Open Mic Night!

[mangacide]

It's a Karaoke bar!

Get up on stage and sing!

Or watch from the audiance and share drinks with your fellow patrons!

Place a character request or the word "random" in the subject title

If you feel you need to get frisky; please take it to the bathroom at least! This is a bar not a hotel!

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[Random] Greed owns the place (obviously).

[youjustlivehere]

A few bits of popcorn flew through the air and onto the stage. Their origin, a round, green sofa located near the front of the stage. The thrower; a tall muscular man with light skin, his long black hair is pulled into a ponytail. He was dressed in all black, his legs propped up on a round table in front of the sofa. In one hand he clutched a red and white vertical striped bag filled with more popcorn, which he was grabbing and either tossing or eating with a hand marked by a red tattoo.

"BOO!"

The guy yelled out at the random group of drunken strangers who's stumbled up onto the stage, and his violet eyes held a look of irritated boredom. A heavy exhale left his mouth afterwards and he grumbled to himself "God don't we have anyone with talent tonight? This sucks."

[forherprince]

Lan Fan took a seat on the couch with her own massive bag of popcorn and looked over at him with that grumble. "Can you do any better?" she asked flatly.

[youjustlivehere]

The silence always impressed him. Even if he never bothered to mention that. Instead he just presented his usual shark like grin and nodded affirmatively.

"Of course I can. But it's more fun to watch other people right now." And then his gaze shifted in Lan Fan's direction. "How about you? Wanna give the stage a go? Sing a love ballad about your crush or something?"

[forherprince]

She wouldn't be deserving of her title if she couldn't move with stealth. At his question she instantly flushed before scowling to mask her embarrassment. "Not at all, don't be ridiculous."

[youjustlivehere]

"Aw I bet you're probably a secret song-bird." He couldn't (read: didn't bother to) suppress a mischievous little chuckle at his own teasing. "But if you really can't take the heat I guess you can just sit here in the peanut gallery with me."

As he spoke the last group managed to find their way sloppily off the stage. Despite his heckling they seemed too drunk to be offended.

[forherprince]

"It makes no sense to draw that much attention to myself," she said flatly, trying to use her training and duty as the reason rather than being shy. And with that she stuffed an entire handful of popcorn into her mouth.

Because. She was the most ladylike.

[youjustlivehere]

With an exaggerated eye roll and a comment of "Oh of course of course." Greed tilted his own bag forward a little and just let the food fall into his mouth.

"Because" He said after washing the food down with a nearby bottle of beer "There are so many people here who would recognize you."

[forherprince]

"It isn't a matter of being recognized, it's being noticed at all!" Half of that was said through a half chewed mouth of popcorn, still scowling while her cheeks maintained their pink hue.

[youjustlivehere]

"You already blew that excuse when you decided to sit out here in the open with me woman." Shaking his head "Alright pick a song ninja-girl. And it better not be anything in Xingese either!" He sat up straight then, removing his feet from the table and planting them decisively on the carpeted floor.

[forherprince]

"I am not getting up there!" she practically barked, almost dropping her popcorn as she sat up straighter herself.

[youjustlivehere]

"Oh will you just pick a song already." Clearly he was not taking no for an answer. "Come on you're not getting out of this unless you pull that disappearing act on me and I really don't think you're going to do that."

[forherprince]

"No." She may or may not have had a bit of panic starting to show with her embarrassment.

Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

Patience sighed, scanning the bar. She wasn't even sure what she was doing in a place like this.

"I suppose it doesn't hurt to check around everywhere..." She mumbled to no one.

She was completely alone, little chastity at home learning some responsibility after bringing home a box of puppies instead of groceries. She would have to find someone to take those eventually...

But for right now perhaps she could just hide in a back corner here and relax... she had just enough money to get herself something so she wouldn't have to worry about being kicked out for not buying anything.

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

"Oh man those guys are awful"

The comment came from a table not too far away. Leaning back in the chair was a young man with light skin and gold eyes. His hair too was gold and pulled back in a ponytail which hung down to his upper back. He was wearing workable trousers, a white button up shirt that had been left un-tucked and a brown duster coat. He looked like if he wasn't careful that chair would eventually fall backward and dump him on his ass.

Re: Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

Pale green eyes gazed calmly at the young man who had spoken. She twisted a strand of her long red hair around one finger for a moment as she contemplated if she should reply. The slender woman's moment of contemplation likely felt longer than it actually was, but she decided perhaps it was worth it to attempt conversation rather than just observation.

"I suppose it could be better... but I've heard worse before."

Not very many perhaps mind you. Singing hadn't exactly been encouraged around the complex but there had been a few, most of them not very good at it either.

She took a sip of her drink, humming thoughtfully. "You might want to set your chair down before you hurt yourself. It would be a shame to injure yourself needlessly." If his choice of seating himself was any indication he was probably a reckless in his everyday life as well...

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

A look of surprise crossed the mans face as the chair teetered dangerously, but luck was with him for the moment and he tilted forward, planting both feet on the carpeted floor and bringing one arm around to rest on the table. He moved his line of sight then from the two people on stage to the young woman next to him.

