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[governorkang]

Karen was still a little nervous around Kang, and quiet, even after spending a couple of days with him, and he couldn't really blame her. At least she wasn't terrified of him anymore, and she wasn't all that difficult to watch over. He'd even managed to find a few things to help keep her entertained in Possessions (the Fairplay memories were definitely coming in handy in this case; he wouldn't have known what type of things human children typically liked to do otherwise).

He had duties at the tavern, though, and decided to bring her along with him. She'd offered to help him out, but there really wasn't anything a child as young as her could do, so he'd handed her some paper and crayons and set her up at a table next to the bar, asking her to draw some pictures for the tavern. That way, she was occupied and out of the way, and still felt that she was doing something to help.

He made sure to keep an eye on her as he went about his usual business, checking up on her every now and then to make sure she wasn't bored.

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[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

After the battles with super kids and Ohm fleets lately, a drink is exactly what Chase needs. He's not quite sure about the kid hovering around - but hey, Chase knows Hit Girl well enough by now to know even kids around here can have their uses.

"Hey Kang, when you get the chance, still want to talk to you. And if you got whiskey and anything on the grill, that wouldn't hurt my feelings none."

[governorkang]

Kang grinned, and grabbed a large bottle with alien markings on it, "Actually, I do have some whiskey, from XaXing. Food, on the other hand... nope. Never learned to cook. So unless someone wants to offer their services as a cook, all that's going to be served here is drinks."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Huh... with all the food supplies we bought, we have got to find you a cook, no question. For now, yeah, whiskey will do. Got some stuff back on XaXing you ought to try some time, but til someone can make more, I'm trying not to go through it too fast. I'll bring some by for you to try out though. Anyway... if you have some time, hit us with a couple shots and grab a chair."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

It's been a long day, as the Chancellor comes in. Getting the animals into their feeding routines, shovelling fertilizer, Seeing about having the fence for the targs electrified. In between, he'd worked on his singularity comm, for good measure.

Now... he'd normally get fruit juice, but ..... "Do you have brandy?"

[governorkang]

"I think I managed to find a few bottles. I'll be right back," Kang shot a glance over at Karen, and then disappeared into the back room. He returned shortly, holding a bottle, and poured some in a mug for Chancellor. "Here. Long day?"

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Indeed. It has been a few centuries since I performed this particular task. I had forgotten how exhausting it could be." A bright fangy smile.

[shapeshiftqueen.livejournal.com]

Gandrayda most certainly wasn't the most classy of individual, but there was still some terrible loyalty to the values that the Galactic Federation had represented when she had fought in it. That included protecting the innocent.

Children had always been a source of entertainment for her. Not only did they find her childish pranks entertaining, they were mostly pure of mind, sometimes innocent and powerful in their beliefs of the greatest good. So oddly enough instead of reaching for a drink, like she did once in a while, she walked to the child instead.

"What are you drawing?" she asked her voice a lot more gentle than usual.

[colorfulworld]

Karen had been sitting at the same table most of the day. If it had been anyone else watching her, she would have gotten up and started wandering around, complained she was bored, something else to break up the monotony. But it was Kang, that big scary dragon guy. Sure, she'd been kept in the same holding cells as Hork-Bajir down at the Yeerk Pool, but that didn't mean she was any less scared of twenty-feet-tall monsters who looked like they were straight out of a fairy tale.

(But Aftran had said Kang was okay. And he hadn't tried to eat her yet...)

"Um, um..." She shrunk back a little when she looked up at the woman. The purple woman. "It's a picture of the Drunken Dragon..."

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

It's a terrible situation to be put into, to have so very many reasons to drink and yet have to stay sober. She has to stay alert for her own safety, even with Kang around to protect her. And now she has to worry about her son's mysterious memory loss, and he might be trying to escape the Med Bay, and as an added bonus he might try to kill her or at least abduct her for three days.

She thinks it might be more worthwhile to just sit in a room for three days to calm Marco's nerves. It wouldn't do anything for hers.

"Hit me," Eva says, settling into a slump even before she's had anything to drink. She thinks for a moment, and then adds "lightly".

