Caritas, Tuesday Evening

[uncertain_dume]

Kitty was still taking leave with her new little one, which meant that tonight could very well have been a Tino night.

Could have been, except that when Kanan made his way in to the bar looking for his usual juice fix, Tino actually made his way out from behind the counter, marched right up to Kanan, pressed his hands to the back of his shoulders, and manhandled him all the way back to behind the bar.

Kanan just kind of shrugged and rolled with it. He missed bartending, anyway. And besides, anything to help Kitty while she settled in to life with a baby.

Or, alternatively, yeah, sure, he'd act as a buffer for Tino from any potential Seivarden and Rosa flirting. He wasn't born yesterday, Tino. He was on to your plot.

[OOC: Posted with permission! Open bar is open, happy Tuesday!]

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[1000yearstoolate]

It probably didn't surprise anyone that Seivarden showed up, entering through the door and pretending not to look around the room to see hwo was there. She leaned against the bar at her usual spot, giving Kanan a nod.

"Evening."

[died8yearsago]

So Rosa had a preliminary beer in hand (an insurance beer, as she started to think about it, something to tide her over until she was better versed on what the current treating situation would be, even though a few weeks ago she had vowed to drop it, but apparently, the apartment theft switched the game back on for her) when she came over and leaned on the bar as she faced Seivarden. "First things first," she said, "does the drink offer still stand and if yes, will it be goddamn tea?"

Who needed a hello? It was totally implied.

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden wasn't going to insist on proper greetings. She smirked, pretending to consider this for a while, then said: "It still stands. And it's not tea."

She had been doing some research.

"Two absinthe," she told Tino.

[died8yearsago]

"Absinthe?" Rosa had to admit, if she was going to make any guesses, that would not be among them. "That's an...interesting choice."

[1000yearstoolate]

"So, I surprised you." Seivarden tried not ot look smug, but she didn't entirely succeed.

"I did some research." A lot of research. "I've never tried it."

Tino placed two glasses in front of them.

[died8yearsago]

Rosa had no intention of confirming or denying the level of her surprise.

"Is that your biggest take-away from your research?" she asked. "That you've never tried it? I bet you've never tried turpentine, either."

[1000yearstoolate]

"Unlike turpentine," Seivarden, "This is supposed to be drinkable."

She raised the glass and sniffed the content.

"Have you tried it?"

[died8yearsago]

"It's been...a long time," Rosa admitted, inspecting her own glass with a skepticism for Tino's ability to serve it right. "Any drink that takes that much effort to make palatable isn't worth my time."

Not unless she was barely out of high school and trying to be edgy.

[1000yearstoolate]

"It's more fun to watch than the usual mixing," Seivarden said. "That's why I chose it. It was that or champagne. I want to try that too, but it seemed expensive."

She suspected Rosa would come up with some sarcastic comment to that.

"So..." She began, then threw back the drink, which resulted in a few coughs.

[uncertain_dume]

"Evening, Seivarden," Kanan greeted, nodding back. He was mostly just hanging out behind the bar with his usual juice. He'd absolutely made Tino make it, because he wasn't pouring his own drinks if he could help it.

He didn't trust himself to.

"How've you been?"

[1000yearstoolate]

"Oh, not bad," Seivarden said said. "And you?"

She should be getting used to small talk with Kanan by now, shouldn't she?

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan raised his eyebrows a little.

"Well, a pair of teenagers took my ship for a joyride last week, so things have been eventful."

Small talk!

[1000yearstoolate]

"That would have pissed me off," Seivarden said with a shrug. "In what state did you get it back."

She added: "I'll have a beer."

[uncertain_dume]

"Low on fuel," Kanan sighed, "fine otherwise. Contemplated shaking both kids until their common sense kicked in, but that wouldn't have accomplished much. They're kids."

He paused, and added in turn, "Any preference?"

[1000yearstoolate]

"No," Seivarden said. "Well, yes, a little better than barely drinkable. I hope you got them to apologize."

he would have got them to apologize, she was sure of that.

[uncertain_dume]

"One of them apologized to me, the other one went to Hera asking how to make up for the fuel they burned," Kanan replied. And yeah, he sounded a little surprised by that. "They're good kids. They're just good kids making bad choices."

He shrugged and grabbed Seivarden a bottle of something not terrible, opening it and sliding it her way.

[1000yearstoolate]

"No need to be too harsh on them, then," Seivarden sort of agreed, reaching for the bottle.

[died8yearsago]

Hey, it was Tuesday, and Rosa wasn't practically clinging at death's door with sickness this week, so she'd actually made it in, even if it still bummed her out a little when Kitty wasn't behind the bar. Which reminded her that she should probably stop in and actually see the baby at some point, but...mmm. Eh. Babies. Blech.

...Kitty would understand. Kitty had met Rosa.

Kanan was way better than just Tino, though, so that was one good thing when she leaned against the new spot at the bar and asked, "So is this your new thing now until Kitty comes crawling back?"

[uncertain_dume]

"I mean, it could be," Kanan mused, "though I slacked off last week, if that was the intention."

He jerked a thumb toward Tino.

"This clown parked me behind the bar the moment I showed up, tonight. I figure I can live with that. He's a lousy bartender anyway."

Sorry, not sorry, Tino.

[died8yearsago]

"Understatement."

He hadn't gotten any dagger glares last week, not from her, at least, so Rosa was going to make sure she got them in while she was here tonight.

"Well," glare out of the way, her attention shifted back to the not-bartender bartender, "how about a beer, then?"

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan let her have her moment to glare - he could appreciate important tradition when he saw it - and then nodded toward the fridge.

"Sure. Any preference? Bottle or whatever's on tap?"

[died8yearsago]

"Bottle's good," Rosa nodded. "Heisler?"

Who didn't love a good generic made-for-media brand on a Tuesday evening?

[uncertain_dume]

"Bottle of Heisler coming right up," Kanan replied, and a moment later that bottle was open and sitting in front of Rosa. Kanan was considering it thoughtfully, and then shrugging. Nah, he was good for now. "So, how are things?"

[died8yearsago]

"Better this week than last," Rosa allowed, but, really, that was no great feat. "It is only Tuesday, though." She sipped her beer and nodded. "What about you?"

Pause.

"Probably glad you got your ship back."

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan looked faintly pained at the reminder of his ship, yes.

"Definitely glad I got my ship back. Thankful radio caught them out on it, too. Ending up stranded in the cold emptiness of space without fuel I could have sworn I had isn't my idea of a great time."