[Two; Video and Action]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

[A: Video]
[Ryuunosuke looks pretty much all right as he waves at the camera.]

So things went back to normal after we killed that weird Shadow, huh? Everyone's back on the streets like nothing happened and the city didn't practically shut down. That's kind of weird. Do you think they're used to this?

Huh, it makes you wonder - how long has this been going on? Way before we came here...

[B: Action]
[Back-End Bar has more customers than normal tonight, probably because of the disruption to the regular drinking schedule. People can be heard chatting aimlessly, but it's not near enough to drown out Ryuunosuke's whistling as he pours drinks.]

[He lights up a little upon seeing a familiar face, either from the devices or from taking down that Shadow.] What can I get you?

Comments

B

[croibhristeoir]

[...oh goddammit. Could he go anywhere without running into someone he didn't want to run into?]

Surprise me. [Hopefully without poison. The addition wouldn't have surprised Lancer whatsoever.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

[Blame your luck stat. It's a Lancer thing.]

Right away. [Thankfully for him, when Ryuunosuke came back it was with a dark brown beer that contained no poison at all. Poison was really not Ryuunosuke's style, although he would probably like to try it one day.]

Firestone Abacus Barleywine. Best barleywine we've got, definitely worth a try! I take good care of my customers.

[croibhristeoir]

I appreciate it.

[Did Ryuunosuke have a reason to poison him? Would he honestly need one? Lancer calmly adjusted the glasses he was still wearing, taking a drink...hm. Seemed alright so far, but if he dropped dead at least Lancer would know why.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

How's it going? I haven't seen you out here before.

[croibhristeoir]

Well enough, I suppose. And yourself?

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Doing well! Business is picking way back up now. [He gestures at the room, relatively filled.]

[croibhristeoir]

I noticed. [He seemed awfully...cheerful, now that Lancer gave it some thought. This almost didn't seem like the type of person he would associate with Caster.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

It helps me since this is a new job, and I don't want to be fired just because they can't afford me. I need to eat, you know?

[Ryuunosuke is weird even as serial killers go.]

[croibhristeoir]

I'd assume we all have the same problem.

...Is this anything like your job wherever you come from?

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Well, I've done it before a few times, but it wasn't my last job. I never got very far in anything like a 'career path', and right before I came here I was unemployed.

[croibhristeoir]

Is that right? I suppose I could say more or less the same thing myself.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Huh, really? What was your last job?

[croibhristeoir]

[Damndamndamndamndamn-]

...Bartender. [For such an honest person, Lancer realized he was pretty good at lying with a straight face.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Really? Most bartenders I know are more picky than you. Don't tell any of the other customers, but [his voice drops conspiratorially] about a third of this stuff is crud.

[croibhristeoir]

Is that right? I never had very high standards for this kind of thing.

[If it was alcoholic, the ancient Irish would be all over that.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I'm just saying that it's weird for a bartender to think that when he's surrounded by alcohol all the time.

[croibhristeoir]

I suppose things must simply be different in my country.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Where're you from? Not Japan, I remember.

[croibhristeoir]

[He adjusted his glasses again, still getting used to them rather than trying to hide his face.]

Ireland. [That wouldn't give much away, he was sure. It wasn't as if he was the only one in the country.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

Weird place to come from, but at least I've heard of it before. Not like some of the people here.

[croibhristeoir]

It is a little strange to hear them talk about places I've never heard of. But given that this place itself isn't all that normal, maybe it shouldn't be too surprising.

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

So what's Ireland like? I've never been, but it should be good~

[croibhristeoir]

As one would expect, I assume. [That job at the bookstore was already proving to have been a good idea. he might not have known enough about the country as it was now to speak convincingly otherwise.]

I suppose it's not entirely unlike this place, as far as cities go. [Which was still strange to think--even with the knowledge the Holy Grail gave him, realizing how much time had really passed was almost unsettling.]

[kindofademon.livejournal.com]

I don't care about the 'not entirely' part of 'not entirely unlike', you know.