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(Setting) The Burning Gunsmith
| >The inside fares much better, as it has been repaired to a reasonable state. Stools line the bar, as Evie, the bartender wipes a glass. Tables pepper the room, paired with chairs, as the old sofas have been replaced.
>In the back of the bar, you can hear, and smell, the small kitchen in the back, making various kinds of meals.
| >a Grey haired and skinny maid stumbles into the bar with the Help of another girl
"Caaain isn't this a bar? Whakinda bar serves ramen....
| >>345543
"Uhh... this one, if we ask kindly."
>Cain walks in with Dahk being supported.
"Evie! Long time no see!"
>>345537
"Miss Cain! Happy to see you again! What will it be today?"
>Evie waves to them, giving them a modest, polite smile as they come in.
| >Dahk's stomach growls loudly
"fooooood..."
| >>345554
"2 Ramen Specials, if you can."
>Cain sits down a table, seating Dahk nearby.
"Sorry, we're all out of Broth, thanks to SOMEONE!"
>Evie shouts the last part towards the back kitchen, garnering a response.
"I said I'm sorry!"
>Cain thinks for a second, before turning to Dahk.
"Ah, then how about some burgers and beer, Dahk?"
| >>345559
"Burgers work..."
>She whispers into cain's ear
"Why diddn't you tell me you knew such a cute bartender!?"
| > A woman enters. Clad in a deep purple suit, her appearance alone describes she is here for something special. Her professionally donned hair and pink glossy lips accents her looks.
"—D-Dahk, Cain?"
> It took her no time to spot the maid outfit.
| >>345566
"2 Burgers and beers for Miss Cain!"
"On it!"
>Cain whispers back
"Well, now that I look at her, she's got this sort of charm..."
>Evie more gruff and tough, than cute, if you went by her words. from where you sit, you can see her in a tank top, revealing her mildly muscular form, and as you go up, you see a slightly scared face, one eye covered by a eye-patch, as her hair flows down to her back, tied back in a ponytail.
| >Dahk waves enthusiastically at Uni
"Hey it's my cute date!"
| > Uni smiles, she obviously has been holding out her expression from looks alone.
"—I-it's not a date!"
> Before she could answer Cain, she had already deflected the date proposal; typical of her.
| "I-I'll have a drink. Nothing with karmotrine, please."
> She answers, trying to maintain her composure and her blushing under control.
"Oh, also—"
> Uni holds out a bag she was holding. She puts it on the table as she takes a seat.
"It's nothing fancy, but I hope you two would like it."
> The bag contains several type of clothing. They all seem to be brand new.
"And Cain, I don't know your sizes, s-so.. I had to guess."
| "Huuh? but Cain already stripped me and stuff, you ure it isn't a date?"
| >>345602
"I kinda... maybe... forgot to send the sizes... I got too flustered..."
>Cain hides her face...
| "....Why did you need my sizes again?"
| "Verily."
> Uni sits down, annoyed at the two.
"—Even though I can guess Dahk's sizes from her outfit, I don't know yours, Cain. And you two aren't helping by being all perverse!"
> Was that a pout from Uni?
| >>345610
"Oh i can tell you Cain's sizes"
>She goes over and whispers them into Uni's ear, giving her a hug
"and i'm sorry for being a perv..."
| > Uni was surprised, both from the hug and the sizes.
"—Goodness, you two."
> She goes back to holding back her blushing, but her face has definitely been stained by the pink of the blush.
| >>345610
"I-I'm not perverse, you are..."
>Cain mumbles.
>Evie eventually brings over 2 beers and 2 burgers, placing them down gently.
"Have a good meal~"
>>345619
"Would you like something?"
| >>345624
"—A drink, but nothing with karmotrine or alcohol, please."
> She first replies to Evie, and then rapidly turns to Cain.
"H-how is that my fault? I wanted an exact sizes for her! I-I thought it's a normal question for girls to have."
| "..."
>Cain pouts, not knowing how to answer.
"Uhh... Sure, some juice then?"
| >Dahk munches into the burger, her eyes going wide as she squeals
"I forgot how good food was!"
>She hugs Cain as thanks, and consumes the burg ravenously
| "Juice should be fine."
> Uni nods. She smiles at Dahk, as her happiness shows visibly.
"—I say, I still don't understand why you need to lock yourself for a simple painting, Dahk."
| >>345641
>Evie comes back with a tall glass of Cherry juice< placing it near Uni, and quietly walks away, not wanting to interupt the discussion.
| >>345641
"I was painting the cutest person of all of existance! or... was attempting to anyway... But what oes it matter to you?!"
| >>345677
"It matters because we haven't seen you in months, you made me worried, Dahk."
>Cain answers between mouthfuls.
| "Right. It is quite an unhealthy obsession to have—"
> Uni takes a sip off the juice, feeling its glass being significantly taller than what she used to.
"—And when you disappear without a trace, that's when you should draw the line."
> She says, sternly.
| >Dahk rubs the back of her head sheepishly
"I'm sorrry i'm sorry.. i just diddn't think anyone would miss me"
| >>346226
>Cain gives Dahk a playful smach at the back of her head, right over her hand.
