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have u ever worked in a restaurant before?

  • yes, and i loved it!

    Votes: 4 28.6%
  • yes, and it was hell!

    Votes: 7 50.0%
  • no.

    Votes: 1 7.1%
  • HELL NO.

    Votes: 2 14.3%

  • Total voters
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Killshot by Magdalena Bay

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  • themes: bar/restaurant dynamics, revenge, redemption, yakuza, vigilantes, found family, double lives, murder, mystery, cutthroat, betrayal, relationships being challenged

    TLDR; so basically, ur char has been apart of this vigilante crime group for years and work at this bar which is rly a front for hitmen. they have their lil jobs (bartender, cook, server, etc..) but their true job/primary source of income is killing yakuza members on their "off days" (offing someone days haha). recently, one of their members committed suicide and left a note addressed to everyone: "i smell a rat". they gotta deal w that. everyone has their own ideas + solutions. it's a paranoia-induced mess.

    > Tokyo, Japan, 2002

    Red Moon Bar. In the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, this bar since 1978 is dwarfed by the others, boasting only average success. And that is intentional. Attention is bad, but profits? Much needed. An intimate bar with constant red light drowning out any colors who dare draw breath. An attached dining room that doubles as a non-smoking area. , 20-top bar seating, 4 bar tables, and 15 dining room tables. Their clientele is diverse. Some are married men with their mistresses. Some are tourists. Foreigners. College students. Old-time friends. The owner and staff don't really give a shit. They only know one goal and have known it for years: to take down members of the yakuza.

    Originally started by the owner's father before his passing, the current owner has kept it going with friends he has known for years. Friends in seedy crime circles who have been wronged by the yakuza in some way or another. They are legendary. They are the best of the best at their craft: killing. They want revenge -- most of them. Maybe others have nowhere to go except to the family they have known for years. Their loyalties are without question. To Red Moon Bar, to the owner, to the people they have known. For some, most importantly, to their own revenge. Even if it kills them.

    Since the owner passed and his son took over, the front business and back business has been successful. Until one autumn day, they find out one of their members, a server named Saori, has committed suicide for unknown reasons. She left a note only stating one thing:


    丨 丂爪乇ㄥㄥ 卂 尺卂ㄒ.


    This has induced paranoia among their ranks. The back business has come to a temporary stop. The cops might be investigating the suicide, but some of the members are looking deeper. Some speculate it was not a suicide at all. Others believe it was in order to protect the group. And the note. Was it written willfully? If so, who the fuck is the rat? Wednesday through Saturday, 14:00 to 04:00, the group must go about their "front" professions and search deliriously for answers in order to return to their "back" life.
















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  • Owner. TAKEN by e v i e v i
    • The previous owner's son who has inherited Red Moon Bar. As the owner, he oversees every single employee and has the final say in any menu change, hiring, firing, interior and exterior designs, payroll, and all the other delightful responsibilities that come with owning a bar -- but this, he leaves to the General Manager. He is the unofficially elected "head" of their vigilante group and assigns all "hits" to his employees. This is his main specialty, but he is adequately involved in the dealings of his bar.

  • General Manager TAKEN by leviohsa leviohsa .
    • The owner's right hand. They have known the owner the longest + have been involved in the vigilante circle the longest. Their history with the owner/owner's father is suggested to be a "taking in a stray" situation. Their loyalty is unwavering. They would never bite the hand that feeds them. As a General Manager, they are the nucleus of the Red Moon Bar. They get their hands the dirtiest in supervisor scheduling, menu changes, hiring, firing, payroll, promotions, and dealing with complaints from guests. They are the underboss, the second-in-command. Some staff believe them to be the true boss.

  • Front of House Supervisor OPEN.
    • They oversee the bar and collaborate closely with the GM and Back of House Supervisor. They, too, go way back with the Owner and GM. Primarily, the FoH Supervisor creates the server/bartender/host's scheduling, deals with liquor/beer inventory, and walks the floor during service to check for service quality/guest satisfaction. They are the most deeply affected by Saori's death and cannot accept it as a suicide. They are the most honest of the group and hellbent on finding the truth. Hopefully their motivations are not drowned in a liquor bottle.

