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It may be easy to miss fortress, especially in the daytime. From the outside, the space looks like little more than flat, unused land at the edge of Camelot city centre, gated off from public access. But when night descends and the club opens, the club's name flashes iridescent on the gates. Push them open and step through, and magic transports you underground, to the club's cloakroom...

Though, it's unlikely you will need the cloakroom, as the transportation spell works in tandem with a spell to unveil your true self. Gone are whatever daily clothes you've turned up to the club in, replaced by ones which represent who you are. Of course, magic can sometimes be a bit glitchy. So please don't be too upset if, instead of clothes to represent your true self, you end up in a sexy costume of some description. (Yes, this is entirely an excuse for people to put their characters in whatever sexy costumes they want, sue me.) The other new item of interest is a bracelet, which can be programmed to glow red, yellow, green, pink or purple with a touch depending on how amicable your character is to advances from others:
Key:
green: up for it
yellow: with the right person
red: no thanks
pink: partnered but still interested
purple: only interested in my partner
There's a sign in the cloakroom explaining all of this, so make sure to read it!

The top floor itself is, well, exactly what you expect. A spacious, colourfully lit club with several bars littered throughout, as well as plush seating arrangements, and multiple platforms hosting cages and poles. While these platforms are sometimes staffed by dancers, they are often free and open for patrons to use as they like. More often than not, the DJ is playing high energy rock music, but they're open to requests.

For those who are perhaps looking for a little more privacy, who don't want to traipse back and forth to the bar all night, fortress has you covered. Each table comes with a touchscreen menu, where you can select and pay for drinks, potions, or even privacy or noise cancelling spells if you need them. Those who are eying the selection of potions will want to keep fortress' only rule in mind: that of all parties must consent. Strict spells are woven throughout the property, meaning that potions can only be imbibed directly from the bottle and coercion, (repeated) unwanted touching, or other disrespect of boundaries results in immediate ejection and a permanent ban from the club.

But enough seriousness. The other point of interest for patrons is the second floor, where there are numerous private rooms for use. These must be paid for in advance, as each room requires a magic signature to unlock. (To put it simply, you press your hand to a panel which recognises your magic and unlocks the room.) Well, that and the cleaning fee. There's no beating around the bush when it comes to what these rooms seem to be intended for — they offer beds, couches, and an ensuite each. As with the tables on the first floor, there are further touchscreen menus in each of these rooms, though their offerings are far less tame than a few cocktails. Go as wild as you want, as long as everyone's enjoying it.

As for that third floor, the one that's only accessible through staff magic signatures? That's just storage and the staff room. Don't worry about it.

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friday / 9pm - 4am
saturday / 9pm - 4am
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