B! Gotta keep up with your studies after all.

Maybe the situation is the same as my friend's failed attempt to make a drink, just what they think should be good without any thought or planning to make it actually good. If there are no other things stopping you from being happy, then this success might just be something positive thrown at you that 'should' be good but with a lack of purpose. Just tastes bad in the end.

B- Always good to study every day even if it's just taking a couple minutes to look stuff over.

>>990500
Maybe they liked his consistency. He says he didn't do anything, but maybe it's more accurate to say he didn't do anything different? If someone doesn't slack off and doesn't try to shake things up, that makes them a good worker.

B.

B

We'll go with B

Show Marcus some tricks. For instance: https://i.imgur.com/nZsYcMH.mp4

>>990527
I like this. Nothing like a nice shower after work and some good tunes to end a long night.

Suggestion 2021/03/15(Mon)12:05 No. 991443 ID: fd4d13
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You pause for a few moments before speaking up "You know Marcus, I think this Mead is kind of like your promotion, if you think about it."

"How's that?"

"Well, he's just trying to do something good for a thing he likes. He took things that are good, and just pushed them all forward. But obviously he didn't think about how it all fit together. It should make you happy, but instead it tastes like, well, you tried it."

He snorts out a laugh.

"I'm sure your bosses just think you're doing a good job and want to reward you, they probably aren't even thinking about how it feels from your end, they just assume it'll do what it's supposed to. Even if it still tastes like crap."

"Maybe you're right, Dart." He sits thinking for a few moments, before standing and putting on his jacket. "I Probably need to hit the road soon though, you're closing soon right?"

You nod, and he starts to head for the door before turning back towards the bar, gesturing toward the open bottle.

"It all right if I take that with me?"

"Sure, just let me get a tab for it, can't have an open container on the street."

"Sure thing."

After getting him all set, he heads out into the night.

you have developed a rapport with Marcus!

LAST CALL 2021/03/15(Mon)12:11 No. 991444 ID: fd4d13
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You spend the next few hours cleaning up the bar, scrubbing everything down, and getting everything ready to open in the morning. Todd has told you that you don't actually have to do the morning prep a bunch of times, but you don't have anything better to do so you still just do it anyway. He seems to have given up on trying to stop you.

You head up to your apartment and decide to take a quick shower. You don't bother with a long one, you're taking another one in the morning anyway as part of your daily grooming routine; but sometimes it feels good after a long day.

After your shower you settle into your bean bag chair to work on your online business course. It's not very interesting, and you are making extremely slow progress. You don't really have a mind for it but it's probably better to get a college education than not. It doesn't help that the building's climate control unit is mounted right next to your window, and makes a lot of noise. It's probably fine though, it's not like you're in any rush.

You will see Todd at the start of your shift tomorrow. Is there anything you want to talk to him about?

A - Your reaction to his drink
B - Marcus' reaction to his drink
C - Something Else (specify)

Also, is there something you want to do in your free time before work starts?

D - Play video games
E - Study
F - Extra care to grooming
G - Online Shopping
H - Other (Specify)

>>991444
G. Get you a pair of noise canceling headphones. That way you can shut out the AC noise while focusing on your studies.

>>991444
A, F.

>>991447
This along with A

A and G, I like the idea of noise cancelling headphones, not too expensive, and you can listen to some nice tunes while you work.

A, G

those headphones don't sound like a bad idea.

A, and agree with G- buy some noise canceling headphones.

LAST CALL 2021/04/11(Sun)15:44 No. 995690 ID: 67181a
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You wake up around noon as normal and swt about your daily morning routine. You take a shower, making sure to wash your coat with several products to keep it soft, fluffy, and have a good clean sheen to it. You also use your array of scissors and clipper attachments to ensure that everything is the right length, so that you're adorably fluffy or pleasantly smooth wherever you need to be.

Once you're well and blown dry you still have time before work, so you go online and decide to shop around for some nice noise-cancelling headphones. Your ear clips have served you well, but it feels like its time to spend some money to have an easier time relaxing at night. The website says that there should be two day delivery, so you expect that your package sgould arrive next week. You make a mental note to report your order to Todd.

A bit later you have a quick breakfast, get dressed in a clean pressed uniform, and head down to the bar to start your shift. Todd is here, drying his hands as he gets ready to leave for the day.

"Afternoon,Todd," you begin, "Just wanted to let you know that u irdered a package."

"Got it," the gruff anteater responds, "I'll call officer Barclay and let her know. What's the package?"

"Oh, just some new fwncy headphones. Figured I'd splurge a bit."

"Sounds good," he says, "Kid your age probably shoud have more nice things. Anything else go on yesterday?"

"Well, I tried some of that drink you brewed up." He perks up as you speak, making you feel a bit awkward when you continue, "it was ... It was pretty bad, sir. I really can't think of anyone we'd be able to serve it to."

