Mathew walked cautiously into Otaku Town, recognizing the anime characters and scenery adorning the walls whether it was in pictures or painted directly onto the wall. EDM was playing throughout the bar, loud enough to notice but not so loud as to drown out people's voices. With his eyes wide in paranoid terror, Mathew sat at the bar and ordered a Health Potion. A Health Potion was a vodka based cocktail mixed with cranberry juice and soda, and served in a jar.

He had no reason to fear anyone or anything at this bar, his behavior was brought about by a coming down from substances he wasn't used to. The night prior, Mathew had left this very establishment with a friend he had newly made to sample magic mushrooms. What wound up happening was the two of them consuming the friend's entire remaining supply. Earlier that day, Mathew giggled in amusement at how things which were normally still danced and waved at him. He had spent the early morning (11:45 am more specifically) still under the influence of what he had done the night before, and when the hallucinations wore off he was still laughing at his own thoughts. That lasted until night fell, when he realized he had left something of importance at his friend's house and forgot how to get to the place or contact him. So he came back to Otaku Town in the hopes of finding this person again.

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Business: Slow

Dave had visited this town a few times before, and is quite exited by how this place seems to live up to it's name. So this time he's decided to try bringing out his alter ego as he calls it. to play somewhat safe he's wearing a sailor fuku outfit in the same style of his favorite anime, Fruits Basket. since it's a cooler day out he's got on the long sleeved top, the knee length skirt and a pair of white tights under that. and then a nice warm jacket and scarf on top. He's also got on a long black wig that has a deep purple highlight to it, and a leather purse that matches the style of the coat. He does know that none of the characters had the purple in their hair but he thought it to be a nice touch. Bars are not usually his thing but the fact that he feels like he could get away with this here makes it all worth it.

Getting inside he unbuttons his coat and heads over to the bar to sit down and get something to eat, after placing his order he places his purse don on the counter next to him and looks around spotting Mathew sitting next to him now and turns to Mathew and waves "Hello, I'm Asuka it's nice to meet you"

The coming down of drugs he had done the previous night put Mathew in an unusual place mentally. He felt jumpy and paranoid of other people while at the same time yearning for human interaction.

"Hey buddy." Mathew said, his eyes wide as result of paranoia "You wouldn't happen to know a regular here who insists he is a wizard would you?" Mathew was unsure what words to use to explain his situation. This was all because of his drug withdrawal and his embarrassment in admitting that he did a whole fuck ton of drugs with someone but forgot their name or where he had gone to do them. Still, he needed his favorite leather coat back.

"Well I'm new here, so your the first I've met. I've seen a few that look like wizard when I came in." he shrugs and blushes a bit. "I'm not a wizard myself just a lonely school girl. uh if you'd like to talk about something I'd be happy to do so."

he nods and sorta fidgets with the shoulder strap on his purse until his drink arrives, it is a soft version of one of the drinks they offer, as he's not to big on drinking himself. not that he has any hangups with others doing it, or even trying it himself once in a while, but most of the drinks with alcohol in them he's tried have had a rancid taste to them, so he tends to stick to the softer stuff.

"so um are you into anime or video games?" he asks thinking/hopping that given the theme of this place Matt will be into at least one of those.

"I'm a major gamer." Mathew said. Having a conversation eased the flood of negative thoughts he was having as result of coming down from drugs. Perhaps he should curse his own curiosity, or maybe his lack of hobbies (he wasn't actually that much of a gamer). Maybe the blame lay on his lack of experiences in life at his age of 28. It was his first time with mushrooms and acid, and he had binged on both.

"I'm playing a lot of Red Dead Redemption. There is always more to find in that game." Mathew said, noticing this schoolgirl was a guy in a costume. He had never thought about trying a feminine costume himself, but wondered what people's reactions would be. "Are you more of a singe player gamer or a competitive multiplayer gamer?"

"ooh I've heard of that game, i should try it sometime. Certainly more of a multi player type, competitive or co/op." He nods "I've been playing a mmorpg a lot lately. That has been fun, but I end up playing single player games a lot too. Rimworld is fun with mods, And there's also Yakuza 0 there's a ton of extra stuff in that game" He said giving him a smile and taking a sip of his drink. "So um, do you come here a lot? it's my first time here."

