*The girl enters the bar. Upon noticing the scene she moves behind the counter and speaks to the lady.*

Um...ma'am? What can I get for you?

*The girl says with a smile, being sure to keep far enough back to avoid getting smashed by the glass.*

"I need another beer Lala-chan!"
Ohya sets the glass don't and actually looks ahead for a few minutes before noticing.
"Hey... you're not Lala-chan! Where did you come from? Where's Lala-chan?"

*The girl dexterously grabs a bottle of beer and pops the lid off with ease, handing it to the probably way to drunk woman.*

Nope, name's erm....

*She shuffles shyly.*

...Kali! My name's Kali! I'm not sure who or what a Lala-chan is, but I'm pleased to meet you, Miss~!

*The young girl waves a hand in front of the drunk woman. At the lack of response, she sighs and cracks open a cold one of her own.*

Welp. Bottoms up~!

*The young girl polishes off bottle after bottle like a pro!*

Hic~! Mush batter!

*She leans against the wall and slowly nods off, still coherent enough to listen to the surroundings if people show up.*

guess ill just go fuck myself then

*He walks into the bar and stares at Kalib* The hell you doing here? And can I get a vodka tonic with lime?

*She slurs to life.*

Geh!? Huh? Shure ting!

*The girls dizzily and accurately mixes the drink, and brings it over to Tatsu's seat.*

*he takes a shot from it and looks at Kalib a bit concerned* How much have you had Kalib? And good Lord is this just gonna be a thing me dealing with drunks?

*Kalib points at the even drunker Ohya.*

She shtarted it...

*he sighs and puts his hands in his face* Just don't act like Maya when she's drunk or I'll have to kill you.

*A newcomer finds her way into the bar and stands by the door, being maybe just a bit too hesitant to interact with the small, yet partially drunk, crowd.*

*She dizzily salutes with a spin.*

Aye aye Cap'n Ta-chan~! Hehe....Ta-chan~!

*He looks over to the door* Who ever Is out there should come in. And for God's sake just don't be too drunken Kalib.

*Kalib notices the new face.*

'Ello cutie! What can I getcha?

*She ducks down once the man inside notices her. Figuring it'd be too awkward to just walk away now, she reluctantly steps out from the doorway.* Uhm... I suppose a glass of water will do? *She doesn't say much else before finding herself a seat farther down the bar from the other patrons.*

Right away mademoiselle!

*Kalib winks as she grabs a glass and fills it with filtered water and ice from the fridge. She dances down the bar and sets it down in front of the lady.*

The name's Kalib...well normally, but you can call me Kali~!

*The young girl offers a warm smile as she leans against the bar counter.*

*he looks over at her* Haru Okumura huh? So what brings an heiress/Phantom Thief all the way out here? Oh and I'm Tatsuya Suou, guess you can call me an expert on weird stuff.

*The newcomer is too shy to make eye contact with the spirited bartender, instead looking down at her feet as the glass is placed down on the counter. She is, however, not so ill-mannered as to not at least give her name in exchange.* Hello. I guess... call me Alice!

*Kalib blinks a few times.*

Another Haru?

*She shudders but looks back at the girl shyly.*

Sorry, nothing personal, just....bad experience with an alternate you...don't worry about it~!

Wh-what!? *She looks over at Tatsuya hurriedly.* You recognize me?
(Sorry Tat, didn't see your post before mine x-x)

OOC: Sorry 'bout that.

*The girl smiles.*

Alice huh? Pretty name~! So what brings you to my....wait I don't own this place....this fine establishment?

(You're good) Mhh hmm like Kalib said we've met another one... Though I think it's more than one I actually liked her, *he smiles at her* at any rate welcome to whatever the heck this place is.

So then you're saying there's another me running around here and she's causing trouble? I-I apologize for any harm she might've caused! *Seeing as she's already seated she doesn't stand to bow but she instead lowers her head respectfully.*

*he laughs and waves his right hand* Geez kid lighten up. She's been gone a while actually. And besides you're not at fault for anything she killed anymore then ya can blame someone for something their shadow did.

*Kalib puts her arms behind her head and grins.*

Nah~! Don't worry about it Ali~! You're you and she's herself. No need to apologize on her behalf~! And no sad faces, okay?

*She smiles warmly.*

*She can't help but smile now from the reassurance she's been given.* You two are very kind, thank you very much. You can just call me Haru now if you'd like since... well it's not much of a secret now is it? Speaking of names, may I know your's sir? *Her eyes are now fixed on Tatsuya.*

Sir? Heh Tatsuya Suou, but just call me Tatsu or something most people do. I'm not exactly known for being formal. *He chuckles* Kinda odd that are to me really... I've got a hard time picturing you hanging around Joker.

*The girl blushes and smiles.*

Ehe~! You're very welcome Haru, my dear~!

