Action | Who needs a gosh dang drink??

[brooklyn_boy]

Who: Steve and everyone else who just needs to get drunk. One closed to existing CR
Broadcast: No
Action: The Iskaulit/Space Bar
When: Post Calibrations/Bombing the eff out of Marsiva


[OPEN]

Tony would probably be proud of Steve, if he were able to see him right now. He'd slap his back and welcome him back to the world of inebriation while ordering shots for everyone in the bar to commemorate the day. As it is, though, Tony isn't here and, without him, there's not a damn person who would feel proud in this entire bar. That's part of it's charm.

Steve sighs and swallows his fourth drink. It's strong and alien and somehow enough to give him a strong buzz but not enough to really get him drunk. Not yet, at least. But he's not a quitter, so bottom's up! He hisses a little at the burn of it and feels, not for the first time, like he was being a coward. He saw some stuff in those rooms, sure. But other people had it so much worse. Saw so much more. He should really be thankful, actually.

But he's not. And this is a 30's approved way of getting over trauma. There were worse ways of coping, he was sure. So for now he's just going to stay in his seat and keep ordering drinks until that elusive drunken state hits him once more.

Should only take another hour or three.


[CLOSED TO EXISTING CR]

No one could blame Steve for starting. He'd messaged his friends about fifteen minutes ago, telling them to meet him at the bar for some drinks. But just sitting here, waiting? It was done better with a drink in hand to look social, at least. And it's not like that one is going to be his last. No, after Calibrations he can imagine himself coming over here quite often. He can imagine all of them coming here quite often, in fact. But maybe tonight (today? Space was hard to judge) would help take some of the sting off. Or at least some of the awkwardness. 

But it wasn't as though they <i>chose</i> to share all of that. Loki, Steve is sure, would have preferred to keep his death to himself. And Thor? I am sure half of those memories were things he'd rather not have replayed over and over again. And <i>Hux</i>. God... That was just what Steve knew of. Who knew what other people had put his friends through? What they'd been through themselves? 

Steve preemptively orders another drink for whoever shows up first. Whoever it was, he's sure they won't say no. Not now. 

First round is on him.

Comments

[dothelokimotion]

[ that's different. ]

We lost a security officer. He was a strange one.

[brooklyn_boy]

Oh?

[Steve's face is carefully neutral to cover up how upset the normalcy of that comment makes him.]

I guess maybe we'll get some new people soon, maybe...

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki has lost his brief crush and a friend he had actually liked. so long as he doesn't lose thor, he can keep it together. ]

Perhaps. No doubt they will fill the spaces between.

[brooklyn_boy]

Who knows. Maybe the next person here will be Stitch.

[He's joking and trying to just make Loki look a bit less sad. But maybe it could happen. Wouldn't that be something.]

Stranger things have happened.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki huffs. ]

I doubt any place would so be so kind.

[ to him in particular anyway. when has loki ever gotten anything he's ever wanted? ]

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve's smile is fond and soft despite how resigned Loki sounds.]

You really like him. That's...surprising. but nice.

And good things can happen, Loki. Even here.

[dothelokimotion]

[ sounds fake but okay. true the fleet hasn't been unkind to him in particular, but loki knows better. his life, right to the end, has been a string of disappointments. ]

We shall see.

[brooklyn_boy]

Yeah. And until the blue alien pops up I can keep making pictures if you want.

Or I could teach you?

[Steve's not sure if either of those are actually appealing to Loki but he'll reach around for something.]

[dothelokimotion]

Teach me . . . how to draw?

[brooklyn_boy]

Or paint?

[Oh. Wait...]

Let me guess: gods already know all that?

[dothelokimotion]

Ob . . . viously?

I know the arts. Quite well, in fact.

[brooklyn_boy]

Ah. Of course.

[Steve suddenly isn't as confident about handing his painting over.]

Well. Maybe you can teach me something new then.

[dothelokimotion]

[ he shrugs. ]

If you like.

[brooklyn_boy]

I used to take lessons in art. Went to school a bit. I kinda miss learning new things. If you don't mind?

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki hums. ]

Magic, art and the sciences all come together. It would be a poor education if I was not capable of each.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Watch Steve perk up like a dog on a trail.]

Does that mean you can make magic paintings?

[dothelokimotion]

[ he nods. ]

If you have been on the First Breath, you would know that the walls are charmed to show realistic paintings of one's homeland.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Never has someone's eyes lit up so fast and so bright.]

Really?! You did that?!

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki doesn't get the hype here. ]

I did. What of it?

[brooklyn_boy]

[Christmas has come early.]

I can learn it? That?

Can we go see now?!

[dothelokimotion]

[ ??? ]

Right now? Why?

[brooklyn_boy]

That's *amazing*! I want to see it! That's absolutely incredible!

[dothelokimotion]

[ uh okay. ]

We can see then if you want.

[brooklyn_boy]

[Steve starts going but then realizes he should probably wait for Loki. But magic paintings! Magic! Paintings!]

Oh wait. I should get my...

[Steve is even more unsure about giving him the gift now.]

Actually. I should do more work on it....

[dothelokimotion]

[ dryly. ]

That is up to you. Neither painting is going anywhere.