Drink the sun before dawn

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn walked into the Ramen bar Fuji owns, except at night he turns it into a all out Sake bar. The transformation still gives Jinn oosebumps in about 5 minutes the tables are all different the back of the bar is different and they change uniforms, its truely a comendable effort for the staff and old man Fuji.

Jinn sat down at the bar where he normally did and ordered a bottle of Sake, and for his gourd to be refilled. When Fuji returned with the bottle and the gourd Jinn tied the gourd in its usual spot and poured himself some Sake.

Fuji noticed Jinn was a little down and asked "Hey Jinn why the long face?" The old man cared for Jinn and wanted to know why could make the usually friendly boy so sad. The somewhat sad captain spun he tale and FUji patted him on the shoulder then Fuji let him have a n open tab for the evening. All Jinn needed now was some company.

[Miraya]

Thrashing the bar doors out of her way, Miraya was in a foul mood. The bar was full of the stench of cigarettes, the air thick with smoke. Storming up to the bar, she ignored the looks she was receiving by various patrons. Grabbing a stool 2 seats away from the young man beside her she dragged it out with what little strength she had left.
"Bottle of cider, thanks." She sighed, resting her heavy head onto her hands. Tapping her fingers impatiently, Miraya quickly noticed the young fellow a few seats away, alone.
"Jeez, I know how that feels, poor guy." His facial expressions said it all, he was looking a bit down. Thinking back to all the times she had felt like that, Miraya wanted to say something, but she could feel her quieter, more reserved side slowly getting the better of her.

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Fuji brought her a bottle and a glass he smiled and said " Lucky those doors are hard to break Taichou" THe old man chuckled and waited payment. Jinn looked over and said "Fuji i'll take her tab" The old man nodded and left to serve some mroe people that came in.

Jinn looked at the woman that seemed in a bad mood and said "Why you down. Captain?" He asked he hadn't met her before but he was sure his Lieutenant had said somethign about a new Captain of seventh squad before.

[Miraya]

Miraya let the sarcastic comment about the doors pass over her with a swigg of her drink. Breathing in the dusty, choked air, she shuffled a seat along timidly with her bottle in tow.

"Oh, for the love of god I hope that guy was joking about the doors." She thought, turning herself around to face the young man speaking to her.

"Just a rotten day. It's a bit hard when you dont really know anybody around here, know what Im saying?" She held back her frustration and slight sadness, Miraya knew that it wasnt this guy's fault. Taking it out on him would earn her a lifetime reputation as a malicious cow.

"What about you, how come you're looking so glum?"

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn chuckled and said "Yeah I've only been Captain of 8th for a few weeks now. Not much i know either" He finished the small cup of sake and refilling it again swirling the luqid inside it some how without spilling it, the act of doing this must of seemed odd seeing as the cup that you drink sake from is so small.

Still he turned to her and said "Well, seeing as i know no one or have anyone close enough to me like other captains i know its up to me to make the death run into the Alcolytes. To stop the harbinger from coming to our dimension and saving the world" He sighed drinking from the cup, he flicked it away and Fuji took it from the bar

[Miraya]

"Oh. Talk about pressure, eh?" She smiled.
"Thanks for the drink, by the way." Miraya could feel her face burning up, being bought a drink was also new to her.

"You thought your job was tough." She thought to herself, feeling quite embarrased that she had moaned about how frustrating her job is.

Miraya didnt notice the short, awkward silence taking place. For a few brief moments the air around her was clear. The hubub of patrons talking amongst themselves had disappeared, the stench of tobacco had disintigrated into nothing and the bitter taste of alcohol lingering in her mouth was gone.

"I dont believe I introduced myself properly? Well, unless you count frustrated woman downing cider by the gallon, ripping doors of their hinges and giving off the worst first impression to date as a proper introduction." She joked, hoping that would break the ice.

"Miraya."
"

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn chuckled and put on his warm smile and said "I'm Jinn, but for how long i don't know" He said and drank straight from the bottle "How long you been a captain for Miraya?" He asked looked at her taking another swig from his bottle

[Miraya]

"About..3 days? That's not even precise to be honest.."
Miraya took one last gulp of her cider to finish it. Taking her hands off the bottle, she considered ordering another drink.

