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A young man with brown hair and monotone clothes walks in. He seems tired as if he was walking around all day. He looks around the somewhat empty bar and seems to smile with relief before sitting at the counter. It's good to finally reach a place I can relax a little. It's been a while since I've sat down somewhere warm. The young man seems to slump his head down slightly on the counter before sighing under his breath.

Tatsu walks through the doors, looking around at the newly cleaned bar he's beyond stunned that she actually bothered to do anything. Either way he casually walks behind the Damm counter and pours himself a glass of Vodka on the rocks. Walking back out to sit down and taking a chug from it as he smirks at Ohya, and slides a few bills her way. "Sup, so haven't seen you open this place in a while. What brings it back tonight hmm? Either way good timing, always nice to see a place like this after another unproductive day of work."

An older girl enters the bar with a smile, taking in the atmosphere. It was homey, familiar, it reminded her of a certain someone. As Maya noticed who was tending the bar, she seemed surprised. But she knew better than to assume, given where she was. Instead, Maya simply sat down at the barstool and smiled at Ohya. She saw another familiar face, but used to the routine, she said nothing. Hello! May I request your recommended drink?

*A very excited Gumi walks into the bar with a bright smile* Hello everyone~ *She offers a grand wave before sitting down and beginning to hum* Whatcha got in this cool looking place?

Quintus looks a little annoyed with the gathering of people and proceeds to get up to sit in a less crowded booth. Well, it was a nice night...

Tatsu looks over at Maya, noting the fact she actually looks older than him... Son of a bitch, what the hell to do now... Gah no choice but to say something. He drains the rest of the glass and looks over to her, smiling slightly... Though perhaps a bit concerned given past events. "Um, hey... So I gotta ask, you have any idea who I am Maya? Or maybe I've just finally lost it? Heh, that'd be pretty lame if I'm going crazy huh? But yeah wasn't expecting to see you here." Tatsu's words are fairly stiff, he's clearly a bit uncomfortable speaking to her for some reason... Yet obviously glad as well. For a moment he glances at the others, but simply focuses for now.

[Ohya begins lining glasses up on the counter, prepared to serve the new arrivals.] Sorry kid, the silence never lasts long around here. Honestly I keep meaning to open the bar more often, but I just... forget sometimes. Maybe I get wasted too much, *giggle*. [Ohya pours a glass of whisky and passes it to Maya.] As for ya, the place has got alcohol of all kinds. Well, and some soda for the kids. Young people have been coming her pretty frequently after all.

Knock knock, it's me folks. A boy, wearing a pretty non-discreet highschool uniform enters the establishment, and makes no attempt to hide himself either. He sits down at the bar, and taps the counter with one finger to get Ohya's attention. Good evening, mind if I get something kinda...heavy? I wanna celebrate getting a new place.

*Gumi confidently places some cash on the counter* Well i'm technically an adult now! *She frowns for a sec* I think. *Her smile then brightens up again* So can I have some carrot juice with alcohol? *She claps her hands together and hold them in prayer formation* Pretty please.

Maya smiled at Tatsuya. Her expression seemed a little lonely and pained. Do I seem like someone you've met before? I'm sure I look similar to a lot of girls. Maybe I've seen you before. Maybe I haven't... I've seen many faces in my line of work. She didn't seem entirety honest. Seeing Tatsuya speak to her definitely marked a change in her expression, though. She accepted the drink and sipped it. She took quite a big gulp on the first sip. Of course, can't sell drinks to minors, right? Well, atleast without law enforcement and nosy people like me around. Maya giggled at her own joke. She seemed happy for some reason.

Tatsu glances over to Lowe, part of him thinks he should tell his newest student not to drink... The other less responseable part he prefers will just buy the kid booze. "Oh hey Lowe, how's it going man? And just give it to him it'll be fine, not like the cops do anything around here and he's a good guy. I'll make sure nothing terrible happens..." He looks back to Maya, it's fairly obvious he's striking something with her. But she either doesn't know or isn't telling... This plan could backfire horribly and freak her the fuck out, or get her to come clean. All depends. "Oh we've met before Maya Amano, and I'm pretty sure you already know that from the look on your face... So then how's our old friend Nyarlathotep doing? Actually I'd know more probably, anyways though it's pretty easy to tell you've seen me somewhere before. So what's the deal here hmm?"

[She sighs at Lowe's demands.] You better be asking for a hefty soda, wearing a uniform like that. Well, I suppose it's fine if the old man says it's okay... You think you're an adult? You kids are such a hassle. [Despite her words, she reaches behind the counter to make the drinks for Gumi and Lowe.]

Quintus looks around the room with a passive expression before walking up to the counter. I'm 20 so I can legally drink... He pulls out a black wallet and removes his ID from within before showing it to Ohya. Do you just have straight whiskey? I don't really care for beer much.

Maya froze up. She wasn't sure how to react to Tatsuya's words. She took another stiff drink and looked down into her glass, shaking. We defeated Nyarlathotep, Ta-chan... You know that... If you're actually Ta-chan... This isn't some trick, right? I'm not drunk yet...? I've wanted you to remember so long, I gave up at one point... This isn't a joke, right? Maya seemed shaken. It wasn't like her at all to act this way, in a public place to boot. She had to be hallucinating, she thought. Or drunk already. But maybe...

Lowe smiles at Tatsuya, glad to know his current teacher isn't a hard-ass. Thanks, glad this isn't one of those super uptight bars. Lowe casually sips the drink, trying to keep it cool. One with a trained eye could tell he was grimacing a bit while sipping, but he's trying his best to play it off.

