Back to normal?

[«Wraith»]

"I'm good with not knowing." He said with a bit of a laugh as he too got out of the car and locked it behind him. He walked up the steps and opened the door to the bar, holding it open for her before he walked up to the bar and took his usual spot. Despite the additions of a few new staff members the place hadn't exactly changed as far as atmosphere and general feel and the jukebox was still playing the same music it usually did.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

She followed in with him, the new girl Julie, was still behind the bar while Kris was on the floor passing out drinks to a table, she took notice almost immediately.

"Cops are here, hide the guns," Kris said and winked at Tony, "see you got a girlfriend now, when did you get time in the day to fight crime and socialize?"

Cass paid her no mind, she was looking around the place taking in the setting, the music, everything. She heard the thumping foot steps in the back and assumed it was the 103, she saw the shady crowd at the booths, it was kind of like home.

[«Wraith»]

"Oh shit cops? Where?" He joked as he picked up two menus and handed one over to Cassidy. "But no she's new in town and helping with a case. What's new with you?" He said before turning to the new girl and ordering his drink as well as some food, particularly some of his more favorite things he enjoyed. He turned back towards Kris, "Speaking of girl friends or whatever how's that working out for you?"

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"Running assholes out the bar," she said walking to the bar and sat the empty drink tray down, Cassidy sat down and ordered a drink and food as well, Kris kept going, "life's good, hope the Matron of Freedom or what have you isn't causing you too much trouble, if she is let me know I'll rough her up a thing or two."

John moved from the back room bending low as he pushed through the quick door holding a large tray of food, he walked it out the the table in the corner and sat it down, his presence shocked the middle table but otherwise everyone kept their cool, Cassidy didn't even pay him mind, she was on her phone messing with a game collecting her daily rewards.

[«Wraith»]

"Nah nothing like that, so far she and Tyrant have been the quietest thing to happen to the city. So whatever you're doing please keep it up." He asked as a joke. His attention turned to john who he gave a wave as soon as he saw before he was served his drink and he turned his attention to Cassidy, "So this place also serves as a great place to get information around the city also if you know what to listen for really. Or if you know Kris." He turned again, "Speaking of which, Kris, meet Cassidy, she's helping me with a case currently and just got into town. Cassidy this is Kris, part time college student... slash bar manager now is that right?"

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"Basically spending most of my time here in the bar training the new girls so I can get some schoolwork out of the way," Kris said as Cass mostly remained silent even after being told what the place was, she was now looking over the pictures she took reading a document in one of the pictures.

"That's Julie by the way, she's staying on nights since she and John are now BFFs," Julie didn't look pleased with the statement and still seemed to be rather afraid of John despite his docile nature, Kris however was their defacto backbone by the looks of it.

[«Wraith»]

"That's fair I guess." He replied just as the food arrived and he sat there drinking a beer and watching the TV. He looked over at Cassidy before asking, "So what exactly did you get?" He asked leaning in without encroaching on her space to read the document on the picture. It seemed like their idea of sending the ol' man into the place to be a distraction worked really well. His attention switched with each glance between the food, the TV, and Cass herself.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

Every television skipped out and cut to black that was showing the weather then was replaced with a public service announcement via TYRANT. Kris looked up and saw the same hoodie she saw Amy leave the bar in a few hours ago and audibly said, "oh shit..."

What Grace had to say was a declaration of war not just on the city but on the people who would back the government in their goals to continue the oppression on her people. When it was all over with and the feed cut to black and was replaced with a set of commercials Cassidy looked over to Tony and simply said, "a burger and fries, if you're still curious."

Several people in the corner of the bar got up and immediately headed out the door with a sense of urgency, Cassidy already caught on that they were probably members of Tyrant and were none the wiser about what just happened than the two sitting there. Kris was very pale and visibly shaking at her hands.

[«Wraith»]

He waited for a moment before his eyes went wide with what came onto the air. He watched in horror and when it was over he pushed his plate over to one side along with his drink and just let his forehead drop onto the bar there was a long minute between the audible bang of his head hitting the thick hardwood bar counter and a very loud, frustrated, and drawn out groan which was only slightly muffled by the counter. He started lightly and slowly banging a fist on the counter, he just got done saying how she WASN'T causing him a headache.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"I think he's going to need a double shot of something," Cassidy said, she was extremely calm for the situation but she also was new to town and had no connections to this person. On top of that her job just got a lot easier, she didn't have to identify the leader of Tyrant anymore, so that was a plus. Now it was just a matter of surviving the next phase of whatever this Maiden of Revolution was about to cause.

Kris however walked straight to the back kitchen area and let out a loud scream, something she was apparently holding in, it made Julie jump and a moment later John scattered back into the kitchen area to check on her. Cassidy took a bite out of her burger, Tony was right, this place had damn good food.

"You're going to give yourself brain damage doing that."

[«Wraith»]

"Yes please, no wait, make it a triple." He just kind of sat there for a bit before finally responding "Good." He groaned, "Maybe I'll forget about the nightmare children of Alice Abernathy especially Amy fucking Grace." One night and literally both of them had done the most insane fucking things possible. He finally pushed his head away from the bar and finished off his drink before he was getting a new one handed to him, "I need a to go box please." He asked Julie the new girl before he got up and went in the back to the bathrooms. Mumbling and complaining.

[¤Amy Grace¤]

Julie got him a box ready for his return, a moment later Kris came out from the back she looked a bit more colorful now that she hadn't just seen a ghost. Cassidy imagined their relationship was over now, but then again she didn't know anything about either of them. She simply finished off her burger and began eating her fries mindlessly as the news channel came back to.

The anchors had taken their place back and were detailing the events leading to the network takeover, they reported no casualties but several wounded. That was good, least she didn't have to chase down a murder case just yet. Cass finally finished off her fries and pushed the plate away from her and took a drink from her mixed drink, it was fruity but was a bit on the strong side with the vodka in it, it didn't bother her too much.

"You okay," she finally asked Kris who simply nodded back at her.

[«Wraith»]

A few moments later he emerged from the bathroom and took his seat near the bar before grabbing his drink which was just prepared for him and taking a sip from it. He resisted the urge to slam it back as he put the rest of his food in a box. Then he took it and slammed the drink back being the son of an altered had it's advantages, like having one hell of an alcohol tolerance. He finally let out a sigh, "I'm really thankful I'm off of that case. Not even going to lie. Let's just hope Burton doesn't change his mind tomorrow when he's in the office."

[¤Amy Grace¤]

"That's the case I'm working on for the DSO," Cassidy said almost as a 'matter of fact' as he said he was off it, "don't worry your pretty raven hair, I'm not here to hurt her, just to watch."

She was of course addressing a look Kris gave her, "what a first day. Underground fighting ring, murder in the woods, and a news station takeover. Least no one died in it I guess. There's going to be an APB out on her soon, I advise you avoid being around her or else you'll get dragged into it as well. Better safe than sorry but then again, do you."

[«Wraith»]

He held his face in his hands, all that bullshit about keeping shit secret, helping her out, Valentine even vouched and didn't say shit about her. Even Burton turned a blind eye for a while but this? This was not something they'd be able to just stand by and just let happen. "Be careful, that woman's crazy." He said finally pulling his hands away from his face, "Not like psychotic crazy, but like one of those... how's that ancient tubeyou video go? She uh, she's like honey badger levels of crazy."