AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A FIRE EMBLEM PARTY

[solemnity]

[ so whatever you were doing, DROP IT. RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SAVING YOUR CONTINENT OR WORLD, YOU AREN'T DOING IT NOW.

no, now you're going to chill in this pub and enjoy some ale and maybe get rowdy. have some fun, loosen up, make new friends. WHO KNOWS, maybe they've got some crazy tales of their own to tell. maybe you'll see faces you shouldn't be able to anymore! TIME SHENANIGANS, MAN, wibbly wobbly and all that jazz.

anyway, this dude is just going to chill in a corner with a pint that's barely started and a book in his lap, keeping an eye on the guys he has the misfortune of calling his army. or the army he advises, rather, since technically they're eliwood's army. whatever. he's keeping an eye on them like a good mother hen tactician should. otherwise, have your fun, he'll leave y'all to it. ]

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god i need to fix up my icons...

[angelfaced]

[A pub?? How did Nino end up here...

Let's blame Legault or someone, shall we?

In any case, guess who's looking around for any familiar face!]

MAN UP

[reedwolf]

[ lloyd's kind of wondering how he got here too. he has a policy about drinking on the job (read: never do it) and he doesn't remember walking into this place, so hrm. linus is nowhere to be seen, which is unusual given how loud his brother is, especially around booze.

BUT HEY there's a face he recognizes and he's going to kill legault if he brought nino here. ]

... Nino? What are you doing here? [ FROWN. NO ONE GAVE HER ALCOHOL, RIGHT. he will kill them if they did. ]

[fala]

[Of course, this pub's hardly full of people only from Elibe. It's not just time shenanigans here!!

Someone from an entirely different continent? Why the hell not?

Which is how we end up with one (1) mage in a corner of his own.

...The odds of him finding someone he knows are slim, aren't they?]

[marquess]

[ SPEAKING OF ELIWOOD, he's here too!! and maybe had a couple pints already, if the flush on his face is anything to go by. at least it's not as dark as his hair yet. he's a little wobbly as he makes his way around the crowd, checking on his companions, smiling and laughing and fairly stable - up until he bumps into someone anyway. ]

Oh - m-my apologies! I didn't... see you there.

[ okay, maybe more than a couple. they said it was 'to get him to relax' and wouldn't take no for an answer, okay! ]

[nimblefingered]

[ MEANWHILE, IN A DARK CORNER OF THE BAR, there lurks an ostian spy/thief. and he loves everyone in this bar but he is totally going to take advantage of their varying states of drunkenness to sneak things from them. it's just a friendly prank this time around, but a thief can't resist a golden opportunity such as this. sticky fingers, they are itching.

so don't mind the dude in the red cloaked casually walking behind people. he totally isn't stealing stuff from them (or you). nope, not at all, who would you ever accuse him of such a terrible thing. ]

[renewance]

[ Not even Matthew can elude Serra's watchful eye; she's always two steps ahead of her vassals. Thankfully (for the entire bar), Serra hasn't had a drink, at least not as of yet; one can only imagine how bad she'd be under alcohol's influence.

Nevertheless, here comes a perky pink-headed cleric dashing over once she catches sight of dear, dear Matthew. ]

Maaaaath-oooo-yewwww! Hello, hello! I was just looking for a dashing thief to protect me. After all, someone as delicate as myself has no place in such a drab pub, don't you agree?

[thewildflower]

Nino?

[Why, Rebecca can hardly believe her eyes! She was just wondering how she ended up here, actually...probably Dart. Let's blame Dart and Legault, shall we? Those scoundrels!]

Why, that really is you! I didn't believe it for a second.

NO NEVER

[angelfaced]

[Hey, come on.

You know Legault would just come back.

She grins up at her brother, quickly closing the distance between them.]

Lloyd! You're here too!

[And a pause as she frowns thoughtfully. Huh, how did she get here... Hadn't she just been somewhere else? It's all a little foggy...]

I don't know... I don't remember.

[thismustbelove]

[He's here, he's at least partially queer, and he's not paying for his beer! Or ale, rather, he's found some poor chap who had a nice pouch of coins just asking to be "borrowed"...the lovely thing about being Legualt is that he never gets caught, anyways, except for that one time he did and he ended up joining an army, but that's a long story!]

