[ She wonders to herself, gaze downward for a moment but lifting when the first round of food and drink is brought to them. She quirks a smile at the waiter, says thanks quietly before reaching out to swirl her drink a little. ]
In Sotenbori, they were makin' me run this real classy cabaret club. Didn't know how t'do it, but made myself figure out how t'be this real refined host who said everythin' just right an' was always lookin' t'make the customer feel like a king.
[ There's something unsaid in that: that when Majima doesn't know what to do he makes himself figure it out and is willing to dismantle himself to do it. He had already told her he doesn't know what to be in this town, maybe there's some clarity to him in what a pretty hostess does. ]
It's all real phony, me an' the girls just makin' a big fantasy where you're th'most important person around, let ya flash yer cash like ya are. They weren't allowed t'touch th'girls but they were allowed t'throw hands at me and talk t'me like trash.
[ She tilts her head a little, thinking about something, and raises her drink to her lips. Maybe there's some power in being charge of the whole thing as Goromi. Strong enough to throw off hands, pretty enough to invite a good time. ]
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[ She wonders to herself, gaze downward for a moment but lifting when the first round of food and drink is brought to them. She quirks a smile at the waiter, says thanks quietly before reaching out to swirl her drink a little. ]
In Sotenbori, they were makin' me run this real classy cabaret club. Didn't know how t'do it, but made myself figure out how t'be this real refined host who said everythin' just right an' was always lookin' t'make the customer feel like a king.
[ There's something unsaid in that: that when Majima doesn't know what to do he makes himself figure it out and is willing to dismantle himself to do it. He had already told her he doesn't know what to be in this town, maybe there's some clarity to him in what a pretty hostess does. ]
It's all real phony, me an' the girls just makin' a big fantasy where you're th'most important person around, let ya flash yer cash like ya are. They weren't allowed t'touch th'girls but they were allowed t'throw hands at me and talk t'me like trash.
[ She tilts her head a little, thinking about something, and raises her drink to her lips. Maybe there's some power in being charge of the whole thing as Goromi. Strong enough to throw off hands, pretty enough to invite a good time. ]