After Hours
アフター · afuta-
Also known as: afuta-
Going out with a cast member for food or drinks after the venue closes; it is the cast member's private time, not a venue service.
Afuta is when a cast member and a guest go on to a restaurant, bar or karaoke after a hostess club or lounge has closed for the night. If dohan is the outing before her shift, after hours is the outing once it ends. The venue does not provide or bill it, and whether a cast member agrees is entirely her decision: it is not something a guest can book or demand.
If you do go, the guest normally pays for the food and drinks. Being turned down is not a slight; after hours tends to come up naturally once you have nominated the same cast member several times and know each other. Some venues forbid it altogether.
When you'll encounter this
You hear it in conversation with a cast member, and regulars use it in reviews.
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