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The Walk Into A Bar Meme!

The bar's a comfortable place, where everyone knows you just have to walk up, give the bartender a smile, and order up a drink. Everyone goes to a bar sometime, whether to pick up a companion for the night, to pick up a friend, or pick up a drink. You never know the story behind the guy sitting next to you, or the bartender. But that's what bars are for, aren't they? To learn about the guy on the stool next to you, drinking his gin and tonic.

So what do you do in a Walk Into A Bar meme?

1. Comment here with your character and their canon in the subject line.
2. Hit RNG for a number between 1-15.
3. Tag someone else using that number as your character's reason for coming to the bar.
4. Profit!

So, what's your poison?

1. Sex on the Beach - You're here at the bar for one reason and one reason only, to find some company for the night. It might help, to buy them a drink first. But then they might throw that back in your face...

2. Tonic and Gin - Life's been one disaster after another lately, and the only thing that makes it easier is the sweet numbing taste of alcohol...

3. Midori Sour - Your friends dragged you out here and they've suddenly abandoned you for some rock star in the VIP lounge. Are you bitter? Maybe. Or maybe you'll just use the opportunity to flirt with the cute bartender...

4. Shirley Temple - You got a call five minutes ago asking you to come to the bar to pick up your too-intoxicated friend/brother/sister. But now that you're here, they don't seem to be anywhere to be found...

5. Poolside Pleasure - There's nothing like being on vacation in a tropical paradise, is there? And what better way to soak in that tropical vibe than to swim up to the Tiki Bar for a relaxing fruity drink with a paper umbrella?

6. Moonshine - Maybe you're underaged. Or maybe the bar isn't exactly what you'd call legal. Whatever the reason, you're not supposed to be here, but you are, and while you're here, might as well get something to wet your whistle, right? Just be careful not to get caught...

7. Hair of the Dog - Last night was... do you even remember last night? Probably not, given the wicked hangover pounding in your head right now. Well, nothing cure a hangover like having a drink in the morning to take the edge off, right?

8. Champagne - Something great has happened! Did you get a promotion? Kill your nemesis? Whatever it is, you feel great and it's time everyone celebrated with you. A round of champagne on the house!

9. Shaken, not Stirred - To everyone else, this is a regular bar, but not to you. You know you're here to meet a clandestine contact, an enemy informer or a secret spy. Better play it cool and keep your eyes open...

10. Sunken Pirate Ship - You've been out on the high seas for months, and finally made it into port with your pockets full of gold. What're you going to do first? Drink that gold away or buy some company for the evening? You can do both at the bar...

11. Punch in the Rain - You're the bouncer of this bar and you think the guy sitting next to you has probably had too much to drink. Maybe it's time to cut them off. Hopefully they'll go easy, huh?

12. Bartender - Everyone who walks through the door has a story to tell, and you're the guy they love to tell those stories to. Are you the type to listen, or the type to slip a little something extra into their drink in hopes that they shut up about their sob story?

13. Absinthe - Whatever it is you just drank didn't seem to agree with you. And at the corner of your eye you keep seeing this bright green faerie... Is everything happening around you reality, or have you slipped into some kind of hallucination?

14. 357 Magnum - Did you just insult my mother? Whether or not they did, you sure think so, and you know what's the best way to settle things in a bar? With a bar brawl, of course!

15. Happy Hour - Anything goes! Got another scenario you want to play out, this is the place for it!

Comments

[aviophobia]

Bullshit.

You hit your head?

[And now he's scanning, and judging by the look on his face, he doesn't like what he's seeing.]

[fdr]

Whoa wait stop. What is that? What are you doing? What the hell is your name?

[FDR fought not to draw on the man, clueless what was going on.]

[aviophobia]

You're not Jim Kirk.

[He stares at the tricorder readouts, then looks at FDR again.]

...name's McCoy.

[fdr]

Oh look, answering questions, McCoy. Now... [He waved his hand at the device.] What is that and who is this Jim?

[aviophobia]

It's a standard issue Starfleet medical tricorder.

[Duh, not!Jim.]

Jim is the captain of the Enterprise and ... I can't believe you're not him. This is too goddamned weird.

[fdr]

Standard... riiiiight.

[The frown turned to a smirk.]

Captain? Really? Tuck put you up to this, didn't he? This is all about the captain of a big ship thing, right?

[aviophobia]

Who the hell is Tuck?

[fdr]

Tuck is my friend. Closest thing to a bother I've got. Still really not tell me who you are, who Jim is, or what the hell that thing told you.

[aviophobia]

I'm Leonard McCoy, CMO of the USS Enterprise, Jim is the captain - like I said - and again, like I said, this is a standard issue Starfleet medical tricorder.

You've got the same listening skills as Jim, that's for damned sure.

[fdr]

See, you keep saying these things but you might as well be speaking Mandarin. No wait, I can mostly understand that.

You're a naval medical officer? So you're government? [He wasn't sure what to think about that.]

This is where I'm confused. My job is listed as captain of a rather large ship.

[aviophobia]

Not navy. Starfleet. Extraterrestrial exploration?

[KEEP UP, NOT!JIM, JEEZ.]

Yeah, so's his. And you look just like him, but the tricorder's saying you're not. If I find out this damn thing is glitching and you're pulling my leg ...

[fdr]

Extra... [FDR stared at him for a long time and then cracked up.]

Okay, seriously? You had me there for a minute. That was good though. I'm impressed. [He looked around.]

If it wasn't Tuck that pu... Naw, has to be him. Where's he hiding?

[aviophobia]

The hell are you laughing at? Of course it's extraterrestrial travel; no one put me up to anything.

[fdr]

See, you keep saying that like I'm just going to nod and not... The space program got cut. Maybe it woulda worked before but, really?

[aviophobia]

Yeah, the space program was cut in - god, the early twenty-first century. That was over two hundred years ago.

[fdr]

Over...

[He shook his head.]

What are you drinking? Did you leave your glass unattended? What did you take and do you need a docto... well, that sounds like a joke but seriously, do you need a doctor?

[aviophobia]

I'm drinking bourbon -

[see, and he is taking a healthy swig of it, because he requires more booze for this situation]

- and I don't get why you think the date is the weirdest thing about right now.

[fdr]

I didn't mean literally.

[But it did make him laugh.]

Oh I'm sorry, let me be offended you think my name is Jim? Oh wait, that you think you fly around in space? Does it involve a little blue box like in that program Tuck watches?

[aviophobia]

I don't think I fly around in space - and what the fuck do blue boxes have to do with anything? Who would do that?

[fdr]

Right. No worries. [He held up his hands, placating him.] Sure. You fly around and not in a blue box.

In what exactly?

[aviophobia]

If you haven't heard of Starfleet then you sure as shit haven't heard of the Enterprise, which means you have been hiding your head under some pretty damned big rocks.

[fdr]

Isn't that with Carnival cruise lines? As for me and rocks, I'm not the one going on like a mad man.

Wait. Am I being punk'd?

[aviophobia]

Are you being what?

[fdr]

Right. Okay then. The military issues identification. [He held out his hand.] Let's see it. Or you a private contractor?

[aviophobia]

Here.

[He hands it over. It clearly states that he is MCCOY, DR. LEONARD H., assigned to the USS ENTERPRISE, rank of LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, and specifically in the SCIENCES division, and has the Starfleet insignia in the corner.]

Believe me now?