Caritas, Saturday Evening

[newroutines]

It was business as usual at Caritas tonight. The techno coming from seemingly everywhere at once made it feel like the whole building was alive – and its pulse was feverish. Impossibly beautiful people were around, waiting to mingle with customers. Every once in a while, some of them shifted their appearance in a wave of binary code into something targeted to be more appealing to a specific customer.

Towards the back of the lounge, there was an area for VIP customers only. The bar served drinks, sure, but back there? Some mind-to-cyberspace connections of questionable legality were on offer to those with the means to pay for them.

And Mike was behind the bar, but distracted, tapping his fingers nervously against the edge of it. He had his reasons. Just... don't ask. Not that anyone would want to. He wasn't looking too good. If you wanted someone who looked like they'd slept at some point in the last three days, you needed Tino.

[ooc: Open, no ocd!]

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[electrocynic]

Electroclash wasn't interested in the VIP area, or the bartender with the obvious case of withdrawal, or even the drink in front of her. But she had the last one, and she was at a table from where she could keep an eye on things.

... Also in ways that didn't involve tapping into the bar's extensive security cam system.

[suitably_heroic]

"Fancy meeting you here," said Jaq, sarcasm coloring every syllable.

He slid down in a seat opposite her.

[electrocynic]

"A wonder for the ages," she replied, with a hint of a drawl, looking up. "Hello, Jaq."

[suitably_heroic]

"How's the night so far?" Jaq said. "Anyone about to get caught with their hand in the cookie jar, or what?"

[electrocynic]

"None so far." She gave their surroundings a cursory glance, as if that was how she kept track of things. "But it's still early, and there's always someone who gets sloppy."

[suitably_heroic]

Jaq let out a loud sigh. He sagged in his seat. "That there is," he said. "Spent four hours being Atton on the 'net today. Earned good money off of sloppy people."