Beige V

**Beige V** is an American high-end private teenage nightclub franchise featured in ***Darlin'***. It is an exclusive Super League establishment brand that hosts 80s techno music & upscale cocktails for active & retired Super League players with the purpose of hosting business negotiation ambients. It is the heart of the Super League Federation's profit system that centers around illegal gambling. Beige V was created by Liam Stones, an American teenage businessman who supported the Super League's expansion of entertainment outside the sport. Sponsors were commonly found negotiating contracts with active players.

## History

### Background

Beige V was inaugurated in March 2017, making its debut just in time for the 2017 Super League season. Liam Stones and Super League President, John Hebert, reached an agreement that handed **Beige V** exclusive image rights to broadcast live matches. The purpose of **Beige V** was centered around creating an exclusive space for accomplished athletes that could mutually meet to conduct business without risks of life-threatening dangers from exterior individuals or corporations. Only 1 bar was existent during the Super League Era.

At the beginning of the **KOVO Federation** in early 2018, Beige V underwent a change of direction towards ownership, reaching a deal that handed the KOVO direct exclusivity to broadcast all its matches at the bar. It maintained its prices and expanded its franchise into México in 2020, inaugurating its first permanent bar in the state of Yucatan, México. It would function as a breakfast & upscale dinner restaurant from Thursdays - Sundays & operate as a techno nightclub on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, similarly to how Beige V previously operated during the Super League Era in the United States. It remained closed on Mondays.

## The Space

### Main Floor

The Beige V consisted of a required minimum 1,000m² per event hosted. Seating on the main floor was open seating. There were no reservations and all dance floor space was accessible by all members from different tiers. Main floor entertainment was primarily dancing. Beige V would open doors at 8:00pm - 11:00pm for dance floor socialization and music hours lasted from 11:00pm - 3:00am. Music mainly consisted of techno & dance music. The ground floor

### Super Club

The Super Club was an exclusive 2nd floor VIP lounge consisting of luxurious sofas and lanterns dedicated for gambling business and hangout experiences amongst Super League veterans. The Super Club was a larger lounge zone that contained a balcony overlooking the dance floor located on the ground level, separated by sound-proof glass. Access to the Super Club was only reserved for active Super League players who held one or more league title medals to their name. Ticket costs were sold at $300 but reached up to $500 in resell prices outside of the official page. Each ticket included an entrance to the nightclub, a gold pin & the option of a table reservation with a capacity of up to 6 individuals. All Super Club guests wore a gold pin to identify their tier and were required to purchase their reservation 1 month in advance. All Super League medal holders were given the pre-sale ticket availability before they would be open to the rest of the athletes. All gold pins per event were designed differently to avoid the scenario of recycling pins for future events.

### Second Sector

The Second Sector is another exclusive space located in the back section of the 2nd floor at Beige V, with access granted to athletes who have won 2 or more Super League winners medals. No exclusive ticket other than personal status of 2 league title medals were allowed. Ana Sophía describes the area in **Chapter 06: By Your Side** as a space full of couches and people chatting while drinking. Despite not being allowed since she didn't possess any Super League medals, she was marked and granted all-access by Liam ahead of time, something Ana Sophía was unaware of throughout the entirety of the chapter. The Second Sector was also a space commonly used for consumption of cocaine & betting large amounts of money. By the end of Beige V's debut year, Women's Super League Brazilian star Ana Sophía became the most betted athlete, surpassing $1 million USD in bets by fans that favored her individual performances and team results throughout the season.

## Darlin' Feature

### By Your Side

Beige V makes an appearance in Chapter 06: By Your Side, featuring as Ana Sophía's highly anticipated night out with her friends, which include the likes of Enzo, Emma, Hunter, Julie, Alma & Beatriz. Enzo explains to Ana Sophía that getting into this nightclub is something very difficult, regardless of how much money you have. Affording the entrance ticket of $200 also does not guarantee you a ticket in. When the group step inside, Liam recognizes Ana Sophía and takes her group up to one of his reserved areas on the Super Club lounge. As they do, Ana Sophía describes the illuminated ambient. An area she considers very well designed and fancy.

In further paragraphs of the chapter, Ana Sophía's friends stay back in the lounge while she hangs out with Liam and his friends in the second sector. She describes Liam's friends showing no moral decency for what they throw their money at. Frequent observations include a calm, quiet ambient but immoral celebration against injured players they placed rewards on for hurting them, also known as the **callout system**. Ana Sophía ends her night going home in an Uber after being highly intoxicated and feeling emotionally vulnerable towards sentiments of missing Miggy for not being with her.