Sha-Sha: Do I have a choice? *She reaches out to hug him again.*

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: Another warm smile to Sha. "Tallented in both, nice. If you are in a band, or were, I am sure you are really good. Not like any of the caterwallers who seem to not be able to sing a note, going to kaeroke bars to sing." a wrinkle of her nose ever so slight. "I swear i left my manners back home. I'm Lucy."

Sha-Sha: *She laughs softly.* I go to karaoke bars too. I'm Sha.

Alexander Donovan: "And I'm Alex." He reaches down to grab Tony by the hair and make him look up. "And this is Tony." And he ruffles the hair he had in his hand.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She leans in a bit closert as if confessing a secret. "I tend not to go, do not want to drive off the other people." she laughs lightly. "Nice to meet you Sha."

Sha-Sha: *She closes her eyes and looks down at her lap when Alex grabs Tony by the hair.*

Antonio Pavlatos: He doesn't resist the hair pulling, and obediently nods to Aziza, the collar now showing very plainly. Feeling the ruffling pull he murmurs softly, "Evenin', Mistress."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She looks over to Alex, and then to Tony even looking at Tony in the eyes if he looks at her. warm smile to the both. "Nice to meet you both, Alex and Tony." Now that introductions are over with she just invites herself to sit down for a bit. So thin that she barely moves the chair out and curls into the seat one leg beneath her and the other bent at the knee her foot on the seat.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: d10: Per+Alert: 8,9,8,9,3,1,

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: And in her looking to Tony she manages to get a better look at the collar. But doesn't say anything about it not at the moment.

Sha-Sha: Nice to meet you too. *She says in a very quiet voice, not looking up.*

Alexander Donovan: Alex pats Sha on the shoulder, undoing the catch on Tony's leash and winding it around his arm.

Antonio Pavlatos: He blinks up at Alexander for a moment, but remains quiet, dropping his head and continuing to turn his glass in his hand.

Sha-Sha: *She flinches a little when he first touches her. Then whispers softly.* Sorry.

Alexander Donovan: Alex runs his fingers through Tony's hair though.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She watches the interaction between all of them and tells Tony. "You do not have to call me that. Lucy or Aziza, is fine." If anyone speaks Swahili they will know that Aziza is swahili.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: d10: Per+Lore: 5,7,10,9,2,

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She looks at Alex a moment before looking to Sha then Tony shifting in her seat slightly, taking a drink of the bottled water.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "So do you all come here much?" she asks idilly.

Alexander Donovan: Alex raises a brow at the name, it sounds familiar... but not sure where from. ((He doesn't speak it, but he's heard it.)) Sha: "You want another drink?"

Antonio Pavlatos: He blinks at Aziza, seeming confused but he nods his head slowly, his eyes staying downcast.

Alexander Donovan: Az: "Regularly."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She smiles warmly to Tony. A tilt of her head to Alex. "Yes?"

Sha-Sha: *She nods a little with a faint sigh.* *She finally lifts her eyes again to look at Lucy.* My boyfriend works here.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "A good place to come to, hang out be yourself." She says to Alex.

Antonio Pavlatos: d10: Perc: 7,2,10,6,

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Well that is definatly a good reason to come here then" she says to Sha.

Antonio Pavlatos: He watches Aziza discreetly from behind his hair.

Alexander Donovan: Alex laughs at that, but doesn't respond. "How is the Music Man doing, anyway?"

Antonio Pavlatos: He nuzzles Alexander's knee again, couching slightly.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: Another tilt of her head. "What?" she says to Alex. "If I could find a good cazba here like there were in Egypt I am sure I would go there regularly." still smiling.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: (Casaba)

Sha-Sha: Christian? He's doing alright. Trying to cheer me up a lot lately. He even got me an Easter basket filled with chocolate. *She smiles a little again.* Including a bunny.

Antonio Pavlatos: He leans up on his knees, nuzzling at Alexander's ear.

Alexander Donovan: Az: "Egypt, huh? Might have to introduce you to some people later..." Alex ruffles Tony's hair a bit. "Tony, get us each some drinks. Our usuals." He gives As a questioning look, not knowing her usual.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She smiles at Sha hearing her talk about her friend. "Sounds like a good friend."

