SUNDAY PUB POST

[southernreaper]

Who: Everyone! Anyone! Cooooome to the puuuuuuuuub
What: Pubbin' it bb!
When: Sunday afternoon-night
Warnings: nope

Kevin is tending bar off and on. One corner of the pub has been taken over by vampires - newly arrived vampires. They've been warned by some veterans, but they're still being rowdy.

Kevin's keeping an eye on them and will interfere

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[gymshoe_runaway]

Kate had wandered into the pub and was feeling her oats a bit. Despite her talk with Mia over people there, she wanted to have some fun and didn't think too far ahead before jumping into the rowdy corner. Some of the guys were being a little too friendly but not grabby so compared to some of what she'd been in? Nothing at all. She was giggling, leaning on the table. One of the guys was trying to nudge her more against the wall but so wasn't moving. Inside, she stepped backwards and tried to get on his other side, but found herself blocked by a couple of the others.

"Oh, um, here, let me through..." She really wasn't alarmed until she realized they were purposely blocking her way. And that was probably five minutes too late to realize she was in trouble.

[southernreaper]

Kevin had been keeping an eye on the vampires in the corner. A couple others sat at the bar, ignoring them. He'd been talking to one of them, when Kate wandered in. He almost rolled his eyes and just kept an eye on her. She needed to learn that there were certain dumb things that had consequences.

When they pinned her, though, Kevin came out from behind the bar. He tapped two of the vampires on shoulders and pushed his way through the crowd. He may be the bouncer, but he wasn't stupid.

"Let 'er go, guys. Ya don't want no trouble here." Kevin growled, watching the vampires trying to push Kate back amongst them a bit more. "Rules are ya behave yaself in here, an' everyone's happy. Now, let the girl go, an' set yaselves down, an' have a drink."

[gymshoe_runaway]

She'd been trying, completely ineffectively, to push herself through the guys crowded around her, which meant she didn't see Kevin.

She did hear him however and shoved her way passed someone who stepped in front of her, blocking her way to Kevin. She slipped behind him, peeking around him to glare at the vampires. "Thanks Kevin." She was grateful, and it showed.

[southernreaper]

Kevin just put his arm behind him, holding her against his back. "Stay put." He ordered her, over his shoulder, in a whisper.

He turned his full attention to the vampires. "Have a seat, an' we'll make sure ya get some drinks."

One of the vampires stepped forward and grinned, showing fangs. "We wouldn't hurt the little girl. Just looking for some fun."

Kevin stepped up. "The fun in here is on my terms." He snarled. "Don't be thinkin' any different." He warned the man. "Now sit ya ass down, an' have a drink. This don't gotta be nothin'." He growled, allowing some of his own power to slip through.

The vampire wasn't stupid. He held up his hands and backed down, going to sit down with his friends.

Kevin backed off, pushing Kate behind him. He looked at the vampire. "Harry handle the bar." The man nodded, and Kevin turned, grabbing Kate's arm. "Come with me." He growled.

[gymshoe_runaway]

She grabbed his shirt, stepping close to Kevin and fully behind him. She was scared enough to start to shake a little.

She stumbled when he pushed her back and was grateful for him grabbing her arm. "Ok." She said quietly, chewing on her lower lip.

[southernreaper]

Kevin dragged her into the kitchen. He looked at Carlotta and jerked his head at the door. For all the trouble the little spook gave him, she knew when to skedaddle. She whistled sharply and the kitchen cleared out.

He waited, quietly, until they were gone.

Then, he turned to look at her. "What the hell was ya thinkin'?" He asked her. His voice was soft, even, and calm.

... Probably the worst thing for Kate.

[gymshoe_runaway]

Kate let him drag her. She knew better than to put up a fuss.

While the kitchen was cleaning out, she stood fidgeting, crossing and uncrossing her arms over her chest.

When Kevin turned, she was looking down, twirling some of her hair around her fingers, chewing on her lip. "I...I...I was bored."

[southernreaper]

He stared at her. "Bored." He stared at her, and leaned back against the counter, crossing his arms over his chest. His eyes simply watched her. "Ya was bored." He repeated the words back to her.

[gymshoe_runaway]

She hadn't looked up yet, making a study of her shoes. "Yeah." She peeked up under her hair. "I...it's..." she fumbled at words, not really knowing what she was doing because she hadn't really been thinking about it.

[southernreaper]

He scowled at her. "Ya was bored, an' after I done warned ya, ya went and put yaself in the middle of a pack of vampires." He pushed himself off the counter.

"Are ya tryin' t'get yaself killed?" He didn't mention again.

[gymshoe_runaway]

"I was bored and it was kinda like a party and I didn't realize they were vampires at first!" She was whining a little.

She did however, take a little step backwards when he pushed himself off the counter. "I wasn't trying to do anything."

[southernreaper]

"Ya weren't tryin' to survive neither!" Kevin snapped at her. "I should have Celeste track ya, jus' so I know ya ain't gonna end up doin' somethin' so damned stupid again."

He shoved a hand through his hair. He needed it cut again. He was only half serious about the Celeste thing. Maybe a bit more.

"Ya wear somethin' like tha' in a bar an' ya jus' gonna draw all sorts of bad attention. Why the hell would ya think that a good idea?" He resisted the urge to pop her in the back of the head.

[gymshoe_runaway]

She shrank back a little. "Who's Celeste?" She asked softly, then looked down at her clothes, just a little defensive. "I've worn stuff like this most of the last year. In places worse than this."

[southernreaper]

"Celeste is the girl I was talkin' to in the pub the other day. She's from... where I'm from." Kevin didn't feel the need to explain any more than that, because her defense made him too angry to.

"An' how'd that work out fer ya, Kate?" He snarled. "Worked out real well, huh?"

[gymshoe_runaway]

"Oh her." She crossed her arms over her chest, tucking her chin. She was still sulking over Celeste. Still jealous, really.

"Worked betta than it did for other people." That was mean.

[southernreaper]

He scowled. "Ya treat Celeste right. She done had it ha--" He stopped, staring at her.

Kevin stalked over, grabbed her chin, and forced her to face him. "How many other people ya see hangin' 'roun' Hell, Kate?" He growled. "How many?"