Welcome to Shades'
Shades', named after its owner and proprietor, is a modestly-sized jazz and blues bar on Nachton's strip. The club is popular and has been there seemingly since Nachton was built. A bouncer stands at the entrance, calmly screening patrons, greeting people with a quiet air of competence and suppressed danger. In Shades' entire history, there has never been a single brawl here. Its a club that takes you back several decades when jazz was just coming into its prime, the air in the building one of carelessness and joviality.
The floor is dotted with tables set close together but far enough to have a private conversation. A reasonably-sized dance floor dominates the center of the room and behind it is a slightly raised stage. There is live music here every night, and the club attracts a great number of dancers to its authentic, fun-loving atmosphere. Most of them enjoy dressing the part as well, but it's not a requirement for entry and anyone who's willing to abandon their straight-laced attitude is welcome to grab a partner and join in a swing or two on the floor.
Often, Shades himself will play a sax solo between sets or between bands, wailing away into the smoky, dimly-lit blue air of the club. Several of the staff in the club also play, and it's not uncommon to find Shades accompanied by one of the bartenders or waitresses on drums, bass, piano, or whatever instrument they enjoy the most.
Shades is widely known throughout the vampire community. No matter what Clan you're from, you are welcome here at Shades'. While Shades' exact age is unknown, it is generally accepted that he has been around many more blocks than the average vampire. He has the clout to enforce good behavior at his club, and he wields authority with a good-natured iron fist within the walls of the several-stories-high building.
To the left as you enter there's a bar, a doorway leading to a kitchen, and a third doorway that presumably leads down a hallway to the stairs which will bring you to the remaining floors. Shades lives on one story, and several of his known familiars reside with him in apartments of their own.
The humans who frequent Shades' are off-limits. This is not a club for feeding in, nor is it a club to bring your disputes to. This is also not a place for a sexual liaison, or to grope or fondle your waiter or waitress indiscriminately. This place is completely neutral to all, and anyone who appreciates good jazz or good blues is welcome within.
((ooc: Please feel free to enjoy Shades'. If you want to interact specifically with any of the NPCs please contact an admin and we'll be happy to play with you. Please keep your bar-room brawls outside, or RP an appropriate escort out of the club in a VERY timely manner. The back rooms and upper stories are off-limits unless granted permission to use them.))