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apocalypsehowcomm2023-07-18 01:41 pm
defendwhatremains) wrote in apocalypsehowcomm2023-07-18 01:41 pm
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Open Log Featuring the new Lavender Jack Lounge
Who: Johnny Summer defendwhatremains and OPEN
When: Mid July-August
Where:Apt B2 The Lavender Jack Lounge
Summary: Johnny got his bar aspirations off the ground while everyone was away and is now ready for business! Feel free to make your own top levels/mingle or come find the bartender himself.
Warnings: Underage drinking will be allowed, he's from 1920s Europe-ish
It had taken some work (and persuasion) and...most of his accumulated savings to see his project through and set it up within Unit B2 of the apartments, but those finishing touches on the Lavender Jack Lounge made it all worth it.
A place to call his own...to find shelter in, as needed, and offer as the same for others as they needed. A place where those who might feel out of place might find some comfort and normalcy. At least, that was the goal. All he could do was open the doors and hope the rest fell into place.
He posts fliers both at ADI's housing and Bonnie's a week before the 'grand opening' to let word of mouth do the rest...and make sure no one came knocking about 'changing their mind' on letting him have the space. No one does and the opening afternoon is met with the front door wide open to unit B2 and a new plaque on it announcing the bar in simple etched wood.
The Bar
Grand décor of a bygone age decorates key places and with key pieces to lend the idea of opulence when the budget was markedly smaller. Still, it transforms the apartments to a place of warm lighting and comfortable seating and inviting atmosphere. Particularly in the living room-turned-lounge. The kitchen doubles as the bartop with stools set up along the line of the counter. A closed and opaque box marked 'Donations for the stock only' sits quietly at a corner with a small hole in the top, but no other prices are listed with the chalkboard menu set up on a wall. The music switches from soft crooning to something closer to big band in the lounge, but all that same 'retro' feel for the current era.
The Games
Deeper in the apartments are the three bedrooms standard to the rest of ADI housing. One room is wide open to the rest with its entrance framed in thick green curtains held back by beaded pulls. The room itself is decorated with velvets (or the cheaper option, where it could be afforded) and a handful of different styled tables. One is clearly meant for poker or other similar betting games, while the others stand clear and ready for whatever use patrons might see fit. A bookcase in the corner offers various games of chance, dice, and strategy with still room for more to accrue with time.
The Dance Floor
The two other, closed, rooms both sport signs of their own. The one at the back of the hall simply says 'Private to the proprietor' and boasts a visible lock on the outside. The final door, however, stood across from the games room, simply says 'Dance Floor: Door to remain closed please.' The door is not locked, but the reason for it being closed is made clear: loud, dance-focused music with a mixture of music featuring a heavy beat and some with a more synth-focus plays within. Strategically placed sound dampening pads line the door and parts of the ceiling and walls to keep the music insulated, but once inside the lighting and sound do a decent job of mimicking a modern nightclub with the addition of some seating along the walls, places for people to keep their drinks as they need, and a small water station set up in the adjoining bathroom.
From an hour or so before sunset until around two in the morning, the doors to the Lavender Jack Lounge remain open and the bartender himself behind the bar in the kitchen to greet visitors with a welcoming smile and an earnest question after their health.
defendwhatremains and OPENWhen: Mid July-August
Where:
Summary: Johnny got his bar aspirations off the ground while everyone was away and is now ready for business! Feel free to make your own top levels/mingle or come find the bartender himself.
Warnings: Underage drinking will be allowed, he's from 1920s Europe-ish
It had taken some work (and persuasion) and...most of his accumulated savings to see his project through and set it up within Unit B2 of the apartments, but those finishing touches on the Lavender Jack Lounge made it all worth it.
A place to call his own...to find shelter in, as needed, and offer as the same for others as they needed. A place where those who might feel out of place might find some comfort and normalcy. At least, that was the goal. All he could do was open the doors and hope the rest fell into place.
He posts fliers both at ADI's housing and Bonnie's a week before the 'grand opening' to let word of mouth do the rest...and make sure no one came knocking about 'changing their mind' on letting him have the space. No one does and the opening afternoon is met with the front door wide open to unit B2 and a new plaque on it announcing the bar in simple etched wood.
The Bar
Grand décor of a bygone age decorates key places and with key pieces to lend the idea of opulence when the budget was markedly smaller. Still, it transforms the apartments to a place of warm lighting and comfortable seating and inviting atmosphere. Particularly in the living room-turned-lounge. The kitchen doubles as the bartop with stools set up along the line of the counter. A closed and opaque box marked 'Donations for the stock only' sits quietly at a corner with a small hole in the top, but no other prices are listed with the chalkboard menu set up on a wall. The music switches from soft crooning to something closer to big band in the lounge, but all that same 'retro' feel for the current era.
The Games
Deeper in the apartments are the three bedrooms standard to the rest of ADI housing. One room is wide open to the rest with its entrance framed in thick green curtains held back by beaded pulls. The room itself is decorated with velvets (or the cheaper option, where it could be afforded) and a handful of different styled tables. One is clearly meant for poker or other similar betting games, while the others stand clear and ready for whatever use patrons might see fit. A bookcase in the corner offers various games of chance, dice, and strategy with still room for more to accrue with time.
The Dance Floor
The two other, closed, rooms both sport signs of their own. The one at the back of the hall simply says 'Private to the proprietor' and boasts a visible lock on the outside. The final door, however, stood across from the games room, simply says 'Dance Floor: Door to remain closed please.' The door is not locked, but the reason for it being closed is made clear: loud, dance-focused music with a mixture of music featuring a heavy beat and some with a more synth-focus plays within. Strategically placed sound dampening pads line the door and parts of the ceiling and walls to keep the music insulated, but once inside the lighting and sound do a decent job of mimicking a modern nightclub with the addition of some seating along the walls, places for people to keep their drinks as they need, and a small water station set up in the adjoining bathroom.
From an hour or so before sunset until around two in the morning, the doors to the Lavender Jack Lounge remain open and the bartender himself behind the bar in the kitchen to greet visitors with a welcoming smile and an earnest question after their health.
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Not that he's any less concerned about the fact that people have vanished, and more than simply one or two, given what he has heard. But he can at least acknowledge that sometimes the absence of others does make matters easier. For a variety of reasons.
Still, there's a nod as he takes a seat.
"What do you have available?"
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"I tried to open with a broad selection at hand, though it's ever changing and growing. If I were to guess at what you might like...I would offer tequila, gin, and brandy. You seem like the type who can maybe appreciate a touch of sweetness to his drink, but might prefer to mix it with something sour to both enhance and quell it. Either that or something botanical and tart that could be made with a hint of sweetness, like a honey flavor, to contrast." He looks back up once he's lined up his offerings to see his patron's reaction.
"Am I at all close?"
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"Both would suit. The latter was more common in Garlemald, though the former would speak more to ages long past."
Either, needless to say, are something that he would be more than willing to drink.