Oriko looked at the alcoholic beverage in front of him, the shimmer of the liquid captivating him, temptation kicking in. "Should I do it? I mean, I'm not really old enough, but on the other hand..." After all, the boy may be underage in Earth Years, but in Space, the concept of time does work differently. Perhaps he's technically many years older in Odessen years, or so he assumes they call it such.
"Ah, you know what? It can't hurt to take a small sip." He said as he grabbed the glass, completely enraptured with the thought of just tasting alcohol. Right as Oriko took the glass up to his lips, however, the sound of the door crashing open rung throughout the Cantina, a familiar face walking in with a very disappointed leer with hints of fury mixed in.
"I go away for 25 years and this is what I come to find you doing?" Maki swiped the glass from out of Oriko's hand, the drink splashing all over the cantina as a result.
"Wait, wait! It's not what it looks like! This is just, err, grape juice?" The boy backed up, noting to himself just how screwed he is. "We can talk this out, right? Right?"
"Oh no, you aren't getting away with this one, Oriko. First off, you're underage. Second off, you've been missing for 25 years. You have work to do, so drinking and getting drunk should be nowhere near the top of your to-do list. Do you even know what's happened while you were gone?" The angel let out a sigh, her balled up fist letting out a small poof of dark energy. Eager to vent her anger to prevent an incident, she pinched Oriko's cheeks, the boy whimpering in protest but acknowledging his momentary fate at the mercy of his companion.
"Anyways," Maki spoke out loud to the cantina. "Who here paid for his tab? I'd like to have a word with them.."
"Ah, you know what? It can't hurt to take a small sip." He said as he grabbed the glass, completely enraptured with the thought of just tasting alcohol. Right as Oriko took the glass up to his lips, however, the sound of the door crashing open rung throughout the Cantina, a familiar face walking in with a very disappointed leer with hints of fury mixed in.
"I go away for 25 years and this is what I come to find you doing?" Maki swiped the glass from out of Oriko's hand, the drink splashing all over the cantina as a result.
"Wait, wait! It's not what it looks like! This is just, err, grape juice?" The boy backed up, noting to himself just how screwed he is. "We can talk this out, right? Right?"
"Oh no, you aren't getting away with this one, Oriko. First off, you're underage. Second off, you've been missing for 25 years. You have work to do, so drinking and getting drunk should be nowhere near the top of your to-do list. Do you even know what's happened while you were gone?" The angel let out a sigh, her balled up fist letting out a small poof of dark energy. Eager to vent her anger to prevent an incident, she pinched Oriko's cheeks, the boy whimpering in protest but acknowledging his momentary fate at the mercy of his companion.
"Anyways," Maki spoke out loud to the cantina. "Who here paid for his tab? I'd like to have a word with them.."