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He ran a hand over his hair, checking it for bumps or dips. Over, because there was too much gel in it to permit anything to run through it. That wasn't strictly true- he could comb it, if he wanted- but it was the biggest reason. Normally Rose wouldn't have even thought of doing anything with his hair, but the boss had insisted that every host look his best. And he looked damn good with the vast majority of his hair out the way- since his hair was short, though, he couldn't put it in a ponytail or something similar.

At least his hair didn't shine in the (admittedly very low-key and unobtrusive) lights. That would have not only been embarrassing, but very unbecoming. With a bored sigh- he was lazy, yeah, but he had been sitting here for twenty minutes talking to himself since all the hosts were spaced pretty far apart- he slumped in his seat. Certainly he could have stayed upstairs for all this time?

The doors opened (rather loudly; not because of a bell, but because of the boss's extremely enthusiastic greeting that Rose hoped he didn't have to duplicate) and he straightened, finding a dazzling smile somewhere in his repertoire. At least something was happening now.

[Syuu~ they are tables. 9__9;;]

It was a girl- that made him a little disappointed, since he preferred men himself- about a decade younger than himself. She looked nice enough, kind of uncomfortable though. Maybe she didn't often wear dresses? He knew a lot of girls- one especially- who hated to wear skirts of any sort. And besides that, she looked a little puzzled. Could just be a reaction to the club itself, which was pretty awe-inspiring, he had to say.

"Come sit down," he said warmly, with a wave of his hand in return; his gesture, though, was directed to one of the sleek chairs at his table. He stood and pulled it out, waiting until she sat to return to his own place. "My name is Rose; it's nice to meet you, Rui." He folded his hands on the table, a slightly more natural and certainly more realistic grin easing onto his face. "I think it's because we're just starting up. From what I know, it'll get a lot more lively as things go." Rose nodded, feeling knowledgeable.

"Yeah, it's a girl's name," he said to her unasked question. "Mom was a bit weird." Rose didn't seem irritated at all, in fact if anything he seemed happier after getting that out of the way. "Yeah, that's true. Well..." He thought about it, tucking one hand along the curve of his cheek and watching his customer through lidded green eyes.

With a soft (somewhat dramatic) indrawn breath of realization, he said, "You could tell me about yourself, Rui. I'd like that."

Why would he be annoyed? It was his brother's trademark, almost, to grumble and mutter about their names. (Especially Rose's middle name, which was even more feminine than his first; but he wouldn't share it. No, that would just be too cruel. The poor girl wouldn't be able to help but laugh.) He grinned at Rui."No, that was okay. Not what I was looking for, though. Like... What's your favorite color? Things like that."

He tilted his head a bit. "So you're good in school? What's your favorite subject?"

The younger twin looked at his brother for a moment. "Hey," he said, giving Dahlia a once-over. Being so familiar with how most clothes fell over his own frame, he could tell that there was more than just a white dress shirt under the suit jacket. A certain predatory smile graced his features for a moment, before the inane Host smile came back. "Nah, it's a lot more hellish when it's just the staff. Less crowded, though. Hey, I'm not complaining, they're all pretty nice." He smiled at his customer. "S'cuze me for a minute, please, Rui?"

He leveled a satisfied, cat-like grin at Dahlia. "I guess you remembered our penalty 'game'," he purred happily, folding his hands under his chin with aplomb worthy of a B-movie villain. Even with his brother in front of him, Rose couldn't believe he had won the bet. It had seemed like such a long shot, too. "Nice mask, too."

"Meant the customers," Rose amended. The staff wasn't bad. It just had Moriah on it. That was his only real problem with them.

Actually, Rose could take lots of pleasure in his brother's crossdressing, secret as it was. It didn't even have to be public- the thought of straight-laced Dahlia in a dress was enough to send him into paroxysms of giggles. "No, I don't. I won the bet." He got up and excused himself to Rui again with an apologetic smile.

"Now prove it," he said with a broad grin. 'Course Dahlia didn't have to do it right there. Obviously otherwise Rose, the lazy b*****d, would have stayed seated. He loved the fact that he had actually won something, and intended to relish every moment of this oh-so-temporary victory.

Her head tipped to the side and her eyes looked a bit far off before saying "Oh yeah" like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Rui nodded her head. "Mmhm. I'd probably be doing better, but I sometimes turn in my assignments late because I forget them," she replied.

"Oh, and PE and green, by the way," added the blond a couple seconds later, finally remembering the other two questions.

She heard another voice and turned to face them with a curious expression. The stranger gave her one glance before turning his attention back to Rose, who he apparently knew. He complained that it was cramped in here, but Rui hardly noticed. Often attending high school parties, she hardly noticed.

"Hm? Oh, it's alright, go on ahead," she said and began to observe the pair, wondering what the two were conversing about.

Over the period, she was finally able to piece together a general outline. They had a bet and the older brother (whoever his name was, she never caught it) had lost and ended up wearing a dress. Underneath his suit, of course.

Of course, when he unbuttoned the top part of his shirt, Rui wasn't able to see it very clearly due to the angle, but it didn't matter. She wasn't really interested in that. "Oh yeah, I know!" she piped in. "I'm surprised that I got myself to wear a dress."

Realizing that she had butted into their conversation she shrank down in her seat and muttered, "Er . . . You can just ignore that statement."

(( :3 There's no possible way that Rui could deduce from conversation that Dahlia is wearing a dress. <3 She would know there was a bet, but not what the punishment was for losing. So, I'm not ignoring you, I'm just not going to reply to those comments of her's. :3 ))

"You're not getting pictures," Dahlia replied levelly, because there was no way that it was part of their bet. Rose had only told him to wear a dress to SHC's grand opening, and he had done that. Any further demands from his brother were going to be ignored and put aside. He followed his brother back to the table, but this time he decidely did not take a seat. No, he had better things to do then sit around here and face the humiliation of his brother knowing he was in a dress. He could easily go the bathroom, remove it, and throw it into the trash can. He wouldn't have to visit Rose all night, and Rose would never know. In fact, that was exactly what he was going to do, now that the idea crossed his mind. He wasn't going to risk other people finding out he was in a dress tonight.

"I'm headed off, Rose. Going to go visit some people, and probably down a few alcoholic drinks." He probably was going to do neither, actually. He was very likely headed home, but there was no way in hell he would let his brother know that. "See ya later." He affectionately ruffled Rose's hair, making sure to mess it up exceedingly well, and disappeared back into the throng of people, headed towards the bathroom to remove the montrosity that was this dress.