  • Back of House Supervisor TAKEN.
    • They are in charge of the kitchen staff, food inventory, scheduling for BoH, food prep flow, menu changes, and expediting. Their ferocity is sometimes dominant over the owner, as everyone understands the kitchen needs to be run like a Navy Ship. This supervisor is notorious for their strict, type A methods of management, but they are respected and will always be fair. They have the full trust of the Owner. Some suspect them to be the Rat, but that is only because of their unlikeable personality and totalitarian ways.

  • Bartenders OPEN (1/3).
    • These three run the 20-top bar. They run it well and have run it for years. Making drinks is almost like operating on autopilot. So is cleaning the bar. These people were selected for their outstanding charisma and social skills. They are therapists one night, companions other nights, and, for the right penny, romantic conquests. In a customer's dreams. On their "off" days, their signature style of execution is seduction and charm. Right when their victim least expects it, 乃卂爪! They're dead. Poison and charm is the bartenders' specialty.

  • The Head Chef TAKEN.
    • This motherfucker is also not to be messed with. They are rightfully protective of their kitchen and kitchen staff. Maybe sometimes they get too immersed in the "front" business. Cooking is their passion, whether newfound or a longtime thing. Maybe they had food insecurities growing up. They are close with the BoH supervisor, but while the BoH takes on a "bad cop" role, the Head Cook is the "good cop". They control the flow and morale of the kitchen, and they are pretty successful in keeping it high and energetic. Secretly, they might want to leave the "back" business. It has taken a lot out of them, and with Saori's recent "decision", their feelings of escape are getting stronger.

  • Chefs OPEN (0/2).
    • Dealing with people was never their strong suit. They are back of house for a reason and much prefer it that way. While they probably do not appreciate the micromanaging of the BoH supervisor, they have had tougher trials in their life. On their off days, their business is a little messier than the bartenders, but they are great and precise with knives. And when the owner needs someone properly disposed of, no trace left behind, they are the ones to call.

  • The Hosts OPEN (0/2).
    • The first impression of Red Moon, the greeters when clients walk in for drinks or a meal. Now, the bar is open-seating, so the hosts at the podium mainly seat guests in the dining room. They were selected for not their people skills but their skills of observation. They are the most trusted between the chefs, bartenders, and servers. Maybe they dealt with highly erratic and unpredictable people in their former lives before joining the vigilantes. They are highly sensitive to any deception or shifts of behavior in people. Their role is obviously to seat guests but an additional task is weeding out suspicious guests versus normal ones. They are quick to kick out law enforcement and now presumably yakuza spies. They are enforcers of the sign: 山乇 卄卂ᐯ乇 ㄒ卄乇 尺丨Ꮆ卄ㄒ ㄒㄖ 尺乇千ㄩ丂乇 丂乇尺ᐯ丨匚乇 ㄒㄖ 卂几ㄚㄖ几乇!

  • The Servers. OPEN (0/4).
    • The 15-table dining room is either their heaven or hell. They are similar to the bartenders for their impeccable interpersonal skills, but they are a little more diverse. They must be quick on their feet, focused, have a great memory, able to take shit from customers, stand for ungodly hours, and do it all with a smile. They can breathe a bit more and be themselves -- that is, if they read a table correctly. Saori was a former server, and her loss has shaken the hearts of the servers specifically. They worked closely with her and have different speculations of what might have happened. Some are so deeply affected they have taken the investigation in their own hands privately, as to not be corrupted by a potential Rat.

















 
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"Hani"
The Owner
Amihan Shiratori or most notably called "Hani" by the staff of Red Moon. "Hani the Half-Man" for his pathetic height and split personality tendencies.

Hanzo would not leave his son unequipped in this world of violence. When he wasn't killing yakuza or keeping a low profile, he was training Hani. Guns, close combat, explosives, knives, any monstrous act of violence inflicted upon another human being that one could think of. The most pertinent lesson: leaving no fucking trace. Despite his brutal and murky exposure to the crime world, Hani was spoiled. Private school, the nicest clothes, latest technology, best vacations. His father spoiled him rotten if he performed well -- and he did.

