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Who: captains and party crashers!
Broadcast: nup
Action: yes; tonight in the local dive Hange mentioned earlier. Get drunk! Play drunk games! Get to know each other! Mingle!
When: October 27th; late :}

[The bar Hange picked out is about typical for the planet: a little small, although big enough for the turnout Hange more or less expects, and clean albeit a little dingy and stained around the edges. At very least, all the stains have been scrubbed at thoroughly at some point in their history, and only the most stubborn and enterprising remain.

Stubborn and enterprising like the crew the bar will now entertain!

Captains, make your parent threads and tag around. Party crashers are also welcome.]

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[aberrant_type]

[Hange arrives first, as befitting the person who organized the whole thing... well, "organized" it. How much is there to do when the booze is free and the food isn't much to speak of?

She's kicking it at the bar, already tossing back alcohol. Her posture and her grin are relaxed, but her eyes are still canny. A little booze doesn't take the edge off a soldier like this one.]

[carreau]

[ And the worst captain ever is coming in and waving at her all happily and overexcitedly. The first party he's ever been invited to!!! ]

Ahaha, hi there~

[aberrant_type]

[Good lord, and look at her face. She actually looks happy to see him.]

Well, hello there! Henry, isn't it?

[carreau]

[ That's so kind of her.... ;; ]

Yes~ That's right!

[ He's got somewhat of a childish voice, high and lilting and definitely at odds with...most everything he says, really. ]

[aberrant_type]

[She takes a moment to look him up and down, gauging his age and physique and general physical threat level. Curses, huh? Well, she'll believe it when she sees it... but she'd rather not see it.]

Well, I'm glad you made it! [She hops off her barstool and goes to shake his hand.]

[carreau]

[ Well, he doesn't look like he regularly beats people up, at the very least!

He'll shake her hand, enthusiastic. ]

Me too! I've never been invited anywhere before, ahaha!

[aberrant_type]

Really? That's such a shame! [Shake shake shake, she has rough hands, fitting for a swordswoman.] Congratulations on your first invitation!

[carreau]

[ He probably holds on a bit longer than normal, unused to......uh, really any kind of human contact. ]

Thank you~ Oh! It's my first time coming somewhere like this, too!

[aberrant_type]

Is that so? [Man, this is going to be interesting.] Hmmm. Have you tried alcohol before?

[carreau]

Not at all!

[aberrant_type]

... Something tells me tonight could get a little wild.

[carreau]

Ahaha, sounds like fun!

[ If fun for everyone else involves probably having to pry an overly-clingy dark mage off of them then uh. Yeah, sure. ]

[aberrant_type]

Let's get you started, anyway! [There's a first time for everyone drinking, after all!]

Bartender! Something for my friend here!

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[this motherfucker slides on up to the bar, right into a stool next to her. he looks so pleased to be here. his pre-game is strong.]

Hey. Slick idea.

[aberrant_type]

[Well... he could do worse than hitting on Hange??? Look at her gorgeous Cleopatra nose game. Anyway she grins sideways at him.]

Hello there, Robin. Glad you made it!

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[is he hitting on her, or is this just his natural state of being? MAYBE IT'S BOTH. whatever the answer, he's quick to get comfortable, sitting sideways with one arm on the bar to prop his head up.]

It did not exactly disadvantage me to show up, Hange. I'm happy to get to know my fellow captains a little better.

[aberrant_type]

That was about my thought. [She seems totally relaxed with his presence and proximity, actually. This is familiar: scouts bonded this way too.] Who knows what the next surprise will be? We might as well find out if we mesh.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[and as big a creep as he is, he's at least keeping his distance consistent. it doesn't take long to see that his eyes are still pretty sharp too.]

Speaking of all that, you were asking me why I took up captaincy, right? Am I allowed to ask that same question back to you?

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You're allowed to ask as many questions as you like! [So, she takes a moment, sipping her foul drink and gathering some thoughts.]

You mentioned you were in politics? Well, I am in military. At home, I was a squad leader myself. And personally, looking at my crew, I figured I was our best bet for leadership experience. Nunnally's quite young, and my other gentleman doesn't necessarily seem like a great team player.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Ah, Nunnally? She's a darling. [he breaks into a wide grin.] Good, I'm glad to know she's got someone who'll keep an eye on her.

[aberrant_type]

She's a good girl! And it seems like she's adjusting all right, all things considered. How's your crew?

[birdsbirdsbirds]

I think she's going to become a very valuable crewman.

[he looks thoughtful, it not a little distracted by things moving around in the rest of the bar. he never really moves his head, but his eyes drift...]

My crew is surprisingly capable. I think I really have been hanging around cutthroats and vagrants for too long--everyone on my ship is refreshingly open and dependable.

[aberrant_type]

It's tragic to hear you surprised by that. What kind of team can you have if you can't rely on your teammates? [She sits like a relaxing soldier too, like someone who's taken on a position and then had her joints melted but without feeling discomfort or needing to move. She idly swirls the moonshine in her glass.] Lucky to have moved up in the world.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

And I know I have to rely on them, and trust them. That's how a team works. Ah-- [he stops the bartender and asks for a drink, please, whatever Hange is having. C:] --Anyway, it's an interesting transition, to say the least.

[aberrant_type]

It sounds that way! [She sure is friendly, she comes across like a sweetie, with this open smile.] You mentioned bounty hunting before. What kind of bounties?