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Post by Finnerator Rudderbow on Feb 10, 2008 11:36:10 GMT -5
*A sea otter pushed open the tavern door and stepped into the well lit room. She doesn't try to hide in the shadows like some, but strode confidently up to the bar. There's no use in trying to have a quiet evening at the tavern. First of all, taverns are never quiet, and secondly, this sea otter was too well known to get away without talking to anybody*
*Finnerator nodded to the barkeep, a friendly hedgehog, as she took a seat on one of the high stools at the counter*
Will it be yer usual, miss?
*The fort leader answered with a smile* I don't think I come here often enough to have a usual, but a hot cider will be fine. *As the hedgehog turned to fetch her drink, she turned from the counter slightly so she could see all the beasts sitting at the tables. It was early in the evening and the tavern was still relatively empty, but she might yet see somebeast she knew*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 11:55:48 GMT -5
OOC: You skipped to present tense in the first paragraph.
BIC: It just happened that Linx was turning 25. He had plenty of reason to go to the tavern and take a seat at a vacant table, waiting for some of the others to arrive. The mouse expected some company from his numerous mates as had been planned, and had decided to arrive early so he'd have to be the first there. What he didn't expect was to see Finnerator across the room from him, sitting up at the bar.
He might not have noticed if it weren't for her turning around and scanning the bar's inhabitants but now that he acknowledged her there wasn't much he could do. If she decided to hang around, she might get a glimpse of his life not pertaining to implements of destruction. If she didn't, that didn't matter so much, since Linx didn't really care what Finnerator thought of his personal life anyway. He nodded to his only official superior in the fort, acknowledging her but not making much of an approach.
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Feb 10, 2008 15:59:25 GMT -5
*Dantin walked into the tavern and looked around for the birthday beast. -There he is.- Dantin spotted him sitting at a table by himself and saw him nod to an otter sitting at the bar -Wonder who she is...- He walked over to the table that Linx was at and took a seat. "Hey Linx. We the only ones here at the moment?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 16:02:35 GMT -5
"Seems so... Let's just wait on the others." Linx leaned over and gave Dantin a kiss, wary of Finnerator's presence but nonetheless apathetic to it. He felt a slight pang of hunger, but didn't plan on ordering anything yet, though. For all he knew, he could finish eating before anyone else even arrived. "How you doing?"
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Post by Finnerator Rudderbow on Feb 10, 2008 16:08:59 GMT -5
(OOC: Yeah, I probably wasn't thinking. Anyhoo, for the heck of it, I'm going to try out the rapid-fire post technique. Maybe. No guarantees.)
*Finnerator gave a nod to Linx as they made eye contact with a quick smile. Linx didn't look to be interested in conversation with the sea otter and since Finnerator wasn't too inclined to talk either, that suited her just fine. She turned back to the bar and took a sip of her drink which had just arrived. A few moments later another beast entered the bar. The otter glanced over her shoulder to see who it was. A mouse entered the door and headed over to Linx. Dantin Finnerator recalled. A relatively new member since she hadn't had a chance to speak with him yet. Maybe tonight she would meet the mouse*
*Finnerator was a little surprised when Linx kissed Dantin. She knew about Linx and Archon, but not Dantin. Was she really that out of the loop. Probably. The otter decided it would be necessary to get out of her business more often to get to know the people she lived and worked with*
(OOC: Okay, it's not that short, but I tried.)
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 16:20:16 GMT -5
OOC: Looks like a typical expository-length one, actually. Not that that's bad.
BIC: Linx, while waiting for a response, realized that Finnerator had been watching him the whole time, and blushed almost visibly through his fur. It was completely unknown to see her at all involved in his personal life and it just seemed so... Wrong to have her here and looking.
Archon pushed open the doors in a hurry, wondering if he was late or early or... Oh, Dantin's here. And Linx. ...Finnerator? Hellgates. Doing his best to ignore Finnerator past a brief nod, he walked over to Linx and gave him a sound, probably overly passionate kiss. "You... Are 25! This is awesome, an even larger age gap!"
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Feb 10, 2008 16:23:57 GMT -5
*Dantin enjoyed the kiss but decided to restrain himself for the moment.* "I'm alright. Just having fun with trying to get somebeast to fill my spot on the wall tonight. Seems like I did have wall duty tonight but thats taken care of." *He glanced over at the otter sitting at the bar then back at Linx* "Whose she?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 16:25:48 GMT -5
Linx was slightly taken aback. He doesn't know?... "That's Finnerator. Fort leader. I'm a bit surprised to see her here, actually..." Mainly because Finnerator was supposed to be busy with... Paperwork or something. This was completely out of the ordinary.
