milliways_bar | Entries tagged with justin taylor

Mike is behind Bar bopping to a song that is very clearly not the Andy Griffith Show theme that he's whistling. Blame the Discman he's wearing, the Narration does. Every now and again he pauses to take a mouthful of Redi-Whip from the cannister on Bar's top. Breakfast of champions, that is.

Now'd be the time to hit up the Barman with any and all questions you and yours might have.
Or...you know, mock his whiteboy overbite. Which ever.

[open until whenever]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin is Not Amused when he walks into Milliways (always a different door, wtf?) and sees the snow out back - it's still fall in Pittsburgh and he thought he had a couple of months to go before having to break out the real winter gear.

Still, it lends itself to a theme and anyway, it's warm inside.

SPECIALS

Snow Blinder
Snow Snake
Chocolate Snow Bear
Piss In The Snow

Stealth snowball attacks on other patrons gets you a free drink - two if you manage to successfully blame it on someone else!

This could be fun, he thinks. Also potentially messy but what's wrong with that? He's grinning as he turns to the bar at large and announces, 'Happy Hour is open!'

...and after this, the board has a new message tacked on the bottom.

...unless you're inclined to really hurt someone (looking at you, Croup and Vandemar), in which case no drinks at all because you'll be in the cells, OK?

[Cold and snowy tag; Dinah Lance, Demeter, the Old Firm]

[OOC: Closing in on 2am, gotta call for slows, thanks!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

What with the excitement of being able to go home finally, Justin had totally forgotten he was supposed to be working tonight and so, had made other plans. The bar, however, was obviously not going to let him forget about it no matter what he'd been up to back in Pittsburgh. So when the door opens there is a loud blast of trance music, followed by one late bartender stumbling into Milliways mid-dance.

Well, that'll put a dampener on things. Luckily, Justin's too tweaked to be a downer about it and five minutes later the specials board reads thus;

SPECIALS

Party Death
Party Slush Punch #1
Bullfrog (The Party Mix)
Partymeister

He has also got an ipod and speakers from Bar and that same trance music is playing loudly.

'Come on everyone, get off your asses and dance. Happy hour is open.'

(It's possible he's surpassed 'tweaked' and is heading for 'high')

[Ickle tags of tinyness; Charles Monroe, The Old Firm, Dinah Lance, Tommy Shepard, Sparrow, Attila]

[OOC: ~~Slowtime in about ten minutes, peeps!~~ Slow it is, thanks all! :D]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin comes into the bar tonight looking confused. All the clothes in his closet had disappeared when he woke up this morning, leaving only his school uniform hanging up. So that's what he's wearing and it only takes a moment for him to see why...after over a year of being Bound, his door has finally returned. He lets out a whoop and rushes back to his room, returning with his backpack full of school stuff.

He stops at Bar only to say; 'I'll be in for my shifts this month if you let me back, OK? I do want to come back.'

A napkin appears, saying Not a problem.

And he grins, practically running for the door and home.

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There are very few days when Momiji doesn't have time to pop into the Bar for a quick break. There are plenty where he doesn't happen to - very few when his absence is a result of being a bit too frazzled.

Today, alas, is one such rare event. But, as it happens to coincide with the Milliholidays, he's here anyway, precariously balancing a load of presents as he descends the stairs. He'd had all his holiday gifts stowed up in his room for just such an occasion!

A few moments later, he's popped over to Ms. Bar and asked her to dole them out to their proper recipients.

( Mia Ausa )

( Le Chiffre )

( Artemis Fowl )

( Guppy Sandhu )

( Will Scarlett )

( Justin Taylor )

( The Bar! )

With the gifts all dealt with, he scampers off towards the front door and slips right out of it, back to his own world.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

No surprises for guessing what the theme of Justin's shift is tonight. He's put some Christmas lights along the edge of Bar, a small fibre-optic tree at one end and his ipod speakers are belting out cheerful Christmas songs. He's even wearing a cheesy Santa hat.

Specials

Christmas Cheer
Christmas Pudding
Drunk on Christmas

And for those who don't like, or celebrate Christmas, he's even added;

Black Christmas

There are, of course, liberal amounts of mistletoe sprinkled around the place. What? You expected different from him?

'Come celebrate, everyone! Happy hour is open.'

ETA: Follwing this, the Specials Board now has added to the bottom;

Is there anyone out there who can create a magical snow machine for us? We need a white Christmas and the Scottish weather isn't co-operating! Help us out and I'll buy your drinks up to the end of Christmas Day.

[OOC: tiny!tag: Billy Kaplan, Teddy Altman, Evan Lorne, Ben Winchester, Dinah Lance, Tommy Shepherd, Cassandra Cain, Vandemar and Croup]

[OOC again: Ooooh, ninety minutes later than planned. Awesome threads everyone, thanks! Slowtime it is, will be around all day tomorrow to fade/wrap before Christmas Day. :D!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin's feeling colourful today, as well as artsy. Well, he's always feeling artsy but there is a work ethic behind today's need to draw.

