An unexpected visitor [Leis & Hope]

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] The buzz of noise that was made bu customers barely even penetrated the immunity Leis had build up for this shit. She was used to this place, to the constant talking, bickering, yelling, shouting and announcements and clearly she just didn't give a damn anymore. Sitting at the only table that still had free seats left, Leis leaned fore wards, her elbows on the table as she sipped from her Glass. The amber liquid withing being drunk in big gulps, before it got gently set back on the table, still half full. Licking her jaws, she glanced around. It was the busiest hour of the day, a full house, all the tables occupied, just as the bar was. The only reason why leis still had been able to get a table, was because the guy that sat here previously had tried to start a fight and had been thrown out. Leis had been swift enough to ensure the spot and it was general knowledge that nobody sat with her. They just distrusted her nowadays. The skull placed in front of her on the table, staring her down with its most accusing stare made her smirk lightly "To health." she spoke to it, raising the glass above her eyes before leaning back and drinking the rest of its contents.

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Hope was walking at a calm and normal pace as he walked down the lane. His front paws were crossed behind his head as he walked boldly through the crowd of the people shoving past others to get to there destinations. He wasn't very much bothered by some of the shoves and merely gave a roll of his eyes along with a sigh. Just then his belly erupted with a low moan of a growl of which Hope realized he was getting a little hungry and looked to his surprised to see the Main Street Tavern and tilted his head at it. "Maybe they have some food servings." he wondered, pulling down his scarf to reveal some schillings he brought with him just incase of anything. He gave a smirk and pulled his scarf back over till it was under his nose. "Well...It's kinda packed inside...but it's worth having a try." he said to himself as he started taking steps forward. Even if they won't have anything to eat, maybe something to drink? As he opened the door to the tavern, it was packed with all kinds of other customers and Hope gave a look of discourage. "Way to come at the time where EVERYONE is here.." he grumbled to himself and heaved a sigh as he brought up his head so he could look over to see where he could find the front counter or atleast a seat of somesort.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] Gog how she hated when it was full like that. As the doors opened again, Leis was ready to take her shit and leave. But no, seemingly nobody had entered. a frown was on her face as she watched the area near the door, noticing a smaller form her orange eyes immediately focused on him, her legs on the chair across her, one of the few unoccupied ones. To be honest there were 2. One held her feet and one empty to her right. The cats around the tavern knew better than to start a conversation with her or even ask if this seat was taken and they could have it. the edges of her maw tilted upwards in a light smirk, before she rose her hand, waving at the tom behind the bar. with a calm nod he noted her and not long after that, brought her another drink. Calmly raising the glass and leaning back, she kept her orange gaze on the youngster. The paw that wasn't occupied by directing the container with fluid, that most likely would be the death of her one day, to her mouth was gently stroking over the smooth surface of the bird skull. with a gentle sigh she placed her glass down before having even taken a sip and she lowered her gaze from the boy towards her skull. "S'cuse me String." she gently spoke, pushing the skull aside to the left, still on the table but not in the center of it anymore. with a gentle gaze in her eyes, she gazed the beak of the death birds skull, before snapping her gaze back to the youngster. What did he want in a place like this?

