Happy Hour

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

CJ slides over the counter to the other side with a determined expression, and starts to fill the specials board with drink recipes:

** Specials **

* Alcoholic *

- Eggnog Captain Morgan (eggnog, spiced rum, nutmeg);

- Amaretto Shake (brandy, amaretto, chocolate ice cream);

- Snowball (lemonade, advocaat, ice);

- Kir Royale (champagne, creme de cassis);

- Orange Crush (vodka, triple sec, orange juice);


* Non-Alcoholic *

- Avocado milkshake;

- Soda mixes;

- Fruit punch;

He nods to himself, turning to the Bar at large. "Happy Hour is up, folks. Let's make it deserve the name."



[ Open until forever, Millitime applies after midnight EST ]

Comments

[ostro_goth]

"Greetings, CJ!" Teja says, coming to the bar. "I served in this place also, yesterday; I will gladly be served today. How do you fare?"

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Heya Teja? I am jes' fine, wassup with you?" CJ grins and nods, offering a hand.

[ostro_goth]

Teja shakes it.

"The usual -- I am busy with the forge, the cats, and my lover!"

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"So all is fine and good." He nods. "Me and Betty are busy with the kids, house, and here." It is good to be him, right now.

[ostro_goth]

"How is the small one doing?" Teja asks. He remembers Betty being pregnant, and needing help.

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Leah is fine, growing up fast. Soon she will be running around just like Jack." He grins and smiles. "And before I notice, I will be an old man chasing away boys who wanna date her..."

[ostro_goth]

"It is amazing," Teja says. "I know not much of children; but I do enjoy to see my kitten growing up."

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Children are... dunno, different? Lots. Before I've met Betty, I had never imagined I would be a fathr anytime soon..." He nods.

[ostro_goth]

"I never will be," Teja says. "It is a mystery that I prefer to ponder from afar."

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Hey man." CJ grins and chuckles. "Don't say 'never' in here, the place takes it as a challenge... a dare."

[ostro_goth]

Teja shakes his head. "I am dead, and may not have offspring," he says, "and even if I were not -- my beloved is a man! I am safe!"

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

The man part gets a raised brow, but it is really easy to mix it up for what CJ says next. "Man, stop taunting the End of the Universe... or at least, remember to invite me for the baby's first b-day party."

Okay, he can not help but smirk there too.

[ostro_goth]

"If that were so," Teja says, amused, "then all would have children, and this place would be a veritable nursery. But that is not so, which is a good thing!"

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"Orange crush please." Chase says, sliding onto the nearest barstool.

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Heya. Just a sec." CJ nods, gathering ingredients and picking up a tumbler to mix. "Carl Johnson. Call me CJ."

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"Chase Stein, just Chase is fine." Chase says, slicking back his hair.

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you." He smiles a bit, mixing together the drink and pouring it into a glass. "Here ya go."

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"Thanks."

Chase sips the sweet, sweet alcohol, smug that he managed to pull off the act of being over 21.

"You bartend here often?" he asks, wondering whether the man will be a new and good supply of beer.

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

He would be probably much less smug if he knew CJ's world has a much lower age limit on drinking, and CJ is not one to care much: Chase does look old enough to not make too much of a mess after a couple drinks. "Nah, not much, its more like... hobby, you know?"

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like fun." Chase says. "Something to do around here anyway."

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, just dat. Don't come here much anyway, I'm always busy back home." He nods. "Family, business and stuff."

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"Lucky." Chase says. "I've been Bound for what feels like forever."

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"Never happened to me. I wonder why the place does that to people... I can understand holding the people who died back in their worlds, but..." He shrugs. "From where and when you are?"

[talkback.livejournal.com]

"21st century LA." Chase says. "Well, most the time, me and the gang move around."

[grovecj.livejournal.com]

"LA?" Nope, he never heard of it. Some people told him about Los Angeles, but he is not making the connection. "I'm from San Andreas, 1994."