A Quiet Winters Night [Social/Open]

The snowy winter night was quiet and peaceful. The roads of the silent village were heavily dusted in white but the night was clear, stars making the snow glitter on the ground. Anyone wandering through would find a small park with benched and several houses, though they appeared to be empty. The only signs of life were the soft candlelight coming from what could only be a tavern. If one were to wander in to the tavern, they would find it warm and well-lit with staff bustling about, ready to serve any with a thirst. The scent of spiced cider drifted through the tavern and the barkeep had a friendly smile. There was something almost vacant about the appearance of the people in the tavern, though, like there was no true life behind their eyes. It was the only thing that seemed odd about the setting, aside from the seemingly abandoned houses, but this was something in a dream and none were likely to notice the oddities.

[OOC note: Players are welcome to post, there is no posting order. Any posts made in the Tavern will gain 20 XP per post instead of 10. Enjoy yourselves, talk, drink, eat, and be merry!]

"What?"

"Where am I?"

"Am I dreaming?"

"Nah! Feels too real."

"I'm kind of thirsty. Good thing there's a tavern right in front of me."

"Why am I talking out loud?"

Zadi felt he 'appeared' somewhere as if by chance. It felt very 'normal', for lack of a better word. It was as if he'd been there this whole time, just waiting to enter and finally realized that he could. However, Zadi couldn't feel the cold that he thought he'd be feeling by now. However, upon entering the tavern, he could finally feel things as if he wasn't dreaming. Things became more real than outside, or at least when he 'appeared'. The only thing bothering Zadi was his sudden thirst and his memory of his latest activity; what the HELL was I doing five seconds ago?

Fortunately, at least Zadi's thirst could be quenched within the walls of this warm tavern with happy looking staff. Odd that they were all so happy feeling, but Zadi didn't notice anything odd. Probably because he was a 'dream state'. You only notice the things that you want to notice when you are dreaming, such as a lover, a friend, or even a tragedy. The most notable thing about this dream was that Zadi wasn't naked.

"Could I have a cool whiskey, please?"

Zadi ordered his drink and sat down at one of the many empty tables, waiting.

An unsteady pace of heavy feet marching through the night made soft crunching sounds as now was packed firm with each wobbling step. A cloaked and hooded stranger wandered through the darkness of a long and lonely road. The scent of alcohol wafted off the enigmatic figure in a heavy thickness that gave clue to onlookers as to why he stumbled about at an erratic tempo of steps. This figure in the night seemed to be moving aimlessly and without purpose, however his wavering feet had a destination in mind. The light of a tavern flickering as a beacon for thirsty and weary souls midst the night called out to the large man. His walk carried him to its door like a moth to flame.

The door to the tavern opened suddenly with a slam and the large cloaked figure ducked under the door frame to make his entrance. His robes and cloak were tattered, gray, and caked with mud. The wear and tear of an arduous journey was apparent. Some might have stopped their cheer and merriment to look at the ominous looking newcomer. They would see the giant look left and right, scanning the room as if looking for something. A slow, heavy step forward made it seem as if the stranger was trying to make his presence forcefully acknowledged to start a lunge for someone. But appearances can be deceiving...

Instead of lashing out at someone, the massive cloaked figure simply fell face first into the tavern floor. An unnatural thud sounded followed by a bout of loud snoring. The resulting laughter that rose throughout the tavern was enough to wake the man making the nap a rather brief one. Yakuroro rose from the floor, his hood falling away to reveal his face and the signature blue hair of his race. Yellow eyes blinked in a daze and looked the tavern over once more spotting a familiar silhouette at the bar.

"Zadiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~!!!!"

