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Never a dull moment in this place, huh.

Well, the bar's still open! Don't try to drown your sorrows or anything though, okay? That's no way to deal with what just happened.

[Locked to Buffy and Meryl]

Hey Buffy, Meryl, got a question. There's a guy who came to Luceti a few months ago, Shizuo- he fell on the fountain, if you were around for that. He wants to work at the bar, and I said it'd be okay if he worked during my shifts. If you guys don't mind, I mean- let me know if it's a problem.

[Locked to Shizuo]

Hey, Shizuo, feel like working tonight? I'd like to talk.

[Zack'll be chilling out in Good Spirits for a good chunk of today, and he's really looking to socialize for a distraction, so COME SOCIALIZE. Yes.]

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Great! I'll keep the bottle out, then.

[Always nice to have a satisfied customer.]

...So! I'm Zack, by the way. Nice to meet you.

Richard. It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Sir Zack. This is the first time I've seen you working here before-- a new job, perhaps?

[Not that Richard has really been in Good Spirits all that often, but.]

[Zack blinks at the formality, then waves a hand with a laugh.] You don't need to call me "sir"! Sounds way too stuffy. And no, actually- I've been working here for a while now. [A pause.] ...Whoa, has it been seven months already?

Zack, then.

[Now it's Richard's turn to blink, then laugh, setting his now-empty glass down.]

Is that so? I'm going to have to make it a habit to come here more often if I can't even remember who the bartenders are.

Hey, the bar is also tended by a pair of lovely ladies. I wouldn't blame you for forgetting a face like mine with that kind of service.

I'm afraid I don't particularly remember their faces either.

Whaaaat? That's practically criminal! Well now you have to come back, man!

[He laughs.] I think I'd be more likely to remember your face than I would theirs.

[Don't make him spell it out, Zack.]

[......Oh. Oh. Oh my.]

Well, as long we're not all forgettable, that's fine.

That all depends on how good the service is.

[No, he's not flirting, no worries. He IS, however, holding out his empty glass to indicate that he'd like more.]

In that case I'd better keep up the quality. [Message received, Zack casually takes the glass and gives him a refill, offering it back.] So is there any special occasion for the visit, or were you just in the mood for some wine?

Just the same occasion that I suspect brings most of the other patrons here tonight.

[It's not hard to guess what he means by that.]

It has been a while since I've last tried anything new, however. My housemates aren't exactly the drinking type. [And most of them are underage anyway.]

Ah, yeah. It's been kind of a rough week for just about everybody.

[Well, it's no good to dwell on the matter. ANd because he's nosy-]

Friends from home or people you met here?

Both, now. [His eyes grow a bit distant for the briefest moment.] That's one of the amazing things about this place, don't you think? That we can meet people from such different worlds.

Yeah, it is pretty great that we get that! If we could only meet people from our own worlds, it would probably be pretty lonely around here.

But at the same time, you would never have to worry about not being able to see friends again either.

...That sucks, yeah. Good thing this place doesn't advertise as a paradise.

Still, there are things that could be worse.

[But this conversation is turning too depressing for Richard's liking, especially since he came here to forget about all of those things. Smiling now!]

I'll have to bring my friend along the next time I come here. I'm sure he would enjoy such a large selection.

Feel free! We're open most afternoons, and you don't even go broke during binge drinking sessions. It's a nice set-up for people who like to drink a lot.

[And thus far it hasn't gotten them any crazy violent alcoholics. What kind of bizarro fantasy world is this!?]

[Richard laughs lightly.]

That sounds almost dangerous.

Well, we try to make sure people don't get too crazy. That's what the bartenders are here for, after all.

[This is Richard just raising an eyebrow at Zack's beer with an amused expression.]

And if the bartenders get too crazy?

[Zack grins at that, lifting the beer meaningfully to acknowledge it.]

I'm sure plenty of our customers are strong enough to give us a run for our gil.

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