"Idiot! You think I wouldn't miss you!?"
| "R-right! You have friends here, do you not think they will be worried?"
> Uni amps up her voice as to make the situation a little less tense.
"—It's not only me or Cain either. I'm sure you have lots anxiously asking of your whereabouts."
| "Heh, if by lots you mean people with sexual harassment charges..."
>She drinks her beer
"Honestly... what do you guys even see in me?"
| >A tall man with his hair tied up walks into the bar, looking tired as he scratches his stubble
>He wears a simple shirt and cargo shorts, exposig what could only be described as a fit figure
"Iyaa, that was tiring to say the least"
>Uni could recognize Okabe Isuoe, although he looked way more laid back casually dressed
| >>346248
"Where do I start? You can make amazing clothes, you program with the best, you are an AMAZING PI, for all the wrong reasons, and you are an all round good friend to have!"
>Cain lists off the reasons, all the while hugging her.
| >>346248
"Definitely a good friend, if nothing more."
> Uni gave her reply, complimenting that of Cain's.
>>346270
"—My, I don't expect you here."
> She faces the man, recognizing him from further away.
"I say, bars will always be a place to meet unexpected people—"
| >>346400
>Okabe seems surprised to be called out, but instantly recognizes Uni
"Well if it isnt the cutest girl around, I'm glad you remember me"
>He says as he gets closer, bowing a little to cain and the maid at her side
"I consider myself a wanderer, and I so happened to hear good things about this place from a friend of mine"
| >>346285
>Dahk blushes at each of the items and smiles, hugging Cain back
"Oh c'mon... let me be depressed for a little longer. It's so nice to be spoiled like this... But thanks, i needed that."
>She looks to evie
"Can i get another burger? I'm still starving!"
| >>346414
"If you may, please use that title to refer to me sparingly."
> Uni shoots up a glare at Okabe before returning back to the conversation.
"I take it that you have yet to meet two of my friends here?"
| (Whoops, wrong quote. Was quoting >>346407, not >>346414)
| >>346416
"Oh come on Uni, let off. You are the cutest thing around."
>Cain teases Uni, and returns to Dahk.
>>346414
"Oh you, it hurts me too much to see my best friend like that, Evie! Another For Dahk! Make it double, and animal style!"
>Cain orders another burger, similar to in and out.
"Right away!"
| "I-I won't put it off because I know for the fact that I didn't win the con—"
> Uni stops her blabbering by forcefully drinking the juice she held; cooling her down. Literally and figuratively.
| >>346416
>Okabe shrugs
"Well, if you dont want me to call you that, I'll take notes, and yes I have yet to meet your friends although I know the name Cain from an acquaintance"
>He smiles at Cain
| >>346438
"Didn't expect to be this popular at this stage. Who do I have the pleasure of meeting?"
>Cain smiles back a polite, restrained smile.
| >>346439
"I'm Okabe Isuoe, ladies man and art enthusiast, I hear you have an amazing gallery in the uptown"
>He says with a laugh, he doesnt sound too serious, but his eyes look oddly tired
| >>346443
"Why yes I do, We try to keep with the times, put out new art forms, if you catch my drift."
>Cain keeps her business-like smile.
| >Dahk munchs on her new burg, ears perking up at little at ladies man
"Hey! same here! Art and cuties are my thing!"
| "—Over a drink, I think people will get along well either way."
> Uni muses over Okabe's words as she drank half of her drink.
"And of course, Dahk here will want more friends with her."
| >A person with a tired expression on her face walks inside and takes a sit by the bar; she's wearing a black carbon fiber cybersuit with green neon outlines, a pair of visor goggles with red round glasses, and proudly possesses long ginger hair. She has no traces of combat she passed through not so long ago on her body - no visible injures, no outfit damaged, only tiny drops of blood on her pale skin.
"A Sugar Rush, please."
>She addressed the bartednder politely yet in tired voice
| >>347723
"Right away, Ma'am."
>Evie quickly makes up a Sugar Rush, placing it at the bar.
>>346723
"Sometimes, more friends is just what the doctor would prescribe."
>Cain finishes her beer and burg.
"Dahk, jesus, you eat so fast!"
| "Thank you."
>NaVi nodded in gratitude, placing some tips on a counter as an addition to the payment for the drink. She felt exhausted, and in urgent need to blow some steam off.
"Say, bartender. Do you collect stories, or perhaps, up for a little talk?"
| "Let her be, happiness needs food to work after all!"
> Uni says jokingly, smiling at Dahk and her burg.
"To eat or not to eat, that is not a question."
> Despite making the joke, she herself isn't munching or eating anything — just taking sips from the juice she ordered.
| >>347807
"Always happy to hear, always happy to talk."
>Evie says, wiping a glass.
>>347808
"Uni, speaking of food, maybe you want something? You are looking a bit thin..."
>Cain pokes at her.
| >>347808
>Okabe chuckles at the joke
"Well, I'll see you around, ladies"
>He slowly makes way for the bar, whistling some old song to himself
| "No! I have been gaining weight!"
