Opening the chat, if happened to be from Sara. Her current ssage read;
"Hi... Do you mind if we hang out? I kind of need so company right now, maybe over a drink."
Zosia knew that being a lone island wouldn't help her, which was why, despite their contrasting characters, she was friends with Xen.
She clicked on the ssage button and sent her the address sent to her. Zosia then opened Xen's ssage and sent a ssage, informing him that she was bringing soone.
Leaving the space again, for the second ti today, she walked to the pub with the address Xen had sent to her.
Arriving at the pub entrance, she realized that from outside, it looked quite small for a pub. The Neon 3D sign that looked stand alone was quite eye-catching.
Entering the pub, she was t with incandescent lights and the music that she had never heard before.
The feel of the music is quite different and she wasn't sure her vocal cords could produce such sounds.
Her eyes scanned the pub in search of Xen, but didn't see him. She walked towards the bartender.
"Um, seat 305. Where is it?"
" Oh, the person on the seat has upgraded to a private room." The bartender answered.
"Can you direct and what's the private room number?"
The bartender who had not raised his head to look at her, suddenly raised his head.
Zosia looked at his eyes that seed so strange, like they were wriggling in their sockets.
"If you know them, then they will tell you." He answered and got back to what he was doing.
Sigh!
She sighed and opened the chat window. A ssage entered from Sara, to co to the second floor, room 305.
"Have Sara and Xen t?" She asked herself inwardly.
Leaving for the room as told to her, she walked up the stairs. She walked slowly, allowing her ears to pick on the open conversations that filtered into her ear.
Old habits never die.
Arriving at the private room, she knocked on the door, which was opened by a figure she hadn't seen before.
"Who are you?" The figure asked her.
"Hey, Zosia you are here." Sara and Xen's voices were heard in unison.
She glanced over the shoulder of the figure and spotted Sara's blue figure and the always pale Xen.
"You are the person we have been waiting for." The figure muttered and shifted sideways.
Zosia glanced at the figure before entering the room.
"You didn't co with anybody?" Another figure in the room asked.
The question sounded strange in her ears but seeing all the curious eyes that landed on her, she was a little bit confused.
She did not allow the confusion to show on her face either.
"Zosia doesn't have a guide." Xen answered.
"Ooh, No wonder she doesn't know the rules." The other figure comnted.
"Rules?!" She asked and walked to sit on the seat beside Xen.
"Yeah —" the figure was about to continue but was nudged by the figure beside him.
"I am 063, his guide." The figure beside him spoke.
Zosia nodded, " Nice to et you 063."
"Sorry, I am Pence." The person who 063, is his guide spoke.
"Okay. Nice to et you Pence."
"Sorry for the late introduction, I am oga and my guide is 076."
"Hi... Nice to et you all. I am Zosia." Zosia said with a smile and introduced herself.
"Sorry to ask, just a little curious, what do you an by the rules?"
Zosia watched as they exchanged glances before Xen opted to talk.
"Well, rember I told you there are so unspoken rules?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well, one of them is not to talk or hang out with a different specie alone, except you are in a group." Xen explained, his eyes hunting at Sara.
"Why? Is it racism or speciesism?" She asked.
"No, it's because, so species look down on us and always find ways to target us. So even end up partnering with Rouges." Pence continued the explanation.
"Huh? Why?" Zosia asked, Confusion and skepticism written on her face.
" It's because the humans occupy the main soul world and the Soul energy here is rich and has an extensive network of ways to collect souls and innovative ways of having them complete tasks. " Sara comnted, clearing the confusion Zosia felt.
Zosia blinked her eyes, "So, Politics, huh?"
"Yeah. You can say that." Oga comnted.
She glanced at the figures in the room, totaling 7 which included her. She understood Pence being called Pence but why was his na Oga. "Did he pay to change his na?" She thought inwardly.
Zosia glanced at Sara. "If Sara knew, why did she then invite her for a drink?" She thought.
She turned to Xen, "Thank you. I didn't know."
"It's alright. I understand, since you are a newbie."
"Mm, it was Brother Xen that invited ." Oga answered.
Zosia glanced at his guide who happened to be a female and was a little bit surprised. She noticed that guides usually matched with the gender of the host/ master.
"The bill is on ." Zosia declared despite the twinge of heart ache she felt. She was still grateful for Xen helping her and then for coming.
"Thank you." Sara whispered, her voice barely audible as they floated into her ear.
Zosia just nodded her head in response, the goodwill she felt, plumting a little.
Pence whistled, "Such a rich Newbie."
"You jest. My account balance made run to do several tasks, just ca back from one not long ago."
"Aiya... Then we will pity you this ti. You still owe us one more drink." Pence comnted.
Zosia nodded her head and popped open a drink, pouring it directly into their cup.
Turning to Sara, she asked; "Will you drink this type?"
"Yeah."
"We won't stop until we are drunk." Xen voiced, echoing their sentints.
"Cheers. Especially to you Xen and to you all for coming."
"Hehe... You are welco."
They all laughed and clicked their glasses. Zosia smiled despite feeling uncomfortable inwardly. She had made another unnecessary expenses.
Who would feel good about that, when it was sothing that could be avoided. She would take it as making new friends. It was better to spend money to send away disaster.
It wasn't long before oga got drunk. He stood up, his steps wobbly. Zosia hadn't taken much except occasional sips.
Sara had downed a lot. Zosia frowned when she saw the piling bottles and the decreasing account balance.
"Sara, you should stop drinking. It's ti for you to go. It's already getting late. I should also be leaving as well." Zosia said.
"Right. I plan to take Oga back before he causes a commotion." 076 said as she held unto Oga.
"Baby, I still want to drink." Oga said in a sultry voice causing Xen to choke on his drink and Pence to giggle like a fool.
"You will drink once we get back. You should at least pity, your new friends account balance." 076 charming voice made Oga imdiately agree.
"I will go, after..... A kiss. I miss you." Oga continued.
Zosia hadn't thought much about the first one, but his words definitely cented that their relationship wasn't ordinary.
"Hey, you two should go and stop throwing dog food on my face." Pence shouted, waving his hand to shoo them away.
"Tch. At least mine is manageable, what about you 063." Oga rebutted.
Zosia turned her gaze towards the two and noticed that Pence's hand was tangled with 063's own.
"You all should go. Thanks for coming." Zosia imdiately said, she didn't want them to continue the charade. Her heart was already bleeding, just by thinking about the cost of the bills.
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