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@† sabine San had routine things he had to get done at the end of every show. It wasn't that he really had a choice either. If his after-show checklist was catered more to his liking, it would involve a lot less schmoozing and a lot more alone time before he simply headed home. He was never quite allowed that as it seemed everyone around him depended on him making connections just to stay afloat, as if he wasn't one of the select few always in demand for one project or another.

Finally done with enough socializing, he was allowed to change out of his show attire into something more comfortable. For some, it would probably be considered odd that he would still wear dress pants when he was dressing down but where he presently was also had something to do with that. It just didn't feel appropriate to dress down entirely. He opted for a simple white scoop-neck tee shirt, long-sleeved, and some fitted black dress pants with the bottom hems tucked into the tops of his black dress boots. He was quite accessorized, from earrings and rings to necklaces and his chain belt, all gold and glittering in the lighting of the casino.

He walked the mix of plush carpeted floors and tiled floors until he finally reached the VIP area, giving a polite greeting before entering. He made sure to request a drink before looking for his company for the evening. "I hope you enjoyed the show," he greeted with a faint smile, taking a seat. His brows furrowed, wondering why he felt that she was so uncomfortable, "Is everything okay?"

@† choi san The show ended and Sabine made her way to the designated vip section to wait for the young man to arrive. It had been a long time since she had seen anyone from that family but that was to be expected given what had happened. Still, she liked to think that they would be proud of him for carrying on their traditions in his way. She knew she was proud of him for that at least, not that it was worth much.

Clad in a deep blue cocktail dress, red heels, and with her hair loosely curled she certainly looked like she belonged in high society even though she never really felt that way. She had been a farmer, a warrior, and the only reason she had the incredible fortune she claimed was because she had taken it from vanquished foes and let it grow. Sabine never really spent much money so it just continued to add up over the centuries until one day she realized just how much she truly had and it was astounding.

She walked past the bouncer at the door, having already introduced herself to him earlier and settled inside on one of the leather couches. The decor screamed opulence, as it should, and yet it did little to make her feel comfortable. It was unclear how many times she changed her position, trying to find some semblance of ease but it felt like at least a half dozen until she began seriously debating the floor. Yeah, things were going well. If he didn't show up soon she would potentially get herself kicked out.

@† bae joohyun While still not as knowledgeable on the terminology and their meanings as Joohyun described the wine, Dohyun could mostly understand with what she had shown him in the past. "They both sound appealing," he said. He decided to go with the second choice, pouring himself a small glass before settling into his seat. You could call Dohyun a social drinker. He only ever did so at events, and even then, it was usually just blood that had been dressed up for the occassion. So he sipped slowly at his wine, not intending to even reach a buzz by drinking only what he had initially poured himself. Nothing more.

"It's not so much a frustration as it is things being the same as they always are." Which is to say that Dohyun has his hands full running the Blood Farm more often than not. It /is/ frustrating having to deal with unruly vampiric underlings who think they deserve the world, and humans who feel they can get away with anything simply because their blood is useful and guarantees them a spot at the facility. "Recently a minor infection has been spreading through the donor population. We managed to quarantine those infected soon enough that it hasn't spread any further, it's just a headache to have so many of the rooms in the medical wing full. We're still having trouble getting funding to expand the medical wing as well."

Dohyun sighed and took another drink from his glass, taking a moment to allow the flavors to spread and taste them. He swiped his tongue over a fang absentmindedly. "The other Heads are fine for now. I haven't had too much trouble, though one of them... he's been acting a little strangely lately. Nothing that's impacted his work, thankfully, but I'll need to keep a closer eye on him just in case." Of course, just another thing to add to his continuously growing list of tasks. "Enough about that for now. What have you been up to? I hear the business is doing rather well lately."

@† lim donghyun She raised one bottle with a smile, "Carlo Rossi Burgundy, 1956, balanced and medium-bodied flavor." then she put the wine she mentioned before introducing her new edition of hers. "Athenian Sanguine, 1890, fairly aged yet very rich in flavor." then puts it down again, "I stored it in secret so it could aged well and has a richer taste of... blood." Joohyun smirks before giving him the an empty glass. "It's the most expensive one so far, it's like digging out a time capsule and you see gold on it." Then she put the bottles down in front of him, "Take your pick."

