[ but instead of showing off his magical flair, shylock turns around to check the liquor cabinet behind him and selects a bottle of dry sherry. back when he was still working at various bars before he established hemlock, he'd heard all about alternatives to sake, so he may as well take advantage of that information with his rather choosy customer here.
he pours the sherry into the glass, silently placing it in front of izou. ]
[ Izō gives the glass a dubious look, but drinks it anyway. It's ... not the same, not unpleasant, but definitely not the same. He doesn't have the most discerning palette in the world, so he's going to drink it. ]
Eh...Ain't th' same. Rather drink whiskey'n this.
[ He's developed a taste for whiskey, at least. Maybe he should've said this sooner, but that'd make things too easy. ]
[ but it's fun! also, hearing the familiar name causes shylock's eyes to light up as he takes a short bow. ]
The name's Shylock Bennett, partial lieutenant of the Tamamo Clan and the owner of this bar. And may I say that is an honor to have the Mr. Izou grace my humble establishment today. I've heard so many things about you already.
[ Now he's interested. There's only a handful of people that would talk about him and even fewer in a positive light. Izō looks extremely suspicious. ]
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[ but instead of showing off his magical flair, shylock turns around to check the liquor cabinet behind him and selects a bottle of dry sherry. back when he was still working at various bars before he established hemlock, he'd heard all about alternatives to sake, so he may as well take advantage of that information with his rather choosy customer here.
he pours the sherry into the glass, silently placing it in front of izou. ]
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Eh...Ain't th' same. Rather drink whiskey'n this.
[ He's developed a taste for whiskey, at least. Maybe he should've said this sooner, but that'd make things too easy. ]
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[ small steps, y'know. ]
Now, may I ask for your name if that's all right?
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Okada Izō, Shuten lieutenant. Who th' fuck are ya?
[ Pleasant. ]
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The name's Shylock Bennett, partial lieutenant of the Tamamo Clan and the owner of this bar. And may I say that is an honor to have the Mr. Izou grace my humble establishment today. I've heard so many things about you already.
[ are they good? are they bad? who knows! ]
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Oh yeah? What kinda things?
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Your sword has told me that you're a genius swordsman. That you kept fixing him no matter how much he broke, among other things.