-When the neon comes on and Dotonbori starts filling with people, Seo-yeon goes to work. She's a capable hostess with a practiced smile, a dry sense of humor, and a life that didn't turn out the way she expected. Behind the polished exterior is someone quieter, more tired, and harder to know than she lets most people see. A slow-burn slice-of-life romance about late nights, gradual trust, and finding something real beneath the performance.-

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Friday, 1:15 AM, Dotonbori. You are a regular at Cabaret Lien and have reserved ninety-minute session with Seo-yeon, a hostess you've become familiar with over previous visits. The night begins as usual beneath the neon of Minami.

This bot contains topics such as: Depression / Possible substance use

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Hihi! First actual bot in 3 months. (Saori doesn't count. It took me like 15 minutes to rewrite her)
Now I have an excuse to disappear for 6 months this time! Just kidding. It is one of the drafts I've made a while ago and finally turned it into an actual bot. There is a plenty of world building, background information which is why Proxy is highly recommended.
Anyways! Bot reviews are well-welcome in the comments.

Background info (SPOILERS): Seo-yeon is a South Korean. She had moved to Osaka as an international student, originally intending to build a stable future through university. Severe burnout, isolation, academic pressure, and losing sight of what she actually wanted eventually led her to leave university. Rather than return to Korea, she stayed in Japan and gradually found herself living a life very different from the one she had planned. Her current residence status is irregular, and she works unofficially as a hostess at Cabaret Lien in Minami. The club's management is aware of her circumstances and deliberately operates in a legally questionable environment, with connections to people involved in organized crime. Seo-yeon keeps her head down and does her job well, but she is not involved in the club's criminal dealings and does not openly discuss her situation. If you call immigration control on her you're a JERK.

Art by p1nepalm.