"Must have been a hell of a trip," Zee replies with a sagely nod.Beans wrote: ↑Aug 05, 2022 5:58 pm Konstanze takes a sip of her beer. "Too long since I had a proper drink... and yes, I've only been here in the Nexus for a bit and I've seen more kinds of people than I knew existed!" She waves a hand generally at her fellow patrons. "And I suppose 'dead' could refer to a variety of things, yes---I ask mostly since I'd describe myself as dead, more or less---I believe the proper term is wraith, and I did just leave a Hell."
See what she did there?
Get it?
A hell of a trip? Because-? Okay yeah you probably get it.
"See, where I come from a wraith is like... an ANGRY ghost. But ghosts aren't really people. More like an echo they leave behind in the world. Sort of. I guess? Between you and me I don't really get that stuff. BUT! You don't strike me as very angry. Or very ghosty. Or very not-a-person-y. You're definitely way more coherent than a shade or whatever would be."
And then comes the shrugs.
"Doesn't really matter that much though, right? Since you're HERE now! Instead of a place of terrible torment! Or boringness. Or whatever 'Hell' means where you're from."
Because let's be real here that word gets used for lots of different places and ideas that have very little do do with each other aside from the whole 'dead people are here' deal.
"Sweet it is! We just got in a few new casks from Applekick Farms," Zee says as she grabs a mug and heads for a nearby barrel with a tap stuck into it. "The ponies make some pretty amazing sweet-cider, but word of warning they don't call it appleKICK for nothing. This stuff is pretty strong, so take it slow."Earl of Purple wrote: ↑Aug 07, 2022 4:30 pm "I'm not actually new, I've been in the Nexus since I was eleven. Just, y'know, couldn't order alcohol before. Uh... sweet, please." Natalie turns to the wraith sat next to her and smiles. "My name's Natalie; I'm pleased to meet you Konstanze."
Probably has to do with the constitution of earth ponies. They're closer to dwarves when it comes to their ability to resist inebriation. Zee slides the mug over to Natalie with a smile. "You need anything else you just let me know, okay?"
"Howdy there! Sweltering out there, huh? I've heard that if you get to the upside down part of town-" Zee begins, making a topsy-turvy gesture with her hands. "-the seasons are all reversed. Thanksmas in summer-time and all that. Or winter right now! Great for cooling off or for sledding down people's roofs at all times of the year. Once iced tea coming up!"Zefir wrote: ↑Aug 07, 2022 8:59 pm A man comes through the door. He sweats hard like he had just ran here. To be true he didn't, but for some reason he was in a very hot area in inside and just returned. He swipes the sweat away as he makes his way to the bar, obviously inhaling the much cooler air inside the bar. He takes a seat at the bar.
"God damn weather out there." he says. "I lived in a vulcano for years but that heat out there is killing me. Give me an ice tea, and some water. Please." he says to the closest bartender.
And so it is.
One ice tea!
"...just regular and not Long Island, right?"