Caritas - Friday evening [Open]

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Ben was just going to stop at the bar tonight. And that's when an old man in a robe called out to him. "Hey, you!" the old guy called out. "You're working the bar tonight."

"Wait, what?" Ben asked.

"Come on, it's easy and the tips are good," the old man said. "And it's not like other people haven't worked the bar right off the street. And it's usually without any sort of authorization. So come on, you're hired for the night."

"Is this cool with the owner?" Ben asked, going along with it for some reason.

"Of course it is! Why else would I be giving you this opportunity, dammit?" the old man asked. "Young people ask too many questions and they're all pointless."

"What will you be doing while I'm at the bar?" Ben asked.

"I'm doing something in the back room," the old man said. "Now come on, get in there, get to work. We're already open."

And that's how Ben Reilly ended up working at Caritas tonight.

[OOC: It was time for Ben to get a turn at the bar. And there will be a TV in the back room for the Super Bowl. Because that's awesome.]

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The Stage [01/30]

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Where Ben swears the zombies are giving him the evil eye.

The Bar [01/30]

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Where Ben has about 70% of an idea what he's doing.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Loki came in expecting the old guy to be behind the bar. And, unless the old guy had undergone some sort of transformation, he was not behind the bar tonight.

"Ben, I thought your job was being a fucking hobo." Or, maybe he was just still thinking of the jug music.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"No, my job is to run a second-hand store where hobos can shop," Ben said. "I'm only barely sure why I'm here right now. What can I attempt to get for you?"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"I'll make it easy on you." Not like he had a choice. "Just a water. Beer gut looks fucking awful on me."

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Of course Daisy couldn't just go over and say hi to Loki. She had to send Tino over with a drink, this time a violently orange fruity sort of drink with an umbrella. She told Tino that she'd tip him an every few bucks if he delivered it with a wink, but it looked like she'd get to keep her money tonight and just pout at Tino instead. He looked wholly unapologetic.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"The fuck is this?" Loki asked when Tino set the drink down. "It looks like the fucking sun exploded in this drink. Are you trying to tell me something?"

Poor Tino. So abused when he didn't have to be.

After getting that it wasn't from Tino (just in time since Loki had been prepared to toss the drink on his shirt and take the exit from Caritas for the laughs), he, with already an idea of who it was, looked around the bar.

And then he waved the glass Daisy's way. "Cute. Very cute. Orange drinks are the way to my fucking heart."

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Mina sat at the bar and gave a nod to the unfamiliar bartender.

"I believe I'll have some gin this evening."

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"Sure thing." Ben looked at all of the bottles behind the bar. "Um, just a minute."

He walked up to the other guy behind the bar, the guy who hadn't said anything, and whispered something. The quiet guy pointed a bottle out and grabbed an appropriate glass. Ben had the gin poured in no time after that.

"And here you go, Miss...?"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"Harker," she said. "And it's Misses, actually. But it's an honest mistake." She gave him a friendly smile.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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A Friday night with no plans meant the fall-back plans: hit up Caritas on her way out, for a few pre-drinks. Scope out the crowd and see how it was before deciding to move on to bigger pastures or hang around.

Someone she didn't know behind the bar was a good sign toward hanging around.

"Vodka and orange, please!"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"Just give me a moment to speak to my associate," Ben said. There was more whispering between Ben and Tino. It was probably increasingly clear that the 30% of the idea what he was doing that Ben didn't have was the 30% that included knowledge of where anything was. After a brief conference, Ben returned with a glass full of drink in his hand. "Sorry about that delay. I'm still in training. I'm only a junior bartender right now."

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Daisy found that to be both very confusing and kind of adorable, so she couldn't help grinning. "That's okay," she assured him. "We've all got to start somewhere, right?"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Mina raised her drink to Daisy, a sort of toast and greeting. "We meet again," she said with a smile.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"So we do!" said Daisy, lifting her glass as well and smiling back. "How goes it, Mina?"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Deadpool cared not for these hijinks. He just wanted a drink. "You! With the bad hair! Beer me!"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"What's wrong with my hair?" Ben asked, filling a glass for the guy who... well, he kind of looked like an overly muscled Spider-Man. Minus the webs. That was weird.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Apparently, Daisy didn't feel like saying hi to people; she just felt like sending poor Tino to give drinks to people and point out that they were from her down the way.

Deadpool was getting something very red and fruity and full of calories out of spite for his stupid tight bum.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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Jack had gleaned from Jill's memories that there was a bar in town that didn't card. Jill had thought this was horrible and likely to get her arrested. Jack just thought it was a good excuse to saddle Jill with the hangover.

"Hey, can I get a beer?"

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"How old are you, kid?" Ben asked. Like he was so much older that he could get away with calling a teenager 'kid.'

Tino pulled Ben aside and whispered something. "Really? And the old guy knows about this?" Tino nodded.

Ben turned back to Jack. "Humor me and tell me that you're twenty-one."

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"BARTENDER! Scotch on the rocks. Hurry up or you're not getting a tip!" Jonah demanded as he took a seat at the bar.

Re: The Bar [01/30]

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"Oh my god," Ben said. J. JONAH. JAMESON. HERE. IN THE BAR. He was going to have fun with this. "I'm sorry, but do I know you? You look awfully familiar for some reason."

The Lounge [01/30]

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Okay, the zombies weren't giving the evil eye. The bass player had a rotting eye - which made it look evil - and it fell into the lounge - which isn't quite GIVING it.

Ben wasn't going to touch it, though.

The Back Room [01/30]

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Where Jolee Bindo is trying to instruct the delivery guy on how to do his job hooking up a flat panel TV on the wall.

If you want to talk to Jolee, stop by.

OOC [01/30]

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I'm totally getting Benjy out more, I swear.