A fox, a girl, and a bar. (Meili)

[Malachite the Shoki]

The girl smacked me. Why? Me calling her annoying? Ugh. She hit kind of hard.

"What was that for?"

I took another bomb, and drained it.

"Was calling you annoying really that bad?"

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Yes, because I am absolutely amazing!"

She said taking another shot and placing her hand gentle on his chin.

"If you want more, you have to play your cards right, my handsome pet."

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

"Oh?"

I smiled at the girl, and brushed the hand that was on my chin.

"A guy can't play a hand with only two cards, miss Shaw."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Always got to use what you have to the best of your ability....With two cards you can still play blackjack after all."

She said with a playful wink pulling her hand away so she can take another drink.

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I downed another bomb, my fifth... or maybe eight... or maybe sixteenth? Whatever the number was, I was getting close to the point where I would have to purge my bloodstream, or risk actual intoxication.

"Two card is never a sure bet, unless you have a perfect score. Otherwise, you hit or bust."

I grinned, and took another drink.

"And you should know I never bust."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Hrmm...A chance to win is a chance to take even if you bust from time to time."

She said taking another sake bomb with a giggle. A few more and she will actually get tipsy.

"Never bust? Well that's a shame, you don't learn or live unless you do."

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

"I don't bust. Bust implies only losing a round. When I screw up, I screw up."

I grabbed another bomb, and drank it straight down.

"Living is simply the act of doing more than is necessary to survive. Drinking is living, fighting is living, searching is living."

I grabbed another drink to gather some courage, and it worked. My voice softened from the amount of pure alcohol running through my head.

"Love is living, too."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Good to know, I'll make sure only to bet on you half of the time."

As he took a drink, she took two.

"Living is living of the choices one chooses to make. And those are obviously your choices."

Again when he took another drink she took two but this time he sprouted boldness from his drink.

"Love? My, so bold and we only just met."

She leaned up close lightly placing her hands on his cheeks, her lips oh so close to his. Only for her to clap his cheeks with both of her hands and letting out a small giggle then leaning back down to her seat and taking another drink.

"It'll take more than that to get me going, my pet."

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I looked down at the girl, and grinned even wider.

"I would've been disappointed if that was all it took, beautiful."

I took another three sake bombs, as it seemed that she planned to outpace me. Not happening.

"I could be more bold, if you like... But it seems that you'd rather flirt and tease than anything else."

I grinned, and downed the bombs, reaching for another pair.

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Be a good boy and don't."

She said downing couple more shots.

"Teasing, yes, flirting, no. If that alone makes you more bold then I'll just have to cut back on that as well."

She stated to him with a wink.

"You're my pet, do remember that. Also remember pet's get rewarded for their good behavior and loyalty."

Again, she downed another to drinks; letting out a refreshing sigh.

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

"Your pet, huh? Loyalty's pretty important... But, good behavior."

I took another drink, downed it, and continued drinking my way through half the bar.

"Good behavior is not something I usually practice. And it's pretty clear you don't mind that too much."

I drank through two more bombs before speaking again.

"I rather like the way you tease, miss Shaw. At least you're not fawning over me like some dancer in a bar."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Loyalty AND Good behavior, blondie .My advice to you from me; about me is, start practicing more of that now. I like my pets well behaved."

She said as she raised her hand and waved to the bar keep, signalling him to pass over what she usually liked to drink. With a flare of fancy, he mixed ups thirdteen different types of liquor with a splash of light soda making about five of those. She let out a giggle and looked up to her large blonde fox.

"Could you be so sweet and light these up for me?"

She asked him lightly stroking the back of his neck.

"Do so and I'll forgive you for comparing me to a tavern wench."

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I rolled my eyes, and smirked. All I had to do to light the drink up was snap my fingers. A line of fire streaked into the drink, and the top of the drink became a fiery mass of foam.

"It was a compliment, not a comparison. I would have thought you'd appreciate the difference."

I grinned at the barkeeper, and ordered the drink that is the nightmare of alcoholics everywhere: The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. I winked at the Shaw lady, taking the extremely acidic green drink in hand.

"Oh, good behavior is relative, after all."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Hmm...."

She started off lightly tapping her cheek with her index finger, with a light giggle she puffed up her chest and broaden her shoulders to playfully mock the fire fox.

"At least you're not fawning over me like some dancer in a bar."

She said in a lower tone voice similar to his before lightly tapping on his nose.

"If that is how you compliment all the ladies, I'm amazing how your not surrounded by them."

Meili stated joking with the large man. She blew the fire off the tip of drink and took the shot and did the same for the rest except for the last one, after drinking so much she felt the need to show off a bit as well. She burnt the top of her lip and the top of her mouth as she ingested it and revealed her rapid healing, she blew out her warm breath and a little burp. "Oh, excuse me." She said with a small giggle and then she watch as he order the worst of the worst type of drink. "Oh my, good luck there!" She said petting him.

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I saw the skin on the girl's lip regenerate, and I raised an eyebrow... That was really cool.

"Sadly, most of my experience is with dancers in bars. Not like I can use that line, yeah?"

I grinned as I took a sip of the Gargle Blaster and cringed at the cloyingly sweet taste.

"I love ordering these, but the sweetness always gets to me a bit. I can see why you set your drinks on fire... Since you can clearly handle it, just adding a bit of flair."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Then, my sweet [member="Malachite Avachei"], that is just sad. You need more women in your life."

She said as she lightly brushed his cheek with her hand and giving him a quick wink.

After which she took a straw and took a sip of his magical looking drink and her face lit up with happiness as she felt the sweet taste course throughout her mouth.

"Oh my...."

She said with delight.

"I can see why you like ordering these. They're absolutely.....Amazing."

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I grinned like a wolf... An odd description for the grin of a fox-man, but whatever. Leaving my drink to the lady, I ordered another.

"They're um... addicting. Not that it's a habit I ever tried to break. Not giving me sweet things is like not giving me water..."

Just to give credence to my statement, I popped a sugar cube in my mouth and grinned again.

"You should try wroshyr sap one day. It's even sweeter."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

When she caught on to the fact that he was parting with his drink for her to indulge, she of course did. The sweetness was something she just could not resist and so she chugged the entire drink, after a refreshing gulp, she spoke.

"Goodness....That was just......Amazing......."

She looked over to him with a lightened grin.

"You understand! Sweet things are life!"

She responded to his comment with a laugh after finishing hers. She raised her hand and order several more rounds, the bartender shook his head with a grin, these two alone gave him enough business for a month after a night. And these two were obviously still going strong.

"What sap? I've never heard of such a thing!"

She said with her eyes glimmering with excitement.

[member="Malachite Avachei"]

 

[Malachite the Shoki]

I smiled back, and gestured to a box of cubes that looked rather like caramel, but weren't. I asked the bartender for a couple, and he laughed, and passed me the box. I nodded at him, and picked one out, rolling it across my palm.

"Wroshyrs are the trees the Wookiees live in on Kashyyyk. Out of all the products of that planet, I think this is my favorite."

I popped the cube in my mouth, where it slowly melted into nothing. I winked at miss Shaw, and handed her the box.

"Go ahead, try one. You'll be hunting for something sweeter for ages."

[member="Meili Shaw"]

 

[Meili Shaw]

"Hm....I'll take your word on it, haven't led me wrong yet."

She took a ice cube and gave it a little lick with the tip of her tongue to take precaution. After having to taste the mixture of cold and sweet, the echani body surged with happiness to the point her hair felt like it stood up.

She didn't bother even keeping her composure on the matter.

"I. Love. This."

She said emphasizing love in this situation.

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