Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Walker lightly tapped his glass on the
counter repeatedly while staring blankly off across the Ladies’ Door. It was
the middle of the day, so the place was fairly empty. Callie and Rede had left
earlier to go explore town, while Shade and Gorgos went out to sell some
potions. There were two other people sitting at the bar talking together on the
opposite side from where Walker was, and a few of the dancers were chatting on
the stage. “Need something else?” The bartender asked Walker.
Walker jumped slightly, caught off guard, and turned to the
bartender ceasing to tap his glass against the bar. The guy was young and
strong, Walker was quickly able to recognize him as the ‘tender Para had asked
to take over when they first arrived, Jack. Walker eyed him over and shook his
head, his drink was still half full, “You Para’s second?”
Jack shrugged and leaned on the bar, “She don’t have an
official one yet.” He smirked and smiled, “In her defense though, she’s not
going to need one for a long time.”
“But…?” Walker asked him.
“She seems to put more responsibility on me than the other’s
here.” Jack admitted, “Especially when she’s focused on her other work, then
it’s usually up to me to hold down the bar.”
“She’s driven.” Walker sighed, “Haven’t seen a drive like
that for a long time.”
Jack chuckled, “Damn right she is. If she wants something,
she gets it. She plays real nice though to everyone. Don’t wanna make any
enemies.” He smirked, “Between you and me though, I’m pretty sure she could
silence anyone if they tried anything.”
“I’m sure she could.” Walker agreed. He stared down into his
drink swirling it, “Probably the only reason you haven’t tried anything.”
Jack’s eyes opened up wide in shock and Walker cracked a slight smile from the
corner of his lips, “Best to keep it that way.”
Jack was about to open his mouth to respond when the front
doors flew wide open, “Hey, Jack!” Para shouted across the whole establishment,
“Need you to go grab a case of the sapphire wine!” She pushed a handcart full
of crates of liquor through the door, “I just remembered we were running low on
it. Sorry!”
“Until next time.” Walker said as Jack pushed himself off of
the bar.
