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(Setting)Sora and Seiko's Secret Spring!
| "We're gonna have this next apartment building part of our bar soon enough! I was thinking we should build a nightclub there, complete with some more neon flower designs and some rave lights, and on a stage, we could have a DJ deck and a nice system, and we could host raves on the weekends! Remember when you and me used to DJ back in high school? We could do that again!"
>She smiled, but then she looked away.
"O-of course I wanna hear what you think, your ideas are important too!"
| "We could put anything else there, too...And trust me, I took down the flowers on this side first so I didn't break them, they're still intact, we'll just have to get more! Man, I love the fact that we don't pay rent for this place~"
>She grinned and set the hammer down before walking back to the counter to prepare to open the bar for the night.
"Oh! Forgot!"
>Seiko quickly grabbed a 'Wet Floor' sign and set it by the broken wall.
"That'll do, we don't have a 'broken wall' sign..."
| >Sora takes a bit to get her bearings, surprised by the the hole in the wall
"I k-know you said you wanted to expand but..."
>She shakes her head hugging Seiko gently from behind
"just be careful not to tear down the entire building alright?"
>She sighs,
"A nightclub might be nice... but we'll have to clean up all this rubble first"
>She disappears for a bit and comes back redfaced in a classic maid outfit
"I know you'll tell me to put it on if i diddn't so..."
| >Upon seeing her in the maid outfit, Seiko gives a kind smile and quickly goes over to Sora, giving her a kiss on her forehead, nose and lips.
"I love you so much!"
>She smiles and hugs her, giving her a light squeeze on the behind.
"Ready to open the bar sexy?"
>She walks over to the open sign on the door and flips it before turning on all of the neon flowers in the bar, along with some music and a TV in the corner. She walks back behind the bar with a smile.
"Ready for business!"
| >She mumbles red in the face
"Mhm, let's get to it.."
>She continues sweeping, trying to hide her blushing from seiko
| >Seiko smiled as she then turned on the TV and began to watch the news.
"Speaking of news, Augmented Eye hasn't been updated in a while, eh? Wonder what's going on with them..."
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| The eye is starved
| "eh, probably a shuffle at management"
>She sighs, seemingly never running out of drywall to sweep
"Did you have to use a sledgehammer?"
| >>321197
"I mean, how else would I have knocked the wall down? The only other way I could forsee is if I got BOT to shoot it down, which is kind-of a waste of bullets right?"
>Seiko smiled and ran over with a large black plastic trashcan and dustpan.
"Here, let me help~!"
>Seiko smiled and began to pick up some of the drywall and smash it into smaller bits in order to fit it inside the can.
"I'm gonna post another /cyb/ ad, that was fun last time!"
>She pulls out her phone.
| "THERE WE GO! aaaaaAAAAAD POSTED! Oh, and I made up a random drink as I was posting it by reading the titles of some of the other posts on there, so I can show you how to make it when you want~"
>Seiko was as smiley as always.
| >A John walks in to the bar, happy to see it again.
"Sora! Seiko! A double whiskey please!"
| >>323074
"Welcome back John~!"
>Seiko smiles and waves in her tied red plaid top before leaving Sora with the can and jumping completely over the counter, clearing it in ome jump.
"TADAA!"
>She then pulls out a cup and grabs the whiskey.
"On the rocks?"
>She also then tosses John the remote to the TV.
"You're the first here, you can choose the channel~!"
| >John hops on to a bar stool, as he gets a remote in the face, he rubs his nose, as he switches it to vaporwave 24/7.
"Make it a triple-double. Full of rocks."
| >in an orange flash a man appears
>then disappears
>then reappears
>this goes on for a few times
(i rolled a 1 for warping)
>eventually it stops
"uuuuugggghhh"
>poor sod looks dizzy
>*really* dizzy
"umm uhh hurrgg...
Is this the secret spring?
I..i ugg i saw the ad..."
>he takes a seat at the bar
"forgive me..i dont feel so good...
A uh a..piano man please"
| "That's what you get for teleporting every where."
>John chuckles.
| "AH!"
>Sora ends up getting quite startled, between Seiko's usual explosiveness and Cyrus's muddled teleporting. she eventually calms herself down, a little red in the face
| >>323129
"Triple-double, full of rocks, coming in a tall cup!"
>Seiko quickly takes the remote back and grabs a taller glass and fills it with ice, pouring the whiskey in it before passing it over to John.
"How've you been by the way? It's been a little while, and you're in far better shape than you were the last time I saw you!"
>>323134
"One Piano Man coming up for a...Cyrus?"
>Seiko turns to Sora.
"How do you know this guy? Is my memory just bad or are you two friends?"
| >>323140
"Yeah, I had fun in an EOD suit, playing Death Grips. Such an old band nowadays."
>John waits for the whiskey to cool.
| "...Just assumed from some rumors about a particularly crazy teleporting german..."
>She mumbles, eventually going to the counter hugging seiko gently
"It's cleaned enough for now, i guess..."
| >>323144
"Well that's!...Cool?~"
>Seiko gives a confused smile and low giggle as she passed a Piano Man to the teleporty guy.
"One Piano Man! And since you said you saw the ad, this one's free!"
>She smiled at the man, but was confused at his apparent abilities.
| >>323160
>Seiko smiles when Sora hugs her, kissing her on the head.
"Yeah, we'll finish it up in a little bit baby~"
>She smiles and turns back to the customers, before turning back to Sora.
"Want me to teach you how to make the new random crazy drink creation I made up for the ad?"
| >>323162
"thanks"
>>323160
"one and only.
Although the part about me being crazy is rather rude"
>he takes a sip of the piano man
| >>323165 >>323171
"No judgements here, to either of you guys!"
>Seiko smiles to Sora.
"I love you so much, you know~."
