EMBER

bartender | painter

[emberkyles]

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stevie: uh, duh?! have you looked in the mirror? bitch you're too foine

stevie: i get that, my dick move usually gets me tips but that's when i'm not tucking only

stevie: i am, but at the manor tonight so i'll be there to bug you plenty

stevie: gotta show up that dumb bitch i was telling you about and all

stevie: god i cannot wait to see the look on her face when i bounce in the dressing room dressed up like santa's little helper ari

ember:im curious but also kinda confused, whats the dick move??

ember: actually i dont know if im suuuppperrr into seeing that

ember: OMG YAYYY because i can't be alone with every other bitch tonight, the newbies working tables tonight, shes the worst

ember: oooooo you gonna do the pony too???

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stevie: ...

stevie: i'll forgive you this one time

stevie: babe, you're like, a 100 on the scales!

stevie: boys and girls don't tip you well just for giving them the right drink iykwim 😉

ember:yayyyyy

ember: omg do you really think so??? im so flattered

ember: owwww owwww

ember: dont you know it, the tit move gets me so many tips im v proud of it

ember: you working tonight???? pls say no

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stevie: well

stevie: not in full drag but when i have a face on and my waist snatched for the gods

stevie: AND 8.9?!

stevie: girl, i thought we were friends! 🥺

ember: WELL THATS ON A BAD DAY

ember: like when you're bumming it out

ember: BUT IN THAT STATE you're a good ten

ember: a thousand percent but like what about me??

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stevie: serious question so i need a serious answer

stevie: on a scale of 1-10

stevie: how hot am i?

ember: in drag or out of drag cause that's two different answers

ember: but i'd say a good like 8.9 like on a bad day

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ninaxmikkelsen​:

“ agreed, ” she said, firmly. “ honestly, i would’ve preferred to be punched in the face over the death of my favorite peonies. ” a little laugh escaped her lungs as she zipped up her stocky winter coat and then nina dutifully followed ember out of the front door, but not before noting the finger guns and yeah that’s why they got along swimmingly. “ a mocha and pastery? is it birthday? thank you, that is the a hope in humanity i very much needed. ” a bright smile crept across her lips, she had to fold her arms over her chest in an attempt to escape the cold, but no dice. it didn’t work. “ no, just a dedicated employee, i’ve worked here for 6 years and i guess, i am the unofficial manager. ”

                 “Peonies will grow back but a punch in the face could break your nose and that would cost a fortune.” Hugging her jacket closer to her body she walks out into the cobblestone streets, nudging the other she laughed. “I can’t get a coffee of any kind without a sweet snack, hell i’d take cookie crumbs at the very least.” Walking towards the door of the coffee shop Ember paused slightly. “6 years and you’re not the official manager yet? If I was you, I’d open my own flower shop, you’d definitely have the Kyles’ support.” Swinging open the door she stepped into the warmth of the shop. “ God I’d live in a coffee shop if I could.”

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cvllaghan​:

“if i have a bare tree though, it’ll just look like i’m really into gardening or something,” archie laughs, “maybe i’ll leave that out. i mean i know in my heart of hearts i should just leave it all bare but i just can’t help myself.” with the lights now tangled in a pile on the ground, archie chucks them into the bag they’d come out of and tossed them into the doorframe of the home. “my hair is stiff because if i don’t have a ton of product in it, i swear it has a mind of its own!” archie shakes his head, “i quite like the suit look though, i definitely look better in one than i do my normal clothes. a great way to pick up men, i find.” he teases. “you’re definitely going to be wearing an elf hat and if you don’t, i’m gonna make stevie force you into one for my own amusement. but you have to have the real sticky-out ears, the full package.”

                   “Not bare, just not messy, like do a colour scheme for the decorations.” Topping off her glass of wine, she stepped out of the way as the bag of lights were tossed. “Maybe, uh I don’t know use less stiff stuff, maybe your hair is just rebeling after being forced to be contained by the stiff stuff.” Snickering her smile dropped at his mention of the hat. “ I would rather go bald than ever wear a cheesey ass elf hat, even Stevie would understand my immense hatred for those stupid hats. Even the New Years one’s are disgusting.”

