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(Setting) Portly Locksmith Pub
| > A single Asian man enters and makes way to the counter. faltering every second step before sitting down and yawning. His pure black eyes, matching that of his and the bartender's hair, answer before he does.
"Strawberry daiquiri, please. Feelin' exotic."
| "Where in heavens is this?!"
> A woman, or a lady of sorts, says in frustration — a frustration audible enough to be heard inside of the bar.
"I'm lost. I'm lost—"
> She enters the bar. Her confused look can only be attributed to her unknowledgeable grasp of the city.
| > The man turns, standing and walking to her.
"Hey, hey hey.. You're in a bar, first off. Who are you?"
> He tries to calm her, not exactly the best at a sudden situation..
| > The bartender remains groggy, fixing the Man's drink whilst the act plays out.
| >>367290
> The lady seems to look as though a twin copy of someone you know; in exception of her blonde hair and her blue eyes.
"I.. uhm.. that's not important right now!"
> She shakes her head before looking at the man.
"I'm looking for a place.. and someone, but I'm lost. Terribly so."
| >>367294
> The man takes a good look at her and bites his lip. Does he know her from somewhere? He takes a good look around before return complete focus to her.
"Hey, look. I'll help you. Okay? My name's Kazuki. You're in Glitch City, do you understand?"
| >>367297
"I understand all of that perfectly, Kazuki."
> She nods. Her voice, her looks, and even down to the way she dresses; there is too strong sense of familiarity radiating from her.
"I'm here, in this city, to look for someone. A particular someone."
| >>367299
"Does this particular someone have a name? Is it possibly..."
> He contemplates.
"Is it Uni?"
| > Her eyes widen, not believeing what she had heard.
"Yes! That is indeed the name!"
> She pulls out a photo from her pocket, showing it to Kazuki. It is indeed the Uni she knows of.
"I'm looking for her, but I know nothing about her whereabouts."
> But at the same time, the lady standing in front of Kazuki looks too much like Uni. Almost as though it's Uni herself speaking to him.
| > Her eyes widen, not believing what she had heard.
"Yes! That is indeed the name!"
> She pulls out a photo from her pocket, showing it to Kazuki. It is indeed the Uni she knows of.
"I'm looking for her, but I know nothing about her whereabouts."
> But at the same time, the lady standing in front of Kazuki looks too much like Uni. Almost as though it's Uni herself speaking to him.
| "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"
>A smallish catboomer girl runs in, screaming, swinging a pair of lightstick controllers. Her bulky old AR headset resembles a combat helmet. She carries her controllers like an invisible sword and shield, blocking and stabbing invisible enemies.
>She dives under a table. A loose haptic plate sewn into the back of her shirt vibrates audibly, and she slaps her visor open. Slowly she crawls out from under the table, and holds up her hands.
"Umm... sorry??"
| >>367332
> Kazuki looks bewildered, but nonetheless returns to the woman.
>>367324
"I can lead you to her apartment. I know where that is, if you'd like."
| "I will.. I will take a rest here. I'm already in my second bar, it will be a complete waste to not enjoy the city Mother loved."
> She replied, taking an interest to the newcomer.
"My, what are those gadgets sprung about around you?"
> She takes a close look at the catboomer, analyzing the alien devices worn about by her.
| >>367332
"Please don't tear up the pub. We only opened a week ago."
> The bartender watches her, sipping on The man's drink.
| >>367339
"M-Mother? Ah, alright.."
> Kazuki worries for the woman, but nonetheless sighs relief. He looks to the bartender and shakes his head.
"Can I have the rest of that when you're done?" >>367340
| "Bartender, I will have anything resembling the wine of this city."
> She says from the same spot as before: near the catboomer and still poking at the gear she thought is strange.
| >>367353
"Wine, Wine..."
> The bartender hurries down under the cabinets, and prepares a glass of red wine, fixing it neatly and taking it to the lady.
"Hope this'll do."
| >>367340
>She forces a smile as she pulls her helmet off. Her brown hair tumbles out into a tangled mess like the nest of a drunken bird.
"Whaat? I didn't see you and you didn't see me, I got no burners from nobody... wait, you're not... is this a bar? Out here in the slottin' badlands? Null fraggin' way!"
>She pulls herself up to the bar.
