ooc: OPEN LOG karaoke fun come join if you're inclined

[justicereigns]

Who: Anyone who feels like stopping by + Smoker
Where: Karaoke Bar on Shambun Island (Rinali's fall island) If you know OP canon songs, feel free to use them or drinking songs but I think it's safe to assume this bar gets other-world patrons so our world songs are a go for IC.
Why: Smoker is stuck waiting for an informant and I enjoy torturing him~ Also come sing karaoke at him. It's fun. I promise.
When: Sometime between August 30th and when he gets chibi'ed.
Rating: Well it's open so I'll edit if something happens. Feel free to do NC17 stuff with each other or something idek. I'll just stalk.



Smoker threw his head back on the edge of the red cushion of the booth seating, a small cloud of smoke hovering above his head in his irritation. Some idiot was blaring Jolly Roger and attempting to croon despite the drunk stupor giving the moron the wrong notes. Great. Just what he needed. His favorite song in the world. And here he'd been appreciating that he hadn't heard it since leaving Loguetown. So much for that, this was the 5th time tonight in the last three hours. If the marine informant didn't show up soon Captain Commodore Smoker was going to break some legs. In a more literal than luck sense.

"Another rum honey?" the blonde waitress asked with a soft smile despite the proximity to a No-Smoking area.

"Yeah that's fine, thanks," the marine growled. Drinking alone was fine with him but there wasn't much to remove the irritation of the singing other than alcohol. Probably why they HAD the karaoke at the bar. Great. He rubbed his temples and prayed for a change of pace in music selection.

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[fire-temptress.livejournal.com]

Karen watched the blonde girl run off and get the rum and she tapped her lip with a small smirk. She casually went over to stand by the door that often had the waitresses going in and out with drinks near the bar and once the blonde was done filling the glass, Karen held a hand up to stop her.

"Allow me to deliver." She said with a wink and took the drink from her before any time settled to protest.

It was easy for a woman like Karen to play waitress. Hell, she played hostess to an array of Japanese Business men who often came in to her parlor for the company of women. Delivering a rum to the great white hunter would be a breeze.~

"Now, does the hunter ever consider becoming the hunted? Or do you leave things to chance." She said while she casually set the rum down infront of him as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening.

[justicereigns]

The White Hunter arched an eyebrow at that, unable to hide a small smirk as he took a swig of the rum placed in front of him. "Most people aren't foolish enough to come looking for dangerous men like me," another swig, "Not even pirates." But that didn't mean he wasn't glad to see her either. "Of course it would save me the trouble of finding them in the first place so that's another thing I might have to enjoy."

[fire-temptress.livejournal.com]

Karen laid a hand on the table with her other resting on her hip as she looked over the man. "Guess I'm more dangerous than pirates then~" She mused happily towards the White Hunter and gave a playful wink. "But~" She tilted her head. "You didn't really catch me. So I suppose we're still on the hunt Hm?"

[justicereigns]

"Oh?" Smoker tilted his head towards her, "Am I supposed to take that as a challenge then?" His gloved hands were still on the bottle of rum but there was a slight straightening of posture and barely discernible shift as he braced to catch her if became necessary.

[fire-temptress.livejournal.com]

When he tilt his head at her, she looked down at him from overhead, smiling all the while. "A challenge if you wish it. But I'm all for calling a momentary truce until we step out of the bar." She teased and dropped a kiss to his forehead before she quickly stepped away.

[justicereigns]

Smoker blinked, a little taken aback at that. At least he wasn't blushing thank God. "Oh? Somewhere in mind or were you just planning on building jumping?" he grinned easily. He would have stood up to follow her but he still had a contact to wait for. Though whether the idiot was planning to show was another story. Smoker kicked his boots up on a chair on the opposite side, his posture giving away in no uncertain terms he wasn't moving yet but the arm spread on the back of the chair suggested she was welcome to join him.

[fire-temptress.livejournal.com]

"Well, building jumping is my specialty." She mused happily and took a seat beside him, smoothing out the black dress against her with her rosary hanging limp past her chest to her lap. The black fabric around her neck hung more like a laced scarf with the lowcut dress. "Do you often come to karaoke nights?~ I admit, I didn't take you for the singing type."

[justicereigns]

The marine took in the details of her figure, filing it away to piece her out better. He left his arm on the back of the booth chair behind her neck, not really caring how it looked or not; it was comfortable.

A small snort at the suggestion, "Hate these places," he scoffed. "Rum's okay, they probably cater to pirates," it was a strange method of finding pirates; the stronger pirates usually had better tastes in alcohol and the White Hunter was used to finding places frequented by them accordingly. It helped that they carried the good rum. "But it doesn't quite make up for the music selection." Definitely didn't help that he had sensitive ears. "I'm waiting for someone," he explained casually.