A sudden burst of elation danced across the Imuchakk's face as he pranced over to the fellow magician just as his ordered whiskey was being served. In a clumsy attempt to "hug" the human, Yaku more so "tackled" the bar itself missing Zadi, but somehow managing to clip his drink and send it flying against the wall. The glass shattered much like a portion of the bar's wood as Yaku bear hugged a poor barman nearly to death before realizing he was hugging someone else. Dropping the victim to the ground and looking around confused, Yaku would immediately notice Zadi next to him and smile once more forgetting about the "almost homicide" he'd just committed. "Good to see you! Ah, sorry about your drink, have some of mine!" The Imuchakk bellowed a cheerful laugh and slung a giant gourd from his back. The large vessel of liquids slammed against the tavern floor and Yakuroro removed the lid to reveal a rich liquor contained within. "Drink up!"

Yakuroro would then begin attempting to bring the gourd's lip up to Zadi's mouth expecting him to drink from the massive container like it were a shot glass. That's right...one gulp for the entire contents.

Hohotaro sits quietly on the corner head down covering beneath the shade of darkness. In his right hand he's clutching a half empty mug while in front of him are ten others stacked in a pyramid. Hohotaro's grip on the mug loosened and it tipped over spilling the contents on top of the table. At one glance anyone can tell from its very distinct smell that it is a very strong alcohol.

Hohotaro has been here for quite a while now. At first he was confused as to what happened. He was just dreaming of having a very PG-13 night with Hanna just talking and playing cards then suddenly everything went hazy and he found himself in front of this tavern. He just shrugged and think that he might as well go inside and have some fun.

For the first few minutes he tried talking to the other tavern patrons but most of them seemed to be just hollow shells. Only one person responded to him and that was the barkeep. He ordered a drink from the bar and tried it. He's not one to have a high constitution for alcohol but after drinking he doesn't really feel any different. Not only that, the drink itself tasted so good! It's like the nectar of the gods! Little did he know that the drink have some kind of delayed effect.

And that's how he find himself in this state.

*hic~* "Hehehe... hehe..." *hic~* Hohotaro is laughing by himself just watching the two newly arrived tavern guests. Hohotaro stood up, at least he tried to stand up as best as he can and he wobbled towards the two. "Hey guyshh... What'sh up?" He stumbled forward and put both his arms around the two. "Try thish one... It's so gooohooood~!" Hohotaro handed an empty mug to the human. "I'm Ho~ *hic* Hohotaro... You can call me... hehehe... *hic~* Whatsh your names both of you..." Hohotaro squints his eye and points at them. "uh... all four of you... *hic~*"

The black haired girl was sleeping soundly as if she was going through a tiring day today and let herself to sleep without even putting her guard up like she usually did; it was as if someone put a sleeping spell to her. She felt something soft and cold kissing her cheek, at first she was just grunted and ignored it before she felt it again and it seemed like the snow where kissing her endlessly. When she opened her eyes and wiped her face from what turned out to be a snow, she was lost. It was not her inn room… it was… she had no idea on where she was at the moment. A growl could be heard not far from her and it turned out that her liger was also here, she was not alone in this foreign place after all and with Haku’s body temperature, she could warm herself up a little bit.

There was no anyone else there besides her and her liger, the street was as empty as an abandoned place. Probably it was because night already setting in and people choose to stay at home, but it was strange, she couldn’t even bring herself to think that it was really like what she assumed and her mind kept telling her that there was no one, like no one living soul in that area at the moment. However, she noticed a glowing light from one of the house and decided to approach it only to found out that it was a tavern. The black haired girl pushed the door and entered it, feeling warmness slowly spreading to allover her body and sudden thirst that needed to be fulfilled soon.

There was no familiar faces that she saw from the guest that was sitting on the table except the huge Imuchakk male that she met at a certain place…but she forgot where… the coldness might froze her brain to access her memory folder at the moment. She would want to approach the Imuchakk male but seeing a company beside him made Noir just hold it for now and directly go to sit in front of the bartender. “A warm milk for me and bowl of water for this giant kitty please…” She would want to order only that but she remembered this nice drink and she suddenly had the sudden thirst for that too, so she opened up her lips to order more, “ …and a Dragonfruit wine if you have it.” While waiting for her order to be made, she would just look around and observing two Imuchakk male and one blonde human in the place with curiosity.

