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[ttlynotawizard]

Still have a little bit of cleanup to do, so I'll be spending most of the day at the bar. I'm sure some of you need a drink after all that. Some of you deserve one.

Someone I've been meaning to talk to...

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dammit why do i not have a "drinking" icon?

[electroniccrane]

Which bar?

because....i dunno

[ttlynotawizard]

Oceanview, Deck 8 in the casino.

'cause my dvd drive has decided it doesn't do dvd anymore, so no 'caps. >:|

[electroniccrane]

Ah. Thank you.

[Click.

Shortly thereafter, there is a voice behind him.]

Hello, Remy.

[Kusanagi is wearing an entirely nondescript outfit of black slacks and a tank top.]

your dvd drive is fail

[ttlynotawizard]

[He looks up from things he was reorganizing turns around and gives her a friendly smile. He recognized the voice, but had yet to meet her.]

Hello miss...Kusanagi, was it? It's nice to finally meet you.

[He extends his hand forward for a handshake.]

yes it is. /kicks it

[electroniccrane]

"Major" Kusanagi, if you're going to be formal.

[The Major doesn't smile back, but her voice is...well, polite and not unfriendly. She accepts his shake with a firm grip. Her hand feels as human as anyone's.]

You might as well call me Motoko, though. The rank's meaningless here.

[ttlynotawizard]

[He shakes her hand and continues to smile. He's a polite man, and judging form their previous conversations, she is completely deserving of his respect.]

I'll stay formal, Major. Unless we become good friends, you know? Then I'll call you Motoko. That said, what can I get for you?

[electroniccrane]

As you like, Mr. Whitecastle.

[Was that a joke? Hard to tell when she's so deadpan all the time.]

What do you have for single malts?

...Or a double shot of whatever vodka you've got in the well. I could go either way tonight.

[That is almost certainly a joke. She's smirking a very little bit.]

[ttlynotawizard]

I've got a good vodka up here.

[He smiles as he grabs the bottle and pours the double shot as requested.]

Completely odorless, goes down smooth and doesn't burn. I'm not one for vodka, really, but I like this one.

[He slides her drink forward]

[electroniccrane]

Vashe zdorovie.

[She salutes him with the glass and knocks back the shot like a pro.]

Mmm. That is good. Charge it to my room.

[That was definitely a joke.

She pushes the glass back towards him in the universal signal for a refill.]

[ttlynotawizard]

[He laughs as he begins to pour her refill. The way she shot it back, she knew what she was doing]

As you wish, Major. I'll keep your tab open until you check out.

[Ahahaha jokes.]

Are you enjoying yourself on board?

[electroniccrane]

[She accepts the fresh drink with a nod of acknowledgment, but sets it down when he asks his question.]

Frankly, no. The ship's not equipped to have cyborgs aboard.

[She demonstrates by placing a hand on a barstool and leaning. The stool begins to creak before she's put anything close to most of her weight on it.]

I haven't sat on a chair in two weeks.

[ttlynotawizard]

Cyborg...

[Ah yeah! That's what Batou was, wasn't it?]

So you have an artificial body like Batou, yeah?

[electroniccrane]

Yes. You know Batou?

[She takes her second shot while waiting for his answer.]

[ttlynotawizard]

I knew Batou. Before he disappeared for a bit and stopped remembering everything. We...I guess we were friends?

[He shrugs before he leans on the counter]

We got along.

[electroniccrane]

Oh yes, the initialization. That was inconvenient.

[It erased all of his tactical knowledge of the ship.]

It's one of the risks of cyberization.

[She shrugs ever so slightly and rolls her empty glass in her fingers. No point in telling Whitecastle that if Batou had considered him a friend, he'd have buffered those memories.]

[ttlynotawizard]

You're telling me. I really needed him around then.

[He sighs and runs his hand through his hair]

You know him well, Major?