Can Any Of Us Even Get Drunk

[mikangirl]

Who: Space Bar staff and special guests
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Space Bar!
When: One fine night after closing

[The Space Bar staff made good use of the ever-replenishing alcohol supply at their last stop, and Nami and Remy got around to discussing the idea of testing various experimental mixes to come up with new additions for the menu.  I mean, add to that Nami hasn't made a decision which one of the applicants should take the main bar job, so clearly the best idea is to shove them all into one place and ply them with alcohol while they talk to each other and work it out after that.

No, it's a good idea.  Shut up.

...okay.  It may just be a good excuse for a party.  Sue her.]



((ooc: this is a mingle!  It's open to job applicants and regulars who hold their liquor and their plus ones.  If you think that might mean you, you're more than welcome here!))

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

Ah. A smaller military force to enforce the laws.

[ Asgard only had its soldiers and they were only loyal to the king. There have been variations but "Cops" were new to Loki. ]

[privateeyed]

More or less. It differs from the military in a few ways, but - that's mostly technicalities and other bullshit.

[a shrug] But yeah, that's my resume. Your turn.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Flat. ]

I'm a God.

[privateeyed]

[..............]

So, no bartending experience on your end either, huh.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki expertly tosses a glass in the air. When it falls, he balances it on his finger with a twinkle in his eyes. ]

I learn fast.

[privateeyed]

[ . . . just. In a slightly tired-sounding but still excited seeing something cool tone:] What the fuck, show-off.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs. He always likes showing off. ]

Mastering a skill takes little to no time at all.

[privateeyed]

Must be nice. Us lowly mortals have to practice before we can master anything.

Serious question - is anyone here just - straight up normal human? 'Cuz I'm starting to feel like I'm the only one.

[says the man with a cybernetic arm and eye]

[dothelokimotion]

I believe there are a few, though I am not the best judge.

[privateeyed]

A few. [of course] Maybe I'll find 'em all and we can start a freakin' club.

[dothelokimotion]

What for?

[privateeyed]

Shits and giggles. I wasn't being serious.

So if you're a god, which one are you?

[dothelokimotion]

God of Mischief. The Norse pantheon if you're familiar with that.

[privateeyed]

Vaguely, yeah. [he takes a thoughtful sip from his beer] That's Odin and Valhalla and all that, right?

[dothelokimotion]

[ The corner of his mouth spasms slightly. ]

The one and the same.

[privateeyed]

[he nods, pleased that he got it right] Don't know much about it, but - I had a lot of free time back home sometimes. You get bored with American TV real quick.

[dothelokimotion]

I'm not sure I see the correlation there. Our stories are myth. They'll hardly die out.

[privateeyed]

I mean, yeah, there's people who literally study that stuff their entire lives - 'course it won't die out.

[dothelokimotion]

Do they now?

[ Loki's not that familiar with midgardian academia beyond Jane Foster. ]

[privateeyed]

Yup. People go to school and go on to become historians, travel the world and research whatever their area of interest is. I as real into military history as a kid - would've done that if I hadn't enlisted.

[dothelokimotion]

[ That much he is at least familiar with. ]

Why a soldier?

[privateeyed]

We were in the middle of war. [his tone sombers, just the tiniest bit] And I come from a military family - throw a stone at reunions and you're guaranteed to hit someone who's served in one of the branches. That and I wanted to be like my dad. So, I enlisted.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Wanting to be like my dad. His lip curls. ]

Was it worth it?

[privateeyed]

[he raises an eyebrow at the reaction, but doesn't comment]

I mean, it depends on how you want to look at it. I was damn good at what I did, got honored for it and for some other shit, served my country, but -

[he knocks on the surface of the bar, the noise dull and metallic] I didn't walk away in one piece. So it goes both ways.

[dothelokimotion]

I suppose most things do, in the end.

[ Nothing is quite so cut and dry. ]