Monday July 8th 5:00 pm Gonzalez's Sport Bar- Jack, Celes, Jim, Saphy, and the inside of Gonzalez's
Jack pulled his car into the parking lot of the sports club, the place had a sign up on it with a picture of the Mexican rat from the old Hanna Barbara cartoons, at least Jack thought it was Hanna Barbara, it had been a long time since he had watched cartoons indeed. "Gonzalez's" said Jack as he looked at the name scribbled on a piece of paper that he had on the dash, and then up at the sign of the bar, "guess this is the place". The car door slammed as Jack shut it behind him and crossed the asphalt of the parking lot to the Looney Toons inspired shindig. He pushed open the front door and looked around, pinball machines and cartoon characters, seemed more like a place for over grown toddlers to hang out than shifters, but who was he to judge. He looked around the bar not sure where to begin, he hadn't really made a plan when he got the name of the place off the net, he just figured he'd come down and meet the lycanthropes in some sort of ceremony, but the place and the people in it looked so... normal.
The bar itself was a decent sizetwo pol tables sat in the far corner. A large screen TV hung over the bar playing the latest highlights from the afternoon ball game. A burnet that wore her hair in a high pony tail sauntered up to him a pencil stuck behind her ear. She wore one of the bars t shirts with the logo tastefully embroidered on the left breast. "Have a seat where ever you want. Just holler if you need me dear. What would you like to drink while you settle yourself in?" Jack noticed that the name tag on her shirt read Alice.
"Coffee is fine if you have any" responded Jack without missing a beat, the key to not coming off like a stranger was to play it like you knew what you were doing, that way any xenophobic types wouldn't get on your ass right away. He gave the girl a smile and walked over towards the pool table, running his hand along the edge of it as he walked up to the rack and took down a cue. He started to set up the balls inside the triangle as he noted the quietness in the air, apparently they were more xenophobic than he had first anticipated. He started to whistle a tune from the Rolling Stones as he looked up at the giant Wiley Coyote on the wall behind him as he waited for someone to approach him.
"Mind if I break your balls?" Asked a rather colorful gentleman as he fingered a pool cue or are you playing solo?
"Only if I can return the favor" said Jack with a sideways grin as he looked up at the guy, his violet eyes taking in his eccentric appearance. "Names Jack, do I get to know the name of who I'm playing against or should I just call you the mysterious stranger?"
"You can call me Fabulous or Saphyre. Most people however call me fabulous or your lord and master, but you know." Replied the young man with Teri colored hair.
"Sorry don't swing that way" grinned Jack, inside he felt his stomach a drop a little, he never quite knew what to say when it came to homosexuals, they thought in a different way, a way he didn't get or would want to. "How bout I just call you kid until you give me something to go on, unless Saphyre is actually your name"
He sighed dramatically. "I'm hurt that you don't believe me. You can ask my best friend when he gets back from the bathroom or whereever he wandered off to."
"Bathroom, how dreadfully American of you" smiled Jim as he entered stage left, dressed in his grey suit jacket and corset still, his raven colored locks still brushed over his left eyes. "Not that I have anything against the bastards, being one of them and all" he chuckled softly as he came up behind Saphyre and nipped his shoulder. "And yes his name really is Saphyre"
"Right" said Jack as he cleared his throat, something about the guy made him uncomfortable, it could be the fact he was nearly naked, could of been he reminded him of someone he knew.
Saphyre leaned back against Jim with a content smile on his glossed lips. Jack couldn't help but notice it was an intense shade of cobalt blue. The young man reluctantly pulled away and leaned over the table. He made the break and automatically sunk 3 balls off the break. "Looks like I have solid balls and you have stripes."
Over Saphyre's other shoulder, the one that wasn't being nipped, Jack could see to of the patrons heading for the door. Neither looked old enough to drink. The taller blond one caught Jack's eye and flipped him the bird just before he hit the door. Several others followed them out.
"Seems that people can smell bacon, well pig, hopefully I won't get turned into bacon" grinned Jack as he returned the favor and flipped off the blond bitch and his friends. "Fucking punk kids" he said with a chuckle as he lined up a shot and took it, scratching right off the back. "Never was quite good at the game"
"Practice makes perfect." Saphy replied as he leaned over the table arching his back slightly as he sunk another ball into the left corner pocket. He winked at Jim "This one here into the bottom right pocket." he replied blowing his friend a kiss.
Saphyre sunk his ball but at the last moment a stripe tumbled in after it. "Oh balls."
"You don't have to call the shot, just playing a friendly game here.. Saphyre right?" smirked Jack as he lined up another shot and missed just as bad as before, sinking a solid.
