Kia strides in from the Lighthouse Cliffs.
Kristiana stands behind the bar, polishing it off. People eye her as they come in, murmuring to one another, and, as it has been for the past few turns, she appears not to notice the gossip. Looking up as the bells above the door ring, she smiles and raises a hand to the bluerider. "Kia! What drink can I get for you today? Want me to make you one of my juice and liquor concoctions?" Yup. That's Kristi--forever cheerful no matter what's inside.
Kia waves a hand towards Kristi as she saunters her way into the Pub. Not having frequented one even as an apprentice she gives a few nods here and there but yes she looks determined. "Kris I know about the rumours and I'm just wondering is that why you're back here? I'll beat him I swear it it's just shardin stupidity I think." sure straight and right to the point. Gossipers bend an ear cause Kia's givin you something to gnaw on
"No, of course not, Kia," Kristiana replies after pausing a moment, hand poised to wash a glass. Her rush words might prove otherwise. "No, really. I just missed it here. You know, sitting up in a weyr all day..." She shrugs and forces a laugh. "It's not my style. So you want wine.. or klah.,.. or...?" If there's one thing Kri avoids, it's talking about her own problems... Poor girl simmers a lot, tho. ;)
Kia rolls her eyes "Kris I know you better than that and Baji's being a dimglow. If you don't want to talk about it here fine we'll go somewhere else but I'm going to talk to you. It's upsetting me and if you don't want to talk about your problems let's talk about my urge to kick a former weyrling friend in the head. Mind you not complete and total damage but some sort would be nice. I'm not weyr bred and for all that I cuddle around it's not something I do with people who are taken." a hmph from her now as arms are crossed over her chest but she does snerk "Wine please I need it"
Kristiana grins softly as she reaches for a bottle, pouring the bluerider a bottle and passing it over before sliding onto a stool. "Thanks, Kia," she murmurs, resting her elbow on the bar and her chin in her hand. "I just... I don't get it. I've been there for him for four turns. I visited him as a candidate, as a weyrling, afterwards-- only to hear him constantly talk about YuliannaYuliannaYulianna, and finally, when he tells me what I think is the truth..." She snickers and shakes her head. "I'm an idiot. Really. I am."
Kia reaches out fingers giving a pat to those of her friend "You're not an idiot Kristi and I know you know and well everyone else does too. Baji might not but after I'm through with him he'll know even less you can be sure of that. I've been friends with him through all our candidacy and weyrlinghood but this is just wrong. I mean you can't use people you can get rid of them yes but you can't lie to them and then use them it's wrong and" like she'd really know she's never really let any guy that close to hurt her. With that she downs the glass of wine and pushes it towards Kris "You should have lots too. Then we'll be sloshed and have some good girl talk"
Kristiana stares down at the bar, biting her lip, though she forces a smile at Kia's pat. "I'm an idiot because I keep taking and taking it. But this time I didn't... Well, not mostly.. Okay... I didn't do to much. Not that it matters." She shrugs as she, too, gets a glass and takes a big drink. "I keep telling myself," she continues with a chuckle, "that things are different at the weyr, you know. I know you guys... believe in ... different things, but I'm not like that. I'm a simple holder girl, and I assumed that... well, by his asking me to move in with him, he was that way too." She shrugs then. "I just don't understand it. And I know that if he walks through this door, I'd go on Nverath and back to the weyr."
Kia frowns now eyes fierce "You will not I'll tie your butt down and guard it if you even think about it. Faranth knows just to harass him I'll stay here and visit till this is over and he's either got a new set of morals or you've gotten over it. Honestly Kris he /used/ you and that's just wrong even if things at the Weyr are different. Mostly their different because of flights but there's been no flight to deal with Yuli and so he can go suck a wherry egg. I used to be a simple holder girl and then an apprentice and so forth. I had to change roll with the punches you might say but either way it's bad" bottle is taken and she swigs on it before watching the bartendress
Kristiana looks a bit thankful at these words, though her face is somber, and she nods with the stronger-willed one's comments as she sips on her wine. "That would be good," she finally replies with a laugh, "if you tied me down, just in case. But... I just don't understand it. He says one thing and then does another. I guess that's just men, huh?" She finally looks up from the bar toward Kia. "You think he loves her?" she asks softly. "He says he doesn't, but he keeps running back to her, and it makes me think... that maybe it's her he really wants to be with, and if that's the case, he can spare me the pain and confusion he's offered for the past few turns. I mean, /you/ see them together...."
