The door slowly opens, a figure with a long white lab coat and a hesitant expression, entering the apparently cyber-punk looking bar... after looking around from the door for a few moments, the man slides through, noticing the bartender, the bar apparently empty... He sits near the counter... taking a slow deep breath before-
... uuuuhhhh... hey, miss?
OOC: sorry if I’m a bit slow to respond at times, getting back to work in about 20 minutes:
It seems the first to arrive is a youngish girl with long, gray hair tied in twintails wearing an elegant grey dress. She looks around almost curiously before taking a seat
H.. Hello there. This is my first time visiting, is there something you would recommend?
@Marionette
Personally, I just drink beer, but the Blue Fairy is a popular drink if you want something sweet, or maybe a Gut Punch if your looking for something cheap.
@Hououin_Kyouma
Y-Yes, of course.
(Cursed drink of the Gods? What in the- ohhhhhhh... heh...)
You swear you see her giggling to herself as she makes a drink for Mr. Mad Scientist. She slides a Bad Touch over to him when she's finished.
*Insert dramatic reaction here*
I-Indeed! The cursed drink! I heard stories of many men falling victim of this horrible drink's name!
Some say it's cursed, but I clearly can distinguish the work of the Organization here
A code name for a drink meant to give UNLIMITED KNOWLEDGE to anyone brave enough to order this!
Fwahahahaahahaha! I thank thy, bartender! You have done a good work!
The secrets of this dimension shall now lay bare upon my eyes!
That's when he chugs the drink... ... ...
And nothing really happens, honestly
The girl nods and accepts the Blue Fairy, taking a small sip while watching Kyouma out the corner of her eye
A.. Are you sure you’re alright? You sound a little... Unstable.
As if realizing what she said, the girl shakes her head and bows
Sorry, I haven’t gotten out in a while. I.. Might be a bit awkward
...........
.... the drink is not half bad actually... even with that weird green color and the... kinky name... huh...
His expression seems to soften a bit, but he keeps that shavvy look... he places the glass carefully, leaning forward
Tell me, keeper of secrets, where did I stepped in?
Oh, I get all kinds of visitors. Idols, robot prostitutes, soldiers, news managers, cat girls, detectives, hackers, hot ones at that, and once there was this brain in a jar. But that's just the reason I love my job.
... ... ...
He suddenly takes his phone out, turning his back to both the bartender and the cute other visitor on his side
Yeah, it's me... someone has been practicing mind easement over innocent civilians... I'm in front of a bartender who claims seeing brains in a jar...
W-What do you mean with that?! This is a serious report! Come here ASAP!
A... Brain?
The girl chuckles a little, trying to imagine it, only to shake her head
Sorry if I disappoint then. I’m.. More of a shut in. This is the first time I’ve been out in months honestly
Y-Yeah... -_-;;;
By the way, I have a name.
Although I'm pleased someone sees my real value without questioning, I have to ask thy to refer to me as HOUOUIN KYOUMA! THE MAD SCIENTIST OF MADNESS!
@Marionette
Yeah, my cat is also a big lazy shut in, so I can understand. Oh crap, I wasn't calling you big or lazy or anything. Ummm... so first time out of your house and months, and you come to a bar you've never heard of?
He is clearly and honestly cut off by that honest and non-surprised reaction. So much he even looks hesitant
U-Uh?! W-Well... give me a... Sugar Rush or something?
The girl chuckles, taking a deep breath and relaxing her shoulders a bit
It’s fine. There are worse things to be called. As for the place... Well, I said I haven’t been here. Come out Uno
The girl claps her hands, and a small, black, humanoid machine, maybe half the size of a child comes from a shadowy corner of the place, and climbs on a seat next to Orchis
I’ve... Kind of been spying on the place. Maybe a week? This is Uno, he usually watches things for me. It... Seemed like a good place to start
...
That's... a cute smol robot there...
!
I-I mean... y-yeah, indeed, a small device hidden as a robot... I see, that is a clever camouflage strategy taken by an alien device for spionage...
@Marionette
And I hope it's living up to your expectations. If you need help getting out of your shell, then I think this quite bar should help do the trick. Could I interest you in another drink?
@Kokichi_Oma
Welcome to Valhalla. I'll whip up something right away.
She gathers the ingredients for a Piano Man, mixes them up, and hands it to Kokichi
The girl glances over to Uno, before nervously laughing
Is it that clever? Its mostly it’s exterior helping blend into the darkness, probably stands out in a crowd.
After finishing her drink, the girl thinks for a moment before nodding to Jill
Yes, that would be nice. I think I’ll keep with the Blue Fairy for now. Reminds me a little of candy
A small girl slowly steps through the door nervously as she peers around with her eyes. She smiled as she took in the unique atmosphere. Keeping her head down, she walks up to the stool and sits down.