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It seemed to be pretty useless to Hope that'd he'd make it to the front counter, but gave a gruff of annoyance as he started to squeeze by the customers of the Tavern. Talk about a full house. It carried the heavy scent of liquor in the air which made Hope's stomach turn. "Even greater idea to come in here AT ALL." he complained to himself. Sure, he could've kept going to find somewhere he get bite or a drink. Food seemed to be waay past his judgement now cause as he was almost half-way through the heavy crowd, he mostly just wanted to leave here and not come back. Big crowds such as this made him uncomfortable so he'd just feel safe leaving as quick as he could. He was surprised he was able to get by without being questioned, but then again, most the customers were already smashed. "S'cuse me..Thanks, Pardo-GWAH!" he said suddenly as someone had shoved him back rather hard and landed with a thump on the ground. "Ow..Hey watch i-OH who am I kidding." he grumbled as he got to his feet and patted himself down. "It's an absolute mad-house in here." he said with a roll of his eyes as he adjusted his scarf slightly.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] She kept her gaze trained on the young one and his battle to reach the counter. It was funny to watch really but suddenly, he seemed to lose interest and tried to make his way back out. She lost vision of him somewhere during his struggle. That had been an unexpected visitor. With a smirk she took a calm gulp of her drink, yet almost sputtered it back out when the youngling landed next to her chair with a thump. eyes wide and fur bristled she stared the youngling down, as he patted his fur clean and mumbled to himself. How the hell did he and up here? Wasn't he on his way to the door? Her eyes narrowing she wanted to turn herself around to concentrate back on her drink as she saw another cat struggle on his feat, about to push the boy once more. With a growl she grabbed her cane and with a well aimed push over the younglings shoulder, she pushed the drunkard away. "Watch where y'are going!" she barked at him, making him scowl in her direction before returning to his friends. Leis pulled her good leg of her chair, pushing the one to her right, the side where the kid had fallen, out a bit "Ye better take a seat kid, before they run ye over." she spoke, taking another sip of the amber liquid that burned in her troath.

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Hope jumped by the sudden voice that was speaking to him, since he was lost in his own world as he was trying to adjust his scarf and thinking of how to get out. He whipped around to see Leis as she took a sip of her drink. He remembered over hearing a murmur to yell at at the guy and saw as well as the drunk started making his way to his own group and turned back to Leis. "U-Uh..Thanks." he muttered out to the she-cat as he brought his paws down from his scarf and eyed this she-cat with a twitch of his tail. He gave an amused chuckle. "I already got a rush of that, thanks." he said with a sigh as he noticed an open seat at the table and quickly sat down before he WOULD get run over again and heaved a sigh of relief.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] A snort left her as she listened to the kid "They didn't step on ye so its run against not over ya." she joked slightly, before placing her glass down and glancing over at the young tom, eying him up with a narrowed orange gaze. The way he held onto that scarf was almost frantic but she didn't mind asking, everybody had their package to carry and who was she to ask for him to tell her his. glancing down at her glass she frowned lightly "I dun think yer old enough to drink Kid, what do ye want here." she spoke, glancing at him from the corner of her vision. He was young, dark furred with some stripes and a lighter belly and muzzle "Leis is the name by the way." she gently picked her glass up before taking a calming gulp, placing her empty left paw back on the skull of her former companion, that was still lying on the left part of the table, her cane being positioned back against the table my her long tail. She was curious as to what a youngling might want in a place like this and he probably knew of that curiosity, however she would not show nor admit it. Neither the concern she had for a young person as himself that might be drinking already. On the other hand she wouldn't really mind a drinking buddy at this point. With a snort she rose her glass to her lips, taking another generous gulp.

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He twitched his ear to the older cat and turned in the seat to look at her from across the table. But what caught his eye almost right away was the weird dead bird skull that lay on the table near her of which he titled his head slightly as he eyed it. Hope snapped right back into the situation and blinked at the she-cat. "Oh..Uh..." he said his voice trailing off as he tried to think of a good reason as to why he showed up. Nothing was coming to mind as he put a paw behind the back of his head and gave an embarrased look. "Ahaha...Drink, drink, no. I'd have my tail chopped right off if the people at Orph-" he cut himself off by putting his paws over his mouth. He shouldn't give away such information to this total stranger so he quickly thought up of, "No, I'm not very much in the interest of having a drink." he said, his voice going a little high-pitched. "Silly truth is...well...I wanted to see if they had simple water or SOMETHING...Yea. Stupid I know, but I was willing to ask...despite it being so crowded." he said as he looked around the entire busy tavern then back at the she-cat. "Hope. My name's Hope." he said shyly yet kind.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] Watching him blubber his words out was cute. cute?.... god she was not drunk enough yet. "Mhm~" So he was one of the Orphans in the Orphanage, how would he even pay for his stuff in here. Flicking an ear she tilted the last of her drink backwards and gulped it down, before raising her paw, once again calling for a refill. However as soon as the Tom reached them, she nodded towards Hope "Some water and the daily menu for the kid, the regular drink for me eh." she spoke calmly, pressing some money into the palm of the tom, while she accepted her newly filled glass from him. She had noticed his gaze towards the skull of her once companion and smirked lightly "Curious?" she asked, gently stroking the bleaked bone with a motion merely known of a mother and her kit, while she lovingly gazed at the remains of the bird. "T'was my friend." she spoke, flicking an ear towards him with a smirk she waited for her order to arrive, watching the drunk cats all around her She was a bit buzzed, her brain a bit cloudy but she wasn't drunk yet Over the years of drinking she had become able to keep herself rather well. the Drunken stupor that dulled her pain and suffering merely came harder nowadays and so, she didn't even try, merely settling for the welcome warmth in her stomach.

