Welcome to Gaia! ::

Jhiri smiled and waved at Ice and her bloom. "Welcome to the Tall Tales! Pull up a stool if you will. What can I get for you to drink, Miss Ice?" She pulled out a glass in case the woman wanted to order something, and then flitted her gaze back to LF.

"A barmaid or a cook would be a welcome addition. I'm hoping to have a few Feien offer their services as well, I even set up a Feien sized bar..." She gestured towards the little wooden bar on the other side of the room, a perfect miniature companion to the large one they were all sitting at for the moment.

Neruo's words drew her attention back close at hand and she nodded at him. "Oh of course, I understand that, but ah...one of my other companions has feelings about these sorts of things. They may just be jealous of a new arrival of course, but it wouldn't be like him to be that way. I think he's genuinely worried. I have hope that his worries will be unfounded though. It's such a lovely bloom afterall..."

She moved to fix a tiny glass of water for Arith as she nodded to Nerpin. "The 2nd would be lovely. I hadn't even intended to open so soon, but the day felt right, so I did." She looked among the myriad Feien and their caretakers. "Do all of you know one another?"

LF waved to Ice. "I know you, Miss Icy. I've never met Nerpin, though. Nice to meet you!" She stood up and bowed to him, hoping to be as polite as possible. She then offered them the seats next to her.

Neruo looked over at the bar. "I've never worked anywhere before," he said, "But I'll try if LF wants t try as well." He smiled to Arith and motioned her to come sit by him. He liked her, since she was so polite.

Jhiri poured a sprite for Ice and set it in front of her, wiping down the bar with her rag a bit. She peered at the crimson bloom she set there and hrmed. Digging under the bar a moment she came up with a small napkin lined woven basket. "Why don't you set it in here so it doesn't get wet or anything from stuff on the bar, Miss Ice."

She smiled warmly at Neruo. "That's great! Would you like to serve drinks or throw out ruffians or cook?"

Ice shook his hand. "I'm Ice, I'm kind of new here." She turned, grinning at Jhiri. "Thanks. I keep forgetting about that." She turned, moving the blossom to the offered basket. She was about to say something when she heard Sunil speak.

Sunil looked straight up at Sajhiri, uncrossed her arms and put them back on her hips.

"No, I'm not here for something to eat or drink. My bondmate said you were hiring bouncers for a feien tavern. The job would be perfect for me. I'm excellent in a fight and it would be a good way for me to keep in shape. What do you say?"

Nerpin looked down at the little Feien, smirking softly "Quite the tough sounding one, aren'tcha?" he started with a chuckle "Just watch it though - that impatientness could n** ya in the end." He knew what that entailed.. Sadly.

Neko's tail flicked left to right behind him, his ears perked up as he looked to the tavern from the outside. He had his left hand stuffed into his pocket, and his right was holding up the ninja headband that covered his right eye. A tavern? Here? Ares merely sat calmly on the demon hanyou's shoulder, wondering what the big deal was.

"It's just a tavern, Neko," she said softly, her wings fidgeting on her shoulders a little bit. "It's nothing special, right?"

Neko sighed, closing his eyes as he ran a hand through his hair, pulling his bangs back only to have them fall back infront of his face. Of course she wouldn't understand, since he'd never told anyone of the household about the past he used to have.

"I used to run a tavern, Ares. And now, there's one here," he explained quietly, turning to walk away. "It's like somehow, I'm home again."

Ares glanced back over her shoulder, wondering why they weren't going inside. "But, why not stop by?"

"I will, later. Right now just isn't the time," he told her, smiling slightly. "That, and it probably wouldn't be the place for you. But if you insist on coming, I'll bring you along when I come back."

((And with that, I'm not here for the moment. ninja Just thought I'd make a mark to get me to come back later.))