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"Get a bucket you cocky shitte" She says, letting her accent run through as she cradles a bottle like a forsaken child. Aside her, dressed in period clothing from nearly 1000 years before her time, drinks a dark haired nondescript woman in her late 50s.

"How rude. At least say please" Chayrlin snorts

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A young man, seeming more animal than human, nervously walked into the bar, awkwardly staring at the crowd and quickly sits at an empty stool across the room hiding his face from the rest.

 

"Can I get you something?" the barkeep asked.

 

"Just some water. Thanks."

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After wondering why he just asked that question, Kage nodded and poured a glass of water for the man.  He went back to cleaning his glasses shortly after, looking around.  The bar was pretty empty still, but perhaps something interesting would happen that day.

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Looking at the barkeep in a sorrowful way, the man tells the barkeep this," Sorry for that. I thought you said something." 

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"Hm?" He asked, "Oh think nothing of it, I often fool myself into thinking I said something or didn't say something.  Water's free here, it's the alcohol that costs ya."

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"Get the boy something stronger, Kage! He sounds like he needs a stiff one!" Victoria shouts, moving her seat down closer to the young man and sitting close by him, abandoning her companion.

 

"C'mon kid, your in a bar without supervision, live a little." She laughs, taking a drink from her poured cup and offering it to him. "Free from little ole Victoria"

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"Sorry, I've been trained not to take bar offers. Also, I'm 25." The man pushes the drink away and states his name, "The name's Wolf LyonHeart."

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"Im 43 kid, when your my age everyone is younger than you" Victoria jokes, shaking her head and downing the drink she poured for Wolf. "M'names Vicky, that over there is Chay. The bartender is Kage." She goes in a line, Chayrlin giving a merry wave as she invests herself in the game on the television.

 

"What brings you to this classy dump, Wolf?"

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"I'm looking for work here. I heard that there was work in the Cornerian Complex, That's where i'm heading after this." Wolf looks at the people mentioned and continues sipping at his water.

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"Hate to break it to you, lad" Victoria says solemnly, looking out into the complex proper. "But you are in the Cornerian Complex. I pity your soul if work here is what you look for."

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He put on a confused look for a moment and said," You have to be kidding... this IS a bar right, no secret passages, trap doors, or hidden stuff? Sure, pity my soul, but seriously? This is what an army vet gets for a complex and work?

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"The complex itself is massive, we are actually on the roof... i think" Victoria looks towards Chayrlin, the more informed of the duo, only to receive a shrug from the Andalusian crone.

 

"This place is usually my first stop before i go serious shopping, the owner and i are buds." She nods towards Kage and points in an indeterminate direction. "I know for a fact security always is looking for ex-mercs and Vets to police this dump. Or you could ask Kage really nice and get a job here"

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Now Wolf really gets confused and says, "How did I get on the roof!?!?!?!?! What the... seriously???? My god." Wolf calms down for a bit and says, " *sighs*Oh well, I've been in weirder situations, I'll have to tell you about them. Security, huh? Does being an ex-cop help with the resume?"

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"Always" Vicky agrees, shooting a look at Kage as she sips. "The only problem is that 'round here we get really strange military types, who run around in full BDU armed to the teeth in public"

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"Do two Desert Eagles, a small blade, and military/police training count as armed to the teeth?" Wolf asks with interest in the coming answer.

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Running the calculations in her head, Chay shakes her head at Victoria who nods twice. "I dont understand why you would need two Magnum Muskets, but compaired to some of the strange freaks we get around here, no, your rather unarmed"

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Kage sighed, "Blah, Desert Eagles?  What do you plan to do?  Take out a rhino?" He snorted, "You can't possibly use them to your advantage at the same time.  Think about it, the bullet is the circumference of a nickel, the length of your thumb, and has enough power to break your wrist if held improperly.  It's large and unwieldy for a pistol, and you couldn't possibly get it past security in these parts."  He said.  "I'd recommend keeping a rifle in the back room like I do, but it's not like you'll have to use it with mall security running tight around here.  But I'd take it up with them if you wanna join them."

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Wolf laughs at both of them very heavily and says, "These Desert Eagles are better than either what you might have, especially if you have to keep moving during a fight like I have."

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"Piss on Muskets, kid" Victoria laughs, shaking her head at the glaring Chayrlin. "Im an old Halberdier and thats how i'll conduct my business until i die."

 

Chayrlin shakes her head and pipes up. "Regardless of my colleagues inefficiencies, i prefer subtlety to overachieving firepower"

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He laughed, "If you need to keep moving, I wouldn't use 50 caliber pistols, being that they're huge, heavy, and almost impossible to aim one handed.  I'd much sooner go for one handgun with a more reasonable caliber, like 45 ACP," He said, shrugging.  "The sights on the guns exist for a reason, I like using them.  I find you get better results that way."

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"Trust me, unless you both are vets like me, fighting your kind is bad enough, even with them shooting back in an open field. That's why I use them, to prevent myself from losing control in a fight."

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Kage pointed at the newcomer, his eyes narrowing.  "I've probably been in more wars than you can count, mister.  I've fought in Somalia, South Africa, Russia, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Cuba, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Adjikistan, Tijuana, and India.  And that's just on Earth.  I won't even mention the places I fought off of Earth.  I think I know a thing or two about combat." He stated, grimacing.

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"Vet?" Victoria says incredulously. "I've fought wars that you've only read about in history books, kid." Victoria snorts and pushes her drink away, turning to Wolf with an arm supporting her head. "Victoria Guisella Basalt Von Miklagard. I've fought for the Roman Emperor and the German one too. I've got 40 years of asymmetric and Classical warfare under my chromed and bloodied belt."

 

Behind her Chayrlin helpfully pantomimes Victoria as she talks, having a foll blown faux conversation while Vicky goes on and on.

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"Well, it was the first war I've had, even my friend got hit in the leg with a Tribal arrow, He's still alive and the guy who fired it works with us now...even so, it took a toll on us..." Wolf looks down at his glass of water in sorrow for those lost.  

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