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(Bar) The Blue Lantern Bar
| >A single woman entered the bar, her long pink hair fluttering over her ragged military coat
>She slowly looks around
"This is nostalgic, it's been a while since I haven't seen anything that looked like this"
>Her voice is gruff, tired
| >Kyogoku lifted his head toward the entering woman and grinned his eternal smile," Aaaah~. Welcome! What have you?", he questioned brightly. The catboomer on the other hand kept gazing distantly forward---at the very least not looking very depressed. Only thoughtful, perhaps full of some kind of conviction.
> The long, white haired, petite but buxom woman seemed as if her mind had been trapped with-in one of the holograms. She'd virtually failed to notice the newcomer.
>>417709
| >>417718
>The woman approaches the bar and sits down, taking in the surroundings
"Ah- I'm sorry, I was just impressed by the decorations, and the atmosphere"
>She takes off her hat, and lays it down
| >>417747 "All is well~. I am honored by your compliment. What will you have? I am quite skilled in mixing drinks~! We also do have authentic saki from the old lands."
>Kyogoku spoke proudly.
>Meanwhile the boomer finally glanced at the woman as she sat and adjusted to give her plenty of room, even though she didn't have to do much to do so.
| >A new challenger approaches! A tall man in a light jacket appears shivering...His glasses are all fogged up.
"Why do they still have weather ROMs... They keep malfunctioning to winter..."
>He took a glance around the bar and gave a light scoff.
"Man haven't been here in like... Forever."
>He gave a small grumbled.
| >>417763
"I'll take whatever you reccomand, as long as it's quite mellow, I don't fancy hard drinks"
>The woman says with a smile, making notice of the new arrival as well
| >>417806 >>417887 "Very well! I shall have sake for you shortly. I've just the bottle!"
>Kyogoku went on to prepare two hot sake dishes for the two to enjoy, since he imagined the male could use anything to warm him back up. He waved the newcomer over and smiled.
"This is on the house. I recognize your face."
>Meanwhile the white haired catboomer gazed up at the Holoscreen again, rather interested in the DOW.
| >>418060
>The woman in the ragged coat nods and turns to the catboomer, giving a look of curious interest before going back to look at Kyogoku.
"Is this place old? I feel like I've been here before?"
| >>418102 "Old? Relatively, I suppose. It's nearly been a year since we've opened."
> Kyogoku replied.
"We came from Neo Tokyo around November of last year."
| >A new patron enters the bar silently. He is a man on his late forties, with long curly hair pulled back in a ponytail and a messy, untrimmed beard.
"Evenin', fellas"
>He greets the other customers and the bartender with a soft, raspy voice, and as he speaks, he hangs his heavy black coat on a stool and sits at the barcounter, right in front of Kyogoku, greeting him with a polite head nod.
| >Right behind the new patron, an even newer patron slips in. A short smol girl with long black hair going to her back. Wearing a white t-shirt with Japanese characters and a pair of shorts finishing with a pair of shoes. She looked too young to even go inside of a bar.
"Ooh...This is a nice place...~"
| >>418352 >>418360 "Welcome! Welcome! What may I serve you two?"
>Kyogoku welcomed them brightly while idly cleaning a sake dish and booting the holographic menu, which spread and covered the extensive wall of bottles behind him.
" Forgive me I am still getting used to using this. I was trained in the old way."
| "H-Hey! Aethia!"
>The cold man exclaimed piping up a little...
"What happed? I heard you stepped down..."
>He muttered taking a sip of sake
| >>418369 "Huh? Oh! Graham...Hey!"
> Aethia replied with a small smile. Upon hearing his question she grinned faintly and nodded once.
"Yes...I've decided to hand the company over to my cousin. It felt like change was in order."
> The white catboomer gazed back up at the holographic TV to focus in on the DOW once more. She looked rather at ease at hearing the numbers...They were pretty good!
| "So whats your plan now? Buy a football team? Try online dating?"
>He admitted a small chuckle taking another sip.
| >>418388 >Aethia laughed awkwardly.
