San Marina Tavern
A small tavern for the locals as well as guests of the inn, it is seperated
from the inn only by a wall with a connecting doorway. Several tables are laid
out around the room, a bar at the end with several stools lined up in front. A
large Bartender runs the bar while a cute young waitress moves between tables,
taking care of customers and filling orders.
[Exits : (O)ut, and (Se)a Breeze Inn ]
[Players : Guest4, X, and Ranma ]
[Sleepers: Zelgadis, Ameria, and Lina_Inverse ]
[Things : None ]
Cloud trudges in, head bowed, and he promptly takes a seat behind the bar.
Ranma
A pretty young girl no older than 16 at first glance, she has long red hair
tied back into a long sweeping ponytail that easily reaches her waist. Her big
brown eyes seem full of energy, her skin soft and without a single blemish,
enough to make other women jealous. As her chosen occupation requires, this
young beauty wears rather revealling attire, showing off a rather sleek figure,
an ample bust and small waistline are as well rather apparent, given the low
collar and hem-line that extends above the knee. Though she does appear quite
desirable in this outfit, it seems perhaps like she were meant for better than
this station in life. Still somehow she seems to stay positive about this all,
and only on occasion loses her temper to someone who steps out of line.
Carrying:
>X sips his ale and yawns..
>Cloud leans back. "... Just some mead." . o O ( Been a slow day )
>Ranko goes behind the bar and pours him some mead, sitting it in front of him
>Zelgadis has connected.
>Cloud sits stooped at the bar, wasting his life quite readily.
>Ranko blinks? "Something wrong sir?"
>Nephrite steps in through the main entrance.
>Nephrite has arrived.
>Cloud looks up. "... Hmm? Nothing."
>l neph
Nephrite
You're looking at an incredibly handsome man. He has long flowing brown hair
and bright baby blue eyes. His smile is soft and confident and on his face is
what seems to be an idle look of amusement. He's wearring a black tunic with
red embrodery and breeches to match. On his feet he wears black leather boots.
He also wears a black cape with red on the inside. Strapped to his black
leather belt are two daggers and a knife all being kept in very decorative
sheaths.
Carrying:
>Ranko nods... "Okay... if you say so."
>Nephrite's smile gets an amused sorta glint to it as he feels clouds eyes on
him.
>Nephrite . o O ( ooh look, targets )
>Ranko approaches Nephrite, "Welcome to San Marina sir. What can I get for you?"
>Nephrite says, "Wine, a good make to."
>Cloud sips his mead. That huge honkin' claymore strapped to his back might
dissuade the 'target' perception, but... eh.
>Nephrite takes a seat at the bar
>Ranko nods, "Yes sir. I know just the thing. It is 100 gold pieces a bottle
though. It will require payment in advance."
>Nephrite drops the required payment, "Not a problem."
>Ranko collects the money and heads to the wine cellar
>Cloud . o O ( ... ... Well, that's interesting. )
>X has disconnected.
>Ranko returns after a few moments, takes a small dagger and pops the cork on
the wine
>Ranko gets a glass and pours a bit in it, leaving it and the bottle for Mr.
Nephrite
>Nephrite smiles his charming smile as he smells the wine, "Wonderfull. Thank
you."
>Cloud comments, apparently to Nephrite, "... Not often you see that much money
spread around."
>Ranko . o O ( That guy's grin really creeps me out x.x )
>Nephrite says, "Perhaps you just aren't looking in the right places."
>Cloud replies, "... Perhaps." He takes a swig of his mead.
>Ranko walks out onto the floor to wipe the tables while she waits for more
customers
>Nephrite Sips his wine and turns to look at Cloud, "I take it you're the
mercenary type?"
>Cloud shrugs. "A reasonable assumption..."
>Nephrite nods, "True enough."
>Nephrite . o O ( Anything for money. We all get it in different ways though. )
>Nephrite turns back to the bar and his wine.
>Nephrite . o O ( now, about dear little sis. Her behavior is getting
erratic...her methods almost sloppy. )
>Ranko . o O ( If they start fighting, I'm NOT cleaning it up x.x )
>Cloud is quite the socialite, eh? Regardless, he ventures to comment to
Nephrite, "Why do you ask?"
>Nephrite says, "Because it seemed polite."
>Nephrite smirks, "Actually, I may be interested in your services."
>Nephrite says, "Maybe."
>Zelgadis remains silent over is a dark corner.
>Cloud takes a swig of mead. A moment later, he replies, "... Do tell."
>Ranko finally notices Zel and comes to his table, "Oh, I'm sorry sir... Did you
want something?"
>Zelgadis says, "An ale, if you please."
