[closed] drinking buddies

[idkmybffbloodwing]

CHARACTERS: Mordecai and Lilith
LOCATION: The bar
WARNINGS: none
SUMMARY: Lilith got a sad photo in her locker, so she and Mordecai meet up to talk about the good old times, the bad old times, and everything else.


It took Mordecai a while to get himself and all his animals cleaned and sorted after the jump, but finally the chickens were in the oxygen gardens, and he was dressed and armed to the teeth just in case he spotted Jack. Mijo was following, this time - every time he landed on Mordecai's shoulder, a hand would come up to sweep him off and force him to perch elsewhere, in an attempt to get the little bird to exercise his flight muscles. Not that it would do much good here, but Mordecai had to do something so the little guy didn't turn into the bloodwing version of a couch potato.

He took a longer walk than needed to get to Lilith's place from the lockers, giving him time to clear his mind from the effects of the jump, but eventually he arrived and knocked at her door.

Comments

[idkmybffbloodwing]

Liver of steel, maybe. "Heh, no, that drink's a new one to me. Even I have my limits." Beer all day, interspersed with a shot or two of something harder, was a lot more typical. What he had now, and what he'd given her, was a special treat.

[supfirehawk]

Treat was one word for it. She eyed the glass and had a smaller sip this time. "If I pass out from this, you're carrying me back to my room."

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Hey, you asked for it, amiga. I'll carry you if I can, though." By the time he was done with his own glass, he'd be lucky if he could get very far, himself. They'd have to follow the wall the whole way, and do their best at intersections.

[supfirehawk]

"I'll try not to make it harder for you," she joked. Alcohol was starting to dull her taste buds and it was getting easier to swallow the concoction he had made.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Why don't we even the score first, then? You go ahead an' chug half that glass, then I'll start back up," he said with a grin.

[supfirehawk]

"Why don't I do you one better? I'll finish the whole thing." She cockily grabbed her glass and about halfway through, regretted making that challenge. After that opening taunt though, there was no way she could back down and she forced herself to finish. She slammed the glass down when she was done and almost gagged.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

He just watched with one eyebrow arched, and shook his head when she finished, grinning as he sipped at his. "Shit, Lil, even I wouldn'ta done that."

[supfirehawk]

She moved her tongue around in her mouth, trying to rid herself of the aftertaste. "Remind me to never do it again."

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Hopefully you've learned your lesson well enough that I don't have to. Somethin' like that's gotta leave a mark."

[supfirehawk]

She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. "Trust me, I'm feeling it." Walking back to her room or the bathroom was going to be very difficult.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Next time you wanna try an' drink me under the table, don't do it all at once, amiga," he teased, and downed another gulp of his drink while snickering. Oh, sure, he was feeling it too, but definitely not in the same way she was.

[supfirehawk]

"You can tell me all about it when I'm hungover," she replied, slurring her words slightly. What she had just drunk was starting to hit her and she rested her palms on the table to steady herself.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Yeah, right. You won't be listenin' then," he teased, slouching more in his seat. At this rate they'd both be passed out for the rest of the day, anyway. He set his glass down, half-finished once more - but he was determined to make it through the rest of it before trying to drag her anywhere.

[supfirehawk]

Her cheeks were definitely flush by now and she leaned forward with an elbow on the table and a finger waving at him. "Might not want to hear it, but I'll be listening."

[idkmybffbloodwing]

He just laughed quietly as he watched her drunken gesturing. That drink had hit her like a bus. "You want more while you're still conscious?" he asked, jokingly sliding his glass toward her.

[supfirehawk]

She eyed the glass and loosely grasped it in her hand. "You won't miss it?"

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"I got more in my room." Okay, so he hadn't been intending to actually give it to her, because he hadn't thought she'd take it, but now he just wanted to see how much he could get her to drink.

[supfirehawk]

"Then I'll drink it," she stated matter-of-factly, as if she could make it happen just by uttering the words. She hand was wobbly as she brought the glass to her face and she sipped at what remained of the drink.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"You're a crazy, crazy woman." He let her drink, though he was starting to worry a little about the aftermath of this. He could handle himself, but she was going to have a rough wake-up. "You finish that off, an' I'll walk you back to your room, okay? I'm cuttin' you off," he teased.

[supfirehawk]

"Who do you think you are, Moxxi?" she asked and immediately laughed at her own joke. She set the glass down, still some alcohol left at the bottom, and wasn't quite ready to leave the bar just yet.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

"Hell no. For one, I got way better taste in girls than she does." A moment of confusion passed over his face as he tried to decide if that had actually been what he'd meant to say, before he shrugged it off. It was probably true, anyway. "C'mon, Lil, let's get outta here before you start dancin' on tables or somethin'," he insisted, and used the table to help keep himself upright as he staggered to his feet.

[supfirehawk]

"You don't want to see me shake my hips? Roland sure seemed to enjoy it." Had she been sober, that might have made herself sad at the memory. Instead she was giggling at the memory as she tried to stand up.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

That just came across as super awkward to him. "Didn't say I didn't, chica, but this isn't exactly the time or place," he replied, amused, as he held a hand out to her to help her up.

[supfirehawk]

"What, you think about that?" She had to study his hand for a moment before she was able to successfully grasp his hand and pull herself the rest of the way up.

[idkmybffbloodwing]

He laughed. "Not normally, no, but you said it." He still thought of her as Roland's girl, after all this time, and today hadn't exactly done much to change that. But denying that she was attractive would be pointless. Right now, though, none of that was really even on his mind - he wanted to get them both somewhere they could collapse in relative safety, so he slung an arm around her shoulders and tried his best to tow her alongside him as he headed for the halls.