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Post by Chiefy on Dec 24, 2017 10:53:03 GMT
Valatrak gave a brief nod to the blonde guy and slid into a seat at the bar, some distance away from what he could only assume was a brewing fight. The thought of intervening before things got any worse briefly crossed his mind, but then he swivelled his seat to the bartender and ordered himself a chicken wrap. Best not to get involved unless he had to.
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Post by Athaia on Dec 24, 2017 10:55:32 GMT
"That looks good," Virdon remarked, feeling his stomach growl, and waved at the bartender. "I'll have the same, minus exotic ingredients that would kill me, or make me wish to be dead."
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Post by naynish on Dec 24, 2017 22:25:07 GMT
Quill glanced wide-eyed at the female...monkey? Had he misunderstood?
"I've been called worse," he said, slowly...trying to parse out her fit of temper.
"But they haven't," Tatiana laughed. "They're apes, Short-Shaft. And, honestly, they may be more human than you are, with manners like that."
Quill wrinkled his nose. "I appreciate that, really. I didn't mean to cause any offense. But I haven't met anyone with that much body hair since the time Maleck and I got trapped in a Vassoran sweatbox during a hunt. And..."
He shuddered. "Let's just change the subject. I almost drowned in back-hair that day."
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Post by Athaia on Dec 25, 2017 7:00:10 GMT
Burke took in the guy's body language, and the way he was staring at the girl beside him, and decided that these two were somehow an item; how, exactly, was to be determined. If she were his girlfriend, he wouldn't be so casual about other men having their hands on her... hips. Maybe he liked being cucked? Or maybe it was a sick game they both were playing?
Eh, I'm not gonna be your sex-toy, guys. I'm just a toy for girls, not for couples.
He casually removed his hand from... Tati's?... waist to wrap it around his glass. "Lots of different story universes here, buddy. You may want to watch what you're calling people. Not everyone has perfect self-control, like Zana has." He took a draw. "Name's Pete Burke, this is Galen, and," he smiled wryly, "you've already met Zana."
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Post by Chiefy on Dec 25, 2017 8:46:36 GMT
Valatrak took a bite out of his wrap as the blonde guy sidled up to order the same. "Your friend's gonna cause some real trouble real quick at this rate. I bloody well fucking hope he knows how to use that damn smartass mouth of his to get himself out of it. Dunno 'bout you, but I came here to relax, not make sure nobody's teeth gets knocked down their throat." He stretched out a hand. "Valatrak Tyson, pleased to meet you. You might be...?"
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Post by Athaia on Dec 25, 2017 9:49:58 GMT
Virdon shrugged. "Pete can handle himself. And I'm here for the exact same reason as you - drink my beer in peace. Once the brawl starts, I'm just going to evade flying furniture."
The barman slid a plate under his nose and he took an appreciative sniff. Then he remembered. "Alan Virdon. I used to fly spaceships, but I have a feeling I won't be doing that again."
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Post by naynish on Dec 25, 2017 11:53:03 GMT
Quill couldn't help but smirk at Tatiana's miffed expression when Burke removed his hand. They were really going to have to talk this out, sooner or later. Once the gods finally got everything sorted out.
"Good to meet you," Quill said. He glanced at the - ape - Zana? - and flashed his most charming, disarming smile. "I'm sorry. Tati's right, my manners tend to fly away as often as my raven. Anyway, what's your story? You all look like you've been through Nimmus."
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Post by Chiefy on Dec 25, 2017 12:04:22 GMT
"Ah, spaceships. So...what. You from the future?" Valatrak asked with a grin. "Y'know, back where I come from, we don't have spaceships yet. Rockets and stuff, sure, but they're for the hu..." He clamped his mouth shut and cleared his throat. "Anyways. What happened to y'all, hey? Seems like you could do with a bit more than one beer."
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Post by Athaia on Dec 26, 2017 9:26:50 GMT
Virdon smiled wistfully into his beer. "We're all from different story universes, so it's hard to tell. I'm not from your future, if that's what you're wondering."He thought of Sally, of falling through time, and climbing back again. "All time is now, anyway." He took a deep draw from his beer, then put it down with a sigh.
"What happened to us... we crashed on a planet. Our ship is wrecked, buried in a reservation we'll never be able to return to." He sniffed. "Turns out it's our own planet we crashed on, only a thousand years in our future. Humans aren't the ruling species anymore." He waved his glass towards their table, where Pete had managed to not get into a brawl. "Apes are."
He put the glass to his lips and flicked his drinking buddy a sideways glance. "Whatever universe you're from - don't let that happen to you."
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Post by Chiefy on Dec 26, 2017 9:50:38 GMT
"Huh. Travelling forward in time to find apes ruling the planet, huh?" Valatrak scratched his head. "They made a movie about that in my world. Well, the human world, but my universe. Pretty neat, asides from the 'humans are slaves' part. That don't sound fun. Don't worry, though, ain't gonna happen to us. We got a whole different kinda problem. All sorted now, though, life's good." He paused. Was it good? Was it all worth his efforts?
The half-demon cast a brief glance at Shadow, engaged in conversation with Charlotte about something. Beside her, Scarton was laughing with a slightly drunk Artex.
Hell yeah, it was fucking worth it.
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Post by naynish on Dec 29, 2017 11:23:17 GMT
Unnoticed by Quill and Tatiana - who were both fully engaged with Burke and the apes - a another, quieter figure slipped into the cafe. He took stock of the counter serving coffee and spirits, his eyes made the rounds of each table...settling wistfully, for a moment, on the booth where Quill and Tatiana sat. And then he made his way to the counter, and hailed the barkeeper.
"A mead, please," he said. To his surprise, the man no more than grunted before sliding the drink his way.
This place was going to be different. No one looked at him nervously when he sat down.
Intrigued, Maleck sidled a bit closer to the blond man and the red-eyed creature. "Is this seat taken?"
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