>Ranko nods, "Yessir." and brings him a fresh mug of ale
>Cloud . o O ( ... Now, what would he be using mercenaries FOR...? There isn't
any open conflict around here... yet... )
>Ranko of course keeps a listen as to what's being talked about
>Nephrite looks around, "Although what I'd tell you isn't exactly earth
shattering news, I'd still rather not have so many listners. besides, I said
maybe."
>Cloud shrugs noncomittantly. "..."
>Cloud says, "Perhaps some other time."
>Ranko . o O ( Che' )
>Nephrite nods, "If so, I'm sure I'll find you."
>Cloud takes a swig of mead
>Cloud says, "... If you don't mind the question, what is the politcal scene
around here like? Who owns the land..."
>Nephrite smirks but doesn't answer
>Nephrite . o O ( whoever's smart and strong enough to take it. )
>Cloud . o O ( No answer is answer enough, in some ways... )
>Zelgadis drinks his ale, staying out of the entire goings on.
>Cloud drinks in silence. "..."
>Nephrite finishes his glass and then stands up, bottle in hand, he bows to
Ranko in a gentlemenly manner and turns to leave.
>Ranko says, "Have a nice evening sir. ^_^"
>Groucho steps in through the main entrance.
>Groucho has arrived.
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Groucho
A large...purple...bug. It's about 9 feet tall and quite threatening looking.
Carrying:
>Groucho clanks and clatters, walking into the tavern.
>Ranko asks, "Hello s... NANI??"
>Cloud slouches forward at the bar, drowing his brian in liquor. Cloud does
rouse himself enough to look over his shoulder. "...!?"
>Ranko rubs her eyes and then BLINKS o.o
>Nephrite's eyebrow raises but he says nothing.
>Nephrite . o O ( interesting.. )
>Ranko says, "Ummm... We uh... don't serve monsters sir n.n;"
>Groucho sits down at the bar, across two stools, not seeming to mind the stares
at all.
>Nephrite exits the bar through the main entrance.
>Nephrite has left.
>Zelgadis blinks at Groucho, . o O (And I thought I was the most enpleasant
thing to look at in this town...)
>Cloud . o O ( .................. THAT's unusual. )
>Groucho asks, "Chiroeuw?"
>Ranko o.o;
>Cloud looks down at his mead. "..."
>Ranko says, "Ah forget it... You better have money though o.o"
>Ranko . o O ( How come I get all the wierdos in here? )
>Groucho pulls out a small pouch and drops it on the counter.
>Cloud looks at the bug, then down at his mead again. "..."
>Groucho says, "Froitw bretuejw." pointing at the bag.
>Ranko checks the contents of the bag
>Urchin steps in through the main entrance.
>Urchin has arrived.
>Cloud . o O ( ..... I'm going to have to avoid ordering this next time. )
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Urchin
A dirty little boy of the streets. He seems to be toting around a bundle of
handbills.
Carrying:
Handbill
>Oooh. Shiny jewels.
>Ranko ^.^
>Urchin scuttles in the tavern, looking typically nervous for a little kid among
the big folks. That doesn't seem to deter him much from whatever he's -doing-
here to begin with though. He tacks up a handbill to join several others of
its kind, then begins to wander around from patron to patron with the others
he's carrying.
>Urchin drops Handbill.
>Ranko says, "These uh... should do nicely n.n;"
>l handbill
Handbill
NON-HUMANS, DEMI-HUMANS, SLAVES ALIKE!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| For far too long now, in the fullness of their arrogance and |
| presumption, humankind has believed itself to be the ultimate, |
| 'master' race of our planet. They destroy nature and trample |
| down plants and animals in the way of 'progress', going far |
| beyond what they -need-, to instead take everything they want, |
| and more besides! They view themselves superior to the other |
| intelligent, sentient life, and sneer behind your backs and in |
| their thoughts disguised by indulgent smiles. Even their OWN |
| kind is not safe from their prejudice, as class and color can |
| render one lesser, and unfit for anything but licking the |
| boots and catering to the whims of those 'above' them. |
| NO MORE! |
| War and change is coming, and will drive these pathetic |
| would-be masters to their knees, to grovel in the dust like |
| they would have -you- do. Freedom will be yours, freedom to |
| master your own fate without their insect-like spawning and |
| selfish desires to interfere. Be subserviant no more! Let the |
| filth know, through words, iron, and blood, that the world is |
| NOT their own to do with as they please, and neither are YOU! |
| Rise up, and cast down the oppressive vermin around you! Your |
| life, and the lives of others like you, will be all the better |
| for it! |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Contains: None ]
>Groucho says, "Chitu." smiling. Well you...THINK it's smiling. It's pincers
are wiggling happily...I suppose.
>Ranko holds up a bottle of ale and points to it, in front of Groucho, "This?"
>Cloud raises an eyebrow. "Where'd you get this, kid?"
>Groucho nods, "Retqwch."
>Ranko asks, "Heya kid! What're you puttin' on my wall??"
