Posted March 18, 2020, 3:18 p.m. by Lieutenant Alexandra Robins (Xenobiologist) (Kate O'Neill)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Ian Bordeaux (Chief Diplomatic Officer) in Robins Academy Years Let’s Fall In Love for the Night
Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra Robins (Xenobiologist) in Robins Academy Years Let’s Fall In Love for the Night
Lexi sat at the bar sipping her beer slowly. It had been an insane week. All she wanted was to get to the weekend and blow off some which is why she was sitting on a barstool at the Bouncy Albatross. The bar was not a place the trio had ever been to before however as the walked down the street heading to their typical watering hole, Lexi saw the sign and pulled them in. The Bouncy Albatross sign was not the typical electronic display but a hand-carved slab of wood with a wild-eyed bird wearing a pirate hat. As the sign swayed in the night breeze, it produced a small squeaking sound which when bounded off the various buildings on the street made it at times far louder than it should have been. Lexi used this fact to claim it was a sign that they should go it. Not only was the bar physically calling them to its doors, Lexi declared that the very name was proof that they should hang out here tonight.Entering the bar, the trio was surprised at the decor. Every inch of the establishment was covered in wood giving the place a feeling of being on an old sea vessel. The interior felt almost oppressive when compared to the sleek and modern bar they had been heading towards. The room was a long rectangle with the bar along one wall and a small stage at the end opposite the entrance. The stage was simple with just an elevated dias, stool, and microphone. Obviously the entertainment tonight would be acoustical music. Lexi wasn’t overly fond of the style but it beat the funky pop tempos of the popular clubs most cadets frequented.
“You sure about this place?” Ian asked as he ran his finger across the bar top as black slime seemed to stick to his fingers as he shuddered. Looking around for a place to wipe his hand off Ian looked up just as someone was about to leave. “Pardon me…” Ian said loudly making certain to seem to accidentally be in the path of the mousey red hair Bajoran woman as he wiped his hands on her back as he apologized before letting her past.
“Anytime,” she smiled back with a brilliant grin as she continued walking. Whoever the man was, he was certainly handsome but unfortunately, she could not stay.
“How do you do that,” Lexi looked at Ian with an astonished look. Only he could pull off a feat like that and get a compliment for it.
Looking over at Lexi and Chris Ian formed a small smirk on his face as he shrugged. “What…” he said as he followed them further into the bar as he began looking around as if the place held some ancient Chinese flu that they needed to avoid.
“What,” Lexi imitated him with a smile. “No hugging me tonight,” she pointed a finger at him followed by a small wink.
Spying a small bar height table, Lexi grabbed Chris’ hand-weaving them through the small crowds of people mingling about. Taking a seat, she beamed a smile at Chris and Ian. “Oh my God, this place is great! Past the bird, the word albatross is something or someone that is causing you great problems you can’t avoid. Luckily Noah would not be caught dead here so maybe I can do what I actually want to rather than worrying about him popping up.” Rising up on her stool she held up three fingers and yelled out to the waitress for a round of shots.
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“It has a certain charm to it…” Chris said with a large grin as he pulled in next to Lexi as he looked past Ian as he saw a busty blonde he seemed to already notice him. Winking he brushed his hand through his hair as he looked up at Ian who seemed to be utterly disgusted by the two.
“I know right? I mean who wants to go to the Viper Room and get shoved around all night when you can sit here and,” she stopped talking for a second as she got her first taste of the sticky on the table, “re…lax,” she broke up the word as she tried to nonchalantly hide her hands under the table to wipe it off without Ian noticing.
“You two are sick and twisted and deserve each other I swear… this is… not a nice place… this is the place you go when you want to find only the sleaziest of sleaze… and that’s not even talking about the people,” Ian said as he sat down as he put his hands down only to feel a sick sticky feeling. “See… heathens, the lot of you.”
“It is…quaint,” she looked for the right word to describe what she was seeing. “I mean there are anchors on the walls and a busty mermaid that works like an,” she squinted, “Ay Tee Em,” watching the credits tumble out to the patron waiting in front of it. “Oh…well that is …unique…way to showcase the past,” she felt a blush rise to her cheeks as she rapidly looked away from that section of the bar. Shaking her head, an embarrassed grin was plastered on her face as she quickly pointed to various other noninteractive decorations like a fishing net and some crab nets. Frankly, she would point to the door to change the subject right now and let the red in her cheeks dissipate.
“I don’t know…” Chris said as he looked over at Lexi as she seemed to be looking away as she seemed to be admiring all the small trinkets and knickknacks on the wall. Taking a deep breath he felt a sense of ease as she sat next to him. “I think there is plenty in this place to admire,” he said as he looked back over at Ian as his friend just sighed as he shook his head.
Hitting Chris in the arm Ian began to silently mouth to him. The lips read perfectly to Chris, ‘Ask her out.’ as Ian kept nodding over at Lexi. Ever since his return a year ago Chris had learned the one true person he loved was Lexi, only up until this week she had been with Noah. Chris was in some circles a bit sleazy, but the truth was he never cheated on anyone. Instead, he just broke it off after he got what he wanted and moved on. Pure and simple.
‘No.’ came the frantic head shakes from Chris as he felt the bench shift in weight as Lexi turned back around as she sat down.
“What,” she said seeing the not innocent but innocent expression her two friends were wearing. “Tell me,” she leaned in eager to know what the topic of the conversation was or more likely who. Scanning the room she instantly noticed the blonde at the bar staring at Chris like he was the only man arriving to a girls-only college formal dance that they weren’t all related to. “Oh oh are we talking about Becky Needsomelove there at the bar,” Lexi took a stab in the dark.
“We were just talking about… him,” Chris said as a dark and brooding musician seemed to begin to step up on the stage that was to their left. He was handsome, anyone could see this. He seemed to have dark hypnotic charm as he and three other men took stations. “Didn’t know they had live music… granted I know nothing about this place.”
Lexi’s eyes drifted off the townie with the amply nacelles to the man on stage. Instantly she had no words as she soaked in every detail from his dark hair to the way his black shirt clung to his well-muscled body like a second skin. As Ian pointed out this was not the typical academy bar yet the man setting up on stage screamed of being a cadet. It was the way he was carrying himself. Self-assured but laid back enough to be a rocker who did this a million times. His cadence was purposeful yet he had a slight swagger that spoke of someone who bucked against authority. “Hmmm like the topic change and loving this place more and more,” Lexi almost purred watching the man pull his guitar from a case on the stage and warming up by strumming out a few chords.
“It would be better if they had live waiters… does anyone come around?” Ian asked as he began waiving down the woman who just earlier was eyeing Chris as he sat with his friends.
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“I’m here sir,” a buxom blonde cozied up to the table almost as if she summoned by Ian’s words. “What can I get you guys?” She surveyed the table attempting to gauge who was single. It was rare for a woman with two men to be alone. She was always with one of them so how to figure out who was the wingman and who was the grounded.
“The name of that guy,” Lexi pointed to the slightly brooding musician on the stage.
“That’s Nathan Harland,” she rolled her eyes slightly. “He is a charmer and a half but the rumor is he is also a player. I can introduce you if you want,” she offered.
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