Let's Party Like It's 1999- Bar Opening in the Nexus [OPEN POST]

[angelic_asshole]

It had been a time coming but finally Balthazar's bar "The Angel's Retreat" was open for business having been stocked up fully with drinks of all shapes, sizes and colours. Standing at the bar area is the owner, wings out and clutching a glass of Lucifer's finest angel booze. Scotch to be precise but at angel strength. The certain bottles of gut rot were locked up within a drinks cabinet behind the bar with only Balthazar being able to open it. The stuff was lethal to non-immortals and not wanting to poison potential customers, safety had to be upheld.

[ooc: Just pick which part of the club your character will visit and Balthazar will respond to both.]


The Bar Area:

(Pictures of the bar can be found here.)

Feel free to mingle here with one another and indulge in conversation and order your drinks here. Balthazar will be on hand to deliver whatever your heart's desire so chooses. Whether it be the strongest drink to the less lethal non-alcoholic varieties. Along with drinks there are also bowls of snacks positioned along the length of the bar including; crisps, potato chips (tortillas and the like), pickles, peanuts and other aperitifs.



The Nightclub and dance floor:

(Picture of the dance floor can be found here.)

If you are tired of ordering drinks or chatting then have no fear. If you walk into the backroom of the bar you will find a night club area, complete with a dance floor and DJ in the corner offering up a wide range of music. He also takes requests, so feel free to ask. That, or Balthazar will arrange something for your tastes. There is also a pole with a woman, or man, binding himself around it, offering up quite the show for any eager enthusiasts. It depends on what time of day you frequent the club. If it's evening then the pole dancer will be here showing of their moves. The dance floor is open all day.

Comments

[somekindofspaceuncle]

"I don't know, maybe some sake for now."

"Anyway, you're Jack's- partner?"

And then he realises he hasn't introduced himself.

"My name's Hiroki Shirogane," he says. "Right, I should tell you who I am, I think. Sorry. I'm Ziggy Stardust's fiance."

[angelic_asshole]

"Oh, sake? Good choice."

The angel set out rummaging around in the cabinet for a bottle of sake, pulling one out and setting it out onto the bar top. Ziggy's fiancé? Well, that would answer some of the questions regarding who he was. Another bright smile from the angelic bartender and he was pouring out some sake into a china cup.

"Would you like it heated up or room temperature? I had another customer come in asking for it warm. I suppose it depends on your preferences."

Leaning on the counter, Balthazar took a deep draw from his scotch glass which was nearly always by his side when on duty serving. Old habits die hard.

"It's good to finally meet the famous Hiroki Shirogane. Ziggy has spoken about you. You're a very lucky man."

[somekindofspaceuncle]

"Ziggy has?" Hiroki asks, genuinely surprised for half a second.

"Oh, then maybe I didn't have to come and introduce myself. But, you see, Jack is a new family member."

"And yeah, I'm lucky. The luckiest. Well, you are, too, if we're exchanging obvious truths now," Hiroki says, softly.

Balthazar might be able to feel, maybe, that, spiritually at least, Hiroki's not completely a human being. Although, mostly, yes.

Either way, Hiroki's utterly honest.

[angelic_asshole]

"Once or twice? Yes. He's a good man and now I want to get to know the handsome Japanese man he talks about."

Balthazar wanted to be welcomed into the Jack, Ziggy, Hiroki family, since he was relatively new and naturally, trust, had to be built. As for exchanging truths? The angel would be honest to Ziggy's fiancé as he could be. Another sip of scotch and he exhaled softly.

"You're not quite human, are you? As an angel I can sense things about people, supernatural entities and the like. Also, telepathy."

He tapped the corner of his temple and smiled.

[somekindofspaceuncle]

"You shouldn't believe half the things my Princess says about me," Hiroki says, with a slightest blush. "Ziggy, I mean. Er."

"Not quite human? Well. If you say so, then I guess I'm not quite human," Hiroki says, and giggles a little.

Then looks serious.

"I'm not being flippant. It's all very simple if one's an Alchemist, I bet, but I'm not, so 'what the quiznak am I?' question I usually answer by saying 'myself'. Sorry."

[angelic_asshole]

"Princess?"

That gets a friendly smile from the angel who also has a fond nickname he uses for his Jack. It seems both twins have nicknames given to them by their respective partners. It was pretty cute to be honest.

"I call mine Jack, Eye-Patch Fuck Puppy."

