered — what would this person be like?

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6/30 Charges, Negative

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with the buyer's words being a bit pointed, Lilian looked downcast and to the side even more, a light blush on his cheeks. Ah right, he had to remember that he was quite big and could easily knock someone over if he wasn't careful. "My bad, I didn't mean to." He wasn't used to this, and he was honestly looking like he had no clue what he was doing. Lilian wasn't someone that went to go get drugs, and he was regretting that his sister even asked him to do something like this.

"Um." Thinking back to the name as he was touched so gently, Lilian totally lost his train of thought. "Uh..." The music blaring in his head- he could easily just run away right now, with his senses getting meshed together much like his synesthesia. He panicked, completely forgetting the name of what he was wanting to get for his sister. Was it something common, or something rare? Everything about it went out the window, and he was left with silence as he finally stared down at the stranger. A hand went up, touching a small strand of the man's hair, curious. For some reason, the color of his hair was giving him some sort of ease, but he knew that touching someone he didn't know was going to get him in trouble. "I... I forgot, sorry." With him letting go of his hair, Lilian would move to cover his ears slightly as the sounds were getting to him.

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