{ 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!

Comments

[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.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo's brow quirked up questioningly. 'All the time', huh? Was Wufei stalking him? Nah, it was probably just drunk talk.

"Nah, more like cheap, stupidly strong diner coffee. You get used to it. Add plenty of sugar, masks a world of hurt." Duo suited actions to words and added a good amount to his own coffee before he took a drink. Still bitter, but acceptable.

[pilot05]

Wufei hummed softly, watching the sugar go into Duo's coffee before copying the tactic, managing to use almost the exact same amount in his own cup, sticking the once-licked spoon into it to give it a stir before taking another sip in appreciation. "Much better," he agreed, and then turned what was left of his attention to the waffles and pancakes.

He made a pleased sound at his first bite and then... good luck getting him to say anything, because his mouth was going to be full until the plate was empty.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo just looked very, very amused. And no, he didn't try and make small talk. He instead left Wufei to his food and ate his own.

There was one good thing about diners like this. It was hard to truly fuck up pancakes and waffles. And these kinds of places seemed to specialise in them. Even the bad ones were still pretty damn good. These he would rate a good four out of five.

By the time he'd finished his late night breakfast, he'd already ordered a refill of his coffee and had settled back to let his food digest.

[pilot05]

It was delightful, and being that he was still all muscle, he could afford to eat a half-stack of waffles and pancakes each, and he polished the whole thing off. Even using that spoon to give himself a scoop of pure syrup.

The face he pulled from how intensely sweet it was, was sure a sight to behold, and he followed it with a laugh and more of that coffee. "This was the best idea you've ever had," he announced lightly.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo was a much slower eater than Drunk Wufei. He enjoyed them, though he was still eating when Wufei had finished. So with a smile he gestured to his plate and the waffles that remained.

"You can have more if you've room?" He offered, since he was such a nice guy. It was just fun watching Wufei having a near foodgasm over the massive amounts of sugar he was ingesting. If Duo was a lesser man he would have been taking pictures to torment Wufei with later. But considering the reason for all of this, Duo was less inclined to want to rub any of this in the other pilots face.

In truth, he believed Wufei needed this. Needed a night where he could just be free without judgement or consequence. Duo was just along for the ride.

[pilot05]

He shook his head a little, and had to steady himself against the table when he did. "I do not think they would be as forgiving of revisiting it as you were with the vodka," he replied, slumping against the booth with a faint smile as he watched Duo eat.

He had needed it -- he didn't really know how to relax when he was sober. He could manage it physically well enough, but he'd never truly learned how to relax his mind. He could focus it, point it in whatever direction he chose, but to simply relax and let his mind wander? He was afraid to even try, worried about what memories he might end up revisiting.

Right now he was too drunk to worry about diving into his own past. He was situated firmly in the present, watching Duo eat with that weird little smile. "Do people call you beautiful?"

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo almost choked on his pancakes.

What was that? Why the hell was Wufei asking him that? He blinked, wondered if he should be honest with the answer or not, then immediately realised NOT was probably for the best. So he grinned.

"Only when someone's tryin ta get in my pants. Or if 'disaster' is added on the end. Why'd you ask, Wu?" His grin widened. "Think I'm beautiful or somethin?"

[pilot05]

Because even drunk, Wufei was a glutton for punishment, that's why he was asking him that. He hummed thoughtfully, putting his elbow on the table and sticking his chin in his upturned hand. "I do," he agreed with a little smile. "Not in the way a woman might be... more like a knife. A very ornate knife," he added, his gaze drifting to Duo's braid for a moment. "A very ornate knife that needs washed," and then he giggled a little.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Hadn't quite expected such an honest answer, nor the way Wufei was looking at him. Though he did notice that gaze go to his braid and Duo had to hide a wince. He knew his hair needed to be washed... It made him uncomfortable having it dirty but there was very little he could do about that.

Wufei's description of him though... Quite despite himself, Duo actually felt his cheeks warming.

"An ornate knife that needs a shower... Alright. I can live with that." He laughed and idly poked at the remains of his waffle with his fork. "I'm flattered, Wu. Didn't think you saw me like that."

