373/Hangin' At the Bar & Grill

Hangin' At the Bar & Grill
Date of Scene:	09 August 2014
Location:	Bar and Grill at the Edge of the Multiverse
Synopsis:	It's the perfect setup for a "walk into a bar" joke, predictably. Social conversation happens!
Cast of Characters:	24, 27, 222, 273

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Malcolm Reynolds (273) has posed:
    There's no day and night cycle out here. So, when we say that Serenity's crew has hopped on over to the Bar and Grill for a late night drink, it's kind of a meaningless statement. What's for certain, though, is that the ship's crew has occupied a pair of booths near the side of the Bar, and a goodly amount of the station's booze, as well. River, Simon, Kaylee, and Shepherd Book occupy one table. Mal, Wash, Zoe, Inara, and Jayne occupy the other.

    "I'm telling you... Hand of God. He took out his pistol and tried shootin' at it.." says the ship's captain, finishing a tale with a wide grin, and a laugh. His table erupts into laughter; apparently, it's a very funny ending to whatever that story was.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Wasn't like he really needed to eat or anything. Though Jono often wondered if the fire in his chest would consume things. Kind of like a fission reactor or something. But then again, stuffing pizza in his chest would be weird. And he didn't really seem to need to, so there wasn't really any point to trying. Besides. Weird!

But the Bar and Grill wasn't just for fooding. There's always a lot of people there. And as antisocial as he is, it always makes Jono feel better to be able to watch a crowd from the outskirts. Besides that, maybe he could get permission to play there a couple times a month or something. Might not be lucrative, but it'd be a Thing.

However, as he enters, he hears louder laughter than normal and looks in that direction. His eyes narrow with a smile, and he heads quietly in the crew's direction. "'Ey," he greets simply, with a friendly wave. Hey, look, it's that weirdo who was floating in space!

John Connor (24) has posed:
     Two young people come through the door then. One is a teenager, about sixteen years of age, with a stern expression on his face and a cropped buzzcut. He wears a leather jacket and a hoodie. The other may be about the same age, but it seems harder to determine. Her jacket, however, is a deep purple leather with studs here and there. John and Cameron.

     Wandering in, Cameron just behind him like a quiet shadow, John raises his hand to wave ever so slightly towards Mal and the others. He remembers them. Cameron got all strange with that familiar-seeming girl. Jonothon, too, gets a brief wave. He remembers him, too, from that horrible day all those months ago.

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     And just behind Cameron and John is...the Borg Queen herself, Regina. And sitting atop her head is a cute little shinki! The shinki is dressed like a little nurse, with appropriate hat with a + on it, sensible glasses, and armor that resembles a lab coat. She is holding a syringe nearly as big as she is, which glows with a sickly green light from whatever is inside.

     Despite Regina's rather sour demeanor, the shinki is all smiles. "Don't worry, Master! This will be good for you!" the shinki says when they enter. Regina looks...less than convinced. "I have been here before." Regina says, looking around. "I do not see how visiting this place again will do me any good. I aquired you so that you would handle social situations." The shinki tsks. "That's no good, Master. You have to become good at socializing, too!"

Malcolm Reynolds (273) has posed:
    "Well, if it isn't our very own Drifter... Looking a mite better, not floating around in the black, an' all..." greets Serenity's captain, offering a cheery grin and a wave over to Jono. An empty seat across the booth's table is gestured to, and offered.

    "Don't look much like he got sucked out into space.." Jayne comments, helpfully. "Whadya think, 'Nara?" he says, mispronouncing the Companion's name for the umpteenth time.

    Regina draws a few curious looks from the crew, from all save River. Because she's... Yep. She's staring at Cameron again.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Jono looks up when John and Cameron enter. There's a smile in his eyes as he waves back. Oh yes, he remembers that day. And since both John and Cameron appear to both still be alive, he reasons that means there's been no other 'incidents'. Which is good. Though the 'smile' falls a little from his features when he recognizes the one coming in behind John and Cameron. Oh boy, he remembers that one too. Well, sort of. She looks like those things that were pinching the zombies that day. Pinched him too. And also put a hole in the sleeve of his good leather coat!

But he's paying attention when Malcolm speaks up, and offers a quiet chuckle. "Feelin' better than when I was floatin' out there, too," he adds, as he sits in the place Malcolm indicated. "Thanks again for that, by the way." Jayne's comment gets a sheepish look. But he feels confident enough to note, "Eh... hard ter explain. I don't 'ave ter breathe, so I can survive in space for a little while."

John Connor (24) has posed:
     While John heads further in, to the bar to get a drink, Cameron turns to look at Regina. She looks her up and down, looking utterly unconcerned. None of the Connors have had any run-ins with the Borg or their leader, so, to them, she's just another bit of the wide, weird Multiverse.