[fire-temptress.livejournal.com]

A faint laugh escaped her deep painted lips and she leaned forward, delicatly placing her hand on his thigh as she stared straight up at him. "Perhaps you should show the no-tones how to really sing then~?" She teased, somewhat wanting to see the Hunter go up and sing.

His last words made her tilt her head curiously and draw her hand back from his thigh to her lap. "Waiting for someone? Information I assume?" She asked with a faint squint. A hunter in a no doubt pirate bar waiting for someone. Well now all they needed was a well placed thrown object for this place to turn into one of those Hollywood bar brawls.

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

Maya pushed open the door to the karaoke bar, peering around the building with bright, curious eyes. Nick had wimped out on the idea of sitting up in the bird's roost or whatever they called it, and when she'd heard about the karaoke bar, well... one form of distraction was as good as the other!

The spirit medium strode boldly in, stilling tugging Nick behind her by the cuff of his blue suit, waving one hand in hopes of flagging a waitress down at the same time to be seated and order.

"C'mon, Nick, stop dragging your feet! It'll be fun!"

[turns-it-about.livejournal.com]

"Well, better than thirty feet off the ground anyway," Phoenix replied, allowing himself to be pulled to a table. He told the waitress to bring him whatever her favorite was, not wanting the burden of deciding at the moment.

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

"Same for me!" Maya trilled cheerily, completely ignoring the fact she was underage. Pirates, pirates drank, right? And besides, she bet the proprietors of the place probably wouldn't care. Once the waitress left, Maya turned abruptly and knelt in her seat to get a better look at the stage, squinting excitedly at the mike. "Are you ready to sing your heart out, Nick?! Hey, how do you pick the music out, anyway?"

[turns-it-about.livejournal.com]

"I think you just request it," Phoenix said, watching someone do just that. It didn't look too different from kareoke bars back in LA, except it had musicians instead of a music machine.

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. D'ya think they know how to play the Steel Samurai season 4 opening theme?" Maya clapped her hands in anticipation as the waitress reappeared, bearing their drinks. "Wow, that was fast!"

[turns-it-about.livejournal.com]

Phoenix took his drink and took a sip. It tasted like vanilla and pineapple. His brows raised in surprised. This didn't have alcohol, did it? It was too good. Well, in that case it was alright to allow Maya to indulge in some of the sweet juice. "I'm not sure, if kareoke places back home would even have that, but it wouldn't hurt to ask," he said, smiling with amusement.

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that'll be our first song! You better remember the lyrics, Nick!" Maya took a long sip of the drink, sighing in contentment when she lifted the glass away from her lips. "Mmm, this is really good! I bet Pearly would love to try some of this!"

She snapped her fingers, brightening at the idea. "Say, Nick! Why don't we invite Mr. Edgey to bring Trucy and Pearly? It can be a party!"

[turns-it-about.livejournal.com]

Phoenix decided not to say one way or the other whether he remembered all the lyrics... mostly because it would be embarrassing to admit that he did. "Yeah, I'm sure she would. I wonder what kind of juice it is?" It was so sweet, and all that fighting Maya to stay on the ground had made him thirsty. He finished it the second time he brought it to his lips. "Yeah, that'd be fun!" he said, smiling, "It'll be like a family party!"

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

By chance, Maya had seen the brief exchange between the tall, white-haired man and Pearl, then Phoenix, while she'd been up asking about music. For such a gruff looking man, her friends seemed completely at ease with him, and she figured it wouldn't hurt to introduce herself.

While the rest of their small party was preoccupied, Maya crossed back to where he was sitting, tapping him on the shoulder. "You're Mr. Smoker, right?" she asked cheerfully.

[justicereigns]

Smoker turned his head over the shoulder back at the young woman. "I am, and you are...?"

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

"Maya Fey, Pearly's cousin!" She held out a hand, beaming. "Thanks for looking out for her, by the way!"

[justicereigns]

The tall marine blinked but shook her hand nonetheless, "Looking out for her?" he echoed uncertainly. "Mr. Edgeworth and Wright primarily do that."

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah, but just now you were, huh?" Maya leaned her hands on the table, rocking on her feet. "D'ya wanna come join us? Pearly would love it if you sang with her!"

[justicereigns]

"I just know her. Seemed a strange place for a kid so as long as she's got adults with her." Smoker just barely refrained from twitching at the suggestion. "I really don't sing," he grumbled trying not to be too harsh with it.

[burgersplzthx.livejournal.com]

Maya tilted her head, considering. "Okay, okay, I won't push it. But--" She had a vague feeling that Smoker was the sort of man who held others at a professional distance, but he'd been kind to Pearl, so... it wouldn't hurt to just ask, right? "--D'ya wanna join us for drinks, at least?"

[justicereigns]

Smoker tilted his head. She was clearly trying hard to be friendly but he was admittedly almost confused as to why. "I'm waiting for someone," he explained shortly. "But thanks. I'll let you know if they don't show. Starting to look like they won't," sighed Smoker.