Kia bobs her head "Not too often as really seeing as I tend to keep to myself. Games of the heart aren't my thing, that's Zeja's territory and she's not even as cruel as Baji's been. At least not in my eyes and I've seen her through alot of men mind you. I highly doubt Baji loves anyone but Baji at this point in time and he's in love with the fact he can play you off her. I don't know what she has to do with this or if she's an innocent victim too. She's only 16 I do know that and newly so too. I say even if he doesn't love her tell him to shard off because it's just too much mental torment to deal with and frankly I don't think he's worth it."
Kristiana actually gigggles slightly at that. "Perhaps we should let Zeja break /his/ heart," the former harper replies softly before quickly shaking her head. "No, no, that's not nice of me to say. I don't want him to be hurt. I just want him to wake up and... realize. I think he doesn't know what I've been through for him. I think he expects the rest of our turns to go on like this, and I just can't take it." She looks up then, wide-eyed, and sighs. "She did seem quite young, and not too mature, when I met her once. And I think I'm going to have to. I'm sick of him... you know, like I was just saying. But... I'm glad to hear someone else who knows him--a friend of his--could offer the advice I was thinking..."
Kia perks up "Thinking of what?" gah see revenge is her goal now "You know we could still torture him even if it's not to heart his heart. Zej probably won't even have anything to do with him now and that's /really/ bad. Besides she's currently got a crush on someone and well we're not supposed to tell her. Funny thing is her lifemate is the one spreading the rumour." a beam as she takes a dainty sip of her bottle of wine pinkies up! "See yes no matter what be through with him. I mean you'll get over him and I'm sure there's even more people /men/ for that matter since that's your preference I think" bold wink now see she's been swiggin away
"Well, you know, letting him get his heart broken? To see what it's like? But even I wouldn't wish that on someone," Kristiana replies to Kia's question, slumping slightly. An eyebrow raised as she actually giggles. "/Zeja/ has a crush? Is that possible? And... poor her..." *giggles about the pinkies part* Kristi takes another swig as well, nearly finishing the glass, before nodding. "That I will... And I hope that I will. I mean, he was really the first guy I met since leaving the craft, so surely there will be more... I just have so much trouble meeting them, and well-- might need a time before I find another." Yeah, she's still in love with that one...
Kia shrugs "Of course you need time that's understandable but just think time spent getting over the git and finding another to replace him who's got more faith than a mongrul canine would be great right" slurr of words now and a lopsided grin "Besides being stuck with one guy can't be that interesting sure if you love him it's great and I mean but I've got Valanth never really needed a guy before him and then well he's enough." beamkles and she flops onto a barstool and just giggles wildly "Kris you have no idea how Zeja with a crush is. I mean it only happens like once in a double purple moon. Odd to the extent of hilarious but I sorta feel sorry for her she'll have
Kristiana sways over toward the shelf of wine. She's been drinking for quite a bit, so ignore the fact that it takes her several minutes to get there, grab the wine, and come back. "Time... Yeah, I coulda been doing that all /this/ time, but nooo. He has to tell me he loved me and ask me to move in with him and... all sorts of other bull." She sighs softly. "I think I'll go after that Yoto fellow. He might wear dresses, but at least he's nice. And I dunno...." She blushes a bit as she refills her glass, offering some, then, to Kia. "I'm sort of a one man gal. You know, just... want to settle down and have a career and a family. I've 2 sharding turns. It would be about time, but nooo." She raises an eyebrow at Kia's last words. "Oh, I'm so sorry! I heard about all that flight stuff... That's just... I would be so, so scared. I'd probably... hide, if that were possible."
Kia just cackles as Kristi sways for more wine and then well she falls off her chair right into the floor not a hard fall but it was more comical than anything else. One small hand reaches up to grab the chair top and then gives a beam up towards the bar "Oopsie! Horrible timing that I think I spilt some of my wine" a look of sadness before she ah wells and flops back onto her stool "I'm still gonna give him a bloody nose you know just for the satisfaction of having done it." sage nod now as she finishes off her bottle yup finishes it off more to point and then blows kisses at the other girl "You're a sweetie he never deserved you you know that? I mean just look at people like your friend Yoto? Nice guy wears skirts who cares? Not me shows more leg I think only fair they wear 'em sometime"
Kristiana eeps and leans nearly too far over the bar to worriedly eye the bluerider. "You okay down there, Kia?" comes her slurred words as she tries not to laugh too much. "Oh, I need that, honest, even if it was at your expense," she replies, clutching her side. "And that's okay... We're a bar! We have wine! And ooh... a bloody nose... bloody nose would be funny." She wouldn't think that sober, but, you know. "You want more to drink?" she asks with a giggling blush. "And thank you... And I like skirts, but that's just me. More airy and all."