>Ranko goes over and pulls it down to read it
>Zelgadis looks down at Urchin. He's not wearing his mask.
>Ranko hands Groucho a mug full of said Ale
>Groucho picks up the mug, pouring it into his tiny mouth.
>Ranko says, "Ack! You want me to be put in jail? x.x"
>Ranko says, "No no no no... No how... take your handbills and um... go tack
them somewhere else o.o"
>Jinnai steps in through the main entrance.
>Jinnai has arrived.
>Urchin blinks, turns to face the woman yelling at him, and flinches a lot.
"Please don't beat me, miss. I was paid to put these out...I can't do that.
Then I wouldn't get my money, and my mum wouldn't be able to eat tonight..."
>Cloud . o O ( ... Well, at least something INTERESTING finally happened. )
>Jinnai KICKS the door to the tavern open.
>Ranko o.o;
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Jinnai
A pale, skinny, scrawny looking young man in Shakespearian type garb.
Carrying:
>Jinnai looks around, standing in the door with an unhappy look on his twisted
face.
>Ranko says, "Er uh... Hey! Just uh... go um... just 1."
>Jinnai says, "There you are!!!" pointing an accusing finger at the now cowering
Groucho.
>Ranko . o O ( Why me o.o )
>Jinnai stomps across the room to the bug.
>Cloud sits at the bar, drinking his mead, and wondering how much of this he'll
remember when he wakes up >.<
>Urchin looks like he -expects- to be beaten. Probably does. "Besides, miss,
it can't be that bad, can it be? I canna read it, but there are other written
things of its sort floating around..."
>Jinnai exclaims, "Who told you you could take a break, huh?!?!"
>Groucho says, "Grouewh..." pointing at Jinnai.
>Jinnai asks, "Me?! Does that sound like something I'D say??"
>Ranko arghs, dealing with so many unruly people these days o.o
>Hotaru steps in through the main entrance.
>Hotaru has arrived.
>Zelgadis walks over and looks at the handbill for a minute... he looks almost
thoughtful...
>Groucho says, "Trewoe...."
>Ranko O.o; . o O (Another kid?)
>Cloud . o O ( ... When did I become a lunatic magnet? )
>Jinnai grabs! onto one of Groucho's antennae, yanking him off the stool,
leading him towards the exit, "You go where I tell you to go and right now i'm
telling you to go watch the ticket booth!!!" booting the bug out the door
"Chituuuu..."
>Jinnai hmphs, straightening his hat.
>Ranko runs over to handle Jinnai next, "Hey pal. You gonna order sumthin' or...
(cough)... Would you like anything sir?"
>Cloud says, "..............."
>Jinnai glances at Ranko, "Order?"
>Healer Tomoe surveys the room quietly, holding her staff close to her
>Ranko says, "Uh... yes sir... This is a tavern of course."
>Jinnai turns around to face Ranko abruptly, his hands on his hips, "And just
what makes you think you have anything here that would satisfy my highly
developed taste buds?"
>Ranko notices Hotaru now... "Heya kid. Adults only. You too you uh... hand bill
pusher."
>Urchin takes the oppurtunity to scuttle off to another end of the room, and
promptly resumes his exercise in offering the bills to patrons. Some take
them, soem idly wad them up and throw them away. A couple drunken sorts laugh
loudly and kick the boy to the ground, causing him to spill his burden, and
drop to his hands and knees to gather them all up again.
>Ranko says, "That depends on how much money you've got ^.-"
>Healer Tomoe blinks
>Jinnai says, "I wouldn't waste a single coin on this dump." =.=
>Healer Tomoe asks, "I beg your pardon?"
>Cloud takes a handbill himself. Might be interesting to investigate later...
troubles bound to follow something like this, and trouble means employment.
>Ranko grumbles, "YOu what?? Then what're you doing here?"
>Ranko turns back to Hotaru and points to the sign that says no kids allowed
>Jinnai says, "Obviously I was searching for my ignorant servant."
>Healer Tomoe looks at the sign
>Ranko says, "Well at least he was payin'."
>Ranko hmphs
>Jinnai exclaims, "He what?!?!"
>Healer Tomoe asks, "Are you asking me to leave?"
>Jinnai asks, "Where did he get money??"
>Ranko has completely forgotten her lady-like manners in all of the confusion
n.n
>Ranko shrugs, "Don't ask me."
>Ranko nods to Hotaru, "Sorry kid."
>Jinnai says, "How much did he give you, huh? o.-"
>Healer Tomoe says, "I am not a kid. I am a Healer."
>Ranko says, "Order something. n.n"
>Jinnai says, "Hm? o.o"
>Cloud resumes sipping his mead, tucking the handbill in his pouch, and ignoring
all of you.
>Jinnai exclaims, "I asked you a question you simple minded peasant!"
