Tuning In [Open]

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"Between you and me, my current little fling is a BOW, she's pretty hot not gonna lie," Kris said with a sly little smile. She was glad to see someone as enthusiastic as she was when she first started here. To be honest the place could use a fresh perspective and it has always been fun working at such a laid back facility to her so she hoped the experience would be the same for Annalise.

"Take your time, no rush, if you need any cash for the shoes let me know we'll cover them for the time being, we're kind of a family here and look out for one another," she said walking over to the boxes next to the fridge and picked one up, it was full of drinking glasses, "at the end of the day I just want you to be comfortable around here and to enjoy this place as much as I do. If you have any worries let me know and if anything rubs you the wrong way we'll hammer it out for you."

[Annalise Thergo]

Annalise chuckled. Admittedly, she did not see that coming, but it was good to see relationships thrive no matter what the person was. If a BOW could raise her as a daughter, then a BOW could be many other things outside of their original purpose. They had wants and needs just like anyone else. "That's all that matters, right?" She said with a jesting tone. Seems she and Kris had some common ground to stand on. Good. That'll make working here more enjoyable.

"Thank you. I've got enough cash to get myself started here but I appreciate the offer." Family, huh? Annalise liked the sound of that. She joined Kris by the boxes, knelt down, and scooped one of them up. Drinking glasses--she wouldn't risk carrying two at a time, then. Annalise did not know how to respond to all this. Kris was being so accomodating and kind, and it wasn't something she was used to. Sure, there were good and bad people out there, but she was really going out of her way to make her feel accepted and cared for from the get-go. What does one say to that? Verbal appreciation? Annalise decided action would be best, starting with helping her with these boxes.

"I...wasn't expecting such a warm welcome here. It's nice for a change." She admitted, Annalise held the box in a more comfortable position in her arms and grinned. "If I do anything that's not cool by the standards here, just let me know, a'ight? I'm flexible."

Look at me now, dad. I'm starting a real job.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

Things looked to be going well, she liked her new hire for the moment. The craziness of this city was just starting however and she wondered how the future looked for them. The reason she was so warming and welcoming to anyone who would give her the time of day was simple, they were all in danger now and she could do her part in putting in helping others during these hard times.

"The Ol' Man taught me a thing or two about the ins and outs of Bio-Altered people when I started working here and over time people kept coming to visit, you come to realize that the people you need to treat right are the ones you don't even know yet," Kris said and she began heading down the stairs, "besides, you did your part down there and that was inspiring enough for me to see you as a decent person."

Once down stairs she sat the box of glasses on the end of the bar for Julie to handle. The Crowbar was re-branding, these glasses had the name and logo lasered into the side of the glasses, it was LJ's way of keeping the Old Mans legacy going.

[Annalise Thergo]

"That is a very good point." You never know if the person you're meeting for the first was a potential friend or foe and treating them well could starve off options for the latter. Smart outlook. Annalise followed her downstairs and peeked over the box to check on her steps. The last thing she wanted was to stumble into Kris! "Just doing the right thing." Or whatever was decent. That group was rowdy and disruptive on top of being bigots.

"I do have one question." Annalise put the box down and the glasses inside clinked together dully, "When John isn't around, what do you have to defend yourselves with in case if something happens?" This city was becoming more and more volatile by the day and chances of that mess coming here was increasing. She liked what this place stood for and would hate to see anyone get hurt.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"Hm? Johns not here for security, he literally is here to cook and make drinks, he's too much of a timid person to just beat people down," Kris said with a smirk, "he's all show no action... Granted story is he's been in plenty of scuffles to protect people so if something goes down he'll defend you just don't expect him to start knocking peoples heads together if they get rowdy. Plus his voice thingy doesn't get that loud so he can't robot yell at them."

Kris let out a little laugh, "call the cops, we're around the corner and it's a hot spot. That being said, you can call LJ as well, he's the owner and will send the proper people this way if the situation is dire."

[Annalise Thergo]

Annalise smiled awkwardly, a physical admittance to hastily judging a BOWs presence, "I apologize for assuming like that. I'm..." How to describe her point of view on this? "Well, growing up with my father, I'm still used to BOWs springing into action if something goes wrong." More like carving a bloody warpath that would make any man piss himself. "I hope I didn't insult." But, that was good to know. It means Annalise had an idea of what to expect. It also meant John wanted to be like everyone else: have a steady job and enjoy life without violence.

Annalise chuckled. His pad did have a low volume so shouting was definitely out of the question!

Well, if the cops were nearby, that was good, but Annalise disliked the idea of leaving fate in the hands of others, even if they were close. Still, she did not have it in her to ask Kris if it was alright to have a gun or two behind the bar just in case if things escalated. You're being far too paranoid. Annalise decided to let that go. "Sounds good to me." She checked the clock, "I'll go get those shoes and stuff and be back in about two hours. I'm pretty stoked to start working here."

Really stoked was more like it.

"Need me to nab anything while I'm out?"

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"I just need you to be safe out there," Kris said with a cheerful smile, "I'll stick around to help you get settled in when you get back."

John moved from the kitchen he was holding a platter with a bunch of bar food for a table in the corner, he crossed the room and sat it down and stopped next to Kris and typed something, "White Rabbit." Then kept going to the kitchen.

"I see," she said and looked back to Annalise, "I'll acquaint you with some of our 'different' crowd soon, we have key words. Anyways! I'm holding you up."

[Annalise Thergo]

"Much appreciated." Annalise slipped her hand into her pocket to double-check for her wallet, found it was there, and bobbed her head towards the door. "I'll see you when I get back, then."

John moving towards Kris did stop her from departing right away. Was something happening or was he informing her about a particular order? That...wasn't what she expected. She decided that, as curious as she was, it was best to make her job the priority before finding out more.

"Sounds good. I look forward to meeting them." Annalise gave Kris a quick, friendly wave, "I'll see you soon."

With that, she quickly left the bar, and unlocked her van. Time to get settled into a new routine.