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Sam Merlotte ([personal profile] shifting) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2016-12-16 10:51 pm

The Grand Opening of Merlotte's Bar & Grill

WHO: Sam Merlotte and hopefully a whole mess of imPorts!
WHERE: Merlotte's Bar & Grill, De Chima
WHEN: Mid-December
WHAT: After much anticipation, some contracting woes, a failed election bid and one super sweet cash infusion, Merlotte's is ready to have its opening night. Let's mingle, y'all.
WARNINGS: n/a

[the only upside to losing an election was more time to focus on getting his bar ready and opened. Time it turned out he needed, as contractor setbacks and a wrong food order pushed the opening day back a few precious weeks. But tonight's the night - the bar is stocked, wood polished, lights lit, and Sam himself is cleaned-up in a nice shirt and jeans, ready to greet what he hopes is a good and hungry crowd. He's impressed himself with how good the place looks, a testament to what one can do with the backing of a generous investor.

The menu is Southern comfort pub food, with a smattering of Louisiana-particular dishes intended to excite: boudin and rice for one, shrimp gumbo for another, and beignets just for this month. Who doesn't love pastries around the holidays? The bar, the restaurant's obvious main feature, is wide and well-stocked, with De Chima Vineyards the house wine of choice, five local drafts on tap, and a wall of shining liquor bottles. A large chalk board proudly proclaims the shot special of the evening:

A Chill Ton
– 1/2 oz. Goldschlager
– 1/2 oz. Baileys
– 1 splash of Bacardi 151
– a cinnamon rim, ignited with a match

"Sure to fire up its drinkers and leave them with a headache, this blow-hard shot goes down like a bitch."

Everyone walking through the doors will get to enjoy special discounted prices this evening, and imPorts in particular get one free drink. The pool table and dart board in the corner are sure to see some use, a DJ rented for the evening has set up karaoke for the more adventurous, and those looking to enjoy a quieter night can enjoy the fire pits crackling away on the patio. Sam himself will be found chatting up everyone he can, at times helping to serve drinks and run food, but otherwise eager to mingle and get feedback from his guests. This has been a long-time coming, and he finally both looks and feels like he's in his element.
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slightlyoffchilt: (Gasconading.)

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[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-18 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
I do not think it should be named whatsoever.

[Said the namesake, already feeling tipsy on a couple doused Chill Tons.]

Should be nameless -- better mystique.
rathercommon: (reluctantly amused)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-18 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh -

[ Kitty looks over, a little startled - and then smiles at Chilton wryly. ]

Hullo, there, Dr Chilton. Did you manage to make Sam angry?
slightlyoffchilt: (Galliard.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-18 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think he just has an odd fondness for me that he exhibits in unhealthy ways.

[Chilton pursed his lips, shooting a glare across the bar. Given all the warmly tinted chaos, he couldn't see if Sam caught it or not.]

Shall I buy you one?
rathercommon: (reluctantly amused)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-18 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her lip quirks up as she regards that ingredient list. ]

Maybe...a margarita instead?
slightlyoffchilt: (Excogitate.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-19 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we ought to name that in Sam's own honor.

[Said Chilton, as he signaled for the bartender.]

What do you think?
rathercommon: (amused)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-19 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Which one? [ She smiles, amused. ] Are you proposing renaming margaritas after Sam? I could see it. Sour and sweet.
slightlyoffchilt: (Whimsy.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-19 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
And I hear he prefers his rim salted.

[So saucy!! Chilton doesn't even apologize, evident enough with that smirk he's wearing.]
rathercommon: (reluctantly amused)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-19 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
His rim salted?

[ Her smile turns a little puzzled. ]

Is that slang for something?
slightlyoffchilt: sweet ring, bro (Whine.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-19 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Uh. [A sharp look was shot her way.] Hm. This is a question better suited to Doctor Venture.

You know he was deemed upon entry here to become a sex therapist? I assume it was ironic, because he is obviously virginal.
rathercommon: (danger boy)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-19 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mildly: ]

Poor thing. That must have been terribly embarrassing. So it was a sexual crack at poor Sam's expense, then?
slightlyoffchilt: (Caret.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-19 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
I am not entirely convinced that poor Sam has a sexuality. [One-eighty reverse; it the arrow doesn't land the target, try throwing the bow.] Does he? Would you know?

[Given how Chilton had formally accused Sam and Kitty of chemistry, this was a loaded series of questions.]
rathercommon: (amused)

[personal profile] rathercommon 2016-12-19 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you joking?

[ Kitty sidesteps that hurled weapon with a casual laugh and a non-answer. ]

Haven't you heard him flirting on the network?
slightlyoffchilt: (Mockery.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2016-12-20 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Are we dignifying that behavior as flirtation now? [His smile never wavered.] I suppose lowering the bar is the only outcome of an entropic world.