Editing Emotional Allomancy parlors

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|A luxurious massage, sweet scents, and a Soother on duty to give a unique "Emotional Massage" leave you feeling as good on the inside as you do on the outside.

|From a report in ''The Elendel Daily''{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' broadsheet}}

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'''Emotional Allomancy parlors''', including both '''Soothing''' and '''Rioting parlors''', are businesses in [[Elendel]] on [[Scadrial]] where customers willingly have their emotions manipulated through [[Allomancy]].{{book ref|mb5|14}}

==Soothing Parlors==

Soothing parlors are staffed by [[brass]] [[Misting]]s. The Soothers can dampen negative emotions such as fear and anger, allowing the patron temporary relief from their problems while they feel numb.{{book ref|mb5|14}} They offer a wide variety of services, including aromatherapy and massages.{{book ref|mb5|15}}{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' broadsheet}} They stay open late into the night, serving as a slightly more expensive alternative to drinking at a tavern.{{book ref|mb5|14}}

Typically, one or more Soothers use their abilities in a small bubble to create a general numbing effect on the people in most of the parlor building, but patrons can pay a high fee to get a private session that can help them address specific emotions. Parlors often have many rooms that each offer a unique atmosphere, likely to enhance the effects of the Soothing.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

==Rioting Parlors==

Rioting parlors are presumably similar in most respects to Soothing parlors, but are instead staffed by [[zinc]] Mistings. Customers can select specific emotions that they want the Rioters to enflame. Rioting parlors may be even more popular than Soothing parlors.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

==Legality==

Although the use of emotional Allomancy in business dealings was largely banned by the [[Allomantic Agreement of '94]], there is a specific exception in place if a customer willingly requests its use. The parlors are therefore fully legal, but a high potential for unscrupulous activity remains. The Elendel constabulary keeps a close watch on the city's parlors.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

Soothing (and presumably Rioting) parlors are required to have [[aluminum]] plating in the walls to prevent the effects of the Allomancy inside the building from affecting people outside. However, this rule is not strictly enforced. The proprietors also wear aluminum-lined hats so that they are immune to emotional Allomancy.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

==History==

It is not clear when Soothing and Rioting parlors came into common use; an article in ''The Elendel Daily'' in {{date|341|PC}} detailing the activities at Mistress [[Halex]]'s new Soothing parlor implied that many residents were not closely familiar with them at the time.{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' broadsheet}} However, by {{date|342|PC}}, there were multiple parlors of each type in the city, and they seemed to be accessible to any resident who wanted to use one.{{book ref|mb5|14}}

Parlors became particularly popular during the time of high unemployment and social unrest in Elendel leading up to the ousting of the corrupt [[Replar Innate|Governor Innate]].{{book ref|mb5|14}} [[Chapaou]] went to Mistress Halex's Soothing parlor for a private session after being traumatized by seeing [[Bleeder]]; Wax visited the parlor during his investigation and hated the feeling that it gave him.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

==Trivia==

*Businesses like Soothing and Rioting parlors became possible because Allomancers were willing to hire out their services; [[Feruchemist]]s rarely did so, presumably because of a traditional reverence for their abilities.{{book ref|mb5|15}}

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