In the midst of the snow falling to the ground, a warrior walked alone towards the only place which showed a sign of life within the other ‘dead’ places. A pleased smile was formed when he noticed that it was a tavern because it meant that he could warm himself up with his favorite drink if they serve it, so he would enter the tavern and looked around a little bit before smiling wider upon seeing a familiar face. He walked up towards the blonde haired man which was accompanied by an Imuchakk male before greeted the light magician with a bright beam of smile, “Greetings, Zadi. Fancy meeting you here!” He would then bow his head a little bit towards the Imuchakk to greet him, “Good evening! Ohhh, what a nice gourd you have there. Could you tell me how to get this pretty item?” He was amazed by the size of the gourd and wondering if he could get the similar one too, that would help him to store a lot of Sake that would accompany him throughout his journey. Reminded about sake, Tenma then would order around 10 bottles of Sake from the bartender, couldn’t wait any longer to taste the sweetness of the liquor and quench his thirst.

Ari found herself wrapped in a fur lined cloak, staring at the stars as snow fell around her like glitter in the dark night. Before her was a silent town with only one building lit, the sounds drifting from the building indicating it was probably a tavern of some type. She did not feel the biting chill that one would expect from such a snowy area and, thus, she had no desire to escape the cold. Instead, she wandered slowly down the abandoned street until she came to a small park with snow-covered benches and took a seat, her eyes drifting back up to the splattering of stars sparkling like diamonds against the black blanket of the sky. Since her return from the land of in-between, she had found she was not fond of large groups of people, preferring solitude as her mind worked to sort out everything that had happened in the past year.

Ani wasn't really sure how her, or Hoyo ended up in the snowy area, but she kept walking with him. The cold wasn't bothering her, but she wanted to find some shelter soon so she could relax with her beast and try to figure out how she ended up here. Soon she found a tavern and walked inside with Hoyo. She looked around for a moment and saw a few normal people compared to the shells of people she also saw in there. It didn't take her long to find Noir, one of the few people she knew besides Yaku who she didn't want to bother at the moment. So with a little skip in her step she walked over to Noir with Hoyo. Hoyo hissed happily at Haku before Ani took a seat next to Noir. "Fancy seeing you here." She said with a smile before looking over to the bartender. "I'd like a glass of wine, and some food if you have any." She said before turning back to her friend so they could enjoy a conversation together.

Lexi frowned as she looked around. Something wasn’t quite right here. She held out a hand to let snowflakes touch it and the frown grew. What was this? Ash? No, it was cold and melted when it touched her hand. The young woman from the Plains had never encountered snow in her life, so the icy substance was completely foreign to her. It was then that she noticed the cold and her eyes darted around to try and find shelter. Her bow was strapped to her back and Onyxia was nestled against her thigh, but she was dressed for the Plains, not this chilly weather. She saw several houses without lights and then, like a beacon, a building with warm light spilling from the windows. She shuffled quickly through the snow and made her way to the tavern, her eyes briefly dancing over a lone figure in the park before she opened the door and gave a sigh of welcome relief. Heat spilled over her and she spotted several figures inside, most of them seeming jovial. She kept quiet as she slipped towards a dark corner, content to simply observe for a bit. One of the people that she assumed to be staff approached her and set a steaming cup down in front of her and she gave the vacant-stared person a smile and nod of appreciation, sipping at the warm mulled cider.

At the bar stood a man with blonde hair who was being talked to by a slender man with dark hair and what appeared to be a… giant? The massive frame and blue hair identified him as an Imuchakk, but it was the first time she had ever seen one up this close. The cold-loving race was not common on the Plains and less so in Heliohapt, where the arid desert was so opposite their native lands. Near the bar was another Imuchakk speaking with a young girl, both of them having large pets with them. Part of her thought she should approach someone and make conversation, but it appeared that several of the patrons here knew each other and Lexi was still not sure if these people were friend or foe. Perhaps she should just watch for a bit and gauge if there was any danger to be had in this odd place.