"Probably not a good idea to do option two. Actually...I'm considering starting a non-profit. The whole thing with the Restoration Project was eye opening and I've been thinking about it ever since."
| "That sounds good but hey... If you choose to do the football thing I make a pretty nasty linebacker!"
>He exclaimed.
| >>418368
>The small one goes up to the bar with a wide smile
"Well, seeing how this place seemed to step right outside of Neo-Tokyo...How about some sweet sake~?"
| >>418396 "Heh~. We'll see. I'm not sure I'd be in the right position to have you hired as a player for a team I"d buy. I could probably tell them what to do...but I know so little about football I'd be more likely to just let the coach do his thing."
> She'd say sheepishly.
>>418404
>Kyogoku nodded at the young woman and half smiled," Certainly, though I require to see an ID first."
| >>418408
>Smiling wide, she pulls out her ID and slides it to Kyogoku before giving an overdramatic salute
"Major Evening~ reporting in~"
| >The woman at the counter nods
"November of last year huh? I wonder what I was doing then"
| >>418411 "Aaaah. Welcome Miss Evening~. Let me get you your sweet sake!"
> Soon after Kyogoku got to work and had a sake dish in front of Evening in record time. Meanwhile he listened to the other woman at the counter with a small smile...not aht he didn't literally ALWAYS smile!
>>418438
"Oh? Could it have been that you were here? I recall we had gotten a number of visitors. One had even visited the madam bar owner. She was so exhausted after that..."
| >>A white haired girl in a peaked cap and officer's coat enters with an extremely tired expression on her face. She groans as she slumps into a seat. Throwing her head back as she rubs her face
"ughhhhhhhhh"
| >>The door slams open, and a ginger-haired girl fell inside, her unusual suit had a few burns and scratches, she seems exhausted, and, at the moment she entered her last bits of power left her, and she collapsed onto the floor, revealing a major burn on her back. Perhaps, it could've been worse if only she was not wearing her nanotech suit that absorbed as much damage as he could.
| >>418462 >>418396 "Mm? She looks familiar...Like one of June's friends."
>Aethia stated while turning to look in her direction.
>>418472 Kyogoku was in the middle of serving customers when this happened. Upon seeing the girl collapse near the front door he jumped and glanced toward one of the kimono wearing waitresses, that were on break in one of the raised floor, wooden booths.
| >>418472
>That one in particular, a blond haired catboomer named Kinko, rose to her feet and quickly slipped to the hurt woman's side.
"Hey...! Are you all right?"
> Kinko questioned while carefully examining the burn. Surprisingly...Kinko didn't seem to be a stranger to dealing with wounds and burns. She was careful to move her and quickly asked for assistance from the other kimono wearing staff to have the girl moved to a booth temporarily. 911 was dialed.
| >a man in a blue jacket and a strange looking headset walks in
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>followed by a girl with black and white hair short after
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(as close to the mental image as i can find)
| >for some strange reason the man gives off an incredibly strong aura of niceness
>his female compatriot not seeming to mind the irregularity simply looks around the area with a excited yet calm and curious looking somber
| >>418547 "Haha. Welcome! As you can see we are quite busy, but that will not stop Kyogoku! What can I do for you two?"
> As usual the eternal smile of the bartender directs itself to the pair. As he speaks he polishes a dish, serves a customer, and glances at the holotube to catch up with a news feed. He's got it down to a martial art.
| >>418549
>the man smiles back as he finds a seat with his friend
>in doing so the bartender is (metaphorically) blasted with a wave of solemnity and peace as if all is right with the world
"hello, um...do you have a menu?"
>he speaks in one of those french accents that are oddly satisfying tk listen to
| (if you want you can tell me your characters backround ((military, civilian, underworld etc))
And roll a d20 to see if they know/recognize the man from anywhere)
>the girl just admires the establishment
>she seems excited to be out
| >>418552
>Kyogoku hands the man a menu after a short pause. What a calming individual! :
The Menu contains :
Various ramen, udon, and chow mein dishes.
A gigantic assortment of various mixed drinks, half of which aren't even Japanese.
A large list of premium and discount sake.
Several different kinds of sushi, along with an allergy warning next to those that are fish.
A few American inspired dishes, like stake and hamburgs.