     With everything sorted, and John on his way over to the table that Mal and his crew are at, Cameron heads over there as well. She's staring at River, head cocked curiously. John pulls over a seat from a nearby table, settling near Jono. Cameron says, "Hello," to River.

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
Regina looks Cameron over as well, then hmms. "You are not human, are you?" she asks, smirking lightly. When Cameron walks away, Regina remains where she is.
     "Sit with them!" the shinki says cheerfully.

     "I am your master, not the other way around." Regina says, causing the shinki to pout. "Awww. Come on. It won't hurt you. And, building social skills will help you in future conquests where you cannot win through brute force~" the shinki says, much more cheerfully than something like that would usually be said.

     With logic used against her, and the difficulties in assimilating new things in this Multiverse always on her mind, Regina finally complies. She walks over and takes an open seat. If none are open, she simply stands there. Looking around at the others. She still does not speak to them.

     The shinki tires of this, so hops down on the table and smiles brightly. "Hello everyone! I am Britt! It is nice to meet all of you!" she says, doing a little curtsey. If Regina remembers Jono, she hasn't let on to it yet.

Malcolm Reynolds (273) has posed:
    There's no seats at the booth that Mal, Jono, Inara, Wash, Jayne, and Zoe are occupying, but should Regina like, there's plenty of spare chairs at other table that can be pulled over, like John did.

    "You said you'd be back," says River, because her player just can't resist making that joke, eyeing Cameron with that ever non-blinking stare of hers.

    "Britt..." says Mal, eyeing the woman curiously. "Well, then, pull up a chair, please," says Serenity's captain, gesturing towards some of the empty chairs nearby. "Was just talking with my space-drifting misfit over here..." he says, thumbing back in Jono's direction. "Good story, that one."

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
"'Ey there," Jono offers pleasantly as John sits down near him. "Everythin' been alright?" Looking between John and Cameron there. His meaning's probably pretty clear. He's concerned, but he doesn't want to air things like that in public.

Regina is heading over to where they are as well, it seems, and Jono offers a polite nod of his head. Nothing saying he can't be polite! And then suddenly there's a Shinki on the table, and Jono looks to the tiny robot girl, blinking. Britt, huh? He can't help but chuckle a little bit. Still, he's a little confused as he replies, "Uh, hello Britt. I'm Jono." Pause, blink. "Yer mind if I ask what are yer? Not ter be rude, mind. Just curious."

Though he looks a little sheepish again when Malcolm mentions his space-drifting. Though he explains more fully, "I got inter a scrap at a space station an' got tossed out an airlock. Cap'n Mal an' 'is crew here picked me up."

John Connor (24) has posed:
     "Hello, Britt," Cameron says.

     John adds a more awkward, "Uh, hey."

     John turns his attention to Jono. He nods, once. "Yeah. Things have been okay. Nothing major... Cameron's been fine." He shifts the conversation away from that incident. "Might be getting third place in that tournament that's been going on." He holds his drink, some sort of soft drink, in his hands, resting it atop his thigh.

     Cameron eyes River right back, and she doesn't blink either. "I keep my promises," Cameron states. "I've been reading a book. The Wizard of Oz. It is John's favourite."

     John purses his lips at that. A very 'hey, don't go telling people that' expression.

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt smiles happily at the greetings from the others, and Regina continues to stand there. She doesn't look like it bothers her, either. "I am a shinki! Brightfeather model! I am a shinki healer. I can fix other shinkis and even do some healing on humans and robots and all kinds of things!" she says. Then, she looks at Regina. "Master, please sit down. People don't like to have people standing there looking over their shoulders." she says, making a pouty face.

     Regina raises an eyebrow, then pulls a chair over. "Do not get used to this, Britt. In any other situation, you would not be able to give me any sort of command." Regina says. Britt just waves a hand dismissively and smiles. "I have to do the job you assigned to me, right?" she says before looking at the staring contest. "Staring for long periods of time can be harmful to one's eyes. Would you two like some eyedrops?" Britt says, smiling and holding up her syringe.

Malcolm Reynolds (273) has posed:
    River gives a slight giggle to Cameron's reply. "One's missing a heart...One's missing a brain..." she says, flashing that odd, unplaceable sort of smile that she favors. r
    "You're missing both, aren'tcha?" Still, unblinking. No reply is given to Regina's helpful suggestion of the eyedrops. "They just make you cry!" she says, sounding upset. Okay, maybe she does give a reply. %r
    Mal relaxes back into his seat, and flashes a grin back to the members of his crew who are at that particular booth. "Ah... Ain't that quaint.." he says, remarking on the back-and-forth between the shinki, the Reader, and the Terminator. Kaylee's totally turned around to stare over the back of her seat at the shinki, eyes wide in fascination.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Jono seems relieved when John assures him that nothing's been seriously wrong with Cameron. And also! "Third place? If yer get it, congrats. If not, congrats anyway, yer still got pretty far." Though he does 'smirk' a little when he hears Cameron's mention of John's favorite book. But he doesn't comment on it. If John's embarrassed about it, no sense in teasing him. Besides, he doesn't know John well enough to tease him about something like that.

