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"Man is the hunter; woman is his game.
The sleek and shining creatures of the chase,
we hunt them for the beauty of their skins*;
they love us for it, and we ride them down."

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

*warnings for adult content
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The door slams open. The door slams shut ( Read more... )

"Bar," says Ray as he walks in, "I really hate doing this, but the library at the Firehouse is more than a little bit specialized and I'm currently persona non grata at the New York Public Library's main branch. By any chance could you recommend a book on negotiation for me, and possibly a really good biography of Andrew Jackson? Specifically the ( Read more... )

August in Scotland ( Read more... )

(OOM: Life for Padawans is hard)

The front door opens, and one teenaged twi'lek crawls through.

Yes, you read that right. There's even bits of leaves and dirt on her cloak.

And now she's sitting on the floor blinking, confused.

Today sucks.

It's a fairly wet and cursing Munch who strolls through the Door this evening. Anyone glancing out his Door as it closes may see the source of his annoyance - a fairly decent thunderstorm.

At least it doubles as Happy Hour inspiration...

Tonight's Specials
Dark and Stormy
Stormcloud
Eye of the StormJust before Bar goes to sleep for the next few ( Read more... )

Scowling, thoughtful looking man sitting at a table with his back to a wall. On it is a half-empty pint and an open sketchbook. In his left hand is a pencil.

It's a distraction. Only it isn't working as well as it's supposed to, seeing as how there's nothing on the page. Help him out?

After having stayed here for over a year, agreeing to tend bar was the least Gatsby felt he could do in return for everything the bar had done for him. Taking up a position behind the bar (apron and all) he took a few moments to mull over drinks before putting up the specials board.

Specials
Summer Fling
The Lady in Red
Rolls-Royce
And, following a ( Read more... )

Justin has stayed in the bar since his last shift, mostly out of morbid curiousity. And he debated whether this theme was crass or not but in the end decided, why not? If there are reminders around the place, maybe people will think of something that could help.

SPECIALS

Cuban Crime of Passion
Murder in the Forest
Purple Problem SolverAlso, ( Read more... )

After discussing the situation with Mike and getting his approval, Alanna spends the morning clearing out her flat and writing notes. One note in particular gives her a headache, and she stops by Bar for coffee before posting the average looking piece of paper with larger than normal handwriting high on the bar notice board. It reads:

Patrons of ( Read more... )