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rikkie-jpg​:

“ can’t say i’m super jazzed on sticky either.” she shrugs, swirling the drink with her straw. she kind of feels herself drifting, away from this bar, away from this conversation, away from this entire small town, but she knows she needs to check back in. she pulls her thoughts together enough to laugh at the other girl’s statement. “ yikes, two toilet pukes. that’s rough. why don’t people know that you puke in the bushes outside the bar, so no one has to clean up after you. ”

                 Continuing her cleaning of the bar as the crowds slowly left to other parts of the Manor, she notices the shy away from her offer leaning on the newly cleaned bar she shrugged. “ I think one was a performer, it was amature night and can I just say, zero professionalism, and a lot of shots of tequila from their flasks.” Groaning her head fell back “ I have no fucking clue, but at least I know if you ever puke here it won’t be in the toliets.” Taking another drink of her water she sighs. “So, why diet tonic? How does one make tonic water diet?”

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rikkie-jpg​:

“ sticky’s not great, but i’m not gonna tattle to your boss if you’re busy doing other things.” she shrugs. she keeps her eyes on the drink, but her fingers are tap, tap, tapping on the counter top. there’s a restless thrumming in her veins, and she keeps wondering when she’ll decide to leave again. will it hurt people’s feelings when she does ?? “ pleasure to meet you ember.” she takes a long swig of her drink, and nods. “ every day’s a busy day this time of year.”

                  “My boss doesn’t care but, I just hate sticky. The idea of having anything sticky makes me wanna shower for two years straight.” Leaning under the bar she grabs her water bottle and taking a long swig. “Ya know, people do call bartenders the therapists for drinkers if you need to talk?” Wiping her hands off of her jeans she leaned over and cleaned the small little stain infront of Rikkie. “I get it though, this has been a crazy busy week here too, we’ve had at least two toilet pukes tonight.”

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cvllaghan​:

“oh my god,” archie groans, but he has to chuckle, “well, i definitely don’t want to be some creepy balding guy. i think my hair is still in tact,” he laughs, reaching for his step-ladder so he can climb back up to the sign. “okay, icicles are a no,” he says as he starts to untangle the wire, letting them hang down. “yeah, that definitely makes more sense. so,” he grunts as he tugs all the lights off in one go, letting them fall to the floor. “should i put a tree up in the lobby? or is that too much?” he then asks as he climbs back down and reaches for his own glass of wine. thankfully he was off the clock so he wasn’t going to get into too much trouble. “it’s because i’m always in a suit, isn’t it? i’m actually very tacky,” he jokes, “but i do appreciate the input though. have you been doing anything at the bar for christmas? surely the manor is going all out?”

                  “I’m just saying.” She sang spoke as she took another sip of wine. Picking up whatever icicles fell to the ground hanging them on her knit scarf, letting out a yelp as some lights landed right by her, some landing on her shoulder. Shaking them off she shrugged. “ If you want to...Christmas itself is kinda cheesy, but you could do like a very clean looking tree if you want to like leave the tacky and keep the holiday.” Tucking her hair behind her ears she starred at his hair. “ Hair is very stiff but fun and it’s definitely the suit. You look like you came off the set of Mad Men.” Letting out a laugh she shrugs. “ We’re already so lit up during the shows every night, they’ll probably just do some holiday-themed food and drink, maybe try and make me wear an elf hat...I’ll beat someone up if they make me wear an elf hat.”

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brbfawzi​:

Fawzi huffed as he meandered around The Manor, glancing every so often at the bar which was heaving with customers. Fawzi’s regular routine after finishing a closing shift at work was to head straight to The Manor, sit at the bar for a couple of hours and bother one of his best friends while waiting for her to finish her shift. Though when it was busy like this, Fawzi always felt he was in the way. Still; he wanted something to do, and he thought perhaps seeing his face would make her time behind the bar a bit more tolerable. He managed to push through the crowd and get a seat, and gave her a large smile as he met her gaze.

“No need to tell me twice,” Fawzi responded, grabbing a couple of napkins from the dispenser and placing them down in front of him. Whenever he was in one of the other bars on Kissing Gate, he couldn’t help but slip back into work mode. “So, what’s a guy got to do to get a drink around here? I don’t have to jump over the bar and make one myself today, do I?”

