[Auron is glad he didn't get mugged so doesn't think Iwai is up to anything, other that trying to suss him out.]
Yeah, I can see that. And it'd put you behind if they screwed you up.
[His phone rings at that moment and Auron picks it up out of his jacket. It's an alarm, actually, for him to get his ass out of his apartment and get to work.]
I'll have to do this last one and then I gotta get to work.
Not a problem. You ever get a chance, stop by the bar. I'm sure the boss will spot you a few drinks for your help.
[He gives a bit of a wave as he leaves, trying to mentally plot which routes he needs to be on to get to work. Oddly enough, he kind of feels good? Even by doing something simple.]
[Well, he might as well, right? Later on that day, after he's done, he heads to the bar and moves to sit at the bar, while ordering a beer immediately.
[The bar is decorated as though someone looked at a lot of American movies and imperfectly emulated it as best they could.
Despite the decor, it's a decent enough place and seems to have a good crowd. Auron is there, quietly making sure everything's good, occasionally tending bar if needed. He cuts a striking figure in black and a blood red shirt, which given its bulk, is probably hiding the protective vest underneath.
His boss is the more vivacious and outgoing, encouraging people to drink up and have a good time. Hideo recognizes him.]
Hey, thanks a lot for the order! Gonna help us out if we're gonna get crowds like this regularly.
[He hums lightly as he takes a sip of his drink. God this place is gaudy. It's far too overdecorated and too much of too many things. He doesn't know what to think of it all except that it's way too much.
But he's not going to offend the guy who's giving him good money.]
Figured I'd come down since surly man over there invited me.
Really? He actually talked to someone else? Hunh. Must be his voice, but he always sounds pissed about something. I think it's even worse when he uses English.
[Auron takes a moment to stroll back over to where they are. Even with his shades firmly on, he looks less than amused.]
You know I can understand you in both languages, right?
[He just gives a disagreeable noise from his throat to his boss. To Iwai, who is clearly enjoying teasing him, he just shakes his head.]
Whatever. At least you get to soak in whatever atmosphere this is and enjoy drinks that taste better than their surroundings would have you believe.
[His boss gripes back equally.]
Hey! We are doing amazing for ourselves and we're starting to get popular. More money for both of us.
[Auron looks like he has a few more words for that, but hears something above the crowd noise to go stop a problem before it becomes something bigger.]
[There is considerable yelling in English and Japanese by Auron to get the rowdy patrons to settle down. It's not until Auron makes the two slightly drunk patrons get out their aggressions by arm wrestling do the parties finally settle and have a drink to celebrate.
Everyone else seems to be behaving themselves for a moment, so he walks back over, only to get a water. Yeah, he knows better to never drink anything hard when he needs his senses to be alert.]
Only consolation I have is that if these guys went to an actual biker bar, they wouldn't know what hit them.
[He closes his eye and takes off his shades to rub the bridge of his nose. So just for a moment, he reveals why he keeps his shades on most of the time: to protect the eye that's no longer there.]
[Iwai takes another drink of his beer before Auron comes back. He only takes a peek when the shades are removed. It's not exactly uncommon for him to see a man with no eye.
[He slips his shades back on, only the scar visible above and below his right eye.]
They'd be dead. And if this was an American biker bar, they'd be shot in the parking lot.
[He hadn't expected to be able to talk with anyone in less than a professional capacity. But Iwai looks like he'd seen things and didn't take a lot of shit from anyone. He could respect that.]
[That's not exactly what he'd been expecting, so Auron actually laughs a bit.]
Yeah, they'll either learn to swerve when someone's holding a gun or learn how terrible it is to get shot.
[Hideo is about to interject something when two guys enter the bar. He snaps his fingers to get Auron's attention because these look like they could be trouble, dressed in fine suits and walking around like they own everything. The other people at the bar immediately give them space.]
[Because it's Auron's job and because he has no idea of Iwai's past, he whispers to him.]
Just stay here. We got this.
[Everyone else is suitably intimidated. Hideo begins walking over to talk to them, apparently they're people he knows.
Auron is suitably not impressed. He does take a quick look at their pins. Not from the right group. He's not sure who they are, so he makes a mental note of them for later.
The negotiation isn't going well, although it only seems like one of them is in it for trouble. The other guy looks a little new and is trying to calm his friend down.
There are threats that go back and forth. As soon as the argumentative one looks like he's reaching for something, Auron reacts. Like the training he'd done years and years just comes automatically where he armblocks the yakuza, sweeps his legs out from under him and then rides him to the ground, arm behind his head.]
I can break your arm or you can promise you'll behave yourself, get a beer and act like civilized people. What's it going to be?
[Under this threat, they decide whatever trouble they were up to with Hideo, they think the better of it and leave.
As soon as they're gone, all of the other patrons begin to cheer.]
[Iwai just can't bring himself to stop paying attention to it. He keeps peaking over his shoulder to watch the entire encounter. He blinks for a moment and then turns to look back at his drink before looking right back at it.
