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[Desmond sounds a bit... tired, but otherwise fine.]

So... New Guy here. First things first I guess; where does a guy go to get a drink, because I could sure as hell use one and that's the one thing that the hologram lady didn't give info about. Thanks for the rest though, whoever set that up.

Anyway, name's Desmond. I used to be a bartender back home if anyone needs one, though I'm also decent at general handyman stuff. I'd give references but everyone thinks I'm dead.

[There's a bit of a laugh at that.]

...bad joke, sorry.

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[Armin's preference is always video, both to most closely emulate an in-person conversation, and because that's what he's used to doing from his time in Synodiporia - plus, experience tells him it can't hurt to show the newcomers a friendly face, as they're usually confused and on edge.]

I don't drink much, but... let's see. There's a bar and nightclub called Velvet Lust in Genessia City, if you're still near where you arrived. And one in Nova City called After Life. I think those are the only ones I know, though I'm sure there are many more. You can look the addresses up on your phone, or I can send them to you if you like.

My name's Armin, by the way.

Edited 2016-11-05 08:45 (UTC)

[Fine, Desmond will use facetime. Even if it's not the most natural thing to him.]

Thanks Armin, I can figure out where they are. I figured a local would know where the good stuff is. Been here long?

I've only been to After Life once, but what I remember is positive. And I've heard good things about Velvet Lust. [Just don't take the fact that he remembered their names as ringing endorsements, he's not actually sure he would even recognize what Desmond would call "the good stuff."]

I've been here... about a year and nine months now, I think.

[There's a low whistle]

That long huh? You'd be considered a native in some cities with that long under your belt.

Really? [He considers this for a moment.] I suppose this is the longest I've lived in a city since I was ten years old.

Hello, and welcome to this...uhm, place. World. Welcome, anyway!

*Sonico is doing her best to be warm and friendly, but she still doesn't really know what she is welcoming people to*

There's a bar in Genessia that I really like. It's where I always go. But then...I haven't been anywhere else.

*But she names the bar she's talking about*

Maybe you could get a job there because - you're not...actually dead...right?

Thanks.

[She's doing a pretty good job, so it's fine.]

I'm at least a little bit dead I think, but that also means I'm as alive as anyone else. I do know that don't have a sudden desire to shamble around wanting to eat brains.

A little bit dead... Huh.

*She's not really sure what that means, but as for the next bit she giggles, because actually she finds that pretty funny*

Oh, well as long as you're not a total zombie then I'm sure you'll settle in here just fine!

Only on a Monday morning, and I'm usually back to normal after a cup of coffee. Promise.

*That's pretty funny too, and gains another laugh from Sonico. She doesn't laugh a lot, so this is a good thing*

I'll keep that in mind if I ever bump into you on a Monday morning!

[at least someone thinks he's funny]

Pretty sure everyone's a bit of a zombie on monday mornings.

That's true. Although, that's me most mornings...Unless I'm still dead to the world and fast asleep!

Oh, and what do you do the rest of the time you're not sleeping?

Mostly modelling these days. Sometimes waitressing. Sometimes studying. Oh, and I guess I still rehearse a lot in case I have to play at any concerts.

*There comes the sigh that indicates how busy she feels*

Practice is pretty important when you're a musician, keep at it even if you don't get a lot of shows yet.

Absolutely!

*She honestly sounds as though she can't agree more*

Do you play any instruments?

Well Desmond, there's a fine establishment on Laurel on 20th that ought to serve.

[He will never get tired of directing people towards the karaoke bar so long as they keep wanting to drink upon arrival.]

Oh, you bartend? I know a good establishment that could use you, if you don't mind macabre aesthetic. You certainly don't mind a similar kind of humor; why do people suppose you're dead? Seem lively enough to me.

I'll take a look, that's not too far of a walk.

[Says the guy who has a lot of experience with walking everywhere.]

As long as the place is clean and doesn't stiff me on a check, I don't mind a what kind of people it caters to. I uh... kinda dropped off the radar pretty suddenly a couple months before showing up here, family buisiness and my great grandparents are a bunch of regular luddites.

Ah, well welcome, fellow Earthling! [He's pretty sure the word 'luddite' can't possibly exist anywhere else.]

That sounded alien, didn't it? Still, it's nice to find one's fellows. What country?

The cleanliness is...what one might expect from a bar called "The Rusty Nail." The spiritual cleanliness is more suspect still, but hopefully that won't give you trouble. Here, I'll send you a link.

[Ted's putting out the Beacon Board again. It's a habit. Hopefully he sees 'Bartender', who's been looking for hired help since inception, poor guys.]

United States, most recently of New York City.

Some of the best bars have the weirdest names, that's like judging a book by the cover.

Hah, again? What is it about that city that this world can't help but extract?

Rather like judging a book by its title. Don't be so quick to discount onomastics. Well, I'm sure they'd appreciate the help anyway; they've been looking for someone to fill in for nearly half a year now. At this rate I wonder if the break one wanted to take hasn't rolled around to a whole new year.

It's a little bit of everything, plus there's a couple million people who call it home.

I'll take a look, can't promise anything.

Depends. Are you more of a party guy, a karaoke bar guy, rough-and-tumble tavern, or a dark dank quiet hole in the wall kind of guy?

[ She appreciated the dead joke. Even if she didn't laugh, and it's funny to her for probably different reasons. ]

Edited 2016-11-06 00:33 (UTC)

I'm a mojitos on the fire escape with a book and late afternoon traffic kind of guy most of the time, but right now I'm not too picky.

Where do you usually go?

I think you'd be better served serving yourself if that's what you're looking for. For me it depends on my mood. Drinking with friends is preferred, but I have been known to end up in all of the above situations.

See, I'd drink with friends but I don't really know anybody here yet. Besides, kinda pathetic to drink alone in a new city.

Odd joke to use. I don't really get it.

[That was literally not helpful at all.]

Most people don't get my jokes anyway, it's fine.

I assume you were joking because you are awkward being in a new place, or something?

Nah, I've gotten real used to ending up in new places all of a sudden.

I just don't tell very good jokes.

I see. Admittedly if it helps, I'm not very good at the whole telling jokes thing either.

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