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[snakechahmah]

 

You can’t take shots of this stuff and not expect to have invoked demons by the end of the night. 

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[naturaldisasster]

Did we invoke demons?

[snakechahmah]

Maybe our own. For a moment I was a bit afraid that you started speaking in tongues.

[naturaldisasster]

Just one tongue-- Francais. I'm sorry, chère. I can never remember t'speak English once I'm totally plastered.

[snakechahmah]

Was that what it was? Holy hell. I thought....I mean, I was going to tape it and then play it backwards to see if there were any hidden satanic messages in there.

[naturaldisasster]

Haha, very funny. [A beat.] Was it not French? I can't remember. And it's been forever since th'last time I got trashed enough t'lapse into Algonquin...

[snakechahmah]

Didn't sound like French to me. Al--Algonquin? You're shitting me, right? You speak Algonquin? Where the heck where you when I needed you for my sixth grade 'Show and Tell' project?

[naturaldisasster]

[Oni just quirked an eyebrow at Izzy, smirking. She was so easily impressed sometimes.] Eya, nindanishinaabe-gaagiigido. Yes, I speak Algonquin. And I was probably somewhere in Nova Scotia. [Although, the thought of little!Ezera bringing a werewolf to show and tell was hilarious. They'd have doomed those kids to years of therapy.]

[candysgirl]

I only wanted to try it...

[snakechahmah]

Ezera went around to the other side of the bar to pour a shot of the yellow colored liqueur. "No problemo. So, it's called 'Strega, and comes from a Italien town that's rumored to be historically settled by witches. That's what it means, actually. It's made of 70 some odd herbs, so it's actually kinda medicinal....unless you fall down the stairs or something after having it." She slides it across the counter. "Saluti!"

[candysgirl]

Cassie took the shot, and quickly drank it. "If I summon demons, tell them to come back when I'm sober, please."

[snakechahmah]

Oh, boy. "Slow down there, soldier. This is power stuff. Like, instant vision quest type of stuff if you're not careful." She said with a cautionary, knowing, smirk. "Do you like it?" She asks curiously. "No worries, I'll tell 'em to holla' back at you later. Another? Or are you good?"

[candysgirl]

Cassie blinked a couple of times. "I don't feel a thing. I do not think this is as strong as you... as you say it is."

She did feel the drink more than she wanted to admit.

"I would like another. I think I'm holding my drink very well. You're a lovely person."

[snakechahmah]

"Mmmhm." Ezera murmured with a smile. She filled the shot glass half way. "Sip it. You'll get to explore the taste and the warmth of it better. It casts quite a spell. And I think that you're a lovely person as well." She laughed warmly and got Cassie a glass of water too. "

[borrowed_time]

Sounds promisin'. [Tennyson chuckled picking up the glass.]

[snakechahmah]

It'll take you to the promised land. *Izzy considers* Or hell. Only one way to find out! Down the hatch, lady!"

[borrowed_time]

[Tennyson starts to down the shot then stops before it gets to her lips.] You're not gonna do one with me?

[snakechahmah]

Just for you, stranger! 'Cause if I did shots with everyone that came to my club, I'd be sloshed and look like Keith Richards...[She takes a shot from the tray.] Alright, let's set our insides on fire!

[borrowed_time]

Woo! [She downs the shot and god damn. It does down smoother than top shelf vodka but it hadn't even hit her stomach before her whole body felt warm, her head was spinning a bit, and she had to blink a few times.] JeeSUS! What in the hell was in that? Whatever it was, my liver was not prepared.

It's Tennyson by the way. My name. You can call me Tenny though. Or Ten. Or whatever. I answer to pretty much anything.

[snakechahmah]

"Cheers!" Ezera tosses it back a bit more slowly. She liked how it burned her mouth without really setting it on fire. It was warm. Sweet, at first, then herbal and something else. Hell, it was magic, she thought. It was also very strong but didn't quite feel like it.

She licks it off her lips and laughs. "It's a combination of 70 different herbs, more strongly mint and fennel. But also, white pepper, iris, nutmeg and juniper. So, really, it's good for your liver. Or it would be without the 80-some odd proof alcohol. The other ingredients are a secret. Maybe it's witchcraft if you believe the stories about the town it's made in."

She took the shot glass from Tenny. "Ten." She nodded almost as if to a beat a few times. "Ok, ok, I feel that. I can jive with it. I'm Ezera." She looked at her from under an amused glance. "Or Izzy, or Iz, if you're looking for options."

[magpie_of_magic]

Story of my life, love.

[snakechahmah]

Well, this chapter will be familiar to you then. [She pushes the shot to him.] It starts something like, "it was a just another night" and ends with "I woke up in Tokyo with my clothes signed off and a missing kidney. Cheers!

[magpie_of_magic]

All too familiar. [He takes the shot and downs it, grimacing] Although I'd like to keep me kidney if it's all the same to you.

[snakechahmah]

Oh, pfft. Of course. That's totally fine. I'm going for your liver anyway. [She pours out another shot.] Careful now. They say this stuff is infused with witchcraft. It does cast a spell. [She leans over the bar with a conspiratorial look on her face.] Tokyo. Demons. Liver. You've been warned. Drink up anyway!

[magpie_of_magic]

Bollocks. [John holds up the little glass and examines it anyway, because in his line of work you can't just dismiss claims like that out of hand]

[snakechahmah]

Nah, mate, ain't sellin' you lies. [She says in her best East Enders accent. The liqueur is yellow. Saffron.]

That's the story anyway. It's why it's called, Strega. Witch. Comes from some Italian town that apparently has a historical connection to it. But to be honest, the worst that's happened to me is a bad headache and a great story the next day.

If it makes you feel better, I can have one shot with you.