39th Sphere

[got_blitzed]

[Jecht awakens fully dressed in a tuxedo on a red heart-shaped bed.  For some reason, he's holding a bouquet of red roses in his left hand.  He doesn't remember going to bed in a place like this, and he hasn't been drunk since that night he pitched a fit at the post office for taking Garnet's arm.  Sitting up and grumbling, he glances around the room, only to find he's not alone.]

"...All right, what the fuck.  Who the hell are you supposed to be?  This your idea of a joke?  'Cause it ain't funny."

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[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Stands up and walks on over at last.]

"What's that stuff?"

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Why, I'm not too certain what this is... [she hands up the grenadine for him to see]

But this bottle [the club soda that is] must be that "sodapop" the children enjoy.

[setting it down, she moves some more things around and discovers some chocolate sauce. Wow they really get creative with the drink ingredients here... or maybe it's for other uses]

I found chocolate!

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Guess I'll try the red stuff."

[Grabs up the grenadine and starts drinking straight out of the bottle.]

"...Hm. Cherry. Not bad. Little thick, though."

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Too thick... that's no good.

[she ponders. What would her chef do? She lifts the soda bottle.]

What if you were to mix it with this soda? It appears to be light and bubbly.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Sure, let's try that. Might be good."

[Pours about half a glass full of grenadine.]

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

[she pours the soda in equal part with the grenadine, and deciding she wants to try it as well, fixes up a glass for herself, too]

Cheers~

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Here's mud in yer eye."

[Clinks his glass together with hers and drinks it down.]

"...Hey, not bad. Not bad at all."

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Mud?? [she's confused, but drinks anyway and is quite happy with the result]

Oh! This is quite sweet and delicious. It seems my experiences are coming in handy.

[she giggles again. This is kind of fun for her! With how nice the food and drink is, it hasn't crossed her mind too many times to try to eat Jecht.]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Experiences?"

[Pours another glass of this delicious concoction.]

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

The Russian town assigned me as a drink creator, for whatever reason. I did a lot of experimenting that week.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Heh. Guess it paid off. Ain't very often somethin' this town does actually turns out to be useful.

Googlefu said sake was first imported to Japan during the 50s so I am running with it

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Useful, no, but perhaps it is character-building?

[upon finishing her soda, she goes back to looking at bottles. "... Sake?" That seems rare! This bar really is EXTREMELY well stocked. She's intrigued]

Not that I have any gratitude to those fools. They stole me away from a very rich life.

[pouring herself some sake now. Drinking it wrong but whatever, she's no chef.]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

[Jecht wouldn't know the difference anyway, so he just sticks to the club soda and grenadine mix until it runs out.]

"Yeah? What were you, like, a noble or somethin'?"

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Yes, precisely. I was the lady of a grand mansion with many servants.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Man, you must hate it here, then.

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

My. I don't wish to complain, but yes, the common lifestyle is a most tiresome experience.

[she's enjoying the sake even though it's not at an ideal temperature and keeps drinking it]

It's awful. Their idea of a pet for me is a giant, talking rodent... such vermin would never make it into my prized menagerie. It tries to be so friendly too. Disgusting.

[yeah drinking is loosening her mouth.]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Huge talking rat, huh?"

[Takes another sip.]

"...Guess I've seen weirder shit than that."

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have as well. Especially drones, you know. They took away so many people I was interested in... [she sighs. Massimo, Kid... both had their unique bodies stripped away and now she'll never know what they taste like.

She gulps down more sake.]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"...Yeah, I know what ya mean. Damn town keeps takin' away all my students too."

[He's lost Ribbon, Norway, and Sweden already. Probably just a matter of time before someone else drops.]

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

Students?

[she seems surprised. What kind of education could they receiving from this oafish fellow? Of course sports didn't occur to her.]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The blitzball team.

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I've never heard of it.

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you and everyone else in this town.

[ate-it-all.livejournal.com]

I presume that I am before its time. There are many new [hiccup] ...

[sigh]

[child-abuser.livejournal.com]

"Nah. Different world seems to be the problem there."

[Glances at the alcohol in her hand.]

"Might wanna slow it down there."