video; @crowley

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

This isn't London either.

[That much, it would seem, is completely obvious... but the young man on the screen isn't addressing his audience when he says it. He looks like he's just stepped out of the decontamination area after retrieving his belongings and more or less booking it away, and he doesn't look like he's impressed with any of this despite the dark sunglasses concealing his eyes.]

Look, this is getting ridiculous-- and don't tell me, people here haven't figured out a way to get the-- Somewhere back home either?

[He pulls in a breath, sharply and through his teeth, and grimaces.]

At least tell me there's a decent bar.

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[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

[He does try not to take too long, but he's only a little later than he said he'd be by the time he gets down to the bar - and not entirely because he got lost.

And... huh. Not entirely what he expected to find.]

So how easy are these things to distract?

[bakudan_bambino]

Easy enough if you have the right kind of distraction.

[One of Gokudera’s rings lights up in red fire and that suddenly turns into a leopard cub, red fire gushing from its ears.]

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

[Things do not often startle Crowley. Thousands of years of life can make you relatively immune to such things. This, though--

He jumps smartly back, his eyes growing wide behind his sunglasses.]

What in the name of-- Someone is that?

[bakudan_bambino]

This is our distraction, Uri.

[The leopard cup looks up at Crowley and gives a soft mewl before looking over at the robot bartender. Gokudera strokes a hand down URI’s back and then the creature moves over to Crowley, slinking about close enough to sniff at one of his shoes.]

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

Oh. Uh. Hey.

[Animals, as a rule, don't usually like Crowley. Something about being a demon and evil being something they can sense. He watches the creature curiously.]

They don't normally get this close.

[bakudan_bambino]

[Uri looks up at the greeting, sits right there in front of Crowley's shoes, and meows loudly at him.]

Well, it's a good thing Uri isn't normal then. Uri is a part of my will, so... an extension of me. You don't seem all that bad. [A shrug. He's not going to mean any offense, bends down and picks up the kitten, then looks at the bar.]

Let me know when you're ready, and this guy will cause a big enough scene to have the bartender-bot distracted for a good while.

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

['Don't seem all that bad', huh. Crowley subtly cringes at the implication, but it's not the first time he's heard it. He continues to watch the animal, expecting to have claws stuck into his ankle at any second, until the young man picks it up.]

Mm, ready whenever you are. Won't be my first turn behind a bar - I know what I'm looking for.

[bakudan_bambino]

Alright. Uri. Go for it.

[Gokudera sets the kitten directly on the bar and it just stares at them, meows curiously, then licks a paw.]

Uri, what the fuck, come on!

[The kitten hisses at him and gets up, clearly offended at his tone.]

Bartender! A round for everyone!

[The robot hurls a tequila sunrise at him and he moves towards the kitten, so it freaks it out. Uri hisses and lunges for the bot, fire shooting from his ears. Gokudera prods a broken piece of glass, then gestures at Crowley to do as he pleases.]

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

[That's one way to start a bar fight. Crowley shrugs and strides across the room like he belongs there, ducking down behind the bar before the bot can see him. He rifles through the various bottles he finds, grabs a few, and gets out before you can say 'bat out of hell'.]

So how easy is it to calm 'Uri' down?

[Crowley is quite sure he wouldn't like having a tequila sunrise thrown at him, either.]

[bakudan_bambino]

[Gokudera is watching the kitten biting at the metal, growling and gushing red fire. Once he’s sure he won’t be stopped, he grabs a bottle of vodka and walks right up to Crowley, heading towards the exit.]

One Uri realizes the he can’t eat a robot, he’ll give up and chase after us. Then, I can just tuck him away. [Theres no need to calm the storm kitten down.]

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

[The demon shrugs. Seems easy enough, and he got what he wanted out of this. It isn't that he doesn't know some humans can be helpful, but he doesn't often go looking for their help.]

Eh, let him have his fun.

[Crowley heads for the exit, too, reading the label of one of the bottles he swiped.]

I'm always a supporter of creatures of chaos.

[bakudan_bambino]

We will.

[As an extension of himself, Uri will follow naturally. He won't like being left to his own devices with a robot, since the robot doesn't have food for him.

The kitten follows, jumping up to scale the back of Gokudera's shirt and causing him to hiss in some pain at the tiny kitten claws that snag the skin of his back.]

Ah, that's my first time doing that.

[Gokudera looks at the bottle he'd swiped and seems pleased enough. He'll save this, ration it out. No need to hit the bottle hard when he has so much free time in this world.]

[saunteredvaguelydownwards]

Stealing alcohol, or distracting a robot with a small cat?

[Honestly, out of the two...

It's Crowley's first time distracting someone with a cat. He usually doesn't have to cause a distraction in the first place (and besides, it doesn't really fit in with the overall atmosphere of places like The Ritz).]

I mean, I can take a guess.

[bakudan_bambino]

Both.

[Uri settles onto Gokudera's shoulder and seems happy with the perch as he walks.]

Which one would you have guessed?