*knock, knock*
All the while, the Calico was mumbling something about a 'Blue Raccoon'.
"KNOCK! KNOCK!"
"Precious... Yes... Precious in leather... Need to get her leather mini-skirt..."
*POUND, POUND, POUND!!!*
"Precious... Yes... Precious in leather... Need to get her leather mini-skirt..."
"MAVERIK!!!! UNLOCK THE GODDAMN DOOR BEFORE I BREAK THE FUCKING WINDOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The Calico raised his head from his cleaning. He looked over to the far-end of the club, where a Vixen-Taur was using a metal scraper to get the old, discolored and chipping paint off of the wall. "Scarlet!" He shouted. "Can you get that? I'm a little busy here."
The vixen-taur shrugged her shoulders and gets the door. "On it," she mutters.
"Thank you," Maverik said as he rubbed a particularly dirty spot.
Scarlet unlocked the door and waves Xero and Jen in, "Hi, I'm Scarlet," she states in greeting as she leads them back to the bar.
Maverik looked over at the two Love Furs and smiled sadly, "Heya, Jen. How is it over there? I didn't get a chance to see."
The kitsune-taur nodded, "It looked pretty bad to me," she added.
Jen hung her head, "Pretty bad. Everything's gone and the building's in danger of collapsing. It won't be useable anytime soon. Dr. Mera isn't sure where to re-establish the Splicing Center."
Xero sat down on one of the old, worn down barstools, "Jen's going to need a job until the place is set up again. Aren't you still in need of a bartender?"
Maverik nodded. "Actually, yes. I have a friend who's interested already, but he can't do it alone." He said before asking "As for the Center... Ouch... I never got a chance to see it, I was too busy... Uh... Saving a piece of history..." Of course, by saving history, he had saved numerous mini-skirts. But hey, in his mind, it was an act of humanitarianism!
Xero glared at the calico Splice, "I saw you hoarding those miniskirts, you pervert."
"Hey, hey!" Maverik said, holding up his hands defensively. "Had it not been for me, there wouldn't be a mini-skirt anywhere on this island!"
Scarlet humphed, "From the sound of it, you were perving about the cute girl furs." She then let a sly smile form upon her face, "Not that I blame you much for that...."
"And the one I saw today..." The Calico grinned widely. "Oh man... BLUE FUR! Oh, I hope she comes for the auditions when we hold them."
Xero quickly changed the subject, "Back to the more important issue, do you think you can get Jen some good hours, here? You know as well as I do her father taught some great bartending skills."
Maverik nodded his head, "Sure, I mean... Hey, in my opinion, as long as she can serve beer from the tap and make a damn good Screwdriver, Midori Sour, or even a Sex on the Beach, she's hired!"
Scarlet looked the Skunk Splice over, "For what it's worth," she stated, "she would be some nice 'eye candy' for behind the bar."
Jen gave the kitsune-taur a once-over in response, "You're not so bad-looking yourself. Gonna be on stage?"
"HA!" Maverik laughed, "I wish!" Shaking his head, Maverik then ducked under the counter, mumbling something about, 'what the hell is that stink'?
Xero chuckled a bit at that, "I think its Jen... She had to spray some anti-splice prick last night."
At that point, there was an insistent knocking at the door. Scarlet sighed, "The work of a bouncer is never done." The kitsune-taur disappeared into the short hallway, returning after a moment with the Health inspector. Glancing to the side, Xero noticed the arrival of the health inspector. "Hey, Mav, you got a visitor."
"I do?" Maverik shouted as he went to stand up. *KER-CRASH*!
The inspector let out a small cough. "Where is this Mr. Calicas?" she asked.
Xero casually removed the splinters from the shattered barhop from the side of his face, "He's right there." He said, pointing to his immediate left.
"I'm Maverik Calicas..." Said the Calico who's head was literally poking up from a hole in the bar counter. "By the way, Scarlet, get me a trash bag! These mouse-traps are over-flowing with rats!"
Scarlet complied, as she walked off muttering about Crazy bosses...
Xero glanced down at the traps in question, "....MOUSIE!"
"No, Xero," Maverik shouted! "Down boy! DOWN!"
*CRASH*!
And with that, the entire bar counter was crushed over as Xero had lunged right on through to get to the other side with the mouse-traps. At least Maverik could stand, even if he had a 'collar' of rotted wood around his neck. Xero, however, was left in a heap on the ground, seemingly unconscious...
Another cough emits form the smallish official. "You do know that that bar will have to be replaced, sir?" she stated in a firm voice.
"I know, I know..." The Calico Fur sighed. Stepping over Xero and walking over to the human woman, Maverik said, "Hello. Maverik Calicas here." He held out his hand in greeting. "What can I do for you?"
At that point Xero, who apparently WASN'T unconscious, spoke up, "Hey, Mav, can I borrow your car for a minute?"
The inspector took Maverik's hand gingerly, giving it a small shake. "I am here on behalf of the Juuban Department of Health, to give your establishment a 'pre-opening' inspection."
Maverik chuckled nervously. "Uh, we're still in the process of renovation. Some things took longer to finish than expected, like when we added on a kitchen." He snapped his fingers. "But now the bathrooms are up to code."
The inspector looked over the her glasses at the Cat Splice. "I hope they are in better condition than the bar."
"Hey, Mav, I need to borrow your car for a minute."
"I heard you the first time," Maverik said to his friend as he tossed him the keys without thinking. "And yes, they are ma'am."
Chuckling ever-so-quietly, Xero quickly snuck out the door and drove off in Maverik's "Precious."
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