Zertch suddenly steps out from the shadows, right beside Maximus K. Mackay.
"Ah, Mr. Nihsa, good to have you join us! Would you like a sewer brew?"
Regardless of the answer, he looks back at the old man.
"Oh, but where are my manners! I am Maximus K. Mackay. Who might you be, good sir?"
Inquire as to this fine individual's name or other identifier, if he sees fit to provide one.
You show your drink to your Ninja companion and recommend it. He shows little emotion, considering his face is hidden as it is. You shrug it off and turn back to the old man.
"Oh, but where are my manners! I am Maximus K. Mackay. Who might you be, good sir?" The old man seems a bit shy about it,
"Oh, I'm nobody. The rest of my guild has long since left or died, and the Radha won't let me go solo." He sighs deeply and finishes his drink.
"It's turned sour, that's my que to go. I'll be around." He gets up and starts walking away. He stops next to you for a moment. Without looking at you he mutters,
"Ordo, the name is Ordo." And then he leaves.
Zertch suddenly steps out from the shadows, right beside Maximus K. Mackay.
The shadows are your friend, and nothing can get in your way. Like a leaf on the wind you flow into the tavern in an instant and stop next to a familiar face, Maximus. Nobody really noticed your sudden appearance, too deeply involved with their food and drink. Eventually Max sees you and welcomes you. He holds up what must be sewer brew. You get a whiff of it, and it nearly knocks you off your feet. You use every ounce of willpower you have to keep your cool and collected appearance up. Dear god, what did they make that stuff out of? You've seen poisons milder than that!
"Oh. Well, if they're free..."
Shiloh swipes ten bottles.
You stash a couple of bottles away. They smell a little funky, but that'll wash out... probably. Dahne stops stripping and helps you take a couple more bottles.
Dahne suddenly halts what seems to be an attempt to strip down to his tartan so he can play the bagpipes wearing only his house's pattern and decides to assist the catperson in his efforts to gather some bottles.
Help Shiloh with bottle-gathering and afterwards go around checking if there are any pleasantly joyful tables with people discussing rumors, tips and ideas.
You drag Shiloh away and go around introducing yourselves to people. Most are pretty welcoming. They wish you the best of luck with your exploration. A female Survivalist and a male Gladiator invite you to chat for a bit. The girl sips at her coffee, but the Gladiator is pounding away alcohol like a champ. The guy says,
"Yea, you need to be really careful. There's a lot of really powerful enemies out there. Today we ran into a death mantis on the fourth floor!" "Third floor." "It was the third? Well in any case, we just cut our losses and got out of there. Those things have swords for arms, practically." "Don't let your guard down, even on these early floors. Sometimes monsters will wander upwards, and cause trouble. Just trust your intuition and don't bite off more than you can chew."