>She then lets go of Sora, before going over to the drink-making section of the bar.
"Okay, so the drink is called the Solar Flare. One quarter blood orange juice or orange juice, one quarter sprite or club soda, one quarter coconut rum, one quarter coffee tequila, and give it our special orange glow. Pretty easy, right? Here, I'll make you one, you watch~"
| >Seiko begins making a Solar Flare right in front of Sora, mixing the juice, soda and alcohol right in front of her.
"I know it looks like a lot of alcohol, that's because it is. We're using the weaker rum, not the 151, and coffee tequila is so sweet it barely tastes like alcohol in the first place, so tastewise it will probably burn but not be that bitter you know? Like the sun, hence the orange glow~"
>She smiles, and hands Sora a finished product.
"Over ice, not blended."
| >She stares at seiko intently, nodding along
"I think i got it...?"
>She gives the Solar flare a sip and starts coughing a bit
"Y-you were right about the burning"
>Resuming her taste test, she eventually gets used to it and smiles gently at seiko
"It's wonderful...
| "Nah, I imagine it is a bit of an acquired taste. I made it up on the spot as I was making the ad and I haven't even tried it myself yet. But it's a special, so we can say we have a special~!"
>Seiko smiled and laughed.
"Now I'll make myself one so I can see how it tastes..."
| >John finishes his drink, and puts it agains his nose.
"I'll have a solar flare too."
| >>323324
"Special coming right up! Babe, do you want to try making it? I'll go ahead and make mine in the back real quick and give you the bar~"
>Seiko smiles.
"I believe in you baby, I'm sure you got it!"
| >Cyrus raises his glass
>then downs the drink in one gulp
"in that case i would like one as well"
| "Aw... you're really too nice to me"
>Sora blushes, partially trying to hide her face as she sets off to mixing the drink, double checking with Seiko every so often to make sure she isn't messing something horribly up, eventually she places two Solar Flares infront of their patrons
| >>323753
"GREAT JOB BABE!"
>Seimo giddily walks back to Sora with a Solar Flare of her own in hand, and she kisses her on the cheek.
"You did great! I knew you could do it!"
>She smiled and giggled as she sipped her own Solar Flare.
"Hmm, I suppose I didn't do too bad making this on the fly either! That's cool!"
>She began to sway and dance to the vaporwave John turned on previously.
"See, and THIS is why we need a nightclub nextdoor!"
| "J-just cause you're good at dancing doesn't mean i am..."
| >A normal looking man wearing a sweater enters the bar, he has a magnificient beard but otherwise looks pretty damn normal
"Hey hey hey people, how's the night?"
>His voice sounds really beautiful for some reason, one of the so called radiophonic voice
>He sits down at the bar and takes out a box of cigarettes
"Is it okay to smoke here or y'all kill joys"
>He says jokingly
| >>323894
>She smirks as she glances at Sora.
"Well you know I'd show you how to dance with me reeeeal nice~..."
>She has a seductive stare in her eyes as she kisses Sora on the head one more time, looking to the new customer.
>>323908
"Long as it doesn't bother our other customers, it doesn't bother us! Welcome to Sora and Seiko's Secret Spring by the way, do you want anything to drink?"
| >>323930
"I'll take straight scotch, cold if you can"
>The man says before laughing and lighting a cigarette
"Quaint little place ya got yerself here eh?"
| >A newcomer enters the bar- an astronaut, judging by the red environment suit and weird polygon sphere helmet encasing their face. On their breast pocket is a golden metal tag, with "M. Yu" printed on it in, er, Century Gothic.
>The astronaut seats themselves at the bar, slumping slightly. They rifle through their inventory for their phone, then pull it out to present the ad for the Spring's reopening to whoever comes over to serve.
"Jack Daniels. Six bottles."
| >>324087
>Worth noting is that M. Yu's voice is heavily filtered so their gender can't be deduced from it. Nor, for that matter, is their face actually visible- all that can be seen through the helmet's glass is the vague silhouette of the wearer's head.
| >a man in a black suit walks in, the faint pinstripe pattern harkening back to an older age of men's wear. His short brown hair is a bit messy, and the hand he runs through it as he walks in only makes it worse. He takes a seat at the bar and removes his jacket, revealing a dark blue shirt and suspenders. He loosens his tie and looks at the people behind the counter.
"Hey there, can I get a cobalt velvet, on the rocks?"
| >>323958
"Straight scotch to Beard here, and a Cobalt Velvet for Pinstripe! Sora, could you get 6 bottles of Super JD from the back for Astronaut here?"
>Seiko quickly begins pouring straight scotch into one glass while mixing a Cobalt Velvet in another.
"Welcome to Sora and Seiko's Secret Spring, Astro and Pinstripe!"
>She then hands Beard the scotch.
"Yeah, you could call it that! Our little neon garden for all weary souls who wish for a drink and a good time away from it all!"
| >>324230
"Neon, Vapor and Whiskey. Perfect Midnight in my books. How about a solar flare?"
>John kicks back his Triple-double whiskey.
| "...>>>Super JD's? I'm not sure they're going to take that but I'll try.">Morgan raises a brow... not that anyone can actually see it.
| >The door opens...
>A tall woman walks in confidently, scanning the bar with her sole eye. The other is covered in an eyepatch that is flecked with gold- a detail that continues itself in her hip-length, single braided black hair as well as the trimming on her jacket, which is marked by a yellow armband around her forearm.
>She loosens her jacket, revealing a tan blouse top and a black skirt, and adjusts a pair of small headphones on her neck. Both of her hands are covered in thick gloves with metal insets in the knuckles. She also has kneepads.
>If there's one thing that draws attention, however, it's the enormous, rectangular metal box she has slung over her shoulder. Despite its obvious weight, the woman doesn't seem to notice.
>She approaches the bar table with a genuine smile.
