Venantium Tavern (Closed and complete. Part 2 is live!)

[Talon Sky]

Talon grinned again and patted Nova on the arm, truly proud of her for rising so early in the morning to grace them all. He briefly thought about sticking his tongue out to further tease the woman, but decided to wait until she was a little less testy.

"As for starting, I'm up for starting right away."

Talon smiled and sipped at his coffee, standing. "Excellent. The kitchen is just through there," Talon said, gesturing at the door behind the bar. "Don't feel the need to always have something prepared, unless you prefer it that way. I have no idea how much business we'll have in our first starting months," the half-demon chuckled, brushing back some of his silver hair with his free hand. "We can discuss what your wages will be whenever you like. Also, I know you live in town, but if you like we can set aside a room for you here as well."

Turning to Nova, Talon flashed a wink. "Hey, at least with us being stationed in a town this time around, it won't take a day's travel to get to a marketplace."

With:

Rose Scented

XxAvis_LorensxX

Where:
The Bar

[Spaced Out Lover]

☼๑۩۞۩๑☼ Ѧѷɨʂ Lɸʁҿᾒʂ ☼๑۩۞۩๑☼

Current Outfit:

Avis nodded a bit, "Hmm, I'll be sure to check it out. As for wages, whatever you can must is fine really. At least for now." She thought for a bit at his offer for giving her a room. It would be pretty useful. Walking back and forth from the shop to the Venantium would be a bit of a chore. Avis nodded with a smile, "Sure, that sounds good. I'm sure if my father needs me, he'll send over his familiar."

As she spoke, Merlin began to nibble on her ear a bit. He was getting hungry. Taking care of a baby raccoon was yet another chore. Avis sighed a bit and picked him up buy the scruff of his neck. "I need to get Merlin some food. If you need anything I'll be in the kitchen." With that, she went to the kitchen to get some food for her small companion.

Mood: Nervously eager
With: Merlin, Talon, and Terranova
Where: Bar

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[Rose Scented]

The pat to her arm was greeted with a wrinkle of her nose in disdain, but she couldn’t help the small smile that cracked her early morning frown. Talon’s carefree and easy going moods had always had a way of making Terranova feel as though she were flying, and it honestly warmed her heart that even after so long that small factor hadn’t changed. Before he withdrew to finish conducting business with Avis she reached a hand out and gently squeezed the one he’d patted her arm with and then went back to her coffee without complaint. She was more than happy to let him handle the employee manifest as long as she got to boot them if they ever became trouble. Honestly, a little violence never hurt anyone.

Right?

Terranova chuckled to herself as she finished off the remnants of her coffee and listened as Talon went through the usual line up with their newest employee before he finally turned to her with what was supposed to be a positive outcome to living within city limits. Hey, at least with us being stationed in a town this time around, it won't take a day's travel to get to a marketplace. A coy smile that was as mischievous and intimate as it was amused curled her lips and Terranova canted her head as she met her lover’s gaze. “Oh, I don’t know, Talon…” she started, keeping her tone as even as she could despite the intent of her words, “some of those day trips were rather… fun.”

Her nose wrinkled playfully once more as she leaned back and looked down with disdain at her empty cup. “Though I s’pose you’re right. Does save on gas.” As if money were even remotely an issue.


ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ᴛ ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ʟ ᴏ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ s s ᴡ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ ᴡ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ʜ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ s ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ s ᴍ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ
ɪ ғ ᴇ ʟ ʟ ғ ᴏ ʀ ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴀ ᴄ ʜ ɪ ʟ ᴅ ᴏ ʜ ʙ ᴜ ᴛ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ғ ɪ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ ᴡ ɪ ʟ ᴅ

[Talon Sky]

Talon smiled at Nova's innuendo, although for Avis' sake he let the comments he could have made die in his mind. He nodded with a smile to the young girl as she made for the kitchen, and locked eyes momentarily with the baby raccoon.

They both regarded each other with the same curious, animalistic tilt of the head.

"Well, things are going well so far," Talon chimed up hopefully, draining the rest of his coffee in a gulp. "I have a delivery coming today, having my library of tomes and books moved down here from Shadowhe-....erm, where they were being stored," Talon corrected quickly, turning and pouring himself more coffee.

