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[Nendon]

Charlie Taylor.
“Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.”

Charlie sat awkwardly in the car as the group drove to the bar, ignoring the whole mock situation going on while slightly pissed his sister abandoned him at the Cafe. Though, once they arrived at the establishment however, Charlie quickly got out of said car and headed in as he made his way to the bar and ordered himself a good old bottle of beer. Once satisfied with his drink, he quickly turned his attention to his sister as they chatted before she once again walked away from him. During the performance he multi-tasked watching Sara as well as talking and getting to know new people. Once the entertainment was over, he made his way to sit at the bar as he got himself another beer and continued to talk to a few people he had met, while every once in awhile scanning the room to see if his sister returned. There was something about her performance he wanted to ask her about. And her sudden mood change and quick escape from the stage made him worry if everything was alright. Maybe him being there was a bad thing.

[Mysterious Noobie]

Iori smiled at Aya and shook her hand as she replied "One LA Water coming right up!" She quickly turned around and prepared Aya's drink, then turned back around as she continued "Aya, was it? That's pretty... I'm Iori, it's a pleasure to meet you." Some of the customers smiled at her, seeing some kind of change in her attitude. Must've been something that happened last night at the bar, they thought. She served a few more customers and then returned to Aya as she asked "So, how do you know Sara? Is she a regular at the Cafe?" She must've known that Sara was a regular, but you know how it is, asking stupid questions to get a conversation rolling.

Erwin's face, however, was rather grim. Like Charlie, he knew that something was odd about Sara's performance, and he immediately became concerned. He was tempted to talk to Sara himself, but he also thought it'd be best if Charlie went and had a quick word with her, or else, like before; he might just end up making the situation worse. And he sure as hell didn't want to go through with that again. He tapped Charlie on the shoulder and asked "Hey, Charlie, don't you think there's something odd with Sara's performance? It was almost like she had something on her mind, particularly with that last song. Think she's alright?"