SPECIALS

Rainbow Brite Blowing Sunshine Up Your Butt
Rainbow Brew
Nuclear Rainbow

And underneath;

Sit for a quick portrait, have a drink on me. And also, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it. Come join me if you wish you were at home today.

He has decided to do some work on his portfolio. So there you go, one blond teenager behind the bar, saying; 'We're on for Happy Hour, everyone. What can I get you?'

[OOC: In Soviet Russia, slowtime chooses YOU. In other words - thanks for great threads people, I'll be around all weekend to finish them up. :)]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

As Justin's mun is sick, he doesn't get to be cheerful today. He gets an affliction too because misery loves company. But! He promised to work so here he is, though his mind is blank on specials. Hence:

SPECIALS

Anything uncomplicated

Underneath is added,

If you're a doctor, help me out with a small job and get a drink on me

That out of the way, he turns to the bar at large, sneezes hugely and gives up. The vague wave of the arm will have to serve as an announcement.

[OOC: ~~Up for the next three hours or so though there may be interruptions as mun is not well. Sorry in advance if that happens.~~ Slowtime it is, say sorry. The old body is objecting to being awake.]

Mike isn't so much seated at Bar as he is slumped over her. He hates days like today. You know the kind, where what you've been putting off all week just has to be done.

The concern du jour is the lack of writing on this week's Happy Hour schedule. There's just no amount of squinting that's going to make writing magically appear on the calendar before him, and he knows it.

It's just unfair the way the universe works, you know? That procrastination can't continue indefinitly.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin has been absent for a while. Let us pretend it's because he had something majorly exciting going on, not the truth (which is his mun is lame). Anyway! He wanders in now, reading a book and realises he's very nearly late. In an absence of inspiration, he writes on the board.

Let's play a game

Truth or Dare

You welch on a dare, you buy me a drink. I welch, I buy you one. Simple, right?

Drinks are your choice.

He's wondering whether this is really a smart idea - God knows he met enough shameless people here already. But what the hell, right?

'We are go for Happy Hour, everyone.'

[OOC: People who want to play with dares, plz to be reading this addendum to the backroom post. Kthx.] Annnnd, I'm nearly 1.5 hours over, I've gotta crash. Thanks for awesome threads everyone, it's been brilliant! Will pick everything up tomorrow. :)]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin feels like being amused tonight. And so, the specials board is a little different this evening.

WHO'S UP FOR A CHALLENGE?

All you have to do is drink a shot of Atlantean (no charge up front), then spin in place for one full minute. Anyone who is upright at the end of one minute gets the shot for free and the next five drinks of their choice half price.

Fall over or puke and you pay for everything.

I DARE YOU! YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!

Ask Justin for details. He is not responsible for the barf, or the fact that you may have to clean it up yourself. He's sure as hell not doing it.

He's grinning as he turns to the bar at large and calls out, 'Happy Hour is open!'

[Tiny!tag: Lorne, Xigbar, Xaldin]

[OOC: Must call slowtime I'm afraid, am knackered and there must be sleep. Thanks for awesome threads everyone!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin had fallen asleep watching The Sixth Sense last night and it had given him some really freaky dreams. And also an idea for his shift tonight, hence the Specials board:

SPECIALS

Grateful Dead
Dead Bastard
Braindead

And underneath that:

Convince me you're dead, drink half price all night

Dead folks don't get enough love in Milliways, he's always thought that. Well, since about five minutes ago anyway, when he was trying to think of something to do as a gimmick. Anyway. He finishes writing, dusts chalk off his hands and turns to the bar at large.

'Happy hour, everyone.'

[tiny!tag: Demeter, the Russian Astronaut]

[OOC: Muuuust beg slowtime, it is late here and I have an early start tomorrow. Will pick up all tags in the am. Thanks all! :D!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

What with the weather having taken a turn for the better, Justin has easy inspiration for tonight's specials.

SPECIALS

Long Summer Night
Summer Fling
Summer Sucker

He adds underneath, in keeping with the theme;

Show up in your swimsuit and drink half price all night

He is not in his swimsuit but is quite willing to change that, should anyone ask. In the meantime though, a fully clothed Justin turns to the bar at large and announces with a grin, 'It's Happy Hour everyone! Lets see what you've got!'

[Tiny!tag: Dinah Lance]

[OOC: Need to call slowtime, sleep is needed. I'll pick up all tags in the am, thanks all!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin has props tonight! Well OK, one prop - an ipod with speakers, which he plugs in as soon as he steps behind the bar. The playlist is one you'd find in any gay nightclub - cheesy dance/trance stuff, nothing too hardcore. He's moving along to it as he writes on the board;

SPECIALS

Strip and Go Naked
77 Sunset Strip
Strawberry Stripper

And underneath he adds;

Do a strip to the music (to underwear only) and drink free for an hour!

He's totally betting that no one will take him on the offer but hey, you never know.

'It's Happy Hour, everyone. Let's get Happy!'

