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Kaili groaned loudly as she dragged herself out of bed. “Come on Adi,” She grumbled. The marine phloof obeyed immediately, floating onto her shoulder. Kaili hated leaving the house more than anything, but she had little choice in the matter this time. She had an intense dango craving and Andi must be working a job or something because her girlfriend wasn’t answering her texts where she asked her to pick up dango for her. Also, all the local delivery services estimated a ridiculous two h...

Kaili knocked several times very loudly and obnoxiously; she was a bun who lacked both patience and manners while simultaneously possessing no shame, which made her quite a handful to deal with most times. Dan answered the door, a bit annoyed, “Can I help you?” “…Is this the place?” Kaili leaned in and whispered conspiratorially, as if she were conducting some sort of drug deal. “Pardon?” Dan raised an eyebrow. “Place for what?” “The best, comfi...

Tsubaki could feel her eyes growing heavy as her exhaustion worsened. She had been staring at document after document all day long. Reading, signing, printing… running a business was hard work, and she couldn’t afford to slack off when it came to paperwork.  Thankfully, her newly adopted imp that she named Ren had been reminding her to take breaks. The Furdin would periodically jump up on her desk or rub against ...

Evangeline had gone to the Wonderland Casino to just have a fun night. Play some slots, maybe have a drink or two, even try her luck at roulette. What had ended up happening instead was something a bit tragic; after a streak of good luck, she’d been convinced to play some card games, with Angora no less, and proceeded to lose miserably. What’s more, she had definitely bet more than she should, and now had a debt to pay off. “You could pay off the debt by working for me,�...

Tsubaki had heard from an extremely irritated Hutch about the new imp shop that had opened up across from them. She didn’t know much since Hutch had rambled on for a while and she had elected to tune them out when she couldn’t understand their rantings, but from what little she could gather, it seemed that Hutch disagreed with the new owner about imp care. Tsubaki didn’t care to get in the middle of their debate or whatever it was going on between them, but she did want to check ...

“Peter?” Tsubaki called as she looked around the shop. Normally he was here at this hour… “Back here!” A voice called from another room. Relieved, Tsubaki headed towards it, where she found Peter measuring out some fabric for a design he was working on. “Need a hand?” Tsubaki asked as she held the fabric in place. “Oh, that would be great, thank you.” Peter smiled and, now that his hands were free, he was able to take the scissors and make one quick, lon...

Modeling was something that Tsubaki was still trying to get used to. Tsubaki was typically a very confident and self-assured person, but not when it came to modeling. Perhaps it was because she was thrown to the wolves on her very first time, but despite Velveteen’s assurance that she did great, Tsubaki didn’t think the same. So why was she now going to model for Velveteen once again? Tsubaki could argue with herself that it was for the usual reasons: a better relationship with Vel...

Tsubaki entered Hutch’s imp shop for probably the third time that week. While she had initially dreaded coming to this place, she found that Hutch, like many others, made for a good business partner of sorts. They would pay her well if they needed help in a pinch, such as when they needed help collecting more imps or if any got loose. Even small things like maintenance and feeding. The two got along well; Hutch had a good personality so there was nothing about them that caused her disdain o...

Tsubaki knocked on Angel’s door, then waited for her friend to answer. It was a bit late, but she was hoping that she would still be up. Just as Tsubaki was about to give up and leave, the door finally opened, revealing the pretty pink-haired woman. “Hey Angel,” Tsubaki spoke sheepishly, “I didn’t wake you up, did I?” “Tsubaki?” Angel immediately reached out...

While Tsubaki typically came to Dan’s house to visit Dan rather than Shibani, it often ended up being the case that Dan would start working on mochi or some other sweets and leave Tsubaki and Shibani to their own devices.  Tsubaki didn’t complain though. While her relationship with most others was of the business variety, Tsubaki’s relationship with Shibani was a far more casual friendship. They would usually just nap or play games together, like they were doing now. “Uno!” ...

It was with a big sigh that Tsubaki finally entered the Church of Sulfur. She always tried to avoid the place if she could because it gave her weird vibes, but she found herself coming here more often lately. If there was one thing that could tempt Tsubaki to go just about anywhere, it was money. Mercy was already waiting for her inside. Ever since Tsubaki caught the head nun stealing from the donation box a while back, the two had entered into a business relationship with one another....

“Tsubakiiiiiii!” Hops practically ran to her as Tsubaki entered the bar. “Whoa, whoa,” Tsubaki held her hands up as she was accosted. “What is it? What’s wrong?” “Our dish washer called in again!” Hops complained, “And there’s a huge pile that’s waiting to be washed! We’ll run out of clean glasses soon and the customers will start getting angry. Please will you help?” She stared with wide, pleading eyes. “Hops, you know I’m willing to do ju...

“Hey, you,” Jackal gestured for Tsubaki to join her in the alleyway she usually liked to hang out at. Tsubaki didn’t come by here much, and in fact they had only ever met once before, but there was something about her that Jackal needed to check, if nothing more than for her own sake. Tsubaki was a bit surprised that Jackal even deigned to speak to her, considering she had to change her entire appearance in order to speak to her last time. Still, she was curious what the woman wa...

Angora and Tsubaki were both staring each other down. They were playing a rematch of poker. Tsubaki was one of the only people who could keep up with Angora and pose a challenge to her when it came to gambling, so they often played together whenever Tsubaki decided to stop by the Wonderland Casino. It wasn’t often that she did, but that made their matches even sweeter the longer they both anticipated it. Both of their poker faces were excellent, and they weren’t able to read each o...

Dan turned as the bell to his sweet shop dinged, signaling a customer entering. He was used to seeing Tsubaki regularly, but he wasn’t used to seeing her so… bedraggled. Tsubaki trudged in, looking absolutely exhausted as she slowly shuffled towards the counter. “Hey, Tsubaki…” Dan greeted, lifting an eyebrow. “You look awful.” He was nothing if not blunt, which was a quality that Tsubaki typically liked about him, but not in this instance. “Wow, thanks,” Tsubaki resp...

Tsubaki was stressed. It seemed like too many things needed her attention all at once. Meetings, business deals, contracts; she wasn’t sure that her schedule was ever so tight before. She didn’t even have the energy to stop by Dan’s shop for some mitarashi dango, which she usually made time for at least once a week.  Staring at the paper in front of her, Tsubaki read the same paragraph about three separate time...

Tsubaki’s eye twitched as she stared down at Kasa. Initially, she had been worried when her sister didn’t answer the door. The two had made plans for that morning, so it was unusual for Kasa to not answer. Using the spare key she had been entrusted with, Tsubaki entered her sister’s home, only to find Kasa passed out on the couch in the living room rather than in her bed. Several empty alcohol bottles were strewn around on the coffee table and floor. Kasa ...

Tsubaki stared at herself in the mirror with pursed lips. She had dressed herself in her normal style: patterned dress, hair down, so why didn’t she like it all of a sudden? Perhaps she needed to mix it up and try something new for today. It was a bit disappointing that she decided this after already taking all the time to get ready, but at least she wouldn’t have to redo ...

“Ow!” Tsubaki hissed in pain and pushed back in her chair with a wince. Moments earlier, she had pushed her chair too close to her desk, and her poor ear was pinched between the two. As she rubbed her ear to soothe the throbbing pain, she stood from her desk and made her way to the nearest bathroom.  Normally, Tsubaki didn’t give much thought to her ear style. She rarely wore accessories for them, or even tied ...