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(Setting/bar)The Hazy Moonlighter
| >along with the bar, there are a few tables scattered around with a small stage as a center piece, all of it illuminated by a set of colored lights
>a beautiful singer is on stage singing a melancholic tune, her black hair sparkling under the stage light
“Thereeeee was never a man~
Like my johnyyyyy~
Like the one they call~
Johny guitarrr~”
| >it was open mic night, so between the mellow and calm atmosphere,the smell of booze and food and the beautiful singer on stage...
>well, a bottle of amnesac would be the perfect cure
| >or in the case of one of the 2 figures that stand out among the bar, hazelnut wine
>the bartender was having a chat with the boy in the blue jacket before turning to greet you
“Hey frank, you have a guest”
>the boy in the blue hoodie says
“Hey there Friend, welcome to the moonlighter, whats your poison?
We have BTC drinks along with normal booze and some house blends”
| >A twentysomething-looking...uh, man? Woman? Lilim? Their soft features make it hard to tell, but whatever they are, they walk into the bar with cautious steps. Messy curls, brown skin, somehow carrying an uneasy yet relaxed air about them. If their crooked nose, various bruises and malfunctioning augmented eye are any indicator, they look like they've had a bad day.
"Ah...um, just give me something mild."
>They take a step forward, and wince.
"No, no. Something sharp."
| >>368059
“House mix the”
>he serves you a drink
“A mix of a marsblast and a brandtini, alongside some secret ingredients”
| >Two redheads enter the bar. Sisters by the looks of them- identical save for the difference in their hairstyles and the color of their kimonos.
>The messy-haired one, evidently the more confident of the two by her stance, approaches the counter with her sister in tow.
"Hey, barkeep."
| >>368543
“Hey there, whats your poison?”
>aside from the keep you see two other patrons that look like they are up for a chat
>the singer looks like she will be finishing up her rounds soon
| >>368563
"Give me... A big Gut Punch." >The messy-haired redhead- clearly a Devola, on closer inspection -shrugs. In the meantime her sister has made her way over to the singer, and is watching her rather intently.
| >>368598
>and a gut punch she is served
“So what brings you here?”
>the tender asks
>the singer seems to be in the middle of performing a rather old song...like 1970s ish
“No more raptureeeee~
Each tiimmme i looook at your faaaaccce~
No more tomorrooooow~”
| >>368600
"We were nearby on an errand and got thirsty is all." >She takes a sip of the drink.
"Anyway. I'm Yukiko. And that's-" >She gestures to her sister, who has taken a seat and seems fully invested in the singer's performance. "-my sister, Chisa."
| >>368602
“Heh looks like velvet has a new fan”
>he laughs
“Each time i loooook at your face~”
>her song echos throughout the bar
>if one was curious they might ask about the singer
| >>368605
“No it’s just what we call her, she would always come in a velvet dress, hence the nickname.
She took a liking to it so she let it slide.
Never really asked her real name.
Primarily comes around on open mic night
Good singer etc
Anything else you’ll have to ask her”
>he shrugs
>the singer as in description is wearing a velvet dress
“No more tomorroooow~
To feel heaven in your arrrmms~”
| >>368613
"Ah. I was going to ask if she was single, but I suppose Chisa's going to have to take the more obvious option."
>In the background, Chisa slumps somewhat.
"Anyway..." >Another sip of the drink.
"...any rumors been going around this part of town?"
| >>368616
>he glances to the man in the blue jacket
>he shakes his head in response
“Nothing of note apparently”
>he shrugs
“Wait you’re lesbian? Er no offense of course “
>in finishing her performance, velvet gives the audience a wink and heads to the bar
“A cobalt velvet frankie”
“Coming right up”
| >>368618
"Well, I couldn't honestly say either of us have ever liked a *guy*..." >Yukiko slides the glass on the bar from her right hand to her left, then back again. Her head turns to Velvet.
"Oh, hey there."
| >>368619
>with that, the bartender returns to his conversation with the two other people of interest
“Why hello there, do you need something?”
| >>368622
"Mmm... No, not really. I just wanted to chat. Great performance, by the way. You've got an amazing voice."
| >>368623
>she smirks
“Haha one point for me~
But in all honesty my voice is not all *that* special.
If anything it’s only the songs that i know”
>she laughs
“If i were to try and sing something new it would sound horrible “
| >>368631
>she laughs
“Oh no offense but a generic how are you is no way to start a conversation in a bar.*cheeky laugh*
So ill do you one better.
What is your favorite drink”
| >>368634
"H-Hey, cut me some slack. I'm a gunsmith, not a hostess." >She giggles.
