[PP - F19] Into the lion's den (Mina and Mars)

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<<At Rikers edge...>>

Violet was sitting at the bar, engaged in a drinking contest with a random player that had come to the Riker's edge bar. they were both on their ninth tankards, which had everyone cheering, including Rosa, who was standing behind the bar with a proud smile on her face. Violet let out a whoop, a smile on her face when she finally managed to beat her opponent, the teen coughing and spluttering from the spicy beverage. "YAHOO! Rosa, I did it~ Pay up kiddo, you lost fair and square, ne?" she said, a Cheshire grin on her face. Violet was wearing her usual set of armor, minus the cloak that came with it, along with a casual black turtleneck and a dark red skirt, which had managed to become her standard outfit. her hair, however, was now way shorter, and it was cherry blossom pink. Ever since she had reconciled with her now-boyfriend, Jon, she had found the change in looks to be absolutely necessary. She did still keep her eyes set as a bright red, though. that was one thing that wouldn't be changing anytime soon. Meanwhile rosa was wearing a leather jacket over a dark blue blouse, complete with a pair of high-waisted white denim pants, and knee-high black leather boots. Her dual-hued eyes were glittering with amusement at the younger players playing around. Rosa started polishing some bar glasses, a grin on her face. The day was fairly peaceful despite the current situation involving the faceless. they were down several people, which was depressing, but something that she had to live with, sadly.

@Mars

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With a dazzle of light he arrived upon the floor as he glanced down to the paper within his hand wit ha slight scowl as he tried to memorize the directions as he glances about where he is taking inventory of where the supposed way he was meant to go is suppose to be. The player being by himself with none of his combat gear equipped just his standard black top and long grey pants of vanity quality. His familiar having been left to its own devices to attend towards back on the seventeenth floor while he investigated what this entire business that supposedly went down is about since it isn't everyday that he hears such a far fetched tale as he had from his travels of other floors. He makes his way towards the tavern that from what he was told at least is meant to be some info guild's base of operations that he can go and see things for himself to check if the news is true, or if he just had been scammed for some col to make a quick buck out of a fool wanting to understand what has been going on. 'A local info guild going a bit quieter is always worth a look.' he thinks to himself as he arrives outside of a tavern and looks at the name and then down at his paper. Riker's Edge. Well now or never. he mutters to himself and walks into the bar his amber colored gaze looking around the room as he enters within as his messy black hair just falls where it may. As he enters he just makes his way towards the counter of the bar figuring if he will start anywhere it will be with the person that would interact with the most people.

The atmosphere of the place from what he can gather immediately is rather energetic despite what he had been told was going on setting off some mental alarms already in his head that he had just been duped for some information. A tall tale being told to earn col. A sneer crosses his face at the thought of that as his right hand tightens into a fist as he does his best to reel in his immediate fury of wanting to punch something within a safe zone. 'Just wait it out. Just wait out.' He thinks to himself rather quickly managing to compose his anger that was rather visible for quite a few seconds if one was to look over towards the newest arrivals entrance.

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Rosa perked up a bit when she heard the door chime, taking note of the player who had just entered, a faint smirk on her face. She noted his brief disgust at some of the habits of the players that were patrons of her bar, causing her to snicker. None of them were necessarily good people, even the green players that were in there. None of them, except for maybe violet and a few of her more polite guildmates. It was a rare day when she actually got business that was actually for good reasons, and not ulterior ones, a truly rare one indeed. She kept cleaning glasses whilst violet continued to drink more of the spicy alcohol, a look of bliss on the younger girl's face. Rosa glanced again at the newcomer, who had moved to the bar. "Hey, you!"She called out to him, smiling faintly. "You want something ta' drink or are ya just here to window shop? Welcome to Rikers edge, can I interest you in some drinks and info, kid?" She was holding up a fresh bottle of her specialty wine, her grin from earlier widening slightly.

Mina looked back, a confused look on her face as she tilted her head to the side while looking at the newcomer. 'Mou... I feel like I've met this guy before..? can't remember where, though.' she thought, shaking her head. "Mou, welcome to Rikers Edge~!" she said brightly, not recognizing the newcomer. She beckoned for him to come forward, and have a seat at the bar, before turning back to her wine, and continuing to drink.

[Mars 0]

The shout of a voice is what catches his ear as he looks towards the one that welcomes him to this tavern of noise and ignorance and fountains of bliss and knowledge. A drink to numb the mind away from reality or the ability to lend a ear to learn what one’s better knows of the going inside of the world around them. Truly a place of contradictions of whcih many loose lips have probably spilled a secret or two they weren’t prepared to do so. “I’m just here to learn about why people are talking about this place. Something go down here recently to cause people to start talking, or you just that good serving drinks people can’t help advertising?” He asks getting straight to the point as well as deciding to amuse himself with a joke as he sits down at the serving area and looks at the owner. Casting a glance at the pink haired girl he is instantly reminded of the one who stood up for the fool of a event leader. He just glares for only a brief moment before scoffing and giving a dismissive wave. “Hello to you to moving target” he says giving the girl a new nickname since the one he is thinking of he’ll reserve as princes since it was amusing enough for him. 

He glances about keeping his fingers ready to summon his karma from his inventory just encase he could have started a fight. Since as much as he hates to admit it Aincrad has made him more blunt and cocky in his approaches to people.