Asdana's White Oak is on the stronger 'n peatier side, Miss Robin. You want somethin' that'll go down easier, I can whip it up for you, though I ain't a barkeep like Mister Daan or Mister Stellaron.
That's quite impressive of him. He does hold so much potential, doesn't he?
[ all those aeons casting THEIR gazes his way....
she picks up a shot glass, and she glances at it before she downs it all at once. i've never had a malt juice before, but robin coughs after, holding a hand to her mouth, as demure as she can make it. ]
and oh my god she really did that. even boothill looks surprised before his face splits into a grin. he downs his shot immediately, pops his tongue, and gives a satisfied sigh. ]
Now that's the stuff! [ shakes his head like a dog and goes WHOO! ] Wake ya' right up! I'll be honest, I didn't think you'd take it all like that in one go. You feelin' all right?
[ how sweet of him. she takes the water and sips it delicately before she smiles at his question. ]
I won't become intoxicated off of one drink. [ she's not yining. ] I'm better than how I was, but... I think you'd understand it just as much. The freedom.
[ if there is one thing robin cherishes, it's freedom. ]
[ destroyed yining in one single shot... he heaves a little sigh. ]
Yeah, well. Freed from one thing then not so free from another. Still trapped in this dadgum freakshow. I'm glad we ain't got them monsters in us here, and we can mess with the locations almost at will, but this place has got its share of horrors too.
he swallows. it's not great to remember these things, but he should speak them into being, acknowledge that they happened at all. he looks at his glass. ]
Horrible stuff. First room we found had bodies in all these tubes... We found some of our precious ones in there. One of 'em turned out to be Miss Aerith, but she was somehow still alive.
[ he shakes his head. ]
She wasn't herself, though. Just some kind of half-undead monster. She would've killed him if Aqua hadn't jumped in.
boothill is quiet for a moment, lowering his head. ]
Let myself stay in one of them rooms too long. My body started rustin' up. We had to drag Lucas out of there, but I had to give him to Aqua eventually. Right after she took him out, I got cut to pieces by somethin'. Woke up in the cemetery hours later.
Yeah. Grateful that we seem good as new when we wake up too. I didn't know who in this forkin' town could fix me if I showed up busted somewhere. Small blessin's, am I right?
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You kiddin'? [ he smiles and slides behind the bar counter. ] Just lucky this place keeps its stock fresh. Don't care to ask how.
[ pulls out the bottle! fancy. ]
You tried it before, Miss Robin?
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[ she shakes her head. ]
I take drinks when offered them. [ to be polite. ] But I don't often seek them on my own.
[ her family likes to be a bit too meticulous. ]
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[ somehow, that's a surprise for robin. ]
If you recommend it, I should try it. I want to see what you like about it.
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[ anyway! he takes a cue from daan and pours two neat shotglasses of it, just to try it. he slides it over to robin with two fingers. ]
Give it a taste. You don't like it, I'll drink it for ya'.
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[ all those aeons casting THEIR gazes his way....
she picks up a shot glass, and she glances at it before she downs it all at once. i've never had a malt juice before, but robin coughs after, holding a hand to her mouth, as demure as she can make it. ]
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and oh my god she really did that. even boothill looks surprised before his face splits into a grin. he downs his shot immediately, pops his tongue, and gives a satisfied sigh. ]
Now that's the stuff! [ shakes his head like a dog and goes WHOO! ] Wake ya' right up! I'll be honest, I didn't think you'd take it all like that in one go. You feelin' all right?
[ he's already getting her some water... ]
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I'll be fine. It's a bit more than what I'm used to. [ which is champagne or some light and fruity drink. ]
I thought it'd be better to try it all at once than little by little to get the full effect.
[ she could use the water. ]
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Here y'are. Lemon should help wash the taste out.
[ yeah, he figured she was more a light cocktail or sparkling wine sort of person. ]
Well, you best hydrate till it's out of your system. Got a lot of gumption, though. I respect that.
[ he smiles and looks down as he pours himself another shotglass. his voice goes a little more quiet. ]
How you been doin' there, Miss Robin? Since you got here, I mean.
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I won't become intoxicated off of one drink. [ she's not yining. ] I'm better than how I was, but... I think you'd understand it just as much. The freedom.
[ if there is one thing robin cherishes, it's freedom. ]
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Yeah, well. Freed from one thing then not so free from another. Still trapped in this dadgum freakshow. I'm glad we ain't got them monsters in us here, and we can mess with the locations almost at will, but this place has got its share of horrors too.
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What horrors have you faced?
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...I went into that relic museum with Aqua and Lucas. We walked through this crawl space in the back into a huge, disgustin' morgue.
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[ cyoa death scares do nothing to calm nerves when murder is around the corner. ]
What did you find in the morgue?
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he swallows. it's not great to remember these things, but he should speak them into being, acknowledge that they happened at all. he looks at his glass. ]
Horrible stuff. First room we found had bodies in all these tubes... We found some of our precious ones in there. One of 'em turned out to be Miss Aerith, but she was somehow still alive.
[ he shakes his head. ]
She wasn't herself, though. Just some kind of half-undead monster. She would've killed him if Aqua hadn't jumped in.
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It's more incentive to be free from all of this once and for all. I am sorry you had to experience any of that and you had to be put in such danger.
[ after being killed and possessed and everything else. ]
I'm relieved Lucas could be saved... What of you?
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boothill is quiet for a moment, lowering his head. ]
Let myself stay in one of them rooms too long. My body started rustin' up. We had to drag Lucas out of there, but I had to give him to Aqua eventually. Right after she took him out, I got cut to pieces by somethin'. Woke up in the cemetery hours later.
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You— [ it's not as if she doesn't realize something had to happen to him to become a cyborg in the first place, but it's still a lot to take in. ]
I'm sorry. That must have been... [ it's still trauma, she thinks. ] I'm glad you could come back to us.
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Yeah. Grateful that we seem good as new when we wake up too. I didn't know who in this forkin' town could fix me if I showed up busted somewhere. Small blessin's, am I right?