Zadi was about to get his drink served to him when a large, cloaked figure stumbled into the tavern and fell over, sleeping. Turns out that the large figure was Yakuroro! To Zadi, he didn't seem any different, in a way though...he was completely different. Yaku stumbled all over the place and eventually found his way to Zadi's table, across the table, and on top of a waiter with Zadi's drink. Unfortunately, Zadi's fair drink got into a relationship with on of the tavern's walls while Yaku was getting ready to face murder charges, so this experience wasn't the best so far.

Fortunately, Yaku didn't kill the waiter and offered Zadi his personal drink from a large gourd. If the Imuchakk, such a large figure was blind drunk, then the drink must be heavenly. That is to say, as long as the drink isn't served with a human-sized shot glass.

Yaku 'gave' Zadi the 'shot glass' personally, making sure that Zadi drank every last drop, aside from the drops leaking past the side of Zadi's mouth. With the gourd basically being Zadi's size, give or take a few feet, Zadi was only able to drink 90% of everything coming out of the seemingly bottomless gourd. However, even 90% of such a large shot glass was enough to cause Zadi to experience drowning symptoms. Yet another way to die by an alcoholic beverage, and Zadi was one of the few to experience it first hand! Zadi tried to stop Yaku, but the magician's strength was just not enough to get the gourd away from his fragile lips. After all, an Imuchakk's strength wasn't something to take lightly.

"GUAH! GLUP! GLEP GE! GUMEGNE! GELP GE GLEASE! G'M GROGNING! GAAAAAAAH!"
"Ah. Stip. Help me. Someone. Help me please. I'm drowning. Aaaaaaaah."

All Zadi could do was flail his arms all over the place, though that made it look as though Zadi was having a good time and trying to say "look mom, no hands!" His eyes tried to convey a different message, but with Zadi half-dead, they looked to be in a 'normal' posture. Granted, they were also bloodshot and dilated from all the alcohol he was trying to consume.

A minute after the gourd crashed against Zadi's lips, Tenma showed up in the corner of Zadi's eyes. Zadi tried to tug at Tenma's clothes to try and get his help, but he seemed more interested in talking to Yaku about the gourd that was drowning Zadi in alcohol. All Zadi could do was roll his bloodshot eyes and say a few 'words';

"Gup...G'm guging gu gie..."
"Yup...I'm going to die..."

As Val walks toward the tavern, snowflakes dropped on the hero's nose. Val wiped them off and opened the door to the tavern. As he does, Val can see many different people. He can see different types of people but can only recognize one. Val looks at the immuchak Hoho with a worried look. He was very drunk, almost using his empty jug as a weapon. Val realized he will meet him later and then someone caught his eye. He looked with aye. It was a beautiful woman with black hair and golden eyes. Val felt like he can get lost in those eyes. She has soft, white skin. She also has an aura which makes her loveable. Beside her she had a giant tiger which looked like her pet. He can see under that physical body a good soul. Someone he can spend his life with. No! Remember your mission! Val then goes to the bar. I would like a glass of milk please. The bartender immediately gives the boy his milk and then Val looks at Noir again. Ok I will talk to her nothing will go wrong, I hope. Val walks over to the girl with his milk glass in his hand. Val then taps on the girl's shoulder and she turns around. Greetings Then Val did an army salute. My name is Val Achilles. What might your name be?

The streets were quiet and blanketed with fresh fallen snow that still fluttered down from the dark sky. A lone figure, a man wearing thick clothing and a fur-lined hood covering his face, looked about at the emptiness that seemingly engulfed him. The only signs of warmth and life came from the tavern, a place the magician was not keen on going. His silver eyes looked around for anyone else wandering about and was surprised to not see Zayn, a rather disturbed Fanalis he had picked up at the Wreckage in Reim. Where was the useless waste of space? At the tavern? If so, then he would definitely not go there. A drunk Zayn was probably infinitely worse than a sober one.

