Private Finished This Whiskey Ain't Sweet

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Lucretia's eyes tracked the blue drink as it was set on the table in front of who she now knew as Levina. Whether it was on purpose or not the girl had a deep fascination with the color blue. Another Hmph escaped her mouth before she introduced herself " A pleasure to meet you Levina." she gave a devilish smirk before waving over the bartender who'd been serving her.

"Yes mam?" he asked politely.

"Let me have what this one is having." She said pointing to Levina's drink.

The bartender nodded as he sped off to fill his list of requests. The bar filling up more and more as time went by. Lucretia had already been here an hour or so and all of the faces that she first saw were sill here with new ones joining in. Thankfully she had found someone to entertain her and distract her from all the other groups.

Levina 's reaction from her playful flirting was what made Lucretia do it so often to other people. The sheer look of surprise, bewilderment, or bashfulness gave her a small wave of pleasure that could only be obtained through flirting. "So you still haven't told me what's got you so worked up. Hard day at the office," said Lucretia with a hint of snark in her voice.

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Her partner asked for the same drink that Levina had, and she couldn't blame her. It was tasty, good strong alcohol kick, and a great look. Of everything blue, the only thing she chose was the drink.​
"It is isn't it?"​
Levina's voice was dripping with sarcasm. It seemed there wasn't much she did subtly. The fact that she assumed it was people's pleasure to meet her showed there level at which she thought of herself. The sarcasm didn't hang around long as she groaned when it began filling up and being asked about her day again.​
"Nope normal day. I just wear down faster than most people."​
She was also dreading the almost inevitable drunkard that would try to make a pass at her. Just maybe being here in conversation would delay that inevitability.​
 

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"Well, I'm sorry to hear that Levina hopefully I am not wearing you down any further." Lucretia's tone carried confidence and a cadence of pride. Obviously, if she was a bother the girl could've left by now, especially given how much indifference Lucretia was paying her overall. If anything Levina was making her night a little less boring before she had to head back to the casino.

Continuing from where she left off Lucretia turned her body to Levina " I would hate to be at the receiving end of your attitude after a long day of work...or who knows maybe I might like it. It all depends on the woman, no?" Turning back to face the bar she gave a very strong chuckle which when blended with her thick Slavic accent made her sound more devious then she intended.

The lack of drink in front of her made her frown a bit but for some reason, and like many others, people took it as being angry, and from a distance, her bartender could be heard saying "Almost with you mam." In a hurried breath. While her physical being came with many faults it had a few perks....like speeding along her drinks.

A simple "Of course." was all she gave him keeping her attention on Levina.

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"You would think people would learn."​
Levina sighed heavily before taking a long swig of her drink. It almost seemed to give beer slightly more every as she perked up in her seat a bit and turned to face Lucretia.​
"But every night someone tries. Moves being made. Grabby hands. Bets abs fares from friends. Even the really bold ones that try to catch me outside. Poor saps..."​
She shook her head and turned to watch the bartender finishing up. Her words almost seemed like she felt bad for them, but she didn't in the slightest. Every phone she fried, thug she sent into a wall, and heart she temporarily stopped all had it coming.​
"And trust...if you were bothering me. You'd know. You should feel special. "​
 

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Lucretia raised a curious eyebrow at Levina's last sentence before letting a small Ha escape her mouth. Allowing the comment yo slide for a second she spoke "You positively radiate approachability. I'd be surprised if a girl like you isn't spoken for." There was a clear sarcasm in her voice. She never really had to deal with that because the people she hung around were well aware that it'd be a waste of time. On the off occasion that she attended a club, she was mostly with colleagues who shielded idiots from being maimed by her for being too chatty.

" In fact, I'm sure your partner wouldn't want you speaking with someone as special as me. I've been known to ruin many relationships." She smirked at the joke only she would get but found teasing Levina was just icing on the cake.

A blue drink was set in from of her with extra gusto as the bartender gave a quaint bow before dealing with a more outwardly annoyed customer who'd ordered before her. Taking the gentle glass in her hand she took a small sip, admiring the taste, before plainly setting it down with no outward reaction.