"Friend either you have terrible luck or you're stalling for time" said Jim from over Saphyre's shoulder as he nipped at the werewolf's ear and tugged back.
Saphyre played his next round sinking 3 more balls before accidentally sinking the 8 ball. "Oops! Well if you're stalling there goes that." he said with an exaggerated look of innocence on his face before nuzzling up against Jim.
Jack sighed and Jim giggled as Saphyre sunk the ball, prematurely ending their little game. "There that goes indeed, tell you what, lets make this interesting. I win the next round you guys let me buy you a drink and answer some questions for me, you win and well you decide" said Jack as he felt his stomach tighten watching the two men be so affectionate.
"Mmm well I know one thing you arn't premature at" grinned Jim as he nuzzled back tenderly his hand moving to touch the cue in Saphyre's grip suggestively.
largecup of coffee cream and sugar on the side in case the man wanted to doctor the beverage.
"Thanks Alice, that is your name right or do they just give out old uniforms. No offence or anything" he said with his best attempt at a charming smile, taking the coffee mug and waving off the sugar and cream.
"Yeah a cheeseburger if it's not too much. How about you two" he said nodding in the direction of Jim and Saphyre, "want anything? I'm buying"
Jim just laughed and kissed up Saphyre's throat.
Saphyre smiled when Jack waved off the milk and cream. "He takes it straight." He giggled into Jim's Jaw tilting his head slightly to the kisses. "We're alright for now, thanks though." He said with a chuckle. "As for your game, I'm game. Just don't get in over your head. You did say ANYTHING correct?" He chuckled
"Yes, keyword there is straight, wife and kids the whole shebang, so lets keep it as clean as you can" replied Jack as he twirled the pool cue and looked at the two men, they reminded him of some weird parody of high school kids on a date. He took a sip, sucking on his tongue as the hot liquid burned it.
"Fine Officer." Saphy sighed. "You want to break my balls this time around Mr. White picket fence?"
It was about this time that the door chimed and a familiar face walked in. "A cheese burger to go and a side salad please." She replied as she walked up to the bar.
Jack had to pause for a brief moment but noticed that it was Celes from the preternatural division dressed in civvies.
The buzz of conversation that had slowly begun to return had stopped a moment before Celes had opened the door. It was as if the patrons had been able to sense the approach of a stranger.
"More like Mr. Blond if you arn't too young to catch the reference" said Jack as he started to resetup the table, stopping as he heard a voice from earlier that day. "Looks like this place is full of pigs, and I'm not talking about him" laughed Jack as he pointed to a painting of Porky Pig on the wall with his pool cue. He waited til Celes caught his eye before waving her to the group. "Let me just see what she's up too, if she'll even come over"
Celes paused her brown eyes taking in the fact that Jack was hanging out with two obviously gay men. She shook her head slowly. She had him pegged for an old fashioned good old boy. She pushed back that mental grimace and type casting. She was catholic but was it fair to stamp jack with the queer label? No she didn't think so. There had to be an explanation. After all her gaydar hadn't gone off earlier that morning. "What brings you out to this neck of the woods?" She asked Jack gruffly.
"On Safari" said Jack, wincing as he realized he had probably just slurred the lyncanthropes in the bar, "what I mean to say is getting to know the locals. Meeting my two new best friends Saphyre and um"
"Jim" cut in the black haired man, holding his hand to Celes in a very effeminate manner, like he expected her to kiss it.
Nice move ex lax... smooth smooth as fifty grit, Celes thought to herself. Celes refuse to kiss his hand but took it and gave him a very firm hand shake. As far as handshakes came this was no limp wrist wussy shake. It held confidence and a certain air that said don't fuck with me. "Hey." was all she said in way of a greeting.
"No need to take off my hand, I'm not one of the attractions, well this night anyway" smiled Jim faintly as he returned her shake the best he could, which wasn't exactly impressive.
The bartended looked over to Celes "This gonna be to go or for here?"
"To go." Celes said simply nodding at the man.
"It will take about twebty minutes just to give you a heads up ma'am."
Celes grimmaced twenty minutes stuck in a bar with the homo brigade. Where the hell did Jack fit into this. Was this some sort of homo erotic safari or something else. Looking around the bar she could feel eyes on her but wasn't sure why. Something made her feel slightly on edge but it might have just been because she knew she was being watched.
"I can wait." She said sounding unhappy.
"Aww twenty minutes stuck with us. What could be worse?" Saphy cooed.
"Watching the three of you making a manwhich." She muttered.
"That could be done." Saphy said with wide grin.
A massive co-post betwixt SilverMist, LadyJallyn, Maxx and Lvciferi