With:

Rose Scented

XxAvis_LorensxX

Where:
The Bar

[Spaced Out Lover]

☼๑۩۞۩๑☼ Ѧѷɨʂ Lɸʁҿᾒʂ ☼๑۩۞۩๑☼

Current Outfit:

As she walked through the door going to the kitchen, she could feel Merlin shift a bit. Avis simply patted the animal's head and ignored the conversation going on behind her. She paused as she took in the sight of the kitchen. "They really don't know how to match designs do they?", she said with a bit of a smirk. Avis shrugged it off and walked over to the fridge. She looked at the things it contained and somewhat nodded. At least they were well stocked.

She reached into the vegetable drawer and pulled out a stalk of celery. As she did, Merlin began to whine. "No, you've had too many sweets. You need to eat better!", she said with a bit of a groan. Avis sat on the chair that was in front of the desk-like counter and plopped the animal into her lap. Almost immediately, the animal took the vegetable into it's tiny paws and munched away at it.

Mood: Neutral
With: Merlin
Where: Kitchen

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[Rose Scented]

As soon as Avis entered the kitchen Terranova heard the snide remark about things not exactly matching up, and for a brief moment the dull fire that always played in her eyes roared to a blazing life as her “testy” morning temper threatened to barbeque the new employee before she’d even settled in. Luckily for Avis, and more than likely for Terranova herself, her self control kicked in and the ball of fire that had formed in her palm was extinguished with a simple closing of her fingers. When she wasn’t as annoyed she made a mental note to remind Avis that such comments were better left internal. Terranova’s teeth ground as her fingers drummed against the polished, glass counter top and for a moment she nearly decided to light the younger alchemist on fire, consequences be damned, but Talon’s voice cut through her inner violence and turned down the flame in her eyes to a normal degree.

Well, things are going well so far.

“You could say that.” She muttered softly, working to keep the annoyance out of her voice as she leaned forward onto the counter, and braced her chin in her palm. “We should really consider opening later in the day though.” A simple wink would let him know she was kidding as she turned to the coffee pot as well and refilled her empty mug just after he did. “I’ve got some medical references coming in in a few days as well. Who knew how convenient online shopping could be?” She smirked at Talon, knowing very well of his limited knowledge when it came to computers and his less than thrilled take on credit cards.


ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ᴛ ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ʟ ᴏ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ s s ᴡ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ ᴡ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ʜ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ s ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ s ᴍ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ
ɪ ғ ᴇ ʟ ʟ ғ ᴏ ʀ ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴀ ᴄ ʜ ɪ ʟ ᴅ ᴏ ʜ ʙ ᴜ ᴛ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ғ ɪ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ ᴡ ɪ ʟ ᴅ

[Talon Sky]

Talon didn't comment on the convenience of modern wonders, having been down this road a few times before. Yes, shopping online was all well and good, but how could you replace going to the market and meeting colorful characters and occasionally breaking up a streetfight or mugging that you should honestly have played no part in?

The half-demon chuckled to himself.

A little while and several cups of coffee later, a U-Haul styled delivery truck pulled up to the tavern. And then another. And....two more. Talon greeted the exasperated drivers outside, laughing when they asked where all the moving men were who might help unload all these packed books.

So, of course, Talon began carting each box in one at a time, having apparently 'insulted' the drivers. What passed for men these days, honestly!

With:

Rose Scented

XxAvis_LorensxX

Where:
The Bar

[Spaced Out Lover]

☼๑۩۞۩๑☼ Ѧѷɨʂ Lɸʁҿᾒʂ ☼๑۩۞۩๑☼

Current Outfit:

After feeding the animal, Avis set him back on her shoulder and stood up. As she did, she heard shuffling coming from outside. Curious, she went back out to the bar to see what was going on. After walking through the door, she found Talon walking back and forth with boxes in hand. Wanting to be of some help, she went out and grabbed some small boxes. The larger ones being a bit too heavy for her. Though as she grabbed them, she got a few dirty looks from the movers. Half from her grabbing boxes, the other half from the fact that she had a raccoon with her.

As she walked back in, Avis paused and looked around. She clearly had no idea where they wanted the boxes. She looked over at Terranova and smiled nervously. "Um... Where do you guys want these?"

