Open Social Raxus Off Duty

[Jonathen Baize]

Raxus - The Rusty Rifle​

Make no mistake; The Rusty Rifle was about as shitty as it came when it came to bars. Still, its proximity to the Imperial Barracks on Raxus made it a favorite for Imperial soldiers to come to blow off some steam while off duty. It had everything you needed in a bar, cheap alcohol, your favorite game on the halo, darts, pool tables, and they were alright with the occasional bar brawl as long as you didn't break too much stuff.

Jonathen sat at the bar, watching a pod race on the halo. He took another sip of beer before setting it back on the bar. It was a slow night, but it was still early; it was bound to pick up. However, Jonathen didn't mind it being a little quieter either.

In the corner, a private slammed his fist down on the table, clearly upset that he had been taken for all his credits. He flung some of the items from the table and stood, his chair flying back against the wall. "HEY! Cut that shit out!" the old bar owner yelled from across the room. Marge's voice would cut through it all, no matter how loud it got in the bar. As it was quiet, it drew everyone's attention. Marge was scary as hell. Jonathen had seen her end more than a few fights herself.

The private looked like he was about to shout back when an older soldier pulled him back down. "You don't want to go down that road, kid," he said, which sparked a few chuckles.

Jonathen turned his attention back to the game with a bit of a smile himself.

Make no mistake; The Rusty Rifle was about as shitty as it came when it came to bars...but it was home.

 

[Guinevere Delevigne]

Guinevere loved a good alliteration and few could roll better off the tongue than the Raxus Rusty Rifle. After an eventful few missions, the lieutenant had started to find her footing when it came to being engaged in a field setting. One thing that she still had a lot of trouble with was the social scene, much to a certain person's amusement.

Walking into the bar dressed in something casual, Guin quickly glanced around and frowned upon not seeing any familiar faces. Where are you?? (@LadyRen) she keyed into her Nalphone hoping that she wouldn't be stuck in an unfamiliar place alone for long.

At the very least the place appeared to be lively and so she bravely decided to make her way over to the bar, pulling herself up onto a bar stool to order a drink.

@Raydo @LadyRen

 

[Kalique Baize]

After the few days the two women had stayed on Desevro, Kalique had stayed casually in contact with the Lieutenant. Despite their differences, they made up for a good team and the woman's company was fun. She might have been in the process of becoming something Kalique had long neglected - an actual friend.

After having learnt that she was off duty tonight, she had immediately reached out to Guin and asked for a lady's night in a local bar, knowing damn well that the woman wasn't usually engaged in too much amusement. Kalique was usually just the same, always focused on work and not entering the night life at all, but she also knew how it was usually helping to gain some sort of balance.

So, instead of working out, she was looking foward to a night off and after receiving an overly punctual message from Guin, she couldn't help as she texted back, "walking in right now" as she entered the bar right on time. Wearing in a casual, sporty night out look, she approached the Agent with a friendly smile on her lips.

"Hey...did you start without me already?" as she was already at the bar, the assumption wasn't far fetched, yet the place in front of her was still empty. There was a bit of commotion behind the two, so as Kalique briefly directed her attention towards the troublemakers, she also spotted another familiar face not far off from them.

"Oh" she remarked, rather delighted about seeing the Lieutenant here as well, her smile widening further before she called, "Jonathen!". She turned back to Guinevere, asking, "Have you met Lieutenant Baize before?" before she just simply grabbed her hand to pull her towards the soldier who was apparently busy watching a game.

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[Jonathen Baize]

Joanthen winced as a racer hit a wall and exploded into flames. "Oh, that's going to hurt in the morning!" the announcer joked as the race continued.

He heard a familiar voice off to his side. A smile grew on his face as he recognized Kalique. "Hey there!" he said the woman as she approached. "I don't think we have met." he said, extending a hand to Guinevere "Jonathen." he introduced himself. "Nice to meet you."

The bartender stepped over to him. The middle-aged woman slung a towel over her shoulder. "Can I get you ladies anything?" she asked before turning to Jonathen, pulling another beer out, and handing it to him. "You're the best, Marge," he said with a wink. "Yeah yeah.." she said, waving him off.

