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[berryberryraz]

Raspberry at bar,
being Delicate Flower;
talk to her, Bar-lings!

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[falconryu]

It might be strange that the asian guy does not haiku. But he is a warrior, not a poet, and the narration is not skilled with elusive syllabe count.

So with apologies for the plain text, a young man named Ryu takes a seat nearby.

[berryberryraz]

Raz nods politely to him, silent but friendly.

[falconryu]

There is minimal surprise at her unusual looks. Ryu just met a god, after all. "Good evening."

[berryberryraz]

"Evening."

She grins, abruptly lewd.

"What's up?"

[falconryu]

"Exploring the place, and learning how it works. Or trying to." He offers a small smile. "I am Ryu."

[berryberryraz]

"Raspberry. Nice to meet you."

[falconryu]

"Nice to meet you as well. May I pay you a drink, Raspberry?" She is friendly, she does not feel dangerous, and she looks female.

Basic politeness demands he offers a drink.

[berryberryraz]

"Sure, babe! Chocolate vodka milkshake, if it ain't too much trouble?"

Raz beams.

[falconryu]

"Of course." He turns to the bar, and is still a bit unsure about ordering to an empty counter. "Chocolate vodka milkshake for the lady, sake for me." Drinks appear, and hers is offered. "You have been here long?"

[berryberryraz]

"Two months, or something like it anyways."

[falconryu]

"I see. It feels like only a few hours passed for me, but it looks like a whole day went by already. This is common here, distorted time?" He downs the sake shot with a single gulp, and receives a refill.

[berryberryraz]

"Yeah. It's all bendy and shit. Gives me a headache."

She waves a hand vaguely, as though attempting a visual description.

[falconryu]

"I noticed, the room seems to grow or shirink as people enter or leave. Very strange." Second shot down, he tilts head at Raz. "May I ask what do you do here?"

[berryberryraz]

"I'm a whore," she says happily. "I work upstairs at the Delicate Flowers brothel."

[falconryu]

"Back in japan, we say 'courtesan'. 'Whore' sounds demeaning, since gaijin use it as a general form of insult, not to name a professional of physical entertainment." Ryu smiles and nods, mentally moving Raz into a 'nymph' category of 'wtf is she'.

[berryberryraz]

"Oh." She turns this over in her head, then shrugs. "I say whore."