Finally...a rather impressive list of deserts.
| "The set of the day is Grand Dragon Sake, Rainbow River Sushi Plate, and Inferno Mapo Tofu!"
| >>418557
"i want an order of the rainbow river sushi plate please definitely with the grand dragon sake!
Oh, uh please.>w<"
>the girl excitedly requests
"are you sure you should be drinking gem?
I would rather not carry you home again -_-;"
>the man forwarns
"eeehhhh i can take it!"
>she says cheerily
>the man quietly sighs
"alright i zuppose.
Um then i would like the inferno mapu tofu extra spicy and the same sake she ordered if you would be as kind"
| >>418560
>Kyogoku pauses hearing the request 'extra spicy'. He drops everything he's doing and walks into the kitchen. His gait is slow. His aura is menacing. A young man with long black hair stumbles out of the kitchen. He straightens his yukata and double takes what he's looking at in the kitchen.
"...Oh...noooo."
>The boy looks toward the barcounter.
"WHO ORDERED THE MAPO TOFU?!"
| >>418572
"N-No...You didn't do anything wrong...persay. It's more like you're about to have wrong inflicted upon you."
>The boy said nervously. He then sniffed, like his sinuses were acting up...rather that was probably normal due to the smell of spices wafting out from the kitchen in disturbing quantities. The air near the kitchen even TASTED hot.
"Kyogoku gets uh...excited about things that interest him. This month it's been the world of hot spices."
| >>418573
"haha oh what fun"
>he laughs calmly as he eagerly awaits for his food
"now i cant wait"
>all of a sudden the girls demeanor takes a sharp twist
"huh...reminds me of the madman who created me.."
>before quickly returning to her excitement
| >>418408
"Oh you're so innocent, I was just joking Weiss... A real football team would take up too much of your time and cost more than yourself... Try to ease up a little... You seem tense..."
>He said bopping her shoulder.
| Kutta penchodda
| >The woman in the ragged clothing beckons to Kyogoku
"I'll take Mapo tofu, I havent had it in years"
>She nods to herself, lost in memories
| >>418447
>Taking a seat and the sake the girl downs it with a satisfied smile.
"It's been years since I've had sake, forgot how good it was~!"
>>418553
(My character has a military background~ and I rolled a 7)
| >>418673
(aaaaaannnnnndddd.....
*checks roll table he made*
...
All you know is that this guy is under the UN and the rank of captain or higher)
>he just keeps waiting
| >>418574 >>418662
>Kyogoku returns with two plates of what he calls his 'famous' Inferno Mapo Tofu. One of which was extra spice and one *that was supposed to* not be. The boy by the kitchen door was quick to correct. It was *not* famous. It was *INFAMOUS*. The closer Kyogoku got to the bar, the easier it was to tell why. The strange effect of being able to TASTE and smell the spice before it was even in one's mouth increased over time.
>Then it was in front of you. Molten curry.
| >>418767
>the man casually takes a bite
"mm it taste nice"
>whawhahwat!??
>he seems to be completely unaffected by the spice
"definitely spicy"
>however unaffected he may be as he says that
>the girl just giggles quietly
| >>418768
> There were two VERY different reactions.
> Kyogoku...was delighted! His eyes grew wide and shiney like he'd discovered a kindred spirit.
"Do you see?! THIS MAN APPRECIATES ART! I was right to serve him! What a glorious day!"
> The boy, Shigeru, was a combination of mystified and cowed.
"W-W-wha...wha--EEEEH?! WHAAAAT?! HOW?!"
| >>418768 >>418560
>Kyogoku practically floating in sheer happiness goes about continuing the order orders. Shigeru, shaken to his core, also continues working. The beautiful and tasty Rainbow River Sushi was made for the little girl and...
>Shigeru slowly looks to Kyogoku as suddenly EVERY THING STOPS...his gaze...On the paper he'd written down the other orders...it read 'Grand dragon sake.'
"...Oh Kami forfend. The OTHER thing that excites him..."
| >>418770
>he looks to kyogoku
"thank you for the delicious food sir.
