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SPOILER ALERT - ACT 1 RECAP.
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Day 0 (Prologue) - Assistants and Anthros: Kev wakes up disoriented in a small room at "Club Fang" after an apparent car accident, finding himself dressed in strange clothes and face-to-face with Fang, a towering, impeccably dressed wolf-man. Fang explains that Kev is his new personal assistant and that he is the owner of an electronics-free, medieval-style nightclub where patrons indulge their primal desires. After a broken door knob traps them together for the night, they are forced to share a bed, establishing an immediate and unexpected intimate bond as Fang finds himself protective of the "fragile" human.
Kev - Our MC, a human who wakes up in a strange new world
Fang - wolf-man, the powerful and volatile owner of Club Fang
Day 1 - Beds and Booths: After Horns, the moose manager, rescues them from the locked room, Kev is moved to a luxury apartment on the second floor and learns that the staff, supposedly, recruited him specifically to help the workaholic Fang relax. That evening, Kev is introduced to some of the club’s department heads, including the aggressive security chief Rex and the blunt chef Reepia, while experiencing the club’s fire-lit, carnal atmosphere for the first time. The night ends with Kev realizing that his role as an assistant involves navigating a dangerous world of beastmen and making the boss “happy”.
Horns - moose-man, the club’s chief of staff and Fang’s right-hand man… also a bit of a stoner
Dale - horse-man, the head bartender with a near photographic memory
Rex - tiger-man, the head of the club’s security, he is aggressive, lewd and “undefeated”
Kaiote - crow-woman, the head of the clubs “I.T.”, brilliant but socially awkward
Reepia - rat-woman, the head chef whose personality can be best described by the word “cactus”
Rebecca - cat-woman, a friendly waitress
Skippy - kangaroo-man, a stoic and usually mono-syllabic bouncer
Day 2 - Coffee and Crime: Kev earns the respect of the kitchen staff by hand-washing a mountain of dishes to get his morning coffee, later helping a sleep-deprived Fang settle in for a nap. The plot thickens as Fang meets with an eccentric otter named Warlock to discuss joining an international beastman Mafia to help with his legal issues with the city. To celebrate the potential deal, Fang takes Kev on a high-speed car ride where the romantic tension finally breaks, leading to their first passionate kiss.
Warlock - otter-man, eccentric and dangerous high ranking Mafia member
Bruno - brown bear-man, Warlock’s silent and imposing bodyguard
Cindy - red deer-woman, the head of housekeeping and Fang’s mother figure, her kind demeanor hides her Machiavellian mind
Lanon - iguana-man, the manager of “Personal Relations” who oversees the Club’s hedonistic West-Wing
Asmodeus - toucan-man, the flamboyant and temperamental entertainment manager
Twitch - ferret-man, a bouncer who is fast-talking and high energy
Perry - Owl-man, head of the valets, Fang’s personal driver with a need for speed
Day 3 - Ducks and Dinner: Horns reveals that Kev’s presence has a "taming" effect on the volatile Fang, and Kev later rediscovers a passion for music after a jam session with the flamboyant toucan, Asmodeus. Fang takes Kev into the high-tech city of Dala’Bon for a makeover, resulting in a custom suit and a sophisticated new haircut before a tense dinner with an old friend and an architect connected to Fang's land disputes. On the way back, Kev proves his spine by shutting down a predatory Rex with a well-timed insult, though the night ends on a lonely note when Fang chooses work over staying in Kev’s room.
Marybelle - gecko-woman, a high-fashion tailor who’s name is known in Dala’bon’s fashion circles
Ralph - mallard duck-man, a successful restauranteur, supplier and old friend of Fang
Valen - hawk-man, a top-tier city stylist and master barber
Roan - beaver-man, a high-profile architect involved in Fang’s land disputes
Day 4 - Exhaustion and Enforcers: Kev proposes a revolutionary "day off" policy for the overworked staff, which causes a divide among the managers and forces Fang to schedule a formal vote. While in the VIP booth, Kev is "arrested" by a rabbit enforcer named Bryan for drug possession, but he is dramatically rescued by Rex and a security team at the club’s checkpoint. The incident leaves Fang in a feral, protective rage, but the day concludes with a fierce and uninhibited kiss that deepens the emotional stakes between the wolf and the human.