"And to answer your question- Fringe Weaver. Then Sugar Rush, then Gut Punch."
| >>368639 >>368640
>the bartender chimes in
“Its a cobalt velvet. Another reason we call her velvet”
“Oh right you are frankie. Right you are.”
>she peers into her glass
“Speaking of which-“
>she gestures for a refill, which is served immediately
| >>368643
"...makes sense, I guess." >Yukiko finishes off the Gut Punch. A faint red light blinks on inside her pupils, and she gestures to Frankie.
"Hey, can I have some karmotrine? Just pure karmotrine, please."
| >A small framed girl with thick rimmed glasses and two robotic arms and short brown curly hair walks into the bar nervously and sits at the bar. Looking around but not speaking up yet
| >>368646
>velvet,frank and the other two give you a surprised look
“Allllllrrrrriiiiigggghhhhht? I uh i wont ask”
>and tou are given a glass of karmotrine
“One hundred percent pure karmotrine...ok well 97 percent, the last three are flavoring”
| Um. Do you have something sweet but sour? I don't come to bars often but I heard this place is kinda my speed. >>368650
| >>368649
"Mmm... Not the best I could've wished for, but it'll do." >Yukiko produces a small sachet of blue powder and sprinkles it into the karmotrine, stirring it with her finger. She proceeds to shotgun the glowing cyan liquid that results from this mixture. The red lights in her pupils blink off.
"Sorry." >There's a brief coat of cyan on her lips before she wipes them with her sleeve. "Was running low on fuel."
| >>368653
>the short cyborg girl looks over wearily and then down at the table with a look of surprise and curiosity
| >>368652
“Sure thing”
>a you are served a drink
“House mix, bit of sparkle star and piano man”
>the singer seems to be caught up with the redheaded lilim so you can talk with the bar tender, one of the two interesting looking people at the bar or just fly it solo
>>368653
“Ohh so thats what it was . Ok then”
| >>368658
"Yeah. Though the Karmotrine's really there to make sure none of the Bavarium gets stuck in my throat. But enough about that- Anything you wanna ask me, Velvet?"
| >>368661
(Sorry sorry but a trigger has been hit)
“Nothing much. And though I would love to stay and chat i need to be going”
>she makes her exit
>meanwhile the man in the blue jacket makes his way on stage
| >>368672
>the small cyborgs interest has switched from her drink to the stage, curious of what this new man will do. But still too nervous to do anything but sit and stare.
| >>368672
(trigger? owo)
"Ah, see ya." >Yukiko waves at the departing singer, then turns her attentions to Frankie.
"How's the region been? With regards to go-gang activity and such?"
| >>368673
>he begins to sing, giving a performance just as good as velvet
“Beauty queen of only eighteen~
She-
Had some trouble with-her-self~”
| >>368674
(Just have to wait and see)
“All things considered..something is up.
All the gangs in the area have been mysteriously massacred.
Nobody is questioning it though. Less gangs the better mindset”
>he glances to the man on stage
“Although we or just *i* have suspicions”
| >>368677
>finishing her drink the small girl finally decides to join the conversation. Hopping off her chair she approaches the people in front of the stage.
"I'm curious about this gang biz and your implications. Mind if I join the talk?"
| >>368677
"...damn shame. I wanted to give the new project a try." >Yukiko pulls out one of the cylindrical beads on her obi, placing it on the counter. Here it's clearly visible what the bead is- A Bolter shell. A small one, but still an honest-to-the-Emperor, only-an-Astartes-should-have-one bolt. Its tip is the same shade of blue as the Bavarium powder from earlier, though there are swirls of red in it.
| >>368679
“Cooolll. But uh you know, try not to blow the place up”
>>368678
“Ask her”
“He would always be there to help out~
She has belong to some-one-else~”
| >>368680
"Relax, I won't shoot. And sure, you can join in. The more info I can get on this, the merrier."
| >>368683
"Thanks in advance." >Yukiko nods to the cyborg to.
"Anyway, those suspicions... Tell me about them."
| >>368694
“Less suspicions more like rumors.
Some stuff about this spectre made out of a black gas going around killing all the suff that deserves it.
They say it always leaves the area it wreaked drenched in radiation or some kind of gas.
The survivors would always be broken, possessed by otherworldly fear.
The only thing police would get out of them is then when the being attacked, all their friends would suddenly start tearing each other appart”
| >>368715
“And it would always be heralded by the sound of a belltower bell ringing”
>he shivers a bit
| >>369361
“Nope
.actually come to think of it,it only strikes when word of a gang spreads around.