Antonio Pavlatos: He blinks, but moves back from Alexander and rises to his feet in a fluid motion, moving quietly to the bar.

Aerin Thomas: The man pushes his way past the door to the Limelight, looking around with a deep, tight frown. All tension in his trenchcoat-clad body, leaning slightly into that predatory stance he gets from time to time. He pays the bartender and slips his way past, stalking straight for the bar with a siwpe of hand through his waist-length brown hair.

Antonio Pavlatos: He only gets two fruit juices, as he is still holding his full drink. He keeps his head down, biting his lower lip as he waits for the drinks.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "I am fine with water." a raise of an eyebrow to Alex though after she says that. "Yes." then just as naturally flows from English into Aribic main Language of Egypt, then back into English. "Introduce me to some people? Always good to know people.." she wrinkles her nose slightly. "Although that always depends on who they are you know."

Antonio Pavlatos: (Add a glass of water to that post please)

Antonio Pavlatos: d10: Perc+Alert: 8,9,7,7,7,7,9,

Sha-Sha: *She nods.* He is, I...love him dearly. *She swallows a little. It's still a bit hard to say it. Especially right now. She ducks her head some then licks her lips before standing.* I'll, um, go help Tony. *And she moves to follow Tony.*

Antonio Pavlatos: (*Blinks* Why or why can't I do that when he dances?)

Sha-Sha: ((There was no 1!!!!!!!))

Sha-Sha: ((*L*))

Antonio Pavlatos: His senses seem as keen as his emotions are on edge tonight, and he notices every little thing about him, and he notices Aerin at the other end of the bar.

Aerin Thomas: He doesn't seem to be paying attention to much, moving straight to the bar with singular purpose and nodding to the bartender. "Chivas Regal. 18 years. The bottle." Said with less of a request, more of a demanding purr.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: ((*BLINKS* wow))

Alexander Donovan: Alex nods to Sha. "Alright." Az: "Yeah, I know a couple of people that are probably the right kind of people. Including a linguist."

Sha-Sha: *She waits near Tony, not saying anything, just planning to carry her drink so that Tony doesn't have to juggle three of them.*

Sha-Sha: d10: peralert: 7,1,8,2,

Antonio Pavlatos: And he indeed notices Aerin's mood, since the man normally borders on near paranoia. He waits to see if he is noticed.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She arches her back slightly as she shifts in her seat, head still tilted to the side. "Hummm, sounds interesting, I know too many people who are linguists. Might already know them, depending on where they work."

Antonio Pavlatos: His eyes shift to Sha-Sha when she walks up, since he is noticing everything at the moment.

Aerin Thomas: ((Near? What is this NEAR-paranoia you speak of? *G*))

Aerin Thomas: d10: Per+Alert: 5,4,7,3,3,10,

Alexander Donovan: Alex chuckles. "You might at that." Alex's eyes follow Tony's nod. "Depends on who you know in town so far."

Antonio Pavlatos: (Well, I could have said straight out paranoid, but I was being politically correct, or polite or some such thing :P)

Aerin Thomas: He finally looks around as he waits for the bottle to be delivered to him, and his eyes fall on Tony and Sha-Sha. He locks his gaze on them, face shifting into a sort of calm, emotionless mask as he watches the two from his lean at the bar.

Antonio Pavlatos: He gets the drinks and quietly hands Sha-Sha one of the juices, then his eyes slip back to Aerin.

Antonio Pavlatos: d10: Perc+Empathy: 2,4,1,5,9,4,

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She waves a hand long slim finers outstreaches. Nails polished and long, as if she get's them manicured. "I might have met about half or more of the people in here, all of my neighbors, several people while out walking, a few in one of the shoping centers." a shrug of her shoulder.

Aerin Thomas -> Antonio Pavlatos: ((Calm, emotionless mask. *G*))

Antonio Pavlatos: (And there's the 1 and the end of my little touch of luck)

Sha-Sha: *She smiles softly at Tony then looks over to see who he's looking at and nods a little at Aerin if he looks that way. She takes the cup when the juices and water are delivered, and looks at Tony, waiting to see if he's planning to go back or not yet.*

Aerin Thomas: He pulls out a cigarette, placing it between his lips and flaring it to life with a zippo. His eyes don't flicker away from Sha-Sha and Antonio as he does.

