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[fortheempire]

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I have... a bit of a strange question to ask, but...

Have any of you experienced anyone taking... issue with what we do at the host club... ?

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[Ioder looks a mite perturbed today. Calm, in spite of that, but certainly not the usually cheerful emperor most people are used to seeing.

Thankfully for all the things that are annoying him, his SFC doesn't seem to be one of them today.]

A question, if I may...

How do you, personally, deal with a particularly bad misconception about yourself or something you do? Do you simply ignore it and move on, or try fervently to change the opinion of the person involved?

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[coolerthansora]

What kind of issue?

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[fortheempire]

Assuming something about what we do and then refusing to listen to reason towards the contrary.

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[coolerthansora]

Most people I've talked to don't know what a host club is at all...

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[fortheempire]

Then I seem to have had the bad luck of conversing with the one person who has the wrong idea.

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[coolerthansora]

What do they think we're doing?

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[fortheempire]

To put it in her words, "illegal activities".

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[coolerthansora]

How is talking illegal?

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[fortheempire]

She doesn't think we're only talking.

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[coolerthansora]

Even if it was actual dating, I don't see how that's illegal, just kind of mean.

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[fortheempire]

According to a friend of mine, her thoughts likely go beyond... 'just dating'.

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[coolerthansora]

[To Roxas, "beyond dating" means a commitment like marriage, so now he's even more confused because that can't possibly be what he means.]

I don't think I get it.

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[fortheempire]

[Oh boy...

Ioder is usually too polite to come out and say it himself (unlike Yuri who practically makes a game of how red faced he can make either him or Estelle) but that is the issue that got him in to this mess in the first place.

He holds no responsibility for breaking poor Roxas' mind.]

... solicitations. ... of a sexual nature.

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[coolerthansora]

[There's a long-ish pause here before any reply. This is about as incomprehensible to him as people putting sex in movies.

And to have someone thinking that about him... He's never even kissed anyone before!]

Why would anyone think THAT?

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[fortheempire]

[He's almost in the same boat.

Almost.]

Because they seem to think that a host club is where those sorts of... transactions take place. It's ridiculous, but I couldn't convince them otherwise. I even offered to have her visit and see for herself, but she was rather offended at the suggestion.

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[coolerthansora]

I hope no one else thinks that.

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Maybe she'd believe the guests?

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[fortheempire]

That's precisely why I was asking. I was actually hoping I was the only one unfortunate to have encountered this...

I don't know. That would require one of our guests to speak to a complete stranger about it, and I'm not sure they would feel comfortable doing such a thing.

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[coolerthansora]

I guess it'd be embarrassing for them. Since she thinks they're... doing that... with us...

[Still some brainbreak going on over here. Especially since he sees at least half the guests together with Sora? Yeahhhh.]

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[fortheempire]

[You two are the not!twincest fan service, donchaknow?

... that really does make it worse.]

Yes.



I'm sorry if I upset you at all.

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[coolerthansora]

[He may not have a word for it, but thanks for introducing him to the concept of threesomes.]

It's okay.

I'm just [How does he even describe what he is feeling now?] really surprised.

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[fortheempire]

[The emperor is just teaching all sorts of things today!]

As was I. I never would have guessed it would have been an idea on anyone's mind. My friend saw fit to tease me about it a great deal, but even he understood in the end that isn't what we do.

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[coolerthansora]

[And now he's wondering if Axel knew people might be thinking this. He did say something about people following Roxas home...]

I think at least most people have the right idea.

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[fortheempire]

[Oh gosh that's the same thing Yuri said]

It does seem that way, yes.