Galaxy's Edge Space Bar

[Chad32]

The piano seemed to play well for a minute, but soon Ike noticed it was starting to play by itsself. The music got louder and louder until he couldn't even hear the other patrons. He tried to find something to make it stop somehow, but he couldn't. Then the sound rose again to where it was hurting his ears.

"I think I broke the piano!" He yelled as he stepped back a bit.

[Myitt]

"Huh," is all Gene can manage to say at first, staring unblinking at Mar, hunched over with his beer in his hands. "Well, nothing should surprise me in this place. Besides, I know better than to make any wishes, especially when they're supposed to be granted by strangers in cravats." He smirks, taking a sip of beer. "I guess that means you're not human."

<<Or crazy,>> Kellim adds.

<<Or hitting on me,>> Gene muses.


The piano's foot pedals wheeze up and down, puffing eons of dust and who knows what else from the underside of the unused, derelict instrument.

Yet somehow it is only slightly out of tune, and while the volume decreases, crawling sensation to keep playing increases dramatically. It is as if invisible tendrils are reaching out from the piano, fusing to the living touch of Ike's fingers, famished after ages of starvation.

Something deep in the recesses of the primal brain tells whoever touches the piano to flee, before the predatory thing takes what it wants, and plays the player until he dies of exhaustion or is forced to patrol for more living things. More life to feed whatever the piano really is. More life for it to control and demolish.

[Chad32]

Something in Ike told him to keep playing, but also told him to run. In his confusion, he found himself sitting down and playing again. Soon something seemed to take hold of him, and he couldn't resist until a new sound issued forth from an unknown place. It was an inhuman warning growl, and suddenly the piano shook as if something hard had hit it. Ike leaped back, in control of his body once more, and he jogged to a far corner. The alien growling continued for a moment, and fell silent. Ike didn't seem to notice anything but the piano.

"So much for musical atmosphere. Nobody touch the piano." He said in a nervous voice.

[Terenia]

Haviss' eyebrows shoot up, but he raises his glass in a sort of toast to her departure. "Best of luck locating Earth," he says with a small smile. "I trust I will see you again soon enough. And I do, of course, appreciate any help you can provide."

Putting the glass to his lips he sips briefly, then sets it firmly on the table. Dan is definitely becoming more wobbly, which means it is time to slow down. He pushes the glass a few inches away from him and surveys the room. His attention is abruptly interrupted by a cacophony coming from the piano.

Clapping his hands over his ears and scowling, his eyes fall on Ike. "Do you mind?" he snaps, loudly enough to be overheard by most of the patrons, wincing until the belligerant music quiets and he is able to remove his hands. "I am trying to enjoy some peace here, and you are not helping."

[Aluminator (Kit)]

Elriss smirks as she walks out the door. Haviss really seems to think she can't just go back the way she came. That's ridiculous. It has to be ridiculous, because she has to get back to the Light.

As the door swings shut, a cacophony bursts forth from the piano. Elriss rolls her eyes, glad, at least, that Ike had waited to start pounding out his tune on the piano until she left. She sets off into the woods, in what she's fairly sure is the direction she came from. She takes her time, enjoying the fresh air, and doing her best to keep her balance, with reasonable success.

She doesn't notice the mud-covered man nearby until she's nearly bumped into him.

[Chad32]

"It's the piano, man. It's haunted. I am good with normal pianos." Ike said defensively. He watched the thing for a few seconds, suspiciously, and glanced at the bartender who of course gave no excuses.

[Shenmue654]

"Mmm, I could be human at the moment," states Mar with a bit of a shrug. He pulls at his ears and looks at his hand, clenching and unclenching his fingers. He had to admit there was something wonderful about it, having a body----he could understand why mortals made this choice even despite all of the fear it brought them. "I have some unusual features, yes, but nothing that could not occur with a few choice mutations."

"Honestly, I rather like it," states Mar with a bit of a grin. "The feel of a body, the weight of it, the beauty of the senses. You have senses when you are Highest, but they seem ever so shoddy by comparison. The immediacy of it is lost."
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Gallant does seem to be getting closer---- he can actually make out some kind of wood building in the distance. It looks pretty run-down. Gallant slumps, as he was hoping for a bigger sign of civilization. I suppose I will have to make do with what I have. As Gallant moves forward, he suddenly stops in his tracks reflexively as a beautiful woman comes within inches of him. "H-h-Hello, m-madame!" he says quickly in French. It was the language most likely to work in a foreign place. 

Gallant sizes the woman up slightly---oh, yes. Certainly lovely, although a bit disheveled and poorly dressed. A commoner, possibly? Strange clothes she had on. "Forgive me, mademoiselle," he says, smiling casually yet attractively. He'd gotten this smile down to a science. "I didn't see you rushing this way. My name is Gallant Regale, yes of those Regales. I seem to be very lost--- might a lady like yourself know where I am?"

[Chad32]

Ike was a bit put off by the casual reactions the others had to what just happened. A demonic piano just came to life and tried to attack him! Right? He didn't just imagine that, did he? He gripped his medallion nervously, wondering for a second if it was just the alchohol. He glared at the piano as if accusing it of being behind the disbelief of the patrons.

[Terenia]

Haviss snorts. "It's not haunted," he says flatly. "It's...something none of us here likely understand. Some alien species or something. Regardless, it doesn't like being touched, so don't touch it." He pushes himself to his feet, irritated. The piano interrupted the sense of comfort he had managed to create around the strange place, and with Elriss gone and no true leads his frustration is quickly becoming noticeable in the flush that rises to his cheeks. Of course, that could just be the beer.

"Excuse me," he says, approaching Mar and Gene. He glances at Mar briefly, but as they had already been introduced he focuses on Gene. "Haviss Four-Seven-Seven," he says, offering him a quick handshake, not seeming to care that he has interrupted their conversation. "I was wondering if either of you could be of assistance to me. And no," he adds, glancing at Mar, "I am not going to infest you for the sake of your experiments."

[Chad32]

Ike doubted that the creature was just some alien that didn't like to be touched, but was unfortunately in the shape of something that invited physical contact. He calmed himself down and leaned back in his chair, trying to get back in a better mood, also ignoring Haviss' ribbing about infesting people for experiments.

He though he heard someone talking outside in a foreign language that sounded french. He could understand other languages, and decided to wait until the guy entered the building.

[Quickest Hands ever]

Connor appeared with a pop outside of the bar. He had no idea where he was, nor how he got there. That being said he walked in found an empty seat and ordered a drink, half hoping someone could tell him where he was and maybe how he got there.

[Chad32]

Ike noticed a guy come in, but he didn't look like he's be speaking french. "Hey pal. Welcome to the bar." He said with a wave. He momentarily wondered if the new guy was a controller, and really wished there was a fast way to tell.

[Quickest Hands ever]

Connor sipped is drink and asked out loud to no one in particular, "did I die or is this some trick?"

[Chad32]

"It's a weird place, but we're all quite alive. Maybe the Twilight Zone." He said, chuckling. "There is a weird presence around this place, and I haven't been here long enough to give a concrete answer."

[Quickest Hands ever]

Connor nodded then put out his hand, "names Connor, thanks for helping out."