Sara/Alvin; catch-all

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[alcobrawlic]

Just catching my breath before round 5. [ And yet Sara says this without the slightest bit of a slur; that bright cheerfulness could be a product of the alcohol, maybe. Or the fact that she didn't immediately look at him and sigh, because her type tends to be a much older man and he doesn't have those kinds of indications in his face. ]

Are you treating?

[betraitor]

Round five, huh? Geez, and you make it sound like it's only the first. You've got some tolerance to throw back that many so easily.

[he's just going to pretend he didn't see that sigh. he is an attractive young man, thank you very much.]

I wouldn't offer is I wasn't treating—I'm not the kind of guy that goes back on an offer.

[alcobrawlic]

Reeeaaally now? I couldn't say either way.

[ But at least she's grinning now. ]

[betraitor]

I'm saying that's how it is... we can call it even with that.

[he'll still flag the bartender down for another round; he's keeping his word here!]

[alcobrawlic]

And does my new best friend have a name?

[ Look, this is a very important first step. ]

[betraitor]

I thought you'd never ask.

[he could have offered it up first, but. he's kind of an ass sometimes.]

The name's Alvin. [charming wink.gif] Now we gotta even this out. Just whose name is going on my tab?

[alcobrawlic]

You can go with Sara.

[ "Purple Lightning" would be hilarious to give him, but it's not a title she lightly swings around with guys she literally just met at the bar. ]

[betraitor]

Sara it is, then.

[he can roll with it.]

So, whaddya want? [he doesn't know what she wants to drink, even if he can probably guess.]

[alcobrawlic]

Beer--!!

[ She sure said that with the enthusiasm of a child on the first day of Tales Christmas. ]

[betraitor]

Beer it is—That's pretty easy to work with.

[and he'll flag the bartender down.]

You heard the lady, right? Two beers. [sara has gained +1 shady drinking partner.]

[alcobrawlic]

And a cute little umbrella for my male friend!

[ ... what, she can be classy. ]

[betraitor]

A... what now?

[did she seriously just tell the bartender to put an umbrella in his beer?]

[alcobrawlic]

Pink, I think.

[ Yes. Yes, she did. ]

[betraitor]

....You do know they don't usually use those for beer, right?

[...what has he gotten himself into.]

[alcobrawlic]

About as well as I know that it never hurts to add a little excitement to the usual.

[ She believes in entertaining herself until she's certain her current company can do the job. ]

[betraitor]

Well, if you're going for excitement... shouldn't you be opting into this umbrella business too?

[more than just. putting one in his beer, at least?]

[alcobrawlic]

Is that it? You just didn't want to be the only one with a cute drink?

[betraitor]

Sharing is caring, right?

[sure, we'll go with that. he's not going to argue the point on that—he's not looking to pick a fight with sara.]

[alcobrawlic]

Riiiight. Well, I won't say no to a new experience!

[ Her students aren't here to judge her. ]

[betraitor]

That sounds like a spirit to me.

[how about some new experiences with him, sara?]

[alcobrawlic]

What better time to get into the spirit when there are spirits around, right?

[ a tiny umbrella will not thwart her from chugging and bad decisions. ]

[betraitor]

[she can chug and make bad decisions with style, obviously.]

You got that right. At least it'll keep things interesting—this place seems pretty quiet for what it is.

[it's not even rowdy, which is unexpected in all ways.]

[alcobrawlic]

... You're right. I'm all for a quiet evening with a cold beer, but taverns usually have a fight or two going on.

[ Not that dear sweet Sara Valestein, teacher of ten upstanding students (or nine upstanding students and Millium), would ever start a fight. ]

[betraitor]

At least. Not like it's a bad thing, but it's just... pretty unexpected.

[of course not. alvin, on the other hand really wouldn't start much of a fight. he'd probably instigate other people with his shady ways and then casually stroll out.

you know, minor details.]

[alcobrawlic]

It could just be everyone's ready for a nice, loooong nap after this.

[ Which also sounds nice, even if she's drawing out that long in a slow drawl like that totally isn't an innocent slumber. ]