The magician stuck his hands inside his pockets as he walked in the opposite direction. Now that he was alone, he could think, but what was there to think about? This was the first time the magician saw natural snow, or at least he thought it was. His ice spells didn’t compare to this extravagant beauty, and yet there was still that deadly attraction that accompanied water and ice. All were beautiful and all were deadly, depending on the situation. Adrastos held out his hand to let a few snowflakes fall into the palm of his black gloved hand.

He didn’t know where he would go or even what he would do, but he’d relax and enjoy being, in what he considered, his own element.

When a familiar figure approached her, Noir was happy to see someone that she can talk to and that person was Ani, the beautiful Imuchakk lady that she met at The Plains before. “Good evening, Miss Ani. How are you?” The black haired girl would show a small smile when she heard Haku growled to Hoyo as if he was trying to greet Hoyo back. It was not long until the liger moved closer to the lizard and leans to Hoyo before licking Hoyo’s forehead, the stripped beast was always this friendly to anyone he think as a friend in this kind of calming situation.

Well, the situation was not really calming after all as this blonde man was being choked with a giant gourd and started to flail his arms around like he was in the verge of death. It was not a very nice scene to be watched and she started to feel sorry for the blonde man to the point she wanted him to be safe. So she would call her liger and motioned him to help this poor man who looked suffer, “Haku, help that blonde haired man.” Then like an obedient pet, the liger would run towards Zadi and pounced him without actually trying to kill him or something, Haku just want to make the drowning act to stop. The liger would lick Zadi's face in a friendly way but some might see that the liger was going to eat the man because Haku growled loudly before he start to lick the blonde man's face.

Just when she wondered why the two male Imuchakks and the one eyed man didn’t even try to help the poor blonde man, a black haired man approached her and saluted to her. Noir only nodded in confusion until he asked for her name, “My name is Noir. How do you do, Mister Achilles?” The man had beautiful black eyes that shined like obsidian orbs, perfectly matched his jet black hair. It was always fun to meet new people and hear some of the stories that they might had, so she patted the chair beside her and offered him to sit there. “Please have a seat, Mister Achilles. Do you have any kind of interesting adventure that you can share to us?”

The night had been interesting, he found a very nice looking gourd which unfortunately was someone else’s belonging; he met Zadi and saw him having fun drinking from the giant gourd until a liger pounce him. His only response was an amused chuckle before he gulped down his first Sake bottle until its empty, then he looked at the owner of the liger with curiosity and wondered how did such a fragile looking girl could have a fierce looking beast. He would kneel down and then carefully pet the beast, laughing when he managed to place his hand on the liger’s head before petting it carefully. “What a beautiful creature, the beautiful lady over there seems to be taking a good care of you, eh?”

Pleased with the calmness of the night, even though the black haired man noticed that something was off, Tenma chose to sit down before reaching for his flute inside his coat. He was inspired by the calmness that he felt and probably the melody from his flute would help to maintain the calmness. It was a performance that intended to please him only because of the rare vibe that he got from this dreamlike place and situation. However, everyone who liked it may listen to it, enjoying the melody that he produced when he played his flute. His lips began to touch the lip plate gently, as if he was kissing a lover that he adored so much. Tenma began to blow a gentle air into the embouchure hole while his finger elegantly covered and uncovered the melody holes with good timing only to produce a calming instrument for the night. It was filled with hope and wish, perhaps everyone who listened to the melody could relax a little bit, putting away the heavy burden in their shoulder if there was any while closing their eyes and imagining things that would let them to relax. It had a little bit of longing hint inside the melody and might make the people who heard it reminded to their most loved one, but for Tenma, it was just like an impossible dream…

Snow crunched under boot yet again, it was a fateful walk through the cold, something wasn’t right, something sat oddly in the huntsmans mind, he was not one to dream, he always slept with one eye open as per say but memories didn’t seem to match up, the last thing he could remember was sitting out a heavy blow of snow while a light fire kept some heat around him.

Could he have possibly forgotten other events, though it seemed now the skies were clear as he walked over the snow seemingly aimlessly in the distance a small flicker of light danced around, during his walk the huntsman had tried many things but he would not wake, this place didn’t seem to be anything like the places he had seen across imuchakk, it felt like somewhere else entirely but nothing made sense at least not at this time.

