Happy Hour

[iustus_rex]

As Edmund comes out of the House of Arch for bartending this Friday evening, he is rather noticeably not accompanied by Kitty.

It's noticeable, of course, because he is accompanied by... Alex

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[short__round]

A tiny Asian kid sidles up to the bar and looks side to side for a moment. He eyes the sign and then says, "Milkshake please!" in a heavily Asian accented voice.

[theprettiestone]

Alex chuckles and asks, "what sort? I'm pretty sure Bar here can give you whichever flavouring you want."

[short__round]

"Not sure. Man name Wes got me one last time! It look kinda brownish." His face wrinkles up a bit, "But it taste good!"

[theprettiestone]

"Sounds like chocolate, then. Just a sec."

He mixes up a chocolate shake and hands it to the kid, smiling.

[stone_cold_dead]

I glance behind me and see the special. With a smile I say, "I'll have an Evil Tea."

[iustus_rex]

Edmund blinks, and grins.

This one is simple enough it's not really a worry Alex won't know it -- he's used that book himself, after all, and knows that Evil Tea is in amongst its pages -- so he goes ahead and mixes it, sliding it across the bar to her.

"An Evil Tea it is, milady," he says cheerfully. "Although I think perhaps it was really just unfairly maligned."

[stone_cold_dead]

"Who gets to decide good and evil, anyway?" I ask. "And if I can, I'll spot you a drink as your tip."

[iustus_rex]

Another grin.

"Well, here as nowhere else, I can't help but think it's a terribly relative judgment, considering that I've had at least two civil conversations with someone who's supposed to be definitively evil, and quite a few rather unpleasant ones with people who are supposed to be quite good. I don't see why you couldn't be the judge, at least so far as you're concerned."

[hanild]

Hanild doesn't think she's seen actual bartenders behind the counter before. Chances are she's never paid much attention. Still, she finds it novel, and a nice change. She takes a stool.

"Could I have an ale please?"

[theprettiestone]

Alex slides an ale across the counter, smiling.

"That's an easy one."

[hanild]

"Thank you." She smiles back. "I don't know any other kinds of drinks. WEll, not ones that make you drunk, anyway."

[theprettiestone]

"There's a book of them, if you want to try something new. Otherwise, ale's a good choice."

[once_a_queen]

"Hullo, Edmund," says Susan with a wave. She looks slightly less weepy, if still not her usual self. "Having a good evening so far?"

[iustus_rex]

"Hullo, Su," he replies, with no small amount of concern. "The evening's been fine on this end, but I do hope you'll forgive me if I say it doesn't quite look as though it has for you."

[once_a_queen]

"Oh, never mind me. I've been rather weepy today for no good reason."

[iustus_rex]

The concern is rather failing to fade quickly away.

"I'm hardly going to not mind you, Su," he protests, waving her towards one of the barstools. "Have a seat, at least, and let me get you something to drink."

[prydeful]

Kitty looks at the sign.

Kitty's lip twitches.

"A mug of Better Than Babies?

It is so a drink.

Kitty made it up and Lilly named it.

[theprettiestone]

Alex eyes her, with much eyeing.

"...Bar, lovely, oblige the lady, please?"

The resulting drink gets slid across to Kitty, and he bows slightly.

"Three-quarters off, as promised, my lady."

[prydeful]

"Thanks," grinning and taking it. "What's up?"

[theprettiestone]

"I've undertaken the instruction of two very active children," he replies, making a face. "They're sweet kids, and it's nice to be teaching again. I've missed it."