now listen good and listen straight, you're not the master of your fate

[bloodisthicker]

[Another week, another murder, another absolute shitshow. Tarrlok kind of just wants to lock himself in his room for a while, but... well, he volunteered. So... it's definitely going to be much later in the day before a note advising everyone to meet up in the bar for some comfort food is slipped under everyone's door.

At least Tarrlok didn't have to take care of everything alone, though; while he spent most of the time cooking by himself, Speedwagon and Yosuke helped take some delicious pork buns up to set them out across the bar so that everyone could drown their sorrows in stuffing their faces. And, you know, alcohol, maybe that too. There's also some vegetarian stir fry for people who don't like pork, too, of course.

There isn't an official bartender to start out with, but there is live entertainment courtesy of Yosuke, who's strumming his guitar over in the corner there.

Hopefully someone will step up, because lord knows everyone in the Vault needs a drink right now.]

Comments

[ignorantly]

Got anything that doesn't have much alcohol?

[ THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME ASKING FOR AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK, SO... ]

[isafraid]

[He's already looking through a few bottles for you, Shirazou.]

...Suppose I could water something down? [haha, he's kidding mostly.]

[ignorantly]

[ He rubs at the back of his neck, looking a little awkward. ] ...It's my first time drinking.

[isafraid]

...Ah. [His humor went over like a lead balloon, looks like.]

...Aint a problem with that, everyone's got to start somewhere. [Not that he can remember his first drink.

He finds something that seems to have less alcohol in it then the others, though it tastes a bit bitter. He hands Shriazou a glass.]

Give this a try.

[ignorantly]

[ He takes the glass, eyeing the liquid and generally looking a little unsure before he takes a sip. ]

...Kinda bitter.

[isafraid]

You'll get used to the taste, and I'll try to find something a bit sweeter. [There is a lot back here, man. There's got to be something.]

How are you holding up? Might be a stupid question, I know.

[ignorantly]

I'm still kinda pissed off about the shitty things h... they said. [ He's holding up better than he did last week, though. ]

[isafraid]

Yeah. Whatever "It" was, it sure wasn't that Norman bloke anymore.

[He leans against the counter, staring at his own glass.]

...Maybe it was. It's just too hard to say for sure.

[ignorantly]

Let's not think about it too much. [ There's a part of him that wants to know what the fuck was going on back there, but maybe some things are better off not knowing. ]

[isafraid]

Ah... sorry. Probably for the best that we don't, eh? [He wasn't feeling too up for figuring out the intricacies of Norman's psyche tonight anyways.]

Right now, the best we can do is make sure a mess like that never happens again.

[ignorantly]

...I hope we can do that. That was the fourth trial, and it doesn't feel like it'll be the last one. [ guys can we stop murdering each other please. ]

[isafraid]

If we've got any luck at all... then that Bates bloke was the worst of it. [And they're already an unlucky bunch...]

I have the feeling the Kingmaker might try to pull something on us again. Bastard's got nothing better to do, besides being a king apparently.

[ignorantly]

He's probably already thinking of what his next incentive is going to be...

[isafraid]

After the damn messes he's already tossed our way, I'd hate to think about what he'll try next.

[...]

Might be a stupid one this time, for all we know.

[ignorantly]

Or something like takin' away our food until somebody dies.

[isafraid]

[Oh geeze, that's an idea.]

Now that's something he'd be likely to do! We don't even know where all that food is coming from in the first place!

[ignorantly]

[ He's quiet for a second and something occurs to him- ]

...What if he's watchin' us right now and I just gave him the idea to starve us?

[isafraid]

[....Oh.]

Uh... Might be best to change the subject then?

[Uh... UH...]

H-how's that drink holding you?

[ignorantly]

[ QUICKLY TAKES ANOTHER SIP... as he tries hard to avoid glancing at the ceiling since that's where he assumes cameras would be. ]

...It's good, thanks. [ Sip, sip. ] The bitterness isn't so bad once ya get used to it.

[isafraid]

[Cameras are everywhere. Hopefully the Kingmaker actually does give them a moment's privacy at times.

Please don't take their words as inspiration...]

Told ya. Drinking takes a bit of getting used to, but there's sure to be some sweeter things around here.

[He raises his own glass.]

To your first drink, Mister ghoul hunter!