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#Post#: 3968--------------------------------------------------
Las Pegasi
By: Darrus Date: November 3, 2014, 12:03 pm
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It was always fun coming here. Las Pegasus always had a kind of
risky feel to it that got Darrus excited every time he walked
down the heavily lit streets and took part in the many games
available that threatened to leave him even poorer than he
usually was, but that was always part of the fun. Darrus was the
kind of pony who knew that you never played to win when you
gambled here, but instead just payed to play the games, the fun
being in howfar you can get on your money before being sent
home. It was to be expected that you will be leaving with a
lighter bit pouch when you passed that sign on the road that
thanked you for your visit as you left either angry or laughing.
Darrus was always the latter.
Then again Darrus also did tend to try and maximize his
chances... Being a wandering stallion with little money to his
name, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that he'd learned a
few tricks here and there to improve his net worth when given
the opportunity to win some money. He did carry a dagger for
self defense for a reason after all, especially in a town like
this. Thankfully he hadn't needed to flip it around any tonight
as he had done something different for once, sticking to more
fancy casinos and dives where you would be more likely to find
an oil baron or millionaire on their off days throwing money
away just because they could. And, wouldn't ya know it, his luck
had even been pretty good the last couple nights, a few poker
games going his way while a blackjack table here and a lucky
slot machine there had done wonders in weighing down his money
pouch.
In fact, he'd been so... lucky lately that the management of the
establishment he'd been growing most fond of had... Um...
"encouraged" him to take a "break" at one of the local
nightclubs they also happened to own. Had some fancy name, "La
Flamme en Bouteille" or something, Darrus didn't know. All he
had done was follow the simple directions needed to reach it as
he felt it would be interesting to check out, the name of the
place he'd found sounding close enough to match what he was
looking for.
It took a few minutes to convince the buys out front to let him
in - a small note needing to be handed off, some managers
needing to be spoken to and so on - but he was able to get in
eventually, Darrus standing out like a sore thumb amongst the
other more classy ponies having their fancy drinks and going
about their fun.
Welp! First things first!
Darrus headed for the bar, him taking up a stool and smiling at
the bartender who seemed surprised to see somepony like him
taking up one of the seats.
"Uh... Can I help you?" the bartender asked, her sounding
confused and looking like she was trying to decide if she should
call somepony from security to check this stallion out. Surely
he'd snuck in... but how...
"Cider, if you would please," Darrus replied, seeming annoyingly
casual about it as he found the confusion amusing, "Hard cider,
whatever you've got, you'll find I have a tab for the night that
somepony else will be handling," he informed with a wink, the
bartender not looking convinced as she awkwardly paused then
decided just to go with it for the moment. As Darrus waited for
the deliberately slow bartender to do as he'd asked, he spun his
stool around to look over the other ponies in the nightclub,
checking out what their idea of fun was as he wondered what
exactly those giving him odd looks were thinking.
#Post#: 3970--------------------------------------------------
Re: Las Pegasi
By: Star Catcher Date: November 3, 2014, 9:31 pm
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"Yeah, sure thing, Velvet; I'll talk to you again soon. You kids
don't have too much fun now."
Star smiled in amusement at her teasing as she watched her
friend and the stallion that had been flirting with her all
night, waving to the two of them as they left the
bar--presumably to have a fun filled night of grown-up pony
things. Not that Star minded. She was happy Velvet was about to
spend time with a stallion, even if that fun was possibly only
from a physical relationship.
When the two left sight, Star curled up onto the couch situated
in one of the corners of the rooftop bar, head propped up as she
gazed down to the streets below, taking in the breathtaking
sight as she usually did. This had always been one of her
favorite places. The atmosphere was so relaxed, the music was
slow and easy to listen to--she'd even found a couple of good
songs and musical artists through the music the bar played--and
the scenery both in the bar and around the bar were spectacular.