[governorkang]

"Here," Kang set some wine in front of Eva, frowning slightly. He hated seeing her like this.

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

She has to consciously stop herself from draining it all at once, the mood she's in. She cuts her sip off long before she's sated her thirst. "Thanks. Not going to get drunk, so if it looks like I've started to get too inebriated to bolt for cover, take the jug out of my hand. How are you holding up, comrade?"

[governorkang]

Kang couldn't shake the feeling that maybe Karen was bored, despite her saying that she wasn't. So, on his next check, he sat down next to her and looked at the drawings she'd done so far. "You know, if you're bored, you can tell me. I won't get mad at you." He kept his voice light, and friendly. "I'm sure we can find something for you to do."

[colorfulworld]

She didn't look too comfortable when he sat next to her; she ducked her head down and focused on her current drawing, of some trees and animals from Hydroponics. "I'm, um, I'm okay." Far be it from Karen to make Kang angry.

[governorkang]

"I promised you before that I'm not going to hurt you, and I keep my promises," Kang reassured her, leaning on his elbows. "What do you want to do?"

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

Kang - despite looking rather dinosaur-ish - doesn't intimidate Howard all that much. Granted, he would if he were acting threatening, but Howard figures that here, at least, you don't get onto the Council by beating people up. And Howard's used to craning his neck up for Orc, so seven feet tall barely registers as excessively tall.

Admittedly, he's been coming to the tavern hoping Orc might show up, but so far there's been no dice there.

Either way, it's about time he start to get the political lay of the land. He saunters up to the bar and hops up on one of the stools, sitting on his knees to be a bit taller. "You got anything non-alcoholic? I don't want to look like I'm just here to eavesdrop."

[governorkang]

"Water, cider, and fruit juice," Kang grinned. "I do understand that not everyone drinks alcohol."

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

Howard returns the grin. "Cider sounds awesome. My best friend back home's a drunk and I don't see the point in risking braincells like that."

Though he will admit that sometimes it's tempting, but he hates the taste, and that's a good enough disincentive to drown his paranoia. "Not that, you know, it'll always fry your brain, obviously, but I like to play it safe."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

It was a familiar face poking his head into the Drunken Dragon Tavern, but Dean never looked this...polished. One would think he was taking fashion tips from Commander Petrelli by the attire he was now sporting. Namely a business suit that when his memories were more together, he felt it necessary to grab one or two for official things. As rare as those would be.

Dean slowly walked in with a puzzled expression. Huh, quaint, but he could have sworn this place was one of those up and coming gastro pubs. This just looked like an old fashioned bar. Homey though.

He clapped his hands together, and rubbed them a moment as he debated on taking a seat at one of the booths.

[governorkang]

"What in the abyss... Dean?" Kang stared at the man in shock. "The hell are you wearing?"

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean glanced down at himself, patting his suit, "J. Crew."

He then looked up, and explained, "I know, I know it's no Armani, but hey, I ever get back to get that promotion, who knows, huh? Listen, uh Kang, any chance a guy could get a water and a fresh salad? I'm still on the cleanse."

[colorfulworld]

Meanwhile, Karen is drawing pictures. (This is the best comment ever.)

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Excuse me, Miss Karen?" says a rich English voice quietly. It's connected -- even if it's through a broadcaster, not vocal cords, to a fangy reptile even taller than Kang.

[colorfulworld]

She looks up, and jerks her hand, sending a streak of brown across the cat in the picture she was drawing. Why were there so many... so many weird people here?

"How do you know my name?"

[complicatedcop]

Zam had stopped in for a beer (an actual factual old-fashioned beer and none of that soy stuff or synthehol or anything) when she spotted the kid.

Tilting her head, she made her way over to Karen, and leaned down.

"What'cha drawin' there, sweetheart?"

[colorfulworld]

Finally, a normal-looking human person. Karen smiled a little shyly; she was still nervous around new people, but this woman was a relief after Kang and the Chancellor and that purple woman.

"Um... it's me and my friend Aftran," she said, looking down at the paper. They were actual human-shaped people, not stick figures, but the quality wasn't that great.