This left him apathetic, sarcastic, shitty, with a questionable sense of humor. The rigorous trials his father put him through bred a complicated relationship with the man and even more complications arose with Hanzo's death in 2001. One thing was true. Hani respected the man and his legacy and would accept the torch passed on to him. He has a blood lust reserved solely for yakuza members. An unquenchable sadistic thirst that even pushes the boundaries of mere revenge. What if he just likes killing? As an expert hitman, they have been unable to track him, his staff, or trace instances back to his establishment for almost a year. Until Saori's death.

As the 24-year-old owner, he is absent some days out of the week and leaves operations up to his general manager. He does run his ship somewhat well, as he does not micromanage (that's other people's jobs). Maybe he is a bit careless with the "front" business and focuses more on the "back" business (his specialty). Now that operations in the "back" have halted, he has been particularly irritable and more vice-seeking than usual. Sometimes, staff can be on edge with Hani, as he is prone to explosive tirades about the most random shit, directed at the most random people. He tries to make up for it though, with expensive gifts and apologies. People suspect he has some kind of head injury that causes this unpredictable behavior and give him a pass.
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General Manager
;; kage
Disciplined, charismatic, loyal, and cut-throat. Kage Shiraishi stands tall within the walls of Red Moon Bar as its acting General Manager. Taken in by the current owner's father, Hanzo, Kage was taught quickly the harsh realities of the world, and the evils that lurk within them.

Raised less as a child and more as a weapon meant that Kage knew to always put himself last. Brutal training coupled with long talks of honor left only one possible purpose for the orphan: act as sword and shield for Hani. Whatever he says, goes. If he were told to hold a gun to his head and shoot, he is to do it without hesitation. To his subordinates, Kage's a daunting force. But, to those who truly know him, he's nothing more than a perfectly trained guard dog.

Kage's reputation precedes himself within the Red Moon. Any who work under him know him to be ruthless, having a kill list longer than he would care to admit. Yet, he has made the front his home, in a weird way. The devil is in the details, and he'll be damned if he lets anyone see through the carefully curated facade that has taken generations to finesse. He takes his work extremely seriously, and is typically found at the bar most nights. Kage is a familiar face, hoping to make up for the new Owner's lack of prescience in the Front.

The suicide has left many shaken, but Kage has mostly felt frustration. He knows there's a leak within the Red Moon, and he somehow missed such a gaping hole. Times are rough, where he now has to deal with the consequences of his inadequacies alongside the ever-growing parasite named Paranoia.
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Natsuki Nakayama
Bartender #2
A 21-year-old young and upcoming bartender that takes pride in his new drink concoctions and how the customers respond. He has an air about him that allows him to contort to the needs of those around him and come off as always interested and fully involved. Some say it's because there's nothing going on in his head beyond his current task, while others assume he was born with a strong sense of empathy. Patrons rarely delve deeper as Natsuki truly embodied all that one would want from a bartender: Flirty, overly confident, and a bright disposition fitting of a man whose job required personal relationships

Natsuki "Nana" Nakayama, the youngest of the Nakayama clan that has held the botany community within its grasp for generations. The Nakayama's were often spoken of as if they were blessed by the nature kami themselves and born with green palms rather than a simple thumb. Their skillset had allowed them to branch out in a variety of fields that ranged from growing non-native plants in the fickle Japanese weather, maintaining almost extinct species, and even discovering medical properties that would have otherwise been overlooked. What they did not allow the public to be aware of was their connections with the darker side of society, they were the top producers of organic poisons, stimulants, and herbal hallucinogens that would be undetectable in most cases or appear as a symptom of other medical emergencies.