The girl happily takes another sip of her next drink before going on
Stealth and Observation unit Uno is a little machine I made to keep tabs on things without having to go out. He acts as my eyes and ears most of the time. Thanks to him I don’t miss going out that much
Little old me?
Well, i burned my face
and put a mask over it to look like an superhero.
He smirked under his mask about this lie
Even though i am more the leader of an evil organisation.
The girl doesn't open her mouth, but she smiles at Jill. The older girl suddenly hears a childish voice with a lisp in her head.
"Kozu-pii wants something sweet!"
@Marionette
He's kinda cute, too. Sounds like a useful friend to have.
@Kokichi_Oma
An evil organization? That's certainly new. What's it called?
@Kozue_Orihara
O-Oh? Ventriloquism? I have a regular who practiced ventriloquism, true story. I'll get you something right away.
She begins making a Sparkle Star for Kozue, making sure to leave out the alcohol, then serves it to her
If only I could get him to taste
The girl takes another drink of her Blue Fairy, eyes closed as though accentuating the point
Then I’d probably never have to go out
Kokichi laughs a bit
Why should I tell you it wouldn't be a secret anymore?
Maybe you can entertain me a bit.
But i think even then i wouldn't tell.
I'm a liar after all.
Nishishi.
Kozue looks down and curiously sips her drink. She smiles, her previously lonely expression looking like a thing of the past. She looks up to Jill, still using an unspoken voice.
"Ventrillo...what? That's a hard word... This is very yummy, barista-shan! It reminds Kozu-pii of the sweets back home!"
@Kozue_Orihara
I'm happy you like it. Also, ventriloquism is when you talk without moving your mouth, well basically. I assume you're doing the same thing.
Kozue nods her head as she takes another sip.
"Kozu-pii lost her voice a looong time ago, but she's able to send her voice to others who she wants to hear it! It's her special power!"
T.. Thanks, I believe I will. Should probably get going for now
The girl stands up, Uno climbing on her shoulder as she does so, they begin to turn, only to realize something
H... How much was it again? I just noticed I haven’t paid yet
Well that was the truth.
I am the Ultimate Surpreme Leader, Kokichi Ouma.
I have over 100.000 members worldwide.
Just that I take enjoyment in lies,
so you 'll never know what is the truth.
@Kozue_Orihara
Oh, that's actually really cool. Might I ask how you lost your voice?
@Marionette
That'll be $340. (Future inflation jacks up prices so that's only like $25)
he takes off his mask and looks to Jill
Guess you are more intersting then.
But also more boring to me because I love to mess with people.
he drinks his drink with a slight smirk
"Kozu-pii hasn't been able to talk since she can't even remember... That's okay though! Kozu-pii wasn' sad because she had Sena! Kozu-pii doesn't know where she is now, but... She has a new friend in you now! What's your name?"
Nishishi, yeah another lie.
This is just how I am.
I didn't lie about my organisation though.
I've done a looot of bad stuff
He leans back and smiles, putting his mask on the bar
Alright, that sounds good. Uno, Open
A compartment on the machine’s chest opens up, allowing the girl to retrieve $400 from within and leave it on the counter
Keep the change, you could probably find some use for it. Sooner than I anyways.
With that, the girl briefly bows before leaving, Uno perched upon her shoulder
@Kozue_Orihara
Just call me Jill, Ms. Kozu. I'm glad you consider me your friend so quickly.
@Kokichi_Oma
You know, for a person who lies a lot, it's kinda easy to tell when you are and aren't lying.
Oh really? Maybe I wanted it to be this way.
Because if the situation arise you'll think lies are truths and truths are lies.
He kept his face expressionless as he says this
He places around 150 dollars infront of Jill.
I heard of daredevils trying out this drink called the Cervice Spike and getting knocked out by it. I want to know if that's true.
"Then, Kozu-pii and Jill-shan are friends now!"
Kozue reaches into her pocket and takes out a variety of very colorful objects. Bracelets, bead necklaces, rings, cellphone straps, ribbons and hairpins. They're all quite girly and bright to the lights of the bar.
"Kozu-pii gives all her friends a charm! the only other friend she's given one to is Sena, but now Kozu-pii will give one to Jill-shan too! she can have any one she wants!"
@Voidwalker_Geist
Well there's a drink you don't see every day. Every life time for that matter. Right away.
She begins to put the ingredients together, adding Karmotrine of course, and shaking it thoroughly before pouring it in a glass and serving it.
@Kozue_Orihara
Awwww. It's not everyday someone give their bartender a gift. I really appreciate it.
She takes a pink cellphone strap and puts it in her frocket to later be used on her cellphone.
@Kokichi_Oma
I... can work with that description.
She begins to mix a Moonblast and serves it to Kokichi. It isn't carbonated, but it's a cold, sweet beverage with a purpleish pink color to it.
Hopefully, this will please your taste buds enough.
Geist grabs the glass and his helmet begins to melt away, showing his short, violet hair and silver eyes.
