Boire

Boire

Rave with two current locations, Ames and Saint Louis, owned and ran by Lee . House motto, "We Practice Pitchcraft."

Saint Louis

The Saint Louis location is at 517 Withers Avenue, in an old rundown industrial section near both tracks and close to the river. Opening June 23rd, opening night is by invite only. The club will open up fully the following night, although there is expected to be waiting lines. Inside on the main floor one finds a wrap around bar. There are various tables set with a middle pole up to the ceiling for dancers, and there is a middle stage. Doors to the restrooms, and kitchen are off to one side, under the stairs to the second floor. Those rooms are adjacent to the big open main room, either open to the room, or with one sided glass for more privacy, and are filled with both formal and lounging furniture. The DJ booth is in one of those rooms, right above the middle of the bar. There are no windows in the location to the outside, but plans show later intent to create a second area on the roof for similar use, with the reinforcements being built in now as part of the retrofit. There are no cameras inside either. The room has a wooden floor for dancing, and lots and lots of aimable and movable lights on the ceiling. The walls are covered in anime punk paintings, with everything else left very industrial. There are several tables scattered about, with a pole in the center for dancing. The bar is a full bar and serves all kinds, as best possible, although the crowd is *OFTEN* mixed human and supernatural, so digression in ordering is expected. Off the kitchen is a hallway to where Lee's office, the staff's break room and private bathroom, and the dancer's changing room with private bath and a shower are all located, along with storage and current roof access. There is little to nothing hanging on the walls, with the exception of five keys embedded in the wood behind the bar towards the center. The bar top was recently upgraded, as the original was only a place holder until the new, apparently treated redwood could be finished and installed, which happened the week after opening.

Note: Lee is working to arrange neutral ground standing amongst the various leaders of the supnats in the area.

Staff

• Bouncers: Boris, the Bouncer -- Might be a bear, might just be a wolf. The primary bouncer, so he's probably outside the warehouse at night. Who knows what he does during the day, really. Clan Petrov, big men and women, all look rather similar, rumor has it that they are all related and used to work for Ringling Brothers, and are all werebears.
• Waitstaff- Kristi, Misti, Shandi, Bambi, Mandi, Rubi, Staci, Anni, Jaci, Dani, Miri, Lexi, Bob, Dick, etc, all NPCs of some form of supernatural race.
• Bartenders- Lee, and Amri, and Little Billy (who is 7 feet tall and almost as wide as he is tall)
• Kitchen Staff- Sparkles, Odball, Wingo, and Speckles.
• Exotic Dancers- Contracted out with The Suzans, a very private dancing service known in the circles as providing talented "dancers", and in the supernat community as hiring those with nonhuman ties. All dancers answer to some version of the name Susan. Lee contracted for specific numbers of dancers at specific times.
• DJ's- various, no house DJs as of yet.
• Guest bands. This week: Molly and the Ratcatchers Next week: Daftfunk [Note: Live music on Friday and Saturday nights].

Ames

The Ames location in an industrial section of old Des Moines, has a full bar, and a partial kitchen. Rave is open 7 nights a week, and staffed by a mix of various supernaturals, which include were's (not just wolves), mages, and those who fall in other categories, including many who are currently unrecognized or unknown. Owned by Lee, it allows for both mortal, immortal, and the in-between patrons to party, dance, and exist in relative peace. Rumor has it it has ties to old organized crime, and entities most area's do not acknowledge. What is known, is that the lines are long, and it is considered one of the premier party locations among the "In Crowd". Lee started there as a bouncer, and worked her way up to owner, expanding the original club, while keeping on all the original staffing and management. She is known to appear now and then, to take a shift as a bouncer, or even behind the bar, as a bartender. Rave is in an old industrial district, and area is not entirely safe so she has bouncers at the door, and a few patrol the immediate street. Inside, the dance floor is old and scuffed. There is a bar at the far wall, a corner for a D.J., and a old coin style juke box. There is no kitchen, but they do serve precooked snacks, along with a full bar (that serves sups as well.). The room has one outside entrance, and one exit, which takes you to a hallway, where there are bathrooms, a small kitchen, staff rooms, and a stairs up to offices and storage. Her manager's office is up there. He was the previous owner, who she bought out over time, but stayed on in a half retirement sort of thing. Lee has mentioned she plans on expanding and matching the setup in her Saint Louis location, as she has the rest of the building and the space to expand, just waiting on the financing to come through.

Staff

• Bouncers: Sam, Sinder, Saul, Sarah, Sasha, and sometimes Lee
• Waitstaff/Kitchen Staff-
• Bartenders- Lee, and really old dude who goes by the name Kurent. Kurent works the bar almost every night, when Lee isn't in town. Occasionally the assistant bartender, Marowit covers for the two senior drinkmasters.
• Exotic Dancers- Contracted out with The Vucari to cover dancing needs. At the moment, live dancers are only available Thursdays through Sunday nights. This is also planned to change after renovations.
• DJ's- various guests, no house DJs as of yet.
• Guest bands. Live music is part of the planned upgrade