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

[goldenglasses]

HEY! HEY! My door got fixed eventually! It's fine! [He seems more upset that she's talking about property damage rather than that she's offering to help with Chuuya's revenge.]

[passingthrough]

Was that the line? Am I on the bad side of the line right now? [She looks more amused than contrite.]

[goldenglasses]

I dunno. Are you secretly an insurance investigator? I don't have a good track record with those types! [They get clingy and worried about him and stuff! It's terrible for his image!]

[passingthrough]

Mmm...dancer, honor student, freedom fighter, vigilante, assassin, teacher, leader of a defensive squad, and captain.

Nope, no insurance investigation work. What'd they do to you?

[goldenglasses]

They stalk me and then cry about getting fired because of damage I only sometimes caused!

Also that is a very impressive resume!

[passingthrough]

Sounds like it's rough for the insurance industry back home. I'm actually kind of surprised you have an insurance industry.

Anything surprise you? [Or dismay you that you didn't already know?]

[goldenglasses]

Monopoly. Or at least, Bernardelli is the only insurance worth having. They're really dedicated workers there!

Hmm. Teacher! I didn't know you teech-taught!

[passingthrough]

Mostly survival and fighting skills. [Though she snuck in some academics whenever possible.] I was training the next generation of mutants.

[goldenglasses]

I bet they were really glad to have a teacher. To give tips on how to use their powers.

That is part of the training, right? [As he suddenly realizes he's assuming things.]

[passingthrough]

Mm...

[She looks more somber. She's not going to hold it together well if he goes down that road.] It's not a good topic, Vash. [Softly.]

[goldenglasses]

[It is amazing how quickly he sobers up when he wants to.] Alright!

Want to know the biggest, most expensive thing Bernardelli said I destroyed. [He probably shouldn't look so proud of this.

He also doesn't normally like to let conversations focus on himself, but to let Kitty's mind get off her trouble he's happy to in this case.]

[passingthrough]

[She nods, appreciating the effort and direction he's going. She would definitely rather not think about what happened.] Sure. What was it?

[goldenglasses]

It was this giant ugly statue of a guy. Not even that important of a guy! Just bought a town and stuck a statue of himself up in it! He insured that ugly thing for five billion double dollars!

Then this renowned thief named Gasback said he was going to steal from this guy and ruin him. Which, he did, but he didn't steal the statue, he just destroyed it. The worst part of it all? I go blamed for it! Just because I was sight seeing in town! [There to stop Gasback from killing people.] They say I helped him with his master plan! [Because he got himself involved and painted a target on his back.]

Oh, man. I really thought Meryl and Milly were going to turn me in right there to cover the losses, but luckily it was discovered that guy was a criminal who lied about where his money came from to buy the town. So he was arrested and they didn't have to pay out the five billion in the end. [He's hoping that quick retelling will help distract her.]

[passingthrough]

Double dollars sounds fake. [But she gives him a little smile.]

You're pretty close to Meryl and Milly, right? [She's pretty sure she saw things in his memories.]

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, then you're going to love that we also use c cents.

[He smiles at their mention.] Yeah. I complain about them, but really, they're good friends. [They're the only ones he's been willing to kill for.] No matter what I did to try to leave them behind they were always chasing after me. Even after I got labeled a natural disaster and Bernardelli would no longer cover any claims for damage I caused.

[passingthrough]

Okay, monopoly money land.

[She likes the way his face changes when he talks about them.] I'm glad you weren't alone there.

[goldenglasses]

Monopoly land? Is there someone from a world that also uses double dollars? [He thought that was something unique to his planet.]

Me too. I hate to be alone. It's worse than only having day old donuts to eat!

[passingthrough]

Umm...no. Monopoly is the name of a board game back home where you use fake money. I don't know what it's called if it has a name. Probably just monopoly money.

[A nod.]

Yeah, I hate the alone thing too. [And while she's been far from alone this last year she has been lonely. She lost a lot of connection and intimacy when Winn left. A big piece of her life was just ripped away and she's been reluctant to fill it if it can't be just as it was. That reluctance is wavering more and more.] Even more than week old donuts.

[goldenglasses]

What about worse than chocolate chip cookies that turn out to be raisins?

[passingthrough]

That too. [She really doesn't like being alone. Maybe in a nother world with another life things would have been different. She could have just been social, but she's lost so much.]

It's not a favorite way to be.

[goldenglasses]

I've never understood the people who like the "cool loner" persona.

[passingthrough]

Maybe it just beats the sad and lonely persona. Important to have a cool jacket and cigarettes. [Which was kind of both of them with his jacket and her old smoking habit.]

[goldenglasses]

Well, I have the jacket going for me. So does that mean I never have to worry about being an uncool loner?

[passingthrough]

Mmmm... I don't know, what else have you got that makes you cool?

[goldenglasses]

I have a pair of really cool sunglasses! [He reaches into one of his pockets and pulls out his trademark glasses with a gold tint to them. He slides them up on his face and waggles his eyebrows.] How's that?