[redblade]

[Rutger is totally old enough to drink. When you have to deal with people like Clarine, it's almost necessary on a semi-regular basis. He's not exactly social, though, so he's sitting by himself in the corner. In the far corner. He'll shoot anyone who approaches one of his mean looks.]

[angelfaced]

[Goodness! It's really Rebecca! Boy, is Nino glad to see her!

Nino giggles, giving Rebecca a little wave.]

Rebecca! I'm so happy to see you! How did you get here?

[nimblefingered]

[ there are a lot of things that make for terrible conditions for pickpocketing. light. heavy armor. attentive targets. but nothing is better at ruining a perfect thieving opportunity than serra. he's quick to get himself away when his target starts at the sound. ]

Do you have to be so loud? [ that's a dumb question because it's serra and matthew knows the answer to that by now, but he keeps hoping... ] Why are you looking to me? I'm just a thief, no proper knight. I could get clobbered here any second!

[ not really, because he could run circles around anybody drunk, but not the point... ]

[renewance]

[ who let her in

and who gave her alcohol

So here's Serra, sitting at the bar, giggling and hiccuping because she's partially tipsy (or maybe it's just her normal, natural drunkeness). Do you dare approach? ]

>BC!!!

[reedwolf]

[ ... this is true.

EITHER WAY, he's totally picking her up once she comes over - yes, nino can take care of herself, but he'd still rather not see her trampled by drunk bar goers all right. ]

Hm. That makes two of us then. [ he starts moving for a less crowded area so he can let her down, speaking as he goes. ] No one's given you anything to drink?

[ overprotective brother mode go!!! ]

[thewildflower]

[She gives a little wave back, her smile as big as ever. Some things never change, best friend!]

I followed Dart in here, actually. I get the feeling he won't be leaving for a while, though...he'll wake up eventually, I'm sure.

[She takes a seat. There's fresh bread, at least?]

What about you, Nino? It feels like it's been ages!

[renewance]

Oh, pee-shaw, Matthew, dearest! Have a little confidence in yourself for once! It's an attractive trait, you know, and being a thief, you have to impress the ladies somehow!

[ Because most women aren't too eager to bring home a thief.. ]

But what are you doing here, hmm? It doesn't look like you've been drinking.

[reedwolf]

[ hey, that's a story lloyd hasn't heard yet! and legault's stories are always amusing. so guess who's sidling up next to you, legault? ]

Paid for by a generous patron, I'm assuming.

[solemnity]

[ yeah, probably. sorry bro. but hey, doesn't mean you have to sit all alone. gale's curious, in a sociable mood and this is a face he doesn't recognize, so - ! ]

Would you mind if I sit with you?

[thismustbelove]

[Oh, he knows who! He's seen you already, Lloyd, he was just waiting. And maybe counting footsteps and watching you, all of those good things.]

Very generous, as a matter of fact. Why, he's so generous, that he doesn't even know he's buying. He wanted to surprise us.

[nimblefingered]

[ one day he'll be free of this... ONE DAY... but that day can't come soon enough. seriously. and he's not even going to dignify that first part with a response. LET'S GO TO THE QUESTION INSTEAD - ]

No need to drink to enjoy a place like this! They can enjoy the drink for me, while I... safeguard their possessions until they're clear of head.

[ safeguard. yes. let's go with that. ]

[loneflower]

[Oh, wow, what's this

Someone else in nearly the exact state, also sitting at the bar!!

Sylvia's all smiles for now, leaning forward on her seat.]

It ain't so bad, huh?

[loneflower]

[Alternatively, a... very tipsy, and entirely too cheerful, Sylvia is surveying the room with a critical eye. Hmmm...

Would this be a good place to attempt a performance? Drunk people love dancers, right??]

[reedwolf]

[ you always do know how to make a man feel flattered, legault. ]

Is that so? And for the both of us too! I suppose I shouldn't ruin the surprise by going to thank him for his good will, then. Certainly wouldn't want to appear ungrateful.

>BCb!!!!!

[angelfaced]

[told ya

She laughs as he picks her up, holding on tightly to his neck. Really, she's just very happy to see him!! As always! let's not consider time shenanigans angst]

No! I just got here! You're the first person I've talked to here.

[thismustbelove]

[That he does. He just smirks, glad to share a drink with his old friend!]

Unfortunately, our donor wishes to remain anonymous. [If Lloyd really tries, he'll learn that quite a few are missing their wallets.] I'm sure our smiling faces is all the thanks they need, though.