Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:Jez thought that this waitress warranted a little investigating, and that meant checking out the bartender as well.
Will, can you see if you can engage this Alice girl in a conversation? I'm going to talk to the bartender.
The woman got up from her seat and headed for the bar, taking a seat on an empty stool and leaning heavily on the surface as she stared up at the colourful bottles.
Narrator wrote:"What can I get you ma'am?" The bartender asked. Wearing entirely black with a magenta bowtie, the young main groomed up well, his long, dark brown hair smoothed and kept back in a low pony tail. He glanced at her with dark eyes over the rim of his metal spectacles.
"And what may I get for you, ma'am?"
With his hair tucked cleanly behind his ears, Jez could tell he had what appeared to be a spacer in one ear. A flat, black, circular affair that resembled a spacer roughly 10 millimeters in diameter.
Not that far off from the bartender was what appeared to be an uncleared drunk, her head laid on the bar for a quick nap. Her short, messy cut did nothing to obscure the fact she had a very similar earring of her own.
Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:Jez took the man in but feigned that she was scrutinizing the bottles behind him.
"Hmm, something sweet that hides the booze. And if you get to show off in the making, all the better." She tapped her prepaid house card on the bar top lightly before turning to look at their companion.
"And maybe a coffee for her. Friend of yours?"
Alice wrote:The girl tapped on her POS with an eyebrow that raised a little higher at the subsequent requests. Getting in close like that to whisper would give Will a good look at her, and the gauge-like piercing in one of her ears - same as the young man on stage. Maybe it was some sort of couples thing.
"I'm think you'll have to lick your fingers clean yourself tonight, but there's always a slim chance." It was a playfully teasing tone, meant to rile Will up a bit, get them tapping their card against the screen and competing with the other patrons for Cheshire's attention. "The wings may take awhile, but I'll be back shortly with your bevvy."
Narrator wrote: The Bartender with the name tag 'Peter' scoffed a bit at her observation.
"You could say that. Think of her as a guard dog that I pay in Pimm's Cups." He replied as he scooped ice into a shaker. "Best for all of us if she's just left as she is. She's uncontrollable when she's woken up."
Will Stanton wrote:"We'll see where the night takes us," Will grinned.
"Actually, hold on a second," he added, tapping his chin. "About my order, let me think here.
I'm trying to figure out how many times I can change my order so you can stand here and keep an eye on your friend on stage," he whispered, mock-conspiratorially. "Without being such a problem customer that you toss me out on my butt."
Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:
"Sounds like more of a liability than an asset. I'll be doing my best not to wake her, either way." Jez folded her arms on the counter and watched "Peter" do his work.
"You two an item or somethin'?"
Will Stanton wrote:"Oh, I'm just trying to help the waitstaff out. I know what it's like to be on my feet all day. And I know that sometimes, getting to look is one of the perks that makes a shit job just a little more managable, aye? Especially if you happen to like the artwork,' Will said, 'absentmindedly' rubbing the lobe of his ear.
Narrator wrote:Peter smirked. "More like family." He replied vaguely, measuring out different liquids with relative ease. It would remind Jez a bit of Basil learning to mix the drinks for her wizard's ball.
Alice wrote:Alice's freckled cheeks flushed a bit, though her eyes were drawn to Cheshire and his display. "Oh, I get to look plenty after-hours. But it's appreciated, all the same."
Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:I've got at least two more employees with the same piercing, a bartender and an... enforcer I think. It's not the same for every dancer and employee, is it? I didn't notice them on the people working the door or coat check.
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