Drinks of the jungle

[Skye]

Sitting inside of the the tropical escape that was the jungle bird, having arrived slightly before their appointed time of 6:45 to be able to grab them a booth in a corner as far away from the general costumer section as possible, not a guarantee for much extra privacy but at least it would mean less people having a reason to walk by them on a regular basis.

Not having cared much to get dressed up, just grabbing something comfortable that looked good enough for the evening. Nor even attempting to hide her muscular V-shaped athletic frame, those days were long gone thankfully enough and not like he should have missed it or see the change from how small she used to be.

Phone flicked open with a swift text sent out as she waits for Mateus to arrive, not wanting to grab herself a drink before he did but not sure how long she could hold a table without ordering something at least. At least having been able to coordinate this event for a Sunday, knowing they would have just a little over two hours before the loud speed metal music would start, giving her a chance to fully party the night away once their get together had concluded, fidgeting with her poison vial necklace whilst examining the menu of drinks, especially the virgin options.

[Mateus]

Mateus arrives at the appointed time. No magic active - and he has the attention to ... feel ... that sensation of something pricking juuuust a bit out of his sight, a tiny itch and a feeling of uneasiness that accompany the presence of magic.
While he has no magic active, he has done his best, after returning from work to present his best. In his thinking, if the victor of the duel is buying, he should treat that meeting with the same respect expected from the duel. He has left work a bit early, rushed home, bathed, shaved, shined his shoes, put on his best linen shirt - a white one, fixed his hair and put on his most expensive (which means modest cost) perfume. He still seems a bit casual but careful-casual. After all, this is not a date.

He arrives and takes a look around the place and finds it to his liking. Skye new her bars it seemed or did the required legwork before calling.

He spots the petite woman in the corner booth with little effort - she is striking after all - and makes his way there.
"Greetings, Rose!" he said with a warm smile. "Call me Mateus." He takes a seat.
"Thank you for this treat. The place is lovely and you are lovely too. How are you doing? "

No magic active

[Skye]

Looking up at the man as he arrived, casual eyes scanning over his clothes, subconsciously checking for obvious weapons it had not been long ago since she was stabbed after all. And even if it had been by someone whose skills were nothing to speak of so well caution, not wanting neither the scolding....ok that was a lie, but not wanting people to freak out or worry again none of the four that knew had been to calm about it.

Flashing the man a warm kind smile as she noticed him.
”Greetings.” Smelling a bit of his perfume, not really sure what scent it was, nor able to discern it to well in this setting, not to often wearing any herself. Needing to many showers between training passes for such things to be feasible.

Rolling her eyes playfully.
”Flatterer there, there is no need to be so formal or courteous please just act casual, I am not a stickler for all that social courtesy dancing.” It was just hard to keep up with. ”I cannot complain, had a nice gym session right before coming here.” Handing him a menu. ”If you do not mind so would I prefer it if you were the one whom actually pays, you may use my card of course as it is my treat but I have a penchant for getting carded when buying alcoholic beverages, especially when it is calm inside.” Softly chuckling. ”A downside with being small enough to be able to hide around middle schoolers.” And with a body constantly pushed to not age not exactly made easier by looking physically older.

Seeing a bit of herself in his words, shivering at the memory and shaking her head.
”No, I will not.” Taking up her phone and sliding it over towards him to read.

Do not use that name publicly.

Giving him just enough room to read the message before taking her phone back, deleting the words, and whisking it away in a rapid fluid motion. ”So, you had something in particular you wanted to discuss or just a social get to know one another?”

[Mateus]

The message gets him by surprise... why not? It is a perfectly normal name after all. But well, there are probably reasons. Did she perhaps mean the "Rose" name he used for her? He is confused.
Still, he slides in his seat addressing the card issues first. "Let's do the following: the first round of drinks, per the rules established the other day, would be paid by your card. Food, and any other drink, I will be paying or whatever arrangement you feel comfortable with. I have found the Americans are indeed too strict on the alcohol on minors. A kid can vote by 18, drive by 16 and supposedly not allowed to have a beer by 21." He didn't mention the most obvious disparity between rules, laws and age: guns. This is the USA after all.
On the question he answered, "No agenda in particular, ... " he stopped before using any of the names he has for Skye "... my friend, just socializing. Getting to know people and the place."


Then he checks his phone. "Apologies, I need to check up something with a coworker, it will just be a moment, I promise..." and types the message.

Not use Mateus or Rose? What are you comfortable calling me as, and what are you comfortable me calling you as?

[Skye]

Just shrugging at his words.
”I did say I would buy the first round, sadly I cannot say that I would be able to buy endless drinks all night.” Softly chuckling. ”I am many a things but wealthy is not one of them, never been one to seek out a large bank account.” A boon when you provenly could survive on the roads living out of a backpack for years at a time.