Antonio Pavlatos: His head still slightly down, he gives a little nod to Aerin, then turns to let his gaze move across to the table where Alexander and Aziza.

Alexander Donovan: Alex chuckles at that one. "You'd be suprised how often you'll run into the same people, regardless of what places you go."

Antonio Pavlatos: He turns back to Aerin, staring at the cigarette, and the hand holing his glass shakes just slightly as his flicks out across his lips.

Aerin Thomas: He follows Antonio's gaze to Alexander and Aziza, looking them over briefly. A slight nod, more to himself then anyone else, and he takes his bottle of scotch and the glass that comes with it.

Sha-Sha: d10: per: 7,6,

Antonio Pavlatos: (and that post made no sense - reposting it right) He turns back to Aerin, staring at the cigarette, and the hand holding his glass shakes just slightly as his tongue flicks out across his lips.

Sha-Sha: *She reaches over slowly and puts a hand on Tony's shoulder.*

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Well so far, I have met a different person each place I have gone." still smiling and another shift in her seat moving her leg down and curling that one beneath her and putting the other one up now. "I am sure that it can happen meeting up with the same people, but this city is quite large. ( Million people if memory serves."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: ((That was supposed to be a 9 ))

Antonio Pavlatos: He jumps at Sha-Sha's touch, having been staring openly at Aerin.

Alexander Donovan: Alex chuckles a bit. "You'll see... there are fewer people under the moonlight than you'd think."

Aerin Thomas: His eyes catch Antonio's reaction, then look down to the cigarette. He frowns a moment, looking between man and drug, before he sighs a little and moves to stub the thing out.

Luis Ruiz: * Here stands a once handsome man. His features are latino and the accent is there to go along with it. Maybe Cuba? At five feet and eight inches he is not tall, but coiled into that small frame is a seemingly boundless potential to do harm. His face is thin and devoid of fat and the eyes are a deep brown. His hair is black and trimed in a high and tight. The dominating feature is the large scarr that covers the right side of his neck, stealing away any beauty that might have remained on the once handsome face. On the left hand there is a large class ring with a diamond seting. He looks to be in his mid to late twenties. Dressed in a pair of black jeans and a black tee-shirt that reads " Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun. " *

Sha-Sha: *She smiles faintly at Tony.* Do you want to take these back and go dance? *She offers softly, hoping it'll distract him.*

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: A tilt of her head. "Under the moonlight? Well the moon's light touches everyone, you know because it comes out almost every night different phases sure, but it is always still there." How long can she keep smiling for?

Luis Ruiz: * He stops to go through the search at the door and then moves out across the floor, pausing to look over any beauties on the way. Once he reaches the bar he settles in. *

Antonio Pavlatos: His eyes follow Aerin's movement and he looks a bit pained when he stubs the cigarette out. He looks at Sha-Sha then apologetically, obviously seeming highly nervous or wired or something tonight.

Aerin Thomas: He pours himself a glass of scotch, brow furrowing as he looks back to Tony.

Aerin Thomas: d10: Per+Emp (Tony): 6,7,5,6,2,1,6,

Luis Ruiz: * The tender mixes a strong one and the soldier smiles at the first sip. *

Sha-Sha: d10: peralert: 6,1,7,3,

Antonio Pavlatos: He murmurs to Sha-Sha, "If ya want, Mistress, 'n Mtolo approves... but he's... busy right now..."

Sha-Sha: *Still being at the bar she manages to notice Luis there, too. She blinks a little. Not having expected him someplace like this. She's in a pair of black dress paints and a velvet blouse with satin ribbons crossing the front in a false bodice style. From her neck dangles the playing dart turned into a pendant that's always there.*

Alexander Donovan: "Perhaps. have you taken a walk though Central Park since coming to the city?"

Sha-Sha: Do you ever do anything without asking his permission first? *She asks, softly. It's not sarcastic, simply asking.*

Antonio Pavlatos -> Aerin Thomas: Hyper and jittery, the promised meds Damien's friend was going to get him having been seen. He is very much in need of a fix of some kind, be in drugs, alcohol or even tobacco. He's also feeling extremely uncertain or perhaps hurt - something to do with Alexander. His thoughts are hard to read right now though, they are tumbled up with a desperate need that is almost to the painful level. He is holding a glass of fruit juice, not his normal wine.

