Paloma's Heart (#2)

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Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

[Wednesday has made it here at last.

[She takes a quick look at the menu, a longer one at the mask behind the bar, and smiles at the bartender.]

Sorry to be a bother, but would you have anything non-alcoholic?

[One: she's sixteen.

[Two: probably shouldn't be drinking while dressed as a nun anyway.]

Re: THE BAR

[sunflowering]

Wednesday-chan...

[ Here they are again...! ]

Don't try the Kohime.... I don't think it's meant for humans.

Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

Oh...! Thank you for warning me, Kaguya-chan.

Re: THE BAR

[sunflowering]

Of course. It wouldn't be good to be caught unaware.

Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

Did you like it, though?

Re: THE BAR

[sunflowering]

It left me feeling a little strange in the end, but it was good overall, actually.

Re: THE BAR

[handpuppets]

[ The bartender laughs. ]

Well, Miss, I can make the drinks on the menu virgin that aren't straight liquors, so perhaps a Paloma or a Ruby Sour for you, then?

Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

Hmm... can I try the Ruby Sour, then, if that's okay? Thank you.

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[handpuppets]

A virgin Ruby Sour it is, then.

[ He mixes you a glass—lemon, orange, agave syrup, aromatic bitters, egg white, and nonalcoholic wine, garnished with a slice of orange.

When you drink it, it's delightfully fruity, and you feel a little flirty, a little bolder than normal, and prone to a teasing sort of affection and kinship. ]

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[wonderlandgirl]

Oh, this is very nice...! Thank you.

[It's funny, there's no alcohol in this but she still feels like she's gotten a little drunk.

[She looks across at Kaguya. Is she going to be okay?]

Did First Keeper Naarabot come up with all of these drinks?

Re: THE BAR

[handpuppets]

She did—or, at least, they're inspired by things she likes. There's a certain special something to that recipe, isn't there?

Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

There really is...!

[She looks down at the drink, smiling.]

It's appropriate... I think I know the person this was named after, and it definitely makes me think of them.

Re: THE BAR

[handpuppets]

The First-Keeper does have excellent taste, if I do say so myself. Can I get you anything else, Miss?

Re: THE BAR

[wonderlandgirl]

Hmm... maybe I could try the other one, if that's not too much trouble. The Paloma?

Re: THE BAR

[handpuppets]

A virgin Paloma it is!

[ he mixes up another drink—like its namesake, grapefruit, lime, tequila, sugar, and soda. It's sweet, refreshing, tasty—but there's a sort of bitter aftertaste that's not quite like grapefruit that underscores it all, and a flash of furious sorrow followed by homesickness. ]