[OOC: Tiny!tag: Paul Varjack, Gordon O'Dell

Annnnd Slowtimes-R-Us, thanks everybody!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin runs into the bar from the staff corridor, out of breath and looking apologetic. 'Sorry Bar,' he gasps, who promptly writes him a sarcastic note before going to sleep. Justin reads it and mutters, 'Guess I deserved that,' before heading over to the specials board.

SPECIALS

Naked Shake
Naked Surfer
Naked Twister

That done, he dusts off his hands and announces, 'Happy Hour is on everyone - sorry it's late. What can I get you?'

[tiny!tag: Paul Varjack, Evan Lorne, Lorne, Seamus Finnegan]

[OOC: Slowtime ~~at midnight BST (fifteen minutes from now)~~ it is - will pick up all threads tomorrow. Thanks everyone!]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

If Justin's nervous about his first shift, he doesn't show it. He just grins as he steps behind the bar and looks at the specials board. This should be fun.

SPECIALS

Nasty Bitch
Pink Flamingo
Hawaiian Punch from Hell

And just under that he adds, with a flourish:

Topless guys drink half price

That done, he turns to the bar and says confidently, 'Happy Hour is on!!'

[Tiny!tag: Ben Grimm]
[OOC: ~~Closed to new threads, slowtime imminent.~~ And I'm out, slowtime it is. Thanks all!]

undignified

The good thing about interviewing people for a bartending position rather than for a squadron is that there's a whole lot less research and computer work involved. All Wes really has to do this time is leave a note with Bar.

So he's done that, giving a time and table number (somewhere in a quieter area of the bar), and now he's at said table with a little plate of Oreos and his notepad.

He hasn't exactly gone for the professional look, given that he's dressed in jeans and and a red shirt. But at least it's not all orange.

[ooc: not plot-locked, but expect slowness.
eta: i did not mean quite this much slowness. my internet is barely working, so i'll keep disappearing, but i'm trying to make it play nice. :( ]

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin's been very busy and he's not finished working yet. But he remembered just now that he'd forgotten to leave Jack's picture with Bar, so he's bringing it down now - just an envelope with the man's name on the front. He says to Bar,

'I don't know his surname but he was a Captain in the Air Force and he's dead now - you know the one, right?'

It disappears and Justin's sure Jack will get it. Inside is the picture he drew and a short

( note )

He smiles as he heads back up the stairs to finish off some work. It's nearly all done, thank God.

A new sign appears next to the Tab Recall sign.

DANGER?
EXCITEMENT?

A Bartender craves not these things.
What they crave is a quiet night with Happy Patrons^tm joyfully sipping drinks in a very sober, for a bar, atmosphere.
Sadly, this is Milliways and the whole DANGER? EXCITEMENT? kind of comes along for the ride anyhow.

Think you've got what it takes to sling the hooch of the multiverse at the end of the universe?
In so deep in debt that it doesn't really matter if you don't?
Then sign your name on the dotted line, and we'll make your dreams come true.
Would we lie to you?

Just under the sign, laying flat on Bar's top, is a sign up sheet and a pen attached by a chain.
You cannot steal the pen for the chain is made of Mithril, so don't even think about it, Buster.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin wanders in looking preoccupied, as you do when you think you're about to walk into math class and end up in a bar.

...this is precisely the reason his face goes :D!!! and he immediately heads over for a Coke. Alas, he is then confronted by the news that he has to pay his tab...and when he looks up again, his door has disappeared.

'Oh, come on!' can probably be heard throughout the bar.

His face, needless to say, now looks more like D:!!!

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin enters the bar, once more with the sound of loud dance music coming from the doorway. Also lots of men whooping and cheering...possibly this is why there is a huge grin plastered all over Justin's face.

Also might have something to do with the fact he dressed only in jeans, a waistcoat and a cowboy hat. No, its not to do with Mardi Gras. Just another night out on Liberty Avenue and Justin is the newly crowned King of Babylon!

He'd probably appreciate someone buying him a celebratory drink.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin is lounging on a sofa, sketching idly. He's dressed casually and has a coffee in front of him. The drawings are of Halloween things. Well, Brian in a variety of (hot) costumes actually but that's still in keeping with the season, right?

Totally botherable. He's not bored but not terribly absorbed either.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin was certainly not expecting to wind up back in Milliways again. Not today, at least. And he doesn't look that happy about it either as he's clearly dressed for a night out and a steady bass beat can be heard from the door before it closes. After being in Babylon (with a fake ID), Milliways (which does not accept fake ID) seems like kind of a let-down.

But he rallies, even if it is done a bit sulkily. So there's a ~~twink~~ teenager at the bar, all dressed up and nowhere to go.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

One young artist, inna bar. Playing a Gameboy with that look of fierce concentration that only teenagers can have. Well, he's got to pass the time somehow - unless you want to interrupt him with conversation. He'd probably appreciate it really.

art-and-brian.livejournal.com

Justin's in the bar, sitting at the observation window. There are wads of balled-up paper around him - one half-open one suggests he's been trying to draw the end of the universe...and obviously wasn't happy with the results. So now he's drawing something else but spending a fair amount of time staring at his coke as well, so he's probably distractable.

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