You Guys Had A Rough Month(s), Time To Drink

[unheiring]

Who: Anyone and everyone.
What: It’s a bar log, throw your characters on here.
When: After the Arbor has gone away but before the snakes come to play.
Where: The Watchtower Bar
Warnings: Alcohol, per usual.


Well, it’s been a long few months. A lot of you have died. Some of you probably repeatedly. But there’s good news to be had. The bar is still open, and between Luca and his spirit companion, there’s plenty of hands to pass everything around. In fact, Luca actually seems to be encouraging it. Anyone found to be in a state of melancholy is encouraged to stop by.

It isn’t just alcohol, mind you. Anyone in need of a hot meal will find one waiting for them on the hearth. Rather than stew, he’s serving something else this month. And of course, there is the usual assortment of cheeses to go around.

He’s also set up something special. All of the tables are more pushed to the side than usual, leaving a fair bit of room at the center of the room. Set up nearby are the records he’d received for the holiday, playing some more lively tunes. Need a dance? You’ll have one. Just mind the hearth, he can’t exactly move that.

Luca, of course, will put it best. “Come and revel. The months have been long and cold, and we know not what tomorrow brings.”

Comments

[goldenambition]

... Clive, I'm not sure I even know who that is.

[he gives a small self defeating laugh at that. Wow, how pathetic?]

I do know, though. I meant when I said I trust you. You're a good guy.

[aneikonic]

[ Oh. He scrubs his fingers against his jaw, feeling the rasp of stubble there. Sorry this next part is awkward. ]

I'm... here... to help you figure that out, if you want.

[ Awkward cause it's not a flirt. ]

[goldenambition]

[That makes Will smile and laugh softly]

You might not like what's actually there, you know.

[aneikonic]

Won't know that until I see it, now will I?

[ And Will himself said he was unsure so. ]

[goldenambition]

[Yes but clearly it must be bad, right?]

Fair 'nuff. Okay, here's one for free then. Whippoorwill isn' my birthname.

[aneikonic]

[ Absolutely horrid, he's sure. ]

Moniker?

[goldenambition]

[He shakes his head]

Don' know the original one. Jay gave me this one when he took me in... birds are a Thing with his family so I guess he thought it would make me feel... I dunno. Like I belonged there? He was a kid, can' judge him for it too much.

[aneikonic]

[ That makes sense and Clive nods gently. ]

I don't. He loved you, and to him, you were his brother.

[ Why else name him a part of the family. ]

[goldenambition]

[The fondness and adoration in his tone is obvious]

Yeah. I'll never get why he did it. If I had to guess I think he was lonely. His ma was never around and she was... a real piece of work, that one. But still, it takes some kinda crazy love to do that and keep it up for over twenty years, doesn' it?

[aneikonic]

It does. That's a bond that time and distance wont ever break.

[ It's one he recognizes well. In turn he offers:]

Clive is, sadly, my real name, but the rest of the world mostly knows me as Cid the Outlaw.

[goldenambition]

Cid?

[That makes him chuckle]

I can' picture you as a Cid. Maybe a dashing outlaw, but not Cid.

[aneikonic]

[ The chuckle makes him smile in turn. ]

Probably because it's the name of the man who came before me. I carry on his Legacy, the detestable wretch that he was.

[ That last part is obviously a joke, as Clives voice is just as fond as when Will was speaking of his brother. ]

[goldenambition]

Oooh, I get it. Your mentor?

[aneikonic]

[ A nod. ]

And a good man.

[goldenambition]

So you're stepping into his shoes right well.

[Since Clive is also a very good man]

[aneikonic]

I hope so.

[ Riposte, turn. ]

Just as your fulfilling your brothers name.

[ You're worth it, Will. ]

[goldenambition]

[he huffs. He sees what you did, sir]

Not gonna let me get away, eh?

[he sips his water, tail thumping against the legs of the chair. Between lash and wag]

I... hope so as well. I know I bring him a lot of frustration and worry. But there is no one I love more.

[aneikonic]

[ The huff gets his own out of him, a soft laugh, and he no longer fears the tail lash. ]

Don't we always? It's part of being a brother. I know he loves you just as much.

[goldenambition]

[he nods, eyes half lidded and looking much more relaxed]

Sorry, I'm not meanin' to just chatter at you.

[aneikonic]

I enjoy it. It's nice getting to know you.

[ You, behind the flirty playful always cheery facade. ]

[goldenambition]

[And that makes him blush and look shy way more than the flirting earlier]

Hmm... I do too. Learning more about you, I mean.

[aneikonic]

[ Cute... ]

Sounds like it's something we should both do more of.

[goldenambition]

Mhm... guess it is.

[And here Will is, for once lost for words, just slightly hiding his mouth with his hand, eyes bright]

[aneikonic]

[ Silence? From Will? It makes Clive smile, lopsided and fond, his voice soft and affectionate. ]

Finish your food, Will.

[goldenambition]

...hm? Oh, right, right. Not gonna waste good vits.

[He starts tearing into the soup, filling the warm food settle his belly a bit after all the booze]

Did you grab anything for you? I'm sure Luca would make you something special, heh.