A short, dark-haired Kusaranese woman enters, headed straight for the bar, looking for a relaxing drink after a hard day intercepting traders.
However, upon seeing the man and cyborg confronting each other across the room, as well as the deafening silence, she skids to a halt, takes one glance at the proceedings, and promptly scurries back into the shadows of the entryway.
Alexis smiles at Takako, nods, and whispers, "Maybe your room is best. Come on hon, let's go." She stands up, downs the rest of her sake, and allows her new friend to lead the way out of the Tea House.
*Having spent a few weeks on Station, it was apparent to her by now not a single soul either really knew her at all, or no one cared any more, especially with the growing number of strangers on Ainu.*
*Shikyo silently enters the Tea House with the stealth of one who had been trained to be seen and not noticed. She looks around for a moment, taking in the locations an activities of everyone currently in the room, especially that of the Cyborg and another Stranger eyeing each other strangely.*
*She walked over to the far end of the bar and reached past it since the barkeep appeared to be missing to pick up a small bottle of the mans finest Sake before she turns and retreats to a corner table. Pulling aside her kimono so she can kneel properly and with the corner to her back, she looked around once more before setting the bottle on the table, and pulled out from the hidden folds of her kimono several small cups, placing each one at the remaining three sitting places for this table.*
*Glancing around once, she noted one young lady retreating towards the entrance to the tea house, then waits a moment until the young Lady looked back into the room. Shikyo gestures slightly to indicate one of the empty cushions at her table, a silent invitation to come sit and drink with her*
*Taking her time she uncorked the bottle of Sake and pours some into her own cup before replacing the bottle in the middle of the Table for those sisters who MIGHT remember who this Sister is and join her.*
*Before she takes her drink, she remembers one more thing and removes the long plain Katana she wore and sets it down on her left side in easy reach, leaving the wakizashi in its place tucked under her Obi. She only then picks up the cup and takes a small sip, savoring the finer taste that of the drink that is served here rather than the excuse they call Sake in the places she had been while working as a deep cover agent for the Sisterhood.*
*She had heard about some Holovid Reporter had been "brought" to Ainu, and rumors about what had happened to him after her Elder Sister saw him and left him to the mercies of the other Sisters, and then later to IronWastas. That barely makes her smile, but it is gone before anyone else might notice.*
*After setting the cup down on the table again, she takes another look around the Tea House, getting a better look at everyone, making mental note of where they might be from, any name tags if they are worn, unit or flight group insignia's if work...all manner of small details she looks for in those she does not recognize, which is most of those here tonight it seems. IronWastas of course she recognized, as was the Sister drinking and talking with another Visitor over by the bar, though she only knew Her by name on the Flight Roster.*
*She takes a quiet deep breath before letting it out slowly, half closing her eyes to wait patiently for any of her Elders to come to her since she did not know where they were and would not be so rude as to possibly interrupt them if they were doing something important, considering the one Elder she did see appeared to be busy at the moment with some one else.*
*Kaede storming into the Tea House*
WATSAS! Have YOU seen my cat?!?
*then she realises the situation*
Or perhaps you're busy right now. Oh well.
*fast looking around the tea-house, she recognices Shikyo and waves to here, before she leave again, running towards Watsas labors*
Perhaps my little cat is there.
Naomi looked to lady Shikyo. While she seemed strangely farmiliar, she could not quite put her finger on who she was. However, Naomi did not waste time waiting to find out, as the brothers' Watsas' dramatic pause usually meant something bad was going to happen. As she did not want any blood on her flight suit, she followed Alexis and Takako out of the room.
"Okay, I'm going to go take a nice hot bath. If any of you need me, I probably won't be in any position to help." Naomi winks at Alexis and Takako before making her way down the hallway toward the newly remodeled bath house.
***
Meanwhile, back in the Tea house, Iron and Cobalt Watsas were still standing off. Contemplating each other's presance.
"So... Ya'll are still alive. Ah heard the rumors... Seems ya'll have made a lot of 'dem Farmers mad." Cobalt stated.
"I have made quite a few new allies and enemies. A nessiscary evil in my line of work..." Ironwatsas replied
"Well, you're still mah brother, I hope. Tell me... what happened? We heard ya died on Harris..." Cobalt continued
"I did..." Iron stated menacingly
Cobalt remained silent for a few seconds.
"I care not to explain exactly why I still walk. You are better off not knowing."
"So, Ya'll are workin' for some evil alien shadow group, tryin' to take over the whole dang sector! To turn all o' the people into your cybrog *hic* slaves! Ah Knew it! The lil' Gypsy lady with the glowy eyes was right!" Cobalt slurred, still drunk.
Ironwatsas paused for a bit, before responding.
"It seems you are smarter then I gave you credit fore. Unfortunately, you know far too much now..."
"Naw... I can't let ya'll do this! This ain't right! First ya'll say yer' a Zombie robot, then ya'll are tryin' to take over the Galaxy! I guess I have to stop ya'll right here..." Cobalt continued. Still quite drunk, but sober enough to understand the implications of the situation.
He pulled out his Detriot lancer blaster pistol and fired a round into Ironwatsas' chest, the recoil causing the gun to fly out of his hand and Cobalt to fall to the floor. Ironwatsas was unaffected by the shot, as he was designed to resist far more severe impacts.
He responded by drawing his own weapon and leveling it on Cobalt, however Ironwatsas' 'weapon' was infact a party favor which shot out confetti.
"What the dang!?" Cobalt asked, confused.
