Caritas- Saturday

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Jaina had spent some time at the mixer, but she had to admit she'd been sort of drawn to Caritas. Saturdays had been her night and for some strange reason she was a little nostalgic today. She couldn't resist stopping in for at least a little while to tell Tino everything she'd been up to, despite- or more accurately, because of- the fact that he'd never cared about his coworkers' personal lives in the slightest, and to head behind the bar.

Just because she could. And because she never got to do things like this anymore. For some reason empresses didn't tend bar much, who knew?

...Empresses probably also didn't consider lining the bar up with champagne glasses and trying that pouring trick she'd perfected at Mirta's wedding, and yet here she was, considering it.


[Up now because it's TAH night and I leave at 6!]

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Stage

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Where the zombies still play, and parts still fall off at random.

Bar

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Where Jaina might be, depending on if you stopped in while she was there or not. If not, well hey, there's Tino.

Re: Bar

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Being on guard apparently didn't go away even when one was very much off-duty so a while after Jaina had slipped out, Rose followed, wondering if she could predict where her friend was going.

Yeah, she was pretty proud of herself when she walked into the bar. "There's a whole party over there," Rose said - that and a wide smile seemed to be her greeting. "And you're hanging out behind the bar?"

Re: Bar

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"I'm used to parties. It's been a while since I've been in a bar," Jaina greeted her with a smile. "Besides, I could say almost that exact same thing to you..."

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"I caught your damn politics curse," she replied. "Can't go to a party without watching for assassins. Eighteen year old me would be so disappointed."

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"You say that like a healthy level of paranoia isn't fun or something," Jaina said wryly. "Lissa's not here, is she?"

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"She wanted to, said to say hi to you," Rose said, shrugging a little. "But the Council's meeting all weekend and she can't leave them on their own like that." Rose smirked at Jaina. "Something about a healthy level of paranoia..."

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"That sounds exactly like Jag with the Moffs," Jaina realized. "That's probably not a comparison the Council would like..."

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She laughed. "But do we care? Because I really, really hope we do not."

Re: Bar

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Mat would get the the mixer eventually, but first he needed to stop into Caritas where, yes, the zombies were still as pungent as he remembered. Ugh.

"Ale, please," he said with a small smile.

Re: Bar

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"It's harder for me to give you a rough time when you automatically say 'please,'" Jaina said, going to get the drink and placing it in front of him. "It's definitely been a while since I've seen you."

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"Please tell me you haven't spent the intervening years tending bar. You're much too beautiful for that," Mat teased. He nodded in Tino's direction. "Sorry, Tino."

Re: Bar

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"Only some of them. I empress now," she said casually, and it was a verb if she decided it was going to be a verb. "Nice to see you still know how to dish out the compliments."

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"You empress now," Mat said, sounding amused. "So does my wife, as it happens."

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"Does that mean you emperor?" she asked, eyebrows raised. What was it about this place? She seemed to know/know of more people in power thanks to Fandom than she did back home, which was saying something.

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"I prince," Mat replied. "Seanchan politics are extremely complicated while also being stupefyingly dull. She's the Empress, may she live forever. I'm Prince of the Ravens."

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That was a familiar and long-time unheard voice. "Mat!" Rose exclaimed, grinning over at him. "Look at you right there."

Re: Bar

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"Rose?" Mat said slowly, then grinned. "It's be a very long time! Not that you've aged more than a day since I've last seen you, of course."

You never tell a lady she looked old. Or fat. Mat had learned these things over the years.

Re: Bar

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Rose rolled her eyes, flicking at peanut at his head. "Liar. I'm not complaining, but wow, you need to lie better."

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Despite the loss in depth perception, Mat's hands were still very quick, and he snagged the peanut from the air. "Most people don't correct me these days," he said, "unless I'm visiting Camelot where they don't care who I am."

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"I'm going to be totally trite here and argue I'm not most people," she chuckled. "So lie better, dammit."

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"I lie most constantly, my Lady," Mat said teasingly, "but I will do better next time, just for you."

Lounge

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Where lounging still happens.

Back Room

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Where people still rarely go.

OOC

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I have nothing witty!