And then, they drink wine and she leans against the couch, "With that look, I suppose you have another frustration within the farm...?" Joohyun often sees Donghyun looked so frustrated whenever he comes into her office but not this frustrated that he abruptly comes into her office. Joohyun has many vampire contacts than Donghyun, however she never sent any informants in their blood farm. She would never set foot in the blood farm after an argument and her loyalty towards the high authority, she never considered herself to be one of the high authority since they were the ones who set her and her eternal lover apart for many centuries and that is one thing she kept secret from.

Most of the vampires knows Joohyun as Irene Baudelaire from 1790, a mysterious vampire merchant who served once under in one of the elder vampires. But few, very few, knows her real name... Xiuyin, Juuzou, Irene of Athens... Only the head of the authority in front of him, he knows about it. She looked over at the preserved Jizo statue beside her desk, the only thing she carried all those years then looked back at him. "Do your other heads giving you a head ache?" she asked again before sipping the Carlo Rossi wine with her own glass.

@† bae joohyun It wasn't that Dohyun was in the habit of making unannounced visits; far from it, actually. But his familiarity with one Bae Joohyun was enough that it just felt wholly unnecessary to notify her of his visit unless it was for something extremely important. If she wasn't available to speak to him then he would simply spend some time beside himself and head back to the facility. Tonight it seemed she was able to take time out of her no doubt busy schedule, running both the winery and her casino, to spend a drink or two with him.

Unlike other previous and potentially current heads at the Blood Farm, Dohyun had almost no issues with Joohyun. She was one of the few of his many contacts that happened to be close enough to visit. Most of his connections were with vampires all across the country, far away from where he was currently stationed; some were even around the globe. But unlike those contacts he wasn't necessarily friends with them. He wasn't sure if he had any friends, truly, but Dohyun supposed that Joohyun could be the closest thing to that definition.

"If it bothers you that much I'll make sure to send a letter in advance next time," he said, clearly joking, but in the dry sort of tone that the vampire seemed to take with everything in his life. He took a seat on the couch as Joohyun waved him closer. At the same moment the secretary entered the room, and Dohyun took the two glasses offered from her. She left soon after. "What have you selected this time?" he asked, nodding toward the bottles in the other vampire's hands. He slid both wine glasses across the short table. Unlike Joohyun, Dohyun did not drink that often, and so he wasn't very familiar with what she produced other than what she offered him during his visits.

@† lim donghyun All the years she had been living through, gambling was one of her thing when she woke up as a vampire. She taught by her eternal lover, whom she might thought be dead by now. Seeing from the glass window, she looked down upon her own kind, wasting their precious time over slot machines, poker cards and Russian roulette. They are the fools, a tarot card that needs to be evolved when time made a of events on them, will they ever be the Emperor or the World? These words were kept questioning inside her mind, even her couldn't answer it no matter how old she is. She is one of the ancient vampire, the one who walks through the civilizations. Unlike other elder vampires, she maintains her beauty, but the cost was the white linings of her gorgeous black hair.

She heard a knock on her door, her secretary came in and told her that the head of the blood farm, Lim Donghyun wants to see her. Her pale red orbs went towards the secretary and answered in her very calm tone, "Send him in, bring two wine glass as well." Joohyun then she went to the smooth yet sturdy walls of her office, designed with gold with renaissance art styles, she liked the time of renaissance. She met Leonardo DaVinci in his youth, he almost asked her out before finding out his true purpose in arts, now he is one of the famous human painters and she's proud of him. It made her smiled a bit before shaking her head, then she knocked on the wall three times before it starts to reveal what is behind it. A minibar with all the aged yet good wine and also her own wine for vampires before seeing Donghyun coming in, her old friend from work. "You really like making sudden appointments, is it in your blood or you like seeing people's faces in your abrupt appearances?" She greeted and gets two wine bottles, one Carlo Rossi Burgundy and one Athenian Sanguine, her own wine before walking over to her own coffee table. "Come on, sit." She beckoned him before sitting on the couch.