A Sake Shop/bar owned by Reiji/Hiro.

But more scuzzy atmosphere compaired to the teahouse, with a handful of booths and a long bar.

kicking open the once sliding doorway with a pretty emense crash, one large enough to get everyone's attention in the bar, Amethyst entered. Her eyes were fairily berserk in nature - as the woman had a hard time keeping track of her psychological self for every moment breathing.

But at least she was managing, left hand sevierly bandaged - enough to keep herself from gripping hte hilt of her own sword and unleashing wrath on everyone.

The woman glared darkly at everyone, and when a good portune of hte place realized it was her - the evil wanted traitor to the country with a pretty good head count - they retreated out of the building. A few arrogant, strong, or stubborn people remained, but Ame didn't give a damn..

She sat at the bar counter and roared out for some sake to someone that looked like they worked there.. Her mind on getting wasted as fast as she could so she could forget her odd meeting with the russian man named Sasha..

Ronin slowly slid open the door to the shop, as several people moved suddenly out of the bar, like the tide rushing to great the sand, fear imprented upon their faces. Ronin waited a few seconds for the people to finish moving out of the bar before he moved in, and took a large wiff of the acidic air.

There were a few gruff people left in the bar... and one old guy who looked like he may be a little crazy. Alone at the bar, however, was a woman, looking like she wasn't having the greatest of days... her hand was bandaged... and she brandished a sword... how interesting... a warrior... but a woman to.

Not many of those...

Ronin strood up quitly, and took a seat next to the woman, the straw seat of the stool wasn't comfortable... but unless you were noble, luxuries didn't come often. Ronin looked at the bartender, a large man with a large moustache and clothes that looked like pigs had worn them.

"Give me a shot of sake, and a rice ball"

The man behind the bar wasn't exactly hte bartender. Ame was probably the only person to know this - being that reiji is never around. Most certainly it was her who stopped the poor sod before he left (pre Ronin visit) and forced him to work as bar tender. Since the only npc waitress was most likely killed in a tragic molotov accident by the actual owner of hte place, Reiji.

So that's mutually why the bartender looked like a drunken farmer opposed to an actual clean bartender. He stuttered nerviously, gave a fatal look to Amethyst - who glared right back in return - and, though he didn't know how to cook, went to go make a riceball - after shakedly pooring the ronin a shot of cold sake..

Before the poor guy entered the kitchen, ame banged her hand on the bar counter. The guy looked back, mumbling something about his mother, and retrieved a large bottle of sake for her. Thus on he retreated.

Ame glanced darkly towards hte guy that had the nerve to sit close to her - keep check on any visible weapons he might have.. But other than a mouthful of curses and sake, she remained to herself..

Ronin looked interested at the exchange of deadly glances and unspoken curses between the woman he sat beside and the bartender... Hmm.... apeariantly they had some history between them... in any case the sake was served, and the man went in the back, presumably, to get Ronin's rice ball... but who knows... not like it matters anyway.

Ronin wrapped his fingers around the small sake glass, fealing the cold, smooth service of the cup... he lifted the glass tenderly, and hesitantly put it to his lips. He sniffed the golden liquid, and took all of the sweet wine in one gulp.

The alcohol scorched Ronin's throat as it fell like rain into the lake that was his stomach, but he realished the sensation. It took only a second for his head to lighten, and the world to take on an etherial glow. Time slowed for a mere second, before once again the world was sobber.

Ronin smilled and looked over his shoulder at the woman as he poured more sake into his glass, the liquid flowing like thin molasass. "So... whats your story?"

Once the fatassed customer gone bartender was completely gone and the bottle of sake was swigged to no end of belief, the woman took mutual calm in the fact that soon she would forget everything that happend in her life once again. Ah, the love of sake...

However, when the jerk beside her spoke with that filthy voice in none other than Her general direction. First hte jerk has enough audacity to sit near her. Now tlak to her?! He has some nerve...

At the 4 worded question, the woman glowered at the jerk silently for a moment.. before responding pissoffedly, "Piss off..."

Ronin simply raised an eyebrow. "Fiesty, aren't you?" This woman odviously had many personal issues she needed to sort through... and Ronin had no intention of further bothering her... however, he wasn't about to leave either.

A moment passed, and the man came back, a half asses riceball on a plate. There was grease everywhere... and it resembled more of a diseased egg rather than a ball.

Ronin sneared at the man. "I'm not paying for that... would you?"

He steped back, and stammered, "We'll... I'm sorry... I'm not really trained... to cook... please do forgive me."