               Ember had tried her hardest to keep up with the immense amount of orders only wanting a break but at Fawzi’s voice she gives out an airy laugh before moving the napkins and using a clean bar rag to swipe off any stickiness. “ Take a breather Fawz, you’re off work.” Rubbing her hands together she turns her back towards him eyes scanning the mass amount of bottles on the shelves. “ If you jump over this bar-” She looks over her shoulder at him. “ I’ll cut off a body part of your choosing.” Snickering she squints before turning completely around to face him once more. “You feelin’ fruity or stiff? Gotta know what you’re feeling if im gonna keep up with my lucky streak.”

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rikkie-jpg​:

she’s been sitting for a biit. that much, she knows. but throwing herself back in the barstool, after taking a panicked look through her backpack to make sure she had the sim cards she needed, seemed to grab the attention of the bar tender. “ don’t worry about the mess ” she hears herelf saying, despite how desperately she’d like a drink. “ can i just get a vodka and diet tonic when you get a chance, angel ?” stop flirting with every girl you see, rikkie.

                Grabbing a glass she starts the pour of vodka. “ I gotta, it’s my job, though most people here are drunk as a skunk. I just don’t like sticky.”  Grabbing the soda gun she looks for diet tonic finding it she starts the pour only nodding slightly. “Ember, my name is Ember.” Setting down a napkin she pressed the glass on top garnishing it with a simple cucumber slice. “ Busy day?”

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ninaxmikkelsen​:

“ i reckon, he got caught red handed doing something with someone else. ” it just made the most logical sense to nina. “ desperation does strange shit with the mind. i mean, why else go completely ballistic in a flower shop? “ she scoffed out a small chuckle, as her demeanor changed from stressed to a little more relaxed and her eyes brightening up at mention of coffee. “ oh my god, yes please! — i need like, 10 espressos after this clusterfuck of an evening.. ” a little wave off relief washed over the brunette as she retreated her jacket from the back, just a small break was definitely what she needed.

                 Snorting she finished her last sip of her own drink before tossing her cup into the bin. She leaned against the door fram. “I reiterate men are trash. Can’t even deal with their own issues gotta take it out on innocent peonies.”  She lets out a stockier laugh as the other gets excited for the little break. “I can buy you a peppermint mocha and any pastery of your choice!” Shooting finger guns at the other, after readjusting the collar of her jacket she pushed the door open for the other to take the lead. “Do you like own the place or??”

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cvllaghan​:

“what do you mean she wouldn’t want her funeral here? why not?!” archie whined, shaking his head. but he knew it probably was a little bit too much – that was always his issue, never knowing when to keep things subtle. “what if i take the icicles down, just leave the little lights up? or should i put them in the window instead and maybe, i dunno, stick a candle on there?” he offered, placing a finger on his chin as he racked his brain for a solution. “and i thought you were going to help me!”

              “Uh, any other time of the year this would be her first choice, or i guess mine cause she’ll be cold...it just screams tacky and run by a balding man who does gross stuff when he closes for the day, with all the everything.” Setting her glass down she stood up beside him. “ I’d do something very clean and simple, chuck the icicles they can go on a tree. The sign just need some of those like spot lights that gently fade from red and green to a soft white. Those twinkleing lights can go in the windows....That enough help?” Finishing her words with a soft laugh she passed his glass to him. “You’re too sophisticated for tacky lights.”

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stcviclash​:

“right? every basic bitch out there is trying to look like both of them and i just don’t get it. shoot for the stars, be your damn self, honey. ain’t nothin’ wrong with that.” they went on to say and shook their head with a little laugh. “see, i was thinking about doing that on a day when i’m not seeking revenge. i just want to do my best ari and show this bitch up so she’ll think twice about saying that ariana is her look alone. like no girl, if i can do it, and ms. lefurr can do it, then anyone can. you ain’t that special.” they said and shook their head. “anyway, how was the bar tonight? how many tips did you get for just being a cute bartender? i’m gonna say…. 50 bucks. maybe 60.” since the place was kind of busy that night.

                 Pouring herself a drink, she laughed at Stevie’s words nodding every so often. Taking a sip she shrugged. “Either way, in my opinion if you can’t do Grande, are you really a Drag Queen, its like the first thing new queens do.” Fingers go through her curls as smiled at the other. “Well, all the straight people felt weird so they tipped me a shit ton. Regulars didn’t do much but we had some fucking rando’s come in, I think this guy was fucking loaded  he got top shelf shit and tipped almost 50 bucks. Dude it was insane, didn’t even do my tit bit.”

[emberkyles]

Bad Bitch, Bartender

Ember Kyles, resident of San Amore, Colorado