Luis Ruiz: * He gives an almost imperceptable wink to Sha over the rim of his glass, but he remains on his stool. *

Antonio Pavlatos: He also notices Luis and gives him a nervous little nod as he murmurs sincerely to Sha-Sha, "No, Mistress, never." He speaks it simply, like that is the most normal thing in the world.

Aerin Thomas: He frowns a little at something, and shakes his head. He downs his glass of scotch and starts to make his way toward Alex and Sha-Sha, giving Luis a once-over as he walks by the man.

Aerin Thomas: ((Tony and Sha-Sha. Blerg.))

Alexander Donovan: ((Sha and Tony went to the bar. Alex and Az are still off at the table. :P))

Antonio Pavlatos -> Aerin Thomas: (Sorry, having NOT been seen I meant. He hasn't gotten anything to help him with the cravings, and since Sha isn't drinking Alex decided they weren't either, so he doesn't even get a little wine to help take the edge off)

Sha-Sha: *She watches Luis for a moment then just concentrates on Tony.*

Alexander Donovan: ((See. :) ... Much better.))

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Nope, Been to several other's thugh in different places. Had a lot of people tell me that Central Park is a little ferigntening to go to, maybe they are correct, maybe they are not." another light shoulkder shrug and a sip of her water.

Luis Ruiz: d10: per/alert: 2,8,6,9,6,4,

Antonio Pavlatos: He glances up at Aerin briefly, then drops his eyes, turning his glass around and around and around in his hand.

Alexander Donovan: "Well, there've been more bodies in Battery lately. Think I might start spending some time there. Might be rewarding to catch up to whoever is leaving them around."

Luis Ruiz: * He seems relaxed enough. Siping on his drink as one toe taps away to the beat. When the guy starts to look him over the body language changes though. The easy smile fades and the mean mug comes out. *

Sha-Sha: *She wraps an arm around Tony, gently when he starts fidgeting so strongly.*

Antonio Pavlatos: He tenses as he is touched again, but then calms - it's only Sha-Sha after all, and it does seem the contact relaxs him a little.

Aerin Thomas: "Tony. Sha-Sha." He nods to the both of them. "How are you?"

Antonio Pavlatos: d10: Perc+Alert: 5,10,3,9,3,3,3,

Antonio Pavlatos: d10: : 1,

Alexander Donovan: Az: "Think maybe we should check on our drinks..." He nods toward where Tony is gathering a crowd.

Antonio Pavlatos: He barely catches it, but he notes the tension between Luis and Aerin.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "I have been there, nothing really of interest that I saw while I was there, though." A slight wrinkle of her nose. "Well, isn't that a job for the police here to do, catch killers?"

Luis Ruiz: * Once the attention moves away from him the man returns to enjoying his rum. *

Sha-Sha: *She squeezes a little when Tony relaxes, reassuringly.* Hello Aerin. *Hoping Tony will respond so she can evade the question.*

Alexander Donovan: Az: "I suppose.... though I think whatever boogeyman is in that park is giving them some trouble."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Sure." she seems easy going and glances to where Tony, Sha and Aerin are.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: Alex: "Mmmmm, well they could also just be lazy."

Antonio Pavlatos: He murmurs softly to Aerin, but his voice is tight, "Evenin', Sir," He doesn't immediately answer his question, and his tone is even quieter when he does, "I'm... okay." That particular lie is too easily seen through.

Aerin Thomas: d10: Per+Emp (Sha-Sha): 4,8,8,3,4,2,10,

Aerin Thomas: d10: Specialty: 7,

Antonio Pavlatos: (*Gives Aerin a napkin for his chin*)

Alexander Donovan: Az: "Perhaps, but that many bodies... someone wants their carreer advanced enough to look pretty hard." He offers his arm to escort her to the bar.

Sha-Sha: ((*LOL*))

Alexander Donovan: ((Yeah, after your roll earlier? Ha.))

Aerin Thomas: ((Thanks!))

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She lazily stands up streaching as she does so.She glances to Alex, wary? And then takes his arm as they head to the bar. She left her empty bottle on the table.

Alexander Donovan: Alex does escort her to the bar then, taking his time giving them a moment to react to the approach.

