(D6, LE) Drinking Buddies (Special Event Observation)

[Shika Nesshin]

That much, Nesshin notes.

But he doesn't say anything.

At least not at the moment.

[Moto Mitsuki]

Zip! With a nearly audible crack as Inoshishi almost breaks the sound barrier, she's there at the Unicorn's right hand.

"Ooo, story tease! Yes please! I can get more sake if you want. But I can't help you if you...Story please tease please!"

She's had a few as she wanders around the bar, carefully not noticing anything happening with Ishioka, for the moment.

After quite a bit of time looking at the bottom of her cup, Mitsuki finally answered:

"The Ivindi. They have these people. Sorta monks that hope to achieve enlightenment through perfect mastery of their body. A lot are just posers that pretend to know no cold while their body is very much shivering.

A few however. Real deal. Once we had to go from point A to point B. Nothing special. And there was this person meditating in the middle of the road, literally in our way.

A lesson would be learned that day."

[Kaikoga Koi]

That much, Nesshin notes.

But he doesn't say anything.

At least not at the moment.

Koi sat watching the men that she spent the night with previously, and Aimi with much a glowing smile.

She gave a small glance of whatcha think?

[Usogawa Narumi]

Narumi laughed freely, "Ah! Jin-san is always full of surprises!"
She's in fantastic spirits, abuzz with the effect of the drinks and the nature of the table's vibe. Good immediate company helps, too, and she registers the Matsu shifting closer. Her breath catches for a moment before she rubs her lower lip and meets his warm, if somewhat awkward, gaze.
"Cat got your tongue, Matsu-san?" An eyebrow upticks.

[Matsu Ishioka]

Narumi laughed freely, "Ah! Jin-san is always full of surprises!"
She's in fantastic spirits, abuzz with the effect of the drinks and the nature of the table's vibe. Good immediate company helps, too, and she registers the Matsu shifting closer. Her breath catches for a moment before she rubs her lower lip and meets his warm, if somewhat awkward, gaze.
"Cat got your tongue, Matsu-san?" An eyebrow upticks.

"Hai, Usogawa-san. I'm sitting next to a woman so beautiful I can't hardly think of words to speak to her with," he admits, only recognizing after he'd said it that it was smooth as well as honest.

[Usogawa Narumi]

She leaned in closer, "And who says I want to be talking?"
Her smile softened, and the colour to her cheeks darkened as she moved to reach for him, reconsidered, and tucked a lock of hair behind one ear instead.

[Kuni Yasu]

Tanabe laughs again the alcohol increasing his already loud baseline "No I'd think not! Narumi-san is twice as smart as me and thrice as pretty." Tanabe declares and leaning into Yasu his voice drops "by the Lion's expression Narumi-san offered him some Otter hospitality." He whispered snickering

At her suggestion his grin became a suggestion of its own "I suspect you should, kami knows it can be dangerous for a samurai alone and inebriated at night. It truly shows your compassion to think of me in my time of need Su-chan."

Yasu pokes him gently in the ribs, teasing. "She's not *that* much prettier than you." Glancing at Ishioka she adds, "he does look a bit like he just ran flat into something by surprise." She's not sure she'd much expect the stolid Lion to take someone up on such a straightforward offer...but he's seemed to have the ground shifting on him lately, so... "I'm nosy enough to want to see if he decides to take her up on it," she adds more quietly.

At a more conversational volume, she continues, matching his grin. "I'm nothing if not compassionate. Though...might just be hoping for some Otter hospitality, you know. Some tea, maybe?" She's slow getting to her feet, curious if the other pair will be heading out or settling in for another drink

[Agasha Inoshishi]

"The Ivindi. They have these people. Sorta monks that hope to achieve enlightenment through perfect mastery of their body. A lot are just posers that pretend to know no cold while their body is very much shivering.

A few however. Real deal. Once we had to go from point A to point B. Nothing special. And there was this person meditating in the middle of the road, literally in our way.

A lesson would be learned that day."

"Ooo, the Invindi. I've never heard of them! Where do you find them? I'm not familiar with this 'point aye' nor 'point bee'. Hmm, I wonder if I'm going to need to track down a geographer or a cartographer or something. Cause honestly, I don't know that the Moto knows I'm here. I wonder if I could poke her and she wouldn't even know. I mean, she probably won't know tomorrow? But I dunno, I'm not wearing my running sandals, and it's still awful wet outside."

She leans in closer to the somewhere between tipsy to really drunk Moto and speaks in a clear voice, nice and slowly.

"What. Lesson. Moto. San? And. Who. Learned. It? Thank. You!"

She grabs 2 sakes from a passing waiter, knowing the Moto might take lubrication.

[Matsu Ishioka]

She leaned in closer, "And who says I want to be talking?"
Her smile softened, and the colour to her cheeks darkened as she moved to reach for him, reconsidered, and tucked a lock of hair behind one ear instead.

Seeing the Otters cheeks alight quickens Ishioka's heart, then it almost stops as he sees her start to reach for him. For a moment, he thinks of how he might turn, so at least an indiscretion wouldn't be too visible. As she demurs, his rational mind realizes, even in a place this public, you were going to let her kiss you. And then, And you were going to kiss her back?!

Perhaps it's scandalous on its own as the Lion leans closer to Narumi, almost close enough she might feel his breath on her ear as he speaks, but he doesn't want anyone else to hear, "I want it too, but not here." And he looks at her with eyes that suggest it might be time to retire for the evening.

[Moto Mitsuki]

[...]

"Told you. No ending tonight. Only teasers. Trailers. Blurbs. Headlines.

Full stories will have to wait until I'm... rested enough to give them justice. You only get to hear a new story once after all. Because after that time, there are not new anymore."