The bar was packed full, slightly above its legal capacity, but Kriisa had managed to secure a stool against the wall. With work as slow as it was, she appreciated the wide variety of patrons at Klinkk's. Mostly asura from every krewe you could imagine, a few sylvari on an expedition, and even a human on rare occasions. How odd, Kriisa thought, spotting a norn nursing a brightly colored drink across the room. Not that she was complaining. Any deviation from "normal" was extremely welcome.
She felt a tap on her shoulder. That was very much not normal. Turning her head toward the tap, she saw nothing, and immediately knew who it was.
"Sakki!" She spun out of the chair in the other direction and hugged the perpetrator. "I thought you said you hated this place!"
"I, uh. Do." Sakki returned the hug with trepidation. "Can we step outside? For a second?" She pushed Kriisa away and nervously glanced at the crowd.
Sakki was already pushing her way towards the door. Kriisa looked back at her stool, a rare victory in this place, and sighed before following her friend outside.
"Alright Sakki, this had better be worth giving up my seat."
Sakki leaned against the rough exterior wall, in the comfortable darkness between the soft blue glow of the streetlights. She took a few breaths and finally responded, "Eviia did the thing."
"You know, the… the thing? She promised she'd do the thing and she ended up doing the thing!"
Kriisa sighed. "You forgot why you fetched me, didn't you."
"Gimme a second, ok? I'll get there!" Sakki said, through a sheepish grin.
"A second? It's late already… I should probably start heading home, in any case. Maybe a walk will clear your head? I could use the company."
"If we can find a way to clear my head, I'll buy your drinks for a year." Sakki pulled herself off the wall and took a step. "Speaking of which, don't you have to settle your tab?"
"Klinkk knows I'll be back. It's fine."
The pair started walking down the alleyway, Sakki humming quietly and Kriisa hitching up her skirt to keep the hem from dragging on the damp concrete.
"I can't help but notice that you're in no rush to get home. You aren't planning on sleeping at my place, are you?" Kriisa asked, annoyance creeping into her voice as she continued walking. She noticed that her companion's footsteps had fallen silent. Turning back to face Sakki, she repeated, "Well? Are you?"
"Eviia got the lease! On that place in Kryta, the one with the mountains and that forest, you remember, right?"
Kriisa stared, processed the information, and started giggling as she stepped towards Sakki to pick her up in a tight hug. Sakki laughed along with her. "I'm guessing that means you do remember!"
Kriisa spun Sakki around before putting her back down, smiling wide. "I remember that you had your eyes on those trees, and I remember that it was in a perfect location for gates, and I remember that we all agreed that it was the best we could ever hope to find for the krewe." She sighed happily.
"We're actually making this happen, aren't we?"
Sakki smiled right back at her.
"I always knew we could."
