{ The Walk Into A Bar Meme }

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 The Walk Into A Bar Meme!


The bar's a comfortable place, where everyone knows you just have to walk up, give the bartender a smile, and order up a drink. Everyone goes to a bar sometime, whether to pick up a companion for the night, to pick up a friend, or pick up a drink. You never know the story behind the guy sitting next to you, or the bartender. But that's what bars are for, aren't they? To learn about the guy on the stool next to you, drinking his gin and tonic.

So what do you do in a Walk Into A Bar meme?

1. Comment here with your character and their canon in the subject line. 
2. Hit RNG for a number between 1-15.
3. Tag someone else using that number as your character's reason for coming to the bar.
4. Profit!

So, what's your poison?

1. Sex on the Beach - You're here at the bar for one reason and one reason only, to find some company for the night. It might help, to buy them a drink first. But then they might throw that back in your face...

2. Tonic and Gin - Life's been one disaster after another lately, and the only thing that makes it easier is the sweet numbing taste of alcohol...

3. Midori Sour - Your friends dragged you out here and they've suddenly abandoned you for some rock star in the VIP lounge. Are you bitter? Maybe. Or maybe you'll just use the opportunity to flirt with the cute bartender...

4. Shirley Temple - You got a call five minutes ago asking you to come to the bar to pick up your too-intoxicated friend/brother/sister. But now that you're here, theydon't seem to be anywhere to be found...

5. Poolside Pleasure - There's nothing like being on vacation in a tropical paradise, is there? And what better way to soak in that tropical vibe than to swim up to the Tiki Bar for a relaxing fruity drink with a paper umbrella?

6. Moonshine - Maybe you're underaged. Or maybe the bar isn't exactly what you'd call legal. Whatever the reason, you're not supposed to be here, but you are, and while you're here, might as well get something to wet your whistle, right? Just be careful not to get caught...

7. Hair of the Dog - Last night was... do you even remember last night? Probably not, given the wicked hangover pounding in your head right now. Well, nothing cure a hangover like having a drink in the morning to take the edge off, right?

8. Champagne - Something great has happened! Did you get a promotion? Kill your nemesis? Whatever it is, you feel great and it's time everyone celebrated with you. A round of champagne on the house!

9. Shaken, not Stirred - To everyone else, this is a regular bar, but not to you. You know you're here to meet a clandestine contact, an enemy informer or a secret spy. Better play it cool and keep your eyes open...

10. Sunken Pirate Ship - You've been out on the high seas for months, and finally made it into port with your pockets full of gold. What're you going to do first? Drink that gold away or buy some company for the evening? You can do both at the bar...

11. Punch in the Rain - You're the bouncer of this bar and you think the guy sitting next to you has probably had too much to drink. Maybe it's time to cut them off. Hopefully they'll go easy, huh?

12. Bartender - Everyone who walks through the door has a story to tell, and you're the guy they love to tell those stories to. Are you the type to listen, or the type to slip a little something extra into their drink in hopes that they shut up about their sob story?

13. Absinthe - Whatever it is you just drank didn't seem to agree with you. And at the corner of your eye you keep seeing this bright green faerie... Is everything happening around you reality, or have you slipped into some kind of hallucination?

14. 357 Magnum - Did you just insult my mother? Whether or not they did, you sure think so, and you know what's the best way to settle things in a bar? With a bar brawl, of course!

15. Happy Hour - Anything goes! Got another scenario you want to play out, this is the place for it!

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[pilot05]

Wufei laughed again, because that was exactly the sort of thing he would've expected from Duo, and imagining it was at least half as good as actually seeing it. "My people used to grow their hair long," he agreed. "Sometimes I think I should. To honor them, and just to see how it looks," he reached back, running a hand over his ponytail. "Do you think it would look nice, or just stupid?" It was hard for him to imagine himself looking any different than he did. He pulled down the visor to look at himself in the mirror, tugging his hairband free and ruffling his hair loose around his face. "Oh, look. I'm fourteen again," he snorted.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"So used to your hair like this I kinda..." Duo trailed off with a shocked blink. He could count on one hand the amount of times he'd seen Wufei with his hair down. It was always a shock to the system because of just how much it changed how the other pilot looked. He'd go from severe to delicate looking in seconds.

Without quite meaning to, Duo reached over to take a lock of the dark hair between two fingers and have an affectionate little tug.

"Pretty sure you'd look good no matter what you did with your hair." He blinked. "Besides shaving it. Don't do that. It'd be a crime I'd never forgive ya for."

