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John was lucky in that the bar wasn't crowded tonight. It wasn't a Sports bar and did have a higher clientele usually, but when the home team was playing, even this bar could be packed with people at this time of night. Tonight it was quiet though as jazz played in the background and he sipped on his margarita in an attempt to relax before his day off tomorrow.

He was trying to decide what to do with it. Should he go to his Wonder? Go out on Patrol? Go and find a few card games to join? It was hard to decide and unfortunately he only had the one day off this week. They were supposed to get new artifacts in by the end of it so he would be busy the rest of the weekend.

While he was trying to sort out his thoughts he thought he saw a familiar face come into the bar. He held his hand up in the air in greeting to the other. "Alexander! Good to see you again!" He said as the other got closer to the bar.

John nodded, happy to have some company. "Yes, it's right near the museum and one of the quieter ones. I don't mind a little loudness sometimes, but I prefer to be able to drink and hear myself talk." He said with a chuckle. "You want something? First round is on me! After all, you saved our butts with that embezzlement case." He was still annoyed that it had happened and how much money the museum had lost to that greedy manager.

"How's life for you these days? Anything exciting?" John had quite a few exciting things happen to him, some of which regular civilians couldn't know, but he was happy about some of the new pieces that the museum had been able to get.

"I should come here more often then." John said with a smile as he signaled the bartender and ordered the drink for his acquaintance. He nodded to the other. "Yes! Very interesting Aztec pieces and art that have been collected over the ages at various museums. They're finally going to be in one place, at least for a bit. Then it's going to start traveling around the country before going back to Mexico." He said with a nod. He was very glad that he had been able to negotiate and help set up the exhibit. It would be there for 3 months before it was moved to another museum, but they had already started to put some of the pieces out. They just weren't available to the public yet.

John couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the other's close call. "Sometimes nature is a bit too interesting! I hope you were able to take the photo that you wanted!" He thought about himself for a moment. He couldn't say anything about his powered life of course, but there were a few things that he had done in his civilian life recently. "When I was negotiating the pieces for the exhibit I got to travel to Mexico and take a look around the ruins. Incredibly fascinating! If I could carry all of the food and water I needed I would have stayed there for months! And got 3rd place in a poker tournament at one of the nearby casinos. Didn't lose too much at least, but I always find playing is more fun than winning. Especially if I bet low." He said with a smirk before taking another sip of his drink.

"We should go hiking sometime together, when we both have time off. We could go somewhere neither of us have been."

"It was amazing. Though when I'm touring ruins I always think they're amazing." John said smiling a little. "I want to see Machu Picchu in Peru next, but it's taking some time for the dealer that we're working with to come to an agreement. I'll be flying out two weeks from now." So much flying. If John was able to use his ability to teleport instantly to his Wonder to teleport on Earth, he would use it a lot more often.

"Hah! Thank you. But I believe we could be helpful to each other when we go." He said with a nod before taking a moment to drink. "We can come up with a time and research a place. Doesn't have to be far, but enough that we get out of the city for a few hours."

He set down his glass and thought for a moment. "You haven't seen anything strange happening around here have you? More than the usual I mean." He wasn't trying to pry any information from the other, but he wanted to get an idea of what the city was like from someone he believed to just be a civilian. John hadn't done much himself, but he wanted to do more, especially now that he was a Squire.

John held up his drink in agreement. "Excellent! Just have to work out the time then!" He said before taking swig of his drink which was almost empty. This was definitely exciting and he was looking forward to it after his trip!

He listened carefully to the other, his mind starting to feel just a tiny bit fuzzy on the ends. "Weird animal attacks? I hope that animals aren't escaping from the zoo." He said, setting his drink back down. Of course, his first thought was possible Youma attacks, but he hardly ever saw them. Was there a particular place that they liked to hang out? Perhaps he should reach out to others to see if they had seen any Youma in the vicinity.

He laughed quite a bit at Alexander's joke. "As interesting as my job is, I don't think I'd be able to stay if everything moved about while I was examining it." He said, his laughter now settling down a bit. "No no, I was just curious. I often have my head buried in the artifacts and art that come in or I'm traveling elsewhere. I just wanted to see if I was missing something."

He took a quick glance at the clock on the wall and realized that it was starting to get a bit late for him. He sighed before saying, "Time appears to fly while in good company. I will have to get going soon, but it was good to see you again!" He said, before taking out his wallet and putting money on the table for his drink and Alexander's.