OPERATOR.

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OPERATOR

Today, when Tsurumaru is in his bedroom, he will receive a message on his typewriter.

Sorry for the interruption in your routine, but your presence is required.

Immediately after he finishes reading the message, he will feel compelled to walk into the elevator, inside which a shadowy elevator attendant appears as a guide. Once he arrives at the destination, he will find himself in a room.

The room looks to be a control area, one wall lined with machinery covered in panels and unlabeled buttons and switches; pushing or pulling them doesn't appear to do anything, however. Prominently, a number of phones are hooked up to the wall as well, with lights on or off to signify their active state.

Cetus is leaning against a different wall, but they hold up a hand in friendly acknowledgment when Tsurumaru enters.

"We don't want you gone for too long, so I'll be getting straight to the point."

They walk over to Tsurumaru and hand him a pen and a paper that reads PARTICIPATION CONTRACT: ADDENDUM.

"Read it carefully and sign it, if you would."

RULES

1. Once a week, the Operator will be required to oversee phone operations in the hotel.
2. The Operator will be given a choice between the available lines to tap into.
3. The Operator will be able to hear a conversation, the nature of which depends on the line chosen.
4. The Operator is not to disclose that they are performing these duties. Discussing them with anyone other than authorized Hotel Staff will be considered breach of contract and will result in the death of LILI AN.

N̸A̵V̴I̶G̶A̶T̴I̴O̸N̷.̷

█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

CETUS

[guestservices]

[They are here, as usual.]

[preowned]

[ he wanders over. ]

Three of them.

[guestservices]

[they nod.]

Three of them.

[preowned]

This is so much choice in front of me...

Is there a particular reason why?

[guestservices]

Perhaps something happened to activate the third line.

[preowned]

Perhaps...

[ he has no way to say otherwise. ]

Can it happen again?

[guestservices]

I'm not sure. I wouldn't necessarily expect it to, though.

[preowned]

Alright, good to know.

I have another question. Does our gracious host know that I can potentially listen to their conversations?

[guestservices]

Yes, although he's probably not observing you at all times.

[preowned]

... so we can say rude things right now?

[ that's not what cetus said ]

[guestservices]

Sure, go ahead.

[preowned]

Nightman...

Cetus thinks you smell horrible.

[guestservices]

Hm.

[dryly]

I wasn't aware you were going to include me in your comments.

[preowned]

It would be rude to leave you out.

[guestservices]

Thank you for your consideration.

[preowned]

You could also say something.

[guestservices]

I think I'll pass...

[preowned]

Maybe you can whisper it...

[guestservices]

I'm afraid I'll have to decline.

[preowned]

[ he laughs and goes to do his operator thing



and returns a different person. ]

Cetus. That was Okita Souji.

[guestservices]

[TSURU ARE YOU OKAY]

Mm-hmm.

[preowned]

He was the one who was here early, right?

[guestservices]

I think that would be safe to assume.

[preowned]

He said something about vore?

[guestservices]

Well, I'm not sure what he'd be referring to. But the first thing I can think of is that Virgo does have their inclinations...