[pilot05]

He smiled as Duo touched his hair, giggling a little at the notion of shaving his head. "I'll only do that if I start going bald, like Master O," he replied, voice suddenly softer as his gaze stayed on Duo's hand. "I used to wear it like this, before the war. All the time. Glasses, too."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo let his hand rest on Wufei's shoulder, still keeping the lock of hair between his fingers and gave it another delicate tug.

"What made you stop?"

[pilot05]

"War," he replied with a little shrug. "Gets in the way when it's down," and it had just turned into a habit when everything was said and done. "I still wear glasses, but only for reading." He leaned towards the tug, just a little. "I don't have them with me, they like to break on missions."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo grinned then. "You think yours'd get in the way? Imagine me rocking up to a mission with my hair down!" It'd be a mess. And the knots he'd have to deal with when everything was said and done would make him want to end his life.

In all honesty he was surprised he'd made it this far with his hair intact. The worst he'd gotten was a little singed. "Heh yeah, best keeping things like that safe. Missions aren't that."

[pilot05]

He laughed again at that, shaking his head a little. "It'd turn into a cape," he replied. "I have a pair in my go bag," but his go bag was gone, lost on the mission somewhere, luckily without much cash in it -- just his clothes, glasses, a couple of fake IDs with aliases that he'd have to report as compromised.

"Are we flirting?" he asked suddenly, realizing that they were just sitting there in the car, in the parking lot of the diner. Talking about hair and glasses and... well, he wasn't good with this sort of thing, he didn't know what it meant. If it meant anything at all, other than how good a friend Duo was.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Yeah it would." Duo laughed along with him. At the very least he knew he'd have the shock factor if he had ever done that. Who would ever expect a guy with ass long hair to drop out of a Gundam and shoot the fuck outta them.

He laughed again at the question and finally released the lock of hair he'd been playing with. "Nah, you're drunk, Wu. I'd be a massive asshole if I tried hittin on you when you were like this, when you might not even remember a thing tomorrow. But you said you were hungry?" If he'd had any indication that Wufei was interested, Duo most definitely would have flirted. But being drunk? Duo couldn't do that to him.

[pilot05]

"I am very drunk," he agreed with a chuckle. "But I don't think you are capable of being an asshole," he decided. "And flirting is just flirting until it isn't anymore," he shrugged, and since Duo mentioned food, he untangled himself from the seatbelt and managed to get out of the car without falling over. In fact, he almost managed to walk in a straight line.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Oh he was more than capable. He could be a Grade A Asshole. He could be cruel and vindictive. He could be downright evil if he wanted. But to his friends? Loveable idiot all the way. Unless they pissed him off. Then he'd think of inventive ways to be a nuisance. Heero could attest to that.

Duo watched Wufei get out of the car with a strange sense of loss. Maybe he shouldn't have tried to be a gentleman there? But in his heart he knew it was the right thing to do. Drunk Wufei was much cuter than Sober Wufei, but what one did and the other did were very different. He didn't want to lead one astray only for the other to never speak to him again for taking advantage of his weakened state.

Now... if Sober Wufei still remembered what happened this night...?

Duo's lips twitched into a small smile and he climbed out of the car too. Locked up up and walked around the other side to gently grab Wufei's elbow as he walked. "Just lean against me. I'm here to help, remember? And treat you to pancakes. This place looks like they have em. Unless you're a waffle man?"

[pilot05]

Drunk Wufei was indeed much different, but only because his pride wasn't getting in his way while he was completely trashed. He could just do and say the things he wanted instead of letting silly things like propriety and dignity stop him from expressing himself.

He leaned when his elbow was grabbed, nodding in agreement. "I've never had pancakes or waffles," he replied. "We should get both," he leaned a little more heavily as they stepped up to the door, pulling it open for Duo. "And syrup." As soon as the scent of cooking food had him realizing just how hungry he was.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Alright, Wufei was taking his advice. As he leaned more, Duo was forced to let go of the other's elbow in favour of wrapping his arm around his waist.

"Both is good. Syrup is better." Duo grinned and stepped into the diner beside Wufei. He gave a quick look around and moved them to a booth beside a window. After helping his friend into a seat he sat himself down opposite. Just in time to greet the waitress that appeared at their table.

He smiled and made their order. Two coffees and a stack of pancakes and a stack of waffles with all the trimmings. Duo decided they could share. Seemed better than getting more food than either of them could eat.

[pilot05]

It was easy enough to get him into the booth, and he even offered the waitress a smile that looked entirely out of place on his face, though she didn't seem to notice. "And coffee," he added, when Duo was done ordering the food. He stopped himself just short of informing the poor woman that he was extremely drunk, and only because some part of himself, way back in the deep recesses of his brain, had a few ounces of situational awareness left.

