The Night Before The Destruction of Darkside

Isamu returned to Darkside, his sister having insisted that he give it another chance. He had briefly stopped there the evening he had been giving our Curse Narks to the village, but had quickly left when he hadn't been survived a drink immediately. His sister Hasumi had chastised him for his impatience and assured him the place was amazing if he just gave it a chance. Deicing to take the young girl's word for it the wannabe samurai made his way back to the establishment.

Isamu was dressed in blue robes rather than his normal samurai armor. He still had both of his swords strapped to his hip but he hoped that he looked less intimidating without all of his armor on. Making his way into the establishment he quickly made his way to an empty seat at that bar. The raven haired man looked around with his piercing blue eyes as he sat down, taking in the atmosphere of the place and taking another chance to appreciate it. He still had to admit that the waitress uniform was amazing, he just hoped that he'd manage to get a drink this time around.

Looking about Isamu did his bets to signal for a bartender or waitress, hoping to get someone's attention so that he could get a bit of a buzz working. He hadn't been able to smoke since leaving Sota's home and wanted to at least get inebriated in another way if he couldn't get high. He didn't intend to get shit faced or anything crazy like that but the wannabe samurai wanted a chance to unwind. His creator had been asking a lot of him as of late and he just needed some time to himself to relax.

WC: 290

Daiki had been up early this morning and was ready to begin work. Another day working at his place. What could be better he thought to himself. In his mind, nothing. He had met the most wonderful woman, even if she did abruptly leave the last morning. But he still found himself falling for her more and more each day. He had finally settled on a place to run in Darkside. And above all else, he had found he even had a brother. What luck!

As he made his way down to the restaurant below his home, he began to get everything ready for the day. He had hired a few staff to help him in running the place and they showed up shortly after. They opened at 7 and wouldn't close till Midnight or so. At around 9 in the evening, he noticed Isamu had walked in and was sat by one of his staff. Daiki offered a wave to the man, hoping he would remember him from their missions a while back.

After a few minutes, Daiki noticed Isamu had not been served as of yet. So, he figured that he could do it as the bar was a tad slow at the moment. As he made his way over he made sure to grab a note pad so he could write down what he wanted.

"Hey, Isamu! Great to see you! Welcome to Darkside. What can I get ya?" the man said, with a smile and flipping through the note pad ready to write.

WC:257

Isamu was surprised to see one of the Vagabonds he had worked with in the country in the days leading up to the village's creation. It took him a moment to recognize Daiki, the man seemed to have lost a lot of muscle since they had last met. He didn't seem to be in poor health or anything like that, prompting Isamu to wonder how and why the young man had managed to perform such a sudden change. The middle-aged man smiled and waved when Daiki first caught his attention.

Isamu was seated by one of the beautiful hostesses of the establishment, a tall slender woman who was dressed up in the goth aesthetic Hasumi had told Isamu about. Isamu did his best not to gawk as he was being seated but found himself stealing glances as the woman walked away afterward.

A few minutes after he'd been seated Isamu noticed Daiki approaching. He smiled at the young man as he came by and asked for Isamu's order.

"It's good to see you Daiki, it's been a while! I'll be honest, I'm not too knowledgeable about drinks but I'm in need of one. Is there any chance that I could get a couple of small glasses of sake for now, different kinds so that I can discern my tastes?" Isamu hadn't had too many opportunities to drink since coming into existence, Sota had pretty much been his guide in such things and he'd been away from the man for more than 2 months now. Unfortunately, it seemed his creator didn't partake unless in certain company and Hasu's youthful appearance prevented her from being able to join Isamu despite their actual ages being the same. This left Isamu to have to try and discover the wonders of alcohol all on his lonesome.

WC:301
TWC:591

"Good to see you too! Hmm, sounds good to me. I'll bring you the best flavors of sake that I have on hand," the young man said, with a smile as he wrote that down in his notebook and walked over to the bar.

As Daiki walked back to the bar and began pouring the sake he realized his shift would be ending soon and a close friend would be making their way for their shift. So he should be fine to take the rest of the evening off. He took note of the time, and Isamu seeming lonely and drinking by himself he figured he would give him some company.

As he finished pouring the drinks the close friend had come in and waved him off. To tell him he had everything handled for the rest of the night. Which Daiki trusted but it was his bar so why not stick around and drink a little with a close friend? Right?

He walked over brought the drinks over and sat down across from him.

"Mind if I join you? I just got off a minute ago, funny enough. And I figured you could use a drinking buddy since you're new to this," he said laughing a little, as the man seemed visibly older than Daiki but you never know.

"We got plenty of Sake," pointing at the already poured glasses and extra bottles he brought just in case. As he pointed at the glasses he would smile at the man hoping to start the beginning of an awesome night.

WC:260
TWC:517

Isamu smiled graciously as Daiki came back with the drinks and asked if he could join the wannabe samurai as he sampled the restaurants sake. “I’d certainly appreciate the company, thanks Daiki.”

As Daiki got settled into the seat opposite him the artificial man reached and grabbed for one of the glasses of sake, looking at the liquid inquisititively as he debated on whether or not to try and quickly down the drink or take a sip. The cup seemed slightly larger than the glasses Sota had used to drink the foreign alcohol, leading Isamu to wonder if perhaps these drinks were supposed to be enjoyed rather than quickly consumed.

Resolving himself to simply take a few sips at a time, the artificial man raised the glass up and toward Daiki slightly, attempting to perform a toast like Sota had shown him previously. “Here’s to a good and fun night then!” The wannabe samurai then took a sip of the drink, bracing himself as the alcohol shocked his system. The middle aged looking man slightly winced as he swallowed the drink, it tasted good but he was still unaccustomed to alcohol itself.

Setting the glass back down in front of him for a moment, Isamu endeavored to try and strike up conversation with his new drinking pal. “So we first met while that Medical Ninja was trying to study a poison afflicting some of the chimerafolk in the area. Do you do contract work like that on the side or have you only recently become a bartender?”

WC: 257
TWC:848

Isamu had a few more drinks as the night went on, doing his best to keep up friendly conversation. However as the hour grew late he realized he should probably stumble back to his inn and go to sleep. The Wannabe Samurai slowly got out of the booth and wished Daiki farewell. He then walked to the door, opened it, and left the building heading toward the inn he was staying at.

[EXIT]

WC: 72
TWC: 930

930/3,000 toward Pureblood (Max Stat discount)

Isamu Hayato wrote:

[EXIT]

WC: 72
TWC: 930

930/3,000 toward Pureblood (Max Stat discount)

Approved!