"I may be a soulless machine now, but It would take far more then this to bring me to slaughter my own brother..." Ironwatsas responded, kneeling down next to Cobalt.
Several GC and \CS\ security personell entered the tea house to respond to the gunshot, but Ironwatsas motioned to them that the situation was under control.
"Well... I guess ya'll win. But... why? Why try to enslave the galaxy?" Cobalt asked.
"It's complicated. I am by no means a single-minded megalomaniacal dictator. No, there are other powers at work here. As for you... you cannot be allowed to leave, unfortunately." Ironwatsas said.
"Well, ah couldn't if I wanted to, because mah ship is ruined." Cobalt replied.
"I would think the Chrysanthemums wouldn't mind your presance here. You are still technically a Junker, and an enemy of Kusari. Though, you and I will have to discuss matters before you can be allowed to leave here..." Ironwatsas stated.
Cobalt nodded, as Ironwatsas helped him to his feet.
"I'd get you a drink, but you're plastered enough as it is. Come along, I will take you to the lab... you can sleep there for now." Iron continued.
"Well... thanks. Ah guess..." Cobalt replied, before the two left the tea house.
Hearing a shot being fired in the tea house, Miharu grabbed her trusty side arm and ran toward it. By the time she was nearly there, it seemed things had returned to normal. As she was about to enter, Iron and Cobaltwatsas were headed out.
She waved to IronWatsas. "Hello Mr Watsas!" she said, smiling, but still holding her weapon. "What happened here?"
*Seeing Kaede storm into the Tea house, then acknowledge her presence brought a slight smile the Shikyo's face for a moment before her Sister decided to leave, apperently looking for some pet. She ponders it for a moment, something about a cat.*
hmmm, a neko...
*She shrugs as things seem to be tense between Iron and some one else whom Iron seemed to know well. She was about to reach for her small cup of Sake before out of the corner of her eye she saw a side arm pulled out and fired.*
*True to her training, thanks in part to her Eldest Sister, she is on her feet and three good steps away from where she was kneeling before one would blink, her katana that was laying at her side now bared, and to those who can hear it, the humm of a vibro weapon can barely be heard, not that any one looking would be able to tell the difference right away. She eyes both men with the intensity of a Lady ready to kill before she takes note that Iron's own weapon was nothing more than a possible prop gun of some sort.*
*With a deep breath of annoyance at having to show more of her own skills than she is comfortable with, Shikyo watches Iron and Cobalt head towards to entrance of the Tea House before she turned and resumed her place at the small table she occupied moments ago.*
*Reverently she resheathed the old katana and then laid it down once more on her left side before pulling back the right sleave of her kimono and picking up the sake to drink again, needing the drink to calm her nerves, even though she does not show anything but outward calm. She hates having to react like that, and she knew if she were forced to get into a fight with somethign like Iron, only one of them would be walking away...and not without serious injuries as well, but in her mind, even she was not sure if it would be her with her skills and training, or iron with his cyborg abilities and weapons.*
*She glanced towards the door once more where she had last seen the younger sister she had silently invited to join her, wonding if the girl had fled the Tea House compleatly when weapons were drawn or if the girl would be joining her or not.*
*With another look around, where she thought she had seen the Elder of the Clan, Satori, in the Tea House, and a fleeting thought of where her Daimyo, Lady Kurishio, is at this evening*
Amaya Walks into the tea house.
All cut and bruised up from constant KNF fights, she is starting to believe they hold a serious grudge.
Walking to her Usual seat she notices a redhead.
Dont I know you ?
Amaya shrugs and asks the bartender for a Cardi-enhanced-iced Tea.
Quote:Hearing a shot being fired in the tea house, Miharu grabbed her trusty side arm and ran toward it. By the time she was nearly there, it seemed things had returned to normal. As she was about to enter, Iron and Cobaltwatsas were headed out.
She waved to IronWatsas. "Hello Mr Watsas!" she said, smiling, but still holding her weapon. "What happened here?"
Ironwatsas replied to Miharu as he walked past. "Family Reunion. You know how it can get."
He escorted the drunken Cobalt toward the Lab.
***
A few minuites later, Steve re-entered the Tea house. Apparently, he had been attempting to use the internal security system in the lab to spy on Alexis and Takako, before being chased out by Watsas.
He then returned to his normal position as the de-facto bartender.
"Hey Ladies, hehehe. I'm taking drink orders now." He said, looking around the bar to make sure all was well.
His attention was caught by a lady sitting in the corner of the Tea House, whom he did not recognize as a regular. She was quite good looking if subtly terrifying, but seemed lonely in the back of the room. Steve decided to try his luck anyway. He finished serving the patrons waiting at the bar before vaulting over the bar and walking over to the unfarmiliar woman (//Shikyo)
Steve bowed in greeting. "Hello miss. How are you? Is there anything I could help you with? You seem lonely... erm... unless you are waiting for someone, hehe. So... I have not seen you before, I'm... well everyone calls me Steve. I work for Watsas and the Consortium. Pleased to meet you, miss...?"
*Lady Kurisho enters the bar area after most of the actions have alreadied happened.
She seems to be a bit paler green in facial colour than normal.
Going behind the bar, into the kitchen, she makes herself some light soup and a small bowl of Sherbert IceCream.
Taking her food items , she makes her way to her favorite corner table, giving a nod towards someone.
''I see you made it in for a few moments. I advised you to not stay too long.....i think we are going to have a small outbreak of a winter flu bug.''
She sips the warm soup slowly, her whole actions seem to be in slow motion.