Mood: Curious
With: Merlin, Talon, and Terranova
Where: Bar

жΩ ☼๑۩۞۩๑☼ Ωж

Talon Sky

Rose Scented

[Spooky Mittens]

Over the city of Durem, a shadowy looking figure drifted, suspended by a set of large leathery wings. The wind was pleasant today, and he simply allowed himself to drift with a calm look upon his face. His ruby red eyes closed, simply enjoying the sensation of the air across his skin and scales. Even as his feathers rustled on his shoulders, which would usually irritate him, he couldn't help but feel as though he were scratching an itch. That sensation of instant relief, you know? However, he couldn't very well stay up here all day, could he? He felt a sensation in his stomach, of hunger. It was about time for Gustave to stop putzing around in the sky and go find something to eat. Slowly he would descend from the sky, his large black wings folding in gently. His body angling downward, plummeting from his high spot near the clouds and down towards the streets of the city below. Just as he began to come within range, his wings would snap back open to slow his descent, carrying him along a horizontal axis in line with one of the streets in particular. He lined himself up with the buildings, gliding to a landing in a quaint little neighborhood at an intersection.

His tough scaled feet would impact the ground, his legs wheeling forward to absorb the speed he'd accumulated. He would snap his wings forward, halting himself after just a few steps before flowing his wings neatly behind him. His waist-length black hair drifting about before coming to a rest between his shoulder blades, two long horns rising up around the crown of his head. His chest armor rattled just a bit as he adjusted himself, his waistcloak falling about his legs to almost hide the longsword sheathed at his right hip. He had a series of belts keeping his waistcloak on and his pants closed, all adorned with precious metals and fire opals. He wore no gloves nor shoes, but from a distance one might mistake his scaled forearms and feet for armored apparel. Yellow claws tipped his fingers, clearly visible as Gustave began to scratch absently at his armored chest. He was in luck, this building at one of the corners here seemed to be some kind of tavern. Oh good, pub food. He would think to himself as he turned upon his heels to face the front doors.

With a confident stride, he would waltz up to the doors and make his entrance. Of course, getting through doors designed for humans was a rather difficult with his wings and all, so he had to kind of push one wing in first, then step in himself and pull the other wing through in an awkward sideways shuffle. He made a good deal more noise than he'd have liked, and flustered himself a bit as he snagged the top knuckle of his right wing in the doorway trying to pull it through. After some fussing he'd manage to get himself unstuck and recomposed. So, standing there near the door, he would take a moment to look around. One, to take in the scenery, and two, to see who was here and what they might be like. Gustave was an analytical sort and also suffered from a few paranoid ticks. The sort that have you looking for an escape route in any situation, and also at whatever common objects can be used as weapons within the room. His red eyes lacked pupils, but it was fairly simple to see the ruby red disks darting this way and that about the room for the first couple of seconds after he'd settled himself.

[Tiny_rel]

Tatianna "Anna" Eve

A wind blew outside the tavern and a hooded figure, whose hair was the only thing visible and it was a wild red. Anna took a sigh and gripped her hand tighter on what appeared to be nothing. She had an uneasy feeling about this building, but she was hungry, and they needed to eat. At this point, any logic was pointless and the girl would loose her own mental battle. Besides, the precious cargo she was traveling with needed to rest. Uneasily, she opened the door and stepped inside; hood still up.

Once inside Anna just stood taking in everything, saying nothing. She had been surrounded with familiarity, and this was an uneasy feeling for her. But none the less she would stay a quiet patron for now. After all, all she needed was food. It was an easy and quick k stop right?

((I'm sorry it's not super fancy, I'm on my tablet so I'm doing my best.))

[Talon Sky]

Tiny_rel

(Text. So. Small. ANNA! *glomps* Hi!)

[Rose Scented]

Several cups of amazing black coffee and a good deal more fire whiskey than anyone should consume at such early hours of the day, Terranova smiled and nodded as Talon went to the back where the loading docks were located as UHaul after UHaul began arriving with his shipment of books and tomes. As he did that Terranova turned and began to wipe down the counter, reset the glasses, and other such bar like duties that she had seen Anna doing at the Moon. She would have more than happily gone to help had it not been impractical for the bar to be left unattended.

A short time later found Terranova seated cross legged on the bar counter, fresh coffee in one hand, lit cigarette in the other while a guns and ammo magazine lay open on the bar counter in front of her. She would have been more than content to remain where she was for the remainder of the day, were it not for the sound of Avis’ voice cutting through the haze that was slowly and pleasantly building up around her. Her previous annoyance with the woman remained, but to her credit she smiled as appropriately as she could and gestured to the staircase that led to the large, second floor library. “On the table in the library, please,” she commented, having to force herself to remember her manners. “And be careful,” Terranova mentioned over her shoulder as her gaze lowered back to her magazine. “some of those are older than you.”

