#Miner'sRespite – March 29, 2014

Va'ynna is sitting at the booth nearest the bar, a glass of water on the table before her. She is currently reading something on a datapad, not paying much attention to her surroundings. She is wearing the red dress that she worse last time when she was with Jason and Alex.

Alex enters the bar, looking as chipper as ever. She looks around for a moment before seeing Va'ynna, Alex approaches her and ask, "May I sit here?"

Va'ynna snaps her head towards the woman as she's spoken to, a little startled, followed by a sheepish smile. "Yeah...," she says before placing the datapad down on the table, the screen's content fading out. "Hey."

Alex sits down across from Va`ynna. "Hi, how've you been?"

Va'ynna looks thoughtful. "I... couldn't," she says. "I couldn't take the offer of... a better pay if I moved out, but... I'm back to work now."

Alex nods. "Oh, that's cool," Alex shrugs, "Whatever makes you feel safe, I guess."

Va'ynna nods. "Yeah," she says, agreeing. "I'm glad I work at the bar less now, though." She pauses. "How... about you?"

Alex looks up at the ceiling a bit, "Still looking around for jobs. I think I might have one now though." She looks back down, and grins.

Va'ynna smiles slightly, though looks a bit curious. "What... kind of job?"

Alex | "This tech shop I found while wondering around."

Va'ynna | "That's good to hear," she says, a bright smile creeping up. "I... hope you get it."

Alex smiles back at her, "Me too."

Va'ynna picks up her glass. "Have... they invited you to an interview?" she asks. "And what... will you be doing?"

Alex nods. "The owner asked if I could come in a week from today, and just fixing things I guess? The owner looked like he hadn't slept in awhile, so I'd be helping with whatever they need."

Va'ynna | "Oh, sounds like your chances... are good, then," she says. "You won't be... talking to customers? That part of... retail jobs can be... not so pleasant."

Alex bites the inside of her cheek. "I don't really know.. He didn't say much about customers..."

Va'ynna frowns. "I'm.... It's not that bad," she says. "I... just remember the... unpleasant ones much better... you know?"

Alex looks at the asari thoughtfully. "Alright.. I will." Alex smiles at her. "Thanks."

Va'ynna nods. "Where... is it?" she says. "Not that... me going outside... is likely." She looks a little embarrased.

Alex frowns, "It's kind of far from here.. When you leave the bar you take a left then keep going there for a while.."

Alex smiles. "That'd be nice." Alex looks up for a moment at the salarian, and sets her head down on the table. "Keep calm..."

Va'ynna follows her gaze with a tilted head. "What... is it, Alex?" she asks, looking a little nervous.

Alex looks up slightly, "That's the store owner...."

Va'ynna frowns. "Of... the tech... store, I hope?" she says, doubting it herself.

Alex shakes her head. "No, the one I made mad."

Va'ynna looks more a little nervous. "Oh..." She casts a glance towards the bar.

Alex keeps her head down, trying to look as small as possible. "Is he coming this way?"

Va'ynna nods faintly. "Yes..."

Alex | "Crap."

Aclen | "Thought I wouldn't find you, did you?" he asks, laying a gloved hand on the edge of the booth couch's backrest.

Alex sits up with a smile, "Ah, no I knew you'd come. Just not so soon." She gestures to the space next to her. "Would you like to have a seat?"

Aclen shakes his head. "No need," she says. "Leaving my store in the asari's care when here." He sniffs. "Damages to the armor are mostly superficial, but will cost you three-thousand."

Alex stares at him for a few moments. "Really...? Only three-thousand?"

Aclen nods. "Armor is meant to hold under combat," he says. "If it would break by hitting the floor; would be useless! Not worth forty thousand. Most of this cost if fro the trouble sending my security guard looking for you."

Alex continues to stare at him, then proceeds to pay him. "Uh, sorry, and have a good day."

Aclen checks the payment and nods. "Thank you," he says. "Will leave this behind us, then. If you need a new gun, or clips; will be happy to help."

