Devil's Nest, Monday, 9/02

[bitten_notshy]

Tiny and the DJ had both taken Labor Day off, which meant Jack was running the club solo tonight. Not that he minded it -- it was an excuse to put on a classical music CD and mix the drinks the way he liked them, and not the way Tiny insisted on.

It felt odd to have taken the term off from the school. He didn't think he was going to miss teaching, but he knew he would miss the students.

[OOC: Open club post, no OCD.]

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Well, this is a different feel than this place usually has," Bruce said after walking in and taking in the classical music.

[bitten_notshy]

Jack flashed a quick smile. "I'm the only one here," he confided. "I get to pick the music."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"You have much better taste than the DJ does, I'll give you that," Bruce said, giving an additional nod as confirmation.

[bitten_notshy]

"You know, it's not even that I mind the pop music so much once in a while?" Jack said. "But every day -- it wears on you. Sex and dancing start to sound boring. Do you want a drink?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure I'd ever go that far," Bruce joked. "But yes, I'll have a drink. Have any specials tonight?"

[bitten_notshy]

"I might have been exaggerating for effect," Jack said loftily. "And I hadn't thought of any, but we did just get a case of flavored vodkas in. Any interest in a dill pickle or cheesecake flavored cocktail?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"They actually make a dill pickle-flavored vodka?" Bruce asked. "I almost feel like I have to try that."

[bitten_notshy]

"I'll pour myself a shot too," Jack said, and did just that before setting the glasses on the bar. "Yeah, I don't know who thought of it. Maybe someone who drinks the pickle juice."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"If they made it by just pouring some of the juice into the vodka, I'm going to be very disappointed," Bruce said. "I want to think that a scientist was paid to synthesize the flavor through tireless research."

[bitten_notshy]

"I want to think that too," Jack decided. "A brilliant mind with a singular devotion to unusual vodka flavors -- there has to be someone like that, doesn't there?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"If there's anyone like that in my world, I guarantee he's getting a paycheck from one of my subsidiaries," Bruce said. "I just don't know which one it would be."

[bitten_notshy]

"Probably one of the ones that makes vodka," Jack said, which may not have been terribly helpful. He lifted his glass and took and experimental sip.

"It's ... not dreadful."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce used sleight of hand that he had mastered years ago to make it appear as thought he downed his shot. It had come in handy many times during his younger party boy days. "It's better than I expected, to be honest. Not enough to get seconds, though."