The bar itself consisted mostly of an earth-tone palette, with
the furniture either being wicker or a dark oak. Half of the bar
was under a latticed awning, which consisted of a couple of lone
tables for couples, as well as a larger table for groups; the
other half of the bar was left uncovered with chairs, tables and
couches lining the edge of the roof. In the middle of the entire
bar was a medium -sized tree, mostly unspectacular--were it not
for the hundreds of lights that had been wrapped around its
trunk and its various limbs. It wasn't all that great during the
day, but at night it was just a breathtaking sight as the city
below.
Every so often, Star reached over to the table where her drink
sat so she could bring it to her lips and sip quietly from it.
She scanned the bar around her idly when she did so, but her
gaze never settled for long. Her attention would always return
to the streets below or to the twinkling lights on the horizon,
her easy, relaxed smile instinctively plastered constantly on
her lips.
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Re: Las Pegasi
By: Darrus Date: November 3, 2014, 11:25 pm
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Well, seemed like a majority of ponies in these kinds of places
liked to mostly just talk. The lower music and nicer
decorations, while nice he guessed, was quite a switch from the
usual thumping and changing lights that came from the easier to
get into places that he more often visited on his trips to the
city, and the general atmosphere seemed a lot more relaxed to
what he'd expect from a nightclub.
... Least the ponies around here seemed to take extra care in
their appearance. Not to say that regular clubs were full of
ugly ponies, that being a silly thought, it was just interesting
to see mares who considered themselves to be more classy pretty
themselves up for a night out on the town. Darrus had taken to
checking out those who had decided to hang around as he drank
his cider, him giving the bartender another nod and smirk when
shed hoofed it over as she still looked a bit irritated by his
presence, and in so doing had noticed a particular mare relaxing
in a corner of the roof on a sofa. Was quite the looker,
definitely a stand out among the crowd, and she seemed to be
alone and just relaxing from what he could tell. He hadn't
stared after noticing her, his mind instead moving on to trying
to think of a way he could approach and start up conversation as
he turned his gaze up towards the sky.
Hmm. Offering to buy her a drink would be both silly and boring,
silly due to her already having one and boring in that it was as
far from being original as possible. Maybe... Nah... Or
perhaps...
He gave a quiet snort of amusement at the idea that popped into
his head, him taking another drink of his cider before rolling
his shoulders and stepping down from his stool, him using a hoof
to "fix" up his mane and cloak which of course led to both just
looking the way they usually did, Darrus then casually walking
over towards the couch and then leaning on the railing keeping
ponies from wandering off the roof. He sipped his drink, looked
over the edge to the streets below, then turned his head to the
mare lounging on the couch nearby.
'Excuse me, Miss," he began, wearing a confident smile that he
never went anywhere without, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I was
hoping you could help me with something. You see, earlier in the
night I accidentally dropped my contact lenses over the side of
the roof here, and I noticed that you seem to be enjoying the
sights, so I was wondering if perhaps you happened to spot them
in the streets below during your gazing?" he sipped his drink
casually before adding on in a jokingly concerned tone, "I would
hate for somepony to step on them."
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Re: Las Pegasi
By: Star Catcher Date: November 4, 2014, 7:51 am
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Just as Star felt her eyelids begin to droop a little bit, a
voice nearby snapped her back to reality, causing her to jump
slightly and look over to the source of the voice. Rubbing one
of her eyes with a hoof, she listened to what he had to say.
However, when he was finished, she arched a brow slightly, gaze
falling down to the street below then back up to him. "Can't say
I have... I have to imagine losing a contact lens from this high
up means you just lost yourself a lens regardless."
Star paused for a moment after that, taking an opportunity to
scan the stallion in front of her. Messy hair, self-sure
demeanor, a cloak that seemed a little out of place... his
colors and features were handsome, though. "This is the first
time I've seen somepony come here in a cloak... Certainly
unexpected attire, and it's really not even that cold up
here..."
#Post#: 3976--------------------------------------------------
Re: Las Pegasi
By: Darrus Date: November 4, 2014, 8:35 am
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"Yeah, that seems about right," Darrus said, casting another
glance over the side of the building but obviously not all that
concerned about the contact lenses he'd made up solely to start
a talk and jokingly continuing with, "Ah well. They more
assisted than provided anyway." He agreed with the mare when she
mentioned it not being all that cold up on the roof, one of the
bar's sources of heat - one of a number of covered jets of flame
- blasting off nearby and arming things up, but Darrus without
his cloak was Darrus feeling naked. Which could also be fun,
sure, but still.
