(WARNING: potential trigger warning for inappropriate advances. It will not turn into an assault, but someone inappropriately trying to make a move on a drunk person is potentially triggering so I wanted to make sure everyone was aware.)
And It All Seemed Harmless: Chapter 2
Fuck, how many of these have I had?
Shepard growled as she tried desperately to focus on the drink in front of her.
Or was it three drinks?
Every time she turned her head, the drinks before her multiplied.
Fuck, what the fuck was even in this drink?
Doesn't matter she chastised herself quickly. Thinking too much was the problem at the moment, and she was obviously still thinking.
The only thing that matters at the moment is that this fucking glass is empty.
"Hey." She slurred at the bartender, though the word sounded less than English at the moment.
What had her name been?
The two had talked for quite some time when the spectre had come in, but to be honest the soldier remembered less than half of what was said. The gruff asari turned her head, an eyebrow raised as she stared with amusement at the positively wasted soldier. She began to open her mouth to release what was in no doubt, a snide comment before another asari filled the spectre's vision. She shook her head a bit, trying to affirm that it was in fact an asari and not a moving purple drink, but the asari spoke before she had a chance to try and force her inebriated brain to make sense of the image before her.
"Why hello there, Commander Shepard is it?"
Shepard cleared her throat and tried to still her voice before answering. She had definitely had enough of Illium business people trying to take advantage of her dead spectre status, this bitch being no exception.
"Who wants to know?"
"Nobody of importance my sweet Commander." Purred the asari as she leaned in to whisper in the soldier's ear, her hands sliding over the spectre's shoulders and turning her so that the two women were facing each other.
The contact served to sober the Commander a bit, and she swallowed nervously. This woman did not want her for her spectre status...
"Are you here alone Commander?"
Shepard nodded. The level of alcohol in her system preventing her from forming too many coherent thoughts, much less words.
"Well, I can fix that. The back room is empty and you and I, well, we could go have some drinks and relax a bit. Talk and...see where things go. I can pay for our little stay."
Shepard knew this was a bad idea. The asari obviously was interested in doing much more than talking, but then again, she had been nearly falling off this bar stool for almost an hour and a couch sounded fantastic. The asari would also probably buy her drinks for a while as well, which would save her money since she would inevitably keep drinking for a least a bit longer. Aw what the hell, she was more than capable of fending off unwanted advances anyways, and even after a couple more drinks, she knew she would be able to keep herself from having sex with the asari. She hadn't made a drunken mistake like that since her time on Earth.
"All right let's go."
The asari smiled, giving the soldier a smoldering look as she stumbled to her feet. "I'll meet you there in a second, let me get our drinks. Want the same?" she said motioning to the empty glass the soldier had been trying to remedy when she had arrived. Shepard nodded. She didn't know the name of the drink so if the asari did, she was the fucking greatest person in the bar as far as she was concerned. She stumbled towards the back room, leaving the asari speaking with the bartender.
As Aethyta made the drinks, she scrutinized the asari. Something didn't sit right with her about this one. The woman hadn't taken her eyes off of the human's ass as she had stumbled to the room, and she worried the soldier was in a bit over her head.
"Hey," she said as she handed set the drinks on the counter, finally drawing the asari's attention. "Be careful with her okay? She's had a bad night and a lot to drink. Don't do anything she might regret in the morning, the kid's got it rough enough."
"She's a grown woman, I think she can take care of herself. And trust me, I wouldn't dream of doing anything she would regret. Or wouldn't enjoy." she said suggestively, complete with a smug grin.
"Right...well shit. I think I made your friend the wrong drink, you wanted the mystery drink right?"
The asari nodded disdainfully, obviously annoyed with her bartender keeping her from her fun for longer than expected.
"Don't get all bitchy."
The asari raised an eyebrow though Aethyta ignored her. This asari was definitely was not the kind of woman that should be alone with that human. The human was a little stupid and aggressive, but she liked her and knew the kid had definitely been opposed to a hook up with someone she didn't know at the beginning of the night. That likely hadn't changed.
"Since I messed up, how about I bring these drinks to you guys? I'll bring em in a couple of minutes and you can go relax."
"Fine." said the asari, brightening up a bit as if she had been the one to make Aethyta deliver them the drinks herself before handing her a credit chit and striding off towards the back. Aethyta scowled at her as she left and dumped the spectre's drink in the sink behind her before starting to craft a very different one. Hopefully she wouldn't notice the difference...