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"I rather enjoy your sarcasm. People take things way to serious and personal. Even if it was meant to be personal."​
Levina shrugged a bit. The matching drink was sat down and electric blue eyes watched attentively as she tried it. Noticing no outward expression of what she thought of the drink, she huffed a bit almost child like.​
"I don't have a partner. Nor do I think you could ruin a relationship I was in."​
Her eyes started to glow slightly as electricity played between her fingers. The emotional reaction was to the simple thought of this person coming between her and Mathos. She would never let that happen. Ever.​
Twisting her lips, Levina got bert emotions under control and pushed the thoughts out of her head before smiling back to Lucretia. She was in a bit more of a friendlier mood than normal.​
"I don't think you gave me your name."​
 

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Lucretia eyed Levinas fingers as electricity danced between them and onto the glass. It was a power she has seen, and annoyingly dealt with, several times throughout her career. It was one of those powers that reminded her of the shock stick back on Ruvenuma. How the guards threatened them on her for being to close to the walls.

Putting the old thought aside she spoke "Oh, so you noticed. Most people feel weird not knowing someone's name and immediately react to not receiving it. I believe names should be earned not just carelessly given when capable." she sipped her drink before continuing "Be that as it may you can call me Ms.Vexen."

Lucretia raised her drink glass before downing the rest of the drink in one go. " The pleasure is all yours," she said mockingly before sliding the dainty glass away from her and closer to the bartenders pacing back and forth.

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Levina's eyes seemed to sparkle at the response. She liked it and would remember it, but didn't like it used against her. Everyone was obligated to tell Levina their name. She had earned that for everything she had been through.​
"People should feel an obligation to tell me their name if I ask for it. It's the least they can do for being in my presence."​
She took another larger sip of the drink, unflinching from the alcohol content.​
"And if I don't ask, I don't care about the person. You did it correctly. So again, feel special, Ms. Vexen, that I am enjoying you. Can I call you Vexy? I like that."​
She didn't throw that out about many people, and didn't seem to show care about how Lucretia took it. Her energy seemed to be slowly returning to her. The passive electricity that all bodies emitted grew as the crowd gre and acted as a charger to Levina.​
 

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Lucretia let an "Oh really." come out after Levina gave her little speech on how important and better she was. It was the cutest thing to her, like a small child declaring themselves the leader of a group of children atop some dilapidated soapbox. Unmoving from any of Levina's word Lucretia decided to turn to her again to make sure not a detail of her words were missed or projected wrong.

"Considering you were so eager to offer your name to me is a rather big compliment then. Is the gravity of my presence so overpowering that you couldn't help yourself, child? Don't worry I don't think any less of you for it." Lucretia returned some of her hair back over her shoulders before finishing with " And you can call me what you want little one it makes no difference to me. The name I gave to you is the one I will respond to. If it proves too difficult for you to sound a few words correctly then that is on you to deal with."

Lucretia couldn't help but openly chuckle at Levina as she turned back to the bar. These types of people, those who thought so highly of themselves that is, were among her favorite to mess with. Their minds could almost always be seen working hard to process between how they were being treated to how they thought they should.

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Levina raised a single eyebrow towards Lucretia. A laugh came from within her throat and billowed out her mouth. Did she really assume that Levina was her inferior?did she also assume her intelligence at pronouncing a name? It showed all over the blue eyes beauty's face that she was highly amused.​
"Really? You really feel like your presence is that intimidating? You could put me through a wall and I wouldn't feel you had an 'overpowering presence.'"​
Levina slung the words with a mix of amusement and seriousness. It was a fault she had that she never cared to work on. She spoke her mind freely regardless of the possible consequences. She let out an amused sly before continuing.​
"And honey let me tell you. My tongue is more than skilled enough to pronounce a few words, along with other things."​
As she spoke, her eyes started to glow slightly as the air arrived her became charged enough to cause hair to stand up if someone was too close. Her emotions fueling her ability.​
 
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