Va'ynna remains quiet, looking at the table.

Alex smiles at him, "Alright, and uh if you ever need help around your shop. I could help a bit."

Aclen chuckles, letting go of the backrest. "You say that now," he simply says before taking a step back. "But will take my leave. Mianna is not good with customers."

Alex laughs, nervously. "Alright." She waves. "I'll see you around, I guess.."

Aclen nods. "You too," he says before turning around and walking towards the exit.

Va'ynna glances at him as he takes his leave, but remains quiet.

Alex is smiling happily, "Well that went better than expected.."

Va'ynna nods. "Yeah," she says. "I'm... glad it did, but three thousand.... That's a lot."

Alex coughs, "Uh yeah.. It is.. I uh really need to get that job now.." She looks down at her lap.

Va'ynna frowns. "If you... don't... get it," she begins, "I can talk to... D'Inea. Maybe... she'll let you work here."

Alex nods. "Thank you, Va`ynna." She smiles at her.

Va'ynna returns the smile. "I can't promise anything, though," she says, "but... she did let me work here. I was... not qualified to do anything other than... operating the terminals."

Alex tilts her head, "Operating the terminals?"

Va'ynna nods. "The... point-of-sale terminals," she says. "Where we... keep track of tabs, rent... things like that."

Alex lays her head down on the table. "Ah.. Sounds easy, I guess."

Va'ynna | "Yeah, it is," she says. "And... it's about... the extent of my technical... knowledge. Well..., almost."

Alex raises an eyebrow, "Sounds like you're holding back a lot of the stuff you know."

Va'ynna looks a the table, thoughtfully. "I... well... uh... yeah," she admits. "It's just... um, how I was... raised, I suppose." She looked a little uncomfortable.

Alex drums her fingers on the table, "Oh that's pretty cool..." She looks down at the table as well, figuring it would be best to end the conversation there. "So, uh, how's working the bar? Do you think it's fun at all?"

Va'ynna frowns, shaking her head as she looks back at Alex, averting her gaze a little. "Well... I feel... good at it when I remember a mix," she says, "but... uh... I'm not very good with people."

Alex smiles, randomly coming up with a game. "Can you name a mix that people order the most or something like that?"

Va'ynna hums thoughtfully. "I... don't remermber if it's popular or just... easy to remember," she says, "but rum and coke. Most people here... just order beer."

Alex nods. "Well then, can you name a drink that starts with the letter..... O?"

Va'ynna stares at her for a moment, then shakes her head. "No," she says. "That would... probably be... lost in translation."

Alex frowns slightly, "Oh yeah.. Well, that was shot down pretty quickly..."

Va'ynna offers a small apologetic smile. "Sorry," she says. "I... would probably not have known anyway," she admits.

Alex shrugs back, "Nah, it's fine." she smirks, "It could have been orange juice, or just anything that starts with o."

Va'ynna nods. "Oh," she says. "I... found out we do have that here, and that..." she looks a little embarrased, "I've used it... often in drinks."

Alex | "That's awesome," She smiles. "Have you tried any yet?"

Va'ynna nods. "Yeah... when I looked for it my first day back to work," she says. "It's.... I suppose I'm not used to the taste."

Alex shrugs, "Most people don't like the taste, it's alright if you don't like it."

Va'ynna smiles. "Ah... okay," she says before a beep of her omni-tool interrupts her. "Oh... I have to get going." She only has her omni-tool come to life for a second, what pinged her being an alarm.

Alex nods, "Oh, I should probably get going too." Alex moves out of her seat and smiles, "Um, goodnight I guess?"

Va'ynna nods as she stands up. She finds her bag and starts packing the datapad into it. "I'll see you again," she says with a tiny smile. "And... good night."

Alex waves goodbye, and exits the bar.

Va'ynna finishes packing the datapad and downs the glass of water before making her way to, and through, the door to the employees' area.