He pauses for a second before letting out a resigned chuckle, "oh well, I'll get it right sooner or later. Anyway, its pretty busy today. I'll make the call when I get home, youre gonna need to get to work."

Todd leaves as you head out to the bar. He seems a little bit sad. (1/2)

LAST CALL 2021/04/11(Sun)15:53 No. 995693 ID: 67181a
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Todd was right, its a busy day. You probably won't be able to chat with patrons until later on after it thins out a bit.

It is mostlya typical crowd of semi-regulars coming by after work. Marcus is here at his normal time, quietly having his normal drink.

Theres a clwan-cut looking duck here who is standing around awkwardly without ordering. After a while,she approaches thw bar and starts awkwardly drumming on it with her fingers, still avoiding eye contact. It takes a moment, but you realize that this is the duck that was incoherently drunk and left her keys here last night.

Do you:
A - Keep busy
B - Quietly bring her her keys
C - Ask what she needs (expedient, while taking other orders)
D - Talk to the duck (friendly or professionally)
E - Something Else (specify)

B and tell her to have a nice day on her way out.

Bring her the keys in-between orders.

If you were going to tell him what you personally thought, you probably should have given the full description instead of leaving it at "it's bad." More articulation is always more helpful when giving critiques because it informs the receiver on what went wrong.

C: You could quietly slip her the keys, but it'd be bad to automatically assume the situation's as simple as it came off last night, even if it is most likely.

That bunny on the left looks awfully familiar...

C, have a friendly chat with the duck girl. At first, pretend like you don't have the keys, but then interrupt her, "Wait, hold still, what is this thing that you have here?" and do a magic trick, similar to pulling a coin out of the person's ear. Except it's the keys.

>>995693
B, and see if she needs anything else.

>>995710

I'm a fan of C myself.

B

>>995693
>>995710
The mouse and his date look familiar too.
B

LAST CALL 2021/08/08(Sun)17:15 No. 1007448 ID: 67181a
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You go about your job naturally, serving drinks with tiny snippets of small talk as you go. As you make your way over towards where the duck is waiting, you stop by the drawer where you keep lost items and smoothly recover her keys from it. You hide them under one of the old-timey pocket menus that Todd keeps around, and hold the menu out for her as you walk by.

Your performance wouldn't cut it as a stage magician at a kids party, but you wager its still discreet enough for the after-work bar-going crowd. She seems a bit confused for a moment when you hold the menu out, but her eyes widen with realization when she reaches up to take it and feels the keys.

She sighs as it seems like a tension flows out of her. She mouths "thank you" and hunches down in an awkward sort of bowing motion as she slides the menu and keys into her pocket, then quietly hurries out of the bar.

You feel like Ashleigh appreciates that you helped her avoid an embarrassing situation!

You go back to work swiftly, but become aware that you're being watched almost immediately.

LAST CALL 2021/08/08(Sun)17:18 No. 1007450 ID: 67181a
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Officer Barclay is here. She's looking at you grumpily, but that's pretty normal. She's just like that. This isn't a scheduled check-in, because Todd definitely would have stayed around to watch the bar in that case.

"Well D'Artagnan," she states flatly, "I was just stopping by to check on a call I got from Mr Norman, and this us what I see? Does he know what you're doing in his establishment?"

Do you:

A) Stop working to talk to officer Barclay
B) Walk out from behind the bar to talk to officer Barclay
C) Continue working while talking to officer Barclay
D) Ask officer Barclay if you can talk after the bar quiets down a bit
E) Other (explain)

And also, do you
1) Act like you don't know what officer Barclay is talking about
2) Explain yourself to officer Barclay
3) Joke about doing something illicit
4) Other (explain)

D, and 1. It's the most natural way to play this.

>>1007450
A,2. Be clear, attentive, and direct.

>>1007450
A3
No one really needs to know about the snail races going on in the back, do they?

D and 1, she doesn't seem to have a sense of humor

D1

>>1007450

I feel like I missed something here, since as best I can tell, we've been tending bar (in a bar) and returning misplaced items to the patrons who misplaced them.

So,uh ... going with E,1: start by talking to Office Barclay (A), but ask that more serious discussion wait until things have quieted down (D), since we aren't sure what's going on.

A2 - You succeeded in making sure the duck didn't feel embarrassed, but you're under no obligation to take this "secret" to the grave.

"If it's about that duck girl, she lost her keys here last night - she and her partner were black-out drunk. I was giving them back in a way that wouldn't publically embarrass her. If it's not that, I don't know what else to tell you."

C.
Tell her to call you Dart. And that what you're doing here is perfectly legal. Would she like a drink?

>>1007591
Definitely this, no reason to cause ourselves problems over a minor nicety.
If it's more serious, then we'll choose how else to escalate.

