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Four males from Aimee's comm are randomly selected to go for "Tryouts" in Blue Boy, not exactly knowing what it is, or why they're being sent....

(( oh, this SHOULD be amusing ))

Four males, varying in height and age find themselves standing at the steps leading up to the entrance of Blue Boy. Each one holds in his hand a piece of paper directing him to go to this location for a "Try Out" or else.

"Mou.... I have a bad feeling about this....." Whines the youngest, shuffling his feet.

The boy standing next to him laughs, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Ah, c'mon Gei, it can't be that bad....."

The smaller boy's eyes widen as he looks up at his friend, "But, Yatsu! Aimee's been known to do terrible things to people!!"

At this, Yatsu frowned, thinking. It was true that Aimee had a penchant for getting off on the torture of others, and she HAD made a few very bad drops at times.

"I dunno...." He began, "It could just be---"

"Ano... Excuse me...." A voice from behind caused Yatsu and Gei to stir, noticing the other two boys behind them.

"Umm..." Once he had their attention, the boy continued speaking, "Not to be rude, but.... Wouldn't this be over with sooner if we just went in?"

Away from the others, the fourth boy, quiet until now, snorted, looking bored.

At this, Yatsu blinks, then smiles at the other two, "You're probably right.... C'mon, onward to the apocalypse!"

Cheerfully leading the way up the stairs, Yatsu pauses to turn and grin at the two behind him, "By the way, I'm Yatsu, and this is Gei. Nice to meet you."

The boy who had spoken before blinked, then smiled in return, "I'm Alphonse."

There was a pause while the fourth boy was expected to respond, but only silence followed. In the end, their curious glances were only met with a short grunt.

"Kuro."

And thus the group made their way to the door.

(( I'm so rusty... x_x ))

The doors seemingly opened into another world entirely, and the boys blinked around at their surroundings.

"Bad feeling... Bad feeling... Bad feeling...." Gei muttered under his breath, clinging tightly to Yatsu's arm.

"A.... Bar?" Alponse questioned, glancing around at the people and decorations.

"At least it's well put together." Yatsu remarked, grin never wavering as they made their way to the man at the counter, "I wonder what we're supposed to be doing here?"

Kuro, following silently behind the rest, began to look a bit grumpier.


(( sorry this took so long. Grama crying ))

"Does something seem... Not right, here?" Alphonse asked the others, reassessing the setting, "What kind of bar do you suppose this is, anyway?"

Yatsu shrugged, "Who cares? I'm just glad there's little to no age limits around here. Maybe we can get some drinks?"

"Bad feeling.... Very bad feeling...." Gei was still clinging to Yatsu's arm, continuing what had now become a mantra, only to stop a few seconds later to ask, ".....Is it just me.... Or... Are there only guys here?"

This remark only elicited another shrug from Yatsu, "Maybe it's a men's club?"

"Yeah...." Alphonse mused, staring at the various men going about their business around them, "...But what kind?"

Kuro growled lowly, and Yatsu continued up to the counter, ignoring the regained chanting from the boy at his arm and smiling at the bartender, "Hey there..... We all got these notes, and I was wondering what that means....?"

"We're not gonna have to pay for it, are we?" Yatsu eyed the glasses on the counter suspiciously, thinking.

Alphonse frowned, "Staying here? What exactly does that mean? Are you saying we'll have to live here temporarily, or.....? I thought this was some sort of test, or job interview....."

Kuro growled again, and Gei mentally continued his mantra while attempting to keep a calm countenance.

"Free? Sweet! I'll have a---" Yastu paused, blinking, "...Work it off?"

"What exactly.... Are we doing here?" Alphonse asked, trying to stay as polite as possible, "And... If this is a temporary job... What are the hours?"

Gei let go of Yatsu's arm, looked at the men staring at them, then gave a pleading look up to the man behind the counter, "This isn't..... It's not a mistake, is it?"

And, of course, Kuro is still silent, just sort of surveying the scene and looking unhappy.

(( I think it would be funny for them to NOT know what kind of establishment this was... Just kinda make them do a bunch of obscure training and let them figure it out on their own... XD ))

"Waiters, huh?" Yatsu grinned, "Good luck getting any good conversation outta that guy...."

He gestured over his shoulder at Kuro, who was still silent and defiantly avoiding all eye contact.

"Yatsu..." Gei made to clutch again at Yatsu's sleeve, looking worried, and then looked up to Oriya, ".....And.... Do we... Have to take the job?"

Yatsu rolled his eyes, "It's just serving drinks, it's no big."

Alphonse was silent a moment, considering what the man behind the counter had said, "....Late afternoon to night time? When do we get to go home? My brother---"

Before finishing his sentence, Alphonse stopped, biting his lower lip. Yatsu took this as a cue to continue.

"So what's the pay like?" he asked, grinning up at the man, "I think I'll save my drink for later, just in case...."