Stratocracy

Myriad Reality

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It’s a little embarrassing to admit, but I actually don’t really think the ethanol part tastes very good. I may have to figure out how to like it.

@Fractured

You either acquire the taste or you mask it with flavor as much as you can, is the trick to it.

Myriad Reality

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You mean from scratch? I’ve got a whole lot to learn.

@Fractured

You'll pick up it up fast, clearly.

Myriad Reality

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Oh, wow uh, thank you!
*Retracts the translucent appendages*
It’s just a lot easier when you’re distracted with work to do.

@Fractured

I say keep it up. Maybe it won't be long before you're comfortable enough to start making your own drinks too.

Myriad Reality

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The mixology stuff? I helped my mom brew potions as a kid, and I’ve watched other people do it.

@Fractured

Part of a good bartender’s job is to be friendly and make good small talk with patrons. All due respect, you seemed incredibly nervous up until stepping behind the counter, and the moment you did, you started talking to me like you’ve owned a bar for decades yourself and it was just another day, another dollar. You got switches on you? ‘Cause I’d sure say it feels like you flipped one.
*Chuckles*

Myriad Reality

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*Smiles with warmth and starts cleaning the glass once you set it down*
I believe everyone has their own lot; it just looks different for all of us.

@Fractured

Very true. Are you sure you haven’t done this before?

Myriad Reality

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You know, it's okay! This body is my fate, but my will is to get this job and do something about it. So I'm making the most of it.

@Fractured

*Smirks and raises the glass*
Now I will absolutely drink to that.
*Tips the glass up and downs the rest of the drink all in one gulp, planting the glass firmly back down on the bar*

Myriad Reality

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Absolutely! Mine is considered a sad fate, actually. There are others that mean you or your family are smiled upon.

@Fractured

That’s unfortunate.

Myriad Reality

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There are some things that can change or push it, but as far as any of us can tell it's mostly a loaded dice roll.

@Fractured

Are there any notable, like… “lucky” versus “unlucky” rolls?

Myriad Reality

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Um, I'm sorry. It's just how things are where I'm from, like how you probably picked your career after you matured.

@Fractured

Oh, nah, I didn’t mean it in any negative way. Stuff about how you grow is just usually something you’d attribute to genetics, which has predictable patterns and probabilities and stuff like that. Seems bizarre for it to be random.

Myriad Reality

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*Shakes my head*
At my core, I'm a monster. The type of monster we become is mostly random.

@Fractured

That’s bizarre, to say the least.