As soon as they were alone again, he picked up his spoon and licked it. "It's not greasy," he announced.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo grinned but didn't say anything, just nodded to the waitress who left to get their order.

"Buddy, no." He laughed and made a grab for the spoon. "What if it'd actually been greasy? You don't know what you'll catch just doing stuff like that. Do you put everything you see in your mouth?" That, to Duo, seemed like a bad habit he needed to curb right now before Wufei got himself into trouble.

[pilot05]

Wufei looked at the spoon as Duo snagged it, frowning to himself. "It is a spoon," he pointed out. "Where I am from, they are used for eating," it was hard to tell from his expression if he was making a joke or genuinely thought Duo had no idea what a spoon was for.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Yeah well, people are weird..." He grabbed a napkin and started cleaning it off before he offered it back.

Maybe he was being over protective or something, but he'd never actually seen anyone take 'greasy spoon' literally enough to randomly lick a spoon! The diner seemed clean enough though so he wasn't that worried. He just didn't think Wufei should be shoving any old thing in his mouth. Or licking them.

[pilot05]

The reply was confusing enough that Wufei was left puzzling over it in silence as he took the spoon back, turning it over in his hands, eyeing his distorted reflection. It was several minutes of silence before he looked up at Duo, with a most serious expression.

"I am extremely drunk." Just in case Duo had managed to forget. Or maybe he'd forgotten. Regardless, it seemed like important information, especially for Duo.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Yeah, you really are." He grinned and propped his elbow on the table and put his chin on his hand. Somehow there was real affection in Duo's gaze then. As wasted as Wufei was, it was strange just how easier it was to talk to him. It was going to be a crying shame when reality hit him like a tonne of bricks and he'd go about regretting tonight.

"You're kinda cute like this. Plus..." He lifted a hand to gesture to his own hair, then pointed at Wufei. "You know your hair's still down?"

[pilot05]

A blush dusted across his cheeks as a dopey smile spread across his lips. "I'm cute?" It was like Duo had offered him the moon.

Then he mentioned the hair and Wufei reached back, hand sliding through his strands as surprise had his brows going up. "Oh... does that make me cute?" Was it that simple? He needed to know the secret of getting Duo to look at him like that!

[maxwellsdaemon]

"Nah, you do that. Your hair down just... I dunno. Softens the edges I guess?" Same as the booze. It took down all those walls Wufei built around himself and gave Duo a chance to peek at what was under it.

He glanced away for a moment, gaze turning toward the window and the dark beyond. He couldn't really see anything but his own hazy reflection looking back at him. A half smile twisted his lips and he glanced back. Wufei had blushed. He'd smiled. It made him wonder...

"It's okay to think you're cute? You're not gunna call me an idiot and threaten me with your katana for it?"

[pilot05]

He hummed happily, running his fingers through his hair. "It's okay," he agreed warmly. "You wouldn't say it to be mean," not unless Wufei had well and truly fucked up, anyway. But then Duo went and called his sword a katana, and he giggled, leaning back in his seat as he shook his head. "I would have to buy a katana first," he teased right back.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Lets face it, Duo knew nothing about swords. He was a scythe man! He waved his free hand and laughed. "Whatever it is, the long, pointy thing you wave around when you're pissed. Sabre? Broad sword? What the hell is that thing anyway?"

"And no, wasn't saying it to be mean... Guess it's easier to be honest when you probably won't remember." Or if he did, would probably be too embarrassed the following day to ever mention it again.

[pilot05]

"It's a Dao," he replied, giggling again and grinning at Duo. "I probably won't remember," he agreed. "I have a stick very far up my ass," as he'd been told endlessly by just about everyone.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo gave a little cough and decided that he was going to be a good guy and not make the comment he wanted to make regarding that stick. Instead he just grinned a little wider.

"Just a shame... But you ever change your mind about rememberin, or that stick, you know where I am." He straightened up then, just as the waitress arrived with their food and coffees. He thanked her and immediately pulled both plates toward himself. The waffles and pancakes were cut in half and shared between the plates before he pushed one plate toward Wufei. "There you go! Best thing to eat when you need cheering up."

[pilot05]

It's not like Wufei was going to remember either way, but that was probably a wise decision. He leaned back as the food came, and snagged the coffee, pulling it close and holding it up to his face like tea, sniffing the steam and letting out a happy hum. "I do know where you are, all the time," he agreed.

Then he took a sip, and pulled a priceless face while Duo cut up their breakfast breads. "This must be the one from the jungle cat feces," he groused.