> Uni.. probably doesn't lie, but her demeanor doesn't tell much apart from the idea that she isn't comfortable with measuring her weight.
"I have taken a meal back at home. I should be fine for the next few hours."
| "Uh-h? Me? Well, i will turn this offer down. And... It's just i am a bit stressed. Like - after seeing seventeen people dying with these very eyes..."
>NaVi slowly sips her Sugar Rush, looking at Cain when she addressed her.
"Not to mention i have killed some of them, and was injured during the brawl..."
| ( *will not turn this offer down
| "...And besides! knowing you it'd probably go to all your sexy areas!"
| > Uni froze for a moment, looking down before going back to Dahk.
"N-no-no! Those have stopped gaining size!"
| "Of course not!"
> Uni covers her chest, guarding herself against Dahk.
"—T-they are not meant to be 'c-checked' in public."
| "C'mon! we gotta do a size check to make sure you're healthy! Cain did it to me earlier, so it's only fair if you did one too~"
>She slowly leans towards Uni, with her grabby hands
| "N-no—"
> Uni closes her eyes and throws her attention away from Dahk, but made no effort to avoid Dahk.
| >Dahk pounces on Uni, but instead of groping, simply tightly hugs her, mumbling in her ear
"Thanks for trying to cheer me up, i really appreciate it"
| > Uni is even more surprised by Dahk's action. Her face, whose blush can be seen visibly now, tries to make a smile.
"—That's what friends are for, r-right?"
| "Thank you for the drink. Looks like it would be best for me to come along on some other day. It is noisy here, those two seem to enhoy each other, and i don't really want to interfere or distract them."
>Speaking that way, NaVi steps off the counter, places the payment for her drink on it, and heads for the exit.
| >>348282
>Dahk nuzzles Uni a bit, and then finally lets go... not before giving her a quick grope in the process
"Yep, definitely went up a size"
| "Wh-wha—.. they are still C!"
> Uni proclaims in a panic, flustered by Dahk's groping. She didn't think much of what she said until seconds later, when she drops her face down the table.
"—N-nobody heard that."
> She says in her denial.
| "Hum... C for Cute huh? I can live with that"
>Dahk gives a dorky smile and glances at Uni again
"Then... maybe it went... to your butt?"
| "I did not consent for a public size measurement."
> She says flatly, her face still planted on the table.
"B-besides I don't think I have grown that much."
| "Huh but you're so much cuter... Ah well"
>she returns to her seat
"It doesn't have to be public you know.... i know this great love hotel.."
| >Cain looks on in, amused, but not exactly ready to do anything...
>>348290
(I thought you were talking to Evie, not Cain?)
"Leaving so soon?"
>The bartender raises an eyebrow.
| (And i got totally ignored ._.
-NaVi)
| (No worries. Maybe better luck next time.)
| >>348533
(Noooo don't leave!)
"How about a drink on the house, for a story?"
>Evie leans on the bar.
| >>348317
"L-love hotels are not for dates!"
> Uni jumps into the conversation in an instant, rejecting the idea.
| "Hm? That does sound nice, but expect me to blatantly blow some steam off while i will be telling it. The last hours were indeed stressful..."
>NaVi exhales slightly as she gets back over to the bar counter.
"Say... Would it be possible to adjust the amount of in... Actually, nevermind. Something soft and non-alcoholic, please."
| >>348647
"It's not!"
> Uni has long given up the idea of repelling Dahk's intent.
"—C-Cain, help me!"
> So naturally, she turns to the other member of the date-table.
| "It's not a date... so we can head to a Love hotel then, right!?"
| >NaVi sighed, suspiciously eyeing the drink and taking a sip of it, then turning to her speech.
"I barely can call it great, neither it deserves to be such. It is filled with blood, sweat, death, and a bitter end of disappointment. But - after this one i will tell you another story. A better one."
| "Hmmmm... Nah, seeing her back to normal is funnier."
>Cain smiles smugly.
| > Uni gives up all hope and proceeds to simply nod to everything Cain and Dahk says.
"—I am not made for this—.."
> She mumbles, again, back to her face on table position.
| "So it's Settled, time to go to a love hotel and privately measure Uni!!!"
>Dahk picks up Uni in a princess carry
| > Uni covers the entirety of her face with her hands, futilely attempting to smear off the vivid emotions showing through her.
"I-I.."
> She doesn't say a word, but she doesn't object either.
| "Huh? Cain she said yes though, isn't that consent? not like this cutie's objecting~"
| "Dahk, come on, ease up on the teasing."
| "fiiine"
>she sits Uni down, but not before giving her a quick kiss
"Jeez it's not like i was going to bang her..."
| "... T-thank you Cain."
> Uni froze, still unable to contain all the teasing Dahk had made.
"I thought I was done for."
| >NaVi finds her in quite a hurry, leaving half-empty Fluffy Dream on the counter and quickly leaving for the door.
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| >On the edge of the Flooded district, sits a bar, surrounded by building dilapidated. You can hear someone snoring from one of the alleyways, just presenting to you how respectable the place is.