bartending!

[antishinra]

Tonight's specials board proclaims

Milkshakes and nontraditional martinis half off!

Half of the customers Tifa's gotten are just as happy to order a nonalcoholic drink during happy hours. She figures she might as well have something with no alcohol as a special just in case, and it hasn't been so long since she had a smoothie night.

(Marlene would hate to miss a smoothie night and a milkshake night.)

Behind the bar, she tugs her long hair into a loose ponytail and positions herself in a prime spot.

"Anybody need a drink?"


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[tiny tag: James Adams]

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[navyafterone]

James hasn't tried his luck in Milliways yet. Mostly because he was barely thirteen when he was last here and he had no hope in hell of passing for eighteen. He's not sure his chances are much better at fifteen and a half, but it's worth a shot.

He smiles charmingly at Tifa.

"What martinis can you recommend?"

[antishinra]

She smiles pretty widely, but she does give him a little bit of an appraising look.

"For you, I'd probably have to go with something nonalcoholic." Alcohol's kind of the essence of a martini, but it can be pulled off. "Unless you've got some kind of ID, that is."

Maybe he's just a little baby-faced, but if he's over sixteen she'll eat her gloves.

[navyafterone]

"Sure I've got ID."

Beat.

"...but I, erm, probably left it in my other trousers," he admits grudgingly. "What non-alcoholic drinks can you recommend, then? Besides milkshakes."

Maybe he'll try again next year.

[antishinra]

"Bring it next time, and I'll see what I can do for you."

Pointedly not breaking into a grin, Tifa settles for another smile.

"I could make you a berry martini, no alcohol. Or any kind of smoothie. My strawberry passionfruit ones were a hit last time I offered them." She shrugs goodnaturedly. "If you'd rather, I could always get you tea or a soda."

[navyafterone]

Perhaps he will get a fake one from the CHERUB labs!

And then perhaps Meryl will rip him a new one for it.

He leans on Bar as he considers, then smiles again (with less fake charm). "I'll try a berry martini, please. Got to be the next best thing, right?"

[antishinra]

"Probably so." This time she does grin. "It even comes in a martini glass, so you get all of the style and none of the drunkenness."

With that, she sets to work on his martini, getting the glass out and busying herself behind the bar. The drink requires three kinds of juice, some actual raspberries, and a little vigorous shaking, but it doesn't take her very long to make.

"I'm Tifa, by the way," she offers as she strains the mixture into the glass. "Are you a regular here?"

[navyafterone]

"Brilliant -- well, for the style, at least."

He supposes he can deal with the lack of drunkenness.

"James," he returns, and shakes his head. "Not really. I came here a bit when I was twelve, but then the door disappeared 'til last week. I hope to be a regular, though -- I like this place. It's got space pilots and everything."

[antishinra]

"Space pilots?" She grins. It's easy to see how he'd like it here. "I haven't met any of those here, but I do have a friend who could be called one at home. He went into space once, and I got to ride with him."

She knows it was probably one of those once-in-a-lifetime things, and she'll never forget it.

Putting the glass on the bar, she gently slides it in front of him. Inside, the drink is a nice shade of purple. "Most of the time he just flies airships, though."