Richard yawned and stretched, leaning back in his overly plush chair. Running a hand through his dark hair, he looked over the papers spread across his desk once more. Everything remained in the positive and the current figures were beyond projections that they had made last quarter. At this rate, he'd be able to fund even more locations spread across the country. When he had started this business, he had never dreamed that it would take off like it did. Sure, table top roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder had cult followings and a player base that would always be there, but he had had trouble finding fellow fans during his younger years and most hobby shops such as this only met with success if they were the only one for dozens of miles around.

He was positive, however, that the greatest key to his success was The Game. It's success only helped to fuel his own and few places had the space or the resources to have playing booths such as he did. Players without the proper equipment back home could come to The Dragon's Den to play. It helped his business and the creators of the virtual world that so many had grown addicted to. Even Richard himself wasn't above having his own account. And his account saw frequent usage.

Getting up from his chair he stretched again before making his way out of his office and into the actual store. As per usual, the place held many gamers, most of whom were trying to get a booth to play. Still, there was at least a healthy amount of folks playing other games. Various trading card games took up a few tables and the room in the back had two separate D&D groups going. The shelves around him were filled to the brim with various gaming supplies. Miniatures, packs of cards, paints, dungeon terrain, board games, dice, and anything else a gamer could need was within reach here. Nodding to his employees, Richard decided that he himself deserved a little break from the days activities. All of his paper work was done, after all. Why shouldn't he get a chance to play?

Even without his presence, the Den would continue to operate. His employees were smart and loyal enough to keep things running. He certainly made sure their pay was good enough to warrant that. Gamers would come and go without his ever watchful eye.