forum Welcome to Altir City! (Closed)

Started November 05, 2018 by @InstaOnly

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"I doubt it. Dragons hold onto a scent better than a bloodhound. I should probably tell the bouncers to let him in. I like him. He seems kinda on edge, all the time. I want to help him with that." Nykidia said as she cleaned a shot glass

Aaron hummed in response. If he were still tired and out in the open maybe he would still be bothered that Eberaus was able to follow them, but instead he only had an offhanded comment. "Yeah, probably should. I don't trust easily though, so if one of us starts growling you should probably intervene." He picked up one of the shot glasses Nykidia wasn't cleaning, turning it over in his hand. "Who thought to make a cup this tiny?" He said. Having never had a drop of liquor in his life he didn't quite understand it was for the best the glasses were so small.

Nykidia gave him a weird look. "Have you never drank before?" She asked.

Aaron looked unsure hearing Nykidia's comment, setting the glass down as he crossed his arms again. "No? I've heard of those drinks before, but usually I stick with water." He admitted, feeling uncertain seeing the look the red-head gave him. "I grew up away from town for the most part, or at a cabin with my siblings…. Wasn't really around the stuff." His sentence trailed as a memory surfaced, only to shake his head as he looked back to Nykidia. "Uh, I was never really interested in it… Is that not normal or something?"

Rhea walked around with Talon across her shoulders. She looked for someone to talk to

Nykidia laughed at this. "Well the reason is because there is A LOT of alcohol in these so you shouldn't drink to much. Do you want some?" She said giving him the shot glass she just cleaned.
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Aaron lifted his head as he looked at the small glass. "What's so great about it anyways?" He asked, "I mean, I could try it. I don't really understand how it's different from other drinks. I grew up when it wasn't really a big thing." Nykidia was acting like it was odd that he had never had one of the drinks she named, which made him both curious and a bit self-conscious. Though he hadn't had something to eat or drink at least in the past twelve hours, he wasn't really thinking about it honestly, so he wouldn't complain.

"Well it make you not feel the world as much. Your emotions can get kinda mixed up. Most of the people who come here to drink come to drink away their pain." She said bringing out bottles of whisky, vodka, rum, gin, and moonshine. "Which one do you want? There is whisky, vodka, rum, gin, and moonshine." She said tapping her finger on the bottle of the one she named off. She had a feeling that he didn't know much about alcohol.

"So, like being there but not really…" It seemed like an odd thing for people to want from their drink, but it certainly couldn't be worse than some things. He kept himself from muttering a question out loud, he may not be sure about the drink being offered but he knew muttering generally marked someone crazy. Can't be worse than some other things that have happened. He thought, partially reasoning with himself realizing he wasn't taking care of himself as far as hydration and food. "I guess whatever you think is good. I don't know the difference."

"Well I don't drink. I don't want to. Well at least until I'm 18. And the one people seem to like the best is either whisky or vodka. How 'bout you chose between those two?" Nykidia said putting the rest of the bottles away.

Aaron hesitated, unsure about the drink he was being offered, before tapping the vodka. "This one I suppose." Tapping his fingers on the counter as a nervous habit he paused before asking another question. "What kind of people come here anyways, or live in the city for that matter? I don't usually start a conversation with someone…. unless I'm planning on messing with them."

Nykidia poured the vodka into the shot glass and set it down in front of him. "I don't really know. I don't get of this part of town often. There are certain gangs around here but other than that I can't really help."

"Well, what about your work here? What usually happens when someone drinks?" He asked. He tilted his glass, looking at the drink that seemed just as clear as water. Considering it was a shot glass he decided to just drink it quickly. He quickly downed the drink, setting the glass down. It burned his throat some and overall tasted odd to him, but he guessed some might like that. He pushed the small glass toward Nykidia, deciding he would preferred staying away from the drink and the effects Nykidia mentioned. "I'll stick with water." Aaron said, "Is there food here or a restaurant nearby? I haven't really eaten…. for a while now that I think about it."
(Cough Euric's character Cough)

Nykidia laughed at Aaron's face when he downed it. "Well I mostly am like Flyn's body guard. I keep him safe. And alcohol can make a person quite out of sorts. Have you seriously never had any before? Any ways as for food there is a good restaurant called Nys Fish down the street. I don't like fish to much but her fries are the best." she said.

(lol)
Aaron frowned seeing Nykidia laugh at him, but didn't think much of it as he answered her. "Nope, never. Until recently I've stayed away from people, which in turn meant places like this, though I knew someone who was friendly to everyone." He went silent for a moment. Until now he had forgotten that Naomi used to help him a lot, from cheering him up to taking the night shift so he could guard at dusk and dawn. How times change. Allies now enemies. He thought. He was the one that messed that up, but hopefully it would be fixed a lot easier if she started seeing things his way. He stood up as he pushed memories back, smiling at Nykidia in hopes she wouldn't ask about his sudden silence. "Flyn seemed quite confident considering you saying you're his bodyguard. I fight my own battles. Though that's not really related to our current 'quest', could we head to that restaurant?"

Nykidia looked slightly annoyed at him for the comment on Flyn. "I fight for him because we are family. He's my brother and I would die for him in a heart beat. And if anyone were to try to hurt him I would kill them in the most painful way possible and no one would be able to find there body again. But anyways yes. Lets go to food." Nykidia said dragging him out the door.

(Nice. Now I'm waiting to see what it is. XD)
Aaron's face showed some surprise at her response, his mind going blank for a moment as he tried to think of a way to reply. He stumbled behind her as she dragged him, her words making him think of Jack. While Nykidia was threatening him, which confused him since she was pulling him towards a restaurant now, he had turned on those he considered family. Without even thinking about it he reacted in anger not wanting to come across as shaken. "If your brother ever pushes me to the point I kill him I doubt you'll have an easy time making sure I'm dead." He huffed, his voice edging on being snappish. Nevertheless he let her lead the way, not that he really knew the directions to Nys Fish anyways.

At that Nykidia squeezed Aaron's hand. Hard. She didn't want it to break but did want him to feel a lot of pain. The whites of Nykidia's eyes turned black and her irises a deep purple. "You hurt him or her and I swear on my life that it will be the last thing you do." Nykidia, no Night said in a deep voice. Nykidia dragged Aaron in and sat him down at a table. Nykidia got a mischievous glint in her eye. "Hey Aaron! Do you see the buttons on the table? Push the blue one."