"Oi, tender..." >She says, taking a seat,
"Jack Daniels on the rocks."
| >>324452 >>324087
"Do none of you ever have something else but garbage like Jack Daniels?"
>John snarks.
| >>324456
"Does this apply to the rest of the..." >Rubber hitting glass. Morgan's palm has hit their face. "Fuck this city."
| >>324456
>The woman blinks.
"Excuse me?"
>>324458
"Yeah, I've had raw lead a few times. Kicks like being stabbed repeatedly." >She says, chuckling.
| >>324462
"There's already five of you in the damn alleyway, that's why I'm here to begin with, and now you're telling me there's a >>>sixth?"
| >Sora nods, coming and mildly struggling with carrying all the bottles, nearly dropping when she sees and nearly drops one of them
"U-uhm..."
| >>324463
>The woman's face remains confused... or at least, appears confused.
"...I have no idea what you mean," >She says, deliberately.
"How can there be five other 'me's'?"
| >>324462
"Yeah, I've had my fair share as well."
>John sighs, >>324465 as he comes over and grabs a few from her.
"Sora, let me help you out, just make sure miss goldeneye get's a Jameson 20 year, my treat."
| >>324467
"Actually, actually, while you're here." >They raise a finger.
"Do you know anything or anyone by the name of 'IDW DA NYA'?"
| >>324467
>She shrugs.
"No idea. Why do you think there are six copies of a stranger you just met?"
>>324469
>She smiles.
"A gentleman? I guess there's something to not judging books by their covers..."
| >>324472
"Honestly, I've completely given up on understanding the alleyway. All I can really do is jump in there with my AST and my GLOO gun and do some routine cleaning every once in a while."
| >>324477
"Well, that's just a pleasant surprise. She's the >>>one exception to the 'groups of five' rule aside from you in that there's like at least a dozen groups of her, probably more.">The disappointment swaps out to fury.
"AND, unlike *every other droid in the goddamn alley*, they automatically turn on when I get close!"
| >>324475
"If we are judging by covers, I'd say a gold-gilded one is pretty beautiful."
>John smiles.
| >>324481
"'Groups of Five' you say..." >She says, tapping the bar as she waits for her drink,
"Tell me... more."
| >>324483
>"Goldeneye" smirks.
"That's cute. Are you a collector, or just window shopping?" >She says, winking.
| >>324484
"Sure- what exactly do you want to know?" >Morgan pulls a tiny, funky-looking pistol out of their inventory. Putting the tapered barrel to the counter, they pull the trigger, prompting a glob of thick white foam to exit the barrel and stick to the table. Morgan pokes it twice- The first time, it's yielding. The second... not so much. They then draw a smiley face on the table with the pistol.
| "Nether. I prefer to treasure the books I get."
>John smirks back, sly as a fox.
| >The door to the bar opens a crack as a smol girl, no more than 4 feet tall, opens the door to the bar. One could see her wearing a shirt with a rose print on it and a pair of jeans and a pair of boots.
>Slipping in, she closes the door behind her and hops up on one of the chairs at the bar.
>She leans back and takes a look around
"Ooh...I like this place..."
| "quite a lot of ne-"
>and he disappears
>although is payment where cyrus once was
| "OKAY OKAY, HOLD ON!"
>Seiko has given up on trying to understand what is going on.
"Super Jack for Big Box Girl, and does ANYBODY ELSE want a drink? Just want to make sure you're all well treated here, and then you can get back to your conversation!"
>Seiko is adorable when she tries to be loud, as her voice only gets higher and higher pitched. She knows this too, which is why she tries to not do it unless she has to.
>She begins pouring some Super JD in a glass with ice.
| >>324487
"Who are you?"
>>324488
>At this, "Goldeneye" starts laughing.
"Oh man, you really are a charmer aint'cha? I have more than a few sisters that line would've worked on..."
>She leans over slightly.
"Bonus points for trying, though."
| >>324500
>"Goldeneye" makes a show of cleaning out her ears with mock wincing.
"Super Jack's fine for Big Box Me, don't you worry honey," >She says accepting the drink thankfully.
"Huh... I should write that down."
| >A glass is then set in front of 'Big Box Girl', Super JD on the ice.
"Here ya go, miss~! Let me know if you need anything else!"
>She begins to lean back a little bit, somewhat overwhelmed but great at not showing it.
| >>324506
>She raises the glass to salute the smol tender and then takes a slow, long gulp of the whiskey.
"Ahhh.... been so long. That's the stuff."
| >>324507
>The glare Morgan throws at M16 can probably be physically felt. They gesture to their nametag- M. Yu.
| >A bit overwhelmed by the sudden influx of people, Sora hides behind seiko, after placing the multitude of Jack Daniels on the counter anyway
"S-so many people.."
| >>324501
"Play your cards right, and I might do more than charm."
>>324500
"I'll get a Glendich 25, please and thank you, Seiko!"
>John says at albeit louder of a voice.
| >>324514
"B-babe, its okay! This is a good thing, this means business~..."
>Seiko tries to sound enthusiastic, but is also clearly nervous herself, and simply turns around and kisses Sora on the head.
"We'll be fine, this is just the first time we've gotten REALLY busy like this since we've opened. We can do it!"
>She turns back to the customers.
"Was anybody here referred by the danger/u/ ad? You all get your first round free if you can show me!"
| >>324514
"Thank you." >Morgan grabs five of the Super JD's bottles, and tosses them into the air in rapid succession. This is followed by a volley of fire from the tiny pistol that leaves the bottles encased in a football-sized sphere of GLOO. This sphere bounces on the floor, and Morgan moves over to take it."
| >>324517
"Hmm, haven't heard that name in a while! Good taste, coming right up!"
>Seiko goes into the back and grabs a bottle of premade Glendich 25, before pouring it in a cup and handing one to John.
