Tldw: -VShojo’s parties (or ‘mixers’) did not bother vetting guests so long as they’d received an invite. If the organisers disapproved of someone invited by staff, they were still let in so as to not cause a scene at the entrance. -At least some of the auditionees who received hush money were not made to sign an NDA before they received said money. Most of the threat against speaking out was implied, such as blacklisting from future events (see below), social ostracisation and general intimidation by virtue of being a company with lots of money to throw around. -At least some of the auditionees who received hush money were also given invites to VShojo’s mixers. Optimistically, staff sent these out of pity. Cynically, the organisers sent these to sweeten the deal.