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[powerhungry]

HEX CLUB/PINK SLIP GROUP CHAT. SILCO HAS ADDED YOU TO THIS CHAT. 42 people: Silco, Gwen, Faith, Hawk, Neon, Buffy, Cassian, Devon, Koby, Shadowheart, Stephen, Yeko, Zephir, Dean, Tara, Wanda, Jake, Saber, Sanji, Adrian; Ani, Peony, Bob, Yelena, Valentina, Sam, Max, Tristan, Parisa, Qimir, Thresher, Armand, Shauna, Cellar, Roza, Iggy, Isolde, Peter, Wally, Danny, Eddie, Teddie.

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✉️ text — un: silco.

[powerhungry]

[ When the Library's latest offering comes in, Silco takes a day to look it over. His instinct, as with the other book the Library had given him, is to keep it to himself, but— the point of this place is to create a sense of solidarity, of camaraderie, of a team. In part, sharing is a way of facilitating that. And in part, this is an acceptance of responsibility. The guests the book features are all under his employ — he'd drawn them all together.

They're under his care. ]

ATTENTION: All Hex Club employees (including the board and Miss Ani Mikheeva).

As you are all aware of the currency of this place, I expect you to understand what I mean (and be suitably discreet) when I say that your bonuses have come in for the end of the year.

Please see me in my office to collect.

[ And to each employee, he shares the following: the first page, the spread relevant to them (with any attempts to see anyone else's pages politely and firmly declined), and the final stanzas. ]

Additionally, we are still building out the new drinks menu. See to it that you contribute when you get the chance.

@robert.plant

[cholesterol]

( he didn't know people get holiday bonuses who are first hired. he will be sorely mistaken and pretty unnerved. )

I'll contribute to the drinks. And I'll be by the office tonight.

@ 🦋

[haggle]

there once was a queen draped in diamonds and spite
who built an empire on pussy and fight
she hired the most broken, unhinged, and insane
a trauma circus glued together by booze and champagne

silco's got one eye but somehow still spies
every tax loophole and felony and lying disguise
thinks he's the brains but let's all be clear
i'm the one keeping us out of prison here

jake's got that fighter pilot dick energy
flies into danger then cries "baby, rescue me"
hot as hell, dumb as rocks, pisses me off for hundreds of days
but god help me, i'd ride him in seventeen ways
don't tell him i said that — his ego's too big
he already thinks he's god's personal gig

yeko keeps men in line with a look that could kill
one squeeze of the balls and they're signing the will
she's terrifying, she's gorgeous, she's colder than me
which is saying a lot if we're being honest see

sam survived literal serial killers and stayed sane
meanwhile i can't get you dumbasses to follow one campaign
she's tougher than all of you dickheads combined
but somehow still works here — girl, you out of your mind?

adrian's our janitor, mops up the cum
kills people for fun then acts fucking dumb
"is murder bad?" YES ADRIAN, CHRIST
but honestly? the dude's weirdly precise

koby works harder than jesus on speed
blind to red flags, it's a spiritual need
"he seems trustworthy!" he says with a smile
about a guy with face tats and a criminal file
plus he's got a thing for guys packing heat
don't mean the gun if you know what i mean sweet

saber got his head served to me on a plate
(long story, don't ask, involved some debate)
and shadowheart was still fucking the guy
babe i love you but WHAT THE FUCK WHY?
he chases every woman he'll never bag
you're dating DOCTOR STRANGE honey have some fucking swag

armand's a 500 year old theatrical bitch
looks like a french art teacher who got vampire rich
turtlenecks and trauma and existential dread
but at least he's immortal so i don't gotta replace him when he's dead

and jinx with her guns
has a bigger dick than all of you sons
all you bitches combined and she know it too
swinging that thing like a wrecking ball through
honestly? respect. that takes confidence babe
you're out here making these men feel like they're in the wrong cave

happy bonus you sluts and you freaks
now get back to work before i lose my shit and audit
👑💎🔥🖕

@Armand

[nishtha]

👏

Our new resident poet. I hope Spike is taking notes.

