[IC] Handie's Bar

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Keenan yawned. The short woman was sitting on a barstool in front of the bar, and she was swinging her legs absently. She was watching the two lookalike bartenders wordlessly going about their own business, on a routine of cleaning and reorganizing that was really both fascinating and disturbing. They didn't speak a word to each other, not even so much as a glance, and yet they went about in such a tidy and neat harmony, you'd think that they were performing some kind of dance.

Seth was the slightly older of the two twins, but only by seven minutes. He and his brother Zahkrii both boredly went about their duties as bartenders, because that's what the ominous landlord Handie decided to have them do. So they did.

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Scout opened the door with a bang, striding in with both arms outspread and a broad grin on his face. "Fear not! For I have arrived bored bar patrons!" He announced loudly, taking long steps into the room.
"Humble today aren't we?" Yawned Barrett, shouldering Scout lightly on his way in and waving a hello to Keenan. A third entered behind them, a short looking woman with a quiver and a bow across her back and a hood up over her face. Looking around curiously she slipped past the noisy Outliers and folded her arms as she inspected her surroundings.

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Neither of the flamehead twins looked up from their work, and nor did they even seem to notice the three newcomers.

Keenan, however, jumped at the sudden noise, before breaking into a broad grin. "Barrett! James!" She exclaimed, before tackling them both simultaneously.

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Scout staggered back into Barrett who shoved them both forward and off of himself. Grinning, the taller man brushed off his hands and headed to the bar. "Nice to see you Head set!" He chuckled,

Ethelsen watched them with a confused expression, before shrugging and taking up residence in a high backed chair off in a corner where she could see the door and the rest of the room.

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Keenan just laughed at him. "No, I promise I'm not drinking. The last time I did..." she shuddered, made for her seat again.

One of the twins automatically grabbed a glass and put it in front Ethelsen before returning to whatever it was he was doing.

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"Thank gods for that!" Sighed Scout, draping an arm around Keenan's shoulders as he walked along side her. "As funny as it was, you and Rook were awful the next day."
"Mmm, very very true." Barrett nodded sagely.

"Ah, thank you." Ethelsen said as the twin disappeared, accepting the glass.

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"Mhm." One of the twins said in reply to Ethel, before handing one also to Barrett.

"No kidding..." Keenan replied. "It would be funny to see you get drunk though!" She grinned at Scout.

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"Uh no, it would not!" Barrett cut in, smacking Scout's hand when the other reached for something at the bar. "None for you pirate."
"Stop calling me that." Scout snorted, shooing Barrett off.

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Keenan slapped a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. "Oh man I missed you guys." She said amusedly.

One of the twins frowned at Scout, and pointedly slid a glass over to him before taking the bottle from his hand and serving it, rather then letting him just take it. Then he put it back.

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"Wait no serving him! Im serious!" Barrett called after the bartender.

"Hush Bar, you're annoying when youre sober." Scout scolded him, before turning his head to the side to place a loud kiss on Keenan's cheek. "Missed you to Kee"

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She grinned at him. "What kind of a kiss was that?" She teased.

Neither of the twins acknowledged Barrett's comment. One of them paused to give him a studious look. "What do you want?" He asked, seeing as he hadn't asked for anything yet.

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"A gross one." Barrett stuck his tongue out at the two before looking to the twin. "Um, a scotch please. Something expensive my Squad Leader can buy for me." He said brightly, deftly avoiding a smack from Scout.

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The twin that had spoken immediately made for Barrett a scotch. Then went back to cleaning.

Keenan interrupted Scout's attempt to attack Barrett to pull him over and kiss him more soundly.

One of the twins' eyebrows raised slightly, but he said nothing. "For you?" the other twin asked of Ethel.

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Barrett made gaging noises into his glass as Scout hugged Keenan tightly to him and kissed her back happily.

"This will do me fine, thank you." Ethel said, before raising the glass she had been given and indicating it was still half full.

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The flamehead nodded once before returning to the constant busywork.

Keenan grinned at him. "Now that's much better." She laughed.

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"Much!" Scout chuckled in agreement, before flipping Barrett off as the sniper made a face at them.

"Oh you two and your sickening coupleness." Snorted Barrett as he sipped from his drink. "You make me long for Vic's company..."

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"You know, I've been thinking." Keenan said, now to Barrett. "I think I recognize Victor from somewhere. But I can't really place him. I mean, I think I recognize him from before I met you guys."

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"Well that would be uh, weird." Barrett said thoughtfully, continuing to sip from his drink as Scout rested his chin on Keen's shoulder possessively. "You know since before you were a criminal and all."

"And he was a law abiding Marshall, not a treasonous nut job who just happened to be one of the best dragon wranglers to run the desert." Added Scout thoughtfully. "What kinda criminals were you running with anyways Kee?"

Ethelsen watched the reunion curiously, continuing to take her time with her drink.

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She shrugged one shoulder, since James was resting his chin on her other one. "Just your run of the mill swindlers, thieves, and hired assassins." She replied. "Though, there were these two guys I remember, who were they..." She frowned in thought for a moment. "Oh yeah, ratboy and narcissus. Those two were complete weirdos." She nodded. "Hah! I remember the first time I met them, too. We were hired by some crazy lady to steal some notepad from a..." She paused. "It was him! It was Victor! Woah, no wonder he's always so rude to me. Hah!" She laughed at the sudden realization.

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"Victor's rude to everyone, Im sure you're not special to him." Barrett said condescendingly, reaching over to pat her hand comfortingly.
"YEah, I don't think you want to be someone Vic holds a grudge against, or remembers." Scout added with a humorless laugh.