http://grand-lotus.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] grand-lotus.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] lastvoyageslogs2011-05-18 07:17 pm
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DAY IN THE LIFE at the Green Haus Saloon

Who: Anyone and everyone!
What: Open log for saloongoers, staff etc! Thought it'd be a good idea to have one of these. It's a good idea for me anyway, because I don't want to start a bazillion individual spam posts. :c
Where: Frances' Green Haus Saloon
When: Various
Notes: Open to everyone! Post with your character, mark as open or closed, get drunk and try not to break any furniture. ♥ Assume that multithreads are cool unless specified otherwise.  As we go, I'll update this post with a list of characters who have open threads.

Open threads:
Toshiko, Merlin, Rex Lewis, Kirk, Kay, Seven, Chang, Sveta

Various times - open!

[identity profile] hopeless-hacker.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Toshiko was sitting alone at a table near the bar, wearing an elaborate and rather risqué black and gold ensemble that flattered all her better assets; there was an empty shot glass on the table near her elbow, just to give the impression that she might need a refill.

She never spoke much, but she tended to find she was a fairly popular presence on most nights. Most men didn't need much encouragement from a saloon girl to fill the silence by talking about themselves.

[OOC: Tosh has been a saloon girl for the last two years after losing her family and washing up in Bargewood. She understands spoken English pretty well, and even reads and writes a little, but she's not confident about speaking it even though she's better than she thinks she is. This may or may not be based on my grasp of French, except the very last part. :V]

Re: Various times - open!

[identity profile] takencareofyou.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Vegas, while being bright thinks it's better to play it simple. He likes horses better then people because horses don't judge. He doesn't like people talking about his sister or his family.

But above all that, he's lonely so he-on his days off like today-sits quietly in the saloon nursing a glass of something alcoholic. Except when he spots Toshiko there's very little that he could do to stop himself. Dressed in a white shirt and suspenders-the very image of the weorking man. He steps up and coughs.]

...Ma'am. May I buy you a drink?

Re: Various times - open!

[identity profile] hopeless-hacker.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She looks at him for a moment - he's not drunk or drooling or even rude, which makes him a better bet than a lot of the men who approach her. She nods, then offers him the shadow of a smile.

"If you will have a drink with me, sir." These much-practised, everyday phrases are the ones she's most comfortable with. "Thank you."

Early evening - open

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Mervin Emerson wasn't a regular fixture at the saloon - because he was a decent young man, and every spare cent went straight to his mother and father, but also because it was widely known that he couldn't take his drink all that well and the one time he was 'encouraged' to down a shot of the local rotgut, he very nearly passed out right there on the bar.

Tonight, though, there was a long tiring few days behind him and all he wanted was to drink a beer and take the edge off before he headed home. He took a small table in a corner, nervously eyeing the ranch hands and pretty girls - he'd been born and raised in town, but a lot of the time he felt like he was in the wrong place. He nursed his beer as slowly as he dared and hoped nobody paid him too much mind.

[OOC: Mervin is the apprentice to local pharmacist and drugstore owner Sherlock Holmes, and slightly older than usual - maybe 24ish. He's a total gentleman, good at his job, and if you broke him in half you'd find the word 'virgin' written all the way through him.]
with_discipline: (Yeah obviously there's a flood)

I'm sorry :|

[personal profile] with_discipline 2011-05-19 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Occasionally, Pol liked to spend her free time at Frances' saloon. She enjoyed joking with the other woman, plotting with her, teasing her about the quality of her establishment - it was a routine they'd fallen into, and Pol liked it just fine. She knew, however, that her free time rarely matched Frances', and that sometimes she'd spend those visits alone. Which wasn't always to her liking.

It was more entertaining, foisting her company on the unexpecting. So with her own beer in hand, pol made her way to Mervin's table, arching an eyebrow at him.

"Mind if I join you?"

I sincerely doubt that you are :|

[identity profile] takeyouapart.livejournal.com 2011-05-19 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
Mervin got to his feet in the sort of sudden, unplanned motion that suggested rising for a lady had been bored into his head as a child; when he actually recognised who it was, he faltered, because he and Pol had exchanged hellos in the past but actual conversation was something he politely tried to avoid.

By the time that thought had come to a close, though, he'd somehow drawn out a chair for her.

"Of course not, Miss Pollyann. Please..." He nodded at the drawn-out chair.

It's true. :|

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OPEN - Anytime

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-05-18 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[You'll find Rex around the saloon, sweeping, wiping down tables, doing upkeep, helping serve drinks when it gets super busy. He's got the dissatisfied air of somebody who wants moooore from his life. Also, he keeps making eyes at Chloe and glaring at/giving shitty service to men who seem too interested in her... And men who are troublemaking dicks.]

[OOC: DELETIN' MY POST BECAUSE THIS IS A BETTER IDEA.

