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[heartstings]

[For a few moments the video focuses on a rather peaceful view of Jeopardy -- if anyone can call that city particularly peaceful -- before the video turns around to show Kenzi. She's much less done up than when she arrived but no less stylish.]

So when I arrived -- [a pause] correction -- returned, I wanted to play like I'd never been here. I figured if I faked it long enough maybe I'd just forget everything. Everyone I knew... [She trails off as she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.]

Anyways! Fate had other plans. As it does.

So. Let's try this again. Hi, my name is Kenzi and I was here about four years ago before being 'ported back home. Before that, I was an imPort for three years which means if you do the math I was only in this world for a year. The two before spent in, what're people calling it, oh, the Alpha World.

I'm one of Atropos' survivors and let me tell you right now there will be no surviving Atropos a second time. It'll be game over. The. End.

[She lets that hang for a moment before continuing.]

Not unless we -- and I mean all of us -- come up with a plan.

I know a lot of you just wanna hide your heads in the sand and hope this all blows over or are just rolling over and accepting death. Because that's what it will be. Death. And as someone that's done that a couple of times now I'd rather not for a third.

I know a lot of you probably want to fight. Will fight. But you can't fight a reality-bending, world eating god. Not without some help.

I know a lot of you are probably against it -- don't like the idea even, I know I don't -- but we need Lachesis and Clotho. We need to summon them if we're going to have a fighting chance. I mean it might bite us in the ass later, but I'm gonna be positive about this and hope it won't.

So that's my plan. What's yours?

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[heartstings]

If you need a drinking partner I'm free.

[devilishly_handsome]

I wouldn't say no.

I'm at Pour Decisions.

[heartstings]

Got an address?

[devilishly_handsome]

[He sends the address.]

[heartstings]

See ya in a bit.


((did you want to log this or just continue action spam here or handwave?))

[devilishly_handsome]

((Action spam works for me.))

[When she arrives, she'll find Anton drinking whiskey. Normally he'd just drink ale or mead, but on this occasion, he's in the mood for something stronger.]

[heartstings]

[Kenzi wastes no time getting herself something to drink once she enters the bar. She b-lines it to the tender and asks for something strong then tells them to just give her a whole bottle of vodka and two shot glasses before she settles into with Anton.]

This place seems cozy. It's no Red Branch, though. [She comments as she begins filling both glasses.]

[devilishly_handsome]

Red Branch? Is that from back home, or is that here?

[He's always open to checking out new bars. Unless it's in another universe, because interplanar travel really isn't a thing he can do.]

And thanks. Assuming one of those glasses is for me. If you just wanted to do two shots at once, let me know.

[heartstings]

Naw back home was the Dál. The Red Branch a place I co-owned with a friend. I'm pretty sure it closed now.

[She highly doubts any locals decided to keep the place open.]

Hmm? [She looks up as she finishes pouring the shots.] Oh, yeah. I'm always down for double shots but this one is for you. [She slides one glass over to him before raising hers.]

Here's to the end.

[devilishly_handsome]

[He takes his glass, raising it.]

And here's to the end hopefully not actually ending.

[He then throws the drink back, feeling it burn as it goes down his throat. This, he decides, is exactly what he needs.]

I think I'm going to need more of this to convince myself that the whole ending thing is not actually going to end.

[heartstings]

That too.

[She knocks back her own, letting out a heavy sigh once it's down.]

It's probably going to take more than just this, but we can try.

[She refills both glasses before placing the bottle between them so they can refill their own glasses as they go.]

[devilishly_handsome]

[He picks up his glass.]

Well, if this bottle isn't enough, we could always buy another.

[He downs his second shot, enjoying the warmth he's starting to feel spread through his body before he pours himself another.]

[heartstings]

Honey, one bottle is never enough.

[She also downs her second, refilling her glass as she swallows.]

Unless its tequila. Then you just need a few shots. But tequila is only for when you want to make really poor choices.

[devilishly_handsome]

[He takes one more shot.]

I mean, poor choices are kind of my thing.

[Although, considering the fact that he's already feeling rather lightheaded, he might not need tequila to start making bad choices.]

[heartstings]

Same. But, like, there's a level to bad choices. You have -- for example -- a rando hookup that turns out to be terrible and not worth it which is around, like, here. [She holds her hand up a few inches away from the table before downing another shot.

As she refills she continues.] And then there's like invoking Baba Yaga to curse your bestie's ex-ish lover. Which is around here. [This time she has to push herself up off her seat a bit so she can reach up higher into the air.]

[devilishly_handsome]

Oh. Yeah, I'd rather avoid invoking anything that will be all cursey. Those things never turn out well. I'd rather stick with bad sex or waking up naked in strange places.

[Those bad choices were fun, at least.]

[heartstings]

Yeah, wasn't fun at all. Crazy biddy kidnapped me to her realm because I was the one that invoked her.

[Down that hatch goes another shot.]

Been a while since I've done either of those.

[devilishly_handsome]

Yeah, I have a brother who thinks it's a good idea to try and find out who our devilish ancestors are to try and invoke them. Personally, I think it's a terrible idea. He thinks they'll grant him power. I think they'd just use him as a pawn in their games.

[He takes another shot.]

So why did you invoke her?

[Sure, he gets that she wanted to curse a guy, but why?]

[heartstings]

From the experience of being on the sidelines of someone trying to find out who their parents are, it's not the best idea. It just results in disappointment and the potential destruction of the entire world.

[Time for another refill but instead of drinking it she turns it around in place.]

Long story short, my bestie got really into this dude and then it turned out he wasn't so into her, or rather he was but it's complicated. Anyway! He broke her heart and we were toying with ideas for getting even and after many tequila shots I decided to invoke Baba Yaga without letting her know. It turned out be a really bad idea, naturally.

[devilishly_handsome]

Yeah, I have the feeling that's how it would end with what he wants, too, considering our lineage.

And yeah, that definitely sounds like a terrible idea. Definitely not something to do again.

[heartstings]

[Kenzi nods as she downs another drink.]

It was pretty funny up until Baba Yaga decided she wanted her payment.

[devilishly_handsome]

[He takes another shot. And, with a slight slur to his words, he continues to ask questions.]

So what'd she do to your friend's ex? 'Cause I'd think something that would kidnap you in payment would like...eat his bones when you invoke her or something, but you don't seem like the type to think that's funny. I just met you, though. I could be wrong.

[heartstings]

Oh, no, Baba Yaga likes to eat girls. [A pause.] And not like in the perverted way. [A short laugh.]

Naw, she just, like, made every woman he came into contact want to smash his face in.

[devilishly_handsome]

Okay, that makes a little more sense, but that is some really bad fine print to miss.

[heartstings]

Yeeeeeaaaaah. [Downs her shot but doesn't bother to go for another refill just yet.]

It worked out though, we pulled a Hansel and Gretel on her and got the hell outta dodge.