A2

LAST CALL 2021/08/16(Mon)15:44 No. 1008088 ID: 67181a
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You stop in place, holding your palm out toward officer Barclay.

"Oh no, I can explain. See, she was here last night with her girlfriend, anf they were basically sampling the whole menu. So it was around closing-"

"D'Artagnan"

"- time, and they were really unfit to drive home, so her girlfriend had her leave her keys at the counter when they paid. So i put the keys under the counter and called them a cab, then today-"

"D'Artagnan."

"She came in, and she looked embarassed and withdrawn coming up to the counter, so I fig-"

"D'ARTAGNAN." she barks authoritatively, causing you to involuntarily shut up akd stand at attention. The bar grows silent, and the air is still. Your eyes are fixed on Officer Barclay, but from your peripheral vision it looks like some customers have started leaving. "Sir!" you dutifully respond.

"I'm just busting your chops. I could see what was going on. You know if I thought you were actually up to something I would have stopped the girl from leaving."

You breathe a sigh of relief and relax your stance. It's almost impossible for you to tell when your PCO is joking, since she always maintains her composure so perfectly. After a fee moments, the murmur of private conversations of bar patrons grows back toward its normal level.

"I was in the area when i got the call from Mr. Norman about you ordering a package, so I stopped in to take care of the verification protocols on my way. What was it you ordered?"

"Just some noise cancelling headphones, to make it easier to focus on studying."

She smiles slightly, "So you're still trying to get your degree?"

"Yes sir. Just trying to keep looking forward."

"Well that's good to hear. Staying out of trouble otherwise, I take it?"

"Yes sir," you echo back in the same, habitual tone.

"Also good to hear. You make my job pretty boring sometimes D'Artagnan, but at least you make it easy for me."

"Glad to help!" You answer. She continued to glare stoically in your direction, but there's a twitch in the corner of her mouth that by this point you've come to recognize as a chuckle. "Can i get you a drink?"

"No, you can not." She answers matter-of-factly. "I'm still on duty. I'll check back in with you later." She says, and turns to leave the bar.

It always makes you nervous to speak with officer Barclay, and she normally doesnt come around during business hours. The rest of the evening after she leaves is relatively uneventful, and then as you approach last call there are only a few people left in the bar.

Do you talk to:

A) The weasel and cat lounging in one of the booths
B) The rabbit at the bar who has had her face buried in her phone for most of the evening
C) The fox at the bar that has been sitting alone all night writing in a notebook.
Just focus on getting work done to get your cleaning and prep done sooner
Other (explain)

The fox. It'd be strange if we walked up to some booth-sitters, and the bun doesn't look like she wants to be bothered.

E) Think about the last few times she was that loud.

And B.

Fox!

LAST CALL 2021/08/18(Wed)16:22 No. 1008250 ID: 67181a
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You approach the young fox currently scrawling in a small notebook with a pencil. He came in when the place was still busy, so you didn't get a goid enough look at his ID for anything to stand out, but you're pretty sure his name was Jasper. He's drinking scotch, and is on his second glass.

He quickly flips his notebook shut as you approach, and fiddles with his pencil as he looks up towards you.

You lean casually on the counter a comfortable distance away from him. "So, don't think I've seen you around here before," you begin, "are you new in town, or just first time here?"

"Oh uh," he stammers, continuing to nudge the notebook a bit closer to him, "I've been out of town for the last couple of years, and didn't drink when I left." He scratches at his neck, "almost feels like a whole different place."

"Yeah, I know how that is. I had a … pretty similar experience," you reply, smiling in a way that you hope isnt too awkward.

"Oh, uh … know any cool places around town?" He asks hesitantly. You're not really sure if he's asking seriously or just making conversation, he seems a bit nervous and distracted. He downs the rest of his scotch after asking.

Unfortunately, you dont really know anywhere in town other than the Last Call. "Sorry, can't really say that i do. I don't get out much."

The ice ball in his glass clinks against the side as he sets it down with an "ah." He begins fiddling with his pencil.

The conversation is a bit awkward; do you:
A - Talk to somebody else (who?)
B - Offer him another drink (same drink)
C - Offer him a different drink (the same selection of options as from the earlier post)
D - See if there is something else he wants to Talk about.
E - Talk to him about something specific
F - Finish talking to people for the night and get ready to close.

>>1008250
E
Ask him what he’s doing with the notebook

I think he wants to get back to his writing. But also, he's open to new inspiration, thus the question about cool places in town. Too bad you can't help.

A, talk to the rabbit.

B.
Wish him luck with what he's working on.

E. Tell him that you've seen plenty of people come to the bar to write about... pretty much everything possible and ask him if what he's writing is a secret.

D

>>1008324
B and then this, if he doesn't bite we move onto someone else (I vote the folks in the booth)

B

>>1008250
E
Talk about the notebook and about what the town use to be like.