Ronin laughed, and threw a few yen on the bar, "Fine, bring me something that doesn't take a small amount of brain power to cook." He took the last shot of his drink, "And more Sake."

The guy blubbered something of a thanks, giving another look to the pissed ame, who glared back. he apologised a few more times - still not believing he's doing any of it, it wasn't in his dayly schedual - before serving more sake to both of htem and running off to make something he Can cook.. like ramen.

Ame still, obviously, wasn't having a good day with any of it... The voice tantilizing the back of her mind sent images of taking the ronin's hugeassed sword and cramming it up his ass where it belonged... She should've... But going berserk on any occation wasn't a plan she wished to have. Last thing she needed to do was accidentally kill a friend in it all. Would make her miserable.

In a more pissed off if not low dangerious tone, the woman snarled at Ronin - attempting to glare down at him - "I Said Piss Off.." taking a rather selfish swig of her own sake bottle - obviously getting wasted pretty fast..

~you know you want to kill him.. Him and everyone else... Go ahead, I wont stop you... Show me what his innards look like... ~ the voice licked at Ame's unconscious mind like a snake.

Ame tensed hands into fists, got up.. and promply left as fast as she could, So close to loosing it that it wasn't funny...

Ronin looked behind him as the woman stormed off. Odviously some deep personal problems... or maybe it was just the sake talking... maybe he would try to talk to her again once she was sober... in any case, there was sake that still needed drowning, and the incompetent bartender was bringing ramen... wow... the utter rapture that is ramen...

*Sasha enters the Invinvible Sake Shop*

As he walks into the Sake shop, Sasha's stomach lets out a growl.

"Hah ha, my friend, i couldn't agree any more!" he says to his stomach as he pats it.

He drops his fishing gear by the door and throws his lab coat down on top of it after retrieving the last vial from it's pockets. Seing an open table in the middle of the room, he heads for it.

*kicking the door aside she eyed the room slightly and made her way to the bar. Reaching over the counter she grabbed a new bottle of the precious rice wine and sat down at a table. Prying off the cork she tossed it over her shoulder and pressed the rim to her lips*

Ronin watched slightly interested as two new people came into the bar... one, a man of interesting origin, and then a woman who seemed to have a simular demenour as the first...

"The women of Edokyo are apeariantly a pissy lot..."

Deciding that the man may be a little more willing to convers with him, Ronin got up and sat down at his table. "Well, I've not seen a man like you in all my years... do tell me what you are, stranger."

Smiling at the man speaking to him:

"Hello my friend, I am Alexander Corchnoi... but please, call me Sasha. As you can see, I am a cousin from the northern mainland. Sit and let us talk! We will have drinks, Hah ha!

The last part being said loud enough for some member of the wait staff to hear and hopefully oblige.

*a few gulps of the wine running through her veins, she pulled the bottle from her lips reluctantly and set it down on the table. Licking the remanants off her lips she watched the strangers at the table beside her cautiously. Focusing her eyes on the precious bottle she grumbled* men...

Ronin nooded. "I am known to the people of this land as Ronin, and I've made it my personal goal to rid the world of ignrance and complacency." He took a swig of the rice wine that the ex-farmer brought them. "So why are you here, Sasha?"

"I am here to study and learn the secrets of the earth. I have head many wonderful things about the science in this land and I intend to gain some of this learning for myself. Have you heard that it may be possible to turn lead into gold?"

*finishing off the last of the sake she rose with a stretch and walked over towards the counter. Smirking she shook her head and reached for a sake bottle. Grumbling she uncorked it and sipped it, making her way back to her table*

"Lead into gold... that would be an invaluable power to have... but... if the amount of gold increases, its worth will decrease. My.. wouldn't that be a world, where the noble's precious gold is reduced to the worth of dust?" ronin laughed. "So, tell me, are you close to your transfigurational goals?"

"Closer than I was when I first heard of the possibility... though not so close as to have tasted success. Of course, I have tranmogified other substances, but they have proven to be less than useful... with one exception... Potatos into vodka!"

With this, the russian burst into immense lauhter at his own joke.

*taking a long swig she wondered if the woman was still hiding in the field at all* Im surprised she hasnt gone crazy without sake...*smirking to herself she pushed the bottle away and crossed her arms tiredly*

Ronin looked impressed. "well... thats interesting.. in any case, that lady over there looks lonely... do you think we should invite her over?"

"Sure! I am new to this town and the more people I meet, the more I may learn."

Sasha stands up, walks over to the woman and bellows "Hello!"

