[NEXIS] The Dancing Fox Inn IX: No Longer Symmetrical

[Devixer]

Aiden looks away for a second to chuckle before looking back at Naku. "Well, maybe one of these days."

[Mee]

Aiden looks away for a second to chuckle before looking back at Naku. "Well, maybe one of these days."

"Oh, I'd hate to impoooose, you know." Naku says, fluttering her eyelashes at him a little bit.

[Devixer]

"Oh, you wouldn't be imposing," Aiden says, offering a small smile.

[Mee]

"Oh, you wouldn't be imposing," Aiden says, offering a small smile.

"Well that's definitely a plus." Naku says, grinning at him again. "So, about how much is it at your place for food and a drink? Or at least a drink?"

[Devixer]

"For you? Not a cent," Aiden says. "I couldn't imagine charging you or Mist."

[Mee]

"For you? Not a cent," Aiden says. "I couldn't imagine charging you or Mist."

"Oh no no. I would not dream of not paying for drink. Especially not in your place." Naku counters, grinning, shaking her head, and crossing her arms in a defiant 'noep' sort of stance.

[Devixer]

Aiden narrows his eyes in an obviously faked frustration. "Fine, then one cent." He crosses his arms as well.

[Mee]

Aiden narrows his eyes in an obviously faked frustration. "Fine, then one cent." He crosses his arms as well.

"Nope." Naku says, shaking her head again. "Full fee or I'll just . . . stay here. Nya." She says this complete with tongue sticking out.

[Devixer]

"At least let me make your first visit free," Aiden says. "It's what I did for Mist."

[Mee]

"At least let me make your first visit free," Aiden says. "It's what I did for Mist."

Naku peeeers at him. "You couuullllld. Get me one of those 'buy 10 get one free' punch cards with all ten already filled out and call it even?"

[Devixer]

Aiden makes an awfully melodramatic sigh at that. "Fine, you win," he says.

[Mee]

Aiden makes an awfully melodramatic sigh at that. "Fine, you win," he says.

"Woo!" Naku cheers, raising her arms slightly in victory. "Another victory for me."

[Devixer]

"Yeah, yeah, celebrate all you want," Aiden says, actually pouting a little. It would probably be pathetic if it was serious.

[Mee]

"Yeah, yeah, celebrate all you want," Aiden says, actually pouting a little. It would probably be pathetic if it was serious.

"I will, actually. Thank you for permission~" Naku says evilly, grinning at him, and pouring herself a drink of something. "You want anything?"

[Devixer]

"Just some tea," Aiden says, going to lean against the bar. "You pick the leaves."

[Mee]

"Just some tea," Aiden says, going to lean against the bar. "You pick the leaves."

"Absolutely." Naku says, going about making him some tea, while sipping at her own drink.

"Here you go." She says once it's done, sliding his drink across to him.

[Devixer]

"Thank you," Aiden says, taking a sip at the tea. "Just what I needed after work."

[Mee]

"Thank you," Aiden says, taking a sip at the tea. "Just what I needed after work."

"Absolutely." Naku says, hopping up onto the bar, before draining her drink in one long gulp. "So how was your first day?"

[Devixer]

"Definitely not the worst day I've ever worked at a restaurant," Aiden says. "Got really busy a few times, but managed to make it through with no problems."

[Mee]

"Definitely not the worst day I've ever worked at a restaurant," Aiden says. "Got really busy a few times, but managed to make it through with no problems."

"Well that's definitely a plus. Sounds like it's doing well, though. Better than us, anyway." Naku says, chuckling slightly.

[Devixer]

"Well, I wouldn't use one day as an indicator of how I'm going to do overall," Aiden says. "Anything can happen in these kinds of businesses."

[GrandDM]

"Don't I know it. OK that sounds like a decent gig to me. I think I could be considered interested. Look I was just going to get a room here. If you want, I'd sign whatever disclosure agreement I would need to go and see this place. I'd give you an anwser about working for you after that. Just let me get another cup of coffee." Amelia says finishing off her current cup. She has been up for too long already but she is curious about this work.

Henry lays a sheet of paper on the table. It's full of complex legalese, but what it boils down to is:

"You don't talk about the Cube. You don't talk about what's inside the Cube, where the Cube is, what the Cube is, who runs or works at the Cube, what happens inside the Cube or anything else related to the Cube."

[Lady Serpentine]

She succeeds!
Glad to know!
She replies, smiling.

"You know, despite my knowing 'all there is to know' about you, I still have no idea what your home country is like, much less where you grew up..." Ashara points out idly, taking a sip of her Black Shadow as she does. "Was that on purpose?"

[Arkhosia]

"You know, despite my knowing 'all there is to know' about you, I still have no idea what your home country is like, much less where you grew up..." Ashara points out idly, taking a sip of her Black Shadow as she does. "Was that on purpose?"

I technically didn't grow up in a country. There were no existing countries in the Nenthir Vale to my knowledge, just scattered towns.
Makaria replies

[Lady Serpentine]

I technically didn't grow up in a country. There were no existing countries in the Nenthir Vale to my knowledge, just scattered towns.
Makaria replies

"Which makes it even harder to extrapolate what yours was like," Ashara teases, playfully sticking her tongue out at her. "I mean, if you don't want to say, that's fine, but... Knowing that would be nice."

[Arkhosia]

"Which makes it even harder to extrapolate what yours was like," Ashara teases, playfully sticking her tongue out at her. "I mean, if you don't want to say, that's fine, but... Knowing that would be nice."

Makaria giggles.

Sorry for not being born earlier.
Fallcrest, the town I lived in, was an average-sized town with no real remarkable backstory. There was no formal discrimination like "Elf Barbershop Only", but that doesn't stop people from forming their own opinions...
She sighs.
And yes, I'm pretty sure we were the only tieflings in the town.
She takes a sip of her soda.
How's your drink, by the way?

[Lady Serpentine]

Makaria giggles.

Sorry for not being born earlier.
Fallcrest, the town I lived in, was an average-sized town with no real remarkable backstory. There was no formal discrimination like "Elf Barbershop Only", but that doesn't stop people from forming their own opinions...
She sighs.
And yes, I'm pretty sure we were the only tieflings in the town.
She takes a sip of her soda.
How's your drink, by the way?

"Hey, I like you this age. Too much further either way and our arrangement would be getting kinda weird... I mean, not that it's exactly normal as it is, but it's the good kind of odd."

Ashara smiles at her, hoping to lighten the mood a bit, since she seems to have gotten her girlfriend down some by asking about all this.

"As for my drink, well... I like it, anyway. Want to try a taste?"

[Arkhosia]

"Hey, I like you this age. Too much further either way and our arrangement would be getting kinda weird... I mean, not that it's exactly normal as it is, but it's the good kind of odd."

Ashara smiles at her, hoping to lighten the mood a bit, since she seems to have gotten her girlfriend down some by asking about all this.

"As for my drink, well... I like it, anyway. Want to try a taste?"

Agreed!
Oh, sure!
Makaria replies, relieved of the subject change.

[Lady Serpentine]

Agreed!
Oh, sure!
Makaria replies, relieved of the subject change.

Ashara smiles and hands her the drink, resting her head on Makaria's shoulder as she does.

[Arkhosia]

Ashara smiles and hands her the drink, resting her head on Makaria's shoulder as she does.

Makaria takes a small sip, and shivers.
It tastes really good, but I can't say I'm very find of he coldness.