thebastion | [Day 205] It's the end of the world, get drunk

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[Day 205] It's the end of the world, get drunk

Who: Georges and anyone about
Open: Open
When: 205 sometime in the afternoon
Where: Around the Monument
What: The Cael way of celebrating everyone not dying involves booze, so drink up! (Fun fact: the Cael way of mourning may also involve booze.)
Format: Any
Warnings: Drunken shenanigans, likely. Also feel free to treat this like a mingle thread and not just talking to Georges! (Although he'll try to chat with everyone if he can)

So, just to double check: A cure has been found? Everyone's recovered? No one's dead? It's safe to leave the house now? Excellent.

With this fact well known, one can find Georges starting off his morning not hanging about the bar (as is his custom as the only bartender in the Bastion) but in fact setting up something in front of the Monument. Tables, chairs, some blankets to sit on when those inevitably run out... There's also something of a makeshift bar area, a variety of liquor in fascinating bottles set up along with some glasses.

Everything is all finished up around the afternoon, and Georges goes behind his little makeshift table-bar to cup his hands around his mouth so he can yell-

"DRINKS ON THE HOUSE!"

...What do you mean he technically never makes anyone pay for booze at the end of the world? Just come up and have a drink, Georges will be happy to recommend something. Or maybe bother someone else having a drink?

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I don't think I need that kind of pick-me-up right now either.

[At least she hopes she's not going to be involved in any barfights.]

[Please no one start any barfights. I mean, Georges is expecting it just out of bartender habit, but he doesn't actually want it to happen.]

Hm, but they are good to carry along when you're out on the Skyway. I mean, you wouldn't drink the whole bottle, just a gulp, and you'll be feeling the useful effects long before the tipsy ones.

[He reaches over to tap on a peculiar u-shaped bottle, a little decorative squirt on one end.]

If you ever want to go onto the Skyway to find shards but don't want to get into fights with the local wildlife, or know someone who does, Fetching Fizz is your best bet. It draws those things right towards ya.

[Zuko's been doing pretty okay with her temper. Just don't give her booze and then invite Colin over.]

...sounds like a pretty strange thing for a drink to do.

Really, you think so? [Weird booze isn't weird if you're a Cael, sorry Zuko.] Anyway, why don't you tell me the kind of thing you'd find helpful on the Skyway, and I'll see about finding you a drink that could help you out? You can try some of it here in the Bastion just to you know what you'd get into!

[She guesses it won't hurt to just try it, especially if it might be useful.]

What about strength, or... healing? [Doesn't sound any more magical than turning someone into a shard magnet, so maybe there's healing booze.]

[Oh, there's definitely healing booze. So much healing booze. George's hands immediately get to work and in no time at all, there's two different lines of bottles set up.]

[On the left- Dreadrum, Werewhiskey, Lunkhead Liquor, Whale Ale, Graver Gimlet, Stabstinthe.]

[On the right- Mender Mead, Leechade, Squirt Cider, Hearty Punch, Bastion Bourbon, Lifewine.]

[Peculiarly, in the middle, there's two bottles. One is Doomshine, and the other is Cham-Pain. Georges raps his left knuckles on the table.]

These are what you'd drink to get a little bit of kick, and these- [His right hand now.] Are to help keep you healthy! Each one has a slightly different effect, so just pick one and I'll tell you about it! Have you try a sip and see if it's for you.

[Wow that... is a lot of bottles. Zuko was not expecting so much healing booze. She stares for a second and then points to the Squirt Cider. When in doubt, pick your favorite color.]

What does this do?

[Hey, he wasn't joking when they said Cael booze was only allowed if it was good for something. Kicking ass and withstanding ass kickings just happen to be the easiest ways of accomplishing that requirement.]

Good choice! At least for those new to liquor. Squirt cider won't get you drunk too quick, but it has quite a flavor... and an afterflavor. But if you need something to toughen you up, this is it! A gulp of this before you head out onto the Skyway, and you'll find yourself able to take more hits than you would otherwise!

[He doesn't tell her what it's made of. Hey, she didn't ask, and that's honestly for the better. But he will pour her a tiny little glass and hand it over.]

Give it a shot! [Ha ha, bartender pun.]

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[Well, to be fair, Zuko is comfortable eating some pretty strange things. Sea slugs anyone?

She takes the glass a little dubiously, but she does drink it. And quite promptly makes a face.]

This tastes terrible.

It's an acquired taste.

[Sure, let's call it that, Georges.]

And... an acquired aftertaste. That's really what tends to spoil it for firstimers. But once you get past that, it's a great drink!

...Want to try something different? You're not hurting for selection here! [And he gives his best winning smile.]

You'd better at least have something to wash the taste out.

[She looks over the bottles again, this time with a frown, and then jabs a finger at the Hearty Punch.]

What about that one?

[If this tastes equally bad, she's leaving to drink lake water.]

I have a lot of things to wash the taste out.

[Some might just be even worse than the Cider. Either way, he gives a small chuckle as she points out the punch and starts to pour a glass.]

You really seem to have a newbie's sense of where to start out. Hearty Punch is another one that won't get you drunk quick, although some might say that's a downside. Can wake the dead, you know. Ever feel like you're on your last legs, and this is the stuff you'll want to gulp down.

[He hands it over, some bubbles popping on the surface of the red drink.]

You'll want it hot for the full effects.

[Zuko sniffs it first this time as a precaution. It smells all right, so... she takes a sip.]

...this one isn't bad.

[She'll even take a second drink now that the Squirt Cider flavor is gone. There may not be as much as some of the other drinks, but she can still taste the alcohol, and she rubs lightly at her throat at the curious sensation.]

[SUCCESS. Georges seems to perk up.]

So you like it?

Enough not to take my chances on the others.

...I guess I can try a full glass.

Ah well, maybe you'll feel up to it some other time!

[He'll take his victories where he can get them, so he'll happily set up a larger glass for her.]

Maybe.

[Come on, Georges, this is her first drink. She accepts the larger glass, finally relaxing some as she takes another drink from it. She lets out a little breath, and... was that a spark escaping her mouth just now?]

[Hey, he knows! That's why he's not being pushy.]

[...He is being worried right now, 'tho.]

Ah, you... there was a sorta... something in your mouth, I think.

What?

[Something in her mouth? She can't feel anything except the aftertaste of the punch, but she tries spitting a little anyway and--woah, yes, that is definitely a little flame. She shuts her mouth and then says very cautiously:]

I didn't mean to do that.

Ah. So that's something you can do then. [Just checking.] Are you a dragon?

[Hey, they already have one giant dragon, might as well ask if they have a human shaped one.]

No, I'm not. [That comes out a little too emphatically, with more sparks. She's just definitely not a dragon, and the title isn't one she'd want to earn.]

I'm a firebender.

...You're, uh, still sparking.

[He figures he should point that out before anything else.]

[She presses her hand to her mouth for a moment, looking embarrassed. She takes a few slow breaths through her nose until she feels confident of the heat of her breath.]

I- I should have better control than that.

Sorry.

Hey, don't worry about it! [Georges quickly gets himself to relax again, waving a hand about.] Just- take care, alright?

Maybe I'll just keep my distance a while.

[Should she even finish her drink?]

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