It has been quite some time since i last had the flavours of home"
>he gives a sincere smile
>in doing so the calming niceness aura was so strong it may have put other patrons to sleep
>before turning to shigeru
"how did what sir?"
>he tilts his head curiously
| >>418673 >>418560
> G R A N D D R A G O N S A K E
> Suddenly Kyogoku's aura surges with such force that the top half of his kimono vaporizes under the intense pressure, leaving only the obi to cover the top half his body. Now immediately visible was his ridiculously well-toned martial arts body. He pivoted. The force of the motion was enough to cause the wind to shift.
> He takes two wide sake bowls.
> He draws a single black, steel capped, bottle from below...
| >>418773 >>418673
>Even though one of the patrons he was serving DIDN'T EVEN ASK for the Grand Dragon Sake. Kyogoku silently poured from this bottle into the sake dishes. In his silence...Shigeru struggled to explain both what was going on and why he was surprised at the man. Neither topic was making it well from his lips without converting in to quivering Japanese.
>Kyogoku placed the two sake drinking bowls in front of both girls.
>The sake shined like pure gold.
| >>418581
>Weiss chuckled a little both at Graham's reaction and...whatever was going on near them.
"...Eh. I could afford a football team...I probably wouldn't though. I can think of several things that'd be more worthwhile."
> Giggling she shrugged.
"What about you? What have you been up to?"
| >>418776
>the girl with black and White hair takes a sip
>and immediately gets knocked unconscious
"hhehe thit wuz goo...sa...ke.."
>she mutters before sleep over takes her
"oh gohd dammit not again.
*sigh*
Whats in that stuff?"
>he takes a sip from geminis bowl while waiting for his own
"huh not bad.
それは通常後援者をノックアウトしますか？"
>he says with another spoonful of mapotofu
| >>418778 ( I will be using [] brackets for Japanese. :> )
>Kyogoku snapped out of his strange trance almost immediately upon getting feedback. His eternal smile glew brightly!
"Ah! You truly are a man of culture! You must visit us regularly! I would not accept anything less!"
> The bartender glanced at Shigeru curiously noticing his soul was slipping out of his mouth.
"[I cannot teach you the secrets of the Grand Dragon. But I will confirm that it is honjozo-shu style.]"
| "...Hm. That is a great question though..."
>Kyogoku mused..
"It does have a high 'OHKO' rate for its proof..."
| >>418782 >>418783
>he laughs
"Kanzen ni rikai dekiru
But i must ask that you forgive my lilim friend here.
We are yet to adjust her alcohol tolerance"
>the girl wakes up
"uwaa..? What happened?"
"alcohol gemini. Alcohol happened"
"tehe.."
>and they simply continue eating
>although you have no idea what he meant by lilim
>as far as you can see the girl is clearly human
| >>418777
"Oh me... Huh well I guess I adopted a panty girl who likes meat..."
>He gave a light shrug.
"Guess shes kinda like a practice round for me and raising children..."
| >>418368
>The man, after observing in silence all the other patrons, decides it's time to get something to eat: he politely glances towards Kyogoku, trying to get his attention, and starts ordering.
"So, may I have a shrimp ramen bowl and a mapo tofu? Then I'd like to drink some Grand Dragon sake too, but I'll have it after I finish my meal, if that ain't a problem for ya"
>As he speaks, a slight foreign accent starts coming out, but it's hard to tell where he is really from.
| >The woman in the ragged coat starts to look around the other customers, having been busy eating and drinking until now to truly observe them, her golden eyes shift to curious eyes once she hears the term 'Dragon sake'
"Master, what is that dragon sake?"
>She asks with her tired voice
| >>418720
>Staring at the man, Evening tilts her head and smiles slightly
"Cap-tain~"
>>418776
>Taking the sake bowl, she takes a sip of sake.
| >A man walks in,he has a plate carrier with a SSG tag on it,his face is covered in S10 gas mask,there is also a gun,a fully-modded AK-104,slinged on his back
>He go sit on a bar stool
| >The man look at the menu
"Any recommendation?"
| >>419130
"Ah, so it is you! I knew I recognized you from somewhere~!"