Bottoms up, and hope nothing bad happens.
He takes a descent sip of the drink and his body soon twitches.
*Cough* Oh man... I heard this being strong but I underestimated this being this strong...
We'll see about that.
He takes a sip of it
It's not as good as the original, but at least it's close.
He sighs
How boring.
After finishing the drink he left a bigger tip to what he had to pay and put on his mask
Farewell Miss barkeeper. Nishishi.
@Voidwalker_Geist
You're telling me. Boss and I once challenged ourselves to see who could drink more of the stuff. That was the one drinking game with her that I actually won, if you ignore the 3 hours of vomiting that followed.
@Kokichi_Oma
Please come again.
He rubs his face to get some blood flowing into his face.
Hey people said that this either knocks people out or knocks the drunkness out. But I think the drink sent my flying back into the Ascendant realm...
*he pulls out a water bottle to clear up his head*
Well then... I need to clear up my head for a moment. And I've seen people with cat ears when I was out buy some food. What's that about?
*John was walking around, mostly for looking for a new place to stay at. John Wick soon stop when he saw the bar and he entered it, looking around John noticed the theme of this bar is a Cyberpunk theme. John soon noticed Gesit and walks over to him*
@Voidwalker_Geist
They're called Cat Boomers. I don't know the specific sciencey details, but basically, there is a nano machine process that "catifies" fetuses before they're developed in order to make the child grow up with cat ears. Most people who do it usually do it because of the fad, but it also has a medical application that can save the lives of children born with a disease at that stage. I have a regular who went through with the process for that reason.
After Investigating more and more about what happened but the feeling this is not the same tokyo before he knew. Katsuya Walks into the bar to find more information to see if anything of interest is there to look into.......
".....How much do you charge for water?"
"We did meet, at the park or at least someone who looks like you arguing with two other members of your team over a loot box or something around that name"
"Dont worry, im not planning on harming anyone today"
*John takes a sip of the Gut Punch*
"Thank you, Sergeant Katsuya suou, I'm looking for information of interest or possibly information on a man named Tatsuya Suou...."
Katsuya Says as he puts the money on the counter taking a seat with his red shades on looking like what anyone would see is a professional enforcer of the law
... that must've been my other warlock companion...
he finishes the drink and gives Jill a tip of 35 dollars
Any who. Thank you for the fine drink and it's time for me to do my day job.
He leaves but accidentally kicking the door frame as a sign of him being a bit drunk.
@Katsuya_suou
She pulls a bottle of water from under the bar and hands it to him
Well Mr. Katsuya, all I can say is you and Mr. Tatsuya have surpisingly similar names. What's up with that?
The door opens slowly and in comes a man wearing a red jacket and glasses. He takes a moment to stare at the bar, running a hand through his hair that's already turning grey despite his yound appearance as his eyes turn yellow.
"Well, this is certainly an interesting place..."
He tightens the black gloves on his hands and walks to the counter, sitting down quickly.
"Gimme something sweet. I'm gonna need it after the day i've had."
@Eito
(Ohhhhhh I spy Shintaro Kisaragi)
Welcome to Valhalla. I'll start working on it now.
She begins to mix up the ingredients for a Brandtini and serves it to Eito
What happened to you?
That is indeed Shintaro Kisaragi. I use him exclusively for this character because he looks just like what I wanted.
"Thanks."
Eito grabs the drink and downs it in one go. He puts the glass down and wipes his lips, smiling.
"Good stuff. As for my day, it's been mostly full of fighting both my inner demons and my outer ones. Literally."
"True words. I suppose that's why I find myself here."
He shrugs as his eyes turn green and start glowing faintly.
"To be fair, this probably isn't the most productive way to work through my problems, but if such a thing exists, I certainly haven't found it yet."
He sighs and shakes his head, taking a glance at John in the meanwhile. That guy certainly looked like he had seen some shit.
Eito frowns for a moment and tenses up before taking a long breath and relaxing again.
"The 'demons' thing was more of a joke. While I do fight literal demons in my spare time, all the things I have in my head don't really like being called demons."
He shrugs yet again before laying his arms on the counter and resting his head on them.
"But yeah, the eyes are pretty cool qnd so are the physical enhancements, but i'm not sure I like all the literal insanity that goes on in my head."
"Thanks again."
Eito once again downs his drink rather quickly, sighing in satisfaction and getting up from his chair when Jill says she needs to close the bar.
"Not a problem. What's the bill?"
"I don't have Dollars but I do have Yen."
Eito pulls out his wallet and grabs about 3000 Yen. More than enough to foot the bill.
"And because I don't remember the exact exchange, consider any spare cash as a tip. Goos night."
He pulls his hood up and calmly walks out the door.
That was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay under the amount but it's fine lol
Please come again.
Boss, I'm heading home!
She turns off the "Open" sign and walks home