"Here ya go John!"
| "Thanks Seiko. Stuffs not exactly easy to find in town."
>John takes a light sip, enjoying the amber drink.
| >A huge amount of the same smol blond catgirls spills into the bar, shouting somethinf about free drinks
| >>324512
"That's a funny way to write Big Box Girl." >She says, without missing a beat.
>>324514
>She looks over to the smol, concerned.
"Are you ok honey?"
>>324517
"Heh, you've probably run out of cards to play if you say that to every girl that walks in thirsty."
>>324519
"Nice gun."
| >>324530
"About time someone showed some interest in the damn thing. This thing fires GLOO- Geliform Lattice Organism Obstructor. Though uh, this pistol's GLOO isn't as strong as the real deal. It >>>does make a handy gag though-">Morgan fires a glob of GLOO at the catgirls, aiming for one of their mouths.
| >>324530
"Lucky for you, that I don't say it to every girl, only the pretty ones."
>John takes another sip of his drink
"But, if theres nothing on the table, then there's nothing to deal."
| >>324527
"W-WHOA~!"
>holycrapmorepeopleseikoisdyinginside.exe
"Like, wow, I think this may be our busiest night!"
>Seiko then speaks up:
"Welcome to Sora and Seiko's Secret Spring, what drinks would you like?"
| >>324518
"danger/u/? I did see an 'ad' for this place, yeah." >She says, thinking.
"Speaking of which, I should probably check in- one moment." >She brings her headphones up to her ear and extends a hidden mic.
>She coughs.
"Ahem, this is Julie Delta, come in-"
>She winces as a cacophony of voices rips through the headphone.
| >>324530
>sora slowly regains her composure, bowing
"I'm fine... just... a lot of people... Apolgies for the delay!
>Flustered, she gets to work at the backlog of drinks that have been ordered
| >>324532 >>324536
"HEY NOW, be careful where you shoot that thing Astronaut, we don't want to be disturbing other patrons okay?!"
>Seiko speaks up again in defense of the catgirl with gloo on her face.
"How is she gonna drink with that over her mouth?"
| >>324527
>Big Box Girl's eyes go wide at the sight.
"Good grief what are they DOING at IOP-"
>She raises her glass of SUPER JD out of the reaching hands of the numerous screeching girls.
>>324532
"Yeah well, does that handy gag work on- hey! Let go!"
>She dances the drink out of their reach just as a catgirl jumps on her back.
>>324533
"Sorry honey, I'm afraid I busted even before I sat down at the table."
>She tries to pull off the cat girl even as it cackles and swipes at her glass.
"I'm flattered, though."
| >In the confusion, Big Box Girl's headphones get pulled off and fall into the sea of IDW DAYNYAAA's!
"Oh hell..."
| "...say what now?"
>Seiko is beyond confuzzled.
| "—So many patrons."
> A suited woman enters the bar, quite surprised and confused with the commotion inside. She glances around, recognizing some familiar figures inside, as well as catgirls; lots of them.
"... Lest I disturb."
> She takes a seat as far from other patrons as possible, not wanting to further explode the bar's liveliness.
| "Better that you don't know." >Morgan grabs the one remaining Super JD's, and just sort of... Uh... pours it down the face of their helmet. Strangely, though, it seems to just disappear the second it falls off the face.
| >>324540 >>324545
"I'd cover your ears if I where you."
>Jhensen reaches in to his jacket, finding a method to deal with the swarm of catgurls, having already lost his drink to them.
| >>324546
"Welcome to Sora and Seiko's-HEY GET OUT FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER-Secret Spring! What would you like to drink today ma'am?"
>Seiko is busy trying to keep a group of catgirls from entering the kitchen, while also taking the new patron's order.
| "Anyway, I probably ought to go deliver these." >Morgan dribbles the GLOO sphere containing the bottles. They slap two items on the table- a credit chit, and a small white rectangle recognizable as a comms shotgun.
"If it gets out of hand, toss me a line." >They put the lid on their own Super JD's, then take the sphere and just... leave, wading through the unbreaking tide of IDWs.
| >Sora panicks as she is grabbed and slowly carried out of the bar by a swarm of catgirls she reaches out for seiko
"SEIKO!!!! HELP!"
| "OKAY, THAT'S IT!"
>Seiko quickly hits a switch from below the bar, and suddenly, a huge robot with a cylindrical shaped head comically dressed like a nurse comes rolling out on four wheels.
>"I AM MEDBOT, REPORTING FOR DUTY."
"MEDBOT! ADMINISTER EMERGENCY LOLIPOPS TO ALL OF THE CATGIRLS!"
>"EMERGENCY LOLIPOP SUBROUTINE STARTING..."
>...
>...
>"I AM THE CANDY CADET"
>"COME GET YOUR CANDY HERE"
>"I HAVE CANDY ALL DAY, EVERY DAY"
>"CANDY CANDY CANDY"
>The bot spins once.
| >>324550
"Don't mind me! I-I'll wait for all this to settle down for a bit."
> The woman notices how impossible that might be with the surplus of catgirls.
"—I'll make an order soon!"
| >John finally has enough, as he gets some bells out, and begins to ring them, hoping to attract the catgurls. It's melody is sweet and light, and the bells themselves have a small engraving few would notice.
| >The sea of catgirls calms for a moment, as they chew on the lolipops
| >With the shock of the chaos over, "Big Box Girl" starts laughing heartily.
"I'm not sure what just happened, nor am I sure I want to know, but this is one of the best breaks I've ever had on a job."
| >>324563
>John swipes it away at the last moment, only inticing the tingle of the bells, as he makes his way through the crowd of catgirls.
| ".. I don't recall Glitch City being a source of.. these girls."
