Instead of an answer, the man introduced himself and wandered off in a drunken stupor. "Shouta the Rookie Judge." She made a mental note of it and watched him go off, watching in a slight confusion. She saw as he got on stage and entertained the crowd of drunken taverners. The captain overheard Nolan's idea to out sing and out drink Shouta and let out a short laugh. "What a fun idea. Luro, how about it? Share a drink with the guy! I think he'll enjoy it. And Ray, I think these guys do need to know how a real musician sounds." The idea alone sounded as if it would have been hilarious to watch. Everyone seemed lighthearted and jolly in their drunkenness, none at the point of violence- not yet at least. Might as well enjoy it while it lasted.
The captain stood, only for Danny to pass by, bouncing along and pulling Shouta towards the tables. She was really a bundle of energy.. She didn't understand why Nolan worried about her so much when Danny was randomly grabbing men. What if he impulsively attacked or something?
Risa was listening to Luro, believing every word he said. "W-what, really? But they seem so...so nice!" She looked over at Nolan who was still near their captain. He was the kindest one of the crew! How did he just kill puppies? He had to be really twisted to do something like that. And Danny was the smallest in the group, but she was dangerous too? Looks were really deceiving... When Nolan had returned to talk to Luro and Ray about contests, she looked a little uneasy around the chef.
"Soft as a blanket? Hah, yeah right Luro, you're like a robotic teddy bear. Soft on the outside, but probably deadly and cold on the inside... Hey Risa, do those things exist? Teddy bears with mechanics inside?"
Risa blinked and looked between Luro, Nolan, and then the captain. Nolan was the one telling Luro to be careful... But Nolan was also the one who was a crazy murderer. Maybe Luro wasn't telling the truth... Or maybe it was an elaborate rouge Nolan was pulling off. "Um- Uh, yes. We do have stuffed animals that are stuffed with gears and mechanics. They can move around by themselves, and some- like ones my brother made, have mini weapons. But they're small so pretty harmless." Suddenly her hand was grabbed and she looked up at Luro in surprise. At the moment, she wasn't sure how to feel about him. First she was his prisoner, yet he had been fascinated beyond compare by all of... well the island. Now, he was her bodyguard and wouldn't let her leave his sight. "B-But I don't want to go meet the Rookie Judge guy." It was too late for that one though. Luro had already began to pull her away from the table.
What was up with him?
Ray had decided to play and sing a jolly tune, familiar by most, making the crowd sing along. He rose men's spirits if they were having a bad day, and prompted some to even dance- but they knew better than to cause too much attention to themselves like that. As his song was over, he joined the others who were now posted near Shouta.
"Sorry about my friend here, she gets a little excited sometimes. I think she was just helping a drunk get to his seat." Runali pulled Danny out of arm's reach, just in case the male had enough sense to get too upset. First impressions had to be good after all. The captain sat directly across from the Judge while the others hovered behind her, whether standing or in chairs. As Luro walked over, Risa was standing more behind him than next to him. He was tall enough to hide behind, and she was sure she wanted nothing to do with this pirate interaction.
For a brief moment, as her crew gathered, Runali wondered where Alicia had left to. But in that moment, the swordswoman returned, feeling content about her quick examination of the tavern. No one looked too dangerous, and no one had a vendetta against any of the StarDusk crew. When she returned, she kept a reasonable distance, not wanting Shouta to feel more crowded than he probably was. Luckily, with so few of a crew, it wasn't too crowded- still, it would have been safer to assume that giving him space was the best idea. Ray was one of those of her crew to give the man his space, standing next to Alicia as he grabbed another drink.
"Wonderful song by the way. You've made these fools remember their happiest days in their lowest hour." Before she continued, Ray decided to be the one to hand the two, Shouta and Luro, drinks from the bar since he had not seen the two drinking as it was. "We didn't start off appropriately. It's an," Runali was going to say honor, but she didn't know if it was quite an honor yet. She still had to figure that out. "Well, hello to you. Wouldn't want to lie and say it is an honor or nice when I know you not. The name is Runali. This is my crew, the StarDusk pirates."
At this point, if he was a marine, they'd know for sure... and they'd probably have to hightail it back to their ship.