He was still pretty nervous getting dressed up in a new place and such a public one at that. But it also felt good to do it and so far it seems like everyone is okay with this, so he's just trying not to let it show how he's both nervous and excited that he's able to be here pretending to be a school girl and having a normal conversation.

Mathew didn't know if the person he was talking to was just cross dressing or trans, but he had seen guys cosplay as female characters at the convention he had went to in September (it was now January.) He didn't care either way, and wasn't the type to treat someone different based on that kind of thing. If anything he just found it interesting.

"I come here on and off." Mathew said "I was here last night and...partied..." He was cautious to admit that he had done harder drugs "And left something at the party now I have no idea where it was. Normally when I come here I meet someone and have a little conversation. Do you go to conventions?"

"That's cool, I think I'm going to be coming here more often, now." he nods. "though will probably be a while before I'm up for going to a party of anykind." he sighs. "And no, I've only recently got to the point where I have the money, and the costumes to go to one. But getting up the nerve to wear a costume in such a big place, is well both exciting and terrifying. add to that I didn't have either when the last one was in the area so I'm having to wait and hope one comes around again. to be honest this is the first time I've worn my school girl costume outside" he says and shrugs. "I hope I'm not to boring, hey maybie sometime we could meet up at the arcade."

"Well, I went to a con last year, and there was tons of cosplaying. It was pretty impressive. One person had the perfect Fallout costume with the pip boy, nuka colas and everything. There was a Link and he had rupees just like in the game, and a group of guys wearing sailor scout costumes." Mathew more vividly remembered the Misa Misa and Tifa costumes. He said this in case this guy was fearing judgement for dressing as a schoolgirl.

"I also went to a costume party here last Halloween and a New Years Eve party that was anime themed. They weren't as impressive as the con, but I made out with this girl dressed as a...bat or something. Anyways I will probably be here a lot more often considering I am back into anime!"

[ahh no wonder there was no reply here darn thing ate my post]

"ooh that's really awesome. all those people sound like they would of been fun to meet." he nods and takes a ship of his drink. "I had made my own working pipboy once. used a 3d printer for the case and slipped in a cell phone where I had made a program to look like the interface. I had even figured out how to include the maps app but have it give the maps in black and white and then change the black to green and the white to black so it looked like the pip boys maps but be of the actual area I was in. that was fun to make." he nods remember that project even if he never did get around to wearing it out. "they still sound like will be fun even if they are much smaller scale. and you seem like a nice person too I do hope to see you around more."

Being a local of Otaku, Alexi knew the area pretty well, just not many people as she stayed on the move a lot between work and skateboarding. It was mid day and she was just finishing up her shift at the local Music shop that had recently opened up and has been bringing a lot of attentions since the Grand Opening, bringing music hits from England and The U.S. The Rock Genre being one of the biggest things to recently come to Otaku.

Alexi put in her earbuds, turned on some Dead Kennedys, slipped on her jacket, then finally grabbing her skateboard before stepping out the shop, the soft wind lifted her long very light blue, near white hair and she kicked off on her board, eventually she had arrived at the bar where Dave and Matthew were, complete strangers to Alexi, but time could change that. As she walked in, Alexi stubbed out a Joint she had smoked on the way. Her eyes a bit hazy and her body language suggested that she was in a very calm mellow state.

Alexi approached the bar counter with her skateboard hanging from her backpack she commonly traveled with. "One Silent Sunrise, please" She said softly with a soft smile and she was handed a glass with a mixture of orange juice, cinnamon, and a nice splash of gin and whiskey. She then plopped in a bar stool with a sigh of relief after having a long day at work.

"I plan to come here every weekend at least until I see that wizard guy again. I'm not opposed to making friends along the way. My name is Matt." He said, noticing a woman with blue/gray hair sit down a couple seats down with a skateboard and backpack. She seemed the type who might know something about the wizard guy with the stash of mushrooms.

"Hey, if you don't mind my asking, were you here last night?" His interaction with Dave had calmed him down from his anxiety, so he sounded casual.

"ooh that's cool, i do hope you find that guy your looking for, but it's always nice to meet new friends." he nods and and also notices the lady who had just came in and turns to wave at her as Matt does. "Hello there, that's a neat Jacket. you have." He says and reaches for his drink. wanting to give her some time to react before he tries to do anything more. also it helps him to focus a little as he's still got some anxiety over how he's dressed he looks like the picture on his character profile. Sure it was solely his decision and so far he hasn't regretted it. bit it's also his first time out wearing a skirt and tights and the rest of the school girl outfit outside and in front of other people. after a longer sip he puts down his glass and continues.. "I'm Asuka, it's nice to meet you, what's your name?"