Luis Ruiz: * He stirs the drink with his finger as he licks at what is left on his lips. *

Antonio Pavlatos: (Yeah, so he noticed people that he would see anyway eventually? He needed that in his empathy or dance rolls! lol)

Antonio Pavlatos: He looks at Aerin's bottle, licks his lips again and then forces his eyes to scan around the room again, noticing Alexander approaching. He pales slightly then, and mumbles, "I... I forgot to bring the drinks... shit...."

Aerin Thomas: He looks from Sha-Sha to Tony, noting certain things about them both, and sighs before offering a faint smile. "Well. This has been lovely. Good evening to you both, I hope." He turns around and starts heading back to his spot at the bar.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: Head tiltsing very slightly as they walk, and as her eyes glance about, including to Alex, and the other's. Their slow approach doesn't seem to bother her in the slightest Smile still on her face warm and inviting.

Luis Ruiz: * After finishing half the drink the man waves down the bartender again and flashes her a photograph. The girl just shakes her head and pats his shoulder before toping off the glass. *

Sha-Sha: *She keeps her arm around Tony.* It's my fault, I didn't bring you back. *She squeezes lightly again.*

Sha-Sha: *She sighs a little at Aerin's comment and her gaze drops to the ground.* Sorry. *She mumbles.*

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She watches Aerin walk off a curious tilt ofher eyebrow, and a look back to Sha and Tony. As if Aerin got all of a conversatin from them both by looki9ng at them and walked off.

Antonio Pavlatos: He blinks as Aerin simply walks off, and seems lost for a moment before he shakes his head to Sha-Sha and moves to Alexander with his and Aziza's drinks, leaving his own on the bar.

Alexander Donovan: "Well, I guess he's not in a conversational mood tonight." As he approaches.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Hey you two thought we might have lost you." she smiles warmly to Sha and Tony.

Aerin Thomas: He drops down into a seat fairly near Luis, with a slight pulsing of his jaw when he hears Sha-Sha's reaction. He pours himself a drink with a shake of his head. "Can't win for losing these days," he mutters to himself.

Luis Ruiz: * He tucks the photo back into his wallet and takes a deep swallow of booze before noding and turning his eyes to the dance floor. *

Sha-Sha: *She follows with Tony.* Sorry. *She repeats to Lucy.*

Alexander Donovan: Alex takes his drink and sniffs it... "Tony.. Tony... I asked for our usuals... tsktsktsk."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She takes her drink from Tony with a "thank you." a glance to Alex as she opens the bottle of water. "Oh ? the man who came up Tony and Sha? I take it that is one of your friends that makes this place smaller."

Antonio Pavlatos: He murmurs to Alexander, "I'm sorry, Mtolo, I... I didn't mean to keep ya waitin'."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: A smile to Sha. "No worries, we kept ourselves ammused I am sure." she glances to Aerin.

Antonio Pavlatos: He blinks at Alexander, then pales slightly, "I... I got the wrong thin'? Ya said juice tonight..." He bites his bottom lip again, hands stuffing nervously into his pants, his head dropping down. "I'll... I'll get the right one for ya..." He turns on his heel and heads back to the bar.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: d10: Per+Lore: 6,5,6,1,9,

Alexander Donovan: Az: "Yes. He's a freind of ours."

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: Her nose wrinkles as she takes a sip of her water, looking away from Aerin and inbetween Alex and Tony.

Alexander Donovan: Alex lets go of Az, then grabs Tony by the shoulder, leaning down to whisper in his ear, ruffling his hair.

Antonio Pavlatos: He freezes as Alex grabs him.

Aerin Thomas: He takes a good strong drink of the liquid, looking over his shoulder to the group and eyeing them with an expression almost akin to wariness.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She waits until alex is done speaking to Tony before noding her head once to his earlier statemnt. "Right." a smile. "So how much do I owe you for the drink?"

Sha-Sha: *She lets go of Tony when he starts to bolt and Alex grabs him to stop him. She looks around fidgeting with her cup, not drinking out of it.* I..um, scuse me. *She sets the cup down and heads for the bathroom.* ((BRB))

Antonio Pavlatos: He tenses for a moment, then his head goes back, exposing his throat to Alexander before he quickly moves to nuzzle his shoulder as if in apology.

Luis Ruiz: * He takes another slow sip as he watches the people dance. *

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: "Sure" she says to Sha as she walks off.