"How have you been?" He asked Kalique, taking a sip from his bottle.

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[Guinevere Delevigne]

Before she could even speak to the bartender her phone buzzed. Looking down and noticing the prompt reply, Guin went to ask where before hearing the familiar voice behind her anyways. Turning around with a smile, she simply said. "Well, I wasn't gunna stand in the door looking like a lost bunny!!" Truth be told that was her anyways, but nobody else needed to know that yet.

When Kalique started to spot someone else she was familiar with, a worrying pang of anxiety started to linger on the surface. Gosh darn it, these social settings were quite nerve-wracking and her worry that Kalique was about to leave her to hang out with someone else seemed to disappear as she was quite literally dragged into their conversation.

"....No I don't believe we have. Nice to meet you too I'm K..lara." Looking at Kalique to not say anything, she promptly took him up on his offer of drinks. "Oh yes please, can I get something fruity?" While she was waiting for her drink to arrive, Guin looked around the room briefly to take in its roughish charm. It felt like she should say something but she wasn't entirely sure what that would be, opting to instead go for something simple.

"So uh, do you two know each other well?"

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[Kalique Baize]

"Lost bunny? What a cute yet innovative trope" she amusedly remarked, actually finding it oddly fitting but she was keeping that to herself. She didn't even have to look at Guinevere's face after having made contact with Jon to know she was nervous, but if Guin really thought the extroverted Knight-Captain was going to miss out on even more social activities, she was wrong.

Kalique was actually happy to run into Jonathen here as well as she usually enjoyed his company. K...lara though? Good save Guin, but close one. Suppressing a chuckle at that impromptu reaction of the ISB agent, Kalique gave her a side eye as Jonathen was briefly looking elsewhere before she adressed the bar keeper.

"A Belascan Breeze, please" Kalique ordered with a friendly smile, opting for something refreshing yet strong before she already realized how Guin was awkwardly glancing around. With a subtle movement of her finger she was nudging the blonde with the Force as if to say, 'be social, girl', but she then already came up with a regular smalltalk question.

"I've been good. Busy but well" she said to Jonathen, slightly tilting her head to the side as she met his familiar gaze, "How about yourself?". With her smile widening, her eyes then darted over to Guin before she answered her question. "Yes...we've actually been out there together a couple of times by now".

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[Jonathen Baize]

Kalique's friend introduced herself, hesitating and looking at her friend afterward. Joanthen let the awkward moment go. "Oh...well, nice to me you, Klara.." he said.

Both women ordered drinks which were delivered moments later. Jonathen sticking to beer for the moment.

"Not too bad," he said. "Just got back from a stint in the field. Pretty uneventful, thankfully," he said, taking another sip of beer. There was a time when he had been eager for action, but now that he had seen some, boring wasn't too bad either.

"I guess you could consider that night on Endor as "Going out"" he said with a laugh. He refrained from showing the picture. That was the secret weapon he had been holding onto for a rainy day.

"What about you, Klara? You from around here?" he asked casually.

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[Guinevere Delevigne]

A most interesting glass was placed down in front of Guin as she blindly ordered a fruity cocktail. Called the Tatooine Sunset, its bright colors were instantly recognizable as was the strong taste once she started sipping it. "oooh this is good." she exclaimed. The blue curacao and tequila mixed with pomegranate, citrus and cherries made for a very strong but delicious treat.

Guin hadn't heard much about Kalique's other adventures and assumed that they had probably all been as equally heroic as the one she had been on with her. "Endor? that's very far away from home. Did you see any of the natives? I heard they're really teddy bears." Clearly showing that she'd never been to that side of the galaxy in the slightest.

Guin continued to sip from the cool pink straw dangling from her cocktail glass a little bit as Jonathen asked about her. "Oh sort of, I have family in Lianna so that's the closest I'd say to be from anyplace, but I've spent a little bit here. Not entirely sure where to call home these days."

