Who Needs Roses When We Have Happy Hour

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Who: Saori Nakagawa and anyone else [open]
Where: Aqures Ixen - The Space Saloon
When: February 14, 2017
Summary: Thankfully there is no Date Auction this year, but it wouldn't be right to dismiss Valentine's Day outright. So why not an All Day Happy Hour? If anyone would like to use the Space Saloon as the backdrop for their date, feel free to use this log.
Warnings: None for now.

It's no surprise Valentine's Day can be rather polarizing for a holiday. However, both Saori and her moogle for once agreed they couldn't outright ignore it. After all, if Barkeep was still around, he would've gone all out. Rather than have the entire place over saturated with hearts and other decorations, she decided to keep it minimal and focused more on the menu.

For the past week, Brigid managed to tack on fliers for the Saloon all over Aqures Ixen. "All Day Valentine's Day Special!" was boldly written. It also mentioned a special menu along with reduced prices across the menu including the drinks.

As patrons entered, there were several red and pink streamers hanging from the ceiling. Saori, dressed in a traditional bartender's clothes, could be seen manning the bar. Despite the constant flow of orders, she handles them all with ease only to take a break to make sure the kitchen staff was alright. Customers might see Brigid writing in a book of some sort with much fervor either up on the highest shelf of the back bar or on the rafters. Let's just hope that bottle of ink she has doesn't fall anytime soon.

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"Oh, I think we know what he's playing at," Saori said as she places a clean glass away under the bar. "Can't say I don't blame the guy at all. You do have a way of attracting people. And also possibly questioning their sexuality for a good hour or so but that's not the point." If they were at home, she would've expected a pillow thrown at her face right about now.

She walks over to where Mary is, carrying her own glass of water. "If you're looking for permission to go, you have it but two conditions. You go because you want to and you have fun. I'm taking tomorrow off so we'll have all the time to do whatever we want." After all, it would be rather hypocritical of her to cage Mary in when she had an open relationship with her husband. Though if Jack was open to the idea of sharing, Saori wouldn't object to that.

She glances at the two letters again, taking in a sip of water. "Hmm, you know you could always mess with him by having both Mary Read and James Kidd show up. I mean he did go out of his way to have two letters sent. Besides, doesn't that Illusionist job have a skill for such an occasion?"

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Mary couldn't help but smirk at Saori's commentary. Still, she wasn't quite sure that Saori was questioning anything when they met, at least nothing on the surface level like that. She was sure she confused a fair few pirates in her time back home, but a number of them were a bit bent themselves. Not having women on a ship didn't stop some folks after all.

Taking her glass from the bar she clinked it to Saori's own, a happy smile on her face, grateful for her girlfriend's understanding. "Thank you. More than anything else, I want to make sure that this gets resolved and done. I'll be sure not to sign myself up for adventures tomorrow though."

"But aye, I've been thinking something along the same lines." She smirked as she looked over the letters. She'd borrowed something from Jade after receiving these that might well do the trick. "I need to see just how it works. We might not be spending this evening apart after all if you're willing to contribute to some devilry."

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There's a mischievous glint in her eye as she smiles. "Of course I'll help. As if I could ever pass up a chance like this." Besides, she wanted to see Jack's reaction and how it would turn out with her own eyes.

"I'll just have a clone set up and no one would even notice. So what do you want me to do exactly?"

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The pirate's grin grew wider and she leaned forward, resting her elbows on the letters and focusing more on Saori's face. "Mmmmm, I can think of a fair few things I'd like you to do. And now I'm wondering just what you can do with those clones too."

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A stunned Saori blinks before laughing. "Challenge accepted," she said after finally having a moment to breathe. "This is gonna be fun, alright." She looks over her shoulder when she hears the scuffing a bar stool. Oh right. Work.

"Okay, so let me know when you head off to go see Jack. Just not too late or I might not be able to break out of here before the dinner rush starts. Sorry, I'll be right back." She nods and goes to where the new customer sat down. After that little talk, there seemed to be an extra bounce in Saori's step as she worked.

Best. Valentine's Day here. Ever.