So, Rex's backstory is that his parents and him were heading out to start their own ranch, when the got cholera and died, leaving him and his sister stuck here. She managed to find a nice fella to marry and moved to a nicer, more settled and safe town, and Rex is stuck here. Unlike his Barge self, he's about 20/21. He's been working at the saloon as an errand boy/maintenance guy/all-around helper for the madame and staff. He'd do more manual labor, but he's still weak and skinny in all incarnations and the saloon helps him make ends meet. He's been here for a few years and is probably regarded as a little peculiar because he's got weird interests and spends a lot of time socializing with the ladies, but never courting any. Because he sucks at this. Also, he likes going out in the field and catching garter snakes to study. And he keeps flowers on the bar hoping Chloe will like them and LOVE HIIIMMMM.]
thingscomeback: (wild west: creepy stare)

OPEN - Anytime

[personal profile] thingscomeback 2011-05-19 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[After doing a few rounds of the room, refilling men's drinks, showing off her body and getting the occasional grope from the customers, Chloe winds up in the back of the room next to Rex. Time to take a short break. She speaks quietly, in a for-your-ears-only tone:] Think they're goin' to go gettin' rowdy tonight?
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Re: OPEN - Anytime

[personal profile] requiresssacrifice 2011-05-19 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Rex leans on his broom all casual-like and gives her a reassuring smile.] I got my eye on them. If they get rowdy, you got nothin' to worry about, Miss Chloe.

[Except Rex isn't the most formidable man in here. But he knows how to throw a punch and shoot a gun, at least.]

OPEN - Anytime

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[identity profile] captain-jtkirk.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
While he didn't ever try and deny that he liked a good saloon and a stiff drink, Jim did try to keep his time in one to a minimum if he was on a case. Especially in strange towns that really seemed to be full of a bunch of bandits and other scum of the earth in addition to a murderer... if the guy was really here. They still hadn't found much information about him since arriving.

Today, for a few hours, he was going to make an exception. Polly always did have a habit of making his head funny and the latest trick up her sleeve had really thrown him. He hadn't even told Dick where he went, just got on his horse and ended up here.

He was sitting at the end of the bar with a drink and a frown. Just trying not to brood over Polly... it wasn't working.

Re: OPEN - anytime, multiple threads if you want, etc

[identity profile] gotgreenmagic.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherry had spent the day scoping out the town - making polite enquiries at the stores, chatting to anyone who didn't immediately cross themselves and hiss at a young woman travelling alone, that sort of thing - and it was feeling like this whole place was a dud. Raymond was a possibility, certainly he seemed wealthy, but word was that he was smart. Smarter than the ideal mark - young idiots who'd struck it rich by luck or the good fortune of a wealthy relative's death, men dying to throw their money at any mad scheme that presented itself - but they'd handled tougher. Just about.

Then there was Reaver. There had to be something there.

When she saw Kirk, she already knew who he was - the arrival of a US Marshal was relatively big news, and although she tended to stay away from lawkeepers for obvious reasons, he looked miserable and if she could cheer him up now he might be well-disposed to her later. She rose to her feet and made her way over to the bar.

"Another two of whatever he's having," she told the bartender, then glanced sidelong at him. "If you can stand to have a lady buy you a drink, sir."

[identity profile] captain-jtkirk.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Jim glanced sideways at her for a long moment. He wasn't one to deny that he liked the company of a pretty lady either, and that was something he tried even less to hide than his love for the drink. Which was kind of exactly how he'd gotten into this mess with Polly, actually not that he thought about it, even if he had cared for her more than most of the other girls he'd been involved with.

"Far be it from me to tell a lady in a saloon what to do," he answered with a hint of a smile. "I've found it's easier to just surrender and let her do what she wants."
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Evening

[personal profile] most_feared 2011-05-18 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Mr. Cunningham was in his fresh new clothes, and while he wasn't going out of his way to look for some ladylike company he wouldn't have been opposed to it either. Mostly he just wanted to enjoy his drink and keep an ear on the drunkards. The rumors were starting to get the hair on the back of his neck to stand up like a riled dog.

He was at the bar, drinking his whiskey and keeping an eye out. He had no intention of getting so drunk that he couldn't properly guard the wagon, so he'd eventually be asking for water, whether that got a laugh or not.
fuckyoucynthia: (W; Oh God what's a migraine)

Re: Evening

[personal profile] fuckyoucynthia 2011-05-19 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Cooper was beat. He'd been pulling double shifts - sometimes triple - just so he'd be able to come back to town at the end of a long day. With the rumors being what they were the past few weeks, he didn't like leaving for long. The idea of Una or Henry being alone when trouble came along was enough to make a man want to jump train.