With a little bit more confidence she started to get into the social swing of things, it helped that it wasn't a huge group either and Jonathen seemed pretty cool already. "Alright boring work question first, what do you two like best about your jobs? Mine has to be all the cool gadgets I get to play with." It would be interesting to learn more about the two of them, but she had to be mindful of what she might accidently say.

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[Kalique Baize]

Her drink of choice was fantastic, although she could tell the liquor was of rather cheap nature. What Jonathen said about the dinner on Endor almost made her choke on her drink and she couldn't hold back the comment on how fun the day had been. "Going out sure...Jonathen our little cavalier even scored a dance with an Ewok lady...". She nudged him playfully, chuckling to herself again as she also vividly remembered his face.

Guin's Endor related questions made Kalique exchange amused looks with Jon as they both vividly remembered that mission, actually, out of countless reasons. "We didn't just see Natives, we dined with them...and they locked us up in a cages before we put them all to sleep". There was no need to mention that in the end she had been sleeping as well.

Then Guin was suddenly back to being tech smart Guin again. While Kalique was positively surprised about how she managed to prevail in this social setting so far, talking about work related things was not the conversation she had hoped for during a night off, so she waved the question off with a dismissive motion but rather amusedly.

She still let Jonathen answer the question and added, "For me it's how every mission is different. It never gets boring and I directly get the chance to help" before she grabbed her drink and got up. "Let's not dwell on work now though. What about a round of beer pong?". As the place was buzzing, maybe they'd get some more to join.

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[Guinevere Delevigne]

Guin almost burst out laughing, doing her best to stifle it at the thought of this Jonathen dancing with an Ewok lady. The latter half of the story was a bit more concerning, but the amusing expressions between the two broke any tension in the statement for her.

Okay so maybe it wasn't the best time to discuss work-related queries when they had come here to relax, but it wasn't exactly like Guin had a lot of other experiences to draw on. Still, she would smile and do her best, if not for her own benefit but to enjoy the chance to be out and about again.

"Beer pong? erm.." A jolt of concern crested her face for a moment. Such a game had a high likelihood of not only testing her alcohol tolerance but also would mean that she wouldn't be able to drive home herself. Not to mention being at a high risk of embarrassing herself in front of Kalique's cute friend, and the inevitable hangover would hamper her ability to work in the morning.

Oh cmon Guin, focus. You're here to have fun and make new friends, remember how much fun you had with her recently when you took risks? You can do it. Be fun Guin, lets goooo girl.

"Okay, I'm in." Guin looked at the pair of them for a moment before making a suggestion. "How about boys versus girls? you just have to find a partner Jonathen." Maybe someone would walk up, or perhaps he'd be able to wrangle one of the other soldiers nearby but either way the game was onnnn.

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[Jonathen Baize]

"The one that got away." he said wistfully at the mention of the Ewok dance circle. He chuckled as he was nudged. It had been an absolute cluster of a mission, but he looked back fondly on that night. "I will say, Ewok cages...more comfortable than you would think..." he said, laughing.

He listened as the question was asked about their work. He raised an eyebrow at the mention of cool gadgets. "Oh, for sure the food," he said sarcastically. "There is nothing better than an Imperial MRE." he said. "Nothing even comes close..." he joked.

Kalique drew the conversation away from work and to more fun activities.

"Ohhh.." he said, face growing excited. "You're so going down. Back in my academy days...." he said, leaning in. "I was a legend..." he embellished.

He scanned the room, stopping at the guy a few chairs down the bar when they made eye contact. "Bro, I need another for beer pong, you in?" he asked (@Darasuum), not introducing himself. If that guy backed out there were other soldiers he was more familiar with that would join him.

They moved over to the side of the room. Drinks were poured and the table was set.

"Ladies first." he said.

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[Kalique Baize]

Kalique chuckled about the recount of details about their Endor adventure, amusedly adding, "Okay Baize, noted. You don't seem deterred by body parts in your face and you're probably one of those who sleep comfortably on one feet wide beds". It was nice to not only have the night off but start it with a playful exchange of people Kalique had grown quite fond off and it was even better that they seemed to get along as well.

Almost immediately after her suggestion about playing beer pong she could recognize those nervous hints in Guinevere's face. "You'll be fine" she mouthed after Jonathen turned to stand up before she threw her an encouraging smile.

