Special House of Product
"S.H.O.P." is an acronym for "Special House of Product," a secret interdimensional goods storefront where various rare and common items are sold and traded throughout New Allure City domestically, as well as inter-dimensionally.
In order to keep its clientele fresh, S.H.O.P. changes planetary locations every 30 years.
Staff
The Boss Man
S.H.O.P.” is run by a man simply known as Boss, a notoriously money-driven and perpetually cranky entrepreneur. Rarely seen without a cigarette in hand, he’s always scheming his next business opportunity. Despite his abrasive attitude, Boss becomes surprisingly animated and sharp when a deal is on the table.
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Little is known about S.H.O.P.’s origins, its previous planetary locations, or the method by which it travels. What is documented is that Boss established S.H.O.P. in New Allure City one year after the Grand Disaster.
employees
At that time, S.H.O.P. operated with just two employees: Star, an elf-like girl who managed the front end and customer service, and Joe, who oversaw back-end stock, custom orders, and previously, deliveries.
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During the events of Stage 3 (Chapter 3), Satoshi Inomata accidentally crashes through Boss’s roof. Unable to pay for the damage, he’s placed under a debt contract, and Boss appoints him as the new messenger boy until his balance is cleared.
The Dark Web Tenebre
S.H.O.P.’s communication system is wired into Tenebre, a potent black-market web network operating in the shadows of the dimensional web. With it, Boss & Co. tap into information streams most people don’t even know exist.
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In Stage 6 (Chapter 6), Joe aids Satoshi and the crew in digging up intel on S. Hakkai and Silvestria August. Tenebre combs through buried archives, leak sites, and Black Web data caches, pulling together files on the two DFA soldiers.