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[spiderwife]

Date & Time: today! evening!!
Location: SOME BAR
Characters: Mansbane & Mankiller (Licyn & Araña)
Summary: a wolf and a spider met in a bar...
Warnings: prooobably not?

[ Exsilium, she has to admit, is not so bad. True, there's no Samhain, but there's also no one that knows her face. Not one single person in this bar can report her to the authorities for anything. Gods, that feels good. And if she doesn't talk about being fresh off the transporter pad, people are generally friendly, too. (She'd picked up fast on how being a Transport was Bad, and she keeps that part quiet now.)

She's on her forth drink now, only one of which she bought herself. Unfortunately, she's just about done with it, so it's pretty close to time to find someone to treat her to another one. She casts a look around the bar, and... him. Yeah. He'll do.

She hops off of her stool and starts toward a scruffy looking guy, already smiling. As soon as she's close enough, she clinks her glass down onto the countertop, eyes on him. ]

Look. It's almost empty. Fucking tragedy, right?

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[spiderwife]

Don't I fucking know it.

[ That's with an almost pleasant smile, which is distracted the second their drinks arrive. Ah, good. She finishes off the one she'd been working on and reaches for the new one. ]

So, Licyn, what's your story? You been here long?

[ She's sober enough to keep that vague, at least. If he's a native, he might take it to mean when he showed up at the bar, or maybe how long his family has been here. A Transport would take it differently altogether. ]

[bravelyrunsaway]

( He lifts his glass to tip it toward his companion, a lazy sort of acknowledgement. How long has he been here?

He breathes in, wishing his nose was as sensitive as it would be in his shaggier form. )

I stumbled in not too long ago.

( He weighs the probabilities of him dealing with another Transport, versus a native. He'd stumbled in to the island now much like two months or so prior, barely a blink passing for him between one moment and the next.

He supposes a low risk way of bringing that particular question to the forefront would be easy enough to do. After all, his pleasure in being here wasn't usually common, if it let him easily slide in with various exiles in their complaints and revelries. )

Even picked up a trinket to commemorate the occassion.

( He tugs on a bit of heavy twine around his neck, pulling on it enough to make the top of something roundish peep up over the top of his loose shirt. )

Though you could say it was more of a strongly recommended acquiring.

( To put it lightly. Not that Licyn bothered resisting. Oh, sure, he'll take this random object -- oh, a compass? that's probably useful! do you have swords that aren't magic? yes? good, show me those -- not searing well leave him alone!

Allowing the compass to slide back down, Licyn straightens with the same lazy grace that could almost pass as intoxicated. His eyes were a little too alert, not quite glossy enough, but he had to admit he wasn't trying very hard today.

He's curious in spite of himself. )

And you?

( If so, what's she fishing for? )

[spiderwife]

[ It might be a little embarrassing later, but she fails entirely to catch that alertnness in him. In fact, she's far more interested in that brief, tantalizing glimpse of -- whatever it was. What was that, a locket? She eyes the half-seen shape of it through his shirt, visible or imagined only because she knows it's there.

She wonders how much these Initiative-given weapons are worth, as she's already decided that's what his vague answer had related to. ]

Yeah, same. [ She nods her head toward Esteban, who's staring with wide-eyed apparent fascination at Licyn (or maybe that's just his normal look). ] My gracious hosts gave me what I already owned. Nice of 'em, right?

[bravelyrunsaway]

( Oh, the imprint is invisible, now that she knows to look for it.

A monkey is not where he appreciates his wide eyed fascination. It does, however, merit a wink from Licyn at the monkey -- hey there. )

Funny, they offered something like that. ( A vague gesture with his hand as he sips at his alcohol. ) I told them to keep their magic away from me. Ah, but I do take their money. Wouldn't be much of a mercenary to pretend to work for free.

[spiderwife]

Nope, definitely not. S'what keeps the sun twirling through the sky.

[ But that's interesting news, and she watches him suddenly with less of an eye for theft, and rather one for employement. ]

Hey, but are you any good? I'm looking for someone who knows how to not run himself through.

[bravelyrunsaway]

( He quirks up an eyebrow at the question. )

Am I being paid well enough to be competent?

( Not that he'd run himself through, but he searing well would run off if he was getting shit pay and the situation got even shittier.

So. )

[spiderwife]

[ She snorts, and shoots a sidelong look of derision at him. ]

Please. When I'm shelling it out, it's damn well worth having.

[bravelyrunsaway]

( His own look back is equally derisive -- but damningly curious as well. )

Yes, I can so clearly tell from the immense and awe inspiring reputation that preceeds you.

( A lazy movement of his hand sends the remaining contents of his glass swirling -- he continues the motion, considering his new 'friend' with renewed interest. )

You have the purse to back that up, or just the will?