This was the beginning of their downfall among the yakuza who wanted to monopolize the Nakayama's as their sole source of poison. The in-fighting was minimal compared to the damage that would later occur as some of the Nakayama's were taken hostage only to be slaughtered for withholding any information. This genuine lack of care for their lives instilled a strong generational hatred for all those that were in the yakuza and they completely shifted their business target venture to the Shiratori mafia that had been making a name for themselves. This joint partnership has continued and Natsuki was raised in the ways of his family and undergone Muay Thai training as soon as he was able to comprehend. When Hanzo chose to leave the life behind, Natsuki's parents had no problem obliging as it would not affect their studies of poisons and other plant properties.

This joint partnership has continued and Natsuki was raised in the ways of his family and undergone Muay Thai training as soon as he was able to. He's only been working directly for Hani for the last 3 years as he was continuing his studies to further develop himself into a botanist worthy of the Nakayama name. For one that has been praised as a star amongst the Nakayama's, Natsuki never appears to be more than an overly cheerful guy that believes his appearance will get him out of trouble before having to resort to using his extensive knowledge. He was once quoted saying "Hani doesn't let me serve drinks because I'm lethal and intelligent, he put me here because I'm SEXY, lethal, and intelligent. Yes, in that order. Common people judge by appearance first, never brains. Why use my own head when they're not thinking with the correct one?"
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Kazuo Matsuda | 松田 和夫
FoH Supervisor
Kazuo Matsuda– an enigma of a man, if simply for the fact that he’s gone to much trouble to hide himself from those curious enough to dig into his history.

To the outside world, Kazuo presents a facade of stoicism, a mask crafted of professionalism and politeness that can turn to almost insultingly courteous hostility in an instant. He is competent to the extreme, both concerning the restaurant and their second trade, undertaking each activity he takes up with utmost concentration and dedication. It is a rare occurrence to catch Kazuo off guard or to see him adopt any expression other than a perfectly neutral stare. He is a deeply private person, one who keeps his emotions and history close to his chest, and as such a man haunted by paranoia. The only thing that is instantly clear to all around him is the unshakable loyalty he holds in regard to the Shiratori family, and the Red Moon.

It is a carefully guarded secret that he shares a name with the infamous criminal Yamato Matsuda, whose brutal murder was the subject of many newspaper headlines a decade ago. His story is shrouded in rumors and questions, and most people simply assume whatever is most convenient for them. The truth is this, Kazuo Matsuda was born the son of a high-ranking member of the yakuza, brought up in the trade, and expected to succeed his father at some point. And yet, this did not happen. Instead, resentment built for years between father and son, until eventually, the tension reached a boiling point. At 14 years old, Kazuo finally broke free from the gilded cage he was brought up in, swearing that one day, he would get revenge on his father. Two years later, he achieved just that.

His relationship with Hanzo Shiratori is one fraught with complications– how could it not be, when their first meeting nearly resulted in the boy’s death? Still, Kazuo remains eternally grateful to Hanzo for the deal they struck: In return for providing Hanzo with information, Kazuo would be allowed to work in the Red Moon, given a job sweeping and washing dishes, as well as a place to stay. Some wonder whether this deal included some other collateral from Kazuo– after all, Hanzo was not known for his trust in others, especially not outsiders. And so, Kazuo’s loyalty was tested again and again in a myriad of ways: from being tasked with grunt work, to being sent out on the most dangerous missions, until finally, he managed to once and for all prove his loyalty with the murder of his father.

Through his years at the Red Moon Bar, Kazuo has worked his way up from janitorial duties, to those of a waiter, and eventually all the way to Front of House Supervisor. It’s no surprise that out of all the employees, Kazuo is closest to the Owner and General Manager– after all, in a way, the three had grown up together. Ever since the elder Shiratori’s passing, Kazuo has spent more and more time at the Red Moon, his paranoia growing. And now, with Saori’s death, Kazuo is determined to weed out the rat and eliminate the threat to the one place he truly cares about.
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Chef #1
‟Rin”
“It doesn’t matter what name I go by. What does matter is that I get the job done. Call me Rin.”