Max - fox-man, the daytime housekeeping manager who reports directly to Cindy
Bryan - rabbit-man, a self-important and reckless City Enforcer
Abe - raccoon-man, a weary veteran enforcer
Barry - grizzly bear-man, a bouncer for the club
Day 5 - Flowers and Fighting: Kev discovers the labyrinthine basement and the cheerful, pink sanctuary of Cindy’s office, where she reveals that Fang’s feelings for Kev are dangerously intense. That night, Fang introduces Kev to the club’s brutal fighting pits, where Barry the bear bouncer fights to redeem a past failure and a ruthless eagleman named Talon is hired as Kev’s personal bodyguard. The evening ends with Fang gifting Kev high-quality "herbs" and falling fast asleep in Kev’s bed from pure exhaustion before they can consummate their relationship, leaving Kev feeling safe but slightly unfulfilled.
Talon - eagle-man, after winning a fight against a much larger opponent in the Club’s fighting pit, he is hired by Fang to work as “daytime security”, aka Kev’s personal bodyguard
Day 6 - Games and Gambling: Kev finds Fang still asleep after a record-breaking 17-hour rest, much to the shock of the staff who have never seen the wolf so relaxed. Kev spends his day bonding with Asmodeus over a song about a siren and visiting Cindy, who gives her maternal "blessing" to Kev’s relationship with Fang. The night features a tense game of pool against a llama "shark" named Pedro, resulting in Fang detaining the customer for "hustling" his assistant, further showcasing Fang's possessive and protective nature.
Pedro - llama-man, a pool shark
Day 7 - Hewing and Hucksters: Kev learns more about the brutal "predatory" culture of the club from Cindy, who reveals Fang has a poor history with gambling. Kev undergoes a sterile "shaving" session with Vlad, a terrifying bat surgeon, using a scalpel because actual blades are strictly regulated in the city. The group later attends a black-market auction where Fang buys Kev a million-dollar player piano, but the night ends in horror when Kev sees the captured Pedro being sold as a slave. The night ends with the revelation that Cindy suggested the "Pedro demonstration" at the auction, confirming that every member of the "family" has a dark side, and Kev goes to sleep alone as Fang handles late-night business.
Vlad - bat-man, the clubs on-staff surgeon
Maffa - cheetah-man, a city councilman who has history with Fang
Ophelia - puffin-woman, the owner of a jewelry store in the city
Jasper - cardinal-man, ophelia’s partner
Day 8 - Instruments and Intermissions: The luxury player piano arrives via a secret mechanical elevator. In the new private billiards room, Kev tries to teach the workaholic Fang how to be "gentle and precise" through a game of darts. The night concludes with a visit from Ophelia, a puffin jeweler they had met at the auction, who reveals she was the Mafia auditor and is impressed by Fang’s decision to hire and trust non-mammals, like Talon, with such important jobs.
Day 9 - Joints and Jewels: After spending the daytime hours with Talon, Kev is brought out to Ophelia's high-end jewelry store where he helps design a pair of "wolf-teeth" cufflinks. In a moment of generosity, Fang buys a meal for Talon’s sister, but the return to the club is marred by a near-fight between Rex and Talon over Rex's suggestive comments. Before Kev can convince Fang to walk him back to his room Lanon interrupts, reminding Fang about a meeting.
Day 10 - Kindred and Kitchens: Sabrina, Talon’s abrasive and wheelchair-bound eagle sister, moves into the mansion. Kev takes Talon to the medical bay for his shave, resulting in a violent misunderstanding where Talon nearly attacks Vlad to "protect" Kev from a scream. That night, Reepia publicly shames Fang for eating "cowardly" city burgers and Talon’s sister teases Kev for being arm candy, but the emotional gap closes when Fang officially calls Kev "my love" before returning to his duties.
Sabrina - eagle-woman, Talon’s abrasive, wheelchair-bound, “pro-gamer” sister
Day 11 - Lounging and Landbooks: During the daytime Kev deepens his relationship with Sabrina and Talon, his new “neighbors”. At night Ralph visits and gifts Kev a massive block of weed oil which Kev uses to get extremely high with Horns. Kev pitches a strategic plan to open an exclusive restaurant in the park to gain political leverage over the City Council, an idea that stuns Ralph and Fang with its brilliance The night is filled with humor when Sabrina heckles Kev and Fang’s romantic moment from her balcony, but it ends with Fang choosing logistical work over spending the night with Kev.