>Evening gives a wide smile towards the man
"I don't think you heard my introduction earlier, but I'm Major Evening, retired~"
| >>419154
>he happily returns your greeting
"hello there major,
Squad captain cassius vandirbilt of the twenty first regiment mobile defense force
Although im in my off time
What can i help you with?"
| >>419163
"Just a friendly greeting between soldiers~"
>Her face turns serious for a moment and her voice stern
"Though, I noticed you didn't salute, Captain..."
| >>419304
>She breaks her composure and giggles softly
"I was just teasing~ I was hoping to get a drink out of you if you fell for it~"
| >The man take off his S10 mask,revealing a man with short black hair.He put the mask on the table
>He look at the menu then order
"I will have Inferno mapo tofu and some sake"
| >>419516
“Oh uh
Can i get whatever is your highest quality alcoholic beverages for the fine madam i am conversing with please?”
>turning back to evening
“You can just ask normally “
>he says with that niceness aura exploding smile
| >>419616
"But asking normally isn't any fun, you know?"
>Leaning back, Evening grins wide looking over at him
"It's nice to have fun sometimes~"
| >>419627
"You have to have fun as an officer sometimes~ You don't want you subordinates thinking you're a stick in the mud~"
>Looking at the menu and at the dishes other patrons, Evening gives a smile
"Might as well go with the trend and get the Inferno mapo tofu~"
| >>419648
“I can relate.”
>he stands up
“Oh and careful about the tofu
Its really spicy”
>then pays his bill and leaves along with the girl with black and white hair
| >>418981
"Not at all. Here! I give you mapo tofu from non-extra spicey mixture!"
>Kyogoku quickly saw to it that the man got his shrimp ramen bowel and mapo tofu in generous servings. He kept in mind to serve him the Grand Dragon Sake later...
>>419080 >>419611
> Naturally...because of the constant requests of the Inferno Mapo Tofu and Grand Dragon Sake...Kyogoku progressively began to exert a great aura, it was as if he were slowly transcending. Buddha was in his every movement.
| > Naturally though Shigeru and various other cooks had to flee the kitchen because the intensity of the spice was starting to get bad enough to actually increase the temperature of the kitchen itself. Also Kyogoku cackling like a madman as he made more to suit the demand of the Inferno Mapo Tofu was...kind of traumatizing for those that were faint of heart.
> The good news was that Kyogoku eventually had to change into a new kimono...
| > Who knew pouring sake could cause a man's clothing to continuously explode off of his person like that...
| >The man start sweating as some of the hot air from the kitchen hit him
| "Inferno mapo tofu and Grand dragon sake"
>He say as he wipe the sweat off his face
| >>420264
>After some time the kitchen doors burst open and Kyogoku walked up to the man practically generating the heat of the kitchen. He placed the Inferno Mapo Tofu in front of the man in a large bowl, crimson red and steaming. The rice looked remarkably normal with the rediculously hot substance that was the curry-like sauce of the mixture. He poured the man a sake bowl of cold Grand Dragon and beamed at him.
"You order Inferno Mapo Tofu and Grand Dragon Sake...Correct?"
| >The man take a few bites of his meal and drink the sake
"Not bad,thats one spicy meal,its hard to find something like this these days"
>The man saids before he continue the meal
>He finish the meal in around 10 minutes
"Thats nice,thanks for the meal"
>He put his mask back on,leave some money on the table,and leave the bar
| >>419669
>The man downs the whole shrimp ramen bowl in a couple of minutes, then proceeds to eat the mapo tofu, finishing it in about the same time.
"God I was so hungry, that was exactly what I needed"
>He says, turning to Kyogoku
"So, barkeep, you're an outsider too, did I hear you right? Name's Mistral Casali, I'm from Nuova Roma, Italy. What brought you in this hellhole? Oh, and you can serve me my sake, if you want"
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| > A Catboomer sat alone at the barcounter with only the bartender, Kyogoku's, company. She sat with a glass of wine resting in her palm as she watched the news feed pass by through a holographic television. Eventually her gaze became distant and slipped across the grand half modern, half ancient japanese styled bar. She watched the hologram kitsunebi swim about the air thoughtfully.