The Blue Milk Special

A cantina. Somewhere. Neutral ground for any scum or dignitary to have a drink, relax, or recruit muscle. Keeping a blaster on your hip and one eye at the door is nonetheless recommended.
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The Blue Milk Special

Post by Professor Mors » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:09 pm

***A Cantina, Somewhere, Sometime…***


It had been some time since the Neti had last visited this particular watering hole. What was it… fifteen… twenty odd years? Maybe longer. He couldn't recall, or be bothered to try. The retired teacher had arrived on the pretense of catching up with one of the few colleagues he liked- one of the few still alive. At the last minute however, they'd had to cancel, leaving the professor up the proverbial creek. Nonetheless, he was here now, and figured he might as well make the most of it. Even for a species with little to no taste, Sa'ato appreciated the rugged… charm of the menu. What's more, the drinks were more than strong enough to register in his system.

Best of all, in a seedy corner of the galaxy like this, the Neti was free to be Sa'ato Mors, or the facade that used to be Sa'ato Mors, without fear of being sabered in half or blown to smithereens: or at least the odds were lower. Such being the case, the Neti had occupied one of the better-upholstered booths, and had worked his way through the various appetizers. Periodically sipping the local grog to wash it down, he presently began to contemplate which main might tickle his fancy, and which of the harder brews he'd yet to sample. What a blessing anonymity became when one had little in the day to day!
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Re: The Blue Milk Special

Post by Zechs Merquise » Tue May 07, 2024 12:05 am

Sometime. Somewhen. Zechs thought it might have been Primeday, but it didn't really matter. They all tended to blur together once you reached a certain age, and it wasn't like he had a pair of socks dedicated to a particular day. No, that would be ridiculous for one always on the go and about nothing. No, the calendar was about as useful as a nerf at story time on Hoth. It wasn't useful. That's what he meant. In case that wasn't clear. Blows to head. Many too. Wait, scratch that. Reverse it. Yeah. Where were we? Oh right. A cantina. Sometime. Somewhen.

There now, Zechs made his way into the joint in his usual attire of an overcoat over some comfy informal but not too informal pants and a nice relaxed shirt. The smells hit him first. The noise second. The contrast to the serene silence of his old faithful Lambda shuttle and its pristine filtered air would have taken his breath, if he had not had ample time amongst those who, to put it kindly, stunk.

He made his way to the bar and ordered the cheapest drink on the menu. It was a test. One sip would decide if he dropped his hard earned credits here or if he'd find somewhere else to kill a few hours. If it was served at the right temperature, in a clean glass, he'd put it aside and order something actually worth consuming. It was a tried and true method that had only gave him the drink version of food poisoning maybe a dozen times, but who was counting?

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Re: The Blue Milk Special

Post by Professor Mors » Sat May 18, 2024 11:59 am

Sa'ato was about to indulge in what had been billed a casserole (but what most certainly was not), when a strange sensation washed over him. Was that– highbrow aesthetics? A refined palette? In this place? There was disdain hanging in the air– he could taste it! He could taste it? Questions for later, the Neti decided at last. His expression sorrowed as hazel eyes locked on to the informal-but-not-too-informal gentleman at the bar. That duster? In this heat? Clearly, whoever they might be, they were just itching to drop both of those 'in's. Normally, it was not easy to bring the Neti over the intoxication threshold. A testament to the establishment that it had loosened him thus.

The waylaid academic couldn't stomach someone being choosy in a place where choice was as abundant as a green and pink polka-dotted narglatch. He had to do something! But this was neither the time nor place for space wizardry. Looking down at his half-occupied spoon, a terrible grin sprouted across the Neti's features. Of course! Who needs mind powers when you have trigonometry at your side! Looking around for various surfaces on which to bounce his semi-solid warhead, Sa'ato quickly mapped his route, crunched the numbers, and held the head of the spoon back for three–two–one!

With a muted 'whoosh' the superfluid lump bounced off the nearest table– rebounded off a half-lit jizzco ball in the corner, and was about to hit a precisely-calculated corner of the entry door when– creaaaaaak! Sa'ato watched in silent horror as the door swung outward, and a cumbersome Herglic walked in. They took the seat nearest the stranger, and were about to order, arm outstretched with emphasis, when the academic's artificial loogie thunked perfectly into their right eye socket. The bulky newcomer screamed loud enough to be heard over the music of the semi-functioning holobox, and sweeping their arm, smashed several glasses in one go.

Still mid-flail, the half-blind Herglic continued to whip their arm about, and was sure to knock the true target of Sa'ato's ire route out of their chair if they didn't think fast…
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