> The woman oversees the catgirls' hyperactivity wither down. She sighs as the bar dials down its tone to something more bearable.
| "Ohohoh, nice one"
>The man with the beard, having finished his glass looks at the catgirls
| >>324570
"HuP! Fuck!"
>John begins to run towards the entrance of the bar, which does not help him, as the bell only gets louder, from which an effect emanates, causing people to feel a little drowsy...
| >>324576
> The woman rubs her right eye. Her expression showing a sign of drowsiness — her left eye soon notices Big Box Girl's stare, however.
"W-well. It's written everywhere in the—"
> She tiredly moans, now desperately showing multiple signs of being sleepy.
"—It's written everywhere in the city. You should have noticed it on your way here, shouldn't you?"
| >>324576
"You some kinda traveller lady? How couldnt you know about GC, the biggest shithole in the world"
>The bearded man says with a chuckle
| >>324572
>more and more catgirls climb ontop of john, as he finally allu reaches the entrance, they all eventuallu fall asleep, totally clogging the entrance with a pile of catgirls
| >>324588
"Someone. Please... pass me my whiskey."
>John struggles to breath, under all that catgirl.
| >>324592
"Sure thing pal, hey can I get a whiskey for the man being crushed to death by those cats?"
>The bearded man asks the tenders
| "Why are you even carrying that bell, John?"
> The woman turns to the now-hampered John. The pile of sleeping catgirls unwillingly gave her a slight chuckle.
"—Carrying a WMD around is never a good idea after all."
| >>324607
>The bearded man laughs and slaps his knee before going towards John
"Sure thing mate, here's the helping hand"
>He tries to get John Unstuck
| >the man in the pinstripe suit sips on his drink quietly while he listens in on the conversations around him
"Lively place you got hear. That's good, nice when a place is a little loud"
>He tosses back the rest of his cobalt velvet in one go and glances towards the bartenders
"I'll have whatever you recommend for a fan of vintage scotch"
| >>324613
"Came in handy, no? Otherwise e would have lost a whole lot of whiskey."
>>324614
"Thanks man."
>You attempt to pull John out, but it might need more effort.
(Roll!)
| "Define 'handy' — this scenario you are portraying does not fit the definition I already have."
> The woman answers John with a lightly sarcastic rebuttal.
"At least those catgirls seem to enjoy their sleep."
| >>324623
"Handy for me to have a reason to drink."
>John smirks, but this is not visible, due to only a hand of his sticking out.
| >>324621
>The bearded man suddenly smirks and pulls away like it's nothing, putting john straight back on his feets (20)
"Well, no way catgirls would manage to stop me"
>He says with a smile
| >>324634
"So about that drink I owe ya."
>John takes his seat back.
"What do you want? Anything, as long as it's not Jack."
| >>324585 >>324587
>She shrugs.
"I just got into town. Usually busy on the job, you know. I must have missed that."
| >She scratches her head as she examines all the sleeping IDW's, and then shakes it.
"Now where did I lose those headphones..."
| >>324641
"You think I'd drink that nasty shit? Give me a blended Scotch Whiskey and you'll make me a happy man"
>The bearded fellow says with a frown
| >>324644
>John slides her headphones to her.
>>324646
"Hm... 2 doubles of Johnny Walker Double Black, On the rocks, please and thank you, Seiko!"
| >Sora climbs her way out of the IDW pile, with messy hair
"Coming riiight up..."
>She stumbles back over behind the counter
| >Suddenly, Seiko sets all of the backlogged drinks on the counter.
"WHEW, THAT was a RUSH! All of your drinks are ready folks!"
>Wiping sweat off her brow, Seiko then quickly runs around the counter and hugs Sora.
"Are you hurt? I had no idea you were under there, otherwise I would have came to you...I'm sorry babe.
>Seiko gives a low frown to Sora.
| >>324647
>She takes the headphones and puts them back on.
"Thanks. Now let's-" >Her face drops.
"...Ah shit. Here we go..."
| >Sora hugs seiko back
"It's ok babe... sorry for being swept under like that.. i should've helped you with the drinks..."
>she glances back at all the catgirls
"Uhm.. what are we going to do with them?"
| >>324647
>Receiving his drink the man takes it and starts drinking
"Thanks mate, thats pretty good"
>He says to John
| "So I guess you're not from round here, are you?"
>John holds out a hand.
"John, local medler."
| >the man in the suit lets out a laugh
"Meddler? That describes about every person I've met since I moved here last year"
>He sips his drink
"A good thing to be in my opinion"
| "So who might you be?"
| >the man speaks
"Local eavesdropper, cab driver, and private investigator. Asher Gray, at your service."
| >>9450cf >>8baab8
(I got you twos confoused.)
"AG, ey? I've heard of your work, and I might be in need."
>John smiles a business smile.
| >>324690
"Yeah, I heard of you, from a tall friend of mine"
>The bearded man laughs
"well, ill introduce myself then, name's Okabe, nice to meet you two"
| >>324693
>Asher smiles
"Looking for a ride or some information then?"
>>324701
"Which tall friend might that be?"
| >A Popola unit drifts into the bar. To those who've seen her here before, the white kimono the redhead wears instantly identifies her as Chisa. Her sleeves have blue stains on them, though, and her arms underneath them are wrapped in bandages, bearing stains of a similar shade. She heads on up to the counter, greeting the proprietors with a little wave.
"Hello again!"
| "H-huh, wait. Wait. Asher, is that you?"
> The woman suddenly reacts after rehearsing the conversation back in her head — she seems to have fallen idly to sleep for a moment.
"—Have you changed that much to the point where I don't recognize you?"
| "ah, I think I know who you're talking about there."
>He sips his drink some more
>>324789
>He turns to face the woman, attempting to recognize the owner
"Sure is!"
| > Hearing the response, the woman perks up and seemingly as a greeting, made her left eye glow — but it's not the expected neon blue glow, it's white.
