Upon entering the bar, you soon find that it's going to be a busy night once again.

There's a large group of young men and woman dancing in the corner whilst blasting music on their phones, another group of regulars all gathered and watching some sports channel, another group of men gathered around the pool table and then there's Rayleigh as usual at the bar with your boss and a dark-haired gentleman with golden eyes, the poor thing looking miserable as he takes a sip from his wine glass.

You adore both Shanks and Rayleigh but to be stuck in a conversation with them both at the same time would be draining for anybody. 

You then spot your roommate amongst the customers also, much to your surprise. 

Making your way behind the bar, you realize she's actually reading the job section of a newspaper whilst enjoying a beer. 

Your boss playfully ruffling your hair as you pass him, a cheerful smile plastered across his face. "Hey, you finally made it? How are ya doing?" Honestly, you can barely hear him over the loud music the younger punters are playing, only offering him a thumbs up in response before approaching Bonney and leaning over the counter, raising your voice to gain her attention.

"Hey! What are you doing here?" Of course the girl glances up at you but doesn't vocally respond, only frowning as her head tilts to the side in confusion.

"Huh?" 

For crying out loud. 

Snapping your head toward the young drinkers, your voice suddenly becomes much louder. "EXCUSE ME! CAN YOU TURN THAT SHIT OFF?!" It would seem your usual bad mood has made a swift return, one of the girl's looking genuinely frightened by you as she reaches for her phone, turning her music down by a lot but still keeping it playing in the background.

At least now you can hear yourself think. 

Turning your gaze back to Bonney, you find the girl biting her lip awkwardly as he sheepishly raises a brow. "Did the date go bad or something?" 

"No, why?" She doesn't respond to your question, instead just shrugging her shoulders with a content smile, seemingly just glad to hear it worked out. Out of instinct you grab her now-empty tankard and begin to refill it for her. "By the way, I was trying to ask what you're doing here. And how did you manage to get a drink when you've got no money?"

"Oh right, I was just making sure you were okay, I got a little freaked out when you didn't come home so I thought I'd make sure you got to work okay, since you were on a date with a shady guy and all." She simply explains, grabbing the beer once you set it down and bringing it to her lips.

"Hmph...well, I appreciate it but you needn't worry, Rosinante is actually a sweetheart."

Naturally, the pinkette doesn't appear too convinced as she takes a sip from her drink, her brows furrowing as she sets the tankard back down but instead of arguing with your opinion, she focuses on the second question you had asked instead. 

 "So, when I got here and told Shanks I was your roommate, he said I can have free drinks for the rest of the night since he felt bad for not giving me a job! Of course I'm gonna take advantage of that~!"

Yeah, that sounds like Shanks.

"Besides, he's kinda hot, right?"

"...Sure. In any case, I have good news, I might have found you a job." Admittedly you're just trying to change the topic by this point, you do not want to talk about your 'hot boss' all night, it would seem you had successfully caught the girl's attention with that information when her mouth falls ajar and she blinks up at you though, eagerly waiting for you to elaborate. "First, do you like birds?"

"Eh? Of course - even Eustass Kid likes birds! Why?" 

"Well, I...! Kid likes birds?"

Did I hear that correctly?

"Mhm! I had to check up on my car earlier and caught him feeding a bunch of baby starlings outside, you should have seen his face, he went so red when he realized I saw him~!" The pinkette snorts, a devilish grin gracing her lips as her heads tilts to the side. "So, what's this job?"

"Oh, feeding penguins at the zoo. You'll have to call Sengoku for more details." The girl raises a brow as you take your phone from your pocket, finding the number that Rosinante sent to you before passing the device over to your friend. "Here, call him before it gets any later."

"Oi barmaid~!" A somewhat tipsy voice calls out, drawing your attention toward a smiling male, his brown hair swept back into a pompadour. Hello Thatch. "May I have a whiskey~?"

"I'll leave you to it, best call him outside though so it's more quiet." Upon making your way over to the brunette, you gently pluck the empty glass from his hand before refilling it, Shanks seemingly still busy speaking to his two friends. 

Must be nice to stand around chatting all night... 

"Would you like some ice,  Newgate?" You don't miss how a blue-haired girl approaches the bar whilst you ask this, the poor thing clearly doesn't come to these kind of places often, she looks terrified. "I'll be with you in just a second, darling!" You politely chime to her as you hand Thatch's drink over to him, already noticing another customer approaching in the corner of your eye.

'We don't need another barmaid' he says! Yeah, tell that to my feet!

A subtle glare in your eyes as you glance at your boss, he is at least pouring a drink but it's a red wine so you'd assume it's for his raven-haired friend rather than anyone else, a smile forcing itself across your face as you turn to the shy-looking girl.

"Can I see some ID please?"

She immediately nods while opening her purse, passing the card over to you and allowing you to thoroughly read it, it's customers like these who are your utmost favourite - so cooperative. 

Her name is Vivi and she has just turned 18, apparently. 

Bless, no wonder why she's nervous. 

18 is the legal drinking age here so passing the ID back to her, you await her order, Bonney re-entering the bar and sitting back down into her stool. You can vaguely see your friend grinning in the background so you'd assume the little talk with Sengoku went well, of course you'll have to ask her about it later.

"What can I get you, sweetie?"

"Just a shandy, please."

Aw, a lightweight's drink!

"Comin' up!" 

Although, as you pour the beverage for the young girl, some chatter catches your ear from a group of unknowns, a frown etching into your features when a certain name is mentioned. 

"Rosinante? Really?" 

Upon taking a discreet glance at the group, you first see a strange-looking man with long brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a downright hideous outfit and speaking to two other men; 

One wears a white suit and sunglasses, he also has a dark buzz cut and a piece of food stuck to his cheek. The third man stood with them is just purely disgusting, his black beard and hair are both super long and messy and he dresses in baggy old clothing but that isn't why you call him disgusting, no - it's really because there's a very clear ball of snot hanging from his nose, swaying around every time he moves his head.

Ew...

"Yeah, apparently he had his tongue down her throat and everything!"

"Ne, Rosi has a whore~? Diamante stop lying behehehehe~!"

Huh? Are they speaking about me?

"I'm not! Bellamy sent me a picture of it!"

"Let us see it then." The one with food on his face finally speaks, it's in this moment you realize he was the one that bought your attention toward the group to begin with. 

The one who first said Rosinante's name.

But who are these men? And why are they taking photos of us?

"Well...it's a little blurry because someone whistled and made them move! But you can see it's him!!"

"Behehehehe~! Perhaps we should show Doffy~?"

I'd rather you not.