Snippet #1511922

Duran put his face in his palm as Faera expressed delight in the man he had just knocked to the floor. He pinched the bridge of his nose, trying not to let stress get to him. The last thing he needed to do was give a blind Dark Elf a black eye. Duran hated dealing with intoxicated people, it seemed. It was probably a good thing that he figured it out sooner than later, though. If every victory gave way to revelry like this, it was probably something he wouldn't like to be a part of.

"You should sh- sit! Beelzes made me try thish thing called 'brandy' and you should have shome too!"

Beelzes. Of course. That witch of a Deep Human was old enough to know better, but she was trouble no matter how you sliced it. Duran really didn't want to stay in the bar, but once more his strange social graces could not allow him to refuse the dark elf. He reluctantly sat down, completely ignoring the the man he had knocked out, or any questions regarding him. Beelzes showed up shortly after, telling her to have some of the bar's complimentary snacks. It wouldn't really do any good, though he had a feeling that Beelzes knew that.

Such a bad influence.

"Uh...No thank you," Duran said, refusing the brandy. "I really shouldn't stay here much longer. I don't want to bring down anybody's good times." He raised an eyebrow and shot a mild glare Beelzes' way. Charm was never a part of Duran's persona; Try as he might, there was really no way for him to come across as suave or nice. It wasn't as though he needed those qualities where he was from, but it seemed that a more urban, social life required greater tact than he possessed. He hadn't really even spoken to Faera in great detail, though he knew enough about her to know that this was definitely not her.

"Faera, maybe you should lay off the liquor for a while. I don't think it agrees with you." Duran couldn't quite find the right words to say gracefully that Faera was going to regret tonight in one way or another if she kept going like this. He shot another glare at Beelzes in an attempt to keep her from goading Faera into furthering her stupor.