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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 21:09:30 GMT -5
Polishing off the crooked old sign, Ixy smiled to herself. Finally- finally! - this old heap of a bar was hers! It had been so much easier than she thought it would, to acquire the old bar. Outlaw Bar had been just a run down old heap for as long as she could remember. As a pup she would play with her friends in the old bar, pretending to be outlaws and runaways. When she was old enough, she sought out the title- which, much to her amusement, was found under the bar counter itself- Hah! For the past year Ixy worked on restoring the bar to what she assumed was its former glory. Now here she is, polishing the old sign she can't bare to rename, Outlaw Bar. "One week until we're open for business!" she exclaims to no one in particular, before crinkling her nose to hold back a sneeze.
Entering the bar, she places her hands on her hips and takes it all in. A year's work. All that money, all that labor... She takes a moment to pick a rather large splinter of wood from her brown fur when she remembers her fear. Not one passer-by had seemed to pay the bar any mind. Typically she could block this thought out, but more recently the fear had been dawning on her harder and harder. What if she ended up with no customers? "Naw, that would never happen," Ixy whispers, puffing out her bottom lip thoughtfully and adjusting her glasses on her snout. There's no way the entire city would abandon a new bar. Leaning out the door, Ixy grabs the sides of the building with her webbed hands. "You wouldn't do that to me, would you, Tin City?" she asks no one in particular.
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 21:50:51 GMT -5
The day was as any other it seemed in this quaint little burb, the sun was shining and the cars buzzed back and forth in their day to day routines. Walking down the sidewalk the large green figure found it hard to be excited about any of it. Perhaps it was the tedium or maybe he just didn't like the peace. Either way he yearned for something new to stimulate the mind that craved action and disorder. He continued his way down the street heading to the end of nowheresville hoping to find a bit of amusement. There was no work today for him nor the obligation of mateship, thus he decided to stretch his legs and look for something to do. Raptors were particularly rare, not many of his species remained and most of them were so private and anti social that to see any of them in broad daylight was like seeing a specter of some lost civilization. It was amusing to him however how worked up some people got when he came about.
As he made his way down the street he came upon a building he was not familiar with which instantly causing a instinctual raise of an eyebrow. "What is this place? I don't remember it being here?" he asked himself as if it had popped out of thin air into being. In reality he had noticed it prior but never paid much attention to it. "Outlaw Bar, sounds interesting." he though as he walked up and looked at it. It was nicely spruced up, containing a mixture of old and new elements, a classic fixer upper. To the side was a female otter hugged the building which struct him as rather odd but all the same he assumed she might know something of the bar. "Excuse me!" he yelled to her. "Do you know when this bar is opening?"
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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 21:58:40 GMT -5
Ixy jumps back in shock. Ever the jumpy one, she was taken off-guard by the reptilian... wait, is he a... raptor?? "Wh- Huh? Wait- You?" she stutters, her mind a-bubble with questions that, in her shock, she can't seem to find the words to express.
"Where did you come from?" is the only statement she can seem to convey. As soon as she had said it, however, she regretted it, biting her tongue. What an idiotic question!
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 22:09:14 GMT -5
The raptor looked at her oddly, she seemed a bit surprised by his intrusion despite it being a public sidewalk. Turning a bit he pointed back the way from which he came, "I came from my home down the street. I assure you I do not live in the tall grass." He said mockingly, noting his species reputation for being murderous animals in the movies. He stood there quite calmly allowing her to collect herself.
"Again, do you know anything about this establishment or are you merely an admirer of its foundation?" He asked bluntly, little to no emotion in his voice.
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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 22:17:55 GMT -5
Ixy blushes, noticeably embarrassed. I'm a smarty everyday! she thinks. "Ah, well.." she straightens her posture, and pushes her glasses back up on her snout, "I'm actually still fixing up, here.. but... I'm the- er," You're stuttering again, idiot! "I'm the new owner!" she exclaims, finally finding the words. Quickly she shakes her head, as if to shake her brain back into place. Recollecting herself, she smiles a bit. "You're welcome to come in and tell me what you think, if you like," she offers, extending her arm in a rather showily executed maneuver. Had she been practicing this?
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 22:33:03 GMT -5
It amused the raptor horribly the trouble she was having, it was a sick satisfaction of his to watch people struggle. Perhaps he was a brute after all, either way he nodded to her and followed her into her bar. "Nice Place." he said admiring her handywork his voice heavily accented with hiss. It really was a nice place and it seemed to have a life of its own as the lights reflected off the counters and various surfaces. "How long have you been working on this place?" he asked turning to her, just as curious to listen to her talk as actually finding out the answer.
