High as the clouds [Roxy and Louie]

[Trésor de Lys]

Blossom Festival Date for: Roxanne and Louie Kanto
Location: The Drunken Kray

NPC’d by: Lindsay



It was late in the evening in Nova, the sun had just set, letting dusk consume the sky. Wherever the pair found themselves, they would smell a hint of lunar flower smoke in the air, it was euphoric, and intriguing. Upon investigating, after taking a few steps their vision would be immediately impaired, a bright flashing light blinding them. They would feel a hand wrap around their mouth and nose, covering them as if they were being kidnapped, they would not be able to do anything because of the feeling of falling backwards. Little did they realize, they would be transported to the Drunken Kray.



Once their vision returned, and their senses would be back to normal, they would notice that the tavern would be completely empty, and on each table a red table cloth was strewn, with a series of 5 candles of different heights on each table. The sound of cello music could be heard in the background. Scattered everywhere on the tables and floors would be rose petals, on a table near the center of the room would be a pipe, dried lunar flowers that were crushed into powder, a batch of fun brownies, and behind the bar there would be unlimited ale. Once these items were consumed, a charm would be activated, creating a kaleidoscope of colours and stars on the ceiling of the tavern. After a few minutes, Roxy would realize that she had been placed on top of the bar, and Louie would be on the other side of the room. A voice would echo through the room before their vision returned to normal, “Try not to doddle around the clouds.” The voice said with an ominous giggle.

[Roxanne]

Roxanne's nose twitched as the smell of burning lunar flowers reached her sensitive nose. Considering she was hanging around her own cabin out at dragon breath falls, this was unusual. She stood, taking a few steps forward from her spot by the fire pit and was immediately blinded by an impossibly bright light. The half demon hissed as a hand wrapped around her nose and mouth. She tried to turn and was met with a feeling of vertigo, as if she was falling backwards. Once released, Roxanne sank into a defensive crouch, glad she was wearing her usual outfit. A strange voice somehow broke through the impairment, the giggle sending a slight shiver down her spine and leaving her to wonder what the person meant.

As the light faded and her senses returned, her lavender eyes blinked, quickly adjusting to the candlelit room. She looked around, confused but recognizing the Drunken Kray by smell more than anything. It looked nothing like itself with the candles and rose petals everywhere. Her ears twitched as they registered the music, a look of brief surprise crossing her face as she noticed the cache on the middle table. It took her barely a minute to make these observations, the last of which was to notice her own placement within the room. The half demon smiled in amusement as she realized that she'd been dropped on top of the bar.

A movement drew her eyes to the other side of the room where she finally noticed, now without surprise, Louie. The last piece to the puzzle fell into place. "So this is how the blossom festival works around here. Nice of you to drop in, Louie," Roxanne greeted her fellow mercenary, tossing him a saucy wink and a grin.

[Louie Kanto]

“ Daaaaamn Life is great” Louie exhaled a large cloud of smoke from his mouth and nostrils. His back slumped in his chair as he debated on taking another drag from his ‘special’ cigar. He barely noticed the smell of the foreign lunar flower over his own smoke. His body relaxed and his eyes already closed…. That was when he felt the drag kick in. ‘ Ha...Haha..Hahaah” Louie burst out into laughter, feeling his body go light. Then slowly felt himself falling back into his chair as he was pulled. “ The fuuuu~” He choked, almost dropping his cigar as he fell back onto what felt like the floor.

When Louie’s back flat planted against the hard wood floors, Louie gasped and grunted with a bit of pain. “ Damnit, I thought I fixed that from last time.” Louie coughed, thinking he was still in the Black Lotus when he shuffled to his feet. By now his eyes were open, his vision blurry and his depth proportion horrible off as he looked around at his surroundings.

This was not the Black Lotus.

WHERE THE HELL WAS HIS STASH?! Louie spun around, realizing really quickly that he was not at his bar or near his own stash and chair. In fact, he had no idea where he was at, but where-ever he was; this establishment was rather swank. With the colors and the lights and the all familiar smell and… Louie turned when he heard a all too familiar female voice. His right brow raised in amusement as he looked Roxy up and down. “ Bossom Fleshiebal? “ Louie mispronounced the name of the festival, his tone sounding already intoxicated. “ An Any time! I always drop in for a pretty lady.” Louie smirked, the colors on roxanne’s attire more vibrant and brighter than normal. “ So pretty lady, this your doing? “ He asked, glancing around the tavern in a animated fashion.

[Roxanne]

Roxanne watched Louie curiously as he spun about, clearly startled. An amused grin settled on her face at his obvious confusion. As her voice reached him and he turned, she noted his eyes look her over and raised one delicate eyebrow in unspoken question. She straightened from her crouch on the bar and jumped off behind it, having spotted the ale. She listened as Louie greeted her, smiling again as he slurred his words. "You sound like you've got a head start already," she noted, laughing lightly.

She fished around under the bar top and came up with two mugs, filling both from the available kegs. The half demon carried both over to a table next to the middle one, sliding one Louie's direction. "I'll admit to buying the rose, but all of this? This was not my idea and I'm as surprised as you are. It looks like a decent stash though. I've never done lunar flowers recreationally," she said, adding the last part as an afterthought. She downed half her mug and then moved to the middle table to examine its contents.

"What do we have here?" she muttered, carefully combing through the stash. "A pipe, the dried lunar flowers and laced brownies? I love chocolate," she announced. She bent to pull a knife from her boot and cut the brownies into squares. Roxanne picked one out and took a bite, her lavender eyes lighting up as the chocolate melted in her mouth. She made a little 'mmmm' noise and quickly finished off the sweet treat. "How've you been, Louie? I haven't seen you around in a while," she asked, eyeing the brownies again before helping herself to a second.