"Can you make me a relaxing drink? I promise to behave."
| >>367386
"Sure thing."
> Getting back behind the counter, she whips you up a soft, yet strong drink with elegant sweetness.
| >>367358
> She takes the drink, sipping its content slowly.
"Ah, my taste buds have not jetlagged much."
> Smile radiates from her as she takes another sip.
"What is this lady's name over here? You seems to be lost, the same as I do."
> She glances back at the catboomer.
| >>367429
>She sips her drink and scratches her ear.
"It's Yeesha. And I was 99 rooms into the Vault of Jilkarrat! That's not the same as lost, 'cuz there are map gems, they just don't tell you what it's like outside the game. What's your excuse?"
| >>367697
"The city is new to me and I was amidst my way to search for someone."
> She replied rather casually, but it can be seen that the game Yeesha mentioned went past her understanding.
"Then, what are those equipment for? Battle against phantasmal beings?"
| >>367705
"How'd you know? Yeah, I totally abuse the Heirophant Gauntlets! What's your IGN? Mine's DeathParfait. Are you looking for a guild?"
| "IG.. N?"
> She has completely lost the grasp of the conversation.
"But.. The Hierophant is a good Tarot card! Mother loves to use them as well."
> And it seems it's clear that the topic she bridged is not at all the same.
| >>367753
>She cups her hands over her mouth and nose to keep the drink from spraying out. She curls into a ball, holding up her hand, quaking, until she sits up red-faced and grinning. She wipes the tears from her eyes.
"I was talking about a game, not tarot cards! You actually thought... nevermind. Let's reset! I'm Yeesha. Who're you? And what fraggin plane- I mean, where are you from?"
| "I don't have a name that I can say, and I was told not to disclose the base to anyone."
> She replied succinctly.
"How do you play that game you have? I don't see any interface nor a display output for it. Do you.. use magic?"
| >>367776
"It's not magic, it's just the wireless. There's a screen in the helmet, it shows you the game. I guess that's what you mean by display. You've never seen AR before? and you don't remember your own name?? Like your first name? Last name?"
| >>367782
"I know my name, but was told to never grace it to people outside of the base!"
> She answers the questions directed to her, but her eyes seem to still be locked on the AR Yeesha had mentioned.
"What is an AR? I have never seen a strange device like this before. Those that taught me the world never gave a slightest clue these existed."
| >>367795
>She shrugs.
"Like VR but all around you? The computers know where all drek should be and how it should look, so when you put on gogs or glasses you can see it. It's shared hallucinations. Lies. You know it's not really there, but you can see stuff that isn't lies, like signs or places on a map. If it's magic to you then okayyy, but don't call it that. It's been around since before I was born, and it's never hurt anyone. So try not to go neo luddite on me for using it."
| "VR? What other instrument of interest is that?"
> It seems that explaining gave more question in her mind.
| > Kazuki, listening from the opposite side of the girl, shakes his head and taps Yeesha's shoulder.
"Before this gets any farther.. Might I ask our friend here.. Why are we looking for Uni?"
| >>367907
"I was wondering where she went for all these decades. She had only sent a report here, in this city, after being radio quiet—"
> The lady answers Kazuki's question, letting go of her interests in current day's technology for a brief moment.
"—I miss Mother, that is all. I want to meet her again."
| > Kaz nearly gags, spitting out whatever he drank of his daiquiri to the counter and Bartender.
"M-Mother?!?! She's your mother?!"
| >>367911
The bartender wipes off what hit her face before grabbing a rag to clean the counter.
"Animal.."
| >>367911
"My appearance will tell no lie."
> She nods. Indeed, her appearance does matches too well with Uni.
"I am Mother's youngest offspring. Bore into this world by her hands alone. It isn't strange for me to miss her by my side."
> She replied, too dense to intercept the reaction Kazuki shown.
| "Sorry.."
>Kaz apologizes to the bartender whilst looking to >>367916
"Y-Youngest? So.. There are more of you?"
| >>367919
"I think there are, but an acquaintance of Mother took them before I could ever see them. Good grief, I suppose."
> She answers.
| >>367924
> He takes a second to process this information before continuing, some part of him feeling, and looking depressed.
