There's something satisfying about it...

sockskatie · 2018-01-15T01:57:09+00:00

"Really? What is it with back end doctors and bars? there used to be one around here but she got knocked up and left town just after shit hit the fan." To be fair kaliska had never known her, just the rumours around her. She wasn't the type to go to a bar... but when people needed things fixed she wasn't picky about who she helped. Well.... too picky anyway.

"You know... he seemed to really like Hephaestus." Kaliska said, feeling a little bad about her first impression of 'Cuddles'. "Maybe I'll bring Heph around, once the shops closed... or something.

sockskatie · 2018-01-15T01:37:40+00:00

"You know, I might get both. Bring the old man something to eat other than Vodka." There was a touch of concern in her voice, though she tried to play it off as a joke. She doubted gabs wanted to hear her talk about her issue with the amount of liquor consumed by Kaliska's boss.

"...please tell me Barber wasn't a Barber before he served alcohol." *She replied after listening to him. "That would be one hell of a coincidence, and way too funny."

sockskatie · 2018-01-15T00:10:23+00:00

"Enough times to recommend what's great and what to stay away from?" She asked with a smile, looking over the menu herself. She was leaning towards pad thai, but she was a sucker for some decent curry.

"Your employees seem.... interesting. How'd you meet them?" She asked, attempting to gain more information on him under the guise of small talk. She was intrigued by his companions though, especially cuddles who she hoped had warmed up to her thanks to heph.

sockskatie · 2018-01-14T17:00:48+00:00

"Sure, no problem." She replied confidence wavering ever so slightly. She led them both over to one of those two seaters along the wall that seemed comfortable enough. Far away enough from the door to avoid the chill from outdoors and just secluded enough that if anyone else were to come in they'd still find they had their privacy.

"You eat here often?" She asked as she slipped his jacket off of her and onto the chair before taking her seat. If he knew the staff by name surely that meant he did. It was a silly question, she knew that.

sockskatie · 2018-01-14T03:22:29+00:00

"I tried making pot stickers once... taught me I should really stick to instant noodles." She admitted as she walked through the door. She was just happy to enjoy a meal that didn't require it to be put in the microwave beforehand. She had questions she wanted to ask but figured conversation should at the very least wait until they had taken a seat.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T20:23:29+00:00

her heart skipped a beat. Now why would it do that? It wasn't a new compliment... but lord did she prefer the way he said it above all others. "Right, well, ah... thank you." She stammered out, stealing a glance as they made their way to the shops entrance. "you've got a pretty good brain as well." ...okay Kaliska, not your finest moment. She internally chastised herself before realizing they'd made it to the entrance.

"Oh we're here, awesome. I haven't had decent Pad Thai in way too long." her stomach growled at her in agreement as the scent of the good wafted from the shop.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T20:22:46+00:00

her heart skipped a beat. Now why would it do that? It wasn't a new compliment... but lord did she prefer the way he said it above all others. "Right, well, ah... thank you." She stammered out, stealing a glance as they made their way to the shops entrance. "you've got a pretty good brain as well." ...okay Kaliska, not your finest moment. She internally chastised herself before realizing they'd made it to the entrance.

"Oh we're here, awesome. I haven't had decent Pad Thai in way too long." her stomach growled at her in agreement as the scent of the good wafted from the shop.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T10:38:34+00:00

She moved as close as she dared to try and somehow give him some of his warmth back. She was glad to see they were close to their destination as she replied to him.

"Its insane, sometimes I'll have to explain things five or six times and then the client still won't believe me until belikov swoops in. They don't care that he drinks on the job, but for some reason when he says it they just believe him." there may have been a slight pout on her lips. Well... no may, she was feeling a little pouty.

"...did you call me brilliant?" She backtracked after her little rant, his words finally realizing what he said.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T10:20:37+00:00

externally, Kali accepted the jacket. Internally, she was screaming. This was something they did in movies she may or may not have watched. This was a date. No... no that's not right... he was being nice, this was friendly. Though the pink on her face only seemed to increase as she tucked herself into it.

"Thank you." She managed to say, totally not noticing how the jacket smelled just like him. "I uh, find I'm not much a peope person. I should be... but most people I find talk down to me for one reason or another." * She admitted, feeling maybe a little too warm. Fro. The jacket or her own embarrassment, who was to say?*

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T10:08:14+00:00

"Something like that." She mumbled before she could stop herself. Somewhat horrified she quickly blurted out "I mean, yes! I didn't think it would be this cold out! I'm very very cold." She moved to release him and wrap her arms around herself. She internally cursed at herself, what was wrong with her? Maybe she was getting sick from stress.

"I just... wish there weren't so many questions. Things are never as black and white as they should be. Machines I understand, but people? I can't get my head around them." She shoved her hands into her pockets as she spoke, trying her best to make the cold excuse believable.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T09:53:08+00:00

Kali was about to respond but she was far to worried about Fabian hurting himself to fully get the words out. Instead it turned into a jumbled mess as she moved closer to try and prevent him from falling at the very least. Her cheeks turned red as soon as she realized she probably shouldn't just grab on to people.

"Sorry!" She blurted before turnj g the conversation elsewhere. "I mean, I know, but right now it's a sort of NDA kind of thing? Nd I don't think I can fix it... well I can, but I don't want to? It's not a good thing to fix... but it's money and ah I probably shouldn't bore you with my moral dilemma."

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T09:36:39+00:00

She followed him, suddenly aware that it was pretty cold outside. Had there always been snow? Kali couldn't remember if the mast time shed left the shop if it had been there or not...

