Weekend Entertainment #2 - April Test Drive Meme

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It's app_this_plz weekend! Belly up to the Bar and come test with us!


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[cassiefuckingcage]

"They call it Milliways, but, eh. I call it what I want."

Whatever, it's Boozerealm from now on.

"I'm Cassie. Sonya's daughter? Though judging from the, uh...hair color, that hasn't happened yet from where you're sitting."

She sets her drink down and gives that bombshell time to breathe. Mostly because she's still trying to work out how in the wild blue fuck to explain this place.

Well. Might as well start from the top.

"This is the bar at the end of the universe. I haven't been here long, but going from what I've heard this place yanks people from throughout space and time more or less at random. No one knows who's doing it or why, but we do know it's not any of the usual suspects."

[metallicmajor]

"Sonya's daughter?" Jax said, a little stunned. The Sonya he knew wasn't even intrested in dating, that he knew of anyway. He raised an eyebrow at the rest, too, "So this isn't a 'we're going to invade every universe thing?' No Shang Tsung sorcery?" Jax asked, mainly clarifying. He looked her over hard. She did look alot like Sonya. But she also looked like....Oh, no.

"Your dad....A List?" Jax asked, a little scared of the answer. She had Johnny's swagger, and his mouth. Although that could be Sonya too, if you caught her at the right moment. But it was her eyes that were a give away. He lifted his boots, shocked when a rat scurried past, "What's with the vermin around here?" He asked her, confused, his eyes scanning her uniform for the rank, and catching her name tag. Oh shit, Sonya and A List? Jax just shook his head. Of all people, A List?

[cassiefuckingcage]

Cassie smiles. "Twenty years on and all grown up. I'll be sure to tell Dad you called him that. He's always talking about his big comeback."

She credits all those Internet thinkpieces about how Ninja Mime is an underappreciated classic. God bless Buzzfeed.

Cassie raises her palms. "You've given me a lotta questions to answer at once there, Jax. Though I can't say I blame you. Wanna have a seat and talk this over? First drink's on the house."

She skirts around a giant rat. "Oh, and, uh...don't mind the waitstaff. They're sanitary. I think."

[metallicmajor]

"Yeah, sounds like a good idea," He said, more than a little confused himself, as he took a seat on the stool next to her, "Sorry, a little...confused." Jax said, still looking around. He couldn't tell the kid where he was, or what he was doing. He wasn't sure what Sonya had told her, but it wasn't something he would tell her. That was her mom's job and story.

"So, we order from these things?" He asked, looking down at the indignant rat, "Sorry, new guy here. I'll have a beer." He said. He could swear the rat stuck out his tongue before it scurried away.

"Twenty years. Jesus Christ." He said, shaking his head, "And you're sure this isn't some kind of sorcerer's trick?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow at his surroundings.

[cassiefuckingcage]

She might warn him, if she knew. Cassie's heard the whole story many times, though it's not quite the story this Jax would remember.

"It probably was some sorcerer who made this place," she says. "But if it was, he wasn't part of the Outworld Glee Club. We'd have figured it out by now. They say there's a Landlord in charge of the place, but no one's ever seen him. Or her, or it."

She taps the counter. "You can also just talk right at the counter to get your order. She's got a mind of her own."

[metallicmajor]

Jax couldn't help but grin. Yeah, that sounded like something her mom would say. She seemed to be an almost perfect blend of Sonya and Johnny. Maybe he should be nicer to A List next time he saw him. Nah, A List would think he was dying or something.

"No Outworld Glee Club sounds perfect right now," He raised an eyebrow at the rest, "Beer, cold please." He said, his jaw dropping, as it appeared a few minutes later. He took a long drink.

"At least it's useful magic." He said, taking another drink.

[cassiefuckingcage]

"I'm sure she's flattered to hear that," Cassie says. "Treat her like a lady and she usually won't sass back. Haven't asked her what her policy on tipping is."

It occurs to her now, seeing Jax like this, just how many things haven't happened to him yet. To everyone. So many people she's only ever gotten the chance to hear about as stories. God, most of them are probably even still

...Hmm. Suddenly she's lost her train of thought. What was she thinking about?

A napkin materializes on the counter.

"...Apparently we're expected to follow whatever our custom is. Something about a fund for the dead and the Bound."

[metallicmajor]

"Well, if it's looking for cash, it's going to be SOL. I was actually looking for your mother when the door opened here instead of there." Jax said, with a sigh, and another sip of beer, "So if you're here, from twenty years in the future, is it safe to assume we kicked Shao Kahn's ass?" He asked, curious. He'd already seen enough death in Outworld to hope it wasn't all for none.

[cassiefuckingcage]

Cassie shifts in her seat. "You mean, looking for her in Outworld?"

She pauses, pondering how much she should tell him. "Yeah, you make it out."

Your arms don't. Her brain screams it, but she doesn't say it.

[metallicmajor]

Jax nodded, grimly.

"Yeah, but don't worry about her too much. Your mom is the toughest woman I've ever met, other than mine. She'll make it safe and sound." Jax said, with a certainty he felt. Cassie was here, and apparently Sonya and Johnny hooked up, so it was a safe bet. He took another sip of the beer, grateful for that at least, "So what am I, a general by now?" He quipped, knowing the answer was likely far different.

[cassiefuckingcage]

"I know. I've seen her in here. From the same time period."

She sighs and flags down a waitrat. She'll need some liquor for this.

"You really want to know your future?"