[ starter for @enenraed ]
With so many of them being busy so often, it seemed like it was difficult to get this many people together in one place. But, if anything could bring them all together, it was a party-- a ‘hell yeah, we saved Earthrealm’ party, to be exact. His own unit, other Special Forces folks, some Shirai Ryu, Lin Kuei, and others were all packed into this bar, talking, relaxing, drinking, and having a generally-good time.
Takeda, still a bit sore from events included in that whole ‘saving Earthrealm’ thing, decided to take the nearest seat to him, which happened to be at the bar. Having already finished his first one, he ordered another beer and swiveled around to look out at the party. Even though he wasn’t feeling up to partaking in some of the... louder corners today, it definitely felt good to see everyone so happy, even those he wasn’t exactly familiar with. Even with his mind closed off from actually reading anything, he was still very much aware of the emotions in the room running high, and they in turn kept his own spirits aloft.
With this beer already almost gone, Takeda swiveled again on his stool with the intention to face the bar to order another, but he had apparently been so caught up in people-watching that he hadn’t even bothered to notice the person next to him. He was pretty sure this was Smoke, though he couldn’t remember his actual name. Oops. “Oh-- hey,” he greeted, with a slight but friendly wave of his free hand. “Having fun?”