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nina

At the woman’s willingness to let her surprise them, Nina’s smile grew. She wasn’t good at reading people to know what they’d order, but she liked having that freedom. Thus, she was quick to turn around a whip something together before she was off sliding a Twelve Mile Limit in front of them. “Alright, moment of truth.” 

Eyes followed the other, watching as she whipped up whatever it was she was making. With arms folded against the bar top, Lennox almost debated why she’d come into the bar in the first place, but all too soon the drink was being slid in front of her. “Here goes nothing,” she offered a brief smile, before taking a sip of the mysterious concoction. “That --- is strong,” she offered with a chuckle, “but it’s not bad.”

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aubree

“Right though,” Aubree said with a little laugh, definitely feeling the alcohol now. After all, she was always the lightest of weights between her friends. Fortunately, she knew her limit and could stop herself when it went too far. “Do you have a smoke on you?”

“Then again, I think if my moms told me that kind of story, it would be meant as encouragement,” but she couldn’t help the fond smile that curved the edges of her lips. “Yeah, I do,” she spoke while setting the bottle beside her, and using her opposite hand to fish out the pack of cigarettes in her pocket. Handing over pack and lighter, she soon lifted the bottle back up to her lips.

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kieran

“Wanna write it for me?” Kieran rolled his head in turn to look at her, smiling lazily. “I’ve been in many a situation where we’ve been drinking all night, so then someone has the genius idea to try and save some money and we get the low brow shit.” His fingers ran through his hair, his other hand reluctantly releasing the bottle. Jet fuel or not, he needed it. “I could think of a few other things I’d rather be doing instead of discussing art.” The mischief was back in his gaze as he watched her, half smirk firmly planted on his lips.

“I’d be honored to,” she answered with a muffled laugh, “with my help, you’ll have the best damn assistant in Westport.” The liquor burned going down, but it was doing wonders to the thoughts that hadn’t seemed to want to go away. Nail clinking against the neck of the bottle, Lennox couldn’t help the scoff that parted from her, “That sounds absolutely awful. And very much like my college days.” Finger halting in its movement, she took another sip of the bitter liquid before holding it back out to Kieran. Head turned towards the side, she leveled him with her gaze, lips curving ever so slightly at the edges, “Then let’s hear them. What does Kieran Hale have on his mind?”

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kieran

“Well this assistant is getting fired. I can’t have anyone working for me that doesn’t know their alcohol.” Kieran shook his head and took another long swig. “I think we’ll be fine. I’ve had worse.” He passed it back over to her and grinned. “This isn’t our usual meeting.”

“Oh, I can see the job listing now. Requirement, know the difference between alcohol and jet fuel,” she grinned, rolling her head to the side to land eyes on him. “Now, that doesn’t put me at ease. Maybe you’re just used to this,” but that didn’t stop her from taking back the bottle, lifting it to her lips. “Are you complaining? If you want, I can start talking all about art instead,” she teased with a soft smirk.

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aubree

“That’s true. But I remember the projectile vomiting I did when I drank some mixed drinks. I think that’s enough not to give them ideas because even I was scared.” The brunette said as she wrinkled her nose, disgusted by the mere thought of it. “You and me both, so just suck it up then. I can go for that.”

“Alright, you definitely win. I’d totally be scarred if one of my moms told me that kind of story,” she couldn’t help the laugh that accompanied her words. “Yes ma’am,” she teased with a grin, taking the bottle to raise it to her lips.

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liam

“I don’t judge when it comes to alcohol, everybody gotta pick their poison.“ He shrugged slightly. “It’s some sort of brandy latino, and we’re not doing that, because the bartender is Greyson, not me. We’re drinking it straight.“

“See, now that’s being a team player,” she cooed with a firm grin on her features. “Brandy latino, never tried something like that before. You mean I chose the wrong Locke?” She teased with a laugh, “You’re going to be the death of me.” But that didn’t stop her from taking another swig.

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sullivan

“That’s a fucking lie and how dare you ever say that to me. — Hey, I know better alcohol. I just don’t think there’s a problem with Burnett’s. What’d it ever do to you?”