Balthazar raised a curious eyebrow at Hiroki's admission regarding his heritage. If he wasn't human then...something else. The angel couldn't quite put his finger on it because the aura surrounding the other man was quite different to any he'd felt before.

"What are you if you don't mind me asking? If you're not human."

[somekindofspaceuncle]

Fuck Puppy? Hiroki thinks, and frowns, because Jack's profession--

"Well, if Jack likes the name, who am I to ask why. Sure. Fine."

As for the angel's question.

"For all I know, I'm a human."

"Or was."

"Well, to be honest, I'm, probably mostly human?"

He shakes his head.

"I was cloned from a human. For my whole life, I thought I was him, I mean, the guy I was cloned from. I'm not him. But, well. I think I'm human in large percentage, if you're curious. Might be something else, too, but mostly human. Also, I'm dead."

[angelic_asshole]

Yep. Fuck Puppy being exclusively the name he used for Jack. No one else dare use it since it had other connotations attached. Balthazar was all too aware that some would take advantage of his wheeled hooligan and that thought alone enraged him.

"You're dead? Well, you're certainly a good talker for a dead man. Might I ask how this happened?"

Was Hiroki a ghost? Or, at least, he didn't look very ethereal. Perhaps being a clone of someone worked differently somehow? Also, who would perform such a thing and why? So many questions. Ziggy's fiancé was indeed an enigma. Another sip of scotch and the angel had his eyes firmly fixed on the "ghost" in front of him.

[somekindofspaceuncle]

"I don't talk about my death after just a single shot of drink", Shiro's clone says, smiling wryly. "Though I will tell you to avoid a certain witch in Nexus. She's old and purple, you won't have trouble recognosing her."

"I have a temporary body while I'm here. The White Lion helps with that. He, ah, he's a Spirit Guardian of a certain very magical place in a Universe I'm from."

"My original body is now occupied by Shiro, the guy I was cloned for. He was dead, he's alive now thanks to that. Which I don't have any issue with, anymore. I was mostly gone by then."

Suddenly, Hiroki realises something. Angel. Angels can heal souls, can't they? Or maybe not...

"Listen, you're an angel, so.... would you know for sure if a human has a soul or not? The witch made other clones of Shiro, too, not just me. I'd like to save them. If any are alive, physically and spiritually. I have a friend who would help, she sees such stuff, but maybe you could help, too, if you see such things, the more the better-"

"Nevermind. We've only just met, I'm asking too much. Forget it."

[angelic_asshole]

"You're right. I'm sorry. It wasn't my intention to pry into your private life, Hiroki. You're just the first clone ghost I've met."

He sipped his scotch and narrowed his eyes, wondering if he'd indeed struck a sore spot. There was something there deep within the man and the angel could almost sense the man that came before him. This Shiro he spoke of. The energy and feint memories were there but nothing much else at the moment. It was too foggy for him to clutch onto anything solid but if he worked with Hiroki then maybe they could achieve something together.

"I can sense certain things regarding telepathy and what people are thinking. Emotional responses and the like but not in the way your Ziggy can. Antheans are much more empathic than us angels are."

Was he asking for help? If so, then Balthazar wouldn't think twice about helping Hiroki with his memories of Shiro.

"Hey, it's alright. We're all friends here. Let me help."

[somekindofspaceuncle]

"Ziggy and Allura promised to help. They're my family, so, I, well, maybe I'll let them? Shiro promised to help, too."

"Shiro's a sensitive guy. And a noble hero. The Paladin. He'd like to help the clones," Hiroki mutters.

"As for me, I'm..." he trails off.

Balthazar mind, in his mind, see flashes of something dark. And then, liquid. And fear. Utter, complete horror. But a mute one. As if it's memory of a person who knew no language, perhaps. No language at all. And it's definitely Hiroki's own memory.

"Why are you saying...that I want help? I'm not the one who needs it. These - these other 'me's do need... help," Hiroki says, slowly, blanching a little. "I'm - I'm fine. You can see that I am. Completely."

[angelic_asshole]

"Hey, it's alright. Don't think about it if it hurts."

The angel slid a hand on Hiroki's arm, squeezing softly. The man needed a friend and right now the angel wanted to try and alleviate some of the pain the guy was obviously feeling. He wasn't an Anthean, so couldn't offer the empathy like Jack or Ziggy, yet he viewed Hiroki like a brother.

"You're not fine, love. I don't need to be an Anthean to see you're hurting."

Balthazar did have some telepathic ability, so could sense that Hiroki was holding back.