If you were to ask the aloof four-eyed chef in the back of the kitchen her name, she would always utter that same sentence with such a casual tone. If it weren’t for this carefully fabricated front, one would never think twice about the danger she poses. She was never as fortunate as the rest of her coworkers. She didn’t have a family’s fortune to inherit, or years of carefully built connections. The only reason she chose to walk this bloodstained path is because she happened to be born on the wrong side of society and got lucky with Hani’s glance.

Her father was a useless man, a dead beat who blew all his money on drugs and prostitutes. So it was only natural that when his funds dried up he’d go crawling back to the same men who gave him a taste of fortune in the first place—the yakuza. The old man’s endeavors would catch up to him, but before they could, he would take his own life. Leaving his two daughters alone in the clutches of the yakuza who wanted their money.

With the threat of death hanging over the young girl’s head, she was left alone in the streets, fending for her and her sister, just to make enough to pay off an impossible debt. Eventually when petty theft wasn’t enough, she would turn to a much more lucrative way of business—the taking of lives. It was never bloody, as her small, malnourished body couldn’t take on fully grown men—instead it was poison, given by the same men who indebted her, and it was effective. With just a drop, they would gradually become sicker and sicker, eventually parishing in their beds. It would be ruled as sudden illness, every single time. Through the extensive training administered by the yakuza, she would become good at what she did, and she would fast. And when the young girl became a teenager and developed her innate talent with knives, though those victims wouldn’t even be given the mercy of being found.

Perhaps it was foolish of the girl to believe she could pay off this debt and be left to a life of solitude, some semblance of a normal life with her younger sister. She could let her go to college, be a doctor. But then time and time again the loan shark pushed and pushed until one day, they decided they had no more room to wait around for some kids. So when they arrived at the girl’s run down shed, guns in hand, the men would learn that it wouldn’t be her blood that would wipe across the field that day. And just like the people of the past, they wouldn’t be heard from again.

She and her sister moved from place to place afterwards, and her fantasies of being a teenager were just that—fantasies. Why abandon something when you’re good at it? Especially when dirtbags like that loan shark get to keep walking? And so, this young girl, now going by Rin, would continue as a lone hitman. She hoped to give her sister a new life, one separated from the things that haunted them in the past. It wasn’t until another job where she’d first encountered the man of Red Moon, though he was just a teenager at the time. In her efforts to eliminate a stray loan shark, he’d get to the man first. That would be how the two would first cross paths, and intrigued by the girl’s particular nature, he’d invite her for a meal, the meal that would lead her to join the ranks of Red Moon.

The 23-year-old’s relationship with the people of Red Moon remains a distant one, as with all outsiders. Like a mouse, she never has many words to share, even with those with the highest body count. She’s blunt, cold, and emotionless. While she does what she’s told without complaint, she has no room for humor or party tricks and will always prioritize herself and her sister when it comes down to it, with most nights being seen alone with a cigarette in hand. Because of this, Rin’s reputation is a shaky one, garnering lots of paranoid stares among the people she works with.
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JUST A NOTE. it is in the rules, but i want to make it VERY VERY CLEAR.

i am only accepting 2-3 outsiders [those who reached out to me and plotted their ideas w/ me i already have my eye on]. MOST OF U WHO R APPLYING NEED TO BE BORN IN THE CIRCLE / INHERIT UR POSITION.
ANOTHER THING I WANT TO REITERATE.

every position is IMPORTANT. servers/hosts/bartenders/chefs could definitely outrank supervisors in skill + service. they just happen to inherit those positions. DON'T BELIEVE FOR ONE SEC THEIR POSITIONS AREN'T IMPORTANT. <3

ONE MORE THING.
i am contemplating on adding 1-3 dishwasher roles if the other roles are filled up. because i want to play a dishwasher. i'm a loser who will get FOMO if i only play the owner. thoughts, comments, concerns? 👁️ THIS NOTE WILL BE DELETED LATER. but reply in the INTEREST CHECK (which is a temp OOC bc i'm a piece of shit). much love, much kisses, much hugs to all of u!
 
front of house supervisor
yoshio
Hayashi Yoshio (formerly Lin Yixiong) was one of the original members of Shiratori Hanzo's group, operating as a mere bartender before working his way up as the front of house manager. During his prime, he was a charismatic and ruthless libertine who could charm his way into any circle, and just as easily tear it apart. But now that he's a 47-year old man in a group full of mostly twenty-somethings, including the son of his former boss, he comes off as a wise, albeit flamboyant and eccentric geezer with a slight thirst for blood.

