Even with her tattoos and wings, she was far from the wierdest person in the room.
"Calm down, Ranma," Nodoka said. "There's nothing to harm us here."
The other three girls hung close around Ranma and their "mother," but showed no reluctance to drink the alcohol, having each finished several drinks without showing effect.
"Can I get you anything else to drink?" the bartender, a huge, cheerful looking sort. "Because if you're just going to hold it, I'm certain there are other people wanting some." He smiled softly to show that he was kidding as Ranma flushed in embarrassment and took a sip from her drink.
It was bitter and harsh as she feared, and her mouth scrunched up her face and twisted her head left and right as she swallowed it down. Her wings shook vigorously along with the rest of her as the drink went down her throat.
"Bleh," she said, as some of the people around laughed in a not unfriendly manner. Nodoka gripped her daughter's shoulder comfortingly, a smile on her face. "You drink this gunk?"
"You get used to it," Nodoka promised her.
"And you can't get drunk," Nabiki added, mock cheerfully. "So, extra bonus."
Akane and Kodachi looked around at all the other people somewhat nervously, their unease still tremendously reduced by the comedy of Ranma's first taste of alcohol.
Ranma looked at everybody doubtfully and then into her mug before screwing up her face and courage to take another drink. Lifting the concoction to her lips and drinking again.
It was still rather vile tasting, though perhaps less so than that first sip.
That was just the beginning. It progressed from there, the pesistant pleasant company doing what the chemicals in the beer found impossible past all the enhancments, lowering their defenses and opening them up.
Nodoka watched as one by one they started talking about what had brought them here, sighing with relief.
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