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Feb 10, 2008 16:34:52 GMT -5
*Dantin was a bit taken aback and saw that Linx was too.* "Really? Well, I've never seen her before so don't look so surprised. *He said this with a smile on his face to show he was joking* "Besides, where here for your party, aren't we?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 16:38:11 GMT -5
"Yes, we are," Archon answered for his mate. "I'm gonna hold off on the dinner until we get some more beasts arriving..."
OOC: Let's temporarily stop this until Finn posts again.
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Post by Finnerator Rudderbow on Feb 10, 2008 18:37:22 GMT -5
(OOC: Oh well.)
*Finnerator turned back to her drink and struck up a light conversation with the barkeeper who was not occupied at the moment, since the tavern was still relatively empty yet. She was not far into any subject in particular when yet again she felt a chill breeze signalling that the door opened yet again. Not surprising considering that it was getting to the time of night when the tavern would begin to fill up. Again she turned for a moment to see who it was. The otter recognized Archon on sight. He had been a member of the fort for a longer time than Dantin so she had gone on patrols and such with him before. Finnerator turned back to the counter at the kiss, feeling a little embarrased and a little confused. It looked like Linx had quite a few lovers and apparently, they all knew it. Finnerator chuckled at herself. And why are you so interested in Linx's love life? she asked herself as she continued to talk with the hedgehog behind the counter. She couldn't answer the question. Maybe it was just curiousity or something stupid like that. The otter shook her head and drank more cider*
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Feb 10, 2008 18:45:46 GMT -5
*Dantin noticed Finnerator turn back to the bar after Archon had kissed Linx but didn't really care about that, he was more interested in Linx.* "Yeah, wouldn't to nice to start eating without the others here, eh?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Feb 10, 2008 20:46:28 GMT -5
OOC: Well, I did pause it for you. I didn't want to just keep going.
BIC: "Absolutely not," Linx agreed. "We can wait..."
If just two mice had enticed curiosity from Finnerator, she was sure to be inquisitive upon Mokwa's arrival. The monitor lizard in question entered through the doors half-torpid, having sprinted from the barracks over, and was temporarily blinded by the sudden change in lighting.
Linx immediately rose from the table and hurried over to where Mokwa was still awkwardly standing, giving and receiving an embrace partly out of thermal exchange and partly out of affection. "Mokwa, you're here... Are you all right?"
"I'm fine," Mokwa replied happily. The cold was wearing off quickly enough and Linx's presence was easily enough to improve his mood. "Juzt wanted to zee you here... And it'z great to zee you." Not recognizing Finnerator as a significant bystander and not particularly caring anyway, Mokwa delivered possibly the highest-magnitude kiss given yet to Linx. Although he obviously meant well, as usual it was uncomfortably toothy for its recipient.
Linx broke off soon enough and pushed back a bit, resisting the urge to rub at his lips. And Finnerator saw everything. Congratulations. He did his best to disregard this fact. "Good to see you too... C'mon, sit down. We were just talking about, well, how beasts aren't here... But I figure we could order now."
"You haven't gotten anything yet?" Mokwa followed Linx back to the table and sat. Back to normal now that he was in a nice, warm room.
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Post by Finnerator Rudderbow on Feb 11, 2008 15:42:45 GMT -5
*While Finnerator was continuing to talk about trivial matters with the bartender, in the back of her mind, she was debating whether or not to join Linx's table. Finally she decided not to intrude since the Commander seemed to be uncomfortable around the General and probably wouldn't be that welcome*
*The conversation soon ended as the bartender had other work to do with more customers were filing in. Most of them were from the village and were coming to the tavern after a long day of work, not unlike Finnerator. One of the customers was a monitor lizard, whom Finnerator had heard of, but had not yet met. She wondered if he would also take a seat at the bar and give her an opportunity to meet him, however, he too was heading straight for Linx's group*
*The sea otter was doubly surprised when Linx and the monitor lizard kissed. It seemed that the mouse was not just interested in his own species. The otter finally decided that she wouldn't be able to figure out her Commander's personal life and with that returned to her drink. How anybeast could manage that many lovers without having them fight was beyond Finnerator. She preferred her method of just avoiding the situation altogether. Bottom line, Linx was an enigma to Finnerator and the otter knew that probably wouldn't change*
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Feb 11, 2008 21:52:46 GMT -5
*Once again, Dantin noticed Finnerator look back on Linx as he kissed Mokwa. Judging the look on her face, he figured she probably didn't know about that one, heck, maybe not even about himself. -Or maybe I'm just dumb...- he wouldn't be surprised if it was the later. Well, that didn't matter at the moment.* "Hey Mokwa! Welcome to the party. Haven't ordered anything yet, just waiting for everybeast to arive."
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