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Started by miss_sanguine, November 29, 2011, 01:15:45 PM

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Having only known him for a few minutes, Tarik was nevertheless growing used to what words would come out of Gae's mouth, so that when he brought up the mention of Tarik being good-looking and the probability of being married, Tarik merely continued to frown his contemplative frown.

The bar they entered was one of the smaller ones in the city, boasting only a few chairs and tables and one counter the length of two men lying down. It smelled of sand and wet wood, a smell not very pleasing to Tarik's nose, but not as terrible as some places.

He'd never been here himself, only seeing men come and go from its doors when he passed it on his way home from the desert in the evenings. Today there were but two men, and about four women whom were scantily clad and made Tarik blush and avert his eyes. This was the last place he ever wanted to be on a nice, hot day.

"'Cha want?" the bartender asked from his place behind the bar counter, leaning casually forward and looking to Gae, who he apparently recognized as the one who would be spending the most money.

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"Well, what do you suggest? My friend here is showing me around. What do you like Tarik?" Gae wasn't paying much attention, far more interested in the scantily glad men and women. They were a lovely sight and one he planed on enjoying.

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Tarik wanted to say, "Nothing," but refrained from it. It was a silly answer. He just didn't want to be here, to be inside, to be social. Gae belonged in a place like this, fit as comfortably in a bar as a lizard did in the sand. Tarik felt more like a fish on dry land.

"Water," he said, looking away from the bartender and fixing his gaze on the wall. Did they even serve water in bars?

He was forced to look away from his staring spot when one of the near-naked women moved into his line of sight and started to beckon. Heat ran up his face.

Then something else caught his attention. A man Tarik recognized, though he didn't know his name. One of his neighbors, sporting skin as brown as almonds and an even darker-colored beard. "Oi!" the man said, coming up to them. "Didn't think I'd ever see you in here, boy." He turned his eyes to Gae. "What're you doing with the dragon boy?"