The Nox wrote:Lya nods to the two of them and slowly lifts her hands above her head. The three women slowly dematerialize. Within moments, the bar doors open, then close.
Almost immediately, a man in military uniform enters the bar. He is dressed in brown and red and carries an officer's cap with gold laurels and the
illuminaire standing out proudly on its face. Soon, another military man enters the bar, dressed in green and black and also wearing an
illuminaire, but on his breast. They sit down in front of the counter and begin to talk.
"So, yer the new Eastie, eh?" says the man in green. "I suspected you invertebrates would cave and reject that Trevanyika for the nomination."
The man in brown answers in an accent similar to Trevanyika's. "She's a fine woman, Lotusk. She has served us well so far, and I plan to appoint her as my deputy."
"You say that as if you're going to beat me in front of the Grand Council. As to that wench that you Easties like so much, I suppose she's a fine woman if you want an easy piece of--"
"Please, sir, refrain from that kind of talk!"
The man in green is silent for a moment, then completes his thought with a different word. "--legislation."
"Oh, real funny. Bartender, could we get some vodkas over here?"