Boots crunched snow underfoot as the huntsman headed towards the dancing of a flame…

He sits down and looks at Noir with a straight face. Well, sadly, I don't have stories to tell you. Then Val at Noir's side to see a weapon but he can't find any. Then Val thought of an idea. So I can see you may be a magician? You don't have any weapon whatsoever. Then Val waits for her to explain. I have read books on the art of magic and magoi so I would like to ask what elements do you use in your spells After Noir answers Val's question he greets the other people. He greets a young Imuchakk women who may go by the name Ani.  Hello my name is Val Achilles. What's yours?

As things progressed, Yakuroro paid Zadi's incapacitation no mind and instead hopped over the bar to begin taking every bottle of liquor off he shelf that he could. These various alcoholic drink would be poured into his gourd creating a deadly strong concoction. Meanwhile, he held a bubbly grin and responded to the few that had approached him.

"I've got all the drink I'll ever need right here, brother." Yakuroro said to the Imuchakk, not realizing that he was offering the drink to Zadi since his gaze was focused more on the creation of his suicidal drink. "I'm Asisiak in disguise!" Yaku exclaimed, proclaiming himself to secretly be the leader of the Imuchakk tribes. It was then that a human inquired as to where they might be able to find a magic tool like the gourd Yakuroro was filling up. Unfortunately, the Imuchakk couldn't provide a useful answer. "Just found it along my journey. Couldn't tell you where to get your own~" The giant of a man said in a whimsical tone as he continued to clear out the entire shelf of drinks.

Lexi watched the antics of those in the tavern, quietly amused. Watching drunken behavior never ceased to amuse her as she sipped her mulled cider. She could not really talk, the last time she had gotten drunk, she had wound up pregnant. Glancing over the pets in the room, a flicker of sadness passed over her face, the liger making her think of Leo and how he had given his life to protect her child. No, she would not let herself drift into thoughts of what she had lost, it was already stirring anger and sadness in her, tiny flickers of black drifting briefly around her as she cursed at Fate for stealing everyone she had ever called family.

She pushed the anger down and focused back on the people chattering around her. It seemed no one was really questioning where they were and even her own curiosity seemed to be muted, accepting that she was in a place she had never seen, the odd precipitation still occasionally drawing her gaze to the window. What were the odd white flakes falling from the sky?

Ari hummed as she gazed at the stars. The peacefulness of the night sky was lulling her into a sense of peace, even as something prickled at the back of her mind that the situation was odd. She brushed the feeling away once more and looked around, feeling like the area was familiar though she was certain she had never been here before. The look of the village reminded her of Kios and she felt a pang of homesickness. It was odd that Kios felt more like home than Magnostadt, but she embraced it.

Her eyes danced over to the light spilling into the road from the tavern but as someone entered she heard the jovial sounds. She was not yet ready to leave the tranquility of the park, even if she craved some kind of company.

Originally Ani had planned to sit there and chat with Noir, but soon enough she saw that she was walking away to talk with another person. Ani shrugged slightly and began to look around at this place finding it interesting and the people looked pretty fun to talk with. Ani was only friends with a few adventurers so she decided that this would be a perfect time to meet new people and make friends. So immediately after she thought this she looked around trying to find someone who looked like they would be easy to talk to, or wasn't talking to anyone at the moment. It was then that Ani looked at the cat eared girl who seemed to be looking at the window occasionally.

Slowly walking over to her with Hoyo behind her as she didn't want to intimidate her she hummed softly. Once she was close enough Ani pat Hoyo slightly. "Hello there." Ani said softly with a friendly expression. "You looked kind of lonely so I was wondering if you'd like some company." She said hoping the girl didn't think she was trying to hit on her. "I'm Ani, and this is Hoyo." She said pointing to her large reptilian beast who seemed to be purring.

