There were only seven people in the bar but it was filled with commotion. A 5' 0" tall man, with a tan-skinned he has a bad feeling about him, a particularly notable feature about him is that the right side of his face is completely burned. His light brown eyes are wide, and he has thin eyebrows. His black hair, layered with grey dye, is short, curly, and is braided into a bun. He has short arms, a narrow torso, narrow hips, and toned legs. He wears ragged, ambiguous clothes that are white.
"I swear I don't want to deal with Uno today," said the men. He then gets up from his chair. He walks towards the front of the bar."Hey, smokey bear?" asked Dara. Looking by behind him, he sees Dara running up to him. Dara runs towards the men with his arm spread out, the man punches him in the stomach. " Don't call me that, you bastard!" yelled the man in anger.
"What's up, Ame?" asked Ai. "Pretty good, how about you?" asked Ame. "Oh, you know the usual," she replied, as she then fist-bumped him. Seeing Ella at the bar turning and twisting, she walks up and takes a seat next to her. Ray and the two-man follow behind her. "Let's have a drinking challenge!" yell out, Dara in excitement.
"Honey, don't corrupt the kid while he is jump sick," said Ai. Ai placed Ella on her lap. She realized how much she reeked of alcohol. Ella then started saying jumble words that resemble English. " What is jump, sick?" Ray asked her. Ai pet's gently on Ella her back. " It is a sickness that occurs to you when you become a jumper. It mostly happens to jumpers who died," replied Ai. She then points at a whisky bottle; " What's symptoms will they feel," John asks as he grabs the bottle and a shot glass. " Lost of most emotions, an increase of fight, or flight instinct. Unreasonable decision making, like selling your house or taking responsibility for something or someone," Ai answered.
John pours the whisky in the shot glass and then hands it to her. Ai, gulp it down as she then hands it back to him. "Why does this happen to jumpers anyway?" asked Ray as he taps his finger on the table. " Well, it is because to become a jumper, you must experience something traumatic. After all, that the only way a jumper awakens his abilities or they just need to die," said Ai, watching John slowly pure the whiskey in the glass. "The brain wants to block that traumatic event so that you don't break yourself. Unfortunately, the loss of your memories, caused by the person dying, and then they will become a jumper," said Dara.
"That can be a good thing losing your memories because you died, so now you don't need to remember what could have given you PTSD for the rest of your life. Anyway, being a jumper is the hardest thing ever; trying to stay here is a death sentence," said Ame, pointing at the bottle John is holding.
"How so?" asked John, grabbing a shot glass as he pure's for him. " Well, people get into a fight every day because they have powers. You have to pay $2000 a month just to stay at the safe point, and it is another $500 if you have a kid," replied Ame, grabbing the shot glass he slowly drinks it.
"That's why most people join a gang or try to join one," said Mr. White as he and Mr.Black play cards. " Oh yea, a gang is the best thing you should do if you become a jumper. You won't need to pay any rent cause most gangs have hideouts where they sleep and eat together," said Ai as she still gently pats Ella. "Because you're new here, I suggest you join their gang," said Ame as he points to Dara. " I'll consider it," replied John.
" Wait, you're in a gang!?" Ray yells out. " Technically, we are in a gang, and everyone in here is in a gang," replied Ai. " Ai and Dara are gang leaders of one gang, and they are the ninth strongest gang. I am also a gang leader, and my gang is in sixth strongest, and so is Uno," said Ame drinking down another shot of whiskey.
" Even Mr. White and Mr. Black are part of a gang," said Ai, grabbing the bottle of whiskey and pouring herself some in the shot glass. "Oh wait, we haven't introduced ourselves to you barkeep. I guess I will go first. My name is Ai, and I am a mage," said Ai as a blue circle begins to form on top of her hand. "I am Dara, a warrior who fights alongside spirits!!" Dara yells out.
" I am Mr.White. I am one of the bodyguards for Ella," Mr.Black says as he tilts his chair backward. " I am Mr. Black, the second bodyguard for Ms. Ella," Mr.Black says. " I need to have a conversation with you two and why you let Ella drink alcohol in the morning," said Ai as she glared at the both of them " Hey, it is not our fault, we tried to stop her from drinking, but we couldn't," Mr.Black quickly respond. "Oh right, this is Ella, the fourth-strongest gang leader," said Ai as she rais Ella up in the air. " My name is Ame, and as I told you, I am a gang leader. How about you, kid? What's your name?" Ame asked.
"My name is Ray, and well today, I became a jumper," said Ray. The room quiets down. The few seconds of award silence felt like hours. "Any way that guy over there in the big afro is called Wave, and the other guy is called Aegir. I think that's everyone," said Ame as he pulls out a cigarette. " He bubbles, can you pass me you're lighter?" asked Ame. Mr.White then tossed him a lighter with his quick speed; Ame catches it with one hand.
"Wait, where's Uno, and don't smoke near a kid," asked Ai. Ame sighs as he then puts out his cigarette. " She's right there," said Ame, as he then points under a table. They all look down to see. This 5'3 cream skin-woman has a cunning feel about her. She has a triangular face with a pointed chin, a flat nose, and very thin lips. Her pale pink eyes are wide, and she has short arms, firm hands, a muscular torso with modest breasts, curvy hips, and short legs. She has shoulder-length, curly, light purple hair, which is slick.
"What happened to her?" asked Ray, confused why a woman is lying on the ground. "Well, she got into a drinking competition with those guys that are past out back there. She then tired herself out by shapeshifting to different people," replied Ame as he began to chew on a piece of gum. " So who's taking her home, cause I'm not," said Ai, tapping her finger on the table. "They are going to take her home so that we won't have to deal with her," said Mr.White
"How about you, what is your name?" asked Ray while smiling at John. " Oh, my name is J-" before he could finish his sentence, the door slams open; he looks to the right to see a pale and skinny child with short dark hair rushing through it. "John, look, I found a talking squirrel!!" Mugan screamed out in glee.