Out of Pod Experience

Zoe and a couple of other Kaltanas join Laude in her dance.

Grouping around her sensually, Laude's white clothing clearly pops out next to the black dressed Kaltanas.

...also more breaking glass sounds appears from the bar's direction.

*Sit down pulls out Data pad and starts working on a Party plan including Cake designs for my 100k party*

*Reaches over to her mug to take a drink, notices its empty*

Oh for goose sake

*Makes Eye contact with Succus, Holding her mug in the air*

Waaaaaaaa!


Oh Ok.... *Let's herself be dragged*

*Sticks her tongue out at the staring patrons*

Alone in his hired room, Twinkle takes and old battered datapad and turns it on, then he borwses the content until he finds a picture. The picture shows a young redhead woman, posing for the photographer by two bicycles loaned on a fence. The woman is of average height, beautiful and voluptuous, but she's got ugly grayish eyes. Twinkle stares at the picture for a few minutes, struggling with his wrecked memory. Then he loads another picture of the same woman and stares at it for some minutes more. Then another, and another...

He ponders what to do as he thinks of Laudenum Hayes and her sensual dance. Maybe that was an invitation? The bar doesn't lacks beautiful women, and Twinkle has appreciated them all at one time or another. The crazy redhead, Alice Saki. The tomboyish muscular Verokhior, Mizhir. The impressive Achura, Yiole Gionglao. The Khanid cutie, miss Indahmawar. And the untouchable Khanid hotness herself, mistress Ishtanchuk. Plus the waitresses. And the Kaltana tribe, which always tried to puzzle him and Succus in their attempts to spread nudity and chaos. And the blonde Kaltanas, Monica and Maria, his coworkers, the only ones with which he has had something that could be considered sex, in a weird episode at the storeroom.

Twinkle looks at the last picture in the datapad, the same redhead woman whith a vague ressemblance to Laudenum Hayes. Amalia Tinkat, older sister of Zoe, his lost love from when he was a member of a child mercenary army, the Baby Janes. Zoe was KIA and some years later Twinkle killed Amalia without knowing who she was. Making a resolution, Twinkle shuts off the datapad, stores it back in a safe and goes to the Bar.

The dancing goup of ladies has grown, but Laudenum's fiery ponytail is unmistakeable. Twinkle looks at Succus and waves at him asking for a break, then he approaches the girls and stands before Ludneum Hayes. She looks back at him, still dancing, and Twinkle tilts his head and says:

"Hi, miss Hayes... err... Laude... Aren't you thirsty? Maybe we could seat, have a drink and talk about some matters..."

Walks into the bar carrying a paper wrapped package about a meter long.

He goes to the bartender and inquires, "I am looking for a noblewoman. Indahmawar Fazmarai, by name."

The bartender looks at the package and says that "Ms. Fazmarai is currently unavailable."

The man sighs and asks, "Would you do me the kindness of giving her this." and he hands the package to the bartender.

"I will try to call upon her again at a later time." He turns and surveys the bar, noting the mix of people and walks out.

The bartender notices a strong pleasant odor from the package and when opening it, he see violet flowers, a rare and expensive Khanid breed.

When the tall thin man leaves from view, he calls back to Ms. Fazmarai.

*Watches the half bouquet, puzzled*

"Houm, what a stingy secret admirer... If he can't afford these kind of flowers, he should just buy a fair amount of some cheaper ones..."

*cuts the stems at different lengths and arranges the bouquet in a vase*

"Anyway, they smell like home..."

Not long enough. You still have the ability to question decisions.

*Pours another drink*

Get crackin'

*looks around apprehensively* oh alright whats another couple of drinks *sees a highlight of titans firing doomsday weapons* Looks like somebody lost a capital fleet eh? ill drink to that, cheers.

***This feeling was short lived however as on her way back Laudenum felt the unmistakable metal barrel of a pistol pushed into her back. ***

Matokin said at just above a whisper to Laudenum "No suden moves dont make a seen, and come quietly with me. I am from RSS and I need to ask you a few questions regarding your relationship with a Mr. Twinkle, as you have been spotted with him. Now Miss Hayes we can do this the easy way or the hard way."

*Indahmawar Fazmarai enters the bar and passes by Laude and the RSS guy*

"Oh, are you making friends, Laude?"

*notices the handgun*

"Are you OK?"
"Yes, nothing to see here, Indah"
"Okay, just tell your friend to not hurt himself. Handguns are dangerous, with the kind of firepower Ish and Succus stocked here"
"I think he's aware already. By the way, is that... huh... cake?"
"Ssssh!! Don't say it so loud! Today it's Yiole's birthday, and Ish and me just ordered some of her favorite cake... there's more coming so everyone will have a piece, but I've been tasked with delivering this one uncamped, untouched and uneaten to Yiole's apartment"
"Huh... Good luck, then..."

Laude sees how the short, skinny Khanid girl walks away decisively and stealthy, hiding the precious cake from predators, and mentally wishes her a lot of luck...