[haggle]

hang on i've got a spike WIP on tap

oi oi bruv dropped me ciggy on the ground
economy's bitch, i'd sell me nan for a great british pound (😉)
leather trousers hugging me bollocks like a wraparound
don't need to be a lass to get all these inches (no homo)
cheeks so tight when i move they squeak in slowmo

[nishtha]

Uncanny. It's as if he's in the room.

@TRICKY🦊

[endow]

[]

congratulations! your art has increased your holiday gift tenfold 🥰🥰🥰

[haggle]

is it a private viewing to a ball stomping sesh??
aww you shouldn't have ❤️❤️

[endow]

ball stomping sessions aren't anything special, ani
but i can give one to you! any man will take them from me because it's me

you amuse me, i love rhymes and songs! i am framing this

not here

[nightsung]

[ ]

@ADRIAN

[quizzes]

the cum really isn't that bad!!
love you ani

[haggle]

mwah love you too baby
but if you ever say "the cum really isn't that bad" and "love you ani" that close together again
i'm gonna take that mop and turn your ass into a human popsicle
xoxo

also not here

[rehandle]

[ Sorry 2 Shadowheart, he knows better than to say a word here, but was that a downvote for Saber and an upvote for him?

Bonus secured. Happy holidays 🎄🎄🎄 ]

@buck120

[maoa]

[ ]

👏👏👏
(obviously the answer is yes)

@andor

[aldhani]

Understood.

[later, cassian stops by, as requested. and to him, this is a bonus, because it tells him more than much of anything has since he's arrived, not only about the intentionality of this place, but also that it has some kind of sentience. he takes a photo of what's shared with him, and doesn't ask about what isn't.]

@wanda

[wundagores]

Thank you, Silco. I'll be by later. I haven't forgotten about choosing a drink, either!

[wanda's in fairly good spirits today, as far as she can be here. what she's shown when she stops by, though, might serve to dampen that; she's appreciative of the information, of course, but to say it's unsettling would be an understatement.]

@carpenter

[cdh13]

sure, okay

[ And she'll peek into Silco's office later that day, eyes wide and curious as she takes in every detail of the room. ]

@zombieboy

[masticated]

got it

[when saber eventually shows himself in silco's office, he takes a photo, then snags a pen and paper to write the pieces involving himself (and subsequently his bloodpact crew) in the staff room. better to have them in two places than one when it comes to this.]

action sry

[rehandle]

[ Having worked approximately (exactly) 3 shifts before this goes out, he almost doesn't put in an appearance. But Silco had said all, and the rest had meant information. So he does, dutifully, arrive. Reads through what he's shown with a light frown, reads it again, then finally lifts his attention to the book's keeper. ]

From the Library?

[ Where else? But he's made the mistake of asking no questions for long enough, and he's never been afraid to negotiate pay. ]

i scoop you up and put you in my bag like krampus.

[powerhungry]

[ From behind his desk, Silco nods, breathing out a thin stream of smoke. It doesn't cost him anything to answer this question, and it's largely self-evident, anyhow. The book isn't Jinx's style, nor has Silco ever been the kind of man to indulge in rhymes like this. ]

Yes, from the Library.

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[rehandle]

From the shelves, or on request?

[ Again the answer's fairly clear - about as transparent as the question, which covers another underneath it. What did he ask for, for this to find its way into his hands? ]

text; un: koby

[kobes]

[things are still -- hm. they're not exactly as normal between him and silco, but koby is ignoring that, because that's what he does.

instead, upon being summoned:] I need to show you something, too.

🔒

[powerhungry]

[ Instantly (and, similarly ignoring any shifts in the metaphorical landscape): ]

What is it?

perma🔒

[kobes]

Gwen, one of our new hires, made a request of the Library recently. Her answer was very similar in nature to ones you and I have received. The books?

She got a map. A changing one, one that I'm
Concerned about.
I can show you in person, she gave me photos.

And I can see my "bonus" at the same time. [he doesn't know yet that it's connected, but the way it was worded -- the currency of this place -- has him on alert.]

@LOVECOOK

[scone]

[ oh. a woman had to have written this about him. 💛 ]