*the loud voice disrupting what relaxtion she was having, she eyed him cautiously and grumbled out* Hello...*cursing herself she vowed to kill okesa silently. Ever since that fool had come around she lost all her will to be evil towards men*

Ronin noods "would you care to come join us ma'am?"

"Please, we shall speak of this town and share drinks!"

*trying to clean her rusty man hating instincts she gave up and let out a sigh. Eyeing both of the strangers with a slight glare, she stood and sat down again at the table with them* I figured you were new here...this town has a way of drawing in strangers lately...

"Really? This may be very good for me. I seek knowlege and if many people from distant lands are here, I may stand to learn. much"

I doubt you'll learn much in this town save for stealing killing and drinking...*crossing her arms she eyed the dagger's spot on her leg and returned her gaze towards the stranger* thats all I ever use here anyway....

"Well, maybe we are entering a new age of wisdom. Science is advancing the course of man day by day."

*shook her head and shrugged lightly* I dont think even Science could do anything for this sad town...but whatever you say stranger...*reaching over to her table she dragged the sake bottle back to her lips*

*sasha pulls his vodka decanter out of his pocket and passes it towards the woman*

"You see to have a joy of drink. Please try some of this, my friend. It makes men strong and women beautiful!"

*Sasha prepares to watch the reaction of the woman as she choked on the foreign alcahol. It was his favorite joke, after all.*

*retrieving the container warily, she set the precious sake bottle down and gave it a longing look as if to assure it she would still love it afterward. Pressing the container to her lips she took a small swig of the unknown liquid*....Takes some getting used to I take it.... Pursing her lips in thought as the liquid burned down her throat, it took some strength not to cough and throw it back at the man*

As he wathes the woman fight against the burning, Sasha laughs aloud.. but is impressed that she gets it down.

"The women in this town are strong! I like this!"

Sasha pounds the table in joy.

"My name is Alexander Corchnoi, please, call me Sasha."

He slaps the woman on the shoulder as he learned to to from Amethyst earlier in the day.

Ronin watched and listened with interest as Sasha and the woman talked about the city Edokyo.... but rarely doing more than nooding and grunting his aproval. After a while, Sasha presented her with some foreign wiskey... which he apeariantly thought was more harsh than that which Japanesse partake... he must not be well versed then...

In any case, the woman took it well, and Sasha apeariantly made a comment that the women of this town were strong... Perhaps he just forgot the chip they seem to carry on thier sholders as well...

After Sasha introduced himself, Ronin rose, and in turn, "And I am know as Ronin." He then bowed politly, and said as he rose, "And you are?"

*Hyuga gets up and takes a couple of bottles with him along with the book and some gunpowder in a package with a string attached to it and walks out to the street*

Sasha listened to the sounds of explosions and smiled... until he realized what was at risk.... his lab! More importantly, what was IN the lab. The vodka must be near done and he'd be damned if he was going to have it blown up. The research notes and other exotic materials would be unfortunate... but.....

Standing abruptly, Sasha winks at his two new acquaintances, "Well, it seems that there is mischief afoot and I must mind my shop. My potatos are ill suited to defend themselves! Hah hah ha!"

On the way out the door, Sasha throws on his lab coat and grabs his fishing gear.

"Dasvidanya!"

*Sasha exits the Invincible Sake Shop*

Ronin woke up, his face planted to the coarse wooden table. Dried sake still clung to his face... He rose, and rubbed his face clean. he spoke to noone in particular, "Well, that was fun... I once again forgot my very low tollerance of alcohol..." Ronin rose, and nooded to the woman, not real shure if she was asleep or awake... and walked outside.

*continued on streets*

*her head pounding to her deafening heartbeat she grumbled and leaned back slowly. Stiffly but surely she stood up with a long stretch, and a few accompanied cracks, and made her way out the door and onto the streets*

Into the sake shop stomped a fairily damp Amethyst. It seemed as though she were previously killing things in a large storm.. However, it was a perfect sunny day outside...

The still incredulously pissed look in her dark green berserk eyes caused everyone in the tavern to run out as quickly as possible - some even jumpig out hte nearest window...

Ame took a seat at hte bar counter and retrieved herself some sake from beyond it..

*Sasha enters teh Invincible Sake Shop from The Street*

Sasha's whistling continued as he walked into the shop through the now defunct door. He was a little disappointed at the constant loss of company due to his newfound companionship with Amethyst.. but it would have to do.

He sat down one seat away from her at the bar and requested a large amount of whatever looked good... he just sort of pointed at dishes and gave thumbs ups.. as he continued to whistle...