"You could say it's just my style," he took a step closer to the
couch, not sitting down on the couch with her but closing the
distance enough to allow the two to speak more comfortably, "Me
without my cloak would be like me without my mane. Just
unfortunate and depressing for anypony who might witness it.
"My name is Darrus by the way," he introduced himself, a small
gesture being made with his hoof as if trying to parody a super
upper class bow made by gentlecolts, "and from what you've said,
I take it you come here often? It's my first time being invited,
so I'm hoping the regulars are as gentle to new guys as some are
fair," he gave the mare one of his usual cocky smiles at that
before moving on with something he figured would be a laughable
stretch, "You guys get many backroom poker brawls here?"
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Re: Las Pegasi
By: Star Catcher Date: November 5, 2014, 9:30 am
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Star only hummed quietly when Darrus wrote the cloak off at
'just his style', and that it would be like him without his
mane. She couldn't imagine spending all day every day tucked
away behind some silly cloak... She wouldn't even be able to use
it to keep attention off of herself since something like that
would be out of place and easy to spot. Just seemed strange to
her.
"And I'm Star," she replied in greeting when he introduced
himself, the mare offering a small wave to him before listening
as he continued, asking if she visited the bar often. She nodded
slightly at that, then arched a brow when he mentioned being
invited. Strange... This wasn't usually a bar that required
invitations. It was classier than most places, but as far as she
knew they welcomed just about anypony inside, as long as their
appearance wasn't haphazard and messy.
When he asked about any brawls at the bar, she laughed briefly
before raising both brows at him. "I think you're looking in the
wrong place if you came hoping for brawls... You'd be better
suited looking somewhere downtown--I've heard the Old Cellar Pub
can get rowdy sometimes, but the place looks nice in my
opinion... though apparently the beer on tap tastes watered down
sometimes, from what I've been told. I haven't really tasted it
myself.
"But yeah. I come here a lot. It's one of my favorite places to
socialize and relax. There aren't many places that can beat this
one's atmosphere... You said you got invited? By who? And you
were aware you didn't really need an invitation to come here,
yeah? This place really isn't that exclusive."
#Post#: 3988--------------------------------------------------
Re: Las Pegasi
By: Darrus Date: November 6, 2014, 7:53 am
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"It's a pleasure, Star. Also, Really? You mean those prim
looking stallions over there won't suddenly break out into a
bout of fisticuffs over some wager at the drop of one of the
fancy hats ponies are wearing?" Darrus joked, over blowing just
how classy the place was now as he gestured off towards some
direction full of ponies.
"And, heh, that wouldn't surprise me," he then responded to Star
claiming it wasn't all that tricky to gain entry to the bar,
though even then he'd wonder why he'd already been given such a
hassle by the employees. Maybe they just didn't like the look of
him, or maybe they were warned before hand that he was coming
somehow... Or maybe Star just got in easier cause of her looks.
Whatever the reason it was irrelevant now that he was inside.
"I was "Invited" to come here," he repeated, this time using air
quotations and adding emphasis on the key word before taking
another sip of his drink, "The management in one of the casinos
had noticed how well I was doing when playing their games, and I
suppose they got worried that I would waste my entire visit in
there. So, out of the kindness of their hearts I'm sure, they
told me of this bar here and "encouraged" me to come and relax.
Didn't want me to get bored by the sound of chips falling in my
favor, after all. Figured it would be a nice change of pace
though, so I went along with it.
"At least the drinks should be free. Maybe. Either way, you
could add yours to my tab if you'd like. Would be a small but
fun way of fully accepting their generosity should said
generosity be a reality.
"I assume, since you frequent this place, that you live in the
city or at least visit often? I've only been here a few times in
my travels, but it always tends to leave a lasting impression,
so actually living here must be pretty interesting, so says the
tourist. What do you do, if you don't mind my asking?"
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