"Oh yeah suuure, just get drunk infront of a randomer. Stick to what you've had, for goodness sakes." Miraya stared into blank space for a moment. She thought about what had happened in her last 3 days, trying to weigh the bad out with the good.
"Its not that bad, you're exactly where you wanted to be.." A small smile crept across her face at her last thought.

Blinking hardly, Miraya snapped out of her daydream.
"Bah, who am I to complain? It's not that bad I suppose, this is what Ive wanted for a while, my own squad. Yeah, they're a good bunch. What about your lot?"

"Yeah, his are gunna' be a horrible lot now, because you've said that. I can just tell." She thought, hoping desperately that Jinn wouldnt say what she had just predicted.

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn turned and smiled, this woman was alright a little chatty but perhaps that was the drink talking. It was a time like this Jinn wished he had his bandana on him, his long tangled brown hair was begingin to move seemingly of its own free will, it was either that or the slight breeze was moving it, but for such a full thick hair it was odd. Jinn put his hand through his hair rubbing in sake he had spilt from round his mouth.

Jinn chuckled and said "I promised an old Captain i'd do the squad proud, back then i was a bit of an outcast, sort of like now but i had to spend 3 weeks in Huece Mundo to train my Shikai and my own abilities, that place man me more of a captain i supose." He took a drink from the bottle and smiled "Its not where i want to be, but i do my best and stick to ym promise." He smiled again at her.

He thought about his squad and said "Yeah there fine, and once i broke the ice of my Leiutenant she's begining to seem more friendly" He laughed remembering that night at the carnival when she seemed more human than ranked officer of 8th squad.

[Miraya]

"Well, I suppose its not all bad then.." Miraya smiled. The thick, smoky air started to get to her as she coughed.
"Jeez, I havent seen this many people having a f*g at the same time for ages." She laughed, shaking her head a little.
"Im gunna' reek of smoke when I get back."

"Actually, what am I gunna do when I get back?" Miraya thought to herself.
"Im ontop of the paperwork I got, theres not much to do tonight."

She breathed a sigh and turned her eyes to the window.
"You look forward too much, thats your problem," Miraya thought, absent-mindedly staring out into the night.

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn chuckled at that and said "Yeah, not all bad be a shame to be reincarnated with no memory though." he said absent mindedly and he drank another mouth ful of sake ordering an other bottle.

As she coughed he chuckled and said "Then lets go for a walk, i was going to leave anway, i'll walk you back if you like "Jinn said getting up the alchol not having any effect on the mans balence or speech so far.

[Miraya]

"Only if you were going anyway, you dont have to leave on my account or anything." Miraya was quite flattered by Jinn's offer.

Heaving herself up, she placed a foot on the leg of her stool and pushed it back into place. Miraya turned to the barman.
"Thanks dude," She called, and turned back to Jinn. Still smiling, she waited for confirmation that she wasnt disrupting his evening.

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Fuji waved back at her and said "Come in the day for ramen" He called and smiled to Jinn, for making a new friend and perhaps cheering up from the near deadly mission he was about to go on.

Jinn looked at the Captain and said "Yeah, the barracks are near each other more or less, gives me someone to talk to kid" He chuckled and stepped form the door, and looked around the little alley way in the midnight

[Miraya]

Miraya stepped out from the hot and stuffy pub and past Jinn, into the alleyway. Noticing that Jinn was looking into the alleyway behind her, she turned around and looked too.

"Is there something we're looking at?" She smiled as she scanned the dark, icy side road infront of her with her eyes.
"Seriously, is there something I'm missing?" Miraya turned and faced Jinn once more. The midnight air was damp, adding to the freezing temperature of the atmosphere. The only sound was Miraya's voice echoing throughout the alleyway, and the faint hubbub of voices drifting out from the bar.

She had always been quite layed back about things she should have been more careful about, keeping an eye on the shadows, watching her back, and so things like this didnt scare her that much.

[Jinn / Gojyo]

Jinn sighed and said "No but always get your bearings before you move" He rolled his eyes sarcasticly, they had just come from a pub where they were drinking, and although early spirits generaly get drunk easiliy of spirits, as he thought of the pun he chuckled in a almost gigle fasion, still he wouldn't be caught gigling.

HE looked inot the moon and headed off chuckling and said "Come on you drunk" He called back his wooden sandles clacking ont eh stone cobbles beneath his feet