"Well it's not like they're bad singers. But that guy is a real bully. I'm surprised Lan Fan takes that from him, considering the way she felt about him before." His expression changed to a nostalgic smile as he looked back over at them again. The man was tilted over slightly, apparently the young woman had given him a stern elbow jab. "So what about you then?" He asked casually. "You going to get up there after they're finished?"

Re: Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

A slight smile crossed her face at the near mishap. It was probably wrong to find it amusing, but she couldn't help herself.

"Ah I see. I wouldn't know." She took a sip of her drink again to give herself time to think perhaps. "My little sister and I are new to the area." She glanced to the people on the stage. She was actually pretty sure she recognized the man, a small frown appeared for a moment before it vanished back to a calm facade, but she definitely didn't know the young woman.

"No I don't believe I will be." She shook her head slowly. She wouldn't know anything, perhaps if she spent a few days in surveillance to figure things out and see if she even could... "I'll leave that to those who seem to know what they're doing." There was a small amused smile on her face at the almost joke. However it was true that they all probably knew more than her.

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

With a shrug of his shoulders Edward smiled. "What's there to know? The words to the song appear on the screen up there" He pointed lazily "And then the melody plays and you sing along. Of course, most people only to it when they've had a lot of alcohol. You know; liquid courage." He chuckles dryly, but then the man calls out in an entirely different voice and Edward can't help but frown. "That's pretty low Greed" He mumbled, not wanting to admit that the look on Lan Fan's face was actually pretty amusing.

Then as if remembering for the first time he turned to the young woman once again. "I'm Edward, Edward Elric. What's your name?"

Re: Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

"I would think it's best to know something of songs before you try to sing one." There was an odd faintly sad smile on her face, she shook her head clearing it. "I tend not to rush into anything or indulge much in 'liquid courage'." There's a faint smile on her face at the term.

She raises an eyebrow at his reaction to the change in tone and his comment, but it's probably better not to ask. That mumbled name however definitely rings a few bells, she frowned. Probably best to keep her distance from Greed.

The smile reappears on her face at the introduction although she can't help her nerves. She's read that name before. "It's a pleasure to meet you Mister Elric. You can call me Patience."

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

"Patience huh? That's a nice name." He comments with an approving nod as he watched Lan Fan plant Greed into a table. He can't resist chuckling at the scene. "Serves him right, pulling something likethat" And he almost gets up, preparing to go and fix the now broken table. He stops however as if remembering something important and sits back down. The table he's at is pretty much bare except for a small loaf of bread and a glass of water. He didn't say anything but the observant person could see that he wasn't a drinker either.

"Patience is something I've never been that great at myself. My Brother though, he's got Patience by the bucketload!" He chuckled and took a chunk out of his bread before rocking back on the chair again, as though he had grown into the habit and hadn't yet learned how to break out of it.

Re: Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

"Ah, thank you." She smiles, faintly relieved. "I take it that you are... an friend of theirs? They seem like a lively bunch." She can't help but look around, it's nice to see that she's not the only one who isn't downing any alcohol right now. Perhaps it isn't as odd as she feared it would be.

"I'm not surprised. I haven't seen much of you but you just don't seem the type, just the way you sit would say that much to me." She took a sip of her drink. "Your brother is lucky. It's not a bad trait to have. It means you know how to wait for the right moment."

Although before you could wait for the right moment to find your opportunity first you had to know what opportunity you were seeking. That was where the trouble was lately.

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

"Yeah I suppose it's not." He gave another small nod, and without looking over again idly folded his hands behind his head. "By the way. That's an interesting mark you've got there. Mind telling me about it?" His gaze turned serious then. She hadn't done anything to indicate she was a threat but even if she had, he couldn't fight more of them on his own.

Re: Patience [Random]

[virtue_sisters]

Well it had come although it had taken longer than she had thought it might. She took a sip for her glass keeping her voice calm her smile fading.

"It's just a birthmark. Nothing unusual about that is there?" A single eyebrow arched upwards with her query.

It was a shame it was so visible. No chance of blending in which was all she really wanted at this point.

Re: Patience [Random]

[sentimental_cynic]

Of course he wasn't convinced. With the amount of time he'd spent just with Greed/Ling he knew an Oroborus when he saw one. Edward crossed his arms over his chest and sighed. "You know, if you told that to anyone else they'd probably believe you. But I think we both know you've got the same mark as that guy in the front" He gestured to the couch where Greed and Lan Fan were sitting.

"What I don't get is; where were you? If you're here to carry out that Bearded Bastards plans, you're kinda late to the party aren't you?" Even as he was conversing calmly the young man's mind was racing, trying to map out some kind of strategy should this polite conversation take an aggressive turn.

Mokuren [Random]

[mokuren]

Golden hair pulled back in a loose ponytail, Mokuren gazed longlingly at the stage through amber colored eyes. She was wearing a simple pale blue t-shirt and a dark brown knee length skirt. The woman wanted desperately to go up to the stage and sing her heart out, but she knew the result of that would be disastrous. Still, she could feel the urgings of the few house plants that adorned the corners of the room. "Please sing for us!" they called and she could only think I'm sorry. If I do that...I'll cause trouble for everyone.

How nice it would be if she could though...