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Hope tilted his head once again, but to the other side this time as he gaze traveled from her to the skull, back to her, then back to the skull as an ear twitched in his curiosity. "Friend?" he asked, as if like he was giving an echo to her words. He merely blinked at it as he brought his up right and looked at Leis, seeing she'd gotten another glass. "What happened to it?" he asked in the midst of his curiosity.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] She snorted lightly "Got gutted like a pig." she spoke with a snarl, her teeth showing lightly, while the grip on her glass tightened dangerously for a few seconds. However she sighed, glancing at the Kid from the edge of her vision "You sure are out late kid, its not safe around this hour, especially not so far from home." flicking her long tail, she pulled his chair a bit closer to the table with it, a glare at a cat that would have bumped in the kids chair. She opened her mouth to speak again, however her order arrived, placing a glass of water and a steaming plate on the table. With a nod of thanks she pushed it over to the youngling, nodding at it "Eat little one."

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Hope flinched little bit by the reaction that Lies expressed in her answer about her dead bird friend. It was making him feel little sad since he'd hate to see such a thing subdued to such a fate. His gaze lingered away for a moment but turned back with ears pricked forward and keen. When hearing her statement he gave a shrug, "I guess, but I didn't want to be stuck at...home." he said to her, saying "home" in a difficult tone since he never thinks of the Orphanage as that much as a home, but it was place where he had a roof over his head and a bed to sleep in. "Besides...No one misses me too much." he said in a blank tone and looked to the corner of his eye until with a twitch of his ear, saw the worker walk over with the order she made. As it was pushed to him as it was placed down, he blinked and gave a smile as he looked from the plate to Leis. "Thanks!" he said with a nod as he began to dive right into the meal, savoring each bite. "I'll be sure to pay you back for how much it costs." he promised as he continued.

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[atrb=background,http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af274/Atalae/posttablemid.png] A slight smile pulled at the edges of her maw as she watched the kid dig in his food "The problem with orphanages is simple, there are too many kids for a single "mother" to handle, making some feel like they would ,never be missed or needed." she spoke calmly, sipping of her drink once more, a slight twinkle in her eye as she watched the younger tom dig in his food "Nay t'is fine, I can afford this easily, not like I have much t'spend my money on nowadays anyway." she spoke with a chuckle. Her tail flicked lightly as she spoke, before lowering her glass, her eyes once more roaming over the inside of the Tavern. Maybe encouraging a kid to come in here at this time wasn't such a brilliant idea. With a sigh she glanced back down at the young one. "If yer done I'll accompany ye back." she just spoke calmly, rolling her tail in her lap as she pushed herself up slightly, her feet slipping off the chair they had been resting on and now being placed on the ground.

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Hope shrugged as he was chowing down and took a moment before he spoke again. "Yea, I guess." he said as he swallowed a mouth-full before taking another mouthfull. "Which is reason enough why they wouldn't miss as much." he mumbled as he brought his head up, pounding his fist against his chest to avoid making a loud "BURP". His plate was mostly empty now, minus the few tid-bits and scraps that remained, but it was just the stuff he couldn't chow down on. Then his eyes gazed over at the glass of water he had completely over-looked and grabbed it in his hand to chug it down. In the midst of him drinking, he twitched his ears to Leis and put the glass down on the table. "I think I can find my own way back." he said as he also pushed away from the table and stood up. "I don't really feel like heading back to that place yet, so I might wonder...or...something." he said, stretching his arms above his head.