Alexander Donovan: Alex chuckles and gives him a little tug of the hair after Sha takes off. "Don't worry about it. Water is still cheap, if not free."

Antonio Pavlatos: He whispers something to Alexander, then turns to move back to the bar.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: ((Alex: Was that to Aziza? Or tony?))

Alexander Donovan: (Az))

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: ((Thanks*S*)) she shifts from foot to foot as if restless. A slight shrug of her shoulders. "Well yes, depending on where you are at." keeping that smile in place. "Well thanks for the water and nice to meet you Alex, and Tony. Tell Sha goodnight if I do not see her again before she leaves.And ytou both have a good night as well."

Luis Ruiz: * He turns his attention back to the bar and flags down another tender as he walks by. Fishing the photo out of his wallet he flashes it to the man, but the man walks away with a frown. Luis shakes his head and puts the picture back into his wallet. *

Alexander Donovan: Alex fishes a card out of his pocket and hands it to Az: "Use the handwritten number. The buisness isn't gonna have me there much longer."

Aerin Thomas: He purses his lips and then looks back to the bar for a moment. Luis pulling the picture draws his attention, and he tilts his head, watching the man. "Looking for someone?"

Antonio Pavlatos: He looks back at Aziza and murmurs, "Night, Mistress," forgetting it seems her earlier request. He pauses again, then seems to remember the drink Alex wanted, and continues to the bar.

Luis Ruiz: * He looks over to Aerin, recognising him from before. * " Si, but not you. "

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: She takes hold to the business card, looking down at the information and then back to Alex. "Okay sure. Thanks." And then with another smile to Tony should he turn back around she heads off, not out of the club, not yet, she is going looking for the downstairs, she what she can find there.

Alexander Donovan: Alex chuckles as she heads for the stairs, wondering how quick she'll come running back...

Aerin Thomas: He snorts a little at that, shaking his head. "That wasn't a pick-up line. That was an offer to see if I could help."

Luis Ruiz: * He reaches back into the wallet to show the photo to Aerin. Its in black and white and looks like a frame taken from a survielance camera, but the image is very good. *

Luis Ruiz -> Aerin Thomas: {{ Photo is of Miss Sadie Blackfoot. }}

Luis Ruiz: " This is my cousin Maria. She is missing. Have you seen her? "

Alexander Donovan: Alex frowns a bit at something, looking back toward the bathroom, then toward Aerin.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: As she walks to the sitairs leading down she does indeed crumple the business card and places it on a table as she passes on. Another sip of the water as she goes.

Antonio Pavlatos: He orders a Tequila Sunrise for Alex, then licking his lips he orders a double whiskey and a warmed wine.

Vincenzo Jovia ~Play Testing~: *He has been standing outside of the club for some time now, watching the comings and goings, evaluating the nature of the patrons, a smile slowly growing on his face. These could be his people. This could be his place. This could be his home. Approaching the door he pays the staff and steps inside.*

Aerin Thomas: He looks over at the picture and takes a deep breath, eyes widening. "Maria, huh?" He looks at Luis with a frown. "Interesting. When did you see her last?"

Luis Ruiz: * He does his best to keep with the mexican accent. * " Thats a yes or no question, gringo. "

Sha-Sha: *She comes back out of the bathroom finally, her face has been washed clean and rubbed until it's a bit red all over. Some light lip lipstick reapplied but otherwise just left without. It's easier than continually washing and reapplying. She looks around once she's out of the bathroom not certain where the guy'll be or if they'll even still be there.*

Sha-Sha: d10: per alert: 4,8,8,10,

Antonio Pavlatos: Since Alex is watching the bathroom, the moment he gets the drinks he downs the double whiskey like it was water, closing his eyes and taking a shuddering breath as the drink burns down his throat.

Aerin Thomas: "Yes, I have. She's a rather close friend of mine." He stares at the man, his gaze intense. "Though I haven't seen her in a while myself. Funny thing...she had quite the difficulty with her family. So again, I think I should ask...when did YOU see her last?"