Lexi’s attention was brought back from the window as she was approached by what could only be an Imuchakk. The large frame and blue hair left little to the imagination as the woman spoke to her. Lexi offered up a small smile, the ears resting atop her head twitching and swiveling to face her companion. The large animal with the Imuchakk made her chuckle, it seemed friendly enough and Lexi had seen enough to not be frightened.

“Hello. I am Lexiara. It is lovely to meet you two.”

She leaned over to let the creature sniff at her, knowing most animals preferred to identify someone before being touched. Her eyes strayed back up to Ani and her voice was warm, seemingly thawed by the mulled cider she was drinking.

“Would you like some cider? It is quite good.”

Rarda didn't know how she ended up in the snow. She was just sorta there, standing in a seemingly deserted town, save for the only building with candles in its windows. The Tavern seemed lively even from the outside, though how she knew it was a tavern she didn't know, nor think about.

She did not even think about why she was not cold, despite her feet being buried in the snow. She simply walked into the tavern, thirsty for a drink after a hard days work, looking forward to a night of not remembering and fun.

She made her way past everyone and straight to the bartender, and ordered a glass of red wine, and began to gulp it down once she recieved it.

The swordsman stopped playing his flute and chuckled at what the Imuchakk said to him, slightly looking disappointed because he really liked the gourd. “Ah, that’s too bad. I can drink as much as I want if I have that gourd!” He laughed happily before asking for more Sake for him to drink while he drank the last one of those 10 bottles that he ordered which was already empty. It was truly a joy, the Sake tasted really good. However, when the giant Imuchakk cleared the shelf, Tenma would laugh again at him. “You don’t like to share, eh? I’d be grateful if you left the Sake alone.” He really craved for Sake, knowing that liquor would help to warm up his body and satisfied his thirst.

It was not long until he saw a woman who has this attractive red hair color entering the tavern and straightly went to order a glass of red wine. This woman clearly had a good taste of choosing a fancy drink like a red wine, however he could just hope that the bartender was quick enough to get the red wine before the Imuchakk male clear out the entire liquor shelves. Without hesitation, he would approach the lady without any intention to flirt with her. He just wanted to give some company if the woman okay with it, after all, he just wanted to interact with someone as it looks like that the other was busy talking with the others or doing their own stuffs. “Good evening, do you mind if I give you some company?” he would smile brightly towards the woman, “that only if you are fine with it. I am just interested to what kind of story that you might bring.”

Noir shook her head towards Val before answering him, “That is fine, Mr.Achilles. However, I can say that I know a little bit about magic. I am learning lightning and water magic, currently.” She said while reaching for her wand and whispered to the rukh gently to produce a small plasma ball which was not dangerous at all before covering it with ice, making something shaped like a plasma ball. “Try to touch it, the plasma will react to your finger touch and create something like a tiny lightning.” If the man looked hesitate to touch then she would touch it first, showing that it was not dangerous.


When the man greeted the other, Noir would then sigh and back to drink her warm milk, slowly finishing it before she looked at the window. She watched the snow fell slowly, it must be very quiet out there as if time had stopped. The black haired girl would then looked back to the drink in front of her, the dragonfruit wine which she was not sure if she should drink it or not after ordering it. Another sigh left her peach colored lips before she took the drink with her and exited the tavern after commanding Haku to stay inside the tavern. She would sit in front of the door just like a lost cat, but giving enough space for some other people who might be coming to the tavern by sitting at the side. The girl looked up at the sky, staring aimlessly towards the falling snow while gripping her dragonfruit wine with both of her hands. ‘…pretty snow…’

She smiled softly and looked at the cat girl. "Lexiara, what a pretty name for a pretty girl." She said smiling softly as Hoyo sniffed her hand while Ani got comfortable so she could relax and talk with her. "I'd love some warm cider it sounds nice." She said nodding softly as Hoyo curled up into a ball so he could rest in his current spot. "He likes to nap alot." She said giggling softly as she pat him before focusing her attention back on Lexiara. "This is an interesting place don't you think?" Ani asked her while scratching the back of her head softly mostly just trying to think of conversation topics at the moment.