Devil's Nest | Thursday Evening

[defenderofdesmoines]

True to what she'd promised yesterday, Annie had basically just ripped off -- borrowed inspiration from, whatever -- Summer's specials. But also true to what she'd promised, there was no jello near any of this. (It would have been a disaster if she'd tried, anyway. Annie for sure did not have the patience necessary for making jello shots.)

The one deviation that Annie had come up with totally originally was, of course, the pitchers of bright green beer she had up on the bar, which she would gladly pour for anyone who wanted to pay $4 a green Bud Light for some reason.

~*St. Paddy's Day Specials*~
Green Beer!!!
Guinness
Shamrock Shooters
Bailey's Mint Martini
Nutty Irishman
Pot of Gold

And just in case that wasn't festive enough for you, Annie had arrived in style, complete with earrings where she normally would be sporting her standard hoops. And don't be jealous, friends -- she had hats in case you needed to Irish-up your ensemble a bit.

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Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Oh, sorry, we've got a badass in here. No pinching," Annie called to Tiny, who was, of course, ignoring her. "And to answer your question -- no, but you know I am literally super-strong, right? So. I'd have a decent shot, probably."

It really was maybe an issue of like...finger strength, specifically.

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio looked like he'd at least cede to Annie that she might be able to make it count before he shrugged. "I'll take my chances," he decided, but, of course, now he had to ask, "So....why...exactly do I have to worry about getting pinched without a hat, again? Is it the hat...or just the color?"

He'd looked into it a little bit, but after deciding that a wilderness class about driving out snakes wasn't really going to cut it, sort of lost interest.

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[defenderofdesmoines]

Honestly, Gladio would be a great candidate for Annie's perennial threat of arm-wrestling. Hilarious.

"It's the color," she explained, smiling and easing up on the teasing a little. "I don't really know why -- St. Patrick's Day started as a pretty localized regional holiday in Ireland, I think? But the American version of it mostly involves drinking and wearing green and putting clovers on everything."

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[sword_chocobro]

But his poor and fragile and clearly oh-so-delicate ego!

"I feel like a lot of American holidays mostly involve drinking," Gladio noted, but, then again, a good deal of his exposure to American culture did funnel down either through Summer or from Prompto's extended time here, so....take that for what you will. "Not a complaint," he added with chuckle. "Although I think that settles it. I'm gonna have to go with the green beer tonight, right?"

A pause.

"Does holding a green beer count as something green against pinching?"

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[defenderofdesmoines]

"It's an acceptable defense," Annie decided thoughtfully as she grabbed a glass and poured the beer. "You're safe from me, at least, but I can't speak for anyone else. People might have, like, stringent requirements that I'm not aware of."

Probably not.

"But you're also not wrong. We mostly celebrate things by drinking, or eating, or both."

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[sword_chocobro]

"It's not a bad approach," Gladio allowed. "You'd be pretty hard pressed to find someone with a strong objection to those things. Well, the eating more than the drinking. Plenty of people I'm sure take umbridge with that aspect."

Re: Bar | DN | 3/17 ☘️

[defenderofdesmoines]

"And that is where virgin cocktails come in," Annie told him brightly. "And there's totally traditional St. Patrick's Day food, but I'm a horrible cook so I'm not even trying. But like, corned beef and cabbage and soda bread are all kind of the thing for people who want to celebrate via their senses but don't drink."