"I can.. Okay, well nevermind that for now. Whenever you're ready, I can show you to where.. Your mother lives. She's a friend of mine, if I haven't stated already."
| "That's perfect news!"
> Her expression was immediately filled with happiness. She couldn't hold her place and began to show her joy.
"—I'm surely thankful Mother has befriended a lot of allies in the city!"
| "Alright. Do you want to head out right now?"
> Kazuki quickly pays for his drink and the girls, ready to meet Uni himself about this predicament.
| >>367938
> She drank and emptied the contents of her wine in a haste.
"Let's go!"
> Before leaving, she goes through Yeesha, giving her a bow.
"May we meet again, Yeesha."
> Then, she turns back to Kazuki, gesturing him to promptly go.
"No time to waste, Mother must have been waiting for me!"
| >>367945
> Kazuki chuckles at her excitement, seeing Uni clear through her before leading her to his car. They drive off in hurry.
| >>367945
>Yss blinks and rubs her eyes.
"What. Just. Happened. Bye?"
>A half-hour later, her drink is empty, the glass rolling on its side. She talks in the general direction of the bartender.
"She was cute, wasn't she? May-maybe she was coming onto me? Defeffinitely maybe! If she would juss admit she was wet for me I could give her hmm."
>She tugs and stretches her ears.
"Everybody wants catboobers. Not me just these. Ish ok. I've done it with girls before. They come to me. Why?"
| >>368625
>A tiny burp escapes her. She can't suppress a giggle.
"I'm charming. They don't get it at first. They all avoid me. She was hitting on me but she didn't know she was but but I gave her time to figure out she was aroused. A. Roused. I'm bisexual and I happen to attract the innocent boys and I have to tell them 'no! You are not ready!' But I can't turn down pussy."
| "You go, gurl."
> The bartender listens to an extent, focusing on cleaning down the countertop. >>368641
| >A casually dressed Cain walks in to the pub, taking a seat, sighing as she does.
"One bad touch, please."
| "Occasion?"
> The bartender serves >>369439, mixing the drink quickly.
| "One very dead pervert."
>Cain grimaces at the sight from mere minutes ago.
| "Ah."
> Simply put, she slides Cain the drink, properly made before yawning, returning to sort out glasses.
| "Anything juicy you hear round these parts?"
>Cain leans on the counter, taking a sip of her Bad touch.
| "juiciest to date is either the guy who stuffed 'emself dead, or the boy who left with someone else's daughter. Which one sounds like a story you'd listen to?"
> She pours herself a glass of whiskey before starting to wipe down the counter.
| "Lets go with the latter, because it tends to be someone I know."
>Cain is already half way through the Bad Touch, a rose blush on her cheeks from her drink.
| "Figured. A guy named Kazuki came in and took a girl with him to visit their mother. He ordered a Strawberry daiquiri, of all things.. mentioned an.. Uno? I can't remember the last name."
> She sips on her own glass before nodding to the accompanying party.
"She came in and fascinated the girl with modern technology."
| >Cain perks up at the name of Kazuki.
"Oh, Kaz? Not surprised that he's gone on another one night stand."
| "Another, huh? Sounds like a player. If so, wouldn't be surprised if he gets that girl. Real weird 'n, too. her mother's that cutest girl in glitch... What was her name..."
| "Oh fuck. I swear to god, Uni is barely old enough to have a kid! I need a double of whiskey, neat."
>Cain sighs.
| > Finishing her own, the bartender laughs a bit and gets her drink ready.
"Uni! Yes, that's her name."
| >Yss's ears perk up
"Uni! I know that girl! Funny bump on her head pointy, makes her look like a dork! The has the most beautiful abs. I have seen like abs make you look like, a, a, turtle! Not her, she is beautiful... Who-who're you? Are you Jee-Shee-Pee-Dee? Youuuu don't pay Uni enough!"
| >>369788
"I'm the one who probably sold you some guns, Cain's the name."
>Cain hesitantly holds out her hand for a handshake.
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| > Resting in a desolate area almost unseen completely to eyes of normal citizens, sits a sign with a short, chubby man drinking a bottle printed upon it. Together, a building sits between two Apartments and sits neatly as a colour rich bar, providing safe haven for the passerby. The Bartender inside, bearing a strange set of horns and short, raven hair, leans against the counter, halfway asleep.