"Out of all places, a bar is the one you pick to accidentally meet me."
> She beamed a smile at the man.
| >>324801
>Okabe simply looks at the girl
"You have beautiful eyes miss"
>He says with a grin
"So you two know eachother, I'm sure there's one hell of a story behind that one"
| "T-thank you — and, yes! Asher over here has had a some history with me."
> She continues the conversation, her eye still dimly glowing.
"After all, he has been kind enough offer his car and his driving expertise."
| "well, it's certainly nice to see you outside of a riot"
>He smiles
"You've changed a little yourself!"
| >>324809
"History huh? Lets just hope it wasnt the romantic kind, that would make me sad!"
>Okabe says with a smile and a laugh
| "Ah-uhm—.. of course not! It was a professional relationship, wasn't it Asher?"
> She replies to Okabe, quietly chuckling herself.
"The name is Uni. I figured I don't have your name quite yet."
| >Asher frowns
"Careful who you tell your name Uni. You are wanted now"
| >>324829
"Well, that's one beautiful name, fitting really"
>He keeps smiling
"I'm Okabe Isuoe"
>>324831
"Wanted? Well that makes the two of us similar miss Uni, although the ones chasing me are the kind even Baron Samedi would run from!"
>He chuckles
| >>324831
"—Technically I have given very little defense, why bother?"
> Uni answered Asher's words, recognizing what significance they are in her current state.
"Besides! We need to get bounty every now and then; I suspect someone wants me to change my schedule a bit."
> She then glances down, sighing before returning to Okabe.
>>324840
"I doubt my bounty is of a significant degree. It's simply a footnote in an officer's report, really."
> She smiled back at the man.
| "—Wait, 'Okabe'... I feel as though I have heard of the name before."
> Uni made a quick pace back in the conversation, trying to remember the name.
"Where did I hear it though.."
> She made a long 'hmm' to indicate herself digging back her old memories.
| >>324851
"Well, I would remember meeting such a sweet girl, so I think this is our first meeting"
>Okabe jokingly says
| >Asher sighs
"You'll be safe here, given the 'no cops' policy, but you never know who might be receiving and foolish enough to try and collect a bounty."
>He sips his drink again before turning to okabe
"Ha, trying to put the moves on Uni, eh?"
| *listening
| > Uni blushes, sheepishly laughing to distract herself from the conversation.
"T-that is sweet of you, Okabe—"
> She regains her composure shortly after; not used to the compliments given by Okabe.
"I know. I'm well-aware of that. There has been, what, three attempts made in my workplace alone? It's not exactly safe, Asher, but I know how well I'll end up if I take a nice wrong step."
| >>324860
"Well, I'm not going to disagree with you, though I'm opposed to teasing a friend's of mine too much"
>He turns to Uni
"Well, if you're ever feeling like you need a hand, swing by the Lily Pad cafe. I've got my office based out of there, and the owners are real sweet. Lily would just adore you"
| >>324865
"Well if you say so, I'll stop"
>Okabe says with a chuckle
"Speaking of which, you're a detective lad arent you?"
| >>324849
"No, no mackerel this time I'm afraid." >She giggles.
"I'm afraid of what would happen if I touched it with my arms the way they are right now. How've you been?"
| >>324865
"T-thank you, it's good to know I have someone I can rely on."
> Uni gave Asher a reassuring smile that echoes out what she said.
"Honestly, I didn't know my peaceful everyday would be disrupted like this. It is a sudden shift from a calm breeze to a rollercoaster of everything."
| >>324869
>He smiles
"Sure am, though calling me a 'lad' is pure flattery and will get you nowhere"
>He drinks the rest of his drink
"Interested in talking business, I take it?"
| "Good... Seiko's been talking about opening a nightclub or something.... What's wrong wit h your arms?"
| >>324874
"I just happen to use a few old words, dont mind it too much!"
>Okabe says
"And yes, I am interested in talking buisness, see, I happen to be looking for a certain someone"
| >>324873
"The way I see it, chaos only makes the peaceful moments even more enjoyable"
>Okabe says with a smile to Uni
| >>324882
"Indeed. It brings color to the monotone."
> She nods through the sentence.
"But I presume the patrons at my workplace would much prefer for the chaos to be self-contained."
| >>324878
>Chisa grimaces, then rolls up her right sleeve. The bandages were merely stained with cyan towards her wrists, but the area near the elbow is just completely cyan.
"This kid we found rummaging in our trash scratched them up when we tried to restrain her. They're coming along nicely though, no need to worry."
| >>324886
"Do not worry, its nothing as petty as that"
>Okabe says with a chuckle
"I'm talking about a peculiar individual, have you heard the rumors of a flesh eater around the town lately?"
| "My, first vampire, now flesh-eater. Surely Glitch City has enough power to bring about creatures of deep fantasy."
> Uni jokingly said. She only did giggle once to prevent the conversation from getting derailed.
"—And surely Asher never ran out of weird cases to solve."
| >>324888
>Asher scratches his head
"A flesh eater you say? You've got my attention"
>>324892
"Ah, actually, that vampire case never did get solved. Kinda got swept up by the riots and went cold, although I've got reason to believe they may be associated with the corporation I'm currently investigating"
| "The riots did come shortly after, no wonder it would be shut rather easily."
> Uni replied to Asher, but her attention was taken to the bar's counter.
"—I should perhaps order something. Does anyone want a drink? Or, rather, a refill of what you have at hand?"
| >>324895
"Well, I dont mean a litteral ghoul or a creature of legend, they look oddly normal, except for the teeth"
>Okabe says, now looking more serious, but smiling nonetheless
"A vampire huh? Sounds interesting"
| >>324899
"Thank you for the offer Uni, but I'll be fine with what I have, plus it would make me feel bad to let a lady buy me a drink"
>Okabe says to her
| >>324902
"Well, specifically someone attempting to create the illusion of vampirism."
