Carnival of criminals

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Well, well he'd been hard at work trying to advertise that he was looking not only for business partners...hrrrmmmmnnnn investors...but lining up employees and making deals so he had a better idea of what his budget was looking like. The goal was a truly ambitious one and he felt as though the smart thing to do was line things up and plan in advance. Some folks bit the bait he'd been leaving out here and there...today was that of someone who may have been a worth while investor of sorts, or something of that nature. All he knew is it would help him advance toward his goals and that's the big picture he was trying to paint here. Right now, he had three businesses that were doing well enough...that and it helped to have the lovely support of the Kobayashi clan in his corner.

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Even if this potential investor or business partner had no interest in his wild scheme of an ambitious theme park resort, that would be fine! That's right, he was aiming to make a network anyway for mutual benefit among fellow business owners so they'd all improve their sales and have more resources between one another. It had to start somewhere so here he was trying to make the best of things, no matter the outcome! Though...there may be a chance this wasn't exactly going to be all sunshine, daisies and roses either...but he wouldn't dwell on that now. The owner of Eden Inc, Eito Meiji, had a meeting to attend and he wasn't one to keep folks waiting long, if at all.

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Having the Labelle Cafes being part of the downtown district of his park or even within them would actually be pretty solid and bring people in for sure. That Marceline Labelle sure had a way of making her business known and grow so that would work to his advantage and if all went well? She'd inevitably benefit too from the extra income from yet another location. Even though he smiled, returned the bow and wheeled the deal of looking pleased to see a fellow quirker with, at the very least, mutation aspects...it was disappointing that the lead woman herself, Marceline Labelle, wasn't the one working on this deal. Them's the breaks~! "Ooooh it's alright...Cat...!"

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....was that her legal name or a nickname? Please, for her sake, may it be a nickname because yiiiikes if her parents had the audacity to make that her birth name, imagine the field day little shits at school would have? "As for me, I'm Eito Meiji of Eden Incorporated~! I'm sure you'll do just fine doing your best and making sure your boss benefits from whateeeeeever deal we settle on~" Shaking he hand like a proper business man with a smile full of business opportunity and optimism, he took his seat and clasped his hands upon the table. The blonde man with pale skin and rosy cheeks continued on with his positive attitude in this little, rented out office space. "Noooooooooooow....I know I gave your looooooovely boss some options, but it wouldn't hurt to go over them for good measure~"

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Gently tapping at his knuckle in thought, he spoke in a tone that was incredibly friendly, yet some how having professional undertones all the same, "Last I recall, I offered your boss the opportunity to have a space or two, perhaps even three if she's feeling daring when my theme park is built, which I made abundantly clear to her that she isn't expected to put any money down until I've got my contractors working on it. See, we'll be doing themed restaurants and those that stick closer to their roots as well, I wasn't quite sure which of those particular options she'd like to explore...she'd have her choice of being within the park, in the downtown area or both, so you're more than welcome to confirm that with me if you have a clue~" Letting out a soft sigh as though he wished there was a clear answer of some kind...but oh well, that's what today's meeting was for, right? "Noooooow...if none of those sound like her cup of tea, I would still like to make some sort of deal with her if at all possible...such aaaaaas...joining my budding network of business owners~! It's mostly going to be an easier means of sharing resources and the like, still a work in progress, of course...but hopefully something she's willing to at the very least consider~! Questions, comments, concerns~?"

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Well, at least now Cat was all caught up to speed for the most part!

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Even though he was being polite as can be and making eye contact, he had her ears in sight as well and it was pretty entertaining to watch them wiggle about. Something about the way animals and those with animal based mutation quirks had a set of ears on their heads that worked better than those on the side was always a bit neat! Maybe hiring someone to make a security system based on animals would be an interesting idea if they could figure out how to mimic those senses through the means of engineering...or even through their quirk. That was all a notion for another day...he had a restaurant deal to handle since Labelle Cafes were doing so well and had great reviews, it would be a shame not to acquire some sort of deal that would benefit him.

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Sure...the Fraternity was nice, but he felt like they were too...oh...what's the word...limited to some extent or another. If he could find a way to play both sides of the playing field without getting his villainous allies in trouble, or have a means of bailing them out when shit hit the fan, imagine the possibilities? The man was at the very least five steps ahead of his ambitions when it came to the thought process of itall and had big plans. Big question over here was finding the right people to allow within his circle of that need to know basis...that was a rather small circle since it was an abundance of liabilities. This included, but was not limited to how he had quite literally two different bodies on a biological level and both may have had connections, but they lived different types of lives all the same.

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Eito Meiji, the man who happily sat there and listened to Cat's break down and reasoning, he was the one who handled the businesses and kept them nice and clean for the books. This was the face that would aid in his foundation for developing alibis and getting the ground work done for finding people who could help with making fabrications who didn't necessarily want to dirty their hands. It was much easier to coax people into becoming a resource when they didn't see someone who was willing to get their hands dirty, someone who was friendly and all about the well-being of those who worked for him, the one who was like a dream come true to work for while being reasonably strict about policies for everyone's sake.