His hatred of the yakuza was very conventional—that is, as conventional as children left orphaned by them can get. His parents were a young Chinese couple that immigrated to Yokohama for an industrial "training scheme," bringing their son and daughters with them in hopes of better opportunities. Sure, they worked for countless hours without proper compensation, but they'd take any opportunity to make ends meet for their family. For years, they toiled away, barely scraping by in the back alleys. They dreamed of saving enough money to start a small business—maybe a noodle shop or a bakery—something that would finally allow them to own their lives.

But the yakuza had other plans.

His parents had unknowingly become entangled with one of the local gangs, who controlled the area where they worked. At first, it was just small "protection fees"—a few yen here and there to ensure their stall wasn’t vandalized or their goods weren’t stolen. It seemed reasonable to them at the time. After all, everyone else was paying it.

But as time went on, the demands grew heavier. What started as an affordable price quickly turned into an impossible burden. They couldn’t keep up, and when they finally refused, the consequences were swift and brutal. His father was beaten within an inch of his life, and his mother... well, she didn’t make it.

Yoshio's sisters were taken as collateral for his parents' debt. But him? He was left behind, abandoned in a strange world with no one left to care for him. The rest of his adolescence and early adulthood was filled with debauchery, violence, and a deep, festering hatred for the underworld that had stolen everything from him. He indulged in the vices that surrounded him—gambling, drinking, and the occasional street fight—because, for him, there was no point in playing by the rules when the rules had failed him so utterly.

That was until Shiratori Hanzo came along and made proper use of his strength by recruiting him as an assassin, an assassin hiding in a restaurant like the one his parents once dreamt of running. Regardless if it was out of genuine camaraderie or if he was being used as a pawn, they were united by a common goal, and Yoshio wouldn't have it any other way.

Yoshio was indebted to Hanzo and the rest of the original group members, which was why he continued to work at Red Moon Bar when everyone else settled down and had their own children. The vigilante group was the closest thing he had to a family, after he lost his own by the hands of the yakuza. So when Saori "committed suicide" and left a note stating that a rat is on the loose, Yoshio became hellbent on finding out the truth. It didn't matter if they were a rat or an outsider that killed her, or if she actually did commit suicide. He's determined to catch the person who ruined the trust of the group and rip them with his bare hands.
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The Bartender
;; umeko
Ema Ikamura, the eldest daughter of a powerful yakuza leader, escaped her abusive father and husband with the help of Hanzo Shiratori. Raised in a world of violence and crime, Ema quickly earned the trust of the Red Moon Bar’s crew, especially Hazno, to whom she owed her life.

Seven months later, Ema gave birth to Umeko, a little girl born into an unusual yet loving family—something Ema herself had never known. Though she wasn’t the only child in the Red Moon Bar, Umeko idolized her mother, watching in silent awe as Ema seemed to weave magic over the bar's customers. To Umkeo there was no one as great as Ema.

Quiet and shy, Umeko followed her mother everywhere, learning from her in ways most didn’t notice. Ema, despite leaving the yakuza behind, couldn’t shed the deep roots of that life. She passed on its core values to Umeko, especially the principle of loyalty. This loyalty became Umeko’s greatest strength, an unshakable bond to the Red Moon Bar and its staff.

Though Umeko had limited formal training, she excelled in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship, proving capable enough to join her mother on a routine mission. However, disaster struck when Ema died protecting her from a stray bullet. The loss shattered Umeko, but instead of retreating, she demanded more missions, determination, and quiet rage her motivation.

Many believe Ema’s death was the catalyst that forged Umeko into who she is today. Behind her innocent face lies a dangerous predator, always poised to strike. She honed her skills to perfection, becoming like the greatest hitwoman that ever lived: Ema.

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