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Post by Rigor.Mortis on Nov 19, 2009 22:34:52 GMT -5
Rigor had managed to climb her way atop the roof of one of those old-looking bars. She'd been observing it for a while, only to notice that it wasn't really in use. To her, this meant she could use this as a place to stay for the night given its inactivity. Carefully, she peaked in through one of the windows on the second floor, not seeing anyone close by. Without a second moment's thought she punched the window, causing it to shatter with a loud noise. Quickly, the dragon chameleon stepped in though the self-made opening and allowed a few moments for her hand to push the bloody glass out of knuckles. Sure she was heard, she disappeared with a ripple of her scales.. A benefit to being part chameleon. The room was empty as she waited for someone to rush up the stairs to see what caused the noise. She had brought a sizable rock with her, and now placed it in the middle of the floor with a note tied to it, just for kicks. She was smiling quite broadly on the inside. The note was something just to rile up the owner.. She wondered how gullible that owner might be to believe that an individual could toss a rock that big.
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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 22:55:44 GMT -5
"Oh, about a ye-" Ixy was cut off by the smashing of one of her new windows. Leaping in the air like a frightened cat, she curses loudly. "What the fuck was that?!" she exclaims. "Stay here," she says to the raptor, realizing how silly she sounds as she says it. "There must be something upstairs... Quickly she runs up the stairs, her footsteps rather quiet. As she reaches the door, she puts an ear to it.. yet hears nothing. Okay okay.. she coaxes herself. "I'm COMING IN!" she announces, hoping that any trespassers might make haste. Flinging open the door, she stops in a start as she sees a rather large rock with a note tied to it in the room. "What in the hell...?"
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 23:01:52 GMT -5
He looks at her jump as a large smashing noise is heard upstairs and amazed at her speed up the stairs. "Feisty little thing" he mocked as he chased her up. Upon her opening the door he immediately noticed a rock on the floor adorned with a note. "Quite the popular one aren't you?" he asked not expecting an answer. Instead he stepped ahead and pulled a long blade out from a hidden sheath under his shirt. Spinning it around his claw he looked about ready to find whoever threw the stone. "Come out come out!" he commanded as he sniffed the air for intruders.
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Post by Rigor.Mortis on Nov 19, 2009 23:05:10 GMT -5
Rigor stayed in place, silently pressed against the wall under the window, she wasn't sitting or standing, more like laying under it pressed almost like a gecko. She waited for one of them to snatch the note and read it. It consisted of a random threat from a bandit who wanted to burn the place down for calling it an outlaw bar if there were no outlaws.
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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 23:15:12 GMT -5
"Popular, yeah..." Ixy mumbles, crinkling her nose as she approaches the rock. Cautiously she picks up the note and reads it to herself...and then laughs. "What... really?? Is this serious?" She then proceeds to walk up to the smashed window and lean out it. "Get over yourself!" she exclaims, laughing loudly as she presses against the windowsill... and feels something move. Leaping back in shock, she stares down the wall, adjusting her glasses yet seeing nothing. "What...?"
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Post by Rigor.Mortis on Nov 19, 2009 23:18:18 GMT -5
Rigor stopped, scooted over a little and out from under the otter carefully.. Silently.. Hoping that she'd bump against the wall to find nothing there. She made her way to the corner, moving very slowly.
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 23:22:17 GMT -5
He looks closely trying to find the thing she bumped into but nothing could be made out against the flat brown wall, though his nose noticed something clearly different. "Wait, I see something!" he shouts in excitement at his discovery as he moves the otter safely out of the way. "Do you see it?"
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Post by tattooedheart on Nov 19, 2009 23:24:15 GMT -5
Ixy starts a bit at the touch, but squints again. Having fairly poor eyesight, she makes a variety of strained expressions before admitting- "Not a thing.. though I still feel like something is.. here..." She runs a hand down the back of her neck, trying to stop her fur from standing on-end.
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Post by Tezztor Ne'taku on Nov 19, 2009 23:34:03 GMT -5
The raptor readies himself, in full attack pose ready to pounce. "Its right there! Like a shimmer in the darkness its audacity taunting us!" He creeps quietly and cautiously to the side, reading himself for the right moment to attack. "There you are, I got you now!" he yells and he lunges forward at the unsuspecting victim. Upon landing he reaches down and grabs at the floor. "SWEET A QUARTER! Now I can get a gumball out of the machine." He says as a big smile washes over his scaley mug. He flips the quarter up into the air then opens his pocket, patting it once the quarter fell in. "I knew this was going to be a good day". he added a moment later
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