Of course, it wasn't as if he could live with them when he was here, so it all felt a little pointless as he pulled back into town and finally pulled off his uniform. He all but dropped into a bar stool, not far from Cunningham, and glanced the older man's way.

"How's the whiskey?"
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Re: Evening

[personal profile] most_feared 2011-05-19 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
He gave the glass a deep, meaningful look.

"Tastes like shit."

But that wasn't the point of whiskey. It was to get you drunk. It did its job, even if it took more with him than most. He straightened up on the stool and turned his attention to Cooper.

"Kansas City, huh? Much trouble on your route?"

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LOL m too. I love it. :D

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[personal profile] championoftime 2011-05-18 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The Doctor, or Sylveste as his friends called him, was at the bar again as always. He was a good doctor (despite the moment of inevitable confusion you got whenever you posed him with a problem), and he was kind to the ladies and treated them with nothing but respect, but no one had seen him completely sober in almost three years.

And with Mr. Reaver in town, he and the bottle were better friends than usual. He hadn't the gall to actually stand up to his brother, so the bottle was better to hide and be a coward in. It didn't judge.

[identity profile] thinkb4ublink.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Doc, don't fall in, ok?" Slater gave him a worried look before he ordered some of his own. He's regular enough to spot the varying degrees of drunkenness. "You been outside today?"
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[personal profile] championoftime 2011-05-18 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hmm?" He asked like he didn't hear him the first time. Which he had, but the words had to take time to percolate through his head. Then he sat up a little straighter. "This morning, I was. I need a contractor. Do you think the stable-hands can build anything? I need a new room added onto the clinic."

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[personal profile] peektuttut 2011-05-19 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Tim had never been much for heavy drinking. A beer now and then, he liked that - but only when he was off duty, and only when he was sure he could go home to sleep it off. So he never saw eye to eye with drunks. They frustrated him, and since getting his star, he'd been responsible for putting more than a few disorderlies behind bars for a night.

It was harder with the nice ones. The Doctor seemed like a decent sort, but Tim couldn't remember the last time he'd seen the man without a bottle near by.

Sometimes he headed by the bar and stopped in, seeing what there was to see, hearing what there was to hear. It was a good place to sit an listen. But when he spotted Sylveste, he hesitated - then headed over to lean against the bar next to him. "How's it goin', Doc?"
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[personal profile] championoftime 2011-05-19 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
He gave Tim a warm grin when he sat down. Honestly, since he'd met Tim, he'd often thought this was precisely the sort of boy he would have wanted if he'd managed a family. He was so wrapped up in taking over his father's practice he didn't have time for courting.

"Quite well, Tim. I'm celebrating! I'll be moving out of the Mayoral house. On my own for the first time since university!"

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[identity profile] stecktimdetail.livejournal.com 2011-05-19 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
John's a teetotaler himself, but he knew there were reasons that drove men to drink. He wasn't one to judge, and he was in the saloon because he hadn't been in town for some time. Grew up here, but he'd been away since he was sixteen- swinging back in here once or twice during the years. To meet his brother's wife and boys and watch from afar.

That was what he was doing now. Sipping his drink and just- watching the Doc from beneath his cup. When he finally spoke, his voice was almost drowned beneath the background noise of the salon.

"Hey, Doc." He smiled a little. "Been a long time."

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[identity profile] general-chang.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[An old man, with his back to the wall, is watching the men more than the women and there is suspicion in his eyes. Every time a woman does come up to him, he's a difficult time actually talking to them. But that's true anyway. He's slowly nursing his whiskeys.]

[Drinking with his bro]

[identity profile] doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's been a long day. Crane's had to handle lame horses, Howie, more lame horses and the extremely nasty lame horse know as George. He really, really needs a drink.]

[Drinking with his bro]

[identity profile] ourlastbesthope.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Robert showed up a bit later, after fixing his door, and took off his hat when he stepped inside. Pointedly ignoring the brightly clad women, he sat down with a drink beside his brother.]

I fixed the door. [With help.]

Early evening and open!

[identity profile] greatlightother.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Sveta was tired of refilling drinks and flirting. She was here to be a singer and she wanted to sing. So, as the evening began to fill up, she stepped up onto a rise and looked to those inside. Hoping someone would catch her cue, she began to sing "Arkansas Traveler" in a sweet, gently accented voice.

"Oh, once upon a time in Arkansas,
An old man sat in his little cabin door
And fiddled at a tune that he liked to hear,
A jolly old tune that he played by ear.
It was raining hard, but the fiddler didn't care,
He sawed away at the popular air,
Tho' his rooftree leaked like a waterfall,
That didn't seem to bother the man at all"

She continued on until it was over before hopping down and adjusting her clothes.

[OOC: Sveta is here with her brother from Russia. She usually nice and polite, though a big flirt. That's usually as far as she'll go, though. Feel free to bother her.]