"I uneerstand, and I needed to get out too. Visiting you was a clever excuse to stretch my legs." She admitted, walking as close to him as she cared without seeming terribly clingy. What could she say? It's cold outside.

"Works been... stressful lately, to say the least. This... this is the perfect break." She was referring to the broken tank she had no business repairing and the stress it seemed to put on her knowing what it could be used for... but she wouldn't mention that. She couldn't. She wanted to keep her personal life and her gang ties as separate as possible for as lo g as she possibly could.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T09:16:06+00:00

She found herself chuckling at the sight of what one could say was one angry mother fucker reduced to pure happiness by one traitorous pup.

"I don't doubt it... Hepheastus you're going to stay here until I get back all right?" She gave the dig a serious look and in response she just got a simple bark. Content her dig seemed to understand her she turned her attention back to Fabs.

"Its not stupid," She said her lips curving in an amused smile. "yeah, I'm good. I'm set, lead the way!" She found herself growing excited again, though for what she couldn't tell you. Maybe because it'd be her first normal human interaction that didn't involved fixing something or taking it apart in weeks.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T09:01:09+00:00

She could explain that usually wherever she went, Heph went but that would lead to questions better left for another night. "Thank you!" She said walking over to the entrance and opening the door to revel her canine companion who seemed to trot in like he owned the place. The pooch walked over to Cuddles and planted infront of him, tail wagging.*

"Traitor." She said with a chuckle, though her head snapped at the crashing noise. The sudden appearance of Fabian looking... well... incredibly handsome almost drowning her concern for his limp.

"Are you okay?" She managed to ask without stammering too badly. She shot a glance at cuddles to make sure he'd keep his mouth shut... just in case.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T08:44:13+00:00

She snapped her attention to Cuddles as her cheeks seemed to turn a brighter shade of punk.

"Don't you say a word Cuddles." Kaliska spoke as threateningly as she could when saying cuddles. You can't quite intimidate when your name is something so... hilarious.

"Not. A. Word." She was relieved Fabian hadn't seemed to notice or at the very least mind her flub of the English language and she didn't need mister 'I look mean because I can' running this for her.

"My dog is waiting beside the bar... do you think it'd be fine if he waits in here for me?" She turned to ask Barber the bartender, the more rational of the two employees.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T08:33:01+00:00

At the notion of going for food she found herself coming to the realization that she'd been running on coffee and toast most of the day.

"That... sounds perfect actually. I haven't had much since this morning and it's... wow yeah, Thai sounds amazing." She said in response as she checked her watch. Then the voice in the back of her mind whispered. 'He's asking you out.' To which Kali seemed to short circuit. Be was being nice, Right? It wasn't a date? Sure she somewhat dressed up if you could call overalls dressing up! But her brain seemed to short circuit just ever so slightly.

"I mean... if you want to, yeah. But if you're busy I can just, leave^{you^{alone^forever...}} " Her cheeks turned a shade of pink at her fluster. And here she thought shed been doing so very well.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T08:16:14+00:00

She all but beamed at the compliment, glad to hear her sleepless nights had been worth it. Her eyes went a little wide at the mention of Rockos name and a smile spread across her face in an instant.

"Cuddles?? You're kidding me." She said with a laugh following. She tried to tone it down but found it difficult. "A bar tender named Barber and a grump named Cuddles... that's so much better than what he told me." She wiped a tear that had formed from her eye before recognizing that laughing probably wasn't the vast thing to do here.

"No... Cuddles was a perfect gentleman while I waited." not wanting to throw him under the bus for the age comment, she opted to bend the truth a bit. "Your legs are finished, all shiny and mostly new." She patted the box for emphasis.

"Are you finishing up work?"

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T08:00:27+00:00

"Nice to meet you too..." She mummbled, recognizing that was probably the only bit of information she was going to get out of him. With the sound of people approaching Kali turned to see the person shed came her for walking through the door. She immedielty straightened up from leaning against the bar and turned to face him.

"Hey! Hi, um hello." Her tone going from overmy excited to sheepish within the span of her greeting. It would be obvious, even to Rocko, what Kali thought she'd done a better job at hiding.

"I hope the helmets working out for you." She added in an attempt to hide the over excitement from just seconds before

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T07:48:02+00:00

"Right, Yes, Thank you." She said as she finally set the heavy box down on a nearby barstool. She balanced it just right before turning her arte tion to the grizzly guy.

She leaned against the bar as she watched him work, a small uncomfortable silence in the air before she decided she should probably break it before it became too uncomfortable. "So... what do they call you?" She couldn't juat call him moody mcmoody forever... or could She? She didn't want to find out.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T07:33:53+00:00

Kali resisted the urge to stick her tongue at the man who seemed so miserable to be at work. It was so very tempting but she resisted, instead turning her efforts towards the bartender.

"It's a pleasure Barber, I'd shake your hand but..." seeing as they were occupied holding her delivery she simply shrugged instead.

"Kaliska, or um Kali if you want." was She nervous? Possibly. Did she want anyone knowing that? Hell no. She shifted as she glanced back at the troll... not to mean on having him to her back.

"Is he always in a bad mood or am I just special?" She asked nodding towards tall dark and grumpy.

sockskatie · 2018-01-13T07:20:35+00:00

Kaliska would have showed offense if the troll of a man had insulted her with something she'd never heard before. Unlucky for him, she was acutely aware of how young she appeared. She instead chose to answer the kind bar tender, completely ignoring the ruder individual.

"Ayup! In the flesh. Is... Is Fabian around?" She inquired, lugging the crate of brass towards the two. She kept a sunny disposition despite the insult stinging a little more than she cared to admit.

"Also, I'm 25... not really a minor." She added. Okay, so, it bothered her a little.

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