>>324899
"Ah, I think this is it for me, have to drive back to the office at some point"
>He sips on his drink, then realizes he already finished
"Well, maybe one more, but I'll take care of it"
>He looks over to the bartender
"One of those solar flares, please"
| "L-let me pay for it, at least. I have the one free round from the ad, it will be a waste if I don't use it."
> Uni goes over to the counter before taking her phone from her pocket.
"—Besides, I can't drink alcohol or karmotrine. I will definitely waste the free drink if I use it for myself."
| >Okabe finishes his drink and then smiles to Uni
"Is that so? I myself dont like Karmotrine or alcohol that much, well scotch is the exception I guess"
>He laughs dryly
"I remember some Bartender gal made me an amazing drink this one time I was in the city, she even named it after my nickname"
>He says
| "I don't handle alcohol well, and for some reason karmotrine does a better job at knocking me down."
> Uni says, turning over to Okabe.
"And to be immortalized as the name of a drink sounds rather amazing. Though I imagine it would be weird to hear whenever it's referred to."
| "Chu.. I don't recognize the word."
> Uni looks to be confused at the sentence, and most dominantly at the word.
| >>324929
"It means cringey, I guess? Pardon my japanese, its really the only way I can describe it"
>He says with a laugh
"They call me Ragnarök after all"
| >>324929
"It basically means he was some edgy teen roleplayer at some point, in simplest terms. I'm super eager to hear about it!"
>Asher laughs
| >asher laughs
"Ragnarok, my god! Simply amazing!"
| >>324933
"I didnt choose the name, believe me, I just had very self destructive tendencies you see"
>Okabe says with a sigh
| "You guys seem to have a hang of knowledge in Japanese."
> Uni chuckles, still not knowing how the word applies.
"Ragnarok. Come to think of it, I think I have drank something with that name before."
> She pauses, remembering it shortly after.
"—Oh! It's the drink Emily mentioned. She told me a story along with that dri—"
> And then she gave a longer pause, knowing the tail end of the story early on.
"... Are you—.. I'm not going to ask."
| >>324952
"Oh, so you met Emily? She was a nice girl, wasnt she"
>He says with a smile
"You can ask, I dont mind"
| "She definitely is. Although, from her side of the story, it sounds rather tragic."
> Uni frowned, recalling word-by-word Emily's story of the drink's origin.
"And I didn't expect to meet the protagonist of the story here, you know."
> She grinned as she tries to lighten her mood.
"Bars sure do come in handy when it comes to meeting unexpected people, hm."
| >>324960
"Oh, my life is one big fucking tragedy, she got thay right, but life is what you make out of it hmm?"
>He says with a nostalgic smile
"I decided I would change, and so I did, sure wasnt easy, but I managed"
| >>324887
>A Small gasp is heard from sora
"A-ah ok... erm, what would you like to drink, we have a promotion going on... and stuff..."
| >>324974
"Well, I'm in no mood to test my inhibitors so... How about a Sugar Rush?" >The Popola casts a glance at her nails- they've been painted cyan, probably to match up with the bandages.
| >>324975
>Sora mumbles to herself
"How much karmotrine should i put into this.... I really should get a better feel for these kind of things..."
>she serves one with an again, dubious amount of karmotrine
| >>324979
>Chisa takes the Sugar Rush, her gaze diverting to the blown-out wall as she takes her first sip.
"...That where you're building the nightclub?" >She gestures with the glass towards the next area.
| "Yeah... still has a lot of work that needs to go into it... decorating the bar alone was a pain... but atleast it's free real estate"
| >asher sits up
"We're giving a popola alcohol? Well, this should be fun"
| >>324982
"Need a hand? Or rather, four?" >Chisa takes another sip of the Sugar Rush.
Yukiko and I specialize in building more than just guns, you know." >She takes another sip.
"Oh, by the way- The karmotrine in this is perfect." >She raises her glass.
| >>324985
>She flumbles
"Oh that would be really wonderful but uhm.... How much would do you chargE?"
| >>324982
>Okabe suddenly laughs
"Its free real estate, haven't heard that one in a while!"
>He then coughs
"Sorry"
| >>324988
"Nothing, really." >She shrugs.
"We make enough from our gunsmithing trade that we can just give our other services away for free. You being cute certainly helps." >Chisa winks, laughs, waves her hand dismissively.
"Seriously though, it's completely free."
| "W-wait, does that mean you'll help us for free?!?"
| >Seiko comes back from her comically long, "my RPer was clearly sleeping" moment of staring off into space.
"S-sorry, Earth to Seiko!"
>She looks around at the audience now.
"Okay, does anybody need a drink now?"
| >>325004
"Of course we are." >Chisa raises her glass, now half-full.
"Even if we weren't willing to work for free, I haven't had a Sugar Rush this good anywhere- That would be payment enough, I think." >She smiles.
| >Sora pulls over Seiko and whispers nervously into her ear
"We might have just doubled our workforce on that nightclub..."
| >Chisa finishes off her drink, then twirls the empty glass on the tip of her finger.
"Please, ma'am, may I have another?"
| "Of course!"
>>325013
>Sora begins preparing another solar flare, a bit more confidently this time, placing it infront of Asher hastily.
>>325016
>She then proceeds to make Chisa another sugar rush, at this point comfortable enough to not second guess herself about the amount of karmotrine
>>325015
"Hm... would you like some fruit juice? I think we still have some from a few weeks ago...
| >>325023
"Thank you!" >She bows her head in thanks, taking the glass.
