watertrade | 「 businesses 」

The following are mod- and player-run businesses that have been established in Yoshiwara. Players are free to make normal use of the listed businesses as much or as little as they like. If you'd like your character to do more than patronize a store (e.g: apply for a job, pick a fight with other customers, vandalize the store front) then please contact the appropriate party for approval.

All businesses marked with * have semi-open employment; you may assume your character works at the marked businesses so long as their faction and job description match. (e.g.: a north faction bartender could work at Club IBIS, but not at Shichifukujin.)

「 Directory 」
Club IBIS (North) *
Crossroads (North) *
Hotaru (North) *
Lazy (South) *
Oicho-Kabu (East)
Sakura House (North)
Shichifukujin (South)
Unnamed Bathhouse (City Center)
Utazuru (West) *
Yoshiwara Playhouse (West) *

「 New Businesses 」
If you would like your character to start their own business, of if you'd like to propose an NPC-run business, please contact the mods first. Once you have approval, please fill out the following form in this comment and post it as a reply to the appropriate location header.

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Business Name: Crossroads
Business Type: Host Club
Contact: Mod team (

watertrade)
Summary: A mid-scale host club with a twist: not only are both men and women hired, but every single member of the staff cross-dresses while on the clock.

Business Name: Hotaru
Business Type: Love Hotel
Contact: Mod Team (

watertrade)
Summary: The largest and most popular love hotel in Yoshiwara, Hotaru (Firefly) is six stories tall and boasts sixty different rooms. They have a handful of rooms that are just barely one step above motel rooms, but most of their accommodations are more comfortable; a few rooms on the topmost floor can even rival luxury hotel rooms in terms. Regardless of quality, all the rooms are very clean. Condoms, lubrication, toys, and toiletries can be purchased from vending machines in the lobby, and the front desk attendant sits behind tinted glass to better provide the guests with privacy.

Business Name: Club IBIS
Business Type: Host Club
Contact: Roxas (

unluckiestnumber) (NOTE: he only works in the downstairs club, he doesn't own it)
Summary: A two-tiered host club that prides itself on featuring settings and price points for those who prefer the luxe experience with Ibis's "Princes" or those who prefer to walk on the wild side. The upper level is a glamorous lounge of gold fixtures, white leather couches and crystal chandeliers. It is the more expensive of the two and only hires men who portray themselves in the Prince style. The lower level is more like a night club with a dressed-up dystopian theme, is more moderate in pricing, and its hosts dress in Bad Boy style. Sometimes the club offers a whole-club event where the lower level becomes a dance club featuring local DJs and the top level is a lounge setting, offering bottle service and champagne tower specials to its most loyal customers. Services tend to involve a party atmosphere and the boyfriend experience. Rumor has it some of the hosts have had their modeling careers launched through their work here.

Since it's only a couple blocks away from the main thoroughfare, one could be excused for overlooking this particular house (called the Sakura House by the locals) at first glance. It's not the only abandoned house in town, nor is it in a state of extreme disrepair, and it while it's large for a city home, it isn't sizable enough to draw eyes. The house itself is barely visible from the street thanks to a massive sakura tree that dominates the small front yard, and a low stone wall that surrounds the entire property further obscures the views of passersby. The front gate is unlocked and unattended, however, and anyone who wishes to can walk right through.

But once someone sets foot on the stone path that leads up to the front door, it starts to become obvious why this is home is considered the most haunted building in Yoshiwara. The yard is unnaturally quiet compared to the street right next to it, though the logical may dismiss that as the sounds of the city being muffled by the sakura tree's low-hanging branches. What's more difficult to dismiss is the feeling of being watched. The feeling is persistent and lingering, but vanishes the moment someone tries to locate the source. It only returns several minutes after someone's attention has drifted away from the task of trying to locate it.

The boards covering the windows and other entrances are surprisingly stubborn, so the only way into the house is through the (conveniently unlocked) front door. The interior is dark, dusty, and creepy, but also largely unremarkable. The first floor consists of a single hallway that takes a few 90 degree turns before it dead-ends at the back door. There are exactly five other doors in the hallway, none of which can be opened no matter how much they are tugged, pushed, pried, or otherwise attempted to be forced open. The only means to proceed is a staircase that leads upstairs.

The second floor is similar to the first: nothing more than a short hallway with several doors that are impossible to open. Once again, the only way to proceed is up, but this time it's through a small hatch that leads into the attic. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how scared of ghosts the visitors may be) the attic is dusty, empty, and nearly as unremarkable as the other floors. However, here are two features that may stand out.

First, no matter the season, the attic is notably colder than the rest of the house. And second, a large outline of a cherry blossom flower has been drawn on the wooden floors in pink chalk. Though innocuous at first glance, stepping over the lines will intensify the feeling of being watched, and attempting to smudge or erase the lines will cause a sensation of dread and terror intense enough to send even the most seasoned of ghost hunters scurrying for the front door.

Ultimately, the Sakura House makes for a spooky but typically uneventful venture, though there are countless rumors surrounding it. Perhaps those will be worth looking into if one wants to dig into the house's mysteries...

「 businesses 」

NORTH

CROSSROADS

HOTARU

Club IBIS

SAKURA HOUSE (non-business location)