After staying up late, Ashley slept in and just made it to her shift at Misell Club, where she was set to perform a modern dance.
Bold, her manager, had her dressed in an exquisite costume of fine, ethereal fabric. He declared, "I think I'm going to launch the 'Toast of Honor' initiative very soon."
This initiative was essentially a dance-off to crown the queen of the dance floor at Misell Club, where patrons could vote for their favorite dancer through bets. The dancer with the most votes would become the dance queen, and the highest-bidding patron would earn the privilege of having a drink poured by her.
Quietly, Ashley mulled over the plan's feasibility. Bold, who was seasoned in the nightlife scene, assured her, "Don't doubt it. The crown's yours."
That evening, Gabriel's group, in
