make him a member of the midnight crew

[bakegarasu]

Who: Otoha and YOU!
What: The bar is open. It's booze time.
Where: The Crow's Nest (Otoha's bar)
When: Late afternoon Sunday - Early morning Monday
Style: Either!
Status: Open

Four in the afternoon. Time to open. Otoha makes sure the door to his room is closed and locked, and heads over to flip the sign on the front door to 'open'. Business has still been slow, but it's something to do at least. He heads behind the counter, sitting down and checking to make sure his sword is in grabbing range before cracking open a book.

Maybe someone would come in today. Hopefully.

Comments

[behind_my_smile]

"So running a bar is kind of in your family? I guess it seemed natural to open one here too then." Fai lists his glass and drinks a bit more.

[bakegarasu]

"It's the more respectable one of the family business options, yeah." Also the least likely to get him in trouble. Probably.

[behind_my_smile]

"Do you have a really big family? Do you see them often? Did any of them get to come here with you?" Fai knew he probably shouldn't pry into other people's lives..but he always does anyway.

[bakegarasu]

"Depends on what you call 'family'. I grew up in my brother's yakuza cell. I used to see them all the time. Then I tried to steal some money from them with my friend, ended up nearly dying, and weird stuff happened... actually I imagine they're running around Shinjuku now, wondering what to do without a leader. None of them came with me and I'm thankful for it."

Hey, you did ask.

[behind_my_smile]

"Wow..that's a pretty exciting story. Why did you try to steal the money from your own yakuza family? Do you miss your brother at least?" Fai had a brother once..many many decades ago..but that isn't a story he really tells.

[bakegarasu]

"My friend Reiji and I had decided to run away. It was kind of the idea of a final 'fuck you' to them... probably not the smartest move, in hindsight."

He does chuckle a little at the last question. "Do I miss him? No. Not in the least."

[behind_my_smile]

"So I guess the one you probably miss is actually your friend, Reiji? Do you miss him then?" Fai finds it sad that this man's family isn't one he seems to care for. The only family he had ever really known was his brother and he had lost even him at an early age.

[bakegarasu]

"... Yeah. I know I won't see him again, unless this place decides to pull him in." Wow, he did not mean to talk this much about his family. "Do you have any family at home?"

[behind_my_smile]

"Maybe it will someday. You never know with this place! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you." Fai smiled but it faded as soon as he thought about the question. "Not anymore..I don't really have a home to go back too. It was destroyed."

[bakegarasu]

"... Ah." He considers offering him another drink at that, but he doesn't really want to carry him home. "Sorry to hear that."

[behind_my_smile]

"It was my fault but I've accepted it as best I can. I've been told not to dwell on the past and to look only towards the future. And I'm doing my best to do that." A smile returns but this one is significantly more subdued then his earlier ones. He lifts his drink to his lips and finishes it off.

[bakegarasu]

"I can understand that."

It takes a moment while he tries to remember more normal societal rules before he reaches over and puts a hand on Fai's shoulder.

[behind_my_smile]

Fai's smile brightens a bit. "I guess I can see this as a chance to relax and enjoy staying in one place like a home would be. Plus I get to meet lots of interesting people here."

[bakegarasu]

"Yeah, there is that. A lot more people than I would have probably talked to at home."

He's... not naturally much of a talker. Whoops.

[behind_my_smile]

"You can learn so much about other worlds here too! And try things you might not have ever gotten a chance to." Fai travels to a lot of worlds, but even he would never get a chance to see all of them.