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Hiroki Meiji, or more commonly known as Sparkle Daddy, he was the one that would get his hands dirty and do work for the Kobayashi family, favors for villainous allies who needed a little extra help within reason. Even going so far as to fake as though he was being paid by his own brother to protect his businesses. Mami was a real gem for helping with that in her own way so that all he'd have to do is show up around and spook people off after she got the protection money with the little charade they played with one another. A fun little game, really. Hell, he was so much taller than his business face, Eito, that it was hilarious, comedic even!

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So far, it seemed like he'd keep himself hidden, as though this was his only body and that he had a more or less cosmetic mutation as far as the doctors recorded. A real shame because if she was part of that circle of villains who were great with their investments and money? That would be an invaluable ally in his book, but this was fine as well! Still a gain and some mutual profits all the same and still a win by his standards as he let out a thoughtful hum, happily taking the papers being slid over to him, carefully looking them over as he continued listening to Cat. Making sure the verbal suited the written proposal, going over to see if she was trying to be sneaky with her wording regarding anything that would potentially screw him over in fancy lawyer speak and/or fine print. A very thorough and nitpick when it came to those sorts of details since he wasn't one for enjoying the notion of unpleasant surprises for himself.

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Though they were all charts going over things like trying to sort out costs and the nitty gritty of finances, arching a brow. You see, that second notion actually piqued his curiosity a bit more, the one about a weekly overly. After he looked over the costly details, all within reason on his end, even going so far as to have a willingness to make it happen since he was dabbling in ways to make overlays a little easier and more cost efficient as is. Plus, an owner who had something to gain from this right off the bat? "Very thorough...you've accounted for everything and then some! Color me pooositively impreassed~! I knew it was a good idea to reach out to your boss~!" Setting down the papers, he laid them out like cards on a table so they were easier to see for both of them.

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"Alright, Cat, soooooooo~! We can actually reduce the cost of weekly overlays and I can take care of that myself, as per this chart riiiiiiiiiight over here..." Tapping down one of his clawed fingers upon a piece of the percentage and cost, narrowing his eyes slightly in thought, "See, right there? Me handling the cost for overlays as including it as part of that section's cost will include the revenue you and I make, mostly you, of course...as you mentioned, this will definitely encourage more foot traffic and benefits us both. Now, with that in mind, it'll be like an attraction, which is why I'm more than happy to help with that cost~! You, of course, keep what you make from your sales aside from the typical things like rent and what-not for the space, so it'll be like running one of your normal locations~! Which, again, nnnnnoooooot a problem for me to help with that~"

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Shuffling the papers over with a delighted smile, he scoffed out a little chuckle, "Hmmm~! Sooooo...just to double check and make sure..." Setting the papers down neatly, he glanced through the research and calculations that offered an estimate on earnings for his business venture into this theme park. "That's going to beeeee one location within the park that changes the theme weekly, which I'll help with since that seems fair in my books~! Soooo....that's going to be...a holder's fee for the second part of the park..." Running the ideas in his noggin, he felt like it wouldn't be ideal to suggest the downtown district he planned to make outside of the park, this way the theme changing edition of the Labelle Cafe would have a stronger appeal...which was far more worthwhile in his noggin.

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With that, he reached into his jacket and brought out an envelope and pen. Sliding the pen over, which was a fancy little thing designed like a snake for comfortable holding when righting with the way it was shaped, he then proceeded to open the envelope which had a rough draft of the map. There were two park designs and an area in front called Downtown Dreamland just before the ticket booths and security station. Two hotels were on each side for the parks, one was called Festival of Heroes, the other Dreamland Resort. Directing his hand toward the section called Dreamland Resort, he motioned toward an area close to the place where the higher end hotel was planned to be built, "I'm thinking riiiiiiight around here might be best, but if you feel like Marceline would prefer another area oooor....hmmm...darn, maybe you should take this map to her for review? It's still all a work in progress, but personally? I think she could benefit from being closer to this hotel. If my calculations are correct, this spot will attract the early morning crowd for options outside of the restaurant at the hotel for breakfast as well as the long day dinner crowd too, a financial upper hand for tired people who still want variety~!"

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Eito figured it was honestly worth mentioning and going over, even if the location couldn't be selected right off the bat...that way at least Cat over here could pass it on why he was making his suggestion to begin with. Though, HM...getting an ad on the radio might not be a bad idea, especially since it seemed to be doing plenty of favors for Marceline's cafe from what he was gathering! Oooo....maybe he could coax the guy into doing shows about his theme park...worth a shot when things were closer to being green lit! Aaaah so much ground work to deal with!

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