He's not yakuza anymore. He doesn't have to do that sort of thing.
But still, it makes him raise his eyebrow the entire time. He doesn't know why the hell Auron is doing this. And he's definitely feeling like there's something very hidden that he's not been told.
He sighs and places his bottle on the counter, waiting for Auron to come back so he can get another one.
He won't pry tonight. Next time Auron comes into the shop, however, he's got some questions.]
All right, show's over folks! Get back to drinking and talking.
[Hideo got everyone settled, even though he, himself, was seething. Auron took a seat next to Iwai, slowly holding inhaling and exhaling and drinking a water. After a bit of calming down, he managed a little bit of a smile.]
Guess I wasn't kidding about the entertainment here. Boss, those guys wanted to really start some problems. Am I going to have to body slam someone every time I'm duty?
I hope not. [He replies back.] Just a guy I used to know that likes being an asshole. He might stay away since you humiliated him.
Sorry about the trouble, Iwai. Here, have another drink on me.
[Iwai just keeps his eyebrow raised. He takes a deep breath and lets out a small sigh.]
Don't worry about it. It's all good here.
[Although he has maybe a hundred or more questions about all of this. Still, he doesn't really want to get too into it. Unless he thinks Auron is going to get hurt.
[Auron gives another deep sigh, letting go tension.]
Thanks. Didn't realize you'd get a show along with a drink, hunh? Never a dull moment around here.
[He has a few minutes to sit and talk before someone else enters the bar, then Auron jumps up to do his job and circulate.
Hideo wipes down the bar, serving a few drinks. He then talks to Iwai again.]
I don't know what you did, but that's the most open I've seen Auron since he started here. Man's kind of intense, you know? But if he hadn't been here, might have been more trouble.
He told me that you asked him to do some odd jobs for him. I don't mind that as long as it doesn't interfere with this job, all right?
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Date: 2019-04-13 12:42 am (UTC)Yeah, I can see that. And it'd put you behind if they screwed you up.
[His phone rings at that moment and Auron picks it up out of his jacket. It's an alarm, actually, for him to get his ass out of his apartment and get to work.]
I'll have to do this last one and then I gotta get to work.
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Date: 2019-04-13 02:28 pm (UTC)[But he's grinning and nods.]
Come by on your next day off. I'll probably have some more things I need some help with.
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Date: 2019-04-14 09:09 pm (UTC)[But he doesn't sound overly annoyed. Maybe just a little bit amused before shaking his head and doing his best to finish off the last gun.]
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Date: 2019-04-18 02:33 am (UTC)[He grins and takes the parts, double checking it all.]
Alright. Thanks for your help.
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Date: 2019-04-19 12:28 am (UTC)[He gives a bit of a wave as he leaves, trying to mentally plot which routes he needs to be on to get to work. Oddly enough, he kind of feels good? Even by doing something simple.]
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Date: 2019-04-23 01:45 am (UTC)[Well, he might as well, right? Later on that day, after he's done, he heads to the bar and moves to sit at the bar, while ordering a beer immediately.
He's thirsty, dammit.]
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Date: 2019-04-24 12:22 am (UTC)Despite the decor, it's a decent enough place and seems to have a good crowd. Auron is there, quietly making sure everything's good, occasionally tending bar if needed. He cuts a striking figure in black and a blood red shirt, which given its bulk, is probably hiding the protective vest underneath.
His boss is the more vivacious and outgoing, encouraging people to drink up and have a good time. Hideo recognizes him.]
Hey, thanks a lot for the order! Gonna help us out if we're gonna get crowds like this regularly.
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Date: 2019-04-24 03:46 pm (UTC)[He hums lightly as he takes a sip of his drink. God this place is gaudy. It's far too overdecorated and too much of too many things. He doesn't know what to think of it all except that it's way too much.
But he's not going to offend the guy who's giving him good money.]
Figured I'd come down since surly man over there invited me.
[Thumbing towards Auron. Teasing him as he does.]
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Date: 2019-04-25 12:36 am (UTC)[Auron takes a moment to stroll back over to where they are. Even with his shades firmly on, he looks less than amused.]
You know I can understand you in both languages, right?
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Date: 2019-04-26 05:33 pm (UTC)Now now, he's a fine guy. If a bit old and cranky.
[Looking at Iwai and leaning forward.]
You look good servin' drinks.
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Date: 2019-04-27 05:56 pm (UTC)Whatever. At least you get to soak in whatever atmosphere this is and enjoy drinks that taste better than their surroundings would have you believe.
[His boss gripes back equally.]
Hey! We are doing amazing for ourselves and we're starting to get popular. More money for both of us.
[Auron looks like he has a few more words for that, but hears something above the crowd noise to go stop a problem before it becomes something bigger.]
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Date: 2019-04-29 08:51 pm (UTC)[He lets out a laugh as he looks from Auron to where the noise is coming from. He knows better than to go chase problems.
He'll just wait for Auron to come back, continuing to drink and keeping his eye on everything around here.]
