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

[mikangirl]

[Nami cheerfully tries all genuine mix attempts, gives her opinion on all of them, remains sober. Well, sober-ish, she's still clear-headed, but there's a flush rising on her cheeks which may give the notion that she's at least on her way to tipsy.]

You're pretty good at this. [All disclaimers aside.] Maybe I should put you in charge of the specialty drink menu.

[She ain't touchin' your joke shots, though.]

[cajunspice]

'nd here I thought ya kept me 'round just 'cause I looked pretty 'nd could charm the customers 'nto spendin' more money. [There was a bit of a smile, not quite his normal one while he was working, but he was mostly enjoying the chance to come up with new ideas and chatting to those at the bar.]

'nd ya may regret that when I go wantin' all sorts of exotic 'nd expensive 'ngredients.

[mikangirl]

It depends on if I can make money off said exotic and expensive ingredients. [Money is key.] But a first step here is seeing what works and what people like. Some of these are a hit.

[Others, less so.]

[cajunspice]

Yeah, [There... was a temptation, a very large one, to play it up, to go with his ego and joke about how they were all hits... but really, it was good to get honest feed back. Ego and joking aside, part of the reason Remy kept with the job was the fact he did enjoy cooking for others.] Hopefully this set up be a good spread for the rest of the Fleet in regards to tastes.

'nd worse case if it ain't, I actually wrote down the recipes this time, [Unlike his cooking where Remy tended just to go on what he knew would work and taste.] So can make stuff up again if don't catch on the first time. Cycle them out 'nd all that as we find new stuff.

[mikangirl]

Nice. [In all fairness to Remy, all his serious concoctions are at the very least passable. The joke ones are, well, a joke.] I think it'd be nice to have a revolving menu on some options, just so we've got variety all year round.

[She's stopped talking about this place as if she could go home any minute.]

[cajunspice]

'nd themed. [Holidays? Sure, but he was thinking when Mardi Gras came back around, since he had lapsed on it this year. Hell, maybe he could even pick up some cheap beads on one of their stops to hand out or decorate the place, make it really feel like home.]

'nd keep it a bit more down to earth than Crowley would. [Ok, Remy liked his place, really did, but he also liked making fun of Crowley. The guy could take it and so far didn't seem like he was vindictive enough to try and get Remy back, provided he didn't push it too far.] Don't think I got the patience to try 'nd make the drinks overly pretty with all those garnishes. 'nless ya wanna put Vash to work again when he annoys ya again, add it to that order of little umbrellas.

[mikangirl]

Good god, no. The only thing that should be overly pretty around here is the staff. I like the whiskey and sawdust feel. [grin.] Reminds me of home.

[cajunspice]

... I like that comment on multiple levels, cherie. [Flattering and because he agreed with it. Sure, Remy liked appearances, especially about himself, but it was nice to just do content at times rather than focusing a lot on aesthetics.]

'nything I can get ya? Ya managed to try everything yet?

[mikangirl]

Haven't tried everything, no. Hey, if I gave you a name, try making the drink it sounds like it would be?

[cajunspice]

I do like a challenge. [A grin appearing on his face, loving the idea to think up something off the top of his head and if it would work or not.

Though talking about that.] There is one I would like to maybe put on the menus that didn't do tonight, didn't get a chance to fully figure it out yet. Am thinkin' a kinda coffee 'nd really dark chocolate mix, maybe some mint, something really deep 'nd bitter but with a dollop of extra sweet cream on top that can be mixed in, dependent on supplies of course. Thinking 'Bitter dark goth'. [That may had been influences by a certain someone...]

[mikangirl]

There's some nice dark chocolate liqueurs out there that would do well in that. [Sounds nice enough, you've got her blessing.]

See if you can make me a Cosmic Stardust.

[cajunspice]

Hmm, good point. That or could try do real fancy, make it like a row of shots to take that work good by themselves, but great together. [Lots of options.]

Cosmic Stardust, hein? Sounds like more a club drug than a drink. I think I can come up with something. [Something bright and swirly came to mind first, almost like a tequila sunrise, lots of color.] Got a particular base or favorite alcohol ya want it to start with? [No point mixing up a drink which she wouldn't like.]

