Caritas; Wednesday [10/21].

[somethingwithturquoise]

So even though Summer had stumbled across a really spectcaularly disgusting jello recipe that had all the elements she liked in a gross jello (canned cream soup! way too much mayonnaise! jellies cranberries!) and was just begging to have vodka added to it, she was just going to have to put that on hold, because Annie had said she might swing by and that she'd never had a jello shot before and so Summer needed to make sure her first time was legit and had some real classics, and steering away from any sort of autumnal flavors because today was the kind of day where she figured everyone could use a break.

Even if she totally loved the extra PSL, and it could definitely be blamed for fueling today's particular wide range of shot options...

Wednesday Jello Shots Specials!

French 75
Sex on the Beach
Banana Daquiri
Chocolate Cherry

First One Free with a Karaoke Song!

Caritas is open!

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The Stage - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Come and get your karaoke on! You know you want to!

Re: The Stage - 10/21.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Having consumed several shots and the better part of a margarita, Annie was ready to sing, as promised. And really, she'd spent very little time figuring out what she wanted to do - when you were pleasantly buzzed and doing karaoke, it was always the most fun to reach for something nostalgic.

So, Annie leaned into her own fairly pop-music-ish vibe and picked a song that probably everyone in the bar knew the words to, and that reminded her of high school.

"I threw a wish in the well
Don't ask me, I'll never tell
I looked at you as it fell
And now you're in my way
I'd trade my soul for a wish
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this
But now you're in my way

Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going baby?

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe

Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe

You took your time with the call
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all
But still you're in my way
I beg and borrow and steal
At first sight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it
But it's in my way

Your stare was holding
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going baby?

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe

Hey I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so so bad

It's hard to look right at you baby
But here's my number, so call me maybe

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy
But here's my number, so call me maybe
And all the other boys try to chase me
But here's my number, so call me maybe

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so so bad
Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
So call me maybe!"

Her voice was throatier and less...effervescent than Carly's, but she still pretty much nailed every note. And danced a bit throughout, which she would blame on the tequila, but she probably would've done it anyway.

The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Come be served by two bartenders who are definitely way too hopped up on free-flowing PSL!

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[justice_undone]

Breq stopped by early in the evening, and after a quick look at the jello shot menu, she said: "I'll have a beer."

She could just as well have ordered water, but it didn't seem quite appropriate in a bar when she was about to ask for help from the bartender.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Oh, like that quick glance and firm rejection was much better, Breq?

"Ouch," said Summer, but she was grinning a bit as she set a nice generic beer (she felt it fit a certain type) down in front of her. "But fair, I know they're not exactly for everyone. Good to see you, though, Breq, how've you been?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[justice_undone]

"As usual," Breq said. She took a sip from the beer. "I'm here for a specific reason though."

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I don't suppose," said Summer, her grin softening a little, "that reason has anything to do with a certain portal gun and a breakthrough into a very stubborn certain dimension, does it?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[justice_undone]

"I assumed it would be that obvious," Breq said. "Yes. I have things I need to do in my universe. Is it possible for you to send me back too?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[weirderthanthou]

"How many jello shots do you even sell in a week?" Jesse wondered, as she sank down behind the bar.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"It's not about sales, Jes," Summer informed her, as she served up a nice generic beer for the mayor and set it ceremoniously before her, "it's about art."

And having too much time on her hands.

Which was interesting, considering how busy she kept herself, too.

"And the potential indoctrination of a newb, I want to make sure her first time is special, you know? Don't suppose I could interest you in one tonight?"

She grinned.

"Or several?"

Never hurt to try, right?

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[weirderthanthou]

"I'll stick with beer," Jesse said wryly, took the bottle, took a sip, and said, "Not that I don't appreciate your art. From a distance."

She wasn't much of a drinker. And that generic beer was nice, refreshing and generic.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

And Summer's grin, her little acknowledging nod, seemed satisfied enough with that.

"I'll take it," she said, with maybe a little beam of pride at the end, because jello definitely was one thing she couldn't easily be humble about. "So. Jesse. How've you been?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[weirderthanthou]

"Dealing with a lot of incident reports about pumpkin spice," Jesse said, "Which I guess is better than cleaning up other people's pumpkin spice lattes back at my old janitor job?" Beat. "Is Barry okay? He keeps screaming by fax."

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"All right, I'm going to need some liquid courage first," Annie told Summer when she sidled up to the bar, eyeing the specials. Of course she had remembered! "Or...semi-viscous courage. What state of matter is jello, anyway? Is it considered a solid?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"It is technically a solid, yeah," Summer offered with a grin, "though I feel that designation is tenuous at best. Luckily, we have got plenty of courage in both liquid and solid form! So What're we starting out with this time, Annie?"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I would like...a margarita," Annie decided, "if I'm gonna get up there and sing. And maybe one of those French 75 shots to try out this jello thing?"

She recognized the name of that cocktail from the bartending guide she consulted constantly over at the DN.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

See? The name was totally gonna catch on!

"Oooh," Summer enthused with approval, especially since it gave her the chance to serve up something that wasn't a generic beer. "One margarita coming up, and, to tide you over..."

She set one of the French 75s in front of Annie with no small amount of ceremony.

"Your first jello shot! And hopefully the first of many, many more!"

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Thanks!" Annie plucked up the shot, examining it. "Do I just like, squeeze the sides - oh, I see."

Jello shots were something of a quick mystery, yes.

"How was your trip?" she asked, gently squeezing the sides of the shot to loosen the jello.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was very, very glad she'd developed the habit of checking to make sure water was coming out before doing something like stepping into the shower, but she was kind of curious how today's thing would affect the Jell-O shots.

"That's actually surprising," she said when she looked at the specials.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer had to grin a little.

"Water comes from more than just a faucet," she pointed out. "This shit affects the pipes, but not the stuff we have already bottled at the store. So I just use that. I never got why everyone freaks out over the 'something wrong with the taps' thing.

"Now, if all liquids were turned into PSL or cider or neggnog or whatever, then I'd be worried. No draft beer tonight, sure, but bottles are fine."

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[thatwaslucky]

"This is true," Rey said. "And I guess people might be tired of pumpkin spice by now."

People not her.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"....how?" asked Summer, who had almost straight up laid in her tub with an open mouth under the running faucet earlier, no shame.

Re: The Bar - 10/21.

[thatwaslucky]

"I don't know. I just know people who don't like it and I don't understand."

Granted, Rey didn't understand how people complained about the taste of most foods and drinks.

The Lounge - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Come lounge it up, because it's there, and you can!

OOC - 10/21.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Come see me be super unimaginative with the OCD and also put on a potential SP warning for work, because I know how work has been lately and they keep throwing surprise trainees at me, yaaaay. -_-