Caritas, Saturday Evening

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TONIGHT'S SPECIALS
Neon Voodoo
Citrus Neon
Neon Iguana

Yeah, someone had decided tonight's theme was going to be neon. And that person was Mike. He didn't even have any real reason for it – apart from maybe missing the glow of neon lettering in the night. He didn't know. His moods were all kinds of random, lately.

Just not in a bad way, for the most part. And for that, he was glad.

Caritas was open for business.

[ooc: OCD up, open! Up early by request.]

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Stage (02/04)

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Bar (02/04)

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Where you have your choice of Mike and Tino.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[rebelseekspizza]

This was probably a really stupid idea.

But avoiding Kathy all the time seemed weird too.

So... might as well have alcohol, right?

... And with those three thoughts, Dante had come back full-circle on this idea. "Get me a tequila," he told Tino, sinking into his seat. Screw it.

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[not_every_mage]

"And I'll have a beer," Anders added, claiming the stool beside Dante's.

He kept glancing over his shoulder at the door. He didn't want to avoid Kathy either, but this was definitely weird.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[spin_kick_snap]

Make that three for three agreement about this being weird.

Kathy had spent the entire walk from Eliot's to Caritas thinking about just how weird this was. She was equal parts both dread and anticipation; she wanted to see the guys again so much it almost hurt, but none of their conversations had been anything but fraught thus far.

She waved awkwardly from the doorway, her attention caught by them so thoroughly that it took her three steps to notice the band by the stage. But when she did she blanched, gasped, and then spun on her heel and bolted for the door.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[rebelseekspizza]

And here Dante had been getting up to ask her for her drink order when instead--

"Kathy!"

-- he was moving towards the door, too.

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[not_every_mage]

"Zombies," Anders muttered, as he too followed in pursuit. "Fuck me, we forgot the fucking zombies."

As if this reunion wasn't awkward enough...

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[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy had rounded the corner of the building, and had her back pressed to the wall, trying to keep herself from hyperventilating. I can do this, they can't hurt me. That was her internal mantra as she tried to remember Eliot's breathing commands. I can do this, they can't hurt me. I can do this, they can't hurt me.I can do this...

They hadn't even started reunioning yet and she was already fucking it up. This was awesome.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[rebelseekspizza]

"Kathy," Dante called again, pushing outside. "Kathy, we're sorry, where the hell are you--?"

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[not_every_mage]

"We can go someplace else," Anders contributed. "A restaurant or the beach or -- anyplace where the entertainment isn't formerly alive."

Re: Bar (02/04)

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy flung out an arm, waving it at them to catch their attention. She couldn't quite convince her legs to move yet, but this way they'd know where she was.

"I'm okay!" she called weakly. Then realized that nobody would believe that for a minute. "I mean, I'm not, but gimme a second and I'll be better."

She was breathing now. Normal breathing, not great gasps of air into lungs that were convinced there wasn't enough. So, improvement!

Re: Bar (02/04)

[rebelseekspizza]

"You sure?"

Dante walked along the wall to that portruding arm, a dubious expression on his face.

"'Cause seriously, we can probably just get a couple of bottles from the bar..."

#priorities.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[arboreal_priestess]

Since the two people she'd met on Fandom both worked at Caritas, Verity decided it was a place she should probably check the place out. The drink specials had her grinning as she sauntered up to the counter.

"Excuse me, barkeep?" she asked with a grin. "I've been checking out your...drinks. What would you recommend?"

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[newroutines]

Oh, hey, Mike was smirking as soon as he spotted her. "I'm really, really trying not to be super cheesy right now," he said, "so to go with a straight answer instead, I'd say the Neon Iguana one. Tastes like... Like a Fourth of July party on a sandbar."

Sometimes he was homesick in the weirdest ways.

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[arboreal_priestess]

"I'll have a Neon Iguana then," Verity said. "And I'll buy the bartender one too, if he tells me what that cheesy joke he bailed on was."

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"Hey, no assuming now!" Mike mock chided her, as he reached for a bottle of Captain Morgan. "It wasn't really a joke, more like a line."

There was a vast difference. Kind of.

Not really.

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[arboreal_priestess]

"Maybe I like cheesy lines," Verity said. "You never know. Maybe those are the kinds of things every girl dreams of."

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"Oh, I'm sure some girls do," Mike replied easily as he was fixing the drinks. All idle with his words. "I'm just not sure how likely you are to enjoy me telling you I recommend whatever seems likeliest to make you consider coming over to check out my place tonight."

Re: Bar (02/04)

[arboreal_priestess]

"Well, I'll definitely give you points for it being a decent line," Verity said. "Though a drink won't do it." She paused, playing with the neckline of her shirt. "More conversation might, though."

Maybe not for the whole night, but an evening of makeouts and heavy petting might be fun. It had been awhile.

Re: Bar (02/04)

[newroutines]

"I can do more conversation."

He was actually very good at conversation. (Also very good at makeouts. And heavy petting. Just getting that out there.) "About a range of topics, even."

Re: Bar (02/04)

[arboreal_priestess]

"Oh yeah?" Verity asked with an inviting smile. "So hit me with a topic. Let's see that range of yours."

Re: Bar (02/04)

[newroutines]

"Did you know," Mike replied, sliding her drink across the bar while setting his own in front of himself, "that there's a word for being afraid of being tickled by feathers?"

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