>Ranko turns to Hotaru, "You're a kid."
>Healer Tomoe frowns slightly
>Ranko reaches out to grab Jinnai by the collar
>Jinnai erks, getting grabbed quite easily. O.o
>Healer Tomoe says, "I am a patron."
>Urchin, after having given Cloud his bill, is making his way back towards the
front of the room now. He either didn't pay attention to, or didn't hear
Ranko's insistance on his leaving. Though he is a busy sort, innit he.
>Jinnai exclaims, "Take your hands off of me!"
>Ranko says, "Now I've had it about up to HERE with all you crazies. So order
something or get out!!" shaking Jinnai
>Jinnai says, "Waahahahahahaha." getting all shook up. @.@
>Reeve walks in from the front entrance.
>Reeve has arrived.
>Jinnai says, "Okay! Okay!" pushing Ranko's hands away
>Ranko is currently shaking down Jinnai
>Cloud slouches forawrd at the bar, sipping his mead, and ignoring these
lunatics.
>Ranko puts him down then. "Ahem. That's better ^.^"
>Zelgadis grabs a handbill from Urchin as he scuttles by.
>Healer Tomoe finds herself a place to sit, in a non-descript corner of the
tavern, and sits down, laying her staff against the wall
>Jinnai fixes his attire, "After all, we must make peace with the neighbors..."
is he talking to himself? Probably...
>Ranko . o O ( Fine. Let the kid sit there. I'm not servin' er nothin though! )
>Jinnai reaches into his pouch at his waist and removes a single copper coin.
>Jinnai says, "Here you go. Now fetch me something good."
>Ranko nods, "Da...m eerrr... Yes. Why certainly sir." . o O (Cheapskate)
>Reeve takes a seat at an empty table.
>Healer Tomoe . o O ( How rude. Telling a Healer they are not welcome -.- The
Goddess will not like that. )
>Ranko brings Jinnai an ale, just to be through with him
>Jinnai raises an eyebrow, looking at the drink.
>Jinnai says, "What is this?" poking a finger in it.
>Cloud . o O ( Apparently I just haven't been coming here at the right time. I
already have two potential jobs... )
>Reeve . o O ( I wonder how much longer I'll have to keep running like this... )
>Ranko next rushes off to Reeve with out another word to Jinnai , "Sorry to keep
you waiting sir. What can I get for you tonight?"
>Urchin, not too long after Zelgadis gets his copy, finally ends up annoying
someone he probably shouldn't have with his bill-handing insistance. A big ox
of a drunken lout PICKS the boy up, and bellows loudly (And of course
drunkenly), shaking him hard, more then enough to cause him to bite his own
tongue, drop all his fliers, and cry out in pain!
>Zelgadis looks at the lout, "Drop the boy, NOW...."
>Cloud unsheathes his massive claymore, swinging it backwards to clonk the lout
on the head. "Don't interrupt me when I'm drinking."
>... with the flat of the blade, mind you
>Jinnai glances around the room with his nose raised high. Oooh, doesn't he
think he's mister all that and a bag of chip like food stuffs.
>Ranko pauses, "Excuse me sir..." and goes over to the drunks messing with
Urchin.
>Ranko says, "That's IT!!" O.O
>Jinnai sets the drink down at the counter without taking so much as a sip.
Ranko grabs one drunk after another, beating them down and shoving them out,
one after another in a crazed frenzy
>Ranko says, "And staaaay out!!! O.O"
>Ranko sighs and catches her breath, wiping her hands
>Zelgadis has disconnected.
>Ranko . o O ( They don't pay me enough for this crap )
>Cloud sheathes his sword, standing up, sliding a few coins (foreign, but they
don't seem debased) across the counter. "..."
>Reeve watches Ranko tossing drunks left and right. . o O ( Impressive. )
>Urchin gets dropped onto his duff quite effectively as the drunken ox gets hit,
yelled at, then beat severely and punted right out of the tavern to land in a
heap with his fellows. The dirty little boy quickly starts scooping up his
fliers again, a bit pained, but not -too- worse for wear.
>Jinnai scratches his chin, pondering as he glances around the room, muttering
to himself, "Look at all of these pathetic, violent, drunks....perhaps a script
noting this deplorable level of society would be ammusing to my fellow
upperclassmen."
>Jinnai grins the usual insane Jinnai-type grin.
>Ranko stomps off, "Anybody wants anything, get it yerself! I'm takin a break. I
better not find nothin' missing without any money though O.O"
>Jinnai eyes Ranko =.=
>Jinnai says, "She'll have to die in Act 3...definately..."
>Cloud walks out of the bar, not commenting about... well, anything, though he
gives Reeve a loooonnng stare as he passes.
>Ranko goes back into the kitchen and a loud crash of pots and pans can be heard
>o
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