[pilot05]

Wufei smiled, nodding in reply as he relaxed. The food and the mission were catching up to him, making him feel pleasantly tired as he watched Duo poking at the waffle. "Have you ever seen yourself fight?" He replied, giving his head a little shake, as if the answer should've been obvious. "I see you in many ways," with a little hint of arrogance.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo's fork stopped moving then. He wasn't entirely sure he could trust himself to look at Wufei. The words seemed nice enough, he was sure there was a compliment in there somewhere. But Duo wasn't sure that there should have been one.

"... Don't like to think bout it much. Don't always like the way I am when I fight." It was necessary though. Someone had to do the things they did. For the sake of peace he'd be the bad guy they needed to get there so others could be happy. Duo just didn't see much that was beautiful about the way he fought.

"You said that before..." Duo did look up then, even going so far as to lean forward a touch, arms folding across the table. "You watch me, Wu? If I didn't know any better I'd swear you were sayin you like me."

[pilot05]

He hummed softly, nodding a little. "I suppose you might not. My people value fighting as an art form, beyond a means to an end," so his natural inclination was to see the beauty in it, though he could understand why someone who had only ever seen it as a tool for survival would disagree.

He smiled again at the question, leaning forward a little. "Do you stop to watch the snow as it falls?" He shrugged. "I like you very much."

[maxwellsdaemon]

Yes... But he didn't understand how that applied to him. All he could do was shake his head and give a soft huff of laughter while wondering if this was actually how Wufei thought, or if it was the vodka talking? Would he still be able to admit that in the light of day?

Duo filed it away for later. There was no way he was going to let this go...

"As a friend to watch the snow fall?" He asked, eyes on Wufei now. On that smile... He really liked that smile. Maybe if he was lucky he could find a way of seeing that smile when Wufei wasn't so wasted.

[pilot05]

He hummed in the affirmative, absently circling his spoon in his freshly refilled coffee mug, turning over the question in his very drunken mind. "I'll accept whatever you're willing to give," he decided at last. He was absolutely trashed, but there was a part of him that couldn't surrender all propriety, even now. "You'll have to remind me of this," because he sure as hell wasn't going to remember it in the morning when his head was trying to split itself open from the hangover.

[maxwellsdaemon]

"I'll remind you..." Duo promised softly.

There was no denying he'd been interested in Wufei for a while... But since he hadn't had the first indication that Wufei had felt the same, or had any interest in guys, Duo hadn't said anything. He was fine with looking but not touching. It was amazing to think Wufei could have been doing the same.

"Heh, if you're telling the truth, I'm willing to give anything and everything. I like you, Wufei." There. He said it. It was easier to do knowing Wufei wouldn't remember. Call it practice. If, once he was sober, he showed a continued interest, Duo hoped it would be just as easy.

[pilot05]

He straightened up, letting out a huff as he frowned at Duo. "I may be drunk but I am not cruel, and I am well aware that though you are affectionate with everyone, you are not as..." he had to pause, digging around in his mind for the right word. "Invested as you outwardly seem. Knowing that you count me among your close friends is a point of pride and if there were even the slightest chance you felt more for me, I would propose immediately." He was serious enough that he almost looked sober for the moment.

[maxwellsdaemon]

Duo eased back and brought his hands up in surrender, a lopsided smile curving his lips.

"Whoa now, when did I say you were cruel?" He asked, keeping his tone as calm and even as he could. Making Wufei angry hadn't been his intention though somehow he'd managed it. Now he had to help bring him back down again. However that was hard to do when Wufei was spouting nonsense! His lips twitched, he couldn't help laughing. "You better not propose. I want at least a couple dates under my belt before you get down on one knee."

[pilot05]

He scowled at Duo, the expression dangerously close to pouting as he sized the other man up again. "I would never lie about my feelings towards you. It would be cruel," just in general, but especially because of Duo's background. "And I don't think you would actually enjoy a date with me, I don't know the first thing about actual romance," and he sighed, deflating a little as he dumped sugar into his coffee. "I was betrothed from birth, that sort of thing wasn't important enough to pay attention to before, and now..." Now he was too damaged to let down his guard enough for that sort of thing. Unless he was drunk, apparently.

"I would marry you, though," he said, more to his coffee than to Duo. "We're a good match. Even the stars say so."