[mikangirl]

[Club drug, huh. Modern culture isn't a thing with her, so she spends a moment wondering if that's a good or bad thing. But--]

Nothing really comes to mind, except maybe something not too harsh on the palate. I just like the name. Out of the mouths of drunken idiots and all. [She nods toward Vash being his apparently plastered self.]

[cajunspice]

Thinkin' something light, but with a kick 'cause, hell, it suppose to be a cocktail or something, right? [Though that was mostly rhetorical as Remy started moving around to collect items, working them together to come up with what he had in mind: something that looked like it came straight out of a star system or nebula, blue and shimmering with a layer of of something red right at the bottom, carefully put in to keep the colors separate.

There was that fun liquor he always liked to pick up on planets that had it, a glimmering mix that was as tasty as it was eye catching. He put it into a shot glass, delivering it next to the taller glass of that blue and layer of red, it holding an over all cross between something citrus and tropical with a hint of berry from that red.] Either a shot with a chaser, or a bomb to drop in 'nd mix together. [That shot delivered a hell of a kick to it, but was so smooth that it was dangerously easy to drink too much of it. Remy well knew that fact.]

[mikangirl]

Wow. [I mean goddamn. She props her chin in her hands, watching him work.]

See, you really are good at this. What's its value?

[cajunspice]

You're the boss, but sure can work out what goes 'nto it, double it or something. I just make it, not price it. [A grin as he left the two glasses on the bar for her, moving to lean against it from the other side as he wiped his hands clean with a cloth.]

'nd what can I say? Glad to know m' experiences of drinkin' is finally bein' put to some good use other than settin' up one night stands. [He's just too funny, isn't he?]

[mikangirl]

That's what I meant. I need to factor in how much it'd cost to make in order to price it. But I can work it out. [She was just lazy. Stealing one of those drinks now, twirling the glass around to admire the drink's colour.] You're not seducing my customers with your magical skills, are you?

[Teasing.]

[cajunspice]

Only to get them to buy more or give decent tips. [That brilliant, well practiced, and charming smile he knew he could do was added to that as Remy answered, before letting it slip away with a chuckle.]

Alcohol 'nd one night stands don't always work out well, dependin' who the other be. Or the mornin' after. Plus, 'm 'nsulted, boss, [Remy put on a mock hurt tone and expression.] Ya think I wouldn't be professional 'nough to not wait 'til after m' shift to try 'nd hit on people? Ya hurt me, cherie.

[mikangirl]

[Laughter.]

Hey, you can hit on them when you want, provided they're interested. It gives them a reason to hang around the bar until you're done.

[cajunspice]

Don't ya worry, Mattie Baptiste raised this boy right, I know how behave right with the femmes 'nd hommes. [A grin back at her as he moved to replace those bottles he had been using to make her drink back into their normal place.]

[mikangirl]

I thought you might. [Remy is a flirt but he's always struck her as a careful one. In a sense, anyway.]

Been kind of a fun turnout tonight.

[cajunspice]

[In this sense he was, for the most. Not so careful in other matters.

He gazed around the bar at the people who turned up.] Did get a good showin', non? Glad it worked out well, though I guess doin' drinks will typically pull some crowd at the very least.

Just hope got most people sober a bit more 'nto the night so we can find out what worked 'nd what didn't.

[mikangirl]

Not to worry. On that score, at least, I've got you covered. [She's been paying attention. One thief to another, man, she's good at picking reactions.]

[cajunspice]

Keepin' a tally? Never should had doubted ya, boss. [A grin sent her way.]

'nd worse case if find some ain't doin' as well as others, sure can remix those 'ngrediants 'nto something else. Though wonderin' if it's too much to hope for the next stop to be just as good for gettin' stock. Rather not have a repeat of some of those snow planets, hardly 'nything good to take from them.

[mikangirl]

They do know how to craft a great mead, though, and I've got a request for that on hand. [Thunder gods, man.]

What we've got will tide us over for a while. That's the bonus about the stock replacing itself the next day.

[Too bad about the melancholy nature of its reasons.]