Day 12 - Mellowing and Meetings: Horns shares a story about how he once had to headbutt Fang into unconsciousness to stop a rage episode, emphasizing the wolf's long-standing instability. It's Dale’s first day off and Fang brings the group to visit his lawyer Bozeman before they visit Ralph’s industrial-themed club, "The Sewer”. Kev expresses his loneliness to Fang, who is pained but insists on dealing with Reepia’s anger over the park-restaurant deal, leaving Kev to dream of strange, shifting landscapes.
Bozeman - chameleon-man, Fang’s petulant but brilliant lawyer
Donna- white duck-woman, one of Ralph’s employees, a bright waitress who knows how to make the best tips
Day 13 - Nests and Nerves: Kev learns that flying is illegal in the city and visits the hidden, underground IT bunker where the socially isolated Kaiote bonds with Sabrina over gaming. After getting Fang out of the club for a walk Kev ends up confessing that he is not from this world and, much to his surprise, Fang accepts that Kev is an anomaly. The night turns violent when thugs beat up Perry the driver in the park, and a drunken, enraged Horns gets into a physical grapple with Dale the bartender. Kev successfully de-escalates the situation with a clever lie, but he ends the night gripped by a "cold dread" that he is merely a scientific curiosity in a world of predators.
Day 14 - Operations and Operas: Kev experiences "Beastman Opera," a surreal and visceral hybrid of classical singing and professional wrestling that leaves him utterly bewildered but Cindy enthralled. During the show, Fang meets with Warlock to discuss the Mafia deal while Talon is expelled from the theater for being a "ruffian" after stopping a pickpocket. The day ends with Max asking Fang for better staff parking as a reward for his hard work, and Kev sharing a moment of bonding with Talon over their shared status as "voyagers" in a strange land.
Gus - crocodile-man, a muscular ex-enforcer who mans the Club’s security checkpoint during the day
Tessa - opossum-woman, A valet driver who is very cautious and follows the rules of the road
Mrs. Hellbender - salamander-woman, the Vice President of the Arts Council
Day 15 - Parks and Posturing: Horns has an emotional breakdown upon realizing Kev is an "endangered species," and Talon brutally mauls a group of thugs in the park who try to rob Sabrina and Kev. Back at the club, Rex accidentally takes the "dancing pills" and turns into a purring mess, after trying to drug Kev. Fang invites Kev to interrogate Abe who was captured by the security team but, after knocking the racoon out, they share an intimate moment in the gardens. Before Kev can bring Fang up to his room to consummate their relationship Lanon appears in the VIP booth and questions Fang, causing the wolf to flee in shame.
Gerald - giraffe-man, the Club’s first string bass player
Gretchen - black panther-woman, a club security member who was a former operatic performer
Day 16 - Quarrels and Questions: A grocery run with Talon turns into a high-stakes escape when City Enforcers raid the club, leading to a daring flight where Talon carries Kev up to a balcony to safety. Lanon involves himself with Kev and Fang, forcing them to accompany him to dinner and a fashion show where Lanon reveals he is a PHD psychologist who has been "coaching" Fang’s affection toward Kev. The night ends in catastrophe when Fang sees a forbidden room’s door open and enters a grief-stricken rage, nearly attacking Kev and "caber-tossing" Talon across the hallway.
Wanda - turtle-woman, the Club’s primary purchaser who works for Cindy
Paul - walrus-man, a soon to be member of the mafia
Captain Romulus - Lion-man, the distinguished captain of the Dala’bon city enforcers
Ms. Tongue - frog-woman, owner of a tannery in the city who supplies Lanon with “therapy” equipment
Elle - elephant-woman, a journalist for the city’s most popular gazette, she has a history of writing salacious stories about Fang
Day 17 - Romance and Racketeering: Fang apologizes for his episode, revealing that his self-exile was caused by a public humiliation orchestrated by Maffa the cheetah. At a formal dinner in the conservatory, Baphomet, the leader of the mafia, "adopts" Fang and gifts him the captured enforcer Bryan, while Kev finally confesses his dark past as a military drone engineer to a supportive Fang. The act concludes with a major breakthrough: Fang recognizes Kev as his "partner," and they finally spend the night together, leaving Kev’s anxieties behind as they embrace their love.
Scabs - hooded vulture-man, the Club’s depressive prep-cook
Baphomet - boer goat-man, the “Father” and Don of the International Beastman Mafia
Sterling - cobra-man, Baphomet’s bodyguard and a “master marksman”
Nail - woodpecker-woman, a sharp, aggressive Mafia lawyer
Kick - donkey-man, A tired, cynical Mafia lawyer