"So, when are you planning to start work on the nightclub?"
| >Asher takes the drink and takes a sip immediately
"Whoo, that's something different"
| >>325008 >>325025
>Seiko looks around to Sora and the one who has offered to help.
"W-wait what?! You're gonna help build the nigbtclub? That would be great!"
>She smiled and jumped up and down happily!
"W-well we just need to clean up the nextdoor apartment now that we've knocked down the wall, and then decorate it and do it up just like a nightclub would be, and then once that's done we'll put a wall back up with a door from here to there so people can switch! It'll be so fun!"
| >>325041
>in an orange flash guess who appears
>along with some construction drones and equipment
"i help to"
| >>325041
"Right on, then. I'll give Yukiko a call and tell her to bring everything-" >She bursts into laughter.
"-who am I kidding? She's already on her way." >Chisa grins, shotgunning her Sugar Rush.
"Another one, please!"
| >John wakes up, from passing out due to being flooded by catgirls and booze.
"HUH? Where am I now? The Record Room?"
| "Right away!"
>Sora smiles as she serves Chisa another sugar rush
>Sora gives John a weird look as shee pours Okabe a glass a fruit smoothie
"Record room? What's that?"
>She gives another weird look to the man
"Uhm... who are you and how did you know about the nightclub"
| >A man wearing a long trench coat enters the building
"Woah, this place sure is gettin' business, huh?"
>he heads towards the bar
"Hey there, I'd like to get a piledriver, please."
| > Uni blitzes back to reality after zoning out for a moment.
"'Tender, I didn't know we have juice here."
> She eyes the fruit juice meant for Okabe, and orders one herself.
"I'll have one of those, please."
| >>325083
"As long as it tastes like tomato and vodka."
>John tries to smile, but his head pains him.
| >>325091 >>325214 >>325231
"Bleeding Jane, Piledriver and Juice, coming right up!
>Seiko smiles happily as she begins making the drinks.
"And welcome all newcomers to Sora and Seiko's Secret Spring!"
>She turned to Trenchcoat.
"Yeah, one of the busiest days we've had since we opened, and this isn't evev including the army of ravenous catgirls...That was scary~"
>She sighs as she looks around.
"Got some volunteer help to build a nightclub nextdoor though, which is AWESOOOOOME!"
| >>325281
>The man takes his drink and sits down at the counter, removing his trench coat
"Sounds like things are going well for you guys, then. Always nice to have some thriving bars."
>The man nods a few times and begins drinking
| >>325079
"Gratias~" >Chisa raises her glass- then almost drops it as her sister, who's managed to make it as far as the counter without giving away her presence, places her hands over her eyes. "Yuki-- !!"
"Hey." >Yukiko, clad in a plain blue kimono with what appears to be a blacksmith's frock on top of it, gives Sora a little wave.
"When can we start?"
| >>325281
"Thanks. So Asher, about that job. I need an in to The precinct that CN is at. And before you ask, I'm not there for him."
>John takes a light drink of his bleeding jane.
| >>325577
"Hm, depending on what you're after, I'd try talking to Ferris. She's the most reasonable on the force, last I knew. I'm afraid I'm an investigator of the private type, meaning no official ties to gcpd, although I've helped on a couple cases"
| "Hmm... Peterson has gone quiet, and so have my usuals. Something is going on."
>John ponders.
| "Wasn't Peterson the officer assigned to Elliot's case?"
> Uni asks John after taking her juice a good look. She lightly sips on to let her mouth be accustomed to the taste.
"I'm surprised he disappeared from your radar."
| "He's not gone, but tight lipped. Won't say much. He's checking in on Elliot, right?"
>John finishes his Bloody Jane, savouring the vodka, and feeling better.
"Just what I needed."
| "He was, as far as I know. I need to check up on her again anyway, she is a klutz after all."
> Uni gave a thorough gulp, but left out a portion of her juice.
"Besides, she is one of the suspects listed. I can't leave her quite alone."
| "All I can say is that there is a place for the both of you to lay low. I'm not planning in to getting in to the politics behind this."
>John shrugs.
| "I don't mind not laying low, but I can't decide for Elliott."
> Uni sighs, not going further to elaborate her point.
"—Either way, what are you planning for all this? I don't assume you would care, but.. well; I just thought that you might."
| "It's to do with loose ends. Only a coincidence that CN would be there."
>John Sighs.
"It's to do with the past."
| "I see."
> Uni doesn't budge any further as she finishes her drink.
"So, how much have you drank, old man?"
> She stood up from the bar stool, taking out a credstick from her suit's pocket.
| "First of all, I'm still spry, and Second, I've only had a Bloody Jane."
>He holds his hand out, motioning to Uni to not pay.
"My treat."
| "—H-hey, I was the one going to treat you and these two free drinks."
> Uni gestures to Okabe and Asher as the 'these two'.
| "let an 'old man' have his pride."
>John smiles.
| "What's up with you people and your pride."
> Uni puts back her credstick before sitting down to the same stool. She takes a view at the now-quiet bar, feeling a pinch of difference in its state.
"Somehow it feels less chaotic now. Those catgirls sure are loud, hmh."
| "I wonder where they came from though—"
> Uni quickly checks on her phone, going through messages and tapping on it for a few times.
"Oh—.. It seems like I'll have to go in a blitz now. Thank you for the treat, John! I'll be sure to repay you later."
> She says before leaving; in each word she is already a step away and closer to the cold outside.
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| "BAAABE! BABE COME LOOK!"
>To the right of the bar, over past some tables, the wall to what would have been the next apartment building over was no more!
"I GOT IT BY MYSELF!"
>Seiko smiled wildly, holding a sledgehammer with a toothy grin as she wore a tied red plaid button up unbuttoned down to show a *lot* of cleavage, her hair now dyed a bright blonde color and tied back into a messy ponytail, wearing some ripped up blue jeans and black combat boots.