Jonathen seemed excited and so was she, but she couldn't help but to scoff teasingly. "A legend? We'll see about that. Just don't get too cocky" she winked at him, following him towards the table and helping to set their little game up.

Taking her position and confidently volunteering to try her luck first, Kalique leaned in to Guin and whispered, "We'll kick their asses". Wasn't Guin going to be great with that? She'd probably calculate her chances and the angle and whatnot and would probably score one after another, but she was curious to see what Jon would do.

Kalique was out of practice, but hitting one of the first cup was never the issue. She moved her arm to test how she'd throw and let go in apparently the right moment as her first ball landed in a cup in the middle. "Yesss". It wasn't a fully clean shot, but it had not hoped out again after having grazed the rim, but a hit was a hit. "Bottoms up, gentlemen".

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[Guinevere Delevigne]

Inspired by the worthy adversaries and the warm encouragement of an excellent motivational speaker, along with a healthy dose of cocktail, Guin readily stepped up to the challenge drink in hand.

Taking a wide look at the table there were only so many optimal places to aim for. Each cup was the same size and their rims did provide a deceptive amount of area for the ball to bounce off on, but with a little luck and a bit of pizazz, odds are that the ball would simply slip down rather than bounce off.

Alright, Guinevere, you've defeated countless bosses and raids, the top high scores in several arcades on Lianna. You've got this.

She watched eagerly as Kalique took the first round with ease, letting out an excited squee as the ball dropped into the first cup. "Nice one!!" she said warmly, taking the ball and preparing to shoot. Moving side to side a little until she calculated the perfect angle, lifting her arm and releasing the ball with just enough energy to land in the second cup.

A bright smile beamed across her face. "It worked!! you're up boys!" she couldn't believe it, although math never betrayed her before.

@Raydo @LadyRen

 

[Dax Ryder]

The Rusty Rifle was indeed a shitty bar, perhaps the shittiest on Raxus. Back when Dax was a kid, it was the local watering hole for the miners. As a kid in high school he even came in with a fake ID to drink and try and brawl out back.

Now, he came in almost every weekend when he wasn't off world. Tonight was no different. The grunt work was done, his weapons and kit were clean and hanging in his locker. Now was time to have a few to many beers, maybe a shot or two. Perhaps with a little luck, something a little sweeter.

Off duty. Dax walked into the bar wearing a ball cap, relax fit jeans, and one of his favorite t-shirts concealing his holdout pistol. Belling up to the bar. Nodding to the bartender

"Beer and a shot, please." The freshly minted LT asked politely before turning his attention to the rest of the room. A few grunts in the corner blowing off steam, and a group of officers playing a drinking game. The male in the group he knew of, Jon...something. The ladies he did not know, yet.

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[Jonathen Baize]

He shrugged at her reply about the Ewok cage "Hey, I have been in worse.." he joked.

They moved to a table for such activities, and Kalique sank her first shot. Jonathen picked up the glass and downed the contents. "Hey! No..." he paused, making a magic gesture with his hand. "...magic tricks!" he said lightheartedly. She hadn't used the Force, but he would if he could blame her shot on it. When Klara also sank her shot, he down the next glass.

"Its not being cocky if its true.." he joked. He threw the first shot and easily sunk it. He gave both women an "I told you so" look. The other soldier had bailed on him, so he took a second shot, bounced off the rim of the cup, and bounced away. "See, I make myself miss every once in a while to stay humble." he continued to joke.

He looked around the room, already feeling a bit of a buzz going on. "Hey! I am down a teammate; you want in?" (@Taz) he asked the newly arrived soldier. The guy seemed familiar, but Jonathen couldn't place a name to the face.

"There is no way you both make your shots this time.." he said, waiting for them to take their next shots.

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[Kalique Baize]

After her first triumph, she excitedly waited for Guinevere to try and as the woman also hit, she happily exclaimed, "Oh sweet!". Her attention then shifted to Jonathen who hadn't found the perfect addition to his team just yet, but solely shook her head. "That was no trick, that was skill", she teasingly winked at him, however knowing damn well that it had been luck.

As he sunk his first shot she gave him a curt "Okay not bad" before she chuckled about how he had tried to play his missed shot off casually before she threw back the first shot she had to take. As he adressed a new solider to join in, she briefly glanced up and realized that he was no familiar face, however she was hoping he'd join in so that they could really rock this supposed 2 v 2.

"Okay, next one". She narrowed her eyes, focusing on the next cup and slowly moved her hand back and forth with the elbow staying perfectly still, just like she had seen Guin doing it.

She let go and the ball perfectly hopped in the cup on the left right as her smirk returned. "Say what Jon?" she playfully teased before she stepped back to let Guin take over, hoping that she'd score again as well. By the pace at which they were going the boys would soon fail shots due to a lack of precision which would hopefully ensure their win.

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[Guinevere Delevigne]

Quite fortunately for Guin they only had to watch Jonathen sink one shot out of the two before he found his partner. With a slightly more playful grumble, the blonde took a sip of her drink before switching to cheering on her teammate. "You can doooo itt!!"

Momentarily Kalique swished another ball into the rim leading to Guin's growing candidness "let's go girl!!" They were slightly ahead but that didn't mean that they were definitely gonna win yet, even with all the luck so far. Guin checked over the cups and back over to the boys with a nervous smile.

Okay okay, it worked out the first time now just try and do it again!! easy as cracking a port open in a governor's mansion.

Swoosh.

Guin's second ball dropped neatly into another cup bringing the girl's total up to four versus the boy's one. She could only hope that they continued their string of poor luck, as she wasn't entirely sure how well she'd be able to do going into the later rounds intoxicated.

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[Dax Ryder]

Dax gave the group a closer look. Quickly realizing they were playing a game of beer pong. That sudden realization bringing a half smile to his stumbled face. These were his kind of people.

As his drinks arrived at the bar, his attention was pulled away for a moment. Dax quickly took the shot and slammed it back, placing the glass on the bar top before retrieving his ice cold glass of beer. Just when he was about to take a drink he heard the solo male of the group say something about being humble, and Dax couldn't help but snort laugh.

Perhaps hearing Dax's amusement with his "humility", Jon? Jon suddenly asked for a QRF. Dax didn't even have to think about it. "Yeah, fuck it." He replied to other man before taking a seat at the table. Then quickly retrieved the ball and took his turn.

Proving to be out of practice at this game, it clipped the edge of the cup before bouncing off and back at him. Dax playfully sighed. Then took the cup and slammed it back. "well this is a rough start."

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[Jonathen Baize]

He offered a fist for a fist bump as he was joined. "Name's Jon. Welcome aboard, brother." he said to the new guy.

He grabbed the cup after Klara's ball landed in the cup and downed the cup. "And here you were pretending you were new.." he joked with Klara.

"Time to get serious," he said, pumping himself up as he stretched. Aiming for the ball, he tossed it. It arched high, splashing into a cup. He clenched a fist in victory. They were keeping it close. He was hoping for the ladies' luck when run out soon enough.

Roll = 13

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[Kalique Baize]

Finally someone did seem really keen on joining the game and as he confidently made his way over, Kalique gave him a quick smile. "Let's see what you've got. I'm Kalique, by the way". The soldier sat down and aimed, however missed the cup, so that Kalique smirked at Guin. The lads were sooo going down.

Jon, however, did sink his ball and so Guin and her were forced to down another shot. "Cheers!". They were down two cups while the gents had already lost four, so their chances were pretty good. "Are you warmed up now?" she playfully asked Jon as she sat the empty shot glass down, meeting his gaze with a mischievous glint in her emerald eyes.

"Okay let's make it six!" she optimistically declared as she switched positions with G again, grabbing the wet ball and aiming carefully. The problem was that the cocktail and the shots were already starting to dull her focus, so that confidence didn't help this time. Kalique aimed and missed with the ball this time not even grazing the rim of a glass. "Oh..." a little disappointed in did, she just had to chuckle as she let Guin take over. "Okay seems like you've got to save it".

@Xorism @Raydo @Taz