Tatsu and Kali... those are nice names. Joker is a kind soul so if you ever get the chance then I'd highly suggest you talk to him! It feels like I can just, well... how to put this... like I can just be myself! *She nods in agreement with her own comment before finally raising the glass of water to her lips and taking a few sips.*

*he smirks at her and takes a sip from his drink* Actually I've already met him... Well as of late it's her but that probably won't last? And yeah I guess I could see that, guy may seem like a show off at first but he's actually really nice.

*Kalib nods in agreement.*

Yup, Joker is a great guy! We've seen at least 7 or 8 iterations of him now? And each of them has been great....

*She mutters to herself.*

Well....there was that one time....but we don't talk about him....

*She looks back up, smiling.*

And of course, being yourself means you feel comfortable~! And that in turn means the Nexus is at peace~! And that means we've been doing our job right~!

*She sets her drink down and is now utterly confused.* Eight times? I thought it was a little strange hearing that you had seen another me but eight Jokers? A-am I missing something here?
(I'm new here, excuse my confusion ._.)

(No it's a perfectly normal reaction)
*He sighs* Well yeah you're missing a lot... We call it the Nexus because it's a Nexus of numerous universes actually.

*he smirks cockily* although there's only ever been one me here! At any rate yeah don't be shocked to see more than one of somebody. Or fictional characters ya know the usual. Oh and if you happen to see Maya Amano tell her I said hi.

OOC: Figured, that's fine. I'll explain it again. And by explain it again, I'm gonna copy and paste it. Don't worry about it~!

*Kalib clears her throat before turning to Haru.*

I'll give you the best explanation I can muster. Listen up~!

*Kalib snaps her fingers and creates many different orbs of fire around himself.*

We all come from different worlds, our home worlds. *She gestures to the many different colored orbs.*

And one day, a big bad named Succoth Benoth showed up and thought he would impose his will on our worlds.

*Kalib snaps her fingers again, and chunks of the colored orbs float away from their main orb and begin stitching together in a large orb in front of Kalib.*

His goal is to create a world where the strong thrive and weak die out. He took the strongest parts of all known realities, universes, multiverses, et cetera.

*Kalib snaps again as the colored orbs lose color and disappears.*

His goal is to have on world, one reality. And in this reality, he wants to reign supreme!

*Kalib grins as she reaches out to the multicolored orb in front of her, suddenly it all begins to glow with white flames.*

And that's where we come in, the Protectors of the Nexus. The forces that combat Succoth Benoth and his kin to protect the livelihood we have here.

*Kalib snaps her fingers again and the last orb disappears, she smiles.*

That should be it~!

*He pauses for a moment before speaking* Well I was going to ease you into that mess Haru but he's not wrong.

OOC: It's a bunch of fun nonsense. Kind of a wall of text....sorry 'bout that.

Th-that sounds terrifying! And here I thought being a Phantom Thief was a tough job. If there's anything I can do to help please don't hesitate to ask. I may not be able to say the same for the other... well, "me's," but I certainly wouldn't want to cause any more trouble on top of what you two are going through! *She puts her hands down on the counter, having them previously in her lap, a new determination lit within herself.*

(Thanks for the explanation. It's pretty cool this forum has a whole lore around it. Makes me feel kinda dumb just being a Haru clone. I originally wanted to be my OC but Haru is best girl x-x)

*He smiles warmly* Geez Haru I just said not to be so formal. We're a ragtag band of misfits not some high and mighty royals! Besides I can't do formal my little group of Persona users back in the day spent half our time bickering and the other half just being friends.

(Eh it's cool I'm a Persona character too. Just Tatsuya Suou isn't quite as remembered anymore... And also he's 19 years older than the game because that's how long after 2 5 takes place)

Oh I'm sorry it's just a force of habit I guess. Hm... how would Ryuji put it? *She thinks on it a moment, tapping her chin until finally getting an idea* Oh! How about "you can count on me dude!" That's kind of casual yes?

*he chuckles* Well I'm not sure it suits you but yeah I guess that's casual. Heh kinda funny coming from you. At any rate though I guess that works!

*She smiles brightly at Tatsuya before a buzzing noise takes her attention away from him. She takes up her phone and quickly views it before standing up in a hurry.* O-oh my goodness! I'm sorry, I have to go now! It was nice talking to you hopefully we can do it again! *She puts her phone away, places her hands in her lap, and bows to you before hurrying out of the bar.*

(I have to go here but it was nice talking to both of you. I'll probably be here tomorrow too if you want to talk then ^o^!)

*Kalib passed out standing up. What a gal.*

(Yeah I'm always up for that. Kalib has weird hours though so he'll be in bed. And I've got work actually but eh we'll see. Plus it's like 5:30AM here so yeah Shouldn't be up)