As she took a sip of her drink, Alexi looked over to the man addressing her and with a hazy look in her eyes and relaxed expression, she tilted her head at his question. "Me? oh lets see.." She replied, taking a moment to remember last night, most of her memory was kind of a blur as she Is commonly under the influence of marijuana.

"Oh! I got off of work late, closed up the music store for the night after some strange fellow with a pointy hat bought a a Pink Floyd album from me... I guess I was unaware there was a cosplay event or something, had quite a few customers come in with outfits.."

She then looked over at what she assumed was a female, Alexi was too hazy to really determine the gender of whom complimented her jacket." Why thank you.." She said softly with a slight smile on her face. 'I've had this jacket for a few years now, I get patches and sow them on. "I'm Alexi, I recently became manager of the new music shop a ways down the street, you know the one that everyone's going to because of the U.K. and U.S. rock music we sell."

"ooh that sounds like the wizard guy.. uh... he was after" he says looking over at Mathew "Ya know I just realized, you never did tell me your name." he says tiling his head slightly to the side, before turning back to the lady. "Your welcome. that sounds like a neat idea I might need to find a nice coat and some nice patches to do that with." he nods "Nice to meet you Alexi, I've heard of that store. though to be honest I'm a bit more into Kpop then us rock. though there are still some rock bands I like. hum, do you like Anime?"

"Oh...this guy just had a hood. It looked kinda sci-fi. I will just keep coming back here each weekend. I'm bound to run into him again eventually." Mathew said, finishing his drink "I don't know about any cosplay event. I'm relatively new to the cosplay and convention scene. I've also considered getting a vinyl record player just because it would be cool, but I'm a cheapass."

Near the liquor shelves were two TVs at both ends. One was playing a stream of the newest Call of Duty, while the other played Parasyte.

"So what animes do you guys watch?" Matt was assuming anyone who came here liked anime.

Alexi then dug in her pocket, remembering she had a duplicate of a patch on her jacket the was sent to her as a bonus for a sale on these particular patches. "Here you go, your first battle jacket patch when you get it." she said as she gently slapped a Pokeball patch into his hand with a smile. "It's nice to meet you too... uh I didn't catch your name."

Now hearing the other man ask about animes, she quickly compiled a short list of her favorites in her mind. " For me I'd say Full Metal Alchemist, Death Note, Beserk, and Yu-gi-oh." With hat comment, she grabbed her leg where a pouch was strapped, pulling out her tournament Yu-gi-oh deck and flashing it up. " Active player as well..." she added on with a hint of pride.

Dave smiles big as Alexi hands over the patch "ooh, thanks so much. this will look great on there." he nods. "Oh I'm Asuka, thanks again for the patch." He goes to put it into his purse that was sitting on the bar next to him. "I've heard of all those but haven't actually watched any." he says and you can see his eyes light up when you pull out the cards "ooh that's so cool, I was thinking about trying that game sometime but never had anyone to play it with" he shrugs. "As for me, my Fav's are Fruits Basket, Excel Saga, Last Exile, and My Hero Academia"

"I haven't played that game since I was 22" Mathew said, referring to Alexi's Yu Gi Oh deck. It was clear to Matt that he wasn't going to be getting his jacket back, but he felt a lot better.

"I like Attack on Titan, Spy Family, Dr Stone, Death Note oh and have you guys seen Boccano?" He asked finishing his drink and ordering another.

Marie slowly walks into Otaku Town, lighting up when she sees familiar faces from animes she had watched on the walls. She didn’t know what to expect when she came across the pub during a stroll, but by the name she should’ve known it was anime related.

Looking around curiously, she took in the interior and the music playing, as well as the other faces that belonged to actually real people. Here there weren’t many at the moment, but there was a particular group she noticed most. One of them pulled out an entire deck of Yu-Gi-Oh cards, which she was kind of impressed at when she caught the words ‘active player’.

She pondered whether to walk over and make new friends, and moved to the side to lean against the wall so she could think it over, all while looking at the group.