*Gumi looks over at Tatsuya and Maya with a smirk* Get a room you two! *She then looks back and sighs* Ugh kids these days and their romance. I can feel the tension from here.

[Ohya pours a glass of whiskey for Quintus, makes the cocktail for Gumi, and pours Lowe a drink that he mysteriously started drinking before she gave it to him.] Hmph, kids? They're like the oldest geezers in the city...

he shrugs at Lowe and gives the boy a wry smirk, better this than getting into something stupid on his own anyways. "No problem, just do yourself a favor and don't drink till ya drop or something yeah? Never a good idea lemme tell ya." Once he's done with that, Tatsu grins at Maya and shakes his head, a fake? Hah not hardly. "Yeah it's me, not some trick or something just Tatsuya Suou, Maya... Uhh as for defeating him well he's not quite as easy to put down as I'd hoped honestly. But we can talk about that crap later! For now I'd rather not focus on work.. So how've you been doing these past few years anyways?" Tatsu gets up and walks a bit closer, geez she actually looks bad... If she's been out as long as he thinks then that would make sense, either way he offers her a hug... Even if Gumi's comments are just a tad embarrassing.

Thank you so much! *Gumi bows and then cradles her cocktail with both hands* It looks so nice that I am almost a bit nervous about drinking it. *She then gazes at Tatsuya and Maya once more before flipping her head back and downing her drink*

Quintus returns to the booth and starts taking large sips at a time of the drink quickly. Despite drinking it so fast though he seems unphased. He looks around the room with a unenergetic look as he continues to drink. Well, I'll give you all one thing. You're the most normal looking people I've seen today. Seriously, is everyone in this town cosplaying or something? Is that a tradition here?

Giggling at Gumi's comment, unphased, Maya happily hugs Tatsuya. A tear shed from her eye, but that was only for her to know. I've been well, Ta-chan... Besides missing my best friends every day, anyway. I'm so happy you remember... Heh, if we can both remember that much, I say we won!

Tatsu shrugs slightly, he's not sure he'd call it a victory but eh... Maybe this time he can avoid fucking anything up. He grins at her and lets go, grabbing another glass of Vodka before sitting down across from the woman. "Won huh? Well don't worry there's always more battles, and yeah I'm glad you're back... Just hope things don't go to hell or something ya know? Not sure if you've seen but this place is crazy Maya. Oh yeah! You're probably out of practice with your Persona right? But uh that's not hard to fix here anyways. And what kinda work ya been doing, Still reporting or found something else?" As Tatsu speaks for once, he seems vaguely cheerful. It's a bit off but all things considered he's got reason enough. Though he's a bit curious why Lowe is ignoring them so pointedly, he'll not press the issue.

*Gumi slams her cup down with reddened cheeks* Ugh too much lovey do very stuff~ *Her head promptly falls and hits the counter* *She remains that way*

Lowe isn't quite sure what to do, his glass is looking empty. Fell 'er up, please! Lowe leans in close to Ohya, and whispers. Put it on the old timer's tab, yeah? Thanks.

Hell is the last place on my agenda, Ta-chan! Why go there when I can be with you here? It is true, I haven't used my Persona lately, not since that day... But I can still get back in, with motivation, of course. Maya smiled with a light giggle. I'm still reporting. Life as a journalist hasn't been too bad. I'm a bit of an oddball in my field, but that never stopped me! I even was senpai for a couple of oddballs like me. I wonder what they're doing... Maya smiled, glancing at Ohya if only for a brief moment. I wonder how our friends our... Have you seen them lately?

[Ohya sighs, poking at Gumi's head, taking Lowe's glass with the other hand.] You're not gonna be like this all night, right? This ain't a hotel, y'know. [She leaves Gumi alone after that, pouring a new drink for Lowe.] Don't worry, I won't tell the old timer.

"They're... They aren't back or anything, but yeah they're doing okay. I keep up with that, amongst other things really. Well you've been out reporting I was hunting... Well everything supernatural really, up till recently it was a manageable pace. But then I found this place, and suddenly every week there's something new trying to kill someone." Tatsu sounds a bit put out really. Sure he likes fighting and it's better than some desk job, but would it kill the world to stop being so dangerous? "Anyways, yeah it's good to see you back. Try not to vanish or something alright! Heh, it's not right without ya around..." His grins widens, till he looks over at Lowe and Ohya... For some reason, he feels like it's something he should be annoyed with. But probably won't care about honestly.

*Gumi mutters an unintelligible response and gazes up dazedly* I'll just be like this for two mins. *Her head fallet down and light snoring can now be heard*

Something new, huh? Sounds like a scoop to me. I'll be there to help if you need me, for old times sake! Maya seems oddly fired up. She certainly didn't act like a typical journalist. I can't just vanish, Ta-chan. Unless I learned invisibility, then you'd be in trouble. Maya giggled. She was genuinely having fun again.

"Eh it'd probably be fine, you wouldn't do anything to me right Maya? Then again who knows with you." Tatsu's usual look of seeming vaguely ready to kill, is replaced with actual... Happiness, the world should probably be in fear at this point. But it's not like he'll notice. "And yeah I guess you could say that! I've met some pretty cool people around here too, the Nexus might be a little dangerous but it's definitely got some charm to it as well... Well I'm sure you'll see at some point, anyways wanna do something dumb and drink till we drop?" He sucks down the rest of his glass with that last bit, he briefly considers not setting a bad example for Lowe... But eh it's probably fine. Not like this happens every night!