Tal had let Ru help him figure out what to wear so he was more presentable than usual as he trailed behind the Valkyrie. Her attempts to prepare him aside, he'd been unsure about whether or not to come at all after Flora had embarrassed him in front of Anju. He was still miffed about it, but he wasn't about to abandon his best friend to the potential sharks, and what the hail, he was always up for a visit to a new bar.
But fuck there were a lot of people here and he was already tense as a bowstring and gritting his teeth before they even swept in the door.
Well, Hotaru swept, graceful and queenly as she did a whirlwind round of greetings. Tal more or less shuffled along in her wake, giving awkward bobs of his head to those he recognized and a small wave to Flora before her mother descended upon her with maternal affection.
As for the courier? He scribbled his name on a piece of paper to add to the jar and then grabbed a glass of something flammable in each hand, taking one like a triple shot all in one go and gripping the other like a lifeline after abandoning the empty glass.
But fuck there were a lot of people here and he was already tense as a bowstring and gritting his teeth before they even swept in the door.
Well, Hotaru swept, graceful and queenly as she did a whirlwind round of greetings. Tal more or less shuffled along in her wake, giving awkward bobs of his head to those he recognized and a small wave to Flora before her mother descended upon her with maternal affection.
As for the courier? He scribbled his name on a piece of paper to add to the jar and then grabbed a glass of something flammable in each hand, taking one like a triple shot all in one go and gripping the other like a lifeline after abandoning the empty glass.
