Another day. Kyanna walked down the shady streets to the studio. Clouds lined the sky, a result of the rainstorm the night before. It threatened to rain on her again, but a little rain never stopped her.
"Greeting, Miss Delrio."
She was taken by surprise by the shorter female. She was covered with a hoodie and a pair of sweatpants, all of it looking very lumpy as if it were covering an outfit.
"What are you doing?"
"Going to work."
"There is no way he hired you so fast. He didn't hire you, right?"
"Negatory. Mister Tadashi happily took me onto the team in hopes of reaching a wider audience. With a wider audience, a greater income shall come and-"
Seeing them passing an alley, Kyanna grabbed her by the hood and dragged her in. She then used her arms to pin her against the wall.
"Listen here you millenial piece of shit."
"Original."
"Shut up. If you even THINK of taking Gaku away from me, you will have no God to pray to. I will come after you so fast, you won't know what hit you. Got me?"
She fell silent before slowly chuckling.
"Oh, I see how it is, Miss Delrio. However, I can assure I will not take him. You see..." Kyanna could tell she dropped her act just for the moment to make the joke, "I'm gaaay." She then began to twist her arms, quickly wiggling out of the Latina's grasp. "I shall see you at the studio, Miss."
...
"You know, the perforated part is to cut the tape, right?"
"I've been around the block, bro. I got this."
"No, you're getting it stuck again."
"I CAN'T GET IT OFF!"
"I TOLD YOU I CAN DO IT! YOU DID A TERRIBLE JOB WITH IT AT THE PHOTO STUDIO!"
Kyanna couldn't help but chuckle at the sound of the bosses bickering. They seemed like some dysfunctional business partners. Really cute.
"Hello again."
She turned, looking at the newcomer, which now shed her outside wear to reveal the yellow tank top-green corset-purple tutu combo. She was looking at her, face with no emotion.
"Why are you here?"
"To receive my assignment from Mister Tadashi."
"Stop calling him that."
"Then what do I call him?"
"Don't call him anything!"
"But I must call him something."
The door to the office opened, where they finally saw the man in question. He was wearing a red overcoat and pants with a red hat on his head. In short, he looked like a pimp.
"Sorry about that, girls. Kyu got it for me."
"Well, it suits you well, mister Tadashi."
His face went to a deep red and his eyes shot away from the darker female. Kyanna knew that he was attracted to her, but it was not going to stop her. If Zoey was right about being a lesbian, she would know she's safe to try Gakupo.
"We are here for our assignments."
"Oh! Yeah! Sure. So, after yesterday's slow start, I asked Kyu about locations to train. There's a strip club near Lustie's that is willing to train dancers and how to be confident performing in front of others. Kyanna, I am going to send you there. Zoey will stay to keep a steady revenue incoming. The classes are two hours for beginners and I will see about switching you two out. Sounds good?"
They both nodded and he motioned for Kyanna to leave. He then told Zoey where the studio floor was and had her leave as he retreated to his office.
...
"Oh boy, you're looking more and more like a professional every day."
He looked at Kyu, rolling his eyes at her blatant sarcasm. "It's a start, okay? I'm a costume designer. A transition like this is hard." He sat at his desk, quickly clicking the manager app and looking over the map. "I bet you knew it choosing me."
Kyu walked to his side, frowning to see him click the studio and began to watch live feed of Zoey's show.
"Kyu?"
"Huh?"
"Can you run to the photo studio and print more posters? I need to watch how she does. I'll be out to put them up."
She made a 'psh' noise in response. "I see how it is, fam!" She took the poster image from his desk and walked from his office. As she closed the door, she stomped her foot and cursed. "Dammit! She was right!" She leaned to the door, hearing her underling getting it on to the show. "Bit of a setback. I can do this. I made so many chick magnets before, this will be nothing."
...
"Fuck! Son of a bitch!"
Kyu pulled another strip of tape from her face. She never got this human invention at all. How cold they possibly use this to stick things to a wall? Magic was much easier, but that won't go well with passersby. The posters she tried to put up were laying on the ground, waiting for their turns with the sticky thing.
"Hey, you need help with that?"
She turned around, finding herself eye-to-eye with a blue-haired female.
"Uh..."
"I said do you need help?"
She awkwardly averted her eyes, her face going red. She didn't want to admit this was uncomfortable.
"Uh... yeah."
The other chuckled slightly. "I get it. Tape isn't the easiest." She took the tape from her hands, tearing a piece off and putting the poster up easily. As it was put up, she stopped and stared at it. "Cam Studio?"
"What about it?"
The blue-haired girl smiled, a glint of lust in her eyes. "Seriously, I applied to one. Kingsley told me to sign up for one to find some-"
"Kingsley Butterscotch?"
She turned, looking at her again.
"Yeah. How did you know?"
Kyu bit her tongue. Kingsley was a pretty popular love fairy working with bisexual females. Kyu actually was a pupil of his and she admired him as an individual. However, her slip-up could've cost her her cover.
"No reason. I knew him once."
The bluenette's eyes lit up. "Oh, I get it. You're one of his clients."
Relief. She didn't get it.
"Uh, yeah! Kyu Jones. I help manage the cam studio. Nice to meet ya." She put her hands out, smiling awkwardly.
Luckily, the other didn't pick up on it. She took her hand, shaking it. "Nikki Ann-Marie."
Kyu was taken aback by this confidence. She knew she was dating Albert. In fact, she was one of the ten that did. How did she get so confident? So outgoing? So helpful? Was it Kingsley?
"Can you resend my application to the boss? I really want to get in on this. I already quit Nutmeg."
"Sure, fam. I can get you in!"
"Thanks."