The Alleyway Bar.

[Hydra he/him]

"Hey!" Kothar shouted when tfa lobbed the mug "you are gonna pay for that!" He said, walking over to TFA.

[The Forgetful Archivist he/him]

muttering and grumbling TFA pulled a pickle and several lumps of lint out of his pocket and dropped it on the table.

[I think I am here. he/him]

Rashan watched as the mug fell. Tapping steel, he swiftly grabbed the aluminium box TFA had dropped earlier and caught the cup in it, all taking place in less than 2 seconds. Luckily, the mug hadn’t hit the floor and shattered. 

Rashan brought the box with the mug inside onto the table. “No need to pay for anything,” he said with a smile. “Nothing is broken.”

He finished the rest of his beer, and then asked for more, handing Kothar another coin.

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[Voidus]

The rock tried in vain to wave its spikes to flag the bartender down.

Um... could I have... something?

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar gave a squinted look at TFA. "You are lucky your friend here caught that" he grumbled before moving back to the bar. Noticing the waving spikes on the rock he looked to Rashan "does... He want rootbeer too?" He asked him in a confused tone while pouring him another cup of the delicious root beer.

[Voidus]

Pleased to be noticed the rock projected it's assent towards the barkeep.

Yes please. Extra... root? Not 100% sure how this drink works.

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar felt a sudden tingle coming from the spikes in his chest. he thought he heard the words "Yes please." before the voice moved to some unintelligible murmur. "Ok then." he said, pouring a glass of the fizzy concoction and setting it before the rock. "Drink up?"

[Voidus]

The rock sat, observing the drink in front of it for a minute.

Suddenly a third of the drink vanished from the glass, Elsecalled directly into the rocks bloodstream.

[Life&Death]

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@Hydra I edited my posts. Now no one should know about your abilities.

“No I don’t think we have ever met.” Soul replied to the bartender. “But yes, I am an aluminum twinborn. What exactly is your name?”

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[Hydra he/him]

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@Life&Death Thank you so much!

 

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar shook his head at the sight of the root beer disappearing. He was gonna have to get used to more oddballs coming into the place. He turned back to the darkly clothed man with strangely bright eyes and poured him another drink. "You say you are a double aluminum twinborn? how does that work out for you?" he said, trying to sound nonchalant. 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Hydra

[Hydra he/him]

"Kothar Demsworth" he said, putting out his hand and smiling. Tapping his connection a bit more he added, "And you?"

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[Life&Death]

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Hey FYI moderators get annoyed if you double post. It’s better to just edit your first one to include all the information you want.

“Most people call me Soul, and that will do just fine.” Soul replied. “As for being an aluminum twinborn, it helps me look at things in a different light if I need a fresh perspective.” Soul smiled as he though of all the information he left out. Such as ability to tap other people’s metalminds, or become immune to outside investure as he was doing now.

Soul felt some added pressure on his aluminum burning and flared it slightly. Someone was using investure on him. Glancing around, he looked at who it might be. Rashan was a steel furuchemist, but perhaps he had something else, he couldn’t quite remember. TFA was an awakener, he knew that, but that wouldn’t be the culprit.  Perhaps the rock was trying to soulcast him? This was unlikely, so unless some of the NPCs were more powerful then he thought, only the bartender would be doing it. Perhaps he was soothing him to try to stop a fight. Anyhow it wasn’t dangerous yet.

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar tapered off his connection. That was enough for now. "Well, that is mighty interesting. When you burn your compound does it consume all your metal at once?" he added quickly, "That's what most think."

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Thanks for the heads up. Didn't even occur to me.

 

[BitBitio he/him]

Suddenly, on account of dramatic effect, Kothar ran out of root beer.

[Life&Death]

“That’s how it usually works, but I’m unique in that regard. Could you get me another drink my good sir?” Soul said with a smile.

[Jehoiada he/him]

Tevarah walked into the room slowly Tessi unusually silent trailing behind. "So this is the new place everyone's been talking about" Tevarah said walking to the bar. He sat down with a sigh then asked. "So bar keep what's good?" 