Britt answers with what she is, and Jono tilts his head a little. "Shinki? I 'eard a little 'bout 'em durin' the tournament. Couple were in it, I think." He'd been watching it on and off, but hadn't really been devoting a huge amount of attention to it.

He chuckles at the interplay between Britt and her 'master', but he doesn't comment. Much like the situation with John's favorite book, it's kind of not his place to, since he doesn't know Regina well enough to tease her. And she probably wouldn't take well to teasing anyway.

John Connor (24) has posed:
     "And the Lion is missing courage," Cameron says, seeming to step right past the question from River. "I have sensation," she tells River, without judgement. "I think. I feel. I wouldn't be worth much if I couldn't feel." The suggestion of eyedrops doesn't seem to phase her in the least. She doesn't even reply to it, probably isn't even aware that the question was directed at her.

     "Yeah," John says to Jono, "Third place will be more than enough prize money. It'd be a big help. She'll do it, I'm sure."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Britt seems rather confused by River's reply. She blinks a few times, then smiles. "No they don't. It just seems like you are crying because your eyes are so nice and moist afterword!" she says. When she notices Kaylee's staring, Britt stares back for a few moments. Then, she whines. "Oooh. Now I need some!" She pulls the tiniest eye drop bottle ever out of her coat, then leans her head back and *drop* *drop*. She blinks a few times, straightens her glasses, then smiles again. "There. All wet and properly lubricated." she says happily.

     Regina, meanwhile, is facinated by Cameron. She can tell, via her scanners, that Cameron is some sort of hybrid of man and machine. But, different from Borg. "Missing either is a cause for concern." Regina says to River, though she probably isn't thinking about the heart as emotions. She looks over at Jono after that. "You...I believe I have encountered you before." she says, peering at him.

Malcolm Reynolds (273) has posed:
    Mal's just leaning back in his seat, enjoying the back and forth between the other members of his crew, and his friends/strangers gathered there at the table.

    "Third place?" he asks, looking over towards John, then. "Sorta..... stumbled into commentatin' one of those matches," he says. By that, the good captain means he literally -stumbled- into the wrong booth, and ended up commentating one of the earlier WMAT matches.

    "Good shit, though," Jayne comments, sagenodding. "The fightin'."

    River's still doing that whole fascination-stareoff with Cameron. "So you went to see the Wizard, then?" she sort of asks/says. "Was it just an old man behind a curtain? Or did he already fly away...away...away."

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Jono's aware of a bit of... well, maybe not tension. But there's something there. Cameron and River are not-quite arguing. The statement from John gets a nod, and Jono turns his attention back to John. "Lemme know if I can do somethin' else ter help," he notes. "Even if it's just donatin' funds for somethin'. I ain't filthy rich, but I can afford a little."

Britt's antics get a smile out of Jono, such as it is. It's mostly his eyes. Also the glasses are adorable. So he chances to ask her, "Any idea where I can read up on Shinkis?" Regina's statement draws his gaze to her then, and he nods. "Yer did," he confirms. "Somethin' having ter do with a village 'o undead an' takin' tissue samples I think." If he had a mouth, he'd be smirking wryly. "I 'ad ter 'ave me coat patched." He doesn't sound upset about it. He almost sounds amused, in fact.

Mention of Malcolm commentating gets a blink. "Musta missed that," he replies. "How does that work, anyway? That tournament?" It's almost over, he knows, but maybe there will be another sometime, and he can look into it a little better then.

John Connor (24) has posed:
     Cameron just replies to River, "No. I haven't seen a wizard, or any old men behind any curtains." She's picked a hell of a time to go completely literal - but it's not much of a surprise. Her head tilts slightly as River repeats that final word, like she's stuck in a loop.

     "Third place," John confirms to Mal, keeping an eye on Regina as she looks Cameron over. "Thanks, Jon," he says. "I'll keep that in mind."

Regina of Borg (222) has posed:
     Regina nods lightly to Jono. "My drones must have thought you were one of the residents. We were trying to determine how those creatures were alive. Such as the walking skeletons and the zombies, both of which seemed to be reanimated dead. We are capable of many things, but resurrection still evades us." she says. She smirks lightly when he comments on his coat. "And, where did you aquire a patch only a millimeter across?" she asks.

     Britt smiles as Regina actually starts talking, then looks over at Cameron and River. "Oooooooh~" And then she sings, "o/` We're off to see the wizard! The wonderful wizard of Oz! Becausebecausebecausebecausebecaaaaaaauuuuse! o/`" The little shinki dances around the table, skipping cheerfully along and smiling brightly. She giggles after that little bit, then stops and looks around.