Like the bad ones. *really* bad ones.
One day you hear about these crazy tough gang the next day they say it payed them a visit
The ones protecting all those lilim in the motor district it actually seems to be helping.
Or at least they think.
Same signs of its presence was spotted there as well.
The “bellringer of GC”
...funny,there was similar stuff going around berlin a while back”
| >all the while the singer continues his performance in the background
>although it is not interrupting your conversation
“Tap on my windows~
Knock on my door i-~
Want to make you feel beautiful~”
| >>369379
>In the background, Chisa gets up and leaves. Yukiko pays her no mind.
"...how bad do these go-gangs have to be, exactly?"
| >>369939
“Murder , rape , the child variant of them
Drugs, all at the same time”
>he starts wiping some glasses
| >>370392
"Well then." >Yukiko grins, a devious twinkle in the Devola's eye.
"You ever hear of the Church of Santa Fuega?"
| >>370400
“..”
>he blinks in shock
“Wow.um uh...good lu-“
“I dont mind spe-“
>both are interrupted by the sound if a scream
>one of bloody murder
>from what it sounds like, it was from the alley outside the bar
>the singer is the first to investigate
| >>370406
>Yukiko reaches into her kimono and pulls out a heavily modified bolter, reloading it. The decorations on her obi- and the bolt on the table -have vanished, most likely into the magazine currently in the gun. She gets up to go investigate.
| >>370408
>you get to the scene at the same time as the other patrons
>there you see violet dead
>her lifeless body lying there on the ground
>although you cannot see a good look at her
>for there are two figures fighting in the shadows obscuring their faces
>when they see you both vanish
| >you swear there was cat ears on one
| >>370410
"...o h." >The look on Yukiko's face is... extremely vague. She walks over to the body to check for the cause of death.
| >>370417
>from what you can tell
>she was stabbed so many times it would count as lacerations
>she died painfully and slowly
| >The redhead moves her hand to close Velvet's eyes, then looks in the direction the figures went off in.
"Oh, >>>joy."
| >>370421
>a man in a blue jacket and a girl with black and white hair just look in sorrow
>frank called the police who arrived and will soon haul the body away
| "...hey, uh, you just gonna stand there?" >Yukiko stares at the other patrons inquisitively.
"A witness just went off that way, you know." >She gestures with her bolter toward the alleyway.
| >>370444
"Actually, yeah- How's the knife crime been in this area?" >Yukiko pulls out her phone, and begins tapping on it.
| >>370449
“Kinda like the bell ringer but evil.
If the bellringer is some vigilante ghost then there is something else.
Actually its not limited to this area,
You can hear this shit all over the city.
Some kinda mass murderer.
One account says its like a crazy cat boomer
Others say its a rich man in a tux.
Either way, murder by shanking”
>he serves a drink
“Fringe weaver , shugar rush, and a punch.
All in one, on the House.
Every one liked violet.
Shame she died”
| >>370456
"Any real reason it targeted her specifically?" >She takes the drink. One of the bolts from her gun has found its way to her mouth, where she plays with it much like she would a cigar.
"And is it >>>normal for this thing to fight witnesses?"
| >>370460
"Hmm... It's a >>>mass murderer, right? That would mean it's got other victims- do we know who said victims are?"
| >>370461
“Nope, would probably look into it but I don’t wanna end up on that list myself you know?”
| >>370463
"Good thing I'm a robot then, huh?" >She rolls the bolt in her mouth, triggering the primer in such a way that it goes off like a firecracker- small pops of alternating red and blue that are far too weak to do any damage to anything or anyone.
"Where should I start?"
| >>370470
(...im game.
Give me a sec to write something)
“Nothing on me but ill find out something eventually.
You should probably skim through danger/u/ or something.
All sorts of crap gets found there”
| "...Oh hey, there really is something." >Yukiko shows her phone to Frankie. The portrait in red is on it.
| "So... Got any clue where this is, or should I start lookin'?"
| >he shrugs
“I have no clue”
| "Hm..."
>Yukiko runs an EXIF check on the picture, trying to discern a source.
| "Nope, nothing conclusive..." >She frowns, looking around the picture itself for any clues.
| >>370523
>nothing apart from what was already established
“Have you tried commenting on the page itself?”
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| (Ahehe...I wanted try hosting a bar setting
This was supposed to be for an ARG but meh.
Feel free to bond with the characters and such)
>a decently sized and dive/night bar rests in the borders between temple,midnight and uptown
>to those in the know this place is perfect for privacy as they host special rooms for private talks