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar finished pouring Soul another drink regardless of the whims of dramatic timing. He then moved to the newcomer "Everything is top quality I assure you, but what is good and bad is up to you" he said with a smile, "but the rootbeer is good. I would recommend that"

[Voidus]

The rock didn't seem to be getting drunk. It contemplated the drink before it again. It was definitely called a beer. And this was a bar. But it didn't seem to be alcoholic. Should it point out that the bartender seemed to have made some kind of mistake?

Instead, dealing with its social awkwardness, the rock soulcast some of the liquid into ethanol so that he didn't have to embarrass the barkeep. And then Elsecalled the, now alcoholic, liquid into its bloodstream.

[I think I am here. he/him]

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Uhh, I don't you drink by inserting liquids into your bloodstream Voidus 

Rashan met the newcomer with a respectful bow. While Vodius was his surgebinder sensei, Tervarah was it direct superior in the Ghostbloods. "Hey...sir," Rashan said, kind of concious to have both of his bosses seeing him drink. But then again, one needed a break every now and then from fighting...and memories.

Rashan downed another cup of the beer. Storms, though it tasted good, only violet wine, the strongest of beverages, could get him drunk. To make him forget. Suddenly he got an idea. Looking around furtively, Rashan feigned a particularly long cough, managing to get out and breath in the sphere of stormlight he always kept in his sleeve while covering his mouth with his hands, making sure no one knew what really happened.

Sitting back up again, Rashan felt the tempest inside of him. Fortunately, he had breathed in just enough stormlight to do stuff, but not enough to look suspicious. He looked around again, happy that no one had seen him take in stormlight. Actually, Voidus might have sensed it, Rashan being his squire after all.

Looking back at what layed behind the barkeep, Rashan subtly diverted his attention to the barrel of root beer in front of him. Channeling the surge of transformation, Rashan saw the cognitive sphere of the root beer, and, extensively discussing the topic of alchoholism and the effect of haing a more concentrated drink, managed or convince the root beer to turn into violet wine, all without a single person knowing.

"Excuse me," Rashan said, ding another coin on the table. "Can I get another refill?"

[Voidus]

The pure ethanol that the rock had changed the rootbeer into finally hit the equivalent of its brain, instantly causing it to become somewhat inebriated.

Rashan! The rock drunkenly projected. What are you.. when did... hi. How are you going these days? Acthilly, nevvr mind. I was going to, but then yer. So yeah! We should gettsa drink!

The rocks mental voice became more and more slurred as it continued monologueing.

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar moved to refill Rashan's glass, only to have violet wine pour out of the keg. "What the-" he said before shrugging it off. Free wine was free wine. "Managed to find the violet wine you wanted" he said to Rashan as he brought him the glass

[Life&Death]

“Soul, more enemies have arrived.”

”I’m aware of that El.” Soul responded to his spren. This was becoming a problem, three rival Ghostbloods in the same place as him, and no allies around to help. The rock would probably be neutral if a fight broke out, but that still left Soul in a dangerous position. Soul tapped identity, and suddenly became less cheerful, and more silent as he reverted to a time during a war. Doing this made him more dangerous, as his mind went into a state of constant alert, but unfortunately made him more gloomy. Frustrated, Soul downed his drink.

”Get me some of that violet wine.” He grunted curtly. Hopefully the bartender would be able to keep things peaceful.

[Jehoiada he/him]

"Rashan!" Tevarah said cheerfully. What's that look on your face? it's not against rules to drink, in fact some of my best hemulergic creations have been while thoroughly intoxicated." He turned then to the bar keep. "Yes, that sounds good I'd like that, but mix it with a shot of pure sapphire. Oh and can we get a private table for myself and him." He said pointing to Rashan. "and his rock friend?"

Edited July 1, 2018 by Jehoiada

[Hydra he/him]

Kothar shrugged and took the money. After handing the cup of violet to Soul he poured a few more and took them to one of the quiet booths on the side. "If you need anything else, feel free to just wave me down"