Sha-Sha: *Alex there...Aerin over by Luis. Oh that doesn't look good. She walks over towards Alex, avoiding most of the other people there as best she can. Coming back up to him silently.*

Luis Ruiz: " Then you know where she is? Her things are still at my apartment. Tell her that she can pick them up at anytime. If she has lost her key then I can leave them somewhere for her. Tell her that it is still safe. "

Vincenzo Jovia ~Play Testing~: *The sound of the music hits him, along with the sweaty stench of bodies packed together, their very essences intermingling. For a moment he stands, waiting for his body to adjust to these new stimuli, and then he is heading in, pushing his way through the masses.*

Luis Ruiz: * With that he downs the reat of his rum and puches the glass back to the edge of the bar. *

Alexander Donovan: Alex takes the smallest sip from his drink.

Aziza "Lucy" Zalika: And she wanders off into the downstairs area.....curiosity can be dangerous.

Aerin Thomas: "Mmm. If I see her, I'll tell her that her family who she didn't trust and believed sold her out is looking for her. But like I said, I haven't seen her in some time. She up and vanished, and if it's not a very bad thing, it's because she wanted to vanish. Which I don't want to believe." He rises to his feet with a bitter sort of expression, and caps his bottle. "Have a good day. Don't hold your breath." He grabs the bottle and makes to go.

Luis Ruiz: * And Luis waits for the glass to be filled. *

Sha-Sha: *Her eyes move to Alex's drink, then over to Tony. Then back at Alex.*

Alexander Donovan: Alex nods to Sha. "You two stay here a moment, would you?" Alex doesn't wait for the answer before he heads over to pick up the discarded buisness card.

Luis Ruiz: {{ Nails tag in place }}

Antonio Pavlatos: He leaves the empty glass on the bar, gives a quick glance down to Aerin, looking a little puzzled, then turns and brings Alexander his new drink, holding his own wine glass in his other hand.

Antonio Pavlatos: (*Staples nick in place*)

Vincenzo Jovia ~Play Testing~: *Making his way over to the bar, Vincenzo stands to one side, allowing the other patrons to move past him as they order their drinks, the cacophony of their shouted requests passing over him like a wave.*

Antonio Pavlatos: He waits with Sha-Sha then, watching Alex curiously. He takes a deep breathe, and he seems to be just a bit less jittery than he was before.

Aerin Thomas: He makes his way to the door, with a last glance over to Sha, Alex, and Tony. He sighs a little bit, lips pursed...then shakes his head and heads out.

Antonio Pavlatos: (If anyone needs a DD, let me know)

Sha-Sha: ((It wasn't me!)) *She sees the wine, watches Alex run off, then looks at the bar biting her lip hard.*

Alexander Donovan: Alex pulls a rubber band out of his pocket, pushing his hair through it as he heads back, shoving the card into his pocket.

Vincenzo Jovia ~Play Testing~: ((FYI DD)) *Legends have been born of men such as him, though Luciano and Siegel would likely seem tame in comparison. His face holds a hard edge, and perhaps he was beautiful - once, but now the scars from the yoke of time lie heavily upon his face, deep furrows ploughed by experience. Jet black hair lies closely cropped to his scalp, testament to his violent nature as much as the scars that cross his face and the mishappen angle of a too often broken nose. It's his eyes that may seem the most unnerving, though, pits of blackness that cut through a soul like a jagged piece of glass*

Luis Ruiz: * Once the glass is full again he takes another sip. *

Luis Ruiz: * Here stands a once handsome man. His features are latino and the accent is there to go along with it. Maybe Cuba? At five feet and eight inches he is not tall, but coiled into that small frame is a seemingly boundless potential to do harm. His face is thin and devoid of fat and the eyes are a deep brown. His hair is black and trimed in a high and tight. The dominating feature is the large scarr that covers the right side of his neck, stealing away any beauty that might have remained on the once handsome face. On the left hand there is a large class ring with a diamond seting. He looks to be in his mid to late twenties. Dressed in a pair of black jeans and a black tee-shirt that reads " Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun. " *

Antonio Pavlatos: He notes Aerin's leaving, Sha-Sha looking at his wine and he seems to get nervous again. He had thought to ask after Ethan, but it seems that even Aerin finds some fault in him. He drops his head again, looking as if he wished the floor would swallow him up.

Aerin Thomas: Unimpeded, it sems, he heads out and into the night. ((Aaaaaand I'm out. *Hugs* Thanks for the scene, all.))