<<< gaze. That was when he appeared though.

<<< here. Usually, they either get murdered on the spot or are otherwise taken out of the equation very quickly. Allow me to congratulate you on /not/ dying.~ ❞

Though very blunt, there was a minor tone of sincerity behind it.

<<< door to his office to wait. If anything else, he needed to seem calm and composed for now. His seething rage can wait for later for once.

Once that performance was over, Valentino got out of his seat and began to applaud whilst moving towards the stage.

❝ Wonderful job, /wonderful/~! ❞

The moth's gaze landed solely on the vocalist as every other sinner in the room quieted down, some out of respect, some out of fear.

<<< him in such a mood this time wasn't even worth screaming or shouting about. Val just went over to one of the beds in the room and immediately sat down, already taking out another Red Smoke branded cigarette with a small growl.

❝ Light me. ❞

When she finished the song, everyone in the club clapped, Valentino included. While he personally thought the vocals weren't anything too special, there was something there. Granted, it wasn't quite the vocal talent he was scouting here.

That will come later though, the next song was coming up.~

<<< were likely to be busy as well with all the panic in the streets. Oh well, might as well try somewhere...

[ Text To: Cyber-Medusa ]
[ Text From: Daddy V ]

📲: Hey, Baby, you remember where my personal office is, right~?❤️
📲: Got shit I need you to explain to me.
📲: See you in ten minutes~!

[ @autotunegreen.bsky.social ]

With all that's been going on at the tower as of late, Valentino /needed/ a release outside of sex. He needed someone to genuinely talk to, but Vox and Velvette were just about as busy as him as of late. Some of his professional contacts came to mind, but they >>>

<<< stream of red, all forming one large heart by the time it all congealed into one area.

<<< all the moth had to do now was the worst part of it all... Wait.

❝ Fucking /cunt/, springing shit like this without even so much as a warning... I'll end him /myself/ if this shit doesn't end well. ❞

Lighting up a Red Smoke, Val dragged a solid half of it in one go before letting out a >>>

<<< on the top floor. Nothing but the best for a guest, right? Sure... At least the meeting was about to begin as the mage was escorted to the room in which it would take place.

Valentino was waiting at a table, bottom arms rested on a table as his top set remained folded.

[ @mysticalelfboi.bsky.social ]

It seems that rumors involving a talented mage had recently reached the ears of some rather big players in the hierarchy of Pentagram City. Such raw potential, such a promising... Body.~

Valentino had managed to book a private meeting with said mage in V-Tower >>>

<<< looking out to the stage. It was a small scale performance, but that vocalist... That's the main one that caught his eye.~

<<< band would perform at a club called Consent on the stipulation that the owner got to watch and have a VIP pass for free. Sure enough, it went through and it was finally the night of the show.

The owner, Valentino, was simply sitting on a lounge couch, a man and woman on either side of him, >>>

[ @neonrocker99.bsky.social ]

There were plenty of clubs in Pride, most of which were owned by Valentino or those under his thumb. Usually, management would handle booking gigs for talent looking to perform. That's when a particular artist reached the manager's desk and a deal was signed. The >>>