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Date: 2019-04-30 12:02 am (UTC)Everyone else seems to be behaving themselves for a moment, so he walks back over, only to get a water. Yeah, he knows better to never drink anything hard when he needs his senses to be alert.]
Only consolation I have is that if these guys went to an actual biker bar, they wouldn't know what hit them.
[He closes his eye and takes off his shades to rub the bridge of his nose. So just for a moment, he reveals why he keeps his shades on most of the time: to protect the eye that's no longer there.]
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Date: 2019-04-30 05:58 pm (UTC)They're just usually Yakuza.
He raises his eyebrow at Auron.]
Maybe you should encourage them to go to one.
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Date: 2019-05-03 01:22 am (UTC)[He slips his shades back on, only the scar visible above and below his right eye.]
They'd be dead. And if this was an American biker bar, they'd be shot in the parking lot.
[He hadn't expected to be able to talk with anyone in less than a professional capacity. But Iwai looks like he'd seen things and didn't take a lot of shit from anyone. He could respect that.]
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Date: 2019-05-08 02:10 am (UTC)Well maybe they'll learn a lesson.
[He says with a smirk. No, he's not really serious. But it's fun for him to pretend he's an asshole.
Instead of actually being an asshole like he always is.]
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Date: 2019-05-10 12:22 am (UTC)Yeah, they'll either learn to swerve when someone's holding a gun or learn how terrible it is to get shot.
[Hideo is about to interject something when two guys enter the bar. He snaps his fingers to get Auron's attention because these look like they could be trouble, dressed in fine suits and walking around like they own everything. The other people at the bar immediately give them space.]
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Date: 2019-05-12 07:46 pm (UTC)[Iwai turns his head when he sees everyone looking into one particular direction... does he recognize these guys?
Hm.
He'll just go back to his beer and just try to relax.]
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Date: 2019-05-13 11:18 pm (UTC)Just stay here. We got this.
[Everyone else is suitably intimidated. Hideo begins walking over to talk to them, apparently they're people he knows.
Auron is suitably not impressed. He does take a quick look at their pins. Not from the right group. He's not sure who they are, so he makes a mental note of them for later.
The negotiation isn't going well, although it only seems like one of them is in it for trouble. The other guy looks a little new and is trying to calm his friend down.
There are threats that go back and forth. As soon as the argumentative one looks like he's reaching for something, Auron reacts. Like the training he'd done years and years just comes automatically where he armblocks the yakuza, sweeps his legs out from under him and then rides him to the ground, arm behind his head.]
I can break your arm or you can promise you'll behave yourself, get a beer and act like civilized people. What's it going to be?
[Under this threat, they decide whatever trouble they were up to with Hideo, they think the better of it and leave.
As soon as they're gone, all of the other patrons begin to cheer.]
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Date: 2019-05-15 08:18 pm (UTC)He's not yakuza anymore. He doesn't have to do that sort of thing.
But still, it makes him raise his eyebrow the entire time. He doesn't know why the hell Auron is doing this. And he's definitely feeling like there's something very hidden that he's not been told.
He sighs and places his bottle on the counter, waiting for Auron to come back so he can get another one.
He won't pry tonight. Next time Auron comes into the shop, however, he's got some questions.]
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Date: 2019-05-17 12:13 am (UTC)[Hideo got everyone settled, even though he, himself, was seething. Auron took a seat next to Iwai, slowly holding inhaling and exhaling and drinking a water. After a bit of calming down, he managed a little bit of a smile.]
Guess I wasn't kidding about the entertainment here. Boss, those guys wanted to really start some problems. Am I going to have to body slam someone every time I'm duty?
I hope not. [He replies back.] Just a guy I used to know that likes being an asshole. He might stay away since you humiliated him.
Sorry about the trouble, Iwai. Here, have another drink on me.
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Date: 2019-05-30 04:21 pm (UTC)Don't worry about it. It's all good here.
[Although he has maybe a hundred or more questions about all of this. Still, he doesn't really want to get too into it. Unless he thinks Auron is going to get hurt.
Which, based on those guys, was a possibility.]
Glad you're okay, though.
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Date: 2019-06-02 03:52 pm (UTC)Thanks. Didn't realize you'd get a show along with a drink, hunh? Never a dull moment around here.
[He has a few minutes to sit and talk before someone else enters the bar, then Auron jumps up to do his job and circulate.
Hideo wipes down the bar, serving a few drinks. He then talks to Iwai again.]
I don't know what you did, but that's the most open I've seen Auron since he started here. Man's kind of intense, you know? But if he hadn't been here, might have been more trouble.
He told me that you asked him to do some odd jobs for him. I don't mind that as long as it doesn't interfere with this job, all right?
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Date: 2019-06-04 02:26 pm (UTC)[Iwai just shrugs his shoulders as he watches Auron head off. Turning back to Hideo, he raises an eyebrow.]
Hah. I made him work for free. Guess that's worth somethin'.
[Shrugging his shoulders again as he keeps an eye on Hideo.]
Nope, won't interfere. I make sure he's free before I keep him way too damn busy.