Caritas; Wednesday [05.07].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer had been sent something yesterday that made her absolutely squeal with delight once she realized what it was, and she was still riding that glee and anticipation by the time she came into the bar that evening. Which had the added bonus of having Tino being suspicious and skeptical about her good mood, for a change, which was really nice. It meant he was generally avoiding her, because he, like she so often did with him, figured if it was something making her so damn pleased, then it had to be something he was better off not even knowing about.

It didn't help that Summer noticed this behavior and started acting even more smug and mysteriously satisfied just to make him question and doubt and worry more. Because, really, at this point, he was just asking for it.


Featured Cocktail
Dark & Thunderstruck

Featured Jello
Pop Rocks
That's Me Espresso
If You Like...
Strawberry Fields Forever

Caritas is open!

Comments

The Stage - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Clearly, the specials want you to be musical tonight, so just lean into it!

The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer's clearly aiming to earworm you tonight.

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[suitably_heroic]

You know, Jack would like to state for the record that he wasn't anywhere near as nervous as he had been the first time he shared music with Summer. (Admittedly, it would be hard to, considering-- well, shut up.)

But he'd still made sure to get to the island early, drop his stuff off at the Arms, go for a walk, call Dane, and stare at a paper bag for a few seconds too long... Before finally getting over himself and making the short trip to Caritas.

"Long time no see," he said, sinking onto a stool with an insouciance that was only about 75 percent bullshit.

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I'm sorry," said Summer, leaning on the bar with a big fat grin that absolutely betrayed her but ask her how much she cared, "who are you, again?"

But that, obviously, was an absolutely unsustainable premise, so it was dropped immediately as she then said, "Welcome back. Did you decide to go with the whole 'maybe I should take some classes' thing after all, or is this just a spur of the moment visit just, oh, I don't know," Summer's own insouciance was 100% bullshit and very clearly so, "apropos of nothing in particular..."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[suitably_heroic]

"Well, I am taking classes," Jack said, maintaining that... Chill. Yes. "Figured I'd settle in early, maybe check in with my second favorite bartender. No reason."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Awww, Tino!" Summer said, beaming over at her fellow bartender with the same obnoxiously bright smugness she'd been tormenting him with ever since she waltzed through the door. "Did you hear that? You made second place! Congratulations!"

Her smile then shifted back to Jack. "So," she said, "what can your obviously favorite bartender get for you tonight, and will it help if I mention it's on the house tonight."

A paaaause.

"No reason."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[suitably_heroic]

Jack snorted. His eyes drifted to the menu. "You know what, I'm going to go for one of the real shots tonight," he said. "Because it's on the house. I'll have the Espresso one."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"No," Summer said, shaking her head, failing to not smirk. "You have to say it right."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[suitably_heroic]

"Ugh, space," Jack said, glaring at her. It looked very impressive, coming from a tired-looking guy in a Gojira t-shirt. "That's Me Espresso. There. Happy?"

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[stykera]

A brief moment of hesitation before actually entering the bar but it was getting a little easier every time they interacted even if Stark still felt off balance. He was working on it.

"Summer," he said, walking up. It was less formal than the hello, at least. Hi was going to take a while if it ever reappeared.

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Well. At least he was trying new things, which was always something Summer had encouraged in Stark.

"James," she responded back, in kind, although hers came with more of a twitch of a smirk in the corner of her mouth. "Full flight tonight, I take it?"

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[stykera]

Stark was trying to figure out what felt right and nothing quite did.

"Unless you think there's something I should avoid?"

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"They're all pretty good this week," Summer assured him, and started laying them out neatly in the usual row in front of him, before going to mix up his drink, "unless you don't like pop rocks, in which case, it's pretty obvious which one you should avoid. The strawberry one, obviously, is my favorite."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[stykera]

"I like the popping candy," Stark said quietly. "And you know i like strawberry and of course that's your favorite."

Almost a real smile as he picked up that shot to start.

"If it weren't I might worry I needed a magnet."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"I don't know," Summer mused, squinting a little as she considered it, "I think Rick's technology would be good enough to make sure a robot me at least liked strawberry. I'd be more worried about one of the other GoTrons stepping in. Although that seems like a brunette Summer kind of thing, and that one's pretty obvious unless she actually managed a good dye job."

Oh,god, what if brunette Summer dyed her hair? Summer had thrown it out fasceously, but now she was honestly a little worried about the implications of that kind of thing.

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[stykera]

"I...i think I'd notice if you weren't you," Stark said. "Even with... things having changed."

Although he might not be close enough to notice a dye job? Or maybe he would be and that would be a clue? Or...

"If I didn't notice..."

That would be terrible. He might throw himself into the sea.

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[magnificent_bitch_face]

Percy had spent weeks holed up in his foundry, consumed by a litany of projects. It wasn’t until this morning, when he caught his reflection in the mirror, that he truly paused... staring at a stranger with soot-smudged glasses and an unkempt beard.

Clearly, it was time to rejoin the world.

Now freshly shaven, hair meticulously styled, and dressed with his usual precision, he was ready for a proper night out.

"Just from the name alone, I feel morally obligated to try the Dark and Thunderstruck," Percy remarked as he settled onto a barstool. "Even if I haven’t the faintest clue what’s in it."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"It's a good one," Summer assured him with a grin. "Do you want a clue as to what's in it, or should I just make you one and you can find out for yourself, Perce?"

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[magnificent_bitch_face]

There was the faintest flicker of hesitation from Percy at the nickname. First Percival, then Percy... and now Perce.

This was fine. Perfectly fine.

"I shall gamble with destiny and order it blind," he replied, matching the grin. "Though I confess, I would have looked up the recipe, had my phone not chosen to rebel against me of late."

He produced an object that, at some point, had been a phone. The touchscreen was mostly intact but the casing had clearly been replaced with something he had forged himself. The screen in the upper corner was fractured, webbed with cracks.

"My fault entirely," he said. "I may have left it a touch too close to the forge last week. I believe your retail establishment deals in replacements?"

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Well, when you had a name like that and actually introduced yourself with it in its entirety, you were just begging for people to shorten it up as much as possible.

Just wait until someone got around to simply P!

Summer's brows went up with the absolute tragedy that Percy was presenting her with, shaking her head a little as she started to mix his drink. "Yeah," she said, "my retail establishment definitely deals in replacements, and it also deals in warranty policies that might also be relevant to your interests. Also..."

She paused, which was also a good moment to set down his drink in a more narratively dramatic fashion.

"Looking it up would have been cheating."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[magnificent_bitch_face]

"Far be it from me to cheat," Percy said, lifting the glass with a glint of humor. "That said, I have heard unsettling tales tun and other dubious additions to your beverages and gelatin shots. So perhaps this isn’t cheating so much as... taking a well-informed precaution."

He inspected the drink with an appraising eye. "I will say, it’s quite aesthetically pleasing—"

A sip followed. He gave a small, satisfied nod.

"—and delicious, as it turns out. I imagine I’ll be ordering another before long."

Re: The Bar - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"'As it turns out,'" Summer repeated with a derisive, offended-but-not-really snort. "Please. I am a professional, and the cocktails are always something good, it's just the jello shots where I tend to get a little more experimental at times. And there's nothing wrong with experimenting."

The Lounge - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Have a seat, it's a better view of the stage anyway! If anyone actually living gets up there, although the zombies do a pretty good job all on their own, right?

The Back Room - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Hey, it's there!

OOC - 05/07.

[somethingwithturquoise]

There should be more readily available music themed jello shot recipes online, dammit.