[b]DATE:[/b] 11/15/13

[b]PROPOSAL BY: Morpheus Salomon[/b]

[b]GROUP NAME:[/b] Club Black and Blue

TYPE: Night Club

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BACKGROUND: What we are proposing is a new official business on city owned land that we think will be a good on going benefit to the sim... As a back up option, I have spoken to Villa about acquiring her land that is next to Seaside Center in Vodou sim to do it as a private business. This idea came about in part due to a classified ad posted by Valmont Marseille, but it is something that I have thought about for a good while. The thought is that Hathian is a good sized city, but it lacks an official night club that offers couples a place to go on dates, singles a place to go in a party environment, a place for friends to gather and party, a place for drifters to mingle with citizens, and a long list of other possibilities. Events such as Ladies night, Swingers night, theme nights (ie Valentines Ball, Masquerade Night, BDSM night, etc) could all bring new and interesting RP to the city. All events would be completely IC. The other thing we could do once in a while is charity events... which could be either totally fictional/IC... or tied into something real, like Relay for Life. The club would consist of two levels. The main floor would have a bar, dance floor, tables, DJ booth... making it the main hub of activity in the club. The second floor would be managers office and a VIP area (including options for sex... for those interested). The VIP area could be reconfigured for events, adding props or decor as appropriate for the event. If there is room, bathrooms could also play a role in the club... a place for hookers to drag clients, drug sales to take place or even cat fights between women after the same man... again, nearly endless possibilities. Another idea that was suggested to me as I talked to people about this idea was to add a kitchen to the club as well... it doesn't need to be a big kitchen, just a small short order set up... so the club could be open for lunch, giving it additional RP opportunities throughout the day. The theme and decor of the club would scream "Night club/Dance club". It would be a little more upscale than the offerings currently in Hathian, though not formal by any means. The inside would be fairly dark, with neon/fiber optic effects... a lit dance floor... back lit back bar, etc... I have a mock up of the concept in a skybox above my land if anyone would like to see it. Not to say that the club would look exactly like the mock up.. it is just the concept. The dress code would require shirts and shoe, no swim wear (unless an event made it appropriate, i.e. beach party theme), and we would suggest not wearing shorts.... Pants or dresses/skirts of pretty much any kind would be requested. The VIP area would include plush seating and glass topped tables (a plus for those into cocaine). As for location, the thought is this... Hahtian has been going along mostly as is, structurally, for a while... in terms of the visual down the highway. As time passes since the Hurricane that forever changed the city, it seems logical that the city would begin to renew and grow. Even in a totally corrupt government, it seems likely that some urban renewal would begin to happen.. even if only by private investors (such as Val). We feel that a great location for it would be the demolition site on the Highway... specifically the end toward the comic book shop. The construction equipment could be moved to the other end of the block (closer to the grind), to indicate that progress on the demolition is continuing. The club would then be built on the land that had been cleared. We could even do some role play around the construction.. construction fence, stages of construction... make it an on going thing over a few weeks, to introduce the change to the city and get people talking about it. Ideally, the club would also have it's parcel of land set up so it could have a separate sound stream... to allow for a dance music stream, as well as the ability to have DJs do live events there. Crimes such as prostitution, date rape, drug sales, public intoxication (outside after a long night of partying), and much more... could all originate from the club... lots of opportunities for RP to help people with street cred. It could benefit some of the factions as well... new place to sell their drugs, find victims or recruit new members. Jobs within the club would include Manager, Supervisors, Bartenders, Cooks (if a kitchen is included), Event Coordinator, Event Staff (hosts/hostesses), Security/Bouncers. The Hosts & Hostesses could work during non-events as well, making sure that all the guests/customers are having a good time.. helping with serving if it is busy, etc.

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EXPERIENCE:I have run other in-character businesses in SL and have always enjoyed it tremendously. Working with other business owners and faction leaders to create new and interesting role play opportunities is a lot of fun. On another character, Zander Bracken, I was the manager of Purgatory strip club in Perdition... some of you may remember it. (Clio Clary can confirm this.)

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