She didn’t have a chance to fully indulge herself back into her magazine before the door swung open and quite an amusing display took over the doorway. As she watched a wing was jammed through the door, and soon enough a body wedged itself in after it before he began to noisily and messily jerk and yank on the remaining wing until he managed to make it through. The man composed himself, very much with a look that said he had totally meant to do that, really, and Terranova hoped that her entertained smile passed as a welcoming gesture. “Welcome to Venantium, what can we do for you?” She asked pleasantly, choosing not to tease him over his nearly failed entrance, and instead crushing out her cigarette, and flipping her magazine closed.

A moment later, and before the man could answer her queary, the door opened once more. Despite the Patron’s hood being in place, Terranova knew the woman instantly; it spoke in the way she held herself, the way she walked, and most certainly in the way she smelled. Without taking her eyes off the woman, Terranova turned her chin slightly. “Talon, love! Someone’s here to see you.” She called over her shoulder, before she gestured to the row of stools in front of the counter and spoke to both the newcomers. “Please, have a seat.”


ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ᴛ ᴀ s ᴛ ᴇ ᴏ ғ ʟ ᴏ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ s s ᴡ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ ᴡ ʜ ᴇ ɴ ʜ ᴇ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ s ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ s ᴍ ᴇ ᴇ ᴛ
ɪ ғ ᴇ ʟ ʟ ғ ᴏ ʀ ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʟ ɪ ᴋ ᴇ ᴀ ᴄ ʜ ɪ ʟ ᴅ ᴏ ʜ ʙ ᴜ ᴛ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ғ ɪ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ ᴇ ɴ ᴛ ᴡ ɪ ʟ ᴅ

[Spaced Out Lover]

☼๑۩۞۩๑☼ Ѧѷɨʂ Lɸʁҿᾒʂ ☼๑۩۞۩๑☼

Current Outfit:

Her brow pulled together in a bit of confusion at Terranova's tone. "Alright, thanks", she said politely. "Geeze.. What's her deal...", she thought to herself as she made her way up the stairs. As she made her way up, Avis wondered what on good Overseer's and Sentinal's Earth was that lady's problem. She sighed as she got to the second floor landing and went into the library.

Avis carefully set the boxes down next to a few others. Remembering that Terranova mentioned the age of the books, she began to wonder. "What kind of books are they?", she asked aloud as she tried to peek into one of the boxes.

Mood: Confused and annoyed
With: Merlin
Where: Library

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[[Edited the post >.<]]

[Tiny_rel]

Talon Sky

(*giggles* I like smaller text. And hello fair Talon, miss me? Tehe.)

[Talon Sky]

(Couple quick edits. One, yes Anna. Two, Spooky Mittens, what item gives you those awesome batwings? Three, I need to go on patrol at work, I will return in about 20 minutes)

Talon worked for several minutes, and to his credit with Avis' help managed to get a full truck load upstairs to the library before sitting down for a breather. In his mind, Laxton hissed at Talon that such a menial job would easily be handled by the Dusk Nobodies like they had used at the Moon, but the warrior dismissed the thought. He'd long since released those trapped minds from their misery.

“Talon, love! Someone’s here to see you.”

Groaning loudly like an old man for comedic effect, Talon rose from his seat and stumbled downstairs. He smelled a mixture of scents in the air, but they were extremely dulled and clouded from the pungent cigarette smoke. Talon would never mention anything to Nova about that, he knew, but he honestly didn't understand how anyone could like that smell.

And then his azure eyes fell on her.

"Anna!" Talon shouted from atop the stairs, all his strength returned. With a leap Talon cut through the air and landed beside the woman and the newcomer, who the silver-haired half-demon regarded with a bow.

"Sorry about that," he muttered to his first customers. "Rather unprofessional, I suppose." Talon cleared his voice loudly and stood up straight, obviously imitating a fancy host. "Welcome, friends, to Venantium Inn."

With:

Rose Scented

XxAvis_LorensxX

Tiny_rel

Spooky Mittens

Where:
The Bar