“You mean other than ruin my adolescent years? I don’t even want to know the type of adult that would willingly buy Burnett’s. If you pull out a receipt for this, we can’t know each other anymore.”

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maria

“I’m not so sure. All alcohol used to taste the same to me. But I’m also thinking that you already know it’s that horrible vodka so it might be a bit difficult for your taste buds to recognize anything else other than that.”

“No shit? Well, that must have sucked. Or wasn’t, depending on how you look at it, I guess. You know, I hate that you’re right. This is just like jet fuel in a bottle, and it’s too disgusting to even hope to convince my taste buds.”

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aubree

“That’s what they come in handy for, if not stories to tell our children later on with the hope of scarring them enough that they won’t make the same mistakes.” Aubree said with a little grin before she brought the bottle to her lips once more. “I’m thinking it will, but we can always go get a chaser, if you want.”

“Either scarring them, or giving them plenty of ideas,” she returned with a soft chuckle. Then again, it had certainly worked for her. Gingerly tucking strands of hair behind her ear, Len hummed in thought, “Nah, that involves a lot of moving and I don’t think I’m up for that yet.”

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kieran

“Jesus Christ, who do you take me for?” Kieran grabbed the bottle back, taking a longer swig. “It may not be high end, but it’s not that bad and my PA grabbed it. I don’t even know what it is.”

“Oh, don’t get your panties in a twist,” she teased with a laugh, releasing her hold on the bottle. “See, assistants aren’t always good for everything. You think we could start a car with this stuff? --- Should we even be drinking it?”

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sullivan

“What the fuck is wrong with Burnett’s? All vodka is amazing. Why must you disrespect my alcoholic preferences?”

“--- You’re joking, right? Please tell me you’re joking. There are totally vodkas that are not amazing. Sul, you need a lesson in the better alcoholic preferences.”

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maria

“If it looks like Burnett’s and tastes like Burnett’s, it’s probably Burnett’s.”

“Shit, you’re right. You think if I don’t look at the label, I can trick my mind into thinking it’s something else. Or better yet, my taste buds.”

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aubree

“I think I remembered you saying a story which is why I didn’t buy any. This, however,” Aubree paused to lift the bottle and bring it to her lips, “was the cheapest I could find which explains why it’s so fucking disgusting.” the girl said after a wince, handing it back. 

“I’m glad one of my personal horror stories came in handy,” she spoke with a laugh. Her and Jager hadn’t mixed well since her time in college, when she’d definitely overdone it. Accepting the bottle back, she wrinkled her nose, “Disgusting, but doing the job. Let’s hope it gets better after each drink.”

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aubree

“It may be the only thing I could find at this time.” Aubree said as she looked at the other. “Don’t judge me. It could be worse. Plus, if you drink enough of it, you’ll barely taste it anymore.”

“OK, fair point. At least it’s not Jager. Pretty sure I’d throw up just at the smell of it,” she laughed easily, handing off the bottle to Aubree. “Then we better get started, cause it still tastes horrible right now.”

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liam

“You think I’m some sort of alcoholic drinking vodka at this hour of the day? It’s pisco though. Tastes better on a cocktail, clearly.“

“I mean, would it be bad if I said I wish? Alright, what is pisco and why do we not have it on a cocktail then?”

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nina

“So, you gonna order something to drink or?” The brunette began, brows narrowing softly as she placed her arms against the bar top and smiled. She didn’t care if they were drinking or not, but as of right now, her entire section was pretty much good on their orders and truthfully, the person in front of her looked the least annoying. “I can even surprise ya with something if ya want.” 

The question struck her for a brief moment, just before a soft smile found its way to her lips. It did seem kind of pointless to come to a bar only to not order anything. Lifting a hand, fingers gently tucked strands of hair behind her ear, “Sure, surprise me with something.”

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mckenna

“Okay but hear me out,” She said a little distracted by scrolling through the endless dash, “don’t you think it’s really strange that to go to sleep at night, we pretend to already be asleep.” Sleep deprivation, that’s what she’d chalk it up to, long nights that turned into longer days from one job to the next. “You know, we just..– close our eyes and convince ourselves that we’re ready to sleep and it just happens.”

“What are you looking at, the shower thoughts blog? Or is this another of those famous Jaden Smith tweets?”