Cocking her head with an ever so teasingly playful look upon her.
”You sure you wanna risk offering paying for anything edible for me? I do eat far more than your typical woman, or man to for that matter.” She also had 2-3 training passes a day and seldom stood still for long. ”If you say so, I never noticed an issue, then again I had also quit drinking by the time I hit 21. And those mechanical dragons be weird, not to mention traffic, yusch.”

Flashing him a soft smile.
”All good then, I invited Knight to join us, he is a dear friend of mine to join in as well to make it a bit more of a social night, he should be coming before long.”

Looking to the message, not wanting to keep sending messages back and forth like that due to how it might look if they kept doing it especially when it was still relatively calm here. Licking her lips and stemming up to a brief song at a soft speaking volume.

Brief singing, 2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-07-07 05:09:46	Skye rolls 5 to Sing (presence+expression) (10 Again)	4, 9, 7, 4, 8	2 successes

”Her name was Rose from the Elvish landsThe hunter's sword in both her hands
And just as she let her sword arise
She looked right in her eyes (ooh)

This is the tale of the lesbian lovers
Dropped her sword and saw all of the colors
Helped Rose off from the dusty ground
And reveled in what she found.”

Quieting down from the brief interlude of a song as she looks upon him.
”I am terrible with names, they always seem to slip my mind would you mind me giving you a nickname?” Already having had one lined up as her mind saw him. ”Is this your first city in this country or did you spend time in some other city first?”

[Asclepius]

With a quick search online he finds the location of the place. He had brought his car along despite going for drinks, he was a Shaman after all and if he needed to he could purge himself of the alcohol should it be an issue... or take an Uber or taxi home.

He found a parking spot and stepped out of his car, dressed in a plain blue shirt and complimented with some blue jeans. He locked his car up and made the rest of the way on foot. Upon walking into the establishment he scanned the surroundings, looking for the familiar face of his First Talon. It did not take too long as Skye's Alluring looks stood out amongst the crowd of people, not to mention it was hard to not spot the eye catching muscular physique that she seemed to be more comfortable putting on display.

He made his way over and announced his arrive to Skye and Mateus. “Hiya both, how are we doing this evening? Rose, thanks again for the invite out.” A smile present on his face.

[Mateus]

Hunters? he thinks as Skye sings - and he did appreciate her song. Did she refer to the hunters on the cork-board or in general? Well, he doesn't see why he can't use the name Mateus but since it makes her uncomfortable, he would not. She trusted her to know better.
"You can give me a nickname, of course." He said with a smile. About the question on foods and drinks - with another person coming, got him thinking. "Well, we will split the bill of the later drinks and food, then. Are you OK with that?" His own grandparents would be looking down on him for that, but he wasn't living in the era of his grandparents, after all.

When Asclepius arrives, Mateus nods and stands. "Welcome! The more the merrier" he tells him.

[ReubanBrightwood]

I should have caught this earlier my apologies.

In his first post Mateus says he sensed magic but Skye has her spells cloaked so there was nothing to set of the unseen senses.

[Asclepius]

The Arrow's smile wide as Mateus had greeted him. Seems friendly enough, let us hope he makes a good impression while he is here. “I just hope I was not interrupting anything? I know I was requested to join but given the little performance here it might have seemed otherwise.” He, of course referring to Skye's singing, struggling to recall if he ever heard her sing before?

The Arrow took Skye's lack of greeting as a sign that she was a little caught up in her own mind and decided to take an opportunity for drinks. “Well I best get my order in before any....” The Arrow stops his sentence short as he feels the vibration of his phone in his pocket. “... oh no.” A defeated sigh released with his words. He brings his phone up to confirm that indeed it was what he feared. “My apologies, it seems something has caused a short staff issue at work. Usually these things are not something to ignore and they need all the help they can get.” A sad look on the Arrows face before it is quickly removed and a more neutral expression returns. “Once again my apologies, I will have to take my leave. I trust that there will be more chances for a get together, so until then see you both later.” His eyes move between Mateus and Skye as he gives them both a nod. As quick as his arrival was, it was time to leave. He did not dilly dally, making straight for the door and outside to his car.

Asclepius leaves the Scene.

[Skye]

Waving her fellow arrow off, not having expected his visit to be that brief before returning to Mateus.
”Tale of the lesbian hunter in case you weren't familiar with the song, probably my favorite song with my name in it.” Which should hardly be a surprise for anyone that knew her at all. ”Alright then Seth, I will have a virgin blue Hawaii, in a reusable souvenir cup, have you you decided what you want?”

”I believe we can go back to our initial thoughts, poor Knight has a very demanding job that takes his attention away at times, but he is a really good person.” Looking after him and back to Mateus/Seth. ”Dedicated like mad though unfortunately.” Having long wished to get back into proper sparring and helping training the man, curious if he would still be annoyed if she held back. ”So what about you, what do you enjoy and how do you spend your time?” Turning an eye towards the food. ”As for food I eat almost anything, just not licorice or coffee, I do not watch my figure.” She didn´t need to. ”And as said I eat a ton, no salad or 1200 calories a day, you don´t happen to have a chicken?”