simply killing time. tuesdays are often slow. [ wine swirled within the equally cheap glass, yet a pleased hum still follows after the first sip—eyes flit down at the sketch once again. ]
a new face can't hurt. got a name?
Relaxing, thinking, the usual. What about you, miss?
( taking the lime, squeezing it into the drink, and putting it to his lips, gulp, after gulp, and setting it down . )
haven't given it much thought, in all honesty. [ which is none, she is lying. a feigned thoughtful look painted on her face. ]
a pretty design is a must. likely wouldn't sport it on missions, therefore weight is not a concern. so long as it goes with the rest of my wardrobe. ^^
[ his order, along with a glass of wine is set over cheap coasters. kafka continues to listen closely, as she has done for the past hour or so without the trace of a beating heart. ]
good choice. what brings you here on a tuesday night?
( looking upwards from the elegant cowboy he was sketching , at the stellaron hunter . he blinks , twirling the pencil in his hand . )
Thank you… I’d like to have a vertigo jam, full glass cup, with a lime.
well, that makes two of us... [ she pulls away soon enough, empty cup joining the rest of the dishes—all soaked under the sink without a deep clean before she turns away with back against the counter and arms crossed. ]
done? ^^
[ so as not to disturb @IcyDestructixn, her weary head wordlessly rests atop folded arms in the dead of night, lurking on a wall just above the swordswoman as she diligently wipes the blood off her blade.
without a shadow of a doubt, her presence is felt—though it is not
[ a terribly disoriented @WithinShackles is quick to catch kafka's eye. after a single piece of baggage finds it way into the hands of a bellboy, she slowly makes her way towards the reverie hotel's reception desk, leaning in with a smile. ]
sure you're at the right place?
[ so as not to disturb @IcyDestructixn, her weary head wordlessly rests atop folded arms in the dead of night, lurking on a wall just above the swordswoman as she diligently wipes the blood off her blade.
without a shadow of a doubt, her presence is felt—though it is not
[ a terribly disoriented @WithinShackles is quick to catch kafka's eye. after a single piece of baggage finds it way into the hands of a bellboy, she slowly makes her way towards the reverie hotel's reception desk, leaning in with a smile. ]
sure you're at the right place?
[ boots rest on a nearby stool at the frightfully empty bar, eyes fixed on the drawing coming into being under dim lighting and @Ampersandsown's skilled hand. kafka slips another bill to the bartender. ]
another for me, and whatever this gentleman is having.
in senses, she makes use of the grip to force the other's face up, glove soaked in blood and face dangerously close to hers with a wretched grin. ]
what was that? i didn't quite catch it.
[ racing heart, breaths that border on cries choked out from trashed lungs, as well as that whisper ring through a keen ear.
every undulation in bodily functions, inconsequential or not, flowing through the threads as kafka bends at the waist curiously. despite the accuracy
( gentle static thrums through your side , and numbs your